Uniden BC 245XLT User Manual

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CONTENTS

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Important Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 What is Scanning? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 What is Searching? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 What is Trunk Tracking? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Feature Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Where to Obtain More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Information on the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Included with Your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Installing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Charging the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Low Battery Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Adapter Safety Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Flexible Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Belt Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Basic Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Turn the Scanner On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Setting the Squelch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Keylock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 LCD Back Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Auto Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Programming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Duplicate Frequency Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Programming Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Deleting a Stored Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 RF Attenuation Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Setting the Delay Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Channel Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Lockout Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Restore a Locked Out Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Restore All Locked-Out Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Priority Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Changing the Priority Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Setting a Search Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Turbo Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Search Hold Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Data Skip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Frequency Skip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Storing Search Frequencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 SVC Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 SVC Scan Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Programming with SVC Scan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Trunk Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Types of Trunking Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 EDACS® Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Setting the Squelch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Programming Trunking Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Searching a Trunked Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Changing the Display Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Frequency Find Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Direct Entry ID Hold Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 ID Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Restore a Single ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Restore all IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Searching Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Channel Activity Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Scan Lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Programming ID Scan Lists Manually . . . . . . . . . . . 48 ID Scan Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Setting Priority in Trunking Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Programming Scan Lists During Search . . . . . . . . . 54 Deleting a Stored ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Moving between Scan List Memories . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Multi-Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Fleet Map Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Selecting Trunking Programming Mode . . . . . . . . . . 56 Selecting a Preset Fleet Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Programming a Fleet Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Programming a Hybrid System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Setting the Base and Offset frequencies for

Motorola VHF/UHF trunked systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Toggling the Status Bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Remote Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Connecting the scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 SmartScan Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Remote (PC Control) Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Clone Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 General Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Birdies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Preset Fleet Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 User Defined Fleet Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 One Year Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . inside back cover

Introduction

The BC 245XLT is a state-of-the-art radio with TrunkTracking™ and automatic scanning capabilities. It can store frequencies such as police, fire/emergency, marine, railroad, air, amateur, and other communications into 10 banks of 30 channels each.

With the new SmartScanner™ feature, you can also automatically program your scanner by downloading directly from our Uniden/Bearcat national frequency database via a PC or external modem.

Use your new scanner to monitor:

nUHF High Band UHF 800/900 MHz Trunked Public Safety Systems

nPolice and Fire Departments (including rescue and paramedics)

nTrunking for Motorola and EDACS systems

nNOAA Weather Broadcasts

nBusiness/Industrial Radio

nUtilities

nMarine and amateur (ham radio) bands

nAir band

Frequency Range	Steps	Transmission
29.0-29.7 MHz	5 kHz	10 Meter Amateur Band
29.7-50.0 MHz	5 kHz	VHF Low Band
50.0-54.0 MHz	5 kHz	6 Meter Amateur Band
108-137 MHz	12.5 kHz	Aircraft Band
137-144 MHz	5 kHz	Military Land Mobile
144-148 MHz	5 kHz	2 Meter Amateur Band
148-174 MHz	5 kHz	VHF High Band
406-420 MHz	12.5 kHz	Federal Govt.
420-450 MHz	12.5 kHz	70cm Amateur Band
450-470 MHz	12.5 kHz	UHF Standard Band
470-512 MHz	12.5 kHz	UHF “T” Band
806-956 MHz	12.5 kHz	Public Service “800”
		Band

Important Notice

nThis scanning radio has been manufactured so that it will not tune 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.

nThe 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 jurisdictions. Your local law enforcement officials should be able to provide you with information regarding the laws in your community.

nChanges 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.

nThe screen displays used in this manual are representations of what might appear when you use your scanner.

Terminology

What is Scanning?

Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations, most two-way communications do not transmit continuously. The

BC 245XLT scans the channels you program 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.

What is Searching?

The BC 245XLT can search each of its 12 bands to find active frequencies. This is different from scanning because you are searching for frequencies that have not been programmed into your scanner. You can choose between two speeds while searching. Turbo Search, a new feature for Uniden scanners, can search the VHF FM bands at up to 300 channels per second.

What is Trunk Tracking?

Conventional scanning is a simple concept. You enter a radio frequency in your scanner’s memory which is used by someone you want to monitor. For example, the police in your area may broadcast on 460.500 MHz , the fire department on 154.445 MHz, the highway department on 37.900 MHz, etc. So when your scanner stops on a frequency, you usually know who it is, and more importantly, you can stop on a channel and listen to an entire conversation. This type of scanning is easy and fun.

As the demand for public communications has increased, many public radio users don’t have enough frequencies to meet their needs, and this has created a serious problem. Trunking radio systems solve this problem.

In a trunked radio system, which contains up to 28 different frequencies, radio users are divided into groups, often called talk groups, and these talk groups are assigned specific IDs. When someone in a talk group uses their radio, a brief burst of data is broadcast before each transmission. The trunking system computer uses this data to temporarily assign each radio in a talk group to an available frequency. If the group using a frequency stops broadcasting or pauses between replies for a few seconds, they are removed from the frequency so another talk group can use it.

Sharing of the available public service frequencies, or trunking, allows cities, counties, or other agencies to accommodate hundreds of users with relatively few frequencies. Following a conversation on a trunked system using a scanner is difficult, if not impossible, because when there’s a short break during the conversation you’re monitoring, it’s possible that the talk group will be assigned to a completely different frequency in the trunked system. This type of scanning is difficult and frustrating.

TrunkTracker™ changes this! Not only does your new BC 245XLT scan channels like a conventional scanner, it actually follows the users of a trunked radio system. Once you know a talk group’s ID, you won’t miss any of the action.

If you’re a new scanner enthusiast, you may want to read the first part of this manual and use your scanner in conventional mode before you begin trunk tracking. Understanding scanning fundamentals and its terminology will make trunk tracking much easier. But if you’re already an experienced scanner operator, you may want to go to

Trunk Tracking on page 36 now.

Feature Highlights

nTrunk Tracking – Follow UHF High Band UHF 800/900 MHz trunked public safety and public service systems just as if conventional two-way communications were used.

nMulti-Track – Track more than one trunking system at a time and scan conventional and trunked systems at the same time.

n300 Channels – Program one frequency into each channel. You must have at least one channel programmed to use the Scan mode.

n12 Bands, 10 Banks – Includes 12 bands, with Aircraft and 800 MHz. 10 banks with 30 channels each are useful for storing similar frequencies to maintain faster scanning cycles or for storing all the frequencies of a trunked system.

n29 MHz-956 MHz – Indicates the range of frequencies that can be searched within the bands of your scanner.

Note: The frequency coverage is not continuous and excludes the cellular band.

n10 Priority Channels – You can assign one priority channel in each bank. Assigning a priority channel allows you to keep track of activity on your most important channel(s) while monitoring other channels for transmissions.

nPreprogrammed Service (SVC) Scan – Allows you to toggle through preprogrammed police, fire/emergency, railroad, aircraft, marine, and weather frequencies.

nUnique Data Skip – Allows your scanner to skip unwanted data transmissions and reduces birdies.

nMemory Backup – If the battery completely discharges or if power is disconnected, the frequencies programmed in your scanner are retained in memory.

nManual Channel Access – Go directly to any channel.

nLCD Back Light – An LCD light remains on for 15 seconds when is pressed.

nAutolight – Automatically turns the light on when it finds a transmission.

nBattery Save – In manual mode, your scanner automatically reduces its power requirements to extend the battery’s charge.

nAttenuator – Reduces the signal strength.

nSmartScanner™ – Automatically program your BC 245XLT with all the frequencies and trunking talk groups for your local area by accessing our national database with your PC or just an external modem. (No PC required)

nTurbo Search – Increases the search speed to 300 steps per second. This applies only to transmission bands with 5 kHz steps.

Where to Obtain More

Information

Before using your scanner, you must program frequencies into available channels. The Betty Bearcat Frequency Guide lists typical frequencies used around the U.S.A. and Canada that you may program into your new scanner.

To obtain a copy of the frequency guide, contact one of the following:

nUniden Parts Department (800) 554-3988 (Hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time Monday through Friday.)

nBearcat Frequency Hotline (937) 299-0414 (Hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday.)

nLocal Dealer

Information on the Internet

If you have access to the Internet, you may want to visit www.trunktracker.com or www.bearcat1.com/free.htm

For more information about Uniden and our other products, visit www.uniden.com

Included with Your Scanner

If any of these items are missing or damaged, immediately contact your place of purchase or Uniden Customer Service at: (800) 297-1023, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Central, Monday through Friday.

Antenna

Belt Clip

AC Adapter

Battery Pack

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Trunk

	Tracking
	Scanner
	Guide
	Operating
Earphone	Operating Guide

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Channel Base
	Scanner

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Channel Base

Scanner

TrunkTracker

Frequency Guide RS232C

and Other Printed

Material

Setup

These are helpful guidelines when using your new scanner:

nIf your scanner receives interference or electrical noise, move the scanner or its antenna away from the source.

nIf you need to improve reception, use an optional antenna designed for multi-band coverage. (You can purchase this type of antenna at a local electronics store.)

nUse the included earphone or an optional stereo headset with proper impedance for private listening. Read the precautions on the inside front cover of this Guide.

Installing the Battery Pack

1.Open the cover.

2.Insert the battery pack.

3.Replace cover and press down until it clicks into place.

Charging the Battery Pack

Use the AC Adapter/Charger to power the BC 245XLT from an AC outlet.

Use only the supplied AC Adapter (AD70U) or one of the optional power cords (WZ1015 or WZ1017).

You can use your scanner while the battery charges. To fully charge the battery, leave the AC Adapter/Charger connected for 14 – 16 hours.

Note: Disconnect the AC Adapter/Charger from the unit when charging is complete.

Low Battery Indicator

When the Battery Pack is low and needs to be charged, the battery icon appears in the display. You will also hear a beep every 15 seconds as an audible alert.

Adapter Safety Feature

The AC Adapter included with this scanner may be equipped with a polarized line plug — a plug with one blade wider than the other. This plug will fit into a power outlet only one way. If you are unable to insert the adapter’s plug into an outlet, try reversing the plug.

Flexible Antenna

Attach the flexible antenna to the

BNC connector.

Belt Clip

Do not tighten the screws too tight.

You can damage the case or clip.

Basic Operation

Note: Fold out the Front Cover to see the Controls and Indicators while reading this Guide.

Turn the Scanner On

Turn the VOLUME control clockwise out of the detent position. bc245 flashes twice in the display. The scanner automatically starts scanning.

Setting the Squelch

To set the squelch, you must be in the Manual mode, and you should not be receiving a signal on your scanner.

1.Press until you do not hear a signal.

2. Make sure that the VOLUME is set to a comfortable listening level.

3.Think of the Squelch Control as a gate. Turn SQUELCH fully counter-clockwise. This raises the “Squelch Gate” so high that only very strong signals can get through.

4.Turn SQUELCH fully clockwise until you hear a hiss. This lowers the “Squelch Gate” so that everything gets through—noise, weak signals, and strong signals.

STRONG SIGNALS

MEDIUM SIGNALS

WEAK SIGNALS

NOISE

5.Turn SQUELCH back counter-clockwise just until the hiss stops. Now the “Squelch Gate” allows only clear signals through.

STRONG SIGNALS

MEDIUM SIGNALS

WEAK SIGNALS

NOISE

Keylock

Key Lock prevents accidental key entries during conventional scanning or while in trunk tracking mode.

1.	To lock the keypad,		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	press and hold		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	press and hold
	until the	symbol
	appears in the lower
	right of the display.
2.	To unlock the keypad,		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	press and hold		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	press and hold
	until the	symbol in
	the lower right of the
	display turns off.

LCD Back Light

Press and release to turn the LCD light on. It remains on for 15 seconds and then goes out.

Auto Light

Press and hold until you hear 2 short beeps. The scanner will automatically turn the light on for 5 seconds, whenever a transmission is found.

Programming

Before the BC 245XLT can begin conventional scanning, you must program a frequency into at least one channel. Repeat this procedure for each channel you want to program.

1. Select frequencies from your dealer, from

various sources on the internet, or from

one of the guides listed on page 9. Here’s a list of sample frequencies you should try:

156.800 Marine Calling channel

155.340 Ambulance operations

155.280 Ambulance operations

155.160 Ambulance operations

462.950 Ambulance operations

462.5625 Family Radio Services (channel one)

2.Press .

3. Select a channel.

a. Enter the channel number.

b. Then press .

4.Enter the frequency.

a.Enter the frequency number.

b.Then press .

Note: To clear a mistake while entering the frequency,
press	repeatedly until the display is cleared.
If you enter a		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
frequency which is		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
outside the scanner’s
outside the scanner’s
frequency bands, a
distinctive beep
sounds and Error
appears in
the display.
Press	and go back
to Step 4.

(See the Table on page 3 or the Band List on the back of the scanner).

Duplicate Frequency Alert

If you enter a		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
frequency which is

stored in another
channel, you hear a
beep and the other
channel displays.
Press	to clear and
start again.
—OR—
Press	again to
store the frequency in
both channels.

Programming Tips

nDo not program a weather frequency into one of the channels, since weather channels transmit continuously.

Use Service Scan feature to select the weather information band.

nGroup similar frequencies into adjacent channels.

For example, program police frequencies in channels 1 through 10 and fire/emergency into channels 11 through 20, and so on.

nPut the frequency that you listen to the most or the most important frequency into a Priority channel.

nTo quickly program a series of channels, start with the lowest number channel.

For example, when you are programming five new frequencies into Channels 4 through 8, start with Channel 4. After you finish programming a channel, press or to go to the next higher channel.

nWrite down your programmed channels and frequencies in some convenient place in case the scanner memory is lost.

nIf you want to download frequencies using SmartScan feature, go to that section in this manual.

Deleting a Stored Frequency

To delete a stored	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
frequency:

a. Select a
a. Select a
channel.
b. Press .
c. Then press	.

Note: Channels with no frequencies are automatically locked out.

Scanning

1. After programming		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
frequencies, simply

press	to begin
scanning.

2.The bank indicators selected for scanning appear in the display, and the bank being currently monitored flashes. You can deselect banks from active scanning by pressing their number on your keypad. The indicator for each deselected bank turns off, and the bank’s channels are not scanned.

Note: One Bank must always be active. You cannot deactivate all ten banks at the same time. If you try to turn all the banks off, the first bank is automatically selected.

To restore a bank to active scanning, press the bank’s number on your keypad. The bank’s indicator will display again.

3.During normal

scanning the scanner SCAN skips unprogrammed

or locked out channels. CHANNELS1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Frequency	Frequency not
Locked Out	entered
(L/O)

4. When a transmission	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
is received, the LCD

back light comes on for five seconds and the scanner stops on that channel, provided that you have selected the Auto Light feature. When the transmission ends, scanning resumes automatically.

If you want to stop on a channel during scanning, press .

If you want to resume scanning, press .

To directly access a specific channel:

1. Press .

2. Enter the channel number you want using the keypad.

3. Press again.

RF Attenuation Feature

The BC 245XLT comes with an RF Attenuation feature. If you’re near an unusually strong signal source, the signal may overload the scanner. The scanner may stop repeatedly on that signal and miss other transmissions.

The RF Attenuation feature works in all modes and attenuates (reduces) the incoming signal strength by about 15 dB, preventing stronger signals from overloading the scanner.

To turn RF Attenuation on: 1. Press ATT.

2. You hear a beep, and ATT appears in the display begins flashing.

Now all incoming signal strength is reduced.

To turn RF Attenuation off, just press ATT again. The ATT icon goes out.

Setting the Delay Mode

A delay can be set for each programmed channel so that when scan or search stops on a channel there is a brief pause before the scanning cycle resumes. Delay must be set for each programmed channel and it can be set when your scanner pauses during a scan or when manual mode is selected.

Delay in Scan or Search Mode

1.Press or set a search range and press .

2.When your scanner stops on a channel that you want to delay, press .

displays and scanning resumes two seconds after the transmission ends.DLY

Delay in Manual Mode

1.Press .

2. Select the channel that you want by entering the number and press .

Press and DLY displays indicating the

scanner will pause on the channel when a transmission is received.

Channel Lockout

You can lockout any channel so it is not reviewed during normal scanning. You can restore the channel to scanning whenever you wish.

Lockout in Manual Mode

1. Press .

2. Select a channel.

Enter the channel numbers. Press again.

—OR—

Press or

to change higher, or

to lower the channel.

3.Press to lockout the channel.

L/O appears in display.

Lockout in Scanning Mode

If the scanner keeps stopping on a particular channel due to noise or too frequent transmissions, you may want to keep that channel from scanning.

1. Wait until the scanner

stops at the channel.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
stops at the channel.

2.	Then press	.
3.	The scanner		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	immediately resumes		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	immediately resumes
	scanning because the
	locked out channel is
	no longer in the
	scanning sequence.

Lockout Tips

nTo quickly lockout a series of channels, start with the lowest number channel.

For example, if you are locking out channels 4, 7, 8, 12, and 15, start with Channel 4. After selecting channel 4, press . Then press one or more times to step up to the next channel to be

locked out.

nRecord the locked-out channels in some convenient place so you can restore them.

Restore a Locked Out Channel

1.Press .

2. Select a locked out channel.

a. Enter the channel number.

b. Then press again.

3.Press to unlock the channel. The L/O icon goes out.

Restore All Locked-Out Channels

You can restore all locked-out channels in a bank only when a bank is selected for scan. If you have deselected a bank and you want to restore all of its locked-out channels using the steps below, you must press and then press the number of the bank on your keypad.

1.Press .

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Note: You must be in Manual mode before restoring all locked-out channels.

2. Press and hold for about two seconds.

You will hear two beeps when all the channels have been restored.

Priority Scan

When Priority Scan is turned on, your scanner checks the priority channel every two seconds for activity. If a signal is present on the priority channel, your scanner monitors the channel until the transmission ends, then resumes normal scanning. You can designate one channel in each bank as a Priority Channel.

To activate Priority Scan (in either the Manual or Scan Mode):