Newer BCT15X, keypad appears locked. Volume, squelch, and function all work. Scan, Hold, and all other buttons not working. Is there a keypad lock feature I'm not aware of?
BCT15X Keypad Lock?
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You may have a loose jumper inside the radio going to the keypad, there's been a few reports on this.
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BCT15X: - BCT-X15 Keypad disabled? Can't recall how to enable to clone it :(
I'm back after many years of happy use of (2) bct-x15's. Now older (me) and my brain has less recall than ever....Years ago I disabled the keypad on 1 scanner so I wouldn't accidentally change settings, and now want to clone it, but I can't remember how to enable key's again. All numbers and...
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wtp
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maybe ! ?
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 .
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and the "easy to read" one
It was the keypad ribbon. Located a fix in previous post. Works good now.
