Uniden BC125AT, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...BC125AT Owners Manual 2012 Uniden America Corporation Printed in Vietnam Fort Worth Texas U01UB370ZZB 0...

Page 2: ...e audio level coming from the speaker before plugging in the monaural earphone or headset Otherwise you might experience some discomfort or possible hearing damage if the volume suddenly becomes too l...

Page 3: ...18 Understanding Banks 19 Channel Storage Banks 19 Service Search Banks 19 Custom Search Banks 19 Where To LEARN MORE 19 SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER 20 Connecting the Antenna 20 Connecting an Optional An...

Page 4: ...nnel Delay 42 Deleting Channels 43 Clearing a Bank 43 SCANNING STORED CHANNELS 44 Priority Scan Modes 46 Manually Selecting a Channel 46 Locking Out Channels 47 Unlocking Channels 48 Unlock all Channe...

Page 5: ...ll Delay 62 Close Call CTCSS DCS Search 63 WEATHER OPERATION 64 Searching for a Weather Broadcast 64 Weather Alert Standby 65 Weather Alert Priority 65 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 66 RBRC INFORMATION 70...

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Page 7: ...o guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this scanner does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the scanne...

Page 8: ...Privacy Act ECPA you are subject to fines and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to using or divulging the contents of such a conversation unless you have the consent of a party to the...

Page 9: ...AT Handheld Scanner The scanner is versatile compact and easy to use In addition to its standard scanning features your scanner also includes Close Call RF capture technology designed to help you dete...

Page 10: ...in between channel reception so active channels are not interrupted Close Call Temporary Store temporarily stores and scans the last 10 Close Call hits in the Close Call Hits bank PC Programming you...

Page 11: ...make it easy to locate specific types of calls and search any or all of these banks Priority Scan with Do Not Disturb lets you program one channel in each bank 10 in all and then have the scanner che...

Page 12: ...Priority the scanner scans active WX channels every 5 seconds to check for the presence of a 1050 Hz Weather Alert Tone Weather Alert Standby the scanner allows you to monitor for weather alerts broa...

Page 13: ...Lock lets you lock the scanner s keys to help prevent accidental changes to the scanner s programming Battery Save works when there is no transmission for 1 minute in Scan Hold mode and any Search Ho...

Page 14: ...and Mobile 2 Meter Amateur Band Military Land Mobile VHF High Band Federal Government 150 7750 150 8125 7 5 150 8150 154 4525 7 5 154 4562 154 4787 7 5 154 4825 154 5125 7 5 154 5150 154 5250 5 0 154...

Page 15: ...strap If any of these items are missing or damaged immediately contact your place of purchase or Uniden Customer Service at 800 297 1023 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM CST Monday through Friday Optional Accessor...

Page 16: ...g as the transmission continues When the transmission ends the scanning cycle resumes until the scanner receives another transmission What is Searching The BC125AT can search for active frequencies Th...

Page 17: ...accompanies a transmitted signal CTCSS and DCS are used for many purposes In many cases CTCSS and DCS are used to restrict access to a commercial repeater so that only those units which transmit the c...

Page 18: ...that radio systems operated Even today there are many 2 way radio users who operate using a conventional system Aircraft Amateur radio FRS GMRS users Many business radio users When you want to store...

Page 19: ...up by the repeater and retransmitted on an output frequency The user s radios always listen for activity on the output frequency and transmit on the input frequency Since the repeater is located very...

Page 20: ...owest frequency in the search range you select to the highest frequency in the range You can search any or all of these ranges by turning each search bank on or off just like channel storage banks in...

Page 21: ...dset with proper impedance for private listening Read the precautions on the inside front cover of this Owners Manual Do not use the scanner in high moisture environments such as the kitchen or bathro...

Page 22: ...canner This automatically disconnects the internal speaker Connecting an Extension Speaker In a noisy area an optional extension speaker positioned in the right place might provide more comfortable li...

Page 23: ...batteries can get hot or burst if you try to recharge them Cautions When flashes in the display and the scanner beeps every 15 seconds recharge or replace the batteries Use only fresh batteries of th...

Page 24: ...for details 1 Make sure the power is turned off 2 Slide the battery compartment cover off 3 Use a pointed object such as a ballpoint pen to set the battery selection switch inside the compartment to...

Page 25: ...arge the batteries if the scanner is turned off 1 Be sure the scanner is turned off It will recharge only if it is turned off even with the USB cable connecting it to a computer 2 Connect the included...

Page 26: ...Voltage Ni MH USB external power is out of range Off See also Setting the Charging Timer page 36 If the batteries are good the scanner charges the batteries and it operates normally If the scanner ca...

Page 27: ...groups of frequencies categorized by the type of services that use those frequencies For example many amateur radio frequencies are located in the HAM service bank When you search and find a desired f...

Page 28: ...the F icon is not displayed HEADSET JACK ANTENNA HOLD CLOSE CALL SCAN SEARCH SERVICE SEARCH LOCK OUT KEY LOCK POWER BACKLIGHT PROGRAM ENTER FUNCTION DECIMAL CLEAR WEATHER PRIORITY BEEP CURSER LEFT RI...

Page 29: ...e entered it Access a channel directly after you have entered it Enter the Close Call menu Scan Enter or resume Scan mode NA Srch Svc Start Custom Search Start Service Search L O Temporarily lock out...

Page 30: ...Beep Enter 7 Toggle the Key beep setting Note Turn Scroll Control to scroll up and down through menu selections Turning On the Scanner Note Make sure the scanner s antenna is connected before you turn...

Page 31: ...1 6 2 5 2 5 0 NFM PRI C 2 5 4 1 B N K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 C W X P F 1 4 3 2 8 7 6 5 10 9 12 13 11 14 14 16 15 Item Meaning 1 Channel Name in Scan Scan Hold mode Custom Service Search Bank Name Quick...

Page 32: ...Not Disturb PRI indicates Priority Plus Scan 7 Shows any CTCSS DCS tone code received 8 WX indicates Weather Priority is on 9 indicates Close Call Priority indicates Close Call Do Not Disturb 10 or in...

Page 33: ...rs for text tagging Scroll up or down through menu options Change channels frequencies in Hold mode Resume scanning Press the Scroll Control knob to select a setting Note Pressing SCROLL CONTROL is th...

Page 34: ...ncrease the signal level required to open squelch To listen to a weak or distant station decrease the Squelch setting 3 Press Scroll Control to set the desired level and return to the previous mode Se...

Page 35: ...ssed the backlight is turned on and the backlight setting is then set to Always On Adjusting the Contrast This submenu of the Display Charge menu controls the display s contrast how light or dark it a...

Page 36: ...e scanner or charge the batteries while the USB cable is connected 1 To set the Charging Timer press Func then to view the Display Charge menu 2 Scroll to Set ChargeTime and press Pgm E 3 Scroll to 1...

Page 37: ...on tone on or off Resetting the Scanner Warning Resetting the scanner clears all data and settings you have entered You cannot restore user programmed data that has been deleted You can at a last step...

Page 38: ...t a channel press Hold then enter the channel number 1 500 2 Press Pgm E to enter the Channel menu You can also press Hold and scroll to the channel press Func then Pgm E Note 1 Turning Scroll Control...

Page 39: ...you entered the frequency by mistake press Clr then enter the correct frequency To enter the frequency anyway press Pgm E to accept The smallest channel is displayed when two or more duplication chann...

Page 40: ...the squelch only open if no CTCSS DCS is detected for any channel Default Off 1 To select a channel press Hold and then enter the channel number 2 Press Pgm E to enter the Channel menu You can also p...

Page 41: ...to save and return to the Channel menu Setting Channel Modulation 1 To select a channel press Hold and then enter the channel number 2 Press Pgm E to enter the Channel menu You can also press Hold and...

Page 42: ...select a channel press Hold then enter the channel number 2 Press Pgm E to enter the Channel menu You can also press Hold and scroll to the channel press Func then Pgm E 3 Scroll to Set Priority and p...

Page 43: ...ply then resumes 3 sec waits 3 seconds for a reply then resumes 4 sec waits 4 seconds for a reply then resumes 5 sec waits 5 seconds for a reply then resumes 5 Press Pgm E to save and return to the Ch...

Page 44: ...HANNELS Press Scan to begin scanning channels The scanner scans through all unlocked channels in the enabled banks in channel order When the scanner finds a transmission it stops on it When the scanni...

Page 45: ...to the delay setting for each channel To hold on a channel press Hold To step through the channels turn the Scroll Control in Hold mode Press Hold to resume While monitoring a transmission the upper...

Page 46: ...ff does not check for priority channels Priority DND checks Priority channels every 2 seconds only when not receiving If you set Priority mode to Priority DND the scanner turns on the PRI icon during...

Page 47: ...mode press L O once to temporarily lock out the channel Temporary L O and TL O briefly appear in the display Turning the scanner off clears the temporary lockout Press L O twice quickly to permanentl...

Page 48: ...All Channels appears in the display 3 Press Pgm E to unlock all or Clr to cancel Service Search Mode If you do not have a reference to frequencies in your area use a search to find a transmission You...

Page 49: ...rn the Scroll Control or press Func then Srch Svc Service Search Receive Hold Modes To hold on a frequency press Hold To step through the frequencies turn Scroll Control while in Hold mode Press Hold...

Page 50: ...arch range During custom search the scanner searches starting with the lowest frequency in the search range you select to the highest frequency in the range This feature lets you search through the pr...

Page 51: ...will display Nothing to Srch If you want to change the search direction or if it is a long transmission and you want to continue searching turn Scroll Control or press Srch Svc Custom Search Receive...

Page 52: ...n Scan or Search mode press Hold to hold on any channel or frequency Enter the new frequency include a decimal point so you don t go to a channel and press Hold again to set the frequency At Quick Sea...

Page 53: ...con if Priority is enabled any CTCSS DCS received if enabled and the Close Call icon if CC Pri or CC DND is enabled will also appear in the display To store a frequency press Pgm E See Storing Found S...

Page 54: ...cond for a reply then resumes 2 sec waits 2 seconds for a reply then resumes 3 sec waits 3 seconds for a reply then resumes 4 sec waits 4 seconds for a reply then resumes 5 sec waits 5 seconds for a r...

Page 55: ...ee the previously programmed lower frequency At Lower press Pgm E and use the keypad to enter the lower limit frequency then press Pgm E 4 Scroll to Upper and press Pgm E You will see the previously p...

Page 56: ...ies You can lock up to 200 search frequencies 100 temporary frequencies and 100 permanent frequencies While receiving a frequency in any Search or Search Hold mode press L O once to temporarily lock o...

Page 57: ...frequencies press and hold L O in any Search Hold mode until the scanner prompts Clear All L O To unlock all search Close Call frequencies press and hold L O until the scanner prompts Clear All L O Pr...

Page 58: ...as mobile and handheld two way radios in areas with no other strong transmission sources However if you are in an area with many transmission sources such as pager radio transmitters multi use radio...

Page 59: ...Call DND or Close Call Pri is selected the Close Call icon will display in Scan and Search modes Close Call Only Mode In Close Call Only mode the first line displays Close Call CC Search scrolls from...

Page 60: ...display Numbers at the bottom of the display show the enabled Close Call bands The currently searched band number flashes When the transmission ends the scanner resumes searching according to the dela...

Page 61: ...Band On or Off and press Pgm E 25 54 VHF Low VHF Low Band 25 54 MHz 108 137 CIV Air Civil Air Band 108 137 MHz 137 174 VHF High VHF High Band 137 225 MHz 225 320 MIL Air Military Air Band 225 320 MHz...

Page 62: ...e Close Call menu Close Call Hits Bank The scanner saves the last 10 Close Call hits into the Close Call temporary store bank named Close Call Hits This setting turns the bank on or off during Scan mo...

Page 63: ...conds 5 sec resumes after 5 seconds 0 sec resumes immediately 1 sec waits 1 second for a reply then resumes 2 sec waits 2 seconds for a reply then resumes 3 sec waits 3 seconds for a reply then resume...

Page 64: ...o weather service monitoring Such radios can be more dependable for this application Searching for a Weather Broadcast To monitor a weather channel press Func then 3 WX to view the Weather menu Scroll...

Page 65: ...t scans the weather channels but does not play the channel s audio To turn Weather Alert Standby on or off press Func then 3 WX to view the Weather menu Scroll to Weather Standby and press Pgm E The u...

Page 66: ...Scroll to select WX Priority On or Off and press Pgm E to save and return to the Weather menu 4 Press Scan or Srch Svc to exit While Weather Alert Priority is active WX appears in the display If no c...

Page 67: ...ertified in accordance with FCC Rules and Regulations Part 15 Sub part C as of date of manufacture Scan Banks 10 banks Scan Channels 500 Channels 50 Channels Bank Service Searches 10 Bands Police Fire...

Page 68: ...hm Headphone L ch 4mW nominal 32ohm Antenna 50 ohms Impedance Sensitivity 12dB SINAD Nominal VHF Low Band AM 25 005 MHz 0 3 uV NFM 40 840 MHz 0 3 uV NFM 132 980 MHz 0 3 uV Aircraft Band AM 118 800 MHz...

Page 69: ...3 uV NFM 511 9125 MHz 0 3 uV Close Call Sensitivity No Modulation VHF Low Band NFM 40 8400 MHz 282 uV Aircraft Band AM 127 1750 MHz 112 uV VHF High 1 Band NFM 173 2250 MHz 0 89 uV VHF High 2 Band AM...

Page 70: ...nal accessories are all subject to change without notice RBRC INFORMATION As part of our committment to protect the environment and conserve natural resources Uniden voluntarily participates in an RBR...

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Page 72: ...612 624 627 631 632 654 662 664 703 712 723 731 732 734 743 754 Birdies All radios can receive birdies undesired signals If your scanner stops during Scan mode and no sound is heard it might be receiv...

Page 73: ...ION Uniden ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY Uniden warrants for one year to the original retail owner this Uniden Product to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclus...

Page 74: ...unit with a new or refurbished unit THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE IS THE SOLE AND ENTIRE WARRANTY PERTAINING TO THE PRODUCT AND IS IN LIEU OF AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY NATURE WH...

Page 75: ...Product should include all parts and accessories originally packaged with the Product Include evidence of original purchase and a note describing the defect that has caused you to return it The Produ...

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