Uniden BC244CLT, User Manual

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Page 2: ...or local jurisdiction Your local law enforcement officials should be able to provide you this information regarding the laws in your community Changes or modifications to this product not expressly a...

Page 3: ...Set the Squelch 11 Programming Tips 13 Programming Frequencies 14 Deleting a Stored Frequency 15 About Memory Back up 16 Scanning Mode 16 Manual Mode 16 Direct Channel Access 17 Weather Channel Scan...

Page 4: ...long as the transmission continues When the transmission ends the scanner stays on the channel for 2 more seconds waiting for a responding transmission If no responding transmission is detected the s...

Page 5: ...high moisture environments such as the kitchen or bathroom Avoid placing the unit in direct sunlight or near heating elements or vents Do not plug the scanner into an outlet controlled by a wall switc...

Page 6: ...g the antenna may improve the reception 4 Plug an optional external speaker 8 ohm into the EXT SP jack If you are operating the scanner in a fringe area or need to improve reception use an optional an...

Page 7: ...ce 4 E Key Enters the frequency or time setting into memory 5 TIME Key Press to view and set time 6 LOCKOUT Key Prevents scanning of the displayed channel The L O indicator appears when the current ch...

Page 8: ...Stops scanning Press MANUAL again to step to the next channel Also use for direct channel access by first entering the channel number and then pressing MANUAL to go directly to that channel 13 s Key S...

Page 9: ...play time Last digit shows A A for a m and P P for p m Scanning Overview The BC244CLT has 30 memory channels Each can be programmed to store one frequency within the band of frequency coverage For a l...

Page 10: ...keys OR Enter the time by pressing the s tkeys 3 Press AM PM to select the desired setting either a m or p m 4 Press E to complete the entry The display stops flashing You may bypass the steps to set...

Page 11: ...e simply press and hold the TIME SET key The display digits flash 2 Enter the time directly by pressing the numeric keys OR Enter the time by pressing the s tkeys 3 Press AM PM to select the desired s...

Page 12: ...SET until the time indicated and A AL LA AR RM M indicator flashes in the display 2 Enter the alarm time directly by pressing the numeric keys OR Enter the time by pressing the s tkeys 3 Press AM PM t...

Page 13: ...it will sound as a series of beeps gradually growing louder The alarm will continue for approximately 15 minutes if no action is taken Snooze function To silence the alarm simply press any key This s...

Page 14: ...11 Set the Squelch 1 Turn SQUELCH fully clockwise to the highest setting 2 Press ON OFF to turn on the scanner 3 Adjust the VOLUME control until you can hear a steady noise USING THE SCANNER...

Page 15: ...ckwise This raises the Squelch Gate so high that only very strong signals can get through Turn SQUELCH fully clockwise until you hear a hiss This lowers the Squelch Gate so that everything gets throug...

Page 16: ...an error during programming or the frequency is out of range E E r r r ro or r appears on the frequency display If you program the same frequency in two channels the display will indicate the channel...

Page 17: ...es Follow these steps Example Program 420 150 MHz into Channel 12 1 Press MANUAL to stop scanning 2 To select the channel 12 press 1 then 2 on the numeric keypad Then press MANUAL again 3 Type in the...

Page 18: ...you want to delete a stored frequency follow these steps Example Delete the frequency in Channel 12 1 Press MANUAL to stop scanning 2 To select the channel 12 press 1 then 2 on the numeric keypad The...

Page 19: ...ed on it is automatically in Scan mode Scanning automatically stops on any active channel except those channels locked out Manual Mode Press MANUAL any time to stop scanning The scanner remains on the...

Page 20: ...ecific channel you want to monitor Example Select Channel 4 1 Press MANUAL to exit scan mode 2 Press 4 3 Press MANUAL again to successfully complete the direct access to Channel 4 When you press 4 the...

Page 21: ...ess SCAN MANUAL or ON OFF Do not program a weather frequency into one of the 30 channels Because weather channels transmit continuously the scanner remains on that channel disrupting the scanning cycl...

Page 22: ...hannel until the transmission ends If the signal stops for more than two seconds normal scan operation resumes To Set the Priority Channel Your BC244CLT has a default Priority Channel set at Channel 1...

Page 23: ...he P PR RII indicator goes out Channel Lockout You can lock out a channel so it is not scanned Channel Lockout does not erase the frequency from the channel You can lock out up to 30 channels includin...

Page 24: ...d out Whenever you want to search for channels that are locked out press MANUAL repeatedly to go through all 30 channels If a channel is locked out the L L O O indicator appears Restore a Locked Out C...

Page 25: ...tore all Locked Out Channels To unlock all channels you must be in Manual Mode 1 Press MANUAL 2 Press and hold LOCKOUT until a beep sounds The L L O O indicator goes out on any channel previously lock...

Page 26: ...placing the unit in direct sunlight or near heating elements or vents Do not plug the scanner into an outlet controlled by a wall switch as it could cause the clock to reset Cleaning Disconnect the po...

Page 27: ...enna If the programmed frequency is higher than 406MHz a shorter antenna length may improve the reception Relocate the scanner You may be in a fringe area This could require an optional multi band ant...

Page 28: ...ncy to see if it is correct and no memory has been lost It is possible that none of the programmed frequencies are active at this time Weather Scan won t work Adjust squelch to the threshold Page 11 C...

Page 29: ...cm Amateur Band 450 470 MHz UHF Standard Band 470 512 MHz UHF T Band Above bands in 12 5kHz steps Sensitivity nominal 0 3 V 29 54 MHz 12dB SINAD 0 4 V 137 174 MHz 0 6 V 406 512 MHz Channels 30 Scan Ra...

Page 30: ...tion may replace the 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 WARRANT...

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