To determine whether the information on this page applies to your scanner, see the tags at the bottom of the page.This menu lets you create channels and edit existing channels. All existing channels are listed in the order they were created: select the channel you want to edit, or select New Channel to create a new one. You can have up to up to 1000 channels in a conventional system and 500 channels in a trunked system. When you create a new channel, the scanner prompts you to enter the frequency (in a conventional system) or the Talk Group ID (in a trunked system) for the channel: you can edit these at any time through this menu.
Softer | No Change | Louder |
-3, -2, -1 | 0 (default) | +1, +2, +3 |
Off | The scanner ignores all CTCSS and DCS tones and opens squelch on any signal. |
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Search | The scanner displays any received CTCSS and DCS tones, but it opens squelch on any signal. |
CTCSS | The scanner prompts you to enter a CTCSS code; it will only open squelch if the received signal contains a CTCSS tone that matches the one you enter here. |
DCS | The scanner prompts you to enter a DCS code; it will only open squelch if the received signal contains a DCS tone that matches the one you enter here. |
Set Lockout | The scanner prompts you to enter a CTCSS or DCS code that you want to lockout for this channel. The scanner will not open squelch if the received signal contains a matching CTCSS or DCS tone. |
Auto | The scanner uses the default modulation type for this frequency. You can change the default by editing the Band Tables (BCD396XT/BC346XT Band Defaults, BCD996XT Band Defaults, BCT15X Band Defaults). |
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AM | The scanner treats the frequency as AM modulation. |
NFM | The scanner treats the frequency as Narrowband FM modulation (about 7.5 kHz deviation; also referred to as SNFM in some references). |
FM | The scanner treats the frequency as FM modulation (about 15 kHz deviation; also referred to as NFM in some references). |
WFM | The scanner treats the frequency as Wideband FM modulation (over 100 kHz deviation; used for pre-digital conversion TV broadcast reception and similar). |
FMB | The scanner treats the frequency as FM broadcast modulation (about 75 kHz deviation; used for FM radio station reception and similar). |
This page applies to the following scanner(s): BCT15X BC346XT BC346XTC Users Guide |