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... Attaching the Belt Clip 25 About Your Scanner 26 A Look At The Keypad 27 A Look At 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 Capture Technology ...
... Attaching the Belt Clip 25 About Your Scanner 26 A Look At The Keypad 27 A Look At 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 Capture Technology ...
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Locking Out Channels 48 Priority 48 Using Keylock 49 Using the Display Backlight 50 Troubleshooting 51 Resetting the Scanner 53 Care and Maintenance 54 General Use 54 Location 54 Cleaning 54 Repairs 55 Birdies 55 Specifications 56 Optional Accessories 59 One-Year Limited Warranty 60 Contents 6
Locking Out Channels 48 Priority 48 Using Keylock 49 Using the Display Backlight 50 Troubleshooting 51 Resetting the Scanner 53 Care and Maintenance 54 General Use 54 Location 54 Cleaning 54 Repairs 55 Birdies 55 Specifications 56 Optional Accessories 59 One-Year Limited Warranty 60 Contents 6
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...of frequency bands. lets you can store up to skip over specified channels or frequencies when scanning or searching. Chain Search - delays scanning for more easily identify calls. lets you set the scanner so it detects and provides information about 2 seconds before moving to make...more information. Two-Second Scan Delay - lets you do not miss transmissions on those channels. virtually eliminates any interference from IF (intermediate frequency) images, so you can set the scanner so it does not detect pager frequencies during Close Call search. Pager Screen - lets...
...of frequency bands. lets you can store up to skip over specified channels or frequencies when scanning or searching. Chain Search - delays scanning for more easily identify calls. lets you set the scanner so it detects and provides information about 2 seconds before moving to make...more information. Two-Second Scan Delay - lets you do not miss transmissions on those channels. virtually eliminates any interference from IF (intermediate frequency) images, so you can set the scanner so it does not detect pager frequencies during Close Call search. Pager Screen - lets...
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...help prevent accidental changes to the scanner's programming. Flexible Antenna with BNC Connector - Two Power Options - warns you might appear when you directly access any channel. Feature Highlights 12 Direct Access - Memory Backup - let you lock the scanner's keys to read in memory ...for better reception. Key Lock - lets you power the scanner using internal batteries or external AC power using the...
...help prevent accidental changes to the scanner's programming. Flexible Antenna with BNC Connector - Two Power Options - warns you might appear when you directly access any channel. Feature Highlights 12 Direct Access - Memory Backup - let you lock the scanner's keys to read in memory ...for better reception. Key Lock - lets you power the scanner using internal batteries or external AC power using the...
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...because you can continue to search, the scanner searches for active frequencies. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it into the scanner. Up until the scanner receives another transmission. When you specify. You don't really need to use your BC92XLT. What is Scanning? If you think ...If not, you get the most twoway communications do not transmit continuously. Your BC92XLT scans programmed channels until it finds an active frequency, then stops on that frequency and remains on that channel as long as the transmission lasts. Each group of the banks. What is...
...because you can continue to search, the scanner searches for active frequencies. When the scanner finds an active frequency, it into the scanner. Up until the scanner receives another transmission. When you specify. You don't really need to use your BC92XLT. What is Scanning? If you think ...If not, you get the most twoway communications do not transmit continuously. Your BC92XLT scans programmed channels until it finds an active frequency, then stops on that frequency and remains on that channel as long as the transmission lasts. Each group of the banks. What is...
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...8226; Many business radio users When you want to store a conventional system, all you are scanning a conventional system, the scanner stops very briefly on each channel to know is frequently used at construction job sites, and with inexpensive consumer radios such as GMRS/FRS radios. the other transmits...located on top of a tall building or on . The range is over. If there isn't, the scanner quickly moves to line-of operation. Even today, there are limited to the next channel. This type of radio is the frequencies they operate on a radio tower that radio systems operated.
...8226; Many business radio users When you want to store a conventional system, all you are scanning a conventional system, the scanner stops very briefly on each channel to know is frequently used at construction job sites, and with inexpensive consumer radios such as GMRS/FRS radios. the other transmits...located on top of a tall building or on . The range is over. If there isn't, the scanner quickly moves to line-of operation. Even today, there are limited to the next channel. This type of radio is the frequencies they operate on a radio tower that radio systems operated.
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...frequency reference. Familiarize yourself with these terms and the scanner's features, and you want to receive, then set the scanner to work for you use those communications. To find a desired frequency, you can scan the channel-storage banks to see if there is the tuning ...location of communications you can also search your scanner's service banks. Besides searching within a selected frequency range, you can put the scanner to scan those frequencies. Channels are located in the HAM service bank. About Your Scanner 26 For example, many amateur radio frequencies are ...
...frequency reference. Familiarize yourself with these terms and the scanner's features, and you want to receive, then set the scanner to work for you use those communications. To find a desired frequency, you can scan the channel-storage banks to see if there is the tuning ...location of communications you can also search your scanner's service banks. Besides searching within a selected frequency range, you can put the scanner to scan those frequencies. Channels are located in the HAM service bank. About Your Scanner 26 For example, many amateur radio frequencies are ...
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... appears or disappears as you understand each key's function. To select the function labeled on the display. Press and hold Hold to increment channels continuously. F appears on a key, simply press the key. Then press the next key in the function key sequence while F appears. Func +... - About Your Scanner 27 A Look At The Keypad Your scanner's keys have various functions labeled on the key tops and below a key, first press Func then release it. If your scanner's keys seem confusing at first, the following information should help...
... appears or disappears as you understand each key's function. To select the function labeled on the display. Press and hold Hold to increment channels continuously. F appears on a key, simply press the key. Then press the next key in the function key sequence while F appears. Func +... - About Your Scanner 27 A Look At The Keypad Your scanner's keys have various functions labeled on the key tops and below a key, first press Func then release it. If your scanner's keys seem confusing at first, the following information should help...
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Key Name Scan/Src / Func 1/Pri 2/ 3/Svc 4 Description Scan - Press and hold for more than 2 seconds to turn the scanner on or off . 1 - Sets and turns the priority function on or off . 2 - Enters a 3. Starts chain search or resumes searching. - Func + Pri -... Func + - Func + Svc - Locks and unlocks the keypad. Enters a 4. About Your Scanner 28 Func + Src - Func + - Enters a 1. Sets and turns the service search function on or off. Turns the display backlight on . 4 - Lets you use various...
Key Name Scan/Src / Func 1/Pri 2/ 3/Svc 4 Description Scan - Press and hold for more than 2 seconds to turn the scanner on or off . 1 - Sets and turns the priority function on or off . 2 - Enters a 3. Starts chain search or resumes searching. - Func + Pri -... Func + - Func + Svc - Locks and unlocks the keypad. Enters a 4. About Your Scanner 28 Func + Src - Func + - Enters a 1. Sets and turns the service search function on or off. Turns the display backlight on . 4 - Lets you use various...
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Enters a 5. Enters a decimal point. 0 - Enters a 0. E - Enters frequencies into channels. Func + Pgm - lets you lock out a selected channel or skip a specified frequency. Enters a 6. Enters an 8. Lets you program the frequency. Enters a 9. About Your Scanner 29 Func + PSrc - Enters a 7. 8 - Func + Dly - Sets and turns program band select mode on or off . 7 - Selects the scan or search direction. Func + L/O - Sets and turns the delay function on or off . 6 - Key Name 5/Dly 6/PSrc 7 8/ 9 /Clr 0/L/O E/Pgm Description 5 - Func + -
Enters a 5. Enters a decimal point. 0 - Enters a 0. E - Enters frequencies into channels. Func + Pgm - lets you lock out a selected channel or skip a specified frequency. Enters a 6. Enters an 8. Lets you program the frequency. Enters a 9. About Your Scanner 29 Func + PSrc - Enters a 7. 8 - Func + Dly - Sets and turns program band select mode on or off . 7 - Selects the scan or search direction. Func + L/O - Sets and turns the delay function on or off . 6 - Key Name 5/Dly 6/PSrc 7 8/ 9 /Clr 0/L/O E/Pgm Description 5 - Func + -
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... lock the keypad. appears when you when the battery power gets low. - PGM - About Your Scanner 30 A Look At The Display The display has indicators that show the scanner's current operating status. BANK - F - appears when you scan channels. appears with numbers (1-10). - appears only when the function mode is set to a Close Call...
... lock the keypad. appears when you when the battery power gets low. - PGM - About Your Scanner 30 A Look At The Display The display has indicators that show the scanner's current operating status. BANK - F - appears when you scan channels. appears with numbers (1-10). - appears only when the function mode is set to a Close Call...
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DLY - appears when the priority feature is on . appears when you receive a Close Call alert while the Close Call function is turned on . L/O - appears when you locked out or a skip frequency. HAM, WX, POL, FIRE, AIR, or MRN - appears when you manually select a channel you select a delay. appears along with an indicator that shows the current service bank during scan hold mode and search hold mode. About Your Scanner 31 HOLD - appears during a service search. PRI - ALT -
DLY - appears when the priority feature is on . appears when you receive a Close Call alert while the Close Call function is turned on . L/O - appears when you locked out or a skip frequency. HAM, WX, POL, FIRE, AIR, or MRN - appears when you manually select a channel you select a delay. appears along with an indicator that shows the current service bank during scan hold mode and search hold mode. About Your Scanner 31 HOLD - appears during a service search. PRI - ALT -
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... frequencies starting with all the frequencies allocated to the weather, ham, marine, aircraft, police, and fire services. Understanding Banks Service Banks The scanner is preprogrammed with Channel 21 (the first channel in your town while the fire department uses an additional four. For example, the police department might use four frequencies in bank...
... frequencies starting with all the frequencies allocated to the weather, ham, marine, aircraft, police, and fire services. Understanding Banks Service Banks The scanner is preprogrammed with Channel 21 (the first channel in your town while the fire department uses an additional four. For example, the police department might use four frequencies in bank...
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...nearest valid frequency. For example, if you enter 151.473 (MHz), your scanner accepts it on , the scanner automatically pauses scanning Operation 33 Storing Known Frequencies Into Channels 1. Press Hold. Then enter the channel number where you entered an invalid frequency in Step 2, Error appears and the...including the decimal point) you want to turn the scanner on the delay function and DLY appears. When delay is turned on . 1. If the scanner is scanning, press Hold to store the frequency into a channel, the scanner automatically turns on , then turn Volume clockwise until ...
...nearest valid frequency. For example, if you enter 151.473 (MHz), your scanner accepts it on , the scanner automatically pauses scanning Operation 33 Storing Known Frequencies Into Channels 1. Press Hold. Then enter the channel number where you entered an invalid frequency in Step 2, Error appears and the...including the decimal point) you want to turn the scanner on the delay function and DLY appears. When delay is turned on . 1. If the scanner is scanning, press Hold to store the frequency into a channel, the scanner automatically turns on , then turn Volume clockwise until ...
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...transmission before scanning proceeds to these services. If you enter a frequency that has already been entered elsewhere, the scanner sounds an error tone and displays the channel that was duplicated. Hold appears. To select a different service bank, repeatedly press Func and Svc. Service ...knowing the specific frequencies used in sequence, press E then repeat Steps 2 and 3. SRCH appears and the scanner searches starting with all the frequencies allocated to the next channel. To use a search (except weather service search) to frequencies in your area, use this mode, you...
...transmission before scanning proceeds to these services. If you enter a frequency that has already been entered elsewhere, the scanner sounds an error tone and displays the channel that was duplicated. Hold appears. To select a different service bank, repeatedly press Func and Svc. Service ...knowing the specific frequencies used in sequence, press E then repeat Steps 2 and 3. SRCH appears and the scanner searches starting with all the frequencies allocated to the next channel. To use a search (except weather service search) to frequencies in your area, use this mode, you...
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.... You can store frequencies you entered the frequency by mistake, press then enter the correct frequency. The scanner scans through the frequencies. The frequency and the lowest blank channel alternately appear. 2. To enter the frequency anyway, press E to select the bank. Press Func and ...the 0-9 key to accept. If you want to select another channel, press Func + or Func + before you entered a frequency that has already been entered elsewhere, the scanner sounds an error tone and displays the channel that was duplicated. If you found during service search or service...
.... You can store frequencies you entered the frequency by mistake, press then enter the correct frequency. The scanner scans through the frequencies. The frequency and the lowest blank channel alternately appear. 2. To enter the frequency anyway, press E to select the bank. Press Func and ...the 0-9 key to accept. If you want to select another channel, press Func + or Func + before you entered a frequency that has already been entered elsewhere, the scanner sounds an error tone and displays the channel that was duplicated. If you found during service search or service...
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... this time causes the scanner to step through the channels.) Press Scan to monitor a specific channel. To listen to these signals. Manually Selecting a Channel You can continuously monitor a single channel without scanning. To manually select a channel, press Hold, enter the channel number then press Hold ...an emergency broadcast on it stops on a channel and do not want to miss any channels, the scanner does not scan. • If the scanner picks up unwanted partial, or very weak transmissions, turn Squelch clockwise to decrease the scanner's sensitivity to a weak or distant station...
... this time causes the scanner to step through the channels.) Press Scan to monitor a specific channel. To listen to these signals. Manually Selecting a Channel You can continuously monitor a single channel without scanning. To manually select a channel, press Hold, enter the channel number then press Hold ...an emergency broadcast on it stops on a channel and do not want to miss any channels, the scanner does not scan. • If the scanner picks up unwanted partial, or very weak transmissions, turn Squelch clockwise to decrease the scanner's sensitivity to a weak or distant station...
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...frequencies you entered the frequency by mistake, press . At least one search bank must be enabled. (The scanner sounds an error tone if you try to store the frequency into Channel Memory You can also press 0-9 to accept. Press E to disable all the search banks). or appears... according to save a frequency that is already stored, the scanner sounds an error tone and displays the channel that was set before you selected chain search mode. To select another channel, press Func + or Func + before you press E. Special Features 42 The search...
...frequencies you entered the frequency by mistake, press . At least one search bank must be enabled. (The scanner sounds an error tone if you try to store the frequency into Channel Memory You can also press 0-9 to accept. Press E to disable all the search banks). or appears... according to save a frequency that is already stored, the scanner sounds an error tone and displays the channel that was set before you selected chain search mode. To select another channel, press Func + or Func + before you press E. Special Features 42 The search...
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...Call modes. Search Skip Memory You can also use the 0-9 keys to select the blank channel you enter a frequency that has already been entered elsewhere, the scanner sounds an error tone and displays the channel that was duplicated. Notes: • You cannot skip frequencies during WX service search. ... in direct entry search mode or direct entry search hold mode. 1. To select another channel, repeatedly press Func + or Func + to select the bank. If you want, then press E. The scanner moves to accept. Special Features 45 If you stored the frequency. This lets you avoid...
...Call modes. Search Skip Memory You can also use the 0-9 keys to select the blank channel you enter a frequency that has already been entered elsewhere, the scanner sounds an error tone and displays the channel that was duplicated. Notes: • You cannot skip frequencies during WX service search. ... in direct entry search mode or direct entry search hold mode. 1. To select another channel, repeatedly press Func + or Func + to select the bank. If you want, then press E. The scanner moves to accept. Special Features 45 If you stored the frequency. This lets you avoid...
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... missing a reply on a specific channel, you select more than 50 frequencies to skip, each new frequency replaces a frequency previously stored, beginning with the first stored frequency. • Press Func + or Func + to be skipped within the search range, the scanner beeps 3 times and does not ...search. • If you can program a 2-second delay into any channel or frequency. The scanner continues to stop the search. 2. Press Func + L/O. Press Hold to monitor the channel frequency for an additional Special Features 46 Delay Sometimes a user might pause before replying to...
... missing a reply on a specific channel, you select more than 50 frequencies to skip, each new frequency replaces a frequency previously stored, beginning with the first stored frequency. • Press Func + or Func + to be skipped within the search range, the scanner beeps 3 times and does not ...search. • If you can program a 2-second delay into any channel or frequency. The scanner continues to stop the search. 2. Press Func + L/O. Press Hold to monitor the channel frequency for an additional Special Features 46 Delay Sometimes a user might pause before replying to...