BC346XT Settings

Set Backlight

This menu lets you configure the display and key backlight.

Set Mode

Choose how you want the backlight to operate:

10 sec The scanner keeps the backlight on for 10 seconds after the last operation.
30 sec The scanner keeps the backlight on for 30 seconds after the last operation.
Squelch The scanner turns on the backlight when a signal breaks squelch.
Keypress The scanner turns on the backlight when you press a key.
Infinite The scanner leaves the backlight on all the time.

Set Dimmer

Select the brightness of the backlight. Your options are high (brightest), middle, and low (dimmest).

Adjust Key Beep

Select the volume level (Level 1 through Level 15) you want the keybeep to use, or select Auto to have the scanner sound the keybeep without changing the volume. If you don't want the scanner to beep when you press the keys, select Off .

Battery Option

This menu lets you configure the advanced battery control features:

Set Battery Save

Turn the battery save feature on or off.

Set Charge Time

Enter the amount of time you want the battery to draw power while charging.

Adjust Contrast

Select one of the 15 available contrast levels for the display. As you scroll through the options, the display adjusts to the highlighted contrast level; press YES when you see the display contrast you want to use.

Set C-CH Output

Choose how you want the scanner to handle control channel data:

Set GPS Format

Configure how the scanner displays position coordinates, time, and units during GPS operation:

Set POS Format

Select how the scanner displays longitude and latitude:

Set Time Format

Select 12H for 12-hour (am/pm) time format or 24H for 24-hour time format.

Set Time Zone

Set the number of hours your local time zone differs from universal time (GMT/UTC). Select from -14 hours to +14 hours in half-hour (0.5 h) increments.

Set Unit

Select the unit used for distance: mile or kilometer (km).

Set Serial Port

Set the baud rate for the scanner's serial port. Choose from 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 , or 115200 bps; select Off to disable the serial port.

Band Defaults

Use this menu to change the default modulation and frequency step or spacing used for each band. The scanner displays the list of available bands in the following format:

 {Frequency} : {modulation type} / {step} 
Select the frequency band you want to edit. The scanner prompts you for the following information:

Set Modulation

Select the type of modulation you want the scanner to use as the default for this band: AM, Narrowband FM (NFM), FM, Wideband FM (WFM), or FM broadcast (FMB).

Set Step

Select the number of kHz between each frequency or channel step: 5.0, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10.0, 12.5, 15.0, 20.0, 25.0, 50.0, or 100.0 kHz.

See Scanner Info

This menu lets you see detailed information about the memory and firmware.

% Memory Used

See the percent of overall memory used ( Memory Used ) along with the number of programmed Systems, Sites , and channels ( CHN ) and the percent of available memory positions used for each.

Firmware Version

See the firmware version ( Version ) and the serial number ( SN ) of the scanner.

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