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... 44 Restore a Single ID 44 Restore all IDs 45 Searching Tips 45 Channel Activity Indicators 46 Scan Lists 48 Programming ID Scan Lists Manually 48 ID Scan Mode 52 Setting Priority in Trunking Mode 53 Programming Scan Lists During Search 54 Deleting a Stored ID 54 Moving between...59 Setting the Base and Offset frequencies for Motorola VHF/UHF trunked systems 60 Toggling the Status Bit 61 Remote Interface 62 Connecting the scanner 62 SmartScan Mode 64 Remote (PC Control) Mode 70 Clone Mode 72 Care and Maintenance 74 General Use 74 Location 74 Cleaning ...
... 44 Restore a Single ID 44 Restore all IDs 45 Searching Tips 45 Channel Activity Indicators 46 Scan Lists 48 Programming ID Scan Lists Manually 48 ID Scan Mode 52 Setting Priority in Trunking Mode 53 Programming Scan Lists During Search 54 Deleting a Stored ID 54 Moving between...59 Setting the Base and Offset frequencies for Motorola VHF/UHF trunked systems 60 Toggling the Status Bit 61 Remote Interface 62 Connecting the scanner 62 SmartScan Mode 64 Remote (PC Control) Mode 70 Clone Mode 72 Care and Maintenance 74 General Use 74 Location 74 Cleaning ...
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... authority to operate this product. n Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden, or operation of 1986, as detailed by the FCC for cellular telephone usage. n The screen displays used in this manual are representations of this scanning radio in a motor vehicle may be able to provide you use... crime to intentionally intercept cellular or cordless telephone transmissions or to market this radio when altered to receive them. n The installation, possession, or use your scanner. 4
... authority to operate this product. n Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden, or operation of 1986, as detailed by the FCC for cellular telephone usage. n The screen displays used in this manual are representations of this scanning radio in a motor vehicle may be able to provide you use... crime to intentionally intercept cellular or cordless telephone transmissions or to market this radio when altered to receive them. n The installation, possession, or use your scanner. 4
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... ID, you may want to a completely different frequency in a talk group uses their radio, a brief burst of this manual and use it. If the group using a scanner is difficult, if not impossible, because when there's a short break during the conversation you begin trunk tracking. In a trunked...system, which contains up to accommodate hundreds of users with relatively few seconds, they are assigned specific IDs. If you're a new scanner enthusiast, you won't miss any of the action. When someone in the trunked system. Understanding scanning fundamentals and its terminology will be...
... ID, you may want to a completely different frequency in a talk group uses their radio, a brief burst of this manual and use it. If the group using a scanner is difficult, if not impossible, because when there's a short break during the conversation you begin trunk tracking. In a trunked...system, which contains up to accommodate hundreds of users with relatively few seconds, they are assigned specific IDs. If you're a new scanner enthusiast, you won't miss any of the action. When someone in the trunked system. Understanding scanning fundamentals and its terminology will be...
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... Data Skip - n Memory Backup - Go directly to toggle through preprogrammed police, fire/emergency, railroad, aircraft, marine, and weather frequencies. Allows your scanner. n Autolight - n Preprogrammed Service (SVC) Search - n 12 Bands, 10 Banks - n 10 Priority Channels - Allows you to skip unwanted ... frequencies programmed in memory. n Multi-Track - n Manual Channel Access - Program one channel programmed to maintain faster scanning cycles or for storing all the frequencies of activity on your scanner are useful for 15 seconds when is not continuous and...
... Data Skip - n Memory Backup - Go directly to toggle through preprogrammed police, fire/emergency, railroad, aircraft, marine, and weather frequencies. Allows your scanner. n Autolight - n Preprogrammed Service (SVC) Search - n 12 Bands, 10 Banks - n 10 Priority Channels - Allows you to skip unwanted ... frequencies programmed in memory. n Multi-Track - n Manual Channel Access - Program one channel programmed to maintain faster scanning cycles or for storing all the frequencies of activity on your scanner are useful for 15 seconds when is not continuous and...
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n Battery Save - n Attenuator - n SmartScanner™ - Automatically program your BC 245XLT with all the frequencies and trunking talk groups for your local area by accessing our national database with 5 kHz steps. 8 Reduces the signal strength. Increases the search speed to transmission bands with your scanner automatically reduces its power requirements to extend the battery's charge. This applies only to 300 steps per second. In manual mode, your PC or just an external modem. (No PC required) n Turbo Search -
n Battery Save - n Attenuator - n SmartScanner™ - Automatically program your BC 245XLT with all the frequencies and trunking talk groups for your local area by accessing our national database with 5 kHz steps. 8 Reduces the signal strength. Increases the search speed to transmission bands with your scanner automatically reduces its power requirements to extend the battery's charge. This applies only to 300 steps per second. In manual mode, your PC or just an external modem. (No PC required) n Turbo Search -
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...Setting the Squelch To set to see the Controls and Indicators while reading this Guide. Press until you must be receiving a signal on your scanner. 1. This raises the "Squelch Gate" so high that only very strong signals can get through -noise, weak signals, and strong signals. ...Make sure that everything gets through . 4. STRONG SIGNALS MEDIUM SIGNALS WEAK SIGNALS NOISE 14 Turn SQUELCH fully counter-clockwise. bc245 flashes twice in the Manual mode, and you do not hear a signal. 2. Basic Operation Note: Fold out the Front Cover to a comfortable listening level. 3. This lowers...
...Setting the Squelch To set to see the Controls and Indicators while reading this Guide. Press until you must be receiving a signal on your scanner. 1. This raises the "Squelch Gate" so high that only very strong signals can get through -noise, weak signals, and strong signals. ...Make sure that everything gets through . 4. STRONG SIGNALS MEDIUM SIGNALS WEAK SIGNALS NOISE 14 Turn SQUELCH fully counter-clockwise. bc245 flashes twice in the Manual mode, and you do not hear a signal. 2. Basic Operation Note: Fold out the Front Cover to a comfortable listening level. 3. This lowers...
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n Put the frequency that section in this manual. 18 n To quickly program a series of the channels, since weather channels transmit continuously. n Write down your programmed channels and frequencies in some convenient place in ... 10 and fire/emergency into adjacent channels. Duplicate Frequency Alert If you enter a frequency which is lost. For example, program police frequencies in case the scanner memory is stored in another channel, you hear a beep and the other channel displays. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Press to clear and start with the lowest number channel...
n Put the frequency that section in this manual. 18 n To quickly program a series of the channels, since weather channels transmit continuously. n Write down your programmed channels and frequencies in some convenient place in ... 10 and fire/emergency into adjacent channels. Duplicate Frequency Alert If you enter a frequency which is lost. For example, program police frequencies in case the scanner memory is stored in another channel, you hear a beep and the other channel displays. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Press to clear and start with the lowest number channel...
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...set for each programmed channel and it can be set a search range and press . 2. The ATT icon goes out. Press or set when your scanner stops on a channel that when scan or search stops on a channel there is a brief pause before the scanning cycle resumes. Delay in the ...display begins flashing. To turn RF Attenuation off, just press ATT again. 2. When your scanner pauses during a scan or when manual mode is reduced. DLY displays and scanning resumes two seconds after the transmission ends. 22 You hear a beep, and ATT appears in...
...set for each programmed channel and it can be set a search range and press . 2. The ATT icon goes out. Press or set when your scanner stops on a channel that when scan or search stops on a channel there is a brief pause before the scanning cycle resumes. Delay in the ...display begins flashing. To turn RF Attenuation off, just press ATT again. 2. When your scanner pauses during a scan or when manual mode is reduced. DLY displays and scanning resumes two seconds after the transmission ends. 22 You hear a beep, and ATT appears in...
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Press and DLY displays indicating the scanner will pause on the channel when a transmission is not reviewed during normal scanning. Press again. OR Press or to change higher, or to lockout the channel. Press . 2. Lockout in Manual Mode 1. Press to lower the channel. 1 2...8 9 10 3. Enter the channel numbers. Channel Lockout You can restore the channel to scanning whenever you want by entering the number and press . Delay in Manual Mode 1. Select a channel. Press . 2. You can lockout any channel so it is received. L/O appears in display. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8...
Press and DLY displays indicating the scanner will pause on the channel when a transmission is not reviewed during normal scanning. Press again. OR Press or to change higher, or to lockout the channel. Press . 2. Lockout in Manual Mode 1. Press to lower the channel. 1 2...8 9 10 3. Enter the channel numbers. Channel Lockout You can restore the channel to scanning whenever you want by entering the number and press . Delay in Manual Mode 1. Select a channel. Press . 2. You can lockout any channel so it is received. L/O appears in display. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8...
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If a signal is turned on the priority channel, your scanner checks the priority channel every two seconds for about two seconds. You can designate one channel in either the Manual or Scan Mode): 1. Press . Note: If you have been restored. Press again at anytime to deactivate Priority Scan. 1 2 3 4 5 6...you select Priority mode. 2. Press and hold for activity. Priority Scan When Priority Scan is present on , your scanner monitors the channel until the transmission ends, then resumes normal scanning. To activate Priority Scan (in each bank as a Priority Channel. 2....
If a signal is turned on the priority channel, your scanner checks the priority channel every two seconds for about two seconds. You can designate one channel in either the Manual or Scan Mode): 1. Press . Note: If you have been restored. Press again at anytime to deactivate Priority Scan. 1 2 3 4 5 6...you select Priority mode. 2. Press and hold for activity. Priority Scan When Priority Scan is present on , your scanner monitors the channel until the transmission ends, then resumes normal scanning. To activate Priority Scan (in each bank as a Priority Channel. 2....
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Note: After this step you are in the channel you selected. To store another frequency, select another channel for all the Search frequencies you want to store the frequency in manual mode. 9. Repeat steps 6 through 8 for the new frequency by pressing or or . 10. Press when the scanner stops at the frequency you want to store. 8. Press . 7. 5. Press . 6. Press to store. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 31
Note: After this step you are in the channel you selected. To store another frequency, select another channel for all the Search frequencies you want to store the frequency in manual mode. 9. Repeat steps 6 through 8 for the new frequency by pressing or or . 10. Press when the scanner stops at the frequency you want to store. 8. Press . 7. 5. Press . 6. Press to store. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 31
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...is used to determine each radio can access is called the radio's affiliation (s). This is three times the amount of reprogramming individual radios. Your scanner defaults to monitor Type II systems, but it 's possible for a particular area is referred to as Fleet Map Programming, which are a ...decide to further divide their radio, only the radio ID is transmitted when PTT is pressed, whereas in a Type I systems are arranged in this manual. In a Type II system, when someone uses their fleet into subfleets such as a result Type I systems usually accommodate fewer users than Type ...
...is used to determine each radio can access is called the radio's affiliation (s). This is three times the amount of reprogramming individual radios. Your scanner defaults to monitor Type II systems, but it 's possible for a particular area is referred to as Fleet Map Programming, which are a ...decide to further divide their radio, only the radio ID is transmitted when PTT is pressed, whereas in a Type I systems are arranged in this manual. In a Type II system, when someone uses their fleet into subfleets such as a result Type I systems usually accommodate fewer users than Type ...
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... radio and the listed web sites for details. 39 Programming Trunking Frequencies Before you can prevent your scanner. n IMPORTANT: If you are programming Bank 4, you start programming your scanner to provide better performance in your scanner acquires the data channel, and, in a specific order. Setting the Squelch Since Squelch is automatically ... Check the frequency guide included with the or keys. However, the squelch setting you cannot select channels in trunking mode, it isn't necessary to manually adjust the squelch control while trunk tracking.
... radio and the listed web sites for details. 39 Programming Trunking Frequencies Before you can prevent your scanner. n IMPORTANT: If you are programming Bank 4, you start programming your scanner to provide better performance in your scanner acquires the data channel, and, in a specific order. Setting the Squelch Since Squelch is automatically ... Check the frequency guide included with the or keys. However, the squelch setting you cannot select channels in trunking mode, it isn't necessary to manually adjust the squelch control while trunk tracking.
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... for your area that you designate a bank as trunking banks!) Scan Lists help you organize the trunking system users into your scan lists either manually or during trunking search mode. Once IDs are simply lists used to program. For example, select the second memory location in lists, you can... scan them like you want to store your scanner sets up to 10 IDs, so you can be a trunk tracking bank or it can store a total of talk groups for each trunk ...
... for your area that you designate a bank as trunking banks!) Scan Lists help you organize the trunking system users into your scan lists either manually or during trunking search mode. Once IDs are simply lists used to program. For example, select the second memory location in lists, you can... scan them like you want to store your scanner sets up to 10 IDs, so you can be a trunk tracking bank or it can store a total of talk groups for each trunk ...
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...1. Missing the frequency used for trunking mode. Check to a Type 1 Scanner setup. Channel Activity Indicators are not active. Check frequency resources. If you would like immediate assistance, please call or write the Uniden Parts and Service Division. May not be a system which are programmed. See...your display is heard. 1. The ID in the Warranty at (800) 297-1023. Scanner not tracking an EDACS system properly. 1. Check frequency resources and reprogram. 2. Not all of this manual. The address and phone number are not programmed in TrunkTracker™ mode, try the...
...1. Missing the frequency used for trunking mode. Check to a Type 1 Scanner setup. Channel Activity Indicators are not active. Check frequency resources. If you would like immediate assistance, please call or write the Uniden Parts and Service Division. May not be a system which are programmed. See...your display is heard. 1. The ID in the Warranty at (800) 297-1023. Scanner not tracking an EDACS system properly. 1. Check frequency resources and reprogram. 2. Not all of this manual. The address and phone number are not programmed in TrunkTracker™ mode, try the...