Key Safe Mode

This page applies only to the BCD396XT and BC346XT. For other models see:

• BCD996XT Key Safe Mode
• BCT15X Key Safe Mode

Key Safe mode locks out the programming menu and more advanced functions so the user can't accidently "break" the scanner. This mode is ideal for any situation where you want another person to be able to use the scanner without changing any of the settings.

To turn Key Safe mode on (or off)

• Turn the scanner off.
• Press and hold FUNCTION while you turn the scanner back on.
• The scanner display shows Key Safe Mode On (or Key Safe Mode Off ), then returns to the operation it was performing when you turned it off.
• While Key Safe mode is on, MENU is disabled along with the key combinations described in the table below.
• When you try to use a disabled key combination, the scanner display shows Key Safe Mode. Press FUNC while Power On for Full Operation .

The table below shows which key combinations are disabled and which ones operate normally (depending on the operating mode the scanner is in):

Key Name (2nd operation) Action on:	Hold (Close call)	1 (Search 1)	2 (Search 2)	3 (Search 3)
Tap	Normal operation
Press & hold	Normal operation
FUNCTION + Tap	Normal operation	While Scanning: Normal Operation While Holding: Disabled
FUNCTION + Press & hold	Disabled
Key Name (2nd operation) Action on:	Scan (Search)	4 (IF exchange)	5 (Volume offset)	6 (Display mode)
Tap	In Close Call, Tone-Out, WX, GPS, and Band Scope modes, this key is disabled. In Search mode, this operates as the Resume function.	Normal operation.
FUNCTION + Tap	Disabled	While Scanning: Normal operation While Holding: Disabled
Key Name (2nd operation) Action on:	Lockout	7 (Attenuation)	8 (Reverse freq.)	9 (Modulation)
Tap	Normal operation (Temporary Lockout Only).	Normal Operation.
Double tap	NA	Normal Operation.
Press & hold	Disabled	Normal operation.
FUNCTION + Tap	Normal Operation (Temporary Lockout Only).	While scanning: Normal operation While Holding: Disabled
FUNCTION + Double tap	NA	While scanning: Normal operation While Holding: Disabled	Disabled	While scanning: Normal operation While Holding: Disabled
FUNCTION + Press & hold	Disabled	While scanning: Normal operation While Holding: Disabled	Normal operation.	While scanning: Normal operation While Holding: Disabled
Key Name (2nd operation) Action on:	Backlight (Power, Lock)	No (Decimal, Priority)	0 (Weather)	Yes (Enter, GPS)
Tap	Normal operation			Disabled
Press & hold	Normal operation			Disabled
FUNCTION + Tap	Normal operation		While Scanning: Normal operation While Holding Disabled	Disabled
FUNCTION + Press & hold	Normal operation			Disabled

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