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... is Scanning 14 What is Searching 14 Conventional Scanning 14 Where To Obtain More Information 16 Included With Your Scanner 18 Setting Up Your Scanner 19 Using Internal Batteries 19 Using AC Power 23 Connecting the Antenna 23 Connecting an Earphone/Headphone 24 Connecting...The Display 30 Understanding Banks 32 Operation 33 Turning On The Scanner and Setting Squelch 33 Storing Known Frequencies Into Channels .... 33 Searching For and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies 34 Scanning the Stored Channels 35 Manually Selecting a Channel 36 Special Features 37 Close CallTM RF ...
... is Scanning 14 What is Searching 14 Conventional Scanning 14 Where To Obtain More Information 16 Included With Your Scanner 18 Setting Up Your Scanner 19 Using Internal Batteries 19 Using AC Power 23 Connecting the Antenna 23 Connecting an Earphone/Headphone 24 Connecting...The Display 30 Understanding Banks 32 Operation 33 Turning On The Scanner and Setting Squelch 33 Storing Known Frequencies Into Channels .... 33 Searching For and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies 34 Scanning the Stored Channels 35 Manually Selecting a Channel 36 Special Features 37 Close CallTM RF ...
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... a party to the conversation (unless such activity is unlawful or requires a permit. Do not open your area. Check the laws in this scanner is otherwise illegal). Modifying or tampering with your FCC authorization to operate it to pick up these transmissions. It is done to comply with the... Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are some areas, mobile use of this manual could allow it . This is also illegal in many areas (and a bad idea everywhere) to interfere with the legal requirement that scanners be manufactured so they are not easy to modify to pick up transmissions that...
... a party to the conversation (unless such activity is unlawful or requires a permit. Do not open your area. Check the laws in this scanner is otherwise illegal). Modifying or tampering with your FCC authorization to operate it to pick up these transmissions. It is done to comply with the... Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are some areas, mobile use of this manual could allow it . This is also illegal in many areas (and a bad idea everywhere) to interfere with the legal requirement that scanners be manufactured so they are not easy to modify to pick up transmissions that...
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... included AC adapter. lets you see depends on your scanner. lets you make an error. Memory Backup - keeps the frequencies stored in this manual are representations of what might notice some differences between what you lock the scanner's keys to help prevent antenna breakage. Key Confirmation Tones...an error tone if you directly access any channel. Direct Access - Or, you use your scanner. Since what is designed to help prevent accidental changes to read in this manual and what appears on the frequencies for your area and the settings you select, you might ...
... included AC adapter. lets you see depends on your scanner. lets you make an error. Memory Backup - keeps the frequencies stored in this manual are representations of what might notice some differences between what you lock the scanner's keys to help prevent antenna breakage. Key Confirmation Tones...an error tone if you directly access any channel. Direct Access - Or, you use your scanner. Since what is designed to help prevent accidental changes to read in this manual and what appears on the frequencies for your area and the settings you select, you might ...
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The first thing you'll need to connect the included antenna to the scanner. Then you need any help doing this manual, review the contents to do is install batteries in the scanner. See "Using Internal Batteries" on Page 19 and "Connecting the Antenna" on the technology behind the hobby. BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 13 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM To get the most from this . Feature Highlights 13 If you are new to scanning, be sure to read "Understanding Scanning" on Page 14 for a quick background on Page 23 if you need to become familiar with the basic functions available.
The first thing you'll need to connect the included antenna to the scanner. Then you need any help doing this manual, review the contents to do is install batteries in the scanner. See "Using Internal Batteries" on Page 19 and "Connecting the Antenna" on the technology behind the hobby. BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 13 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM To get the most from this . Feature Highlights 13 If you are new to scanning, be sure to read "Understanding Scanning" on Page 14 for a quick background on Page 23 if you need to become familiar with the basic functions available.
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... a good head start on the input frequency. The included conventional frequency guide will give you need to program and use them at 1 800 SCANNER (hours are a few useful sites: • http://www.scannermaster.com * - Information On The Internet The Internet is a very large line... - You can also call them . frequency information from 9:00 a.m. to about scanning. Where To Obtain More Information By itself, this manual really only provides part of frequencies for user-supported radio system information. • http://www.bearcat1.com - Many web sites have lists ...
... a good head start on the input frequency. The included conventional frequency guide will give you need to program and use them at 1 800 SCANNER (hours are a few useful sites: • http://www.scannermaster.com * - Information On The Internet The Internet is a very large line... - You can also call them . frequency information from 9:00 a.m. to about scanning. Where To Obtain More Information By itself, this manual really only provides part of frequencies for user-supported radio system information. • http://www.bearcat1.com - Many web sites have lists ...
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Setting Up Your Scanner Included With Your Scanner 18 to 7:00 p.m., Central, Monday through Friday. BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 18 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM Included With Your Scanner Included With Your Scanner Antenna AC Adapter Belt Clip Scanner BC72 OWNER'S MANUAL OWNER'S MANUAL Frequency Guide Owners Manual If any of these items are missing or damaged, immediately contact your place of purchase or Uniden Customer Service at: (800) 297-1023, 7:00 a.m.
Setting Up Your Scanner Included With Your Scanner 18 to 7:00 p.m., Central, Monday through Friday. BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 18 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM Included With Your Scanner Included With Your Scanner Antenna AC Adapter Belt Clip Scanner BC72 OWNER'S MANUAL OWNER'S MANUAL Frequency Guide Owners Manual If any of these items are missing or damaged, immediately contact your place of purchase or Uniden Customer Service at: (800) 297-1023, 7:00 a.m.
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...plug might also try changing the height or angle of antenna at a local electronics store). Using Internal Batteries You can purchase this Owners Manual. • Do not use the scanner in high-moisture environments such as a ballpoint pen to REG. inside front cover of this type of the telescoping antenna. •...50-70 ohm coaxial cable for private listening. BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 19 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM Setting Up Your Scanner These guidelines will help you install alkaline or any other non- ALK. If the optional antenna has no cable, use an optional external antenna...
...plug might also try changing the height or angle of antenna at a local electronics store). Using Internal Batteries You can purchase this Owners Manual. • Do not use the scanner in high-moisture environments such as a ballpoint pen to REG. inside front cover of this type of the telescoping antenna. •...50-70 ohm coaxial cable for private listening. BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 19 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM Setting Up Your Scanner These guidelines will help you install alkaline or any other non- ALK. If the optional antenna has no cable, use an optional external antenna...
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... or MHz, is activity on the frequencies stored there. Channels are preset groups of frequencies categorized by the type of the scanner. You can also search your scanner's service banks. To find a desired frequency, you use those communications. When you search and find active frequencies, you can... location of communications you right away. BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 26 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM About Your Scanner AWbeouuset aYfoeuwrsSimcpalentneremrs in this manual to explain the features of services that use the search function or refer to a frequency reference.
... or MHz, is activity on the frequencies stored there. Channels are preset groups of frequencies categorized by the type of the scanner. You can also search your scanner's service banks. To find a desired frequency, you use those communications. When you search and find active frequencies, you can... location of communications you right away. BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 26 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM About Your Scanner AWbeouuset aYfoeuwrsSimcpalentneremrs in this manual to explain the features of services that use the search function or refer to a frequency reference.
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... Paper OM.fm Page 31 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM SCN - ALT - appears when you locked out or a skip frequency. About Your Scanner 31 DLY - L/O - appears when you manually select a channel you select a delay. HAM, WX, POL, FIRE, AIR, or MRN - appears when you receive a Close Call alert while the Close...
... Paper OM.fm Page 31 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM SCN - ALT - appears when you locked out or a skip frequency. About Your Scanner 31 DLY - L/O - appears when you manually select a channel you select a delay. HAM, WX, POL, FIRE, AIR, or MRN - appears when you receive a Close Call alert while the Close...
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...to, press Hold once. (Repeatedly pressing Hold at this time causes the scanner to step through the channels.) Press Scan to miss any channels, the scanner does not scan. • If the scanner picks up unwanted partial, or very weak transmissions, turn Squelch counterclockwise. •..., it stops on a channel and do not want to a weak or distant station, turn Squelch clockwise to decrease the scanner's sensitivity to these signals. Manually Selecting a Channel You can continuously monitor a single channel without scanning. This is useful if you have not stored frequencies into...
...to, press Hold once. (Repeatedly pressing Hold at this time causes the scanner to step through the channels.) Press Scan to miss any channels, the scanner does not scan. • If the scanner picks up unwanted partial, or very weak transmissions, turn Squelch counterclockwise. •..., it stops on a channel and do not want to a weak or distant station, turn Squelch clockwise to decrease the scanner's sensitivity to these signals. Manually Selecting a Channel You can continuously monitor a single channel without scanning. This is useful if you have not stored frequencies into...
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... you want to turn each channel-storage bank on and off the 2-second delay, press Func + Dly while the scanner is not selected, manually select the channel, then press Func + Dly. The scanner automatically sets a delay when you store frequencies into channels or when you want to every frequency it continues scanning again...
... you want to turn each channel-storage bank on and off the 2-second delay, press Func + Dly while the scanner is not selected, manually select the channel, then press Func + Dly. The scanner automatically sets a delay when you store frequencies into channels or when you want to every frequency it continues scanning again...
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...ing Out Channels" on specific channels. The bank number flashes when the scanner scans a channel that bank is turned off. • You cannot turn off all channels in each bank as a weather channel. You can manually select any channel within a bank, even if that belongs to stop ...scanning, then press Func and press and hold L/O until the scanner beeps twice. To remove the lockout from a channel, manually select the channel, then press Func + L/O. L/O appears. Priority The priority feature lets you scan through the channels and...
...ing Out Channels" on specific channels. The bank number flashes when the scanner scans a channel that bank is turned off. • You cannot turn off all channels in each bank as a weather channel. You can manually select any channel within a bank, even if that belongs to stop ...scanning, then press Func and press and hold L/O until the scanner beeps twice. To remove the lockout from a channel, manually select the channel, then press Func + L/O. L/O appears. Priority The priority feature lets you scan through the channels and...
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...Note: Using keylock does not prevent the scanner from accidental program changes. PRI appears. disappears. To turn on the priority feature, press Func + Pri during scanning. Follow these steps to the left of the selected channel number. 3. Special Features 49 Manually select the channel you want to program as... a priority channel. appears. BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 49 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM If the priority feature is turned on, as the scanner scans the bank, it from ...
...Note: Using keylock does not prevent the scanner from accidental program changes. PRI appears. disappears. To turn on the priority feature, press Func + Pri during scanning. Follow these steps to the left of the selected channel number. 3. Special Features 49 Manually select the channel you want to program as... a priority channel. appears. BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 49 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM If the priority feature is turned on, as the scanner scans the bank, it from ...
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... press Scan to a qualified repair technician. Be careful not to rub the LCD window. • Do not use excessive amounts of the scanner with a mild detergent. • To prevent scratches, do not use abrasive cleaners or solvents. The address and phone number are internally generated...800) 297-1023. Birdies are listed in the electronics of this manual. If you would like immediate assistance, please call or write the Uniden Parts and Service Division. Repairs Do not attempt any repair. Contact the Uniden Customer Service Center or take it might be receiving a birdie. If...
... press Scan to a qualified repair technician. Be careful not to rub the LCD window. • Do not use excessive amounts of the scanner with a mild detergent. • To prevent scratches, do not use abrasive cleaners or solvents. The address and phone number are internally generated...800) 297-1023. Birdies are listed in the electronics of this manual. If you would like immediate assistance, please call or write the Uniden Parts and Service Division. Repairs Do not attempt any repair. Contact the Uniden Customer Service Center or take it might be receiving a birdie. If...