BCD996P2 just started displaying 'close call hits' every couple of seconds

[stevenjamesfrank]

First of all, I've had this scanner for more than a year and up until a few days ago have never seen the message "CLOSE CALL HITS" followed by a freq.

I had it programmed by a guy I know and I don't know much about the scanner and don't mess with anything, I just listen. I don't have software and never screw with the panel except for very basic things.

I've cycled through the CC mode (PRI, DND and OFF) with no change in the behavior.

Question 1) why had this started and more importantly, is there a straight-forward way to correct the behavior?

 

[iMONITOR]

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[doctordialtone]

why had this started and more importantly, is there a straight-forward way to correct the behavior?

how to turn off close call on uniden bcd996p2

This is the entry that covers all the possibilities.

BCD325P2/BCD996P2: - Transmissions suddenly choppy...

I am a complete newbie that bought what I thought would be a good scanner. If you throw out typical scanning terms and nomenclature, I probably won't understand them. What I do know is that after almost sending it back because I couldn't figure out how to program it, I did get it working and I...

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Good luck!

 

[tvengr]

Press the Squelch knob a number of times until the CC icon disappears from the bottom right of the display screen.

 

[ofd8001]

Yes to the above. Every so often my hands get clumsy and I'll bump the squelch knob inadvertently and get close call going.

 

[KevinC]

I think this thread is about the issue you are having...

396XT "close call hits" Make it stop!

So I am still getting used to my 396XT. I got this yesterday. I used freescan to program in everything. However, today I used Close Call Auto Store to find two channels that are not in the database, and area always active. (I know they are because I use them, I just don't know the...

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[stevenjamesfrank]

Press the Squelch knob a number of times until the CC icon disappears from the bottom right of the display screen.

As stated in my original post, I've done that, no effect on the display.

 

[stevenjamesfrank]

I think this thread is about the issue you are having...

396XT "close call hits" Make it stop!

So I am still getting used to my 396XT. I got this yesterday. I used freescan to program in everything. However, today I used Close Call Auto Store to find two channels that are not in the database, and area always active. (I know they are because I use them, I just don't know the...

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It does seem to talk about the problem and I did read that before posting, but there is so much scanner-tech-babble in there I can't makes heads or tails out of the solution. I have no software and, like I said, this just started happening and I'm as curious as to why this just started as anything.

 

[stevenjamesfrank]

how to turn off close call on uniden bcd996p2 - Google Search

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You clearly didn't read my post. I've cycled through ALL CC mode (PRI/DND/OFF) and there is no change in behavior.

 

[KevinC]

It does seem to talk about the problem and I did read that before posting, but there is so much scanner-tech-babble in there I can't makes heads or tails out of the solution. I have no software and, like I said, this just started happening and I'm as curious as to why this just started as anything.

Easiest way to stop it is while it's actually scanning the close call hit group press L/O twice. That should lock it out permanently.

 

[ka3aaa]

I think under the menu tab there are some setting that you can tell close call how to operate, check the owners manual to make sure.

 

[iMONITOR]

The video in post #2 is from Uniden, does that not answer the question?