Uniden Receiver BC245XLT Operating Instructions
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Changing the Priority Channel You cannot eliminate the Priority Channel, but you can change it to any of the 30 available channels in each bank. 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 has changed. Note: Priority in Trunking mode works just the same, except instead of setting priorities for channels, you set them for talk group ID’s. 27 12345678 910 C:\Manuals\BC245XLT\BC245XLT.VP Tue Jun 15 11:02:14 1999 Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen
Searching Setting a Search Range TheBC 245XLTcan search a specific frequency range to find frequencies if you don’t have a frequency guide available or if new stations have been added since your guide was published. 1. Press to stop scanning. 2. Using your keypad, enter the lowest frequency of your search range. For example, enter 155.000 MHz. 3. Press . 4. Using your keypad, enter the highest frequency of your search range. For example, enter 157.000 MHz. 5. Press . 6. Press . Turbo Search To increase the search speed from 100 to 300 steps per second, press when the Search mode is active. This only applies to the transmission bands which have 5 kHz steps. (Refer to the table on page 3 for the frequency bands.)Searchflashes in the display when Turbo search is active. To cancel Turbo Search, press again. 28 12345678 910 12345678 910 C:\Manuals\BC245XLT\BC245XLT.VP Tue Jun 15 11:02:16 1999 Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen
Search Hold Feature 1. Press at anytime to stop the search. 2. Press to move to the next higher frequency. —OR— Press to move down to the previous frequency. 3. Press to resume searching. Data Skip A scanner will normally stop on any transmission it receives. This means the BC 245XLTwill stop on data signals and unmodulated transmissions. You can automatically skip many of these types of transmissions during searches. 1. Press to activate the data skip feature. The indicator appears on the display. 2. Press again to cancel the data skip feature. The indicator disappears from the display. When data skip is active, your scanner may pause momentarily on an unwanted signal but will resume searching in 2 or 3 seconds. Data Skip does not function when theAIRBand is selected. 29 12345678 910 12345678 910 12345678 910 12345678 910 12345678 910 C:\Manuals\BC245XLT\BC245XLT.VP Tue Jun 15 11:02:21 1999 Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen
Frequency Skip If a particular frequency continues to interrupt search scanning, it is possible to set your scanner to skip the frequency. To skip a frequency, press . Note:You can program up to 50 skip frequencies. The 51st skip frequency entered causes the first skipped frequency to unlock. To cancel all skipped frequencies, press for 2 seconds. 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. 1. Press . 2. Using your keypad, enter the lowest frequency of your search range. For example, enter 155.000 MHz. 3. Press . 4. Using your keypad, enter the highest frequency of your search range. For example, enter 157.000 MHz. 30 12345678 910 12345678 910 C:\Manuals\BC245XLT\BC245XLT.VP Tue Jun 15 11:02:23 1999 Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen
5. Press . 6. Press . 7. Press when the scanner stops at the frequency you want to store. 8. Press to store the frequency in the channel you selected. Note:After this step you are in manual mode. 9. To store another frequency, select another channel for the new frequency by pressing or or . 10. Repeat steps 6 through 8 for all the Search frequencies you want to store. 31 12345678 910 C:\Manuals\BC245XLT\BC245XLT.VP Tue Jun 15 11:15:25 1999 Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen
SVC Scanning The Service Scan feature allows you to toggle through six bands preprogrammed for police, fire/emergency, railroad aircraft, marine, and weather. The frequencies selected for these bands are the most commonly used around the U.S. 1. Press . POLICEappears beneath the blinking channel number, and a frequency displays. 2. After a two second delay, scanning begins. Press to start scanning immediately or to continue scanning if you want to skip a frequency. 3. Press to scan the FIREbank. 4. Press to scan the RRbank. When an active channel is displayed, the scanner will alternate between the frequency and the Railroad channel number. 5. Press to scan the AIRbank. 32 12345678 910 12345678 910 12345678 910 12345678 910 12345678 910 C:\Manuals\BC245XLT\BC245XLT.VP Tue Jun 15 11:02:29 1999 Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen
6. Press to scan the MRNbank. When an active channel is displayed, the scanner will alternate between the frequency and the Marine channel number. 7. Press to scan the WXband. Note:It’s possible to receive more than one weather broadcast in your area. If the broadcast sounds weak or distant, press again to look for a closer station. 8. To exit SVC Scan mode, press . During search of one of the preprogrammed service bands, press to stop the scan on a frequency.HOLD appears in the display. Press or to move up or down one programmed frequency, or press to resume scanning. Note:If you want to remain on a channel until a responding transmission is received, press to activate the two second delay feature. 33 12345678 910 12345678 910 C:\Manuals\BC245XLT\BC245XLT.VP Tue Jun 15 11:02:31 1999 Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen
SVC Scan Lockout Follow these steps to lockout frequencies during Service scanning: Note:You cannot lockout weather frequencies. 1. Press to stop the Service Scan. 2. Press . 3. Press to resume scanning. Note:You can lockout up to 20 frequencies in SVC Scan mode. The 21st locked out frequency entered causes the first locked out frequency to unlock. To cancel the lockout press again. To restore all lockout frequencies, press and hold for about two seconds. You will hear two beeps when all frequencies have been restored. 34 12345678 910 12345678 910 12345678 910 C:\Manuals\BC245XLT\BC245XLT.VP Tue Jun 15 11:02:33 1999 Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen
Programming with SVC Scan Follow these steps to program frequencies into a channel during Service scanning: 1. Select a channel you want to program. Note:If a frequency is already stored in the channel you select it will be erased when you save the new frequency. 2. Press repeatedly to select Service Scan mode you want. 3. Press to begin scanning. 4. When SVC Scan stops on a frequency you want, press . 5. Press to store the frequency in the channel you selected. 35 12345678 910 12345678 910 C:\Manuals\BC245XLT\BC245XLT.VP Tue Jun 15 11:02:35 1999 Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen
Trunk Tracking YourBC 245XLTis designed to track Motorola Type I, Type II, Hybrid, SMARTNET™, PRIVACY PLUS™, and EDACS ®analog trunking systems* on any band. When tracking these types of systems, you may want to remember these important points: nYour scanner defaults to monitor Motorola Type II systems; however, you can change this if the system in your area is different. (The types of systems are discussed below.) nThe frequencies for many of the trunked public safety systems are listed in theTrunkTracker™ National Public Safety Trunked System Frequency Guideincluded with your BC 245XLTscanner. nIf you have internet access, you can visit www.trunktracker.comor www.bearcat1.com/free.htmfor current news and frequency information about Trunk Tracking Scanning. nYou may experience slight interference in some 900 MHz frequencies, which may be reduced by moving away from strong transmission sources. *Motorola, SMARTNET, and PRIVACY PLUS are trademarks of Motorola Inc. EDACS is a registered trademark of the Ericsson Corporation. Types of Trunking Systems Trunking systems divide a few frequencies among many different users, but the way that each system does this is slightly different. There are really two types of trunking systems (other than EDACS) which are important when using your TrunkTracker™ scanner. These are usually referred to as Type I and Type II systems. Type I only occurs on some 800 MHz systems. All VHF, UHF and 900 MHz trunking systems (other than EDACS) use Type II. One important distinction between these two systems is the amount of data transmitted by each radio when its push-to-talk button (PTT) is pressed. Every radio in a trunked system is assigned a unique ID so the central site computer can identify it when it’s used. Both Type I and Type II systems place radios (or radio users) into groups, called talk groups, and these talk groups are also assigned unique IDs. Some radios have access to only one talk 36 C:\Manuals\BC245XLT\BC245XLT.VP Tue Jun 15 11:43:28 1999 Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen