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... use of this product. Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden, or operation of this radio when altered to receive them. Precautions 2 Precautions Before you use this scanner. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, as detailed by the FCC for the... enforcement officials should be able to a comfortable level before plugging in your hearing. Set the speaker volume to provide you with this scanner, please read and observe the following. You can use an optional 32 Ω stereo headset or earphone with information regarding the laws...
... use of this product. Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden, or operation of this radio when altered to receive them. Precautions 2 Precautions Before you use this scanner. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, as detailed by the FCC for the... enforcement officials should be able to a comfortable level before plugging in your hearing. Set the speaker volume to provide you with this scanner, please read and observe the following. You can use an optional 32 Ω stereo headset or earphone with information regarding the laws...
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...expose this manual are registered trademarks of their respective holders. Other trademarks used throughout this unit to turn the scanner off before disconnecting AC power. Important: If you use POWER to rain or moisture. Always use the supplied AC adapter... be waterproof. Uniden® and Bearcat® are the property of Uniden America Corporation. This might corrupt the scanner's memory. WARNING! Precautions 3 Uniden does not represent this unit to power the scanner but have not installed batteries in the scanner, never turn the scanner off by disconnecting...
...expose this manual are registered trademarks of their respective holders. Other trademarks used throughout this unit to turn the scanner off before disconnecting AC power. Important: If you use POWER to rain or moisture. Always use the supplied AC adapter... be waterproof. Uniden® and Bearcat® are the property of Uniden America Corporation. This might corrupt the scanner's memory. WARNING! Precautions 3 Uniden does not represent this unit to power the scanner but have not installed batteries in the scanner, never turn the scanner off by disconnecting...
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Contents The FCC Wants You to Know 6 Scanning Legally 6 Unpacking Your Scanner 8 Introduction 9 Features 11 Controls 13 Setting Up The Scanner 18 Connecting Power 18 Connecting an Antenna 19 Using the Backlight 20 Adjusting the Contrast 20 Using the Radio Controlled Clock ...Using All-Hazards 26 Limiting Alerts to Your County 26 Programming County Codes 26 Selecting Areas for Alerts 27 Receiving Alerts 27 Using the Scanner Memories 28 Programming Memories 28 Selecting a Memory 30 Scanning Memory Banks 31 Locking/Unlocking Memories 31 Using Priority Scan 31 Setting Channel ...
Contents The FCC Wants You to Know 6 Scanning Legally 6 Unpacking Your Scanner 8 Introduction 9 Features 11 Controls 13 Setting Up The Scanner 18 Connecting Power 18 Connecting an Antenna 19 Using the Backlight 20 Adjusting the Contrast 20 Using the Radio Controlled Clock ...Using All-Hazards 26 Limiting Alerts to Your County 26 Programming County Codes 26 Selecting Areas for Alerts 27 Receiving Alerts 27 Using the Scanner Memories 28 Programming Memories 28 Selecting a Memory 30 Scanning Memory Banks 31 Locking/Unlocking Memories 31 Using Priority Scan 31 Setting Channel ...
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Searching for Active Frequencies 33 Using Limit Search 33 Programming an Upper/Lower Limit 33 Searching the Selected Range 33 Using Service Search 33 Selecting a Service to Search 33 Saving a Found Frequency into a Scan Memory 34 Search Lockouts 34 Listening to Weather Channels 35 Care and Maintenance 36 General Use 36 Location 36 Cleaning 36 Repairs 36 Birdies 36 Resetting the Scanner (Clearing all Memories 36 Technical Specifications 37 One-Year Limited Warranty 39 Contents 5
Searching for Active Frequencies 33 Using Limit Search 33 Programming an Upper/Lower Limit 33 Searching the Selected Range 33 Using Service Search 33 Selecting a Service to Search 33 Saving a Found Frequency into a Scan Memory 34 Search Lockouts 34 Listening to Weather Channels 35 Care and Maintenance 36 General Use 36 Location 36 Cleaning 36 Repairs 36 Birdies 36 Resetting the Scanner (Clearing all Memories 36 Technical Specifications 37 One-Year Limited Warranty 39 Contents 5
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...However, there are designed to the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna • Increase the separation between the scanner and the receiver This device complies with Part 15 of the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this... scanner does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can receive. The FCC Wants You to prevent the reception of cellular ...
...However, there are designed to the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna • Increase the separation between the scanner and the receiver This device complies with Part 15 of the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this... scanner does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can receive. The FCC Wants You to prevent the reception of cellular ...
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... laws in many areas (and a bad idea everywhere) to interfere with the duties of this manual could allow it . It is also illegal in your scanner's case to make any modifications that are not easy to modify to pick up transmissions that could invalidate your warranty and void your FCC authorization... traveling to operate it to Know 7 The FCC Wants You to pick up these transmissions. This is done to comply with the legal requirement that scanners be manufactured so they are illegal to monitor. Do not open your area.
... laws in many areas (and a bad idea everywhere) to interfere with the duties of this manual could allow it . It is also illegal in your scanner's case to make any modifications that are not easy to modify to pick up transmissions that could invalidate your warranty and void your FCC authorization... traveling to operate it to Know 7 The FCC Wants You to pick up these transmissions. This is done to comply with the legal requirement that scanners be manufactured so they are illegal to monitor. Do not open your area.
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Unpacking Your Scanner Please unpack this box carefully and make sure you have: BC370CRS Scanner Telescopic Antenna This Owner's Manual Other Printed Material AM Loop Antenna AC Adapter If any item is missing or obviously damaged, call the Uniden Parts Dept at (800) 297-1023 Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM or online at www.uniden.com to remedy the situation. Unpacking Your Scanner 8
Unpacking Your Scanner Please unpack this box carefully and make sure you have: BC370CRS Scanner Telescopic Antenna This Owner's Manual Other Printed Material AM Loop Antenna AC Adapter If any item is missing or obviously damaged, call the Uniden Parts Dept at (800) 297-1023 Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM or online at www.uniden.com to remedy the situation. Unpacking Your Scanner 8
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... are issued for police, fire/emergency, marine, air, amateur, and other radio services into 300 channels distributed over ten banks. Your BC370CRS also has a built-in all areas. Introduction Your BC370CRS scanner is tuned to the precise current time based on the NIST (National Institution of Standards and Time at http://tf.nist...
... are issued for police, fire/emergency, marine, air, amateur, and other radio services into 300 channels distributed over ten banks. Your BC370CRS also has a built-in all areas. Introduction Your BC370CRS scanner is tuned to the precise current time based on the NIST (National Institution of Standards and Time at http://tf.nist...
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... Land Mobile 70cm Amateur Band UHF Standard Band UHF Television Public Safety/Business* *Excluding the 824-849 and 869-894 MHz Cellular Telephone ranges. Your scanner can monitor the following bands. Band No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Lower Limit (MHz) Upper Limit (MHz) Modulation 0.5300 1.7000...
... Land Mobile 70cm Amateur Band UHF Standard Band UHF Television Public Safety/Business* *Excluding the 824-849 and 869-894 MHz Cellular Telephone ranges. Your scanner can monitor the following bands. Band No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Lower Limit (MHz) Upper Limit (MHz) Modulation 0.5300 1.7000...
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... backup for the clock when external power is low. An alert tone sounds when the battery needs to 20 minutes or be replaced. Turns the scanner off or not connected and will power scanning for best viewing. A tone sounds to confirm you have made a valid key input while a different tone ...sounds to alert you adjust the LCD contrast for a short time. Clock Display - The scanner always displays the current time. Contrast Adjust - Lets you to resume scanning when a transmission ends. Introduction 12
... backup for the clock when external power is low. An alert tone sounds when the battery needs to 20 minutes or be replaced. Turns the scanner off or not connected and will power scanning for best viewing. A tone sounds to confirm you have made a valid key input while a different tone ...sounds to alert you adjust the LCD contrast for a short time. Clock Display - The scanner always displays the current time. Contrast Adjust - Lets you to resume scanning when a transmission ends. Introduction 12
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... scanning and remain on for 5 minutes. 6 TIME Set - Set to Radio to select your desired operation: Alarm Set; Use to enable the radio alarm; The scanner displays the channel on and off (standby mode). The time and date display when power is required to turn the LCD backlight on the channel...
... scanning and remain on for 5 minutes. 6 TIME Set - Set to Radio to select your desired operation: Alarm Set; Use to enable the radio alarm; The scanner displays the channel on and off (standby mode). The time and date display when power is required to turn the LCD backlight on the channel...
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Functions for these 5 buttons depend on page 10.) Press and hold for more than 1 second to clear an error display. 12 "Soft" Buttons - Weather; Scanner. (Slide switch must be set to provide additional alerting options for private listening. 17 External Alert Terminal - Connect a switch-closure activated device such as a strobe ...
Functions for these 5 buttons depend on page 10.) Press and hold for more than 1 second to clear an error display. 12 "Soft" Buttons - Weather; Scanner. (Slide switch must be set to provide additional alerting options for private listening. 17 External Alert Terminal - Connect a switch-closure activated device such as a strobe ...
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... - Selects the next/previous page of soft-key options. 14 L/O - Indicates searching amateur radio services. 23 MEM - setting mode. 26 SVC - The scanner sounds special tones as follows: • to confirm key entry. • to indicate an error in key entry. • to skip a frequency while ...mode selector for S.A.M.E All-Hazards operation. 29 DIR - Indicates the selected FIPS codes for broadcast. 30 NEXT, PREV - Sets the scanner to service search and changes the display to show the available searches. 27 MRN - Indicates searching the Fire or Emergency Medical Services. 16 DST ...
... - Selects the next/previous page of soft-key options. 14 L/O - Indicates searching amateur radio services. 23 MEM - setting mode. 26 SVC - The scanner sounds special tones as follows: • to confirm key entry. • to indicate an error in key entry. • to skip a frequency while ...mode selector for S.A.M.E All-Hazards operation. 29 DIR - Indicates the selected FIPS codes for broadcast. 30 NEXT, PREV - Sets the scanner to service search and changes the display to show the available searches. 27 MRN - Indicates searching the Fire or Emergency Medical Services. 16 DST ...
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.... • Do not mix old and new batteries, different types of batteries (standard, alkaline, or rechargeable) or rechargeable batteries of the scanner. Do not plug the adapter into the power jack on the back of different capacities. You can leak chemicals that supplies 120V AC, 60Hz.... Setting Up The Scanner 18 Connecting Power • Insert the supplied AC Adapter's barrel plug into a switch controlled outlet. • Open the battery compartment and insert...
.... • Do not mix old and new batteries, different types of batteries (standard, alkaline, or rechargeable) or rechargeable batteries of the scanner. Do not plug the adapter into the power jack on the back of different capacities. You can leak chemicals that supplies 120V AC, 60Hz.... Setting Up The Scanner 18 Connecting Power • Insert the supplied AC Adapter's barrel plug into a switch controlled outlet. • Open the battery compartment and insert...
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... lead with the antenna. CAUTION: Be sure to the desired angle. The display shows the initial clock time of the scanner and twisting it to follow all other signals. The scanner remains in weaker signals. You can also use , keep the tube mounted. Connect the supplied rod antenna by pushing the...to the AM RADIO ANT terminals on and goes to provide backup power for the clock and for scanning for a short time. Setting Up The Scanner 19 When the backup batteries becomes too low, appears and flashes. Connect the two wires from the loop antenna to bring in STANDBY mode. Failure...
... lead with the antenna. CAUTION: Be sure to the desired angle. The display shows the initial clock time of the scanner and twisting it to follow all other signals. The scanner remains in weaker signals. You can also use , keep the tube mounted. Connect the supplied rod antenna by pushing the...to the AM RADIO ANT terminals on and goes to provide backup power for the clock and for scanning for a short time. Setting Up The Scanner 19 When the backup batteries becomes too low, appears and flashes. Connect the two wires from the loop antenna to bring in STANDBY mode. Failure...
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Press POWER to the default setting if power is lost. 20 Note: The display contrast level returns to put the scanner in standby mode. 2. Adjusting the Contrast To change . You hear a beep and the contrast starts to change the contrast to provide the best visibility where ...
Press POWER to the default setting if power is lost. 20 Note: The display contrast level returns to put the scanner in standby mode. 2. Adjusting the Contrast To change . You hear a beep and the contrast starts to change the contrast to provide the best visibility where ...
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... reception. Press L or M to change the hour by one hour or press the number keys to PM and back. Then press E/PGM. Even though your scanner can set the time to Clock. The dish remains steady for the time, the dish icon ( ) flashes and the signal strength indicator appears to enter...
... reception. Press L or M to change the hour by one hour or press the number keys to PM and back. Then press E/PGM. Even though your scanner can set the time to Clock. The dish remains steady for the time, the dish icon ( ) flashes and the signal strength indicator appears to enter...
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... very weak, so might not from UTC, use L or M. 4. Press the TZ soft key. Or, to remove the interfering signal. • If the scanner is inside of a building that can generate signals that has a lot of time zone selections appears. 3. Typically, reception is integrated into your area pays attention... to show the time-set your time zone's offset from all parts of your house or at night and near a window. Try positioning the scanner near a window. Slide the TIME switch to Clock Set. Press the soft key that corresponds to the time zone you have selected the correct...
... very weak, so might not from UTC, use L or M. 4. Press the TZ soft key. Or, to remove the interfering signal. • If the scanner is inside of a building that can generate signals that has a lot of time zone selections appears. 3. Typically, reception is integrated into your area pays attention... to show the time-set your time zone's offset from all parts of your house or at night and near a window. Try positioning the scanner near a window. Slide the TIME switch to Clock Set. Press the soft key that corresponds to the time zone you have selected the correct...
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...receive the NIST signal. Forcing a Reception Attempt You can see the NIST signal strength by referring to the signal bars next to Clock Set. The scanner will stop flashing. Once you have selected the correct setting, press E, then slide the TIME switch back to show the time-set functions. 2....Use L or M, or press the ON or OFF soft key to select the correct option. 4. This is just not possible to Clock. When the scanner successfully receives the time signal, the icon will attempt to receive the NIST signal at any time. Slide the TIME switch to wait until the...
...receive the NIST signal. Forcing a Reception Attempt You can see the NIST signal strength by referring to the signal bars next to Clock Set. The scanner will stop flashing. Once you have selected the correct setting, press E, then slide the TIME switch back to show the time-set functions. 2....Use L or M, or press the ON or OFF soft key to select the correct option. 4. This is just not possible to Clock. When the scanner successfully receives the time signal, the icon will attempt to receive the NIST signal at any time. Slide the TIME switch to wait until the...
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... Set. If you again the following day. If you set the selector to Radio, the alarm will sound with the selected audio source (AM/FM, Scanner, or Weather). Using Snooze When the alarm sounds, press the snooze bar to Off. Press L or M to change the minute setting by one minute or... Alarm Clock Follow these steps to set time. Slide the TIME switch to either Radio or Tone and turn off the scanner. To have the BC370CRS alert you set the selector to Tone, the scanner will sound for 5 minutes. If you at the set the alarm time: 1. Using the Radio Controlled Clock 24
... Set. If you again the following day. If you set the selector to Radio, the alarm will sound with the selected audio source (AM/FM, Scanner, or Weather). Using Snooze When the alarm sounds, press the snooze bar to Off. Press L or M to change the minute setting by one minute or... Alarm Clock Follow these steps to set time. Slide the TIME switch to either Radio or Tone and turn off the scanner. To have the BC370CRS alert you set the selector to Tone, the scanner will sound for 5 minutes. If you at the set the alarm time: 1. Using the Radio Controlled Clock 24