Key Safe Mode

This page applies only to the BCD996XT. For other models see:

• BCD396XT and BC346XT Key Safe Mode
• BCT15X Key Safe Mode

Key Safe mode locks out the programming menu and more advanced functions so the user can't accidently "break" the scanner. This mode is ideal for any situation where you want another person to be able to use the scanner without changing any of the settings.

To turn Key Safe mode on (or off)

• Turn the scanner off.
• Press and hold FUNCTION while you turn the scanner back on.
• The scanner display shows Key Safe Mode On (or Key Safe Mode Off ), then returns to the operation it was performing when you turned it off.
• While Key Safe mode is on, MENU is disabled along with the key combinations described in the table below.
• When you try to use a disabled key combination, the scanner display shows Key Safe Mode. Press FUNC while Power On for Full Operation .

The table below shows which key combinations are disabled and which ones operate normally (depending on the operating mode the scanner is in):

Key Name (2nd operation) Action On	PRIORITY	1 (Search 1)	2 (Search 2)	3 (Search 3)
Tap	Normal Operation
FUNCTION + Tap while holding	Normal Operation	Disabled
FUNCTION + Tap while scanning	Normal Operation
Key Name (2nd operation) Action on:	Weather	4 (IF exchange)	5 (Level offset)	6 (Display mode)
Tap	Normal Operation
FUNCTION + Tap while holding	Normal Operation	Disabled		Normal Operation
FUNCTION + Tap while scanning	Normal Operation	Normal Operation
Press & Hold	Disabled	NA	NA	NA
Key Name (2nd operation) Action on:	GPS	7 (Attenuation)	8 (Reverse freq.)	9 (Modulation)
Tap	Disabled	Normal Operation
Press & hold	Disabled	NA
FUNCTION + Tap while holding	Disabled	Disabled	Normal Operation	Disabled
FUNCTION + Tap while scanning	Disabled	Normal Operation
FUNCTION + Press & hold	NA	Disabled	Normal Operation	NA
Key Name (2nd operation) Action on:	Menu	. / No (Decimal)	0	Yes (Enter)
Tap	Disabled	Normal Operation	Normal Operation	Disabled
FUNCTION + Tap	Disabled	Normal Operation		Disabled
Key Name (2nd operation) Action on:	SQUELCH	VOLUME	SCAN/SEARCH	HOLD/RESUME
Rotate	Normal Operation		NA	NA
Tap	Normal Operation		In Close Call, Tone-Out, WX, GPS, and Band Scope modes, this key is disabled. In Search mode, this operates as the Resume function.	Normal Operation
Press & Hold	Disabled	NA	NA	Normal Operation
FUNCTION + Tap	Disabled	Normal Operation	Disabled	Normal Operation

Key Name (2nd operation) Action on:	LOCKOUT	SCROLL - FUNCTION
Rotate	NA	Normal Operation
Tap	Normal Operation (temporary lockout only)	Normal Operation
Function + Tap	Normal Operation (temporary lockout only)	NA
Press & Hold	Disabled	Normal Operation