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    							Changing the Priority Channel
    You cannot eliminate the Priority Channel, but you can
    change it to any of the 30 available channels in each bank.
    1. Press .
    2. Select a new Priority
    Channel.
    a.Enter the channel
    number.
    b. Then press
    again.
    3. Press and hold
    for two
    seconds to designate
    this channel as your
    new Priority Channel.
    Two beeps indicate
    that the Priority
    channel has changed.
    Note: Priority in Trunking mode works just the same,
    except instead of setting priorities for channels,
    you set them for talk group ID’s.
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    							Searching
    Setting a Search Range
    TheBC 245XLTcan search a specific frequency range to
    find frequencies if you don’t have a frequency guide
    available or if new stations have been added since your
    guide was published.
    1. Press to stop
    scanning.
    2. Using your keypad,
    enter the lowest
    frequency of your
    search range. For
    example, enter
    155.000 MHz.
    3. Press .
    4. Using your keypad,
    enter the highest
    frequency of your
    search range. For
    example, enter
    157.000 MHz.
    5. Press .
    6. Press .
    Turbo Search
    To increase the search speed from 100 to 300 steps per
    second, press when the Search mode is active.
    This only applies to the transmission bands which have 5
    kHz steps. (Refer to the table on page 3 for the frequency
    bands.)Searchflashes in the display when Turbo search
    is active.
    To cancel Turbo Search, press again.
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    							Search Hold Feature
    1. Press at
    anytime to stop the
    search.
    2. Press to
    move to the next
    higher frequency.
    —OR—
    Press to
    move down to the
    previous frequency.
    3. Press to resume
    searching.
    Data Skip
    A scanner will normally stop on any transmission it
    receives. This means the
    BC 245XLTwill stop on data
    signals and unmodulated transmissions. You can
    automatically skip many of these types of transmissions
    during searches.
    1. Press to activate
    the data skip feature.
    The indicator
    appears on the
    display.
    2. Press again to
    cancel the data skip
    feature.
    The indicator
    disappears from the
    display.
    When data skip is active, your scanner may pause
    momentarily on an unwanted signal but will resume
    searching in 2 or 3 seconds. Data Skip does not function
    when theAIRBand is selected.
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    							Frequency Skip
    If a particular frequency continues to interrupt search
    scanning, it is possible to set your scanner to skip the
    frequency.
    To skip a frequency,
    press .
    Note:You can
    program up to 50 skip
    frequencies. The 51st
    skip frequency
    entered causes the
    first skipped
    frequency to unlock.
    To cancel all skipped
    frequencies, press
    for 2 seconds.
    Storing Search Frequencies
    You can quickly store any frequency you find during
    Search.
    Caution:You must select the channel in which you will
    store the frequency before entering the search
    mode. Otherwise, you may erase a stored
    frequency that you want to keep.
    1. Press .
    2. Using your keypad,
    enter the lowest
    frequency of your
    search range. For
    example, enter
    155.000 MHz.
    3. Press .
    4. Using your keypad,
    enter the highest
    frequency of your
    search range. For
    example, enter
    157.000 MHz.
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    							5. Press .
    6. Press .
    7. Press when
    the scanner stops at
    the frequency you
    want to store.
    8. Press to store the
    frequency in the
    channel you selected.
    Note:After this step
    you are in manual
    mode.
    9. To store another
    frequency, select
    another channel for
    the new frequency by
    pressing or
    or .
    10. Repeat steps 6
    through 8 for all the
    Search frequencies
    you want to store.
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    							SVC Scanning
    The Service Scan feature allows you to toggle through six
    bands preprogrammed for police, fire/emergency, railroad
    aircraft, marine, and weather. The frequencies selected for
    these bands are the most commonly used around the U.S.
    1. Press .
    POLICEappears
    beneath the blinking
    channel number, and
    a frequency displays.
    2. After a two second
    delay, scanning
    begins.
    Press to start
    scanning immediately
    or to continue
    scanning if you want
    to skip a frequency.
    3. Press to scan the
    FIREbank.
    4. Press to scan the
    RRbank.
    When an active
    channel is displayed,
    the scanner will
    alternate between the
    frequency and the
    Railroad channel
    number.
    5. Press to scan the
    AIRbank.
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    							6. Press to scan the
    MRNbank.
    When an active
    channel is displayed,
    the scanner will
    alternate between the
    frequency and the
    Marine channel
    number.
    7. Press to scan the
    WXband.
    Note:It’s possible to
    receive more than one
    weather broadcast in
    your area. If the
    broadcast sounds
    weak or distant, press
    again to look for a
    closer station.
    8. To exit SVC Scan
    mode, press .
    During search of one of the preprogrammed service bands,
    press to stop the scan on a frequency.HOLD
    appears in the display. Press or to move
    up or down one programmed frequency, or press to
    resume scanning.
    Note:If you want to remain on a channel until a
    responding transmission is received, press to
    activate the two second delay feature.
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    							SVC Scan Lockout
    Follow these steps to lockout frequencies during Service
    scanning:
    Note:You cannot lockout weather frequencies.
    1. Press to stop
    the Service Scan.
    2. Press .
    3. Press to resume
    scanning.
    Note:You can lockout up to 20 frequencies in SVC
    Scan mode. The 21st locked out frequency
    entered causes the first locked out frequency to
    unlock.
    To cancel the lockout press again.
    To restore all lockout frequencies, press and hold for
    about two seconds. You will hear two beeps when all
    frequencies have been restored.
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    							Programming with SVC Scan
    Follow these steps to program frequencies into a channel
    during Service scanning:
    1. Select a channel you
    want to program.
    Note:If a frequency is
    already stored in the
    channel you select it
    will be erased when
    you save the new
    frequency.
    2. Press repeatedly
    to select Service Scan
    mode you want.
    3. Press to begin
    scanning.
    4. When SVC Scan
    stops on a frequency
    you want, press
    .
    5. Press to store the
    frequency in the
    channel you selected.
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    							Trunk Tracking
    YourBC 245XLTis designed to track Motorola Type I,
    Type II, Hybrid, SMARTNET™, PRIVACY PLUS™, and
    EDACS
    ®analog trunking systems* on any band. When
    tracking these types of systems, you may want to
    remember these important points:
    nYour scanner defaults to monitor Motorola Type II
    systems; however, you can change this if the
    system in your area is different. (The types of
    systems are discussed below.)
    nThe frequencies for many of the trunked public
    safety systems are listed in theTrunkTracker™
    National Public Safety Trunked System Frequency
    Guideincluded with your
    BC 245XLTscanner.
    nIf you have internet access, you can visit
    www.trunktracker.comor
    www.bearcat1.com/free.htmfor current
    news and frequency information about Trunk
    Tracking Scanning.
    nYou may experience slight interference in some
    900 MHz frequencies, which may be reduced by
    moving away from strong transmission sources.
    *Motorola, SMARTNET, and PRIVACY PLUS are trademarks of Motorola
    Inc. EDACS is a registered trademark of the Ericsson Corporation.
    Types of Trunking Systems
    Trunking systems divide a few frequencies among many
    different users, but the way that each system does this is
    slightly different. There are really two types of trunking
    systems (other than EDACS) which are important when
    using your TrunkTracker™ scanner. These are usually
    referred to as Type I and Type II systems. Type I only
    occurs on some 800 MHz systems. All VHF, UHF and
    900 MHz trunking systems (other than EDACS)
    use Type II.
    One important distinction between these two systems is
    the amount of data transmitted by each radio when its
    push-to-talk button (PTT) is pressed. Every radio in a
    trunked system is assigned a unique ID so the central site
    computer can identify it when it’s used. Both Type I and
    Type II systems place radios (or radio users) into groups,
    called talk groups, and these talk groups are also assigned
    unique IDs. Some radios have access to only one talk
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