Uniden Bc60xlt 1 Vhf Uhf Scanner Owners Manual

							Priority Scan
When Priority Scan is turned on, your scanner checks the
priority channel every two seconds for activity. If a signal is
present on the priority channel, your scanner monitors the
channel until the transmission ends, then resumes normal
scanning. You can designate any of the 30 available
channels as your Priority Channel.
To activate Priority Scan (in either Manual or Scan Mode):
1.
Press
.
Note: If you have
locked out the priority
channel, this
message appears
when you select
Priority Mode.
2.
Press
again at
anytime to deactivate
Priority Scan.
21 
						

							Changing the Priority Channel
You cannot eliminate the Priority Channel, but you can
change it to any other of the 30 available channels.
1.
Press
.
2. Select a new Priority
Channel.
a. Enter the channel
number.
b. Then press
again.
3.
Press and hold
for two seconds to
designate this
channel as your new
Priority Channel.
Two beeps indicate
that the Priority
Channel is changed.
22 
						

							Chain Search
Use Chain Search to find active frequencies in your area.
You can search up to all five personal bands or turn off
those bands you don’t want to hear. This gives you
flexibility of searching for any channel between 29 and 512
MHz, as long as they are within the 10 frequencies bands
covered by the
BC60XLT-1. See the table on page 3, the
Technical Specifications on page 34, or the table on the
back of the
BC60XLT-1.
Setting a Search Range
An error message
displays when
Ris
pressed and you
have not either
specified a search
range in at least one
Chain Search band
—OR—
If you attempt to turn
off all Personal Chain
Search bands.
The
Errormessage
turns off automatically
and Chain 1 is
selected when all
search locations are
empty. Press
M
to return to normal
scan, or press
sto
select the band you
want to program.
23 
						

							To program a frequency range into one of the five personal
Chain Search bands, follow these steps:
1.
Press
suntil the
search location you
want appears in the
display.
2. Enter lower limit of
the search band.
a. Enter the frequency
number.
b. Then press
E.
Note:The display
alternates between
the upper and lower
ranges.
3. Enter upper limit of
the search band.
a. Enter the frequency
number.
b. Then press
E.
24 
						

							Note:The display
alternates between
the upper and lower
ranges. If you
program the wrong
limit, press
0and
E, then press0
andEagain to
erase the error and
reset the limits to
zero. Then begin
again.
4.
Either pressRto
begin your search.
Note:Your scanner searches each selected
Personal Chain Search band. The display flashes
the number of the band while it’s scanned. Other
bands which are programmed and selected are
displayed but do not flash.
—OR—
Presssto move to
the next chain
location.
Note:You can press the Chain Search band
number, followed by
s, to access the location
directly.
25 
						

							5. To turn off a Chain
Search band during
search scanning,
press its location
number.
For example, (a) if
Chain Search
locations
1,2and3
are selected, (b)
press
3to turn off
band three so that it’s
not scanned during
your search.
Search Hold Feature
1.
PressUorDat
anytime to stop the
search.
2.
Press
Uto move to
the next higher
frequency
—OR—
(See Step 3)
3.
PressDto move
down to the previous
frequency.
4.
Press
Rto resume
searching.
Note:The search
continues toward
either the upper or
lower search limit,
depending on which
direction key (
Uor
D) was pressed last.
26 
						

							Channel Skip
If a particular channel continues to interrupt search
scanning, it is possible to set your scanner to skip the
frequency.
If your scanner stops
while searching,
press
Nto lockout
the frequency from
the search range.
Note:You can
program 10 skip
frequencies. The 11th
skip frequency
entered causes the
1st skip frequency to
unlock.
To unlock all skip frequencies at once, follow these steps:
1.
Press either
Uor
Dduring a search.
Note:You must be in
Search Hold before
restoring all skipped
frequencies.
2.
Press and holdN
for about two seconds.
You will hear two
beeps when all the
channels have been
restored.
Storing Search Frequencies
You can quickly store any frequency you find during
Search.
Caution:You must select the channel in which you will
store the frequency before entering the search
mode. Otherwise, you may erase a stored
frequency that you want to keep.
27 
						

							1.
PressM.
2. Select a channel.
a. Enter the channel
number.
b. Then press
M
again.
3. Select one or more of
the personal search
bands.
For example, select
CHAIN2.
Note:These
frequencies were
used during “Setting a
Search Range,” on
page 23.
4.
PressR.
5. When the scanner
stops at the
frequency you want,
press either
Uor
D.
28 
						

							Note:After this step
you are in Search
Hold mode. Press
R
to resume scanning.
6.
PressEto store the
frequency in the
channel you selected.
Note:After this step
you are in manual
mode.
Repeat steps 2 through 6 for all the Search frequencies
you want to store.
Note:Remember that there are only 30 channels
available to store frequencies, whether you
program them directly or while using the Chain
Search mode.
29 
						

							Weather Scan
YourBC60XLT-1is designed to scan 7 programmed
NOAA frequencies, so you easily find your local NOAA
weather broadcast.
Note:It is not advisable to program a weather frequency
into one of the 30 channels since weather
channels transmit continuously. The scanner will
remain on the weather channel, disrupting the
scanning cycle.
1.
PressWto activate
the Weather scan.
Note:Be sure
SQUELCHis set
properly.
2. When the Weather
Scan finds an active
weather channel, it
stops.
3.
Press
Wagain to
find the next active
weather channel.
Note:In some parts of the country, you may not be able
to monitor weather broadcasts, such as in
low-lying areas. Normally, a higher location or a
better antenna improves reception.
4. To exit Weather
Scan, press
M,
S,orR.
30