Bcd996xt pri I'd question

[fire1429]

I can not seem to figure out how to use the pri setting, don't seem complicated but it is..... I'm scanning a 800 mhz Motorola p25 system and I marked the I'd that I want as priority and turned on the priority scan but it just says "priority scan no channel"

I have done
" menu > program system > edit group > edit channel >set priority >on
Help plz

[W8RMH]

Priority Scan When the scanner is scanning a conventional system, it interrupts scanning (based on the priority check interval setting) to check priority channels for activity. The more channels you have set to priority, the longer the interruption will be. The scanner is unable to scan over 100 priority channels at once. The quick keys for the system(s) and group(s) containing the priority channel(s) have to be enabled (and unlocked) or the scanner will display 'Priority Scan No Channel'.

'Priority Scan No Channel' is telling you the conventional priority channel is locked-out or not assigned. This does not concern Priority ID Scan.

Press scan and the trunked system should scan with the Priority ID Scan working.

Make sure you enable Priority ID Scan in the "Edit Sys Option" for that system.

This is all explained here.

[KE4ZNR]

396XT priority/quick site issues

The info below describes how to understand the differences between Conventional Priority
and Trunked Priority ID Scanning. If you are seeing the "Priority Scan, No Channel" message that
has to deal with conventional priority ONLY and not trunked priority ID scan. It means that you are trying to activate conventional priority on a system that has no conventional frequencies assigned as priority. It has nothing to do with Trunked Priority ID Scanning.

If you are seeing the "Priority Scan no Channel" message that means that you have tried to use the Conventional Priority Feature instead of the Trunked Priority ID Scan Feature. It is easy to get the 2 confused but if you do the following Priority ID will be turned on:
1)Navigate to the system
2) Select "Edit Sys Option"
3) Select "Priority ID Scan"
4) Select "On".
5) Navigate to Talkgroup you want set as Priority.
6) Select "Set Priority" to "On".

This should get you squared away.

Marshall KE4ZNR

[fire1429]

Thank you guys so much for your replies on this thread it helped ....

[Ronaldski]

The PRI button unfortunately does not work on trunked systems only analog.

[RoninJoliet]

The "Priority" DOES work on trunked and P25 trunked systems on my 396-996XT models....