Program Location

The Program Location menu lets you create and edit points of interest ( POI ), intersections( Dangerous Xing ), and roads ( Dangerous Road ). The available settings vary for each location type.

POI

Edit Name

Enter a name or edit the existing one. Names can be 16 characters long, and they can contain upper and lower case letters, punctuation, and spaces. Turn the SELECT-VOLUME-SQUELCH knob on the handheld scanners or the SCROLL / FUNCTION knob on mobile scanners to choose the character you want, then press 6 (right cursor) to move the cursor to the next character.

Set Type

When you create a location, the location is created as the type you are currently viewing (POI, Dangerous Xing, or Dangerous Road). If you want to change the location type, you can select the new location type here.

When you change the location type, the scanner goes back to the Program Location menu. Select the new location type to edit this location; the scanner resets the available options based on the new location type.

Set Alert

This menu lets you configure whether the scanner triggers an alert tone and light when you approach this location.

Set Alert Light

This setting is exactly the same as its counterpart on the system, site, and channel menus. Click on the setting for a complete explanation.

Set Alert Tone

Choose one of the available alert tones for this POI:

1047 Hz for 125 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1047 Hz for 125 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1319 Hz for 125 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1568 Hz for 125 ms / Silence for 175 ms / 1319 Hz for 125 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1568 Hz for 125 ms

1047 Hz for 200 ms / Silence for 200 ms / 1760 Hz for 250 ms / Silence for 100 ms / 1397 Hz for 250 ms

2093 Hz for 125 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1976 Hz for 125 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 2093 Hz for 125 ms

1319 Hz for 25 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1397 Hz for 25 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1175 Hz for 25 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1319 Hz for 25 ms

If you select an alert tone, the scanner prompts you to select the volume level ( Level 1 through Level 15 ) you want to the alert tone to use; leave the volume at Auto to have the scanner sound the alert tone without changing the volume.

Set Location Info

Enter the latitude and longitude for this location.

Set Range

Enter how far out from this location you want the scanner to alert you. You can configure the scanner to sound an alert tone and flash a light when you reach the radius entered here. The scanner treats the number you enter here as miles or kilometers depending on the value you selected in the Set Unit field in the Set GPS Format menu (under the main Settings menu). Enter a range from 0.05 through 4.0 mi/km, in 0.05 mi/km steps.

Set Lockout

Decide whether you want to lock out this location so the scanner no longer checks it.

Choose Unlocked (default), Temporary L/O (the location is locked out until you turn the scanner off and back on), or Lockout (the location is locked out until you change this setting).

Delete Location

Delete this location and its settings, including any alert settings.

New Location

Create a new location.

Dangerous Xing and Dangerous Road menus

(The settings and available options for dangerous crossings and dangerous roads are exactly the same.)

Edit Name

Enter a name or edit the existing one. Names can be 16 characters long, and they can contain upper and lower case letters, punctuation, and spaces. Turn the SELECT-VOLUME-SQUELCH knob on the handheld scanners or the SCROLL / FUNCTION knob on mobile scanners to choose the character you want, then press 6 (right cursor) to move the cursor to the next character.

Set Type

When you create a location, the location is created as the type you are currently viewing (POI, Dangerous Xing, or Dangerous Road). If you want to change the location type, you can select the new location type here. When you change the location type, the scanner goes back to the Program Location menu . Select the new location type to edit this location; the scanner resets the available options based on the new location type.

Set Alert Volume

Activate the alert tone for this location. Select the volume level ( Level 1 through Level 15 ) you want to the alert tone to use, or select Auto to have the scanner sound the alert tone without changing the volume. If you don't want the scanner to sound an alert as you approach this location, select Off .

The tone pattern varies depending on what type of location this is:

1175 Hz for 250 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1319 Hz for 50 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1397 Hz for 250 ms
1568 Hz for 250 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1760 Hz for 50 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1976 Hz for 250 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 2093 Hz for 50 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1047 Hz for 250 ms

Set Alert Light

This setting is exactly the same as its counterpart on the system, site, and channel menus. Click on the setting for a complete explanation.

Set Location Info

Enter the latitude and longitude for this location.

Set Heading

Decide whether the scanner alerts you of this Dangerous Xing or Road each time you approach it or only when you are traveling in a particular direction. To make the alert direction-dependent, select the direction from the list; select All Range to be alerted regardless or your direction.

Set Speed Limit

Decide whether the scanner alerts you of this Dangerous Xing or Road each time you approach it or only when you are traveling above a certain speed. To make the alert speed-dependent, enter the speed limit for this location; leave the speed limit blank to be alerted regardless of your speed. The scanner treats the number you enter here as miles or kilometers depending on the value you selected in the Set Unit field in the Set GPS Format menu (under the main Settings menu). Enter a range from 0 through 200 mi/km, in 1 mi/km steps.

Set Lockout

Decide whether you want to lock out this location so the scanner no longer checks it.

Choose Unlocked (default), Temporary L/O (the location is locked out until you turn the scanner off and back on), or Lockout (the location is locked out until you change this setting).

Delete Location

Delete this location and its settings, including any alert settings.

New Location

Create a new location.

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