Uniden Sc180b Vhf Uhf Scanner Owners Manual
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SC180 100-Channel Programmable Twin Turbo Hand-Held Sports Scanner OPERATING GUIDE
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Precautions Before you use this scanner, please read and observe the following: WARNING! UnidenDOES NOTrepresent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock,DO NOT expose this unit to rain or moisture. IMPORTANT! Be sure to use only the supplied earphone, or a stereo headset of the proper impedance (32). Use of an incorrect earphone or stereo headset may be potentially hazardous to your hearing. WARNING: Set the Volume to a comfortable audio level coming from the...
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Contents About Your New SportCat .......................2 What is Scanning? .............................2 What is Searching? ............................2 Important Notice ..............................3 Types of Communication ........................3 Where to Obtain More Information ................4 Unpacking ...................................4 Feature Highlights ..............................5 Controls and Indicators .........................6 Top View ....................................6 Front...
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About Your New SportCat TheSportCat™ is a brand new state-of-the-art information radio with automatic scanning capabilities. It can store frequencies such as sporting events, police, fire/emergency, and other communications into 10 banks of 10 channels each. And you can scan all 100 channels at super fast Turbo Scan speed. With theSportCat, you can do a fast search for active frequencies on all 12 preprogrammed bands. In the VHF bands (29-54MHz and 137-174MHz) you can also use super fast Turbo Search....
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Important Notice This scanning radio has been manufactured so that it will not tune to the radio frequencies assigned by the FCC for cellular telephone usage. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, as amended, makes it a federal crime to intentionally intercept cellular or cordless telephone transmissions or to market this radio when altered to receive them. The installation, possession, or use of this scanning radio in a motor vehicle may be prohibited, regulated, or require a permit in...
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RANGE (MHz)STEP (kHz)BAND SUBJECT 470.0000-512.0000 12.5NFM UHF “T” Band 806.0000-823.9875 849.0125-868.9875 894.0125-956.000012.5 12.5 12.5NFM NFM NFMPublic Service “800 Band Important! TheSportCatwill not tune within the Cellular Telephone Band. Where to Obtain More Information The Bearcat Radio Club and other similar hobby clubs have publications, information on computer bulletin boards, and even contests for the radio enthusiasts. See the enclosed pamphlets for more information. Additional...
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Feature Highlights Twin Turbo Scan & Search—This lightning-fast technology enables theSportCatto scan nearly 100 channels per second. Search speed is selectable between 100 and 300 steps per second. (300 steps per second only in bands with 5 kHz steps.) Because the frequency coverage is so large (see previous section for band listing), very fast scanning and searching are essential. That is why we combined our latest technology — Twin Turbo — into theSportCat. 100 ChannelsYou can program each of these...
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Controls and Indicators Top View Antenna ConnectorConnect the rubber antenna to the BNC connector and turn clockwise until it locks. Earphone JackPlug the supplied earphone into this jack for private listening. When the earphone is connected, the internal speaker is disconnected. Note the warning on the Inside Front Cover and on page 11. SQUELCH ControlAdjust this control to set the scan threshold and to eliminate the background rushing noise heard in the absence of an incoming signal. See the Operation...
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B. Channel Number— Indicates the current channel that the scanner is on. C. Memory Bank Numbers— Each Memory Bank consists of 10 channels that you can select or deselect during scanning operation, using the numeric keypad. When you select a Bank, its number appears on the display. When you deselect a Bank, its number disappears from the display. When you press to stop scanning, only the Bank of the current channel appears. D. Bank Indicator— Appears with the Bank Numbers (1~10). E.Frequency Indicator —...