Set Backlight
This menu lets you configure the display and key backlight.
Set Mode
Choose how you want the backlight to operate:
| 10 sec |
The scanner keeps the backlight on for 10 seconds after the last operation. |
| 30 sec |
The scanner keeps the backlight on for 30 seconds after the last operation. |
| Squelch |
The scanner turns on the backlight when a signal breaks squelch. |
| Keypress |
The scanner turns on the backlight when you press a key. |
| Infinite |
The scanner leaves the backlight on all the time. |
Set Dimmer
Select the brightness of the backlight. Your options are high (brightest), middle, and low (dimmest).
Adjust Key Beep
Select the volume level (Level 1 through Level 15) you want the keybeep to use, or select
Auto to have the scanner sound the keybeep without changing the volume. If you don't want the scanner to beep when you press the keys, select
Off .
Battery Option
This menu lets you configure the advanced battery control features:
Set Battery Save
Turn the battery save feature on or off.
Set Charge Time (BC346XT only)
Enter the amount of time you want the battery to charge for each charging cycle.
Adjust Contrast
Select one of the 15 available contrast levels for the display. As you scroll through the options, the display adjusts to the highlighted contrast level; press
YES when you see the display contrast you want to use.
Set C-CH Output
Choose how you want the scanner to handle control channel data:
- Off : The scanner will not output the control channel data.
- On : The scanner will output the control channel data.
- Extend : The scanner will output the control channel data along with any description.
Set GPS Format
Configure how the scanner displays position coordinates, time, and units during GPS operation:
Set POS Format
Select how the scanner displays longitude and latitude:
- DMS: DDD° MM' SS.ss : Display coordinates in degrees (DDD), minutes (MM, and seconds (SS.ss).
- DEG: DDD.dddddd : Display coordinates as decimal degrees.
Set Time Format
Select 12H for 12-hour (am/pm) time format or 24H for 24-hour time format.
Set Time Zone
Set the number of hours your local time zone differs from universal time (GMT/UTC). Select from -14 hours to +14 hours in half-hour (0.5 h) increments.
Set Unit
Select the unit used for distance: mile or kilometer (km).
Set Serial Port
Set the baud rate for the scanner's serial port. Choose from
4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 , or
115200 bps; select
Off to disable the serial port.
Band Defaults
Use this menu to change the default modulation and frequency step or spacing used for each band. The scanner displays the list of available bands in the following format:
{Frequency} : {modulation type} / {step} Select the frequency band you want to edit. The scanner prompts you for the following information:
Set Modulation
Select the type of modulation you want the scanner to use as the default for this band: AM, Narrowband FM (NFM), FM, Wideband FM (WFM), or FM broadcast (FMB).
Set Step
Select the number of kHz between each frequency or channel step: 5.0, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10.0, 12.5, 15.0, 20.0, 25.0, 50.0, or 100.0 kHz.
See Scanner Info
This menu lets you see detailed information about the memory and firmware.
% Memory Used
See the percent of overall memory used (
Memory Used ) along with the number of programmed
Systems, Sites , and channels (
CHN ) and the percent of available memory positions used for each.
Firmware Version
See the firmware version (
Version ) and the serial number (
SN ) of the scanner.