Uniden SportCat Vhf Scanner Owners Manual

Table of Contents
About Your New SportCat.......................2
What is Scanning?............................2
What is Searching?...........................2
Types of Communication.......................3
Where to Obtain More Information................4
Unpacking..................................4
Feature Highlights.............................5
Controls and Indicators.........................6
Setup.......................................10
Charging the Battery Pack.....................10
Mounting the...

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 v.h.f.
bands (29-54MHz and 137-174MHz) you can also use
super fast Turbo...

When theSportCatis searching for active frequencies, it is
in “SEARCH Mode” or “TURBO SEARCH Mode”. When
you stop the search with
H, it is in “SEARCH HOLD
Mode”.
With both Turbo Scan and Turbo Search, yourSportCatis
truly a Twin Turbo Scanner.
NOTE:
The installation, possession, or use of this scanning radio in
a motor vehicle may be prohibited, regulated, or require a
permit in certain states, cities, and/or local jurisdiction. Your
local law enforcement officials should be able to provide you
with...

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 enthusiast. See the
enclosed pamphlets for more information. Additional
information is also available through your local library.
Unpacking
Carefully check the contents against this list:
nSportCatTwin Turbo Sports ScannernRubber AntennanAC Adapter/Charger (AD-70U)nEarphonenBelt ClipnBattery (BP-180)nThis Operating GuidenExtra...

Feature Highlights
uTwin 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.
u100 ChannelsYou can program each of these...

Controls and Indicators
Top View
Antenna
ConnectorConnect the rubber antenna to this 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...

C.Channel Number — Indicates the current
channel that the scanner is on.
D.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
Hto stop scanning, only the Bank of the
current channel appears.
E.Low Battery Indicator — Appears on the
display when the Battery Pack is low...

Key Bank Channel
¬1 1-10
­2 11-20
®3 21-30
¯4 31-40
°5 41-50
±6 51-60
²7 61-70
³8 71-80
´9 81-90
€10 91 - 100
4.In SCAN or SEARCH Mode, pressHto stop
scanning or searching. (
HOLDappears on the
display.) After you stop the scanner, press
Hagain to resume scanning or searching.
GO TO — Use the numeric keypad to enter a
channel number, and then press
H(GO TO)to
access that channel.
5.Use
Bto toggle between Direct Channel Access
and Bank Scanning.
6.Press
Nto toggle the Preprogrammed Search
Band....

12.Use.to enter the decimal point when
programming a frequency into a channel. If you
make an entry error, press
.before theEkey to
erase the entry, and start over.
13.Press
Eto store a displayed frequency into any
displayed channel.
14.Use
dandu(SRCH/CH) to search in either the up
or down direction within a Band, or to go up or down
in frequency when Search is stopped.. In SCAN
HOLD Mode, use these keys to go up or down to the
next channel.
15.Press
Oto “Lock Out” or prevent scanning of the
displayed...

Setup
The SportCat comes with a rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium
Battery Pack. When fully charged, this Battery Pack will
supply up to 12 hours of dependable use. (With the
Squelch control in “closed” position.)
Before using the SportCat for the first time, or whenever
the LOW BATTERY Indicator appears on the LCD display,
you should fully charge the Battery Pack.
Note:When the Battery Pack is low, the Low Battery
Indicator will start to blink. After about 10 minutes, the
scanner will shut itself off to...