UBC 220XLT
200-Channel
Programmable
Twin Turbo
Hand-Held
Auto Scanner
OPERATING GUIDE
PRECAUTIONS
Before you use this scanner, please read and observe the following:
■ WARNING!
Uniden DOES NOT represent 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£1). Use of an incorrect earphone or stereo headset may be potentiaily hazardous to your hearing.
■ WARNING:
Set the Volume to a comfortable audio ievel coming from the speaker before plugging in the supplied earphone or a stereo headset of the proper impedance {32£2). Otherwise you might experience some discomfort or possibie hearing damage if the Voiume suddeniy becomes too ioud because of the Voiume Control or Squelch Control setting. This may be particuiarty true of the type of earphone that is placed in the ear canal.
■NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERY WARNING
•This equipment contains a Nickel-Cadmium Battery.
•The Nickel-Cadmium Battery contained in this equipment may explode if disposed of in a fire.
•Do not short circuit the battery.
•Do not charge the Nickel-Cadmium Battery used in this equipment with any other AC Adaptor/Charger other
than the one designed to charge this battery (AAD-2500U).
Using another charger may damage the battery, or cause the battery to explode.
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Table of Contents
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About Your New UBC 220XLT.............................................. |
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What is Scanning?......................................................... |
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What is Searching?........................................................ |
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Types ol Communication................................................ |
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Unpacking ..................................................................... |
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Feature Highlights...................................................................... |
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Controls and Indicators............................................................. |
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Setup.......................................................................................... |
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Charging the Battery Pack........................................... |
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Mounting the Flexible Antenna.................................... |
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Installing the Belt Clip.................................................. |
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Using the Earphone..................................................... |
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Operation Overview............................................................ |
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Programming Channels........................................................... |
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Programming By Manual Entry.................................... |
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Deleling a Stored Frequency....................................... |
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Scanning.................................................................................... |
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Priority Scan................................................................. |
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Delay........................................................................... |
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Locking Out Channels ................................................. |
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Looking for “Locked Out" Channels............................. |
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Weather Channel Scanning......................................... |
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Searching......................................................................... |
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Using DATA Skip......................................................... |
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Search Frequency Skip.............................................. |
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Programming With SEARCH ..................................... |
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Care and Maintenance............................................................. |
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Replacing the Battery Pack........................................ |
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Location.................................................................................. |
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Cleaning....................................................................... |
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Repairs......................................................................... |
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Birdies.......................................................................... |
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Proper Care ol Your Scanner....................................... |
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Troubleshooting....................................................................... |
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Optional Accesories and Replacement Parts........................ |
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Technical Specifications.......................................................... |
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About Your New UBC 220XLT
The UBC 220XLT is a brand new state-of-the-art information radio with autornatic scanning capabaiities. It can store frequencies such as poiice, fire/wnergency, marine, air, ceiiuiar, amateur, and other communications into 10 banks of 20 channeis each. And you can scan aii 200 channeis at super fast Turbo Scan speed.
With the UBC 220XLT, you can search for frequencies at fast speed. You can aiso search V.H.F. frequencies at super fast Turbo speed.
What is Scanning?
Uniike standard AM or FM radio stations, most two-way communications (iisted below) do not transmit continuously. The UBC 220XLT 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. When the transmission ends, the scanning cycle resumes until another transmission is received. Or, you can select an optional Delay so the scanner stays on the channel for 2 more seconds after the transmission stops, waiting for another transmission, before resuming scanning.
While the UBC 220XLT is scanning channels, it is in "SCAN Mode", When you stop the scanning with it is in “SCAN HOLD Mode".
What is Searching?
The UBC 220XLT can search each of 10 bands to find active frequencies. This is different from scanning, because you can search for frequencies that have not been programmed into your UBC 220XLT. You can choose between two speeds for the search feature. With Turbo Search, a new feature for Uniden scanners, you can search the V.H.F, FM bands at up to 3 times the normal speed.
When the UBC 220XLT is searching for active frequencies, it is in “SEARCH Mode” or TURBO SEARCH Mode." When you stop the search with (Ж^, it is in “SEARCH HOLD Mode"
With both Turbo Scan and Turbo Search, your UBC 220XLT is truly a Twin Turbo Scanner,
Types of Communication
You will be able to monitor com mufti cation such as:
Police and fire department (including rescue and |
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Weather broadcasts {7 preprogrammed channels) |
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Business/industrial radio |
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Motion picture and press relay |
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Utility |
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Land transportation frequencies, such as trucking firms, |
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buses, taxis, tow trucks, and railroads |
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Marine and amateur (ham radio) bands |
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Air band |
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Public Service 800 MHz band |
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Cellular Band |
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And many more in the following 10 Bands: |
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Frequency Range |
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66,0-88 MHz |
5 kHz |
NFM |
VHF Low Band |
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108,0 |
12.5 kHz |
AM |
Aircraft Band |
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136.9875 MHz |
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137.0-144 MHz |
5 kHz |
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Land Mobile |
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144.0-148 MHz |
5 kHz |
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2 meter Amateur |
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148,0-174 MHz |
5 kHz |
NFM |
VHF High Band |
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406.0-420 MHz |
12,5 kHz |
NFM |
Land Mobile |
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420.0-450 MHz |
12.5 kHz |
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70 cm Amateur |
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450.0-470 MHz |
12.5 kHz |
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UHF Standard |
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470.0-512 MHz |
12,5 kHz |
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Land Mobile |
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806.0-956 MHz |
12.5 kHz* |
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Public Service |
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* 824.01 to 848.97 MHz and 869.01 |
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(Cellular Telephone Band),step is 30 kHz.
Unpacking
Carefully check the contents against this list:
■UBC 220XLT Twin Turbo Scanner
■Rubber Antenna
■AC Adaptor/Charger (AAD-2500U)
■Earphone
■Belt Clip
■Battery (BP-120)
■This Operating Guide
If any items are missing or damaged, contact your place of purchase immediately.
Please read this Operating Guide thoroughly before operating the scanner.
Feature Highlights
♦ Twin Turbo Scan & Search —This lightning-fast |
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technology enables the UBC 220XLT to scan nearly 100 |
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channels per second. Search speed is selectable |
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between 100 and 300 steps per second. (300 steps per |
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second only in bands with 5 KHz steps.) Because the |
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frequency coverage is so large (see previous section for |
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band listing), very fast scanning and searching are |
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essential. That is why we combined our latest |
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technology — Twin Turbo — into the UBC 220XLT. |
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♦200 Channels You can program each of these memory channels to store one frequency.
♦10 Bands, 10 Banks Includes 10 Bands, wrtth Aircraft, Cellular and 800 MHz. 10 Banks of 20 channels each are useful for storing similar frequencies in order to maintain faster scanning cycles.
^66 MHz - 956 MHz Indicates the range of frequencies
that can be searched within the bands of your scanner. (Note: The frequency coverage is not totally continuous from 66 MHz to 956 MHz.)
♦10 Priority Channels You can assign one Priority Channel in each Bank. Assigning priority channels allows you to keep track of activity on your most important channel(s) while monitoring other channels for transmissions. (Priority Channels are initially set in the first channel in each Bank.)
♦Weather Channels Lets your scanner function as a weather information radio.
Note; Currently the weather service is not provided in Australia.
♦Unique Data Skip Allows the scanner to skip over unwanted data transmissions and reduces birdies.
♦Memory Backup The stored channels are retained in memory for at least 3 days, and typicaliy 14 days, when the Battery Pack is removed from the scanner.
Controls and Indicators
Antenna |
Connect the rubber antenna to this BNC |
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connector and turn clockwise until it locks. |
Earphone |
Plug the supplied earphone into this jack for |
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private listening. When the earphone is |
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connected, the internal speaker is |
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disconnected. |
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Note the warning on the Inside Front Cover |
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and on page 11. |
SQUELCH |
Adjust this control to set the scan threshold |
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and to eliminate the background rushing |
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noise heard in the absence of an incoming |
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signal. See the Operation Section for |
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adjustment procedure. |
ON-OFF/ |
Use this control to turn the scanner on or off, |
VOLUME |
and to adjust the volume. |
Control |
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Front View
(Refer to the foldout illostration inside the Back Cover)
Complete explanations of the use of these keys are in the Scanning section, page 16, and Searching section, page20.
1. LCD DISPLAY —The liquid crystal display (LCD) |
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displays the mode, status, and bank indicators. |
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A.Scan Type Indicator— Indicates BANK Scan operation.
B.Channel Number — Indicates the current channel that the scanner is on.
Memory Bank Numbers — Each Memory Bank consists of 20 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 dis^pears from the display. When you press @to stop scanning, only the Bank of the current channel appears.
Low Battery Indicator — Appears on the display when the Battery Pack is low and needs recharging.
Frequency Indicator — 7-digits plus decimal indicate the frequency being received by the scanner.
F.Mode Indicators — (Only /be active mode(s) are displayed during operation.)
DATA |
Indicates DATA SKIP activated |
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during SEARCH. |
SCN |
Indicates SCAN Mode. |
SRCH |
Indicates SEARCH Mode. Flashes |
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when in TURBO SEARCH Mode. |
PRI |
Indicates PRIORITY SCAN Mode. |
HOLD |
Indicates SCAN HOLD, or SEARCH |
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HOLD, |
DLY |
Indicates DELAY is activated. |
L/O |
Indicates the channel shown is |
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"Locked Out". |
WX |
Indicates WEATHER SCAN Mode. |
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