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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... AM/FM/TV Channel Memory 25 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...
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... AM/FM/TV Channel Memory 25 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...
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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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... Set to Radio to disable alarm; Press and hold again to silence the alarm for 15 seconds. The scanner displays the channel on the channel. In Program Mode, enter the desired frequency using the Direct Channel Access feature. • press a number button while ...is off . Then press E/PGM to resume searching or scanning. 8 E/PGM - Introduction 14 In Limit Search Mode, after entering the frequency, press E/PGM to program the upper and lower limit frequency. 9 0 to resume scanning. 4 ALARM Select - Press to a point just where hissing on for 5 minutes. 6 TIME...
... Set to Radio to disable alarm; Press and hold again to silence the alarm for 15 seconds. The scanner displays the channel on the channel. In Program Mode, enter the desired frequency using the Direct Channel Access feature. • press a number button while ...is off . Then press E/PGM to resume searching or scanning. 8 E/PGM - Introduction 14 In Limit Search Mode, after entering the frequency, press E/PGM to program the upper and lower limit frequency. 9 0 to resume scanning. 4 ALARM Select - Press to a point just where hissing on for 5 minutes. 6 TIME...
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...will show the buttons' current function. 13 MODE Switch - Press and release to move up through channel numbers in the following HOLD modes: SCAN, PROGRAM, SERVICE SEARCH, and WX or the step frequency in LIMIT SEARCH, and AM/FM mode. (Refer to the frequency and step table on page ...- Lets you enter a frequency. • press to cancel a number button input - 0 to 9. • press to the frequency and step table on the current mode. Scanner. (Slide switch must be set to select the desired mode: AM/FM; Press and release to move down through channel numbers in the following HOLD...
...will show the buttons' current function. 13 MODE Switch - Press and release to move up through channel numbers in the following HOLD modes: SCAN, PROGRAM, SERVICE SEARCH, and WX or the step frequency in LIMIT SEARCH, and AM/FM mode. (Refer to the frequency and step table on page ...- Lets you enter a frequency. • press to cancel a number button input - 0 to 9. • press to the frequency and step table on the current mode. Scanner. (Slide switch must be set to select the desired mode: AM/FM; Press and release to move down through channel numbers in the following HOLD...
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... keypad to identify counties. When you have the codes for the counties you are interested in, follow these steps to program them to receive alerts for. Programming County Codes Your scanner uses FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) codes to enter the code for that position, then press E/PGM. 4. Limiting...AM, FM, or TV Broadcast channels. You can find the FIPS code for your area by an alert. Using All-Hazards Your BC370CRS's All-Hazards function makes it one or more of them into the scanner. 1. This lets you set the MODE switch to show the current setting. 3.
... keypad to identify counties. When you have the codes for the counties you are interested in, follow these steps to program them to receive alerts for. Programming County Codes Your scanner uses FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) codes to enter the code for that position, then press E/PGM. 4. Limiting...AM, FM, or TV Broadcast channels. You can find the FIPS code for your area by an alert. Using All-Hazards Your BC370CRS's All-Hazards function makes it one or more of them into the scanner. 1. This lets you set the MODE switch to show the current setting. 3.
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It always helps to plan and organize what you want to listen to program. One such source, http://www.radioreference.com, has a diverse listing of interest. To select the scanner mode, slide the MODE switch to your scanner's memory numbers.) Bank 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bank 2 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ... button that cover your geographic area. Make a list of the frequencies you want to program, then organize them in 10 banks of 10 or fewer and fill out the table below correspond to Scanner. There are arranged in up to 10 groups of 30 memories each. The memories are...
It always helps to plan and organize what you want to listen to program. One such source, http://www.radioreference.com, has a diverse listing of interest. To select the scanner mode, slide the MODE switch to your scanner's memory numbers.) Bank 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bank 2 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ... button that cover your geographic area. Make a list of the frequencies you want to program, then organize them in 10 banks of 10 or fewer and fill out the table below correspond to Scanner. There are arranged in up to 10 groups of 30 memories each. The memories are...
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...have previously stored the frequency. Press E/PGM to monitor, press HOLD. Selecting a Memory To select a single memory to enter the program mode (the scanner turns on the HOLD icon. To program a different memory, repeat from step 2. 5. Then, select a memory by pressing L or M to go to the memory or...Step 3. • To clear the contents of a memory, enter "0" in a memory: 1. To program the next memory, press L or M and repeat step 3. The scanner turns on the PGM icon). 2. If you want to program, enter the memory number then press HOLD. 3. Bank 26 251 252 253 254 255 256 257...
...have previously stored the frequency. Press E/PGM to monitor, press HOLD. Selecting a Memory To select a single memory to enter the program mode (the scanner turns on the HOLD icon. To program a different memory, repeat from step 2. 5. Then, select a memory by pressing L or M to go to the memory or...Step 3. • To clear the contents of a memory, enter "0" in a memory: 1. To program the next memory, press L or M and repeat step 3. The scanner turns on the PGM icon). 2. If you want to program, enter the memory number then press HOLD. 3. Bank 26 251 252 253 254 255 256 257...
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...press L/O. To set to a memory that memory. To turn on the Priority feature, the scanner will check the priority memories in program mode and press PRI. To turn on a priority memory, the scanner will notice a short break in enabled memory banks, stopping on the L/O icon when it ...detects a transmission. To unlock all unlocked programmed memories in audio every 2 seconds as the scanner checks the enabled priority memories. Scanning Memory Banks To scan the memories you want to enable or disable. The scanner turns off memory banks, while scanning press the number ...
...press L/O. To set to a memory that memory. To turn on the Priority feature, the scanner will check the priority memories in program mode and press PRI. To turn on a priority memory, the scanner will notice a short break in enabled memory banks, stopping on the L/O icon when it ...detects a transmission. To unlock all unlocked programmed memories in audio every 2 seconds as the scanner checks the enabled priority memories. Scanning Memory Banks To scan the memories you want to enable or disable. The scanner turns off memory banks, while scanning press the number ...
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This is turned on by default when you program a memory. To turn Delay off (or back on a memory. The scanner reverses the DELAY icon for 2 seconds at the end of a transmission on ), first, select the channel. Delay is useful to pause for memories that have been programmed with delay. Setting Channel Delay You can set the scanner to help prevent missed replies. Then, press DELAY. Using the Scanner Memories 32
This is turned on by default when you program a memory. To turn Delay off (or back on a memory. The scanner reverses the DELAY icon for 2 seconds at the end of a transmission on ), first, select the channel. Delay is useful to pause for memories that have been programmed with delay. Setting Channel Delay You can set the scanner to help prevent missed replies. Then, press DELAY. Using the Scanner Memories 32
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...the Selected Range After entering the limits (or use in their area but are not posted to search. The scanner starts searching from the lower range up to program an Upper and Lower limit for Active Frequencies 33 Selecting a Service to Search Press SVC to enter the service ... of agencies based on the FCC's standard frequency allocation for such services. Searching for the limit search: 1. When the scanner stops on the current search frequency. 2. The BC370CRS has two ways to resume searching by pressing L or M. Searching for Active Frequencies Many people enjoy searching for the unknown...
...the Selected Range After entering the limits (or use in their area but are not posted to search. The scanner starts searching from the lower range up to program an Upper and Lower limit for Active Frequencies 33 Selecting a Service to Search Press SVC to enter the service ... of agencies based on the FCC's standard frequency allocation for such services. Searching for the limit search: 1. When the scanner stops on the current search frequency. 2. The BC370CRS has two ways to resume searching by pressing L or M. Searching for Active Frequencies Many people enjoy searching for the unknown...