Uniden BC72XLT, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...BC72XLT OWNER S MANUAL OWNER S MANUAL BC72 Paper OM fm Page 1 Monday October 25 2004 3 11 PM...

Page 2: ...ials should be able to provide you with information regarding the laws in your community Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden or operation of this product in any w...

Page 3: ...en does not represent this unit to be water proof To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock do not expose this unit to rain or moisture Uniden and Bearcat are registered trademarks of Uniden Amer...

Page 4: ...C72XLT Controls and Display BC72XLT Controls and Display Squelch BC72XLT Controls and Display Headphone Jack Volume Display DC 6V Keypad Power Jack BC72 Paper OM fm Page 4 Monday October 25 2004 3 11...

Page 5: ...Connecting an Extension Speaker 24 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 Sett...

Page 6: ...isplay 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...

Page 7: ...off you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the scanner and the receiv...

Page 8: ...nsmissions and the decoding of scrambled transmissions This is done to comply with the legal requirement that scanners be manufactured so they are not easy to modify to pick up these transmissions Do...

Page 9: ...s memory The scanner lets you scan transmissions and is preprogrammed with service banks for your convenience You can quickly search those frequencies most commonly used by police and other agencies...

Page 10: ...0 Meter Amateur Band 29 7 49 995 5 FM VHF Low Band 50 0 54 0 5 FM 6 Meter Amateur Band 108 0 136 9875 12 5 AM Aircraft Band 137 0 143 995 5 FM Military Band 144 0 147 995 5 FM 2 Meter Amateur Band 148...

Page 11: ...as 10 banks You can store up to 10 frequencies into each bank for a total of 100 frequencies so you can more easily identify calls Two Second Scan Delay delays scanning for about 2 seconds before movi...

Page 12: ...tended time if the scanner loses power Two Power Options let you power the scanner using internal batteries or external AC power using the included AC adapter Key Confirmation Tones the scanner sounds...

Page 13: ...nding Scanning on Page 14 for a quick background on the technology behind the hobby The first thing you ll need to do is install batteries in the scanner Then you need to connect the included antenna...

Page 14: ...equencies This is different from scanning because you are searching for frequencies that have not been programmed into the scanner When you select frequency bands to search the scanner searches for an...

Page 15: ...uency for both transmit and receive Most radios using this type of operation are limited to line of sight operation This type of radio is frequently used at construction job sites and with inexpensive...

Page 16: ...esting content Information On The Internet The Internet is a great source for current frequencies and information about scanning Many web sites have lists of frequencies for your area You can use a se...

Page 17: ...with Uniden Corporation To purchase another copy of the conventional frequency guide contact your local dealer or Uniden Parts Department 800 554 3988 Hours are from 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m Central Time...

Page 18: ...ur place of purchase or Uniden Customer Service at 800 297 1023 7 00 a m to 7 00 p m Central Monday through Friday Setting Up Your Scanner Owners Manual Scanner AC Adapter Frequency Guide Antenna Belt...

Page 19: ...al mono earphone or mono headset 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 s...

Page 20: ...hargeable batteries Never attempt to recharge non rechargeable batteries Non rechargeable batteries can get hot or burst if you try to recharge them 4 Install two batteries in the compartment as indic...

Page 21: ...beeps every 15 seconds replace both batteries Using Rechargeable Batteries You can also use two rechargeable batteries to power your scanner Before you use Ni MH or Ni Cd batteries you must charge the...

Page 22: ...If the batteries are good TSt disappears and the scanner charges the batteries Otherwise no bAtt appears and the scanner does not charge the batteries Ni MH batteries last longer and deliver more powe...

Page 23: ...e other end into a standard AC outlet If rechargeable batteries are installed and REG ALK BATT NI MH BATT is set to NI MH BATT the adapter powers the scanner and recharges the installed batteries at t...

Page 24: ...phone For private listening you can plug a 1 8 inch 3 5 mm mini plug earphone or mono headphones not supplied into the headphone jack on top of your scanner This automatically disconnects the internal...

Page 25: ...e Belt Clip To make your scanner easier to carry when you are on the go use the supplied belt clip Use a Phillips screwdriver and the supplied screws to attach the clip to the scanner BC72 Paper OM fm...

Page 26: ...eference Besides searching within a selected frequency range you can also search your scanner s service banks Service banks are preset groups of frequencies categorized by the type of services that us...

Page 27: ...the display Then press the next key in the function key sequence while appears appears or disappears as you press Func If your scanner s keys seem confusing at first the following information should...

Page 28: ...by pressing this key in combination with other keys Press and hold for more than 2 seconds to turn the scanner on or off 1 Pri 1 Enters a 1 Func Pri Sets and turns the priority function on or off 2 2...

Page 29: ...off 7 7 Enters a 7 8 8 Enters an 8 Func Selects the scan or search direction 9 Enters a 9 Clr Enters a decimal point 0 L O 0 Enters a 0 Func L O Lets you lock out a selected channel or skip a specifie...

Page 30: ...n you lock the keypad appears only when the function mode is on appears while you store a frequency into a channel SRCH appears during search mode or appears during search mode appears while rechargea...

Page 31: ...out or a skip frequency DLY appears when you select a delay PRI appears when the priority feature is turned on HAM WX POL FIRE AIR or MRN appears along with an indicator that shows the current servic...

Page 32: ...ach bank has 10 channels Use each channel storage bank to group frequencies such as those for the police department fire department ambulance services or aircraft For example the police department mig...

Page 33: ...y then press Func and Pgm The channel number appears 2 Use the number keys and to enter the frequency including the decimal point you want to store 3 Press E to store the frequency into the channel No...

Page 34: ...ch except weather service search to find a transmission Note When the scanner starts searching it auto matically turns on the delay function To turn delay on or off press Func Dly Service Search You c...

Page 35: ...west blank channel alternately appear 2 Press E to store the frequency into the blank channel If you want to select another channel press Func or Func before you press E You can also use the 0 9 key t...

Page 36: ...dio mutes Manually Selecting a Channel You can continuously monitor a single channel without scanning This is useful if you hear an emergency broadcast on a channel and do not want to miss any details...

Page 37: ...which requires the scanner to tune to a frequency to check for a transmission Close Call RF capture directly detects the presence of a strong nearby signal and instantly tunes to the source s frequen...

Page 38: ...2 seconds One of the following Close Call options appears C C bnd Lets you select the Close Call band C C ALt Lets you select the Close Call alert settings C C PS Lets you turn Pager Screen on or off...

Page 39: ...HF OFF Lets you select the UHF frequency band 4 Repeatedly press or until the option you want appears then press E to select it Otherwise press if you do not want to select it Then skip to Step 9 5 Pr...

Page 40: ...then press Scan Using Close Call RF Capture To turn on the Close Call feature press Func once except in WX search band select or program mode appears Every 2 seconds the scanner checks for frequencie...

Page 41: ...search hold mode and program band select mode The preset frequency ranges are Chain Search Mode Press Func Src to start chain search mode SRCH the enabled search bank number and or indicating the sea...

Page 42: ...d and pressing Func changes the search direction upward or appears according to the current search direction Storing Frequencies Found During Chain Search into Channel Memory You can store frequencies...

Page 43: ...t Hold down Func or Func for about 1 second to quickly move through the search bank numbers After choosing the search bank follow these steps to set the lower limit and upper limit frequency 1 Enter t...

Page 44: ...rch stops After the search skip frequency is set the scan ner starts direct search again Direct Entry Search Hold Mode To stop searching during direct entry search press Hold Hold appears In this mode...

Page 45: ...ency that has already been entered elsewhere the scanner sounds an error tone and displays the channel that was duplicated If you entered the frequency by mistake press To enter the frequency anyway p...

Page 46: ...c then press and hold L O until the scanner beeps Notes If you selected all frequencies to be skipped within the search range the scanner beeps 3 times and does not search If you select more than 50 f...

Page 47: ...If the scanner is searching press Func Dly while the scanner is searching DLY appears and the scanner automatically adds a 2 second delay to every frequency it stops on in that band To turn off the 2...

Page 48: ...anually select the channel then press Func L O L O appears Note You can still manually select locked out channels To remove the lockout from a channel manually select the channel then press Func L O L...

Page 49: ...eat Steps 1 and 2 for the channel in each bank you want to program as a priority channel To turn on the priority feature press Func Pri during scanning PRI appears Then the scanner checks the designat...

Page 50: ...Using the Display Backlight To turn on the display light for easy viewing at night press The display lights for 15 seconds To turn off the light sooner press again BC72 Paper OM fm Page 50 Monday Octo...

Page 51: ...C outlet where you connected the AC adapter make sure it is on Improper reception The scanner s antenna might need to be adjusted Check the antenna connection or move or reposition the antenna Move th...

Page 52: ...tored in the scanner s memory The channel might not be active Wait for a transmission on the channel Scan won t start You must press Scan to scan Press Scan The squelch might need to be adjusted Adjus...

Page 53: ...working properly Reset the scanner only when you are sure it is not working properly 1 Turn off the scanner 2 While holding down 2 9 and Hold turn on the scanner It takes about 3 seconds to initializ...

Page 54: ...nel The display shows 000 0000 in all channels when there has been a memory loss Always press each button firmly until you hear the entry tone for that key entry Location Do not use the scanner in hig...

Page 55: ...d no sound is heard it might be receiving a birdie Birdies are internally generated signals inherent in the electronics of the receiver Press L O to lock out the channel then press Scan to resume scan...

Page 56: ...Band 30 0 49 995 VHF Low Band 50 0 54 0 6 Meter Amateur Band 137 0 143 995 MHz Military Land Mobile 144 0 147 995 2 Meter Amateur Band 148 0 174 0 VHF High Band Above bands in 5 kHz steps 108 0 136 9...

Page 57: ...3 V 173 225 MHz FM 0 3 V 406 875 MHz FM 0 4 V 453 250 MHz FM 0 4 V 511 9125 MHz FM 0 4 V Operating Temperature Normal 20 C to 60 C Close Call 10 C to 50 C Scan Rate 50 channels per second max Search R...

Page 58: ...Output 310 mA Power Requirements 2 AA Alkaline Batteries 3V DC or 2 AA Rechargeable Ni MH Batteries 2 4V DC or AC Adapter 6 VDC 500mA Antenna 50 ohms Impedance External Jacks Antenna Jack BNC Type Ext...

Page 59: ...niden Parts Center at 800 554 3988 8 00AM to 5 00PM EST Monday through Friday for information about ordering these optional accessories Local Directories fi Earphone Betty Bearcat Frequency Directory...

Page 60: ...not sold by Uniden C improperly installed D serviced or repaired by someone other than an authorized Uniden service center for a defect or malfunction covered by this warranty E used in any conjuncti...

Page 61: ...c legal rights and you might also have other rights which vary from state to state This warranty is void outside the United States of America PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OF WARRANTY If after f...

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