User manual UNIDEN BC 860XLT

[. . . ] Back Cover Foldout 1 Introduction The BC860XLT is a new state-of-the-art radio with automatic scanning capabilities. Scan all 100 channels at Turbo Scan speed. What is Scanning? Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations, most two-way communications (listed on the next page) do not transmit continuously. The BC860XLT scans programmed channels at the rate of nearly 100 channels per second until it finds an active frequency. Scanning stops on an active frequency, and remains on that channel as long as the transmission continues. [. . . ] Unlock the channel. Á Á Restore All Locked-out Channels 1. Note: You must select a programmed channel that is not locked out before restoring locked-out channels. Restore all channels. You'll hear 2 "beeps" when channels are restored. Á Á Note: Restores locked out channels only in active banks. 17 Priority Scan With Priority Scan active, the scanner checks the priority channels every 2 seconds for activity. If a signal is present, the Priority channel is monitored until the transmission ends. The BC860XLT comes with one Priority Channel preprogrammed in each Bank: 1, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, and 91. To activate Priority Scan at any time (Manual or Scan Mode): Á To de-activate Priority Scan at any time (Manual or Scan Mode): Á 18 Changing the Priority Channel There can be only 1 Priority Channel per bank. You cannot eliminate a Priority Channel, but you can change the Priority Channel to any other channel within that Bank. 1. 2 "Beeps" indicate Priority Channel is changed. Á Á Note: If you now go back to check the previous Priority Channel, you'll see the P is gone. 19 Scan Delay Normally, the scanner will resume scanning as soon as a transmission has stopped. You can program an additional Delay during Scan so the scanner waits another 2 seconds before resuming scanning. Add the Delay. Á Á 20 You can also add a Delay to a channel when it stops during normal scanning. 1. To move down to the previous Search frequency: Á OR 25 To Skip Undesired Frequencies When Search stops on a frequency you do not want to hear (noise or undesired transmissions), you can mark that frequency so it is skipped during a later Search. To Mark an Undesired Frequency When the scanner stops at the undesired frequency: Mark the frequency. The scanner immediately begins searching again because that frequency is now skipped. Á You can skip only 10 frequencies in Search mode. When you select the 11th, the first skipped frequency is erased, etc. Á Á 26 To return a frequency to Search 1. Move down to the frequency you wish to restore. Á OR 3. Press frequency. K to restore the That frequency is now removed from the Skip List. Á 27 To Restore all Skipped Frequencies 1. Restore all skipped Search frequencies. Á Note: You'll hear 2 beeps when the frequencies are restored. Á Storing Search Frequencies You can quickly store any frequency you find during Search. Important: You must select the channel in which you will store the frequency before you enter Search!Otherwise, you may erase a stored frequency that you want to keep. 28 1. Wait until the scanner stops at the frequency you want. 5 Store the frequency in the channel you selected earlier. Note: After Step 5 you are in normal Scan Hold mode. Repeat steps 1 through 5 for all the Search frequencies you want to store. Á Á Remember, there are a total of 100 channels for storing frequencies, no matter how you store them. 29 Search Delay Normally, the scanner will resume searching as soon as a transmission has stopped. You can program an additional Delay so the scanner waits another 2 seconds before resuming searching. In normal Scan you must program a Delay for each channel that you want it activated. In Search, Delay is active (or inactive) for all frequencies. To activate Delay for Search (whether searching or stopped on a frequency), . [. . . ] · Review each channel's frequency to see if it is correct and no memory has been lost. · Possibly, none of the programmed frequencies are currently active. If so, all but one channel is locked out. Scan won't start Weather Scan won't work · Adjust squelch to the threshold - Refer to page 10, Adjusting the Squelch. · No active station within range. 35 If you still cannot get satisfactory results and want additional information, or to return the unit for service, please call or write the Uniden Parts and Service Division. [. . . ]