Uniden BC246T Radio User Manual


 
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Troubleshooting
If you experience difficulty while in TrunkTracker™ mode,
try the following steps.
Scan won’t
start
(continued)
The squelch might
need to be
adjusted.
Adjust the squelch
threshold. See “Turning
On the Scanner and
Setting the Squelch” on
Page 40.
One or more
channels might be
locked out.
Make sure the channels
you want to scan are not
locked out.
The antenna
might need to be
adjusted.
Check the antenna
connection.
Weather
scan doesn’t
work.
The squelch might
need to be
adjusted.
Adjust the squelch
threshold. See “Turning
On the Scanner and
Setting the Squelch” on
Page 40.
The antenna
might need to be
adjusted.
Check the antenna
connection.
There might not
be a NOAA
weather broadcast
in your area.
Move to an area with a
NOAA weather
broadcast.
Problem Possible Cause Suggestion
Scanner won’t
track a trunked
system.
The system might
not be one your
scanner can scan.
Scan another
system.
The data
frequency might
be missing.
Enter the data
frequency.
The scanner might
need to be
changed to a Type
1 scanner setup.
Change to a Type 1
scanner setup.
Review “Programming
Motorola Systems” on
Page 53.
The system you
are trying to scan
might be LTR or
EDACS.
Set the scanner to
scan LTR or EDACS
systems. Review
“Programming LTR
Systems” on Page 59
and “Programming
EDACS Systems” on
Page 57.