To determine whether the information on this page applies to your scanner, see the tags at the bottom of the page.
The Close Call (CC) feature searches for signals that are stronger than other signals on the band (indicating the transmitter is probably somewhere close by). This menu lets you change the operation settings of the close call feature; you can change the overall close call options through the
Srch/CloCall Opt menu.
Close Call Only
Search the selected bands for close call hits; the scanner stops all other scanning for a close call only search.
CC Auto Store
Start a close call search. When a close call hit is detected, the scanner stores that frequency in the system named
Close Call in the
Found Channels group. The scanner saves found channels until it reaches the number set in the
Max Auto Store setting on the
Srch/CloCall Opt menu.
Hits with Scan
The scanner stores the 10 most recent close call hits to a temporary system; you can set the options for this temporary system, just like you can for permanent systems. The scanner deletes the 10 saved frequencies in this temporary system when you turn the power off. If you want to save the any of these frequencies permanently, you need to store them to a programmed system or use the CC Auto Store feature.
Set Quick Key
Assign this system or site to a Quick Key so you can easily enable or disable it during scanning. Enter a number from 0 to 99; tap NO (the decimal point) if you don't want to assign this system or site to a Quick Key. (For more information, see
Quick Keys.)
Set Number Tag
Assign a number to this system you can use to tune directly to the system. Choose a number from 0 to 999. (For more information, see
Number Tags.) Note that you can only set a system number tag for the Close Call system.
Set Lockout
Decide whether you want to lock out the system so the scanner will ignore it during Scan and Search modes. If you lock out the system none of the found channels will be scanned conventionally.
Unlocked: The system is not locked out.
Temporary L/O: The system is locked out until you turn the scanner off and back on.
Lockout: The system is permanently locked out.
Set Hold Time
Set the minimum number of seconds the scanner should spend checking this system or site even if there is no traffic on any channel. (The scanner always checks each channel in a system or site once even if the hold time is set to 0 seconds.) Select the number of seconds from
0 through
255 (0 is the default).
Set CC Mode
Choose whether scanner runs close call checks in the background, while you're performing other scans or searches. (The scanner never runs close call checks when you're in weather mode or tone-out mode.)
- Off : The scanner does not run close call checks in the background.
- CC DND : The scanner runs close call checks every 2 seconds, but it will not leave an active channel for a close call check.
- CC Pri : The scanner runs close call checks every 2 seconds, even if the current channel is active. The scanner runs the close call check even while you are monitoring a transmission.
Set CC Override
Choose
On if you want the scanner to stop its current operation and automatically jump to the frequency when it detects a close call hit. Choose
Off if you want the scanner to alert you to the close call hit and prompt you to change frequency; if you choose not to change frequency, the scanner times out and returns to its previous operation.
Set CC Alert
Decide whether the scanner triggers an alert tone and light when it detects a close call hit. (Compare this to the system setting
Emergency Alert, which triggers a tone and light when a Talk Group contains an emergency flag.) The available options for
Set Alert Tone and
Set Alert Light are common to both types of alerts.
Set CC Pause
Choose how long you want the scanner to pause on a close call hit before going back to its previous operation; this setting only applies when the Set CC Override feature is turned off. Choose a pause time of 3, 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, or 60 seconds. If you want the scanner to wait for your input whenever it detects a close call hit, select Infinite.
Set CC Bands
Choose whether you want the scanner to search for close call hits on the frequency bands listed below. Select each band you want to search, then press
YES to turn that band
On . The scanner only searches for close call hits on bands that are turned on.
| Band |
BCD396XT and
BCD996XT frequencies |
BC346XT and BC346XTC frequencies |
BCT15X frequencies |
| VHF Low 1 |
25.0000–53.9800 MHz |
25.0000–53.9800 MHz |
25.0000-53.9800 MHz |
| VHF Low 2 |
54.0000–107.9000 MHz |
54.0000–107.9000 MHz |
54.0000-107.9000 MHz |
| Air Band |
108.0000–136.9916 MHz |
108.0000–136.9916 MHz |
108.0000-136.9916 MHz |
| VHF High 1 |
137.0000–224.9800 MHz |
137.0000–224.9800 MHz |
137.0000-224.9800 MHz |
| VHF High 2 |
225.0000–319.9500 MHz |
Not available |
225.0000-319.9500 MHz |
| UHF |
320.0000–512.0000 MHz |
400.0000–512.0000 MHz |
320.0000-512.0000 MHz |
| 800 MHz + |
758.0000–823.9875 MHz
849.0125–868.9875 MHz
894.0125–960.0000 MHz
1240.0000–1300.0000 MHz |
806.0000–823.9875 MHz
849.0125–868.9875 MHz
894.0125–960.0000 MHz
1240.0000–1300.0000 MHz |
758.0000-823.9875 MHz
849.0125-868.9875 MHz
894.0125-960.0000 MHz
1240.0000-1300.0000 MHz |