New to scanners - BC898T - how to search

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Trunking is designed this way. You wouldn't want to listen to the control channel data, or you would never hear any of the actual radio calls. It sounds like it is working as it should.

If the tone will not lock in the search mode then that means that the user is not using tone or that the user may be using a non standard tone.

Locking/Unlocking Banks When you are scanning conventional banks, the scanner displays the digit corresponding to all unlocked banks. To lock out a bank so that the scanner does not scan its channels, press the letter that corresponds to the bank. The bank's letter disappears from the display. To unlock locked-out banks, simply press that bank's letter again. The bank's letter appears on the display and the scanner includes that bank when scanning. Note: You cannot lock out all banks. One bank must be unlocked at all times. Locking/Unlocking Channels To lock out a channel so that the scanner does not stop on it while scanning, press L/O when the scanner is stopped on that channel, or manually select the channel and press L/O. To unlock the channel, manually select it and press L/O again.

Just go to Bank C or anything after that and start entering -- one channel, one frequency. It's kind of cumbersome to do by pushing the keys, but it works. An alternative is to use the BuTel software. It will simplify programming and give you Virtual Control of the scanner through your computer.

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How bc898t unlock all frequency?

I can't find any record of a BC898Y -- do you mean BC898T? Programming is much too involved for a detailed discussion here, and you didn't mention any specific problem. Here's a link to the owners manual. It will walk you through the entire process, and I hope it helps..

http://www.uniden.com/pdf/BC898Tom.pdf this should help it is a link to ur manual

Here's a link to Radio Reference. You can search their database for active systems in your area.

http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/