BCD996XT Keypad Tricks

Hold down the following keys and then power-up the BCD996XT to enter one of these modes. Might want to back up your scanner memory before you try any of these...especially the ones marked "ERASE"

Frequency Step Test 

1, 5, 9

Scan Rate Test (ERASE) 

1, 9, SCAN

Firmware Version 

2, 5, 9

System Tests 

1, 8, 9

NWR-SAME (LOUD) 

2, 3, No

Loopback Test RH96 

0, No, HOLD

Battery Save Tests 

1, 4, 8

Key Touch Test 

0, 3, SCAN

Load Test Freq (ERASE) 

2, 9, SCAN

Init Memory (ERASE) 

2, 9, HOLD

LCD Pixels 

0, 1, 9

EEPROM Dump 

1, 9, HOLD

Freq Counter 

0, 3, HOLD

On-Air Cloning Test 

0, 1, 2

Spectrum Analyzer 

0, Yes, HOLD

Backlight Test also adds P25 Adjust Mode, P25 Adjust Level to settings Menu.

HOLD

Birdies, Press Scan to Exit Birdies 5.00K

0, 1, 5

Contrast and color test. Turn the Tuning knob to select a contrast level.

Press it to rebase to a new value. So Contrast Level 1 thru 15 can cover a range of 1 to 31.

Some of these are very light so you may wish to leave it the way it is.

Vol Knob controls brightness if you press it

SQ Controls color if pressed

3, 9, HOLD

BOOT MODE for flashing Firmware 

6, L/O

RS232 PC Test

0, 1, Hold 

Close Call

0, 4, Hold or 0, 2, Hold or 0, 7, Hold 

Key Touch & Backlight Test

0, 6, Hold