Number Tags

• Number Tags let you quickly navigate to a specific system or channel.
• You can assign Number Tags at the system level ( System Number Tag , or SNT), at the channel level ( CHannel Number Tag , or CHNT), or at both levels.
• You can assign an SNT to the temporary system Close Call Hits that is created during Close Call searches. This system and its SNT operate like any other system.
• You can assign Number Tags to service searches and custom search ranges. These search Number Tags operate like regular SNTs.

Programming Number Tags

Assigning an SNT

• SNTs can range from 0 to 999 .
• Systems can have the same SNT, but you will get a warning when you create multiples. (This includes SNTs assigned to the Close Call Hits system or any search ranges.)

To a system :

1. Open the Program System menu.
2. Select the system you want to assign the number tag to.
3. Select Edit Sys Option, then select Set Number Tag.
4. Enter the number tag you want to use for this system.

To the Close Call Hits system :

1. Open the Close Call menu.
2. Select Hits with Scan, then select Set Number Tag.
3. Enter the number tag you want to use for the Close Call Hits system.

To a service search range :

1. Open the Search for... menu.
2. Select Edit Service, then select the service search range you want to assign the number tag to.
3. Select Search with Scan, then select Set Number Tag.
4. Enter the number tag you want to use for this search range.

To a custom search range :

1. Open the Search for... menu.
2. Select Edit Custom, then select the custom search range you want to assign the number tag to.
3. Select Search with Scan, then select Set Number Tag.
4. Enter the number tag you want to use for this custom search range.

Assigning a CHNT

• You can assign CHNTs to channels even if the system does not have an assigned SNT. However, without an SNT, you can only navigate to these channels from within that system itself.
• CHNTs can be duplicated within their own system, but you will see a warning when you create multiples.
• CHNTs can range from 0 to 999 .

1. Open the Program System menu.
2. Select the system containing the channel you want to assign the number tag to.
3. Select Edit Group, then select the channel group you want.
4. Select Edit Channel, then select the channel you want to assign the number tag to.
5. Select Set Number Tag.
6. Enter the number tag you want to use for this channel.

Using Number Tags

To navigate directly to:	Key Sequence	Example
A system or search range	Tap HOLD. Enter the SNT + •. Tap MENU.	If the SNT is 4 , enter HOLD / 4 / • / MENU.
A channel in the current system	Tap HOLD. Enter the CHNT. Tap MENU.	If the CHNT is 27, enter HOLD / 27 / MENU.
A channel in a different system	Tap HOLD. Enter the SNT followed by the decimal point. Enter the CHNT. Tap MENU.	If the SNT is 4 and the CHNT is 27, enter HOLD / 4 / • / 27 / MENU.

Notes:

• If two systems have the same SNT, they will be selected in sequence (i.e. the first time you select the SNT, the scanner will go to the first system assigned with that SNT; if you select the same SNT again, it will go to the 2nd system assigned with that SNT, and so on).
• If two channels in the same system have the same CHNT, they will be selected in sequence (i.e. the first time you select the CHNT, the scanner will go to the first channel in that system assigned with that CHNT; if you select the same CHNT again, it will go to the 2nd channel assigned with that CHNT, and so on).

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