User manual UNIDEN BC245XLT

[. . . ] Your local law enforcement officials should be able to provide you with information regarding the laws in your community. Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden, or operation of this product in any way other than as detailed by this Operating Guide, could void your authority to operate this product. Use of an incorrect earphone or stereo headset might be potentially hazardous to your hearing. The output of the phone jack is monaural, but you will hear it in both headphones of a stereo headset. [. . . ] The SYS indicators on the display show the systems that are currently selected. To select or lock out a system that is not assigned to a key, press and hold FUNC while you rotate the scroll control until the desired system is selected. Then, Basic Operation 42 continue to hold FUNC and press L/O to either lock out or unlock the system. Selecting System Channel Groups Within a system, you can assign groups of channels to a group quick key (see "Setting the Group Quick Key" on Page 72). Follow these steps to activate or deactivate a channel group within a system while scanning. Press Func to hold on the system (or hold Func and rotate the scroll control to select the system). Continue to hold Func and press the number key corresponding to the channel group you want to activate or deactivate. Locking/Unlocking Systems Follow these steps to lock out a system so that it does not scan even if its quick key is selected. While holding down select the system. Func , rotate the scroll control to and press L/O to lock 2. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 to unlock a system you have previously locked. Locking/Unlocking Channels Follow these steps to lock out a channel so that it does not scan even if its system and channel group are selected. While holding down Func , rotate the scroll control to select the system where the channel is stored. Rotate the scroll control to select the channel you want to lock or unlock. Press L/O to lock or unlock the channel. Basic Operation 43 You can also lock out an active channel by pressing L/O while the scanner is stopped on the channel. ID Scan/ID Search Mode While you are scanning a trunked system, the scanner can be in either ID Scan or ID Search mode: · ID Scan ­ the scanner only stops on talk group ID's that you have programmed into the system · ID Search ­ the scanner stops on any unlocked talk group that becomes active. "Priority Scan" on Page 48. -- M E N U -WX Operation Set up weather options. "Using Weather Alert (SAME)" on Page 94. "Using the Backlight" on Page 49. -- M E N U -Set Backlight Set up backlight options. -- M E N U -Adjust Key Beep Set up key beep options. "Adjusting the Key Beep" on Page 48. -- M E N U -Set Battery Save Set up battery save options. "Turning Power Save On or Off" on Page 48. "Installing the Demo Software" on Page 35. -- M E N U -See Scanner Info View information about your scanner. Transfer information between it and your personal computer. -- M E N U -Xfer Information Using the Menu 47 Other Settings Other Settings Displaying System Information Viewing Memory Used Menu See Scanner Info E E % Memory Used A bar showing the percent of memory used appears. Press any key to return to the previous menu, then press Scan or Hold. Viewing the Firmware Version Menu See Scanner Info E E Firmware Version Press any key to return to the previous menu, then press Scan or Hold. Adjusting the Key Beep Menu Adjust Key Beep E E · Off: The scanner is silent when you press a key. · On: The scanner beeps when you press a key. Locking/Unlocking the Keypad Press and hold down the keypad. Func then / to lock or unlock Turning Power Save On or Off Menu Set Battery Save E E · On: The scanner goes into low-power mode when you monitor a conventional channel that has no activity. · Off: Power save is off. Priority Scan Menu SeT Priority E Other Settings 48 Or, while holding on any channel, press select one of these priority modes: · Priority Off: Normal scanning Func + 1/Pri to · Priority On: While scanning a conventional system, the scanner interrupts every 2 seconds and checks the priority channels in each unlocked conventional system. Priority channels in lower priority key numbered systems (starting from 1) have highest priority. · Priority Plus: The scanner only scans priority channels in unlocked conventional systems. Pri flashes when you select this mode. Other Settings Using the Backlight Menu Set Backlight E · 10 sec The backlight stays on for 10 seconds after you press . · 30 sec The backlight stays on for 30 seconds after you press . [. . . ] You can assign the same quick key to multiple systems. System Frequencies and LCN Fill in each system frequency and its associated Logical Channel Number (LCN). Group Name and Quick Key Each "LTR/EDACS System Worksheet 2" documents the settings for one channel group within a system. If you have fewer channels in the group than fits on the page, you can skip a line and enter an additional group of channels (enter the group information in the line you skipped). If you have more channels for the group than will fit on the page, use additional pages. Fill in the key you want to press with Func to quickly activate/deactivate the channel group. [. . . ]