Hold mode

This page applies only to the BCT15X. For other models see:

Hold mode lets you edit the current frequency, system, site, or channel. You can access these functions by using the different key operations:

Key Operation in Hold Mode

Key Name

(2nd operation)

Action On

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DOT / Police/ PRIORITY

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1 (Search 1)

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2 (Search 2)

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3 (Search 3)

Tap Toggle DOT and Police State-by-State search mode. Enter the digit in Direct Entry.
FUNCTION + Tap Toggle priority mode. Start the search range assigned to this Search Key.
Key Name

(2nd operation)

Action on:

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BearTracker / Highway Patrol / Alert

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4 (IF exchange)

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5 (Level offset)

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6 (Display mode)

Tap Toggle the BearTracker Warning System and Highway Patrol State-by-State search mode. Enter the digit in Direct Entry.
FUNCTION + Tap Start scanning in Alert Plus mode. Toggle the IF for that the current frequency. Change the volume offset for the current channel. Change the display mode.
FUNCTION + Press & Hold NA NA NA NA
Key Name

(2nd operation)

Action on:

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GPS / Weather

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7 (Attenuation)

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8 (Reverse freq.)

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9 (Modulation)

Tap Switch to the GPS Navigation display. Enter the digit in Direct Entry.
FUNCTION + Tap Toggle the Weather Priority mode. Toggle the attenuator state. NA Change the modulation.
FUNCTION + Press & hold Go to Weather Scan mode. Toggle the attenuator state for all signals. If on a channel that has a valid reverse (input) frequency, show the repeater reverse frequency for the current frequency (the scanner returns to the original frequency when you release the key). NA
Key Name

(2nd operation)

Action on:

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Menu

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. / No (Decimal)

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0

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Yes (Enter)

Tap Enter the Menu Mode.
If you've entered a system number tag/channel number tag in Direct Entry, go to the specified system and channel.
Enter a decimal point, hyphen, or "i" for Direct Entry. Enter 0 in Direct Entry. Go to edit mode for the current channel or, if set to a trunked system frequency go go the edit mode for the system.
FUNCTION + Tap Enter the Menu for the current system or search range. NA NA NA
Key Name

(2nd operation)

Action on:

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SQUELCH

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VOLUME

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SCAN/SEARCH

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HOLD/RESUME

Rotate Adjust Squelch. Adjust volume. Turn fully counterclockwise past click to turn off scanner. NA NA
Tap Stop an alert tone and temporarily mute alerts. Tap again to unmute. Change backlight level. Resume scanning. Resume scanning.
Press & Hold Permanently mute alerts. Tap to unmute. NA NA Hold on the current system and resume scanning.
FUNCTION + Tap Toggle Close Call modes. Select the state for state-by-state search modes. Go to the Quick Search prompt. Resume Scanning.
FUNCTION + Press and Hold Start Close Call Only mode. NA NA Hold on the current system and resume scanning.

Key Name

(2nd operation)

Action on:

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LOCKOUT

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SCROLL - FUNCTION

Rotate NA Scroll through channels.
Function + Rotate NA Scroll through systems.
Tap Temporary lockout the current channel. If the current channel is temporarily or permanently locked out, unlock it. Activate the FUNCTION mode for the next keypress.
FUNCTION + Tap Temporarily lockout the current system. If the current system is temporarily or permanently locked out, unlock it. NA
Double Tap Permanently lockout the current channel. NA
FUNCTION + Double Tap Permanently lockout the current system. NA
Press & Hold Unlock all channels in the current system. "Latch" the FUNCTION mode. Scanner stays on the current system and all keypresses use the FUNCTION mode until you tap the control again.
FUNCTION + Press & Hold Prompt to Unlock All Systems (Y/N)? If you press E/Yes the scanner unlocks and enables all systems, sites, and searches. NA

Reading the displays in Hold mode

The display information in Hold mode varies depending on the type of system the scanner is Holding on.

Conventional system display

When the scanner is holding on a conventional system, it displays the following screens:

Display Modes 1 and 3
Scan Hold Mode Display Mode 2
Display Mode 2

Trunked system display

Scan Hold Display Mode 1 Trunked
Display Mode 1
Scan Hold Display Mode 2 Trunked
Display Mode 2
Scan Hold Display Mode 3 Trunked
Display Mode 3

Hold on a trunked system control channel

If you press HOLD while the scanner is scanning an idle trunked system, the scanner will hold on the active control channel.

For Motorola systems, the Site name will alternate with the System/Site ID.

As channels become active, their TGID or Channel Alsph Tag will appear.

Control Channel Hold

Service search with scan hold display

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This page applies to the following scanner(s): BCT15X Users Guide