Quick Keys

• Quick Keys let you enable or disable systems and channel groups while scanning. Disabled systems and channel groups are ignored during scans.
• You can assign Quick Keys at the system/site level ( System/site Quick Key, or SQK), at the channel group level ( Group Quick Key, or GQK), or at both levels.
• You can assign an SQK to the temporary system Close Call Hits that is created during Close Call searches. This system and its SQK operate like any other system.
• You can assign Quick Keys to service searches and custom search ranges. These search Quick Keys operate like regular SQKs.

Programming Quick Keys

Assigning an SQK

• Multiple systems, sites, and search ranges can share the same SQK.
• All systems and sites assigned to the same SQK will be enabled (or disabled) when you enter the Quick Key.
• SQKs range from 0 to 99 .

To a conventional system:

1. Open the Program System menu.
2. Select the system you want to assign the Quick Key to.
3. Select Edit Sys Option, then select Set Quick Key.
4. Enter the Quick Key you want to use for this system.

To a trunked system:

1. Open the Program System menu.
2. Select the system you want to assign the Quick Key to.
3. Select Edit Site, then select the site you want.
4. Select Set Quick Key, then enter the Quick Key you want to use for this site.

To the Close Call Hits system :

1. Open the Close Call menu.
2. Select Hits with Scan, then select Set Quick Key.
3. Enter the Quick Key you want to use for the Close Call Hits system.

To a service search range :

1. Open the Search for... menu.
2. Select Edit Service, then select the service search range you want to assign the Quick Key to.
3. Select Search with Scan, then select Set Quick Key.
4. Enter the Quick Key you want to use for this search range.

To a custom search range :

1. Open the Search for... menu.
2. Select Edit Custom, then select the custom search range you want to assign the Quick Key to.
3. Select Search with Scan, then select Set Quick Key.
4. Enter the Quick Key you want to use for this custom search range.

Assigning a GQK

• All channels in the channel group will be enabled (or disabled) when you enter the GQK.
• Multiple channel groups in the same system can share the same GQK. However, all of these channel groups will be enabled (or disabled) when you enter the GQK from within that system.
• You can assign GQKs to channel groups even if their system does not have an assigned SQK.
• You can only use GQKs within the current system: the GQK will not affect a channel group in another system.
• GQKs range from 0 to 9 .

1. Open the Program System menu.
2. Select the system containing the channel group you want to assign the Quick Key to.
3. Select Edit Group, then select the channel group you want.
4. Select Set Quick Key, then enter the Quick Key you want to use for this channel group.

Using Quick Keys

• Quick Keys only work in Scan mode.
• Entering the Quick Key toggles the enabled/disabled state of the system/site/search range or channel group (i.e., if the system is currently enabled, entering the Quick Key will disable it, and vice-versa).

To use SQK 0 through 9

• Enter Scan mode.
• Tap the number key that matches the SQK. (For example, if the SQK is 4, just enter 4.)
• Any systems, sites, or search ranges assigned to this SQK become disabled. (If they were already disabled, they become enabled.)

To use SQK 10 through 99

• Enter Scan mode.
• Tap the decimal point ( ./NO ), then enter the SQK. (For example, if the SQK is 32 , enter ./NO / 32.)
• Any systems, sites, or search ranges assigned to this SQK become disabled. (If they were already disabled, they become enabled.)

To use a GQK

• Enter Scan mode.
• Go to the system that contains the channel group you want to enable or disable.
• Tap FUNCTION , then tap the number key that matches the GQK. (For example, if the GQK is 7 , enter FUNCTION / 7.)
• Any channel groups assigned to this GQK within the current system only become disabled. (If they were already disabled, they become enabled.)

This page applies to the following scanner(s): BCD996XT BCT15X BCD396XT BC346XT BC346XTC Users Guide