Freescan Create Site

• FreeScan Trunk editsite.JPG

  Figure 1

• FreeScan GPSsettings.JPG

  Figure 2

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  Figure 3

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This screen can only be accessed after a system has been defined. It can be edited by placing the cursor in the system view on the desired site, or if a new site is required, by pressing the Site button in the upper left of the screen.
It should be noted that the concept of a 'site' is only applicable to the BCD996 and BCT15. For all other DMA scanners, this screen should be viewed as an extension of the system screen. The 996 and 15 may have 256 sites per system. Please see the Uniden Multi-Site Trunking article for a brief explanation of this feature.

Site Setup

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• Name: - the name of the system, as assigned during import functions or when the site is defined manually

• Quick Key - For the 996 and 15, The Site Quick Key (SIQK) assigned to this system. The Find Free button will attempt to find the next available SIQK to be assigned, however you can override this with the pulldown

• Startup Key - BCD996 and BCT15 only. Enables the scanner to power up using only site defined with this key. To enable this function, press the appropriate keys for the desired site when powering up. Can apply to systems, sites or searches.

• APCO Mode- BCD396 and 996 only - Sets the mode the scanner uses for P25 decoding.
  • AUTO - Adjusts the threshold to match the transmission if the signal is strong and has a high decode rate
  • MAN - The user can adjust the threshold
  • DFLT - The default setting as determined by the scanner.

• Threshold - BCD396 and 996 only - Sets the thresholds where P25 decoding adjustments take place

• Modulation - Select the correct modulation for the site. Usually AUTO will give the correct value

• Site Type - if you allocated this system manually, the site type should appear here. Importing from the UASD or RR will define this for you. This sets the type of trunked system being defined.

• Hold Time - The number of seconds the scanner will wait while scanning a site before moving to the next one.

• Locked Out - If checked this site, and all its components are locked out of scanning

• 20db Attenuation - If checked, sets a 20db attenuation on all channels in the site.

• Control Channel only - See the Control Channel Only article for more information. This option turns the function on if checked.

• GPS - BCD996 and BCT15 only. Indicates use of the GPS function. Pressing Edit Loc & Range displays figure 2, where locations and ranges may be defined

• Base Frequency, Step, Offset - Required for analog VHF/UHF systems. Be sure to hit the 'APPLY' button if defining this kind of system. P25 VHF and UHF systems may not need these parameters to be set since they are defined in the control channel data.

Trunk Frequencies

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The buttons on this screen are self explanatory. New frequencies can be input via the 'Frequency' box, or brought in from another website via EZ GRAB Please see that article for more information on how to use this function. Note that LCN only applies to EDACS and LTR type systems.
If using Control Channel Only mode, only those channels (shown on RadioReference in red and blue) are required. The scanner will follow the trunk by calculating the next voice channel to be used by the system

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