Uniden BC244CLT, Manual

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Page 3: ...he transmission continues When the transmission ends the scanning cycle resumes until another transmission is received You can set a 2 second delay refer to 2 Second Delay page Types of Communication...

Page 4: ...id 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 prolonged periods without power causes clock reset Unpack...

Page 5: ...prove the reception 4 Plug an optional external speaker 8 ohm into the EXT SP jack If you are operating the scanner in the fringe area or need to improve reception use an optional antenna designed for...

Page 6: ...LOCKOUT Key Use to prevent scanning of the displayed channel The LCD display indicates L O when channel is locked out Lockout is retained in memory Press LOCKOUT again to unlock the channel Lockout is...

Page 7: ...o set in Weather Mode 14 ON OFF Key Use to turn scanner on or off 15 VOLUME Control Turn VOLUME clockwise to increase the volume Turn counterclockwise to decrease the volume 16 SQUELCH Control Adjust...

Page 8: ...complete the entry After scanner has been turned on to reset the clock simply press and hold the TIME SET key The LCD display flashes the indicated time Set the clock as directed above You may bypass...

Page 9: ...il the time indicated and ALARM Icon in display flashes 2 Enter the correct time using the numeric key or s t keys 3 Press AM PM Key to toggle to desired setting either AM or PM 4 Press E Key to compl...

Page 10: ...for approximately an hour To turn the alarm function off press the ALARM key ALARM Icon in display extinguishes Set the Squelch 1 Turn SQUELCH fully clockwise to the highest setting 2 Press ON OFF key...

Page 11: ...g SQUELCH control clockwise You should hear a steady sound scanning stops Now turn SQUELCH control counterclockwise slowly until the sound disappears This is the threshold point at which scanning star...

Page 12: ...u pressed the wrong number press decimal point twice This cancels the entire numeric entry and displays the current channel number Above 406MHz the frequency steps are in 12 5kHz increments To enter a...

Page 13: ...se 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 frequency num...

Page 14: ...the scanner is turned on it is automatically in Scan mode Scanning automatically stops on any active channel except those channels locked out Press MANUAL anytime to stop scanning When you press MANU...

Page 15: ...immediately finds an active broadcast If the broadcast sounds weak and distant press W again to look for a closer station To exit Weather mode press SCAN MANUAL or ON OFF key Do not program a weather...

Page 16: ...present the priority channel is monitored until the transmission ends When the reception of the priority signal stops for more than 2 seconds normal scan operation resumes To Set the Priority Channel...

Page 17: ...the scanner is turned off To Lockout a Channel Example Suppose you want to lock out Channel 2 because it stops on transmissions you dont want to hear Press LOCKOUT when the scanner stops on Channel 2...

Page 18: ...nel so that it can be monitored during scanning 1 Press the MANUAL key repeatedly to find the locked out channel 2 Press LOCKOUT again to unlock the displayed channel The L O Icon disappears from the...

Page 19: ...unlight or near heating elements or vents Do not plug the scanner into an outlet controlled by a wall switch as prolonged periods without power will cause the clock to reset Cleaning Disconnect the po...

Page 20: ...rammed 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 antenna Check with...

Page 21: ...t 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 see page Adjusting the Squelch Chec...

Page 22: ...50 470 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 Rate Up to 15 chann...

Page 23: ...e 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 WARRANTIES OF ANY NATU...

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