Uniden SC200 User Manual

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SC200

200-Channel

Programmable

Twin Turbo

Hand-Held

Sports

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 ). Use of an incorrect earphone or stereo headset may be potentially hazardous to your hearing.

WARNING:

Set the volume to a comfortable audio level coming from the speaker before plugging in the supplied earphone or a stereo headset of the proper impedance (32 ). Otherwise you might experience some discomfort or possible hearing damage if the Volume suddenly becomes too loud because of the Volume Control or Squelch Control setting. This may be particularly true of the type of earphone that is placed in the ear canal.

NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERY WARNING

This equipment contains a Nickel-Cadmium Battery.

Cadmium is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer.

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 Adapter/Charger other than the one designed to charge this battery (AD-70U). Using another charger may damage the battery, or cause the battery to explode.

Nickel-Cadmium Battery Disposal

Nickel-Cadmium Batteries Must Be Disposed Of Properly. Read the Nickel-Cadmium Battery Disposal package insert for important information.

Uniden® and Bearcat® are registered trademarks of Uniden America Corporation.

Sportcat™ is a proprietary trademark of

Uniden America Corporation.

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Contents

About Your New SportCat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

What is Scanning?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 What is Searching? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 What is CTCSS and CDCSS?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Important Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Types of Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Where to Obtain More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Feature Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Mounting the Flexible Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Installing the Belt Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Using the Earphone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Operation Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Programming Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Programming By Manual Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Deleting a Stored Frequency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Programming with Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Programming Channels with Alpha Characters. . . . . . 21 Alert Beep Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Bank Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Priority Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Locking Out Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Looking for “Locked Out” Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Weather Channel Scanning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Band Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Limit Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 VFO Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Search Skip Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

CTCSS/CDCSS Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Programming CTCSS Tone/CDCSS Tone . . . . . . . . . 29 Searching for CTCSS Tone/CDCSS Tones . . . . . . . . 30 Using Tone Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Using CTCSS Tone or CDCSS Tone Search While Searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Changing a CTCSS/CDCSS Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Erasing a CTCSS/CDCSS Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Remote Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Connecting the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Scanner to PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Scanner to Scanner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Clone Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Replacing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Birdies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Proper Care of your Scanner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

CTCSS/CDCSS Tone Frequencies (Hz) . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Optional Accessories and Replacement Parts . . . . . . 47 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 One Year Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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About Your New SportCat

The SportCat™ is a 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 20 channels each.

And you can scan all 200 channels at super fast Turbo Scan speed.

What is Scanning?

Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations, most two-way communications (listed below) do not transmit continuously. The SportCat scans programmed channels at the rate of nearly 100 CH 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 SportCat is scanning channels, it is in “SCAN Mode”. When you stop the scanning with , it is in “MANUAL Mode”.

What is Searching?

The SportCat can search each of 12 preprogrammed bands to find active frequencies. This is different from scanning, because you can search for frequencies that have not been programmed into your SportCat. You can also search within the range of frequencies you have programmed before. You can set the direction of searching as well as the speed. The Turbo Search feature, new for Uniden scanners, can search VHF bands at up to 3 times the normal speed.

When the SportCat is searching for active frequencies, it is in “TURBO SEARCH Mode” or “TWIN TURBO SEARCH Mode”. When you stop the search with , it is in “SEARCH HOLD Mode”.

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What is CTCSS and CDCSS?

The term “Continuous-Tone-Controlled-Squelch-System” (herein referred to as CTCSS) and “Continuous Digital- Controlled-Squelch-System” (herein referred to as CDCSS) shall define a system where the radio receiver (s) are equipped with tone or data responsive devices which allow audio signals to appear at the receiver audio output, select voice processing such as scrambling, select between voice or data, or control repeater functions, only when a carrier modulated with a specific tone or data pattern is received.

CTCSS and CDCSS are used for many purposes. In many cases, CTCSS and CDCSS are used to restrict access to a commercial repeater, so that only those units which transmit the correct tone along with their signal can “talk to the repeater.” You may also need to have your scanner coded correctly to “hear” the repeater.

CTCSS and CDCSS are also used in areas of high interference where there are several stations with output frequencies in close proximity with one another. When this occurs, you may hear multiple communications at the same time. The stations could even interfere with each other to the point where it is impossible to clearly receive either one. When your receiver, in this case, a scanner, is equipped for CTCSS and CDCSS, you can code each received frequency with a specific CTCSS and CDCSS frequency. Then, when multiple signals are broadcast, you will only hear the transmission with the CTCSS tone or CDCSS tone you have programmed. If you do not receive the correct tone with a signal, the squelch of your scanner remains closed and you will not hear anything.

Establishment of the CTCSS tone and CDCSS tone for each transmitter (or repeater) is usually done through the cooperative setting of standards by local frequency allocation groups.

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Important Notice

This scanning radio has been manufactured so that it will not tune to the 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.

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 jurisdictions.

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.

Types of Communication

You will be able to monitor communication such as:

»Automobile, boat, and marathon races

»Golf tournaments

»Traffic information

»Police and fire department (including rescue and paramedics)

»NOAA and Canadian weather broadcasts (10 preprogrammed channels)

»Land transportation, such as trucking firms, buses, taxis, tow trucks, and railroads

»Marine and amateur radio.

»Aircraft

»Public Service 800 MHz band

And many more in the following 12 Bands:

RANGE

STEP

BAND

SUBJECT

(MHz)

(kHz)

 

 

29.0000-29.9950

5

NFM

10 Meter Amateur Band

30.0000-49.9950

5

NFM

VHF Low Band

50.0000-54.0000

5

NFM

6 Meter Amateur Band

108.0000-136.9875

12.5

AM

AM Aircraft

137.0000-143.9950

5

NFM

Military Land Mobile

144.0000-147.9950

5

NFM

2 Meter Amateur Band

148.0000-174.0000

5

NFM

VHF High Band

406.0000-419.9875

12.5

NFM

Federal Govt.

 

 

 

Land Mobile

420.0000-449.9875

12.5

NFM

70 cm Amateur Band

450.0000-469.9875

12.5

NFM

UHF Standard Band

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RANGE

STEP

BAND

SUBJECT

(MHz)

(kHz)

 

 

470.0000-512.0000

12.5

NFM

UHF “T” Band

806.0000-823.9875

12.5

NFM

Public Service

849.0125-868.9875

12.5

NFM

“800” Band

894.0125-956.0000

12.5

NFM

 

Important! The SportCat will not tune within the Cellular Telephone Band.

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 enthusiasts. See the enclosed pamphlets for more information. Additional information is also available through your local library.

Unpacking

Carefully check the contents against this list:

SportCat Twin Turbo Sports Scanner

Rubber Antenna

AC Adapter/Charger (AD-70U)

Earphone

Belt Clip with 2 Screws

Battery (BP-180)

Remote Cable

This Operating Guide

Frequency Directories Order Form and Betty Bearcat Club Information

SportCat Frequency Guide

Nickel-Cadmium Battery Disposal Notice

Product Registration Form

If any items are missing or damaged, call the Uniden parts department at the number below.

Please read this Operating Guide thoroughly before operating the scanner.

Uniden Parts Department (800) 554-3988

Hours are 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time Monday to Friday

We can also be reached on the web at www.uniden.com

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Feature Highlights

Twin Turbo Scan & Search —This lightning-fast technology enables the SportCat to 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.

200 Channels You can program each of these memory channels to store one frequency.

12 Bands, 10 Banks Includes 12 Bands, with Aircraft and 800 MHz. 10 Banks of 20 channels each are useful for storing similar frequencies in order to maintain faster scanning cycles.

29 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 29.0 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.

Memory Backup The stored channels are retained in memory permanently.

Programmable Alpha Characters You can program up to 200 channels with alphabetical characters for easy reference.

Band Search You can search within the preprogrammed bands.

Limit Search You can search within a specific range of frequencies.

VFO Search You can search by using the VFO control.

Alert Beep If the SportCat finds a transmission on a channel you have preset, it beeps twice.

Auto Light The SportCat can turn on its backlight automatically when it finds a transmission if this function is activated.

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CTCSS/CDCSS (Continuous Tone Controlled Squelch System), (Continuous Digital Controlled Squelch System). When activated, the SportCat will only tune to a frequency if the associated CTCSS tone or CDCSS tone you have programmed is included with the transmission. You can also use this feature to search for a CTCSS tone or CDCSS tone when monitoring a transmission.

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Controls and Indicators

Top View

Antenna

Connector

Earphone

Jack

Connect the rubber antenna to the BNC connector and turn clockwise until it locks.

Plug the supplied earphone into this jack for private listening. When the earphone is connected, the internal speaker

is disconnected.

Note the warning on page 16.

SQUELCH Adjust this control to set the scan threshold Control and to eliminate the background rushing

noise heard in the absence of an incoming signal. See the Operation Overview Section for adjustment procedures.

ON-OFF/ Use this control to turn the scanner on or VOLUME off, and to adjust the volume.

Control

VFO Control Use this control to select channels in Manual mode, select the band for Band Search, and select frequencies in Band/Limit Search mode. You can also use this to program Alpha Name characters and CTCSS/CDCSS Data.

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Uniden SC200 User Manual

Front View

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1.LCD DISPLAY — The liquid crystal display (LCD) shows the current channel and frequency. It also displays the mode, status, and bank indicators.

A.Priority Channel Indicator P appears when the scanner stops on a Priority Channel.

B.Channel Number — Indicates the current channel that the scanner is on.

C.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 disappears from

the display. When you press to stop scanning, only the Bank of the current channel appears.

D.Bank Indicator — Appears with the Bank Numbers (1~10).

E.Frequency Indicator — Indicates the frequency being received by the scanner, or Alpha Name, etc.

F.Low Battery Indicator — Appears on the display when the Battery Pack is low and needs recharging.

G.Mode/Function Indicators (Only the active mode(s)/function(s) are displayed during operation.)

SCAN Indicates SCAN and WEATHER

SCAN HOLD.

SEARCH Indicates SEARCH Mode. Flashes

when in TURBO SEARCH Mode.

PRIORITY Indicates PRIORITY SCAN

is activated.

HOLD Indicates MANUAL and

WEATHER SCAN HOLD or

SEARCH HOLD Mode.

DELAY Indicates DELAY is activated.

L/O In MANUAL Mode, indicates the channel shown is “Locked Out”. In SEARCH HOLD Mode, indicates the frequency shown is “Locked Out”.

WX

Indicates WEATHER SCAN Mode.

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ATT Appears when the Attenuator function is set.

Indicates the keypad is locked.

Appears when the display mode is

Alpha Name mode.

CTCSS Appears when the Subaudible Tone function is turned on and a CTCSS tone is associated on the display channel.

CDCSS Appears when the Subaudible Tone function is turned on and a CDCSS tone is associated on the display channel.

2.Press to start scanning all programmed channels that are not locked out. (SCAN moves across the display during scanning.)

3.In SCAN and WX or SEARCH Mode, press to stop scanning. (HOLD appears on the display.)

In Manual mode, press to step up the channel.

4.NUMERIC KEYPAD — Use these keys to program a

channel for scanning. Also use to access a channel

directly with. During SCAN Mode, use these keys to select or deselect any of the 10 memory banks. (Only the selected bank indicator(s) appear on the display.)

Note: You cannot deactivate all 10 banks at the same time.

Key Bank

Channel

1

1

-

20

2

21

-

40

3

41

-

60

4

61

-

80

5

81

- 100

6

101

- 120

7

121

- 140

8

141

- 160

9

161

- 180

10

181

- 200

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5.Press and hold/BAND to start Limit search. The VFO knob allows you to toggle through the

bands. Then press/BAND again to start band search.

6.Pressto stop Band serch, Limit search and WX scan. Also, press it to move to next higher channel or frequency. Press and hold to change the search direction to upper side.

7.In Limit search, input the frequency and press to program the lower/higher frequency. Press to stop Band search, Limit search, and WX scan.

Also, press it to move to next lower channel or

frequency. Press and holdto change the search direction to lower side.

8.Press/ALERT to change the display mode when you program frequency or Alpha characters. Press and

hold/ALERT to set the Alert Beep function in Manual mode.

9.Use /CLR to enter the decimal point when programming a frequency into a channel. If you

make an entry error, press/CLR before the key to erase the entry, and start over. Also, use /CLR to clear the error message display.

10.Pressto store a displayed frequency and CTCSS/CDCSS Data and Alpha characters into any displayed channel.

11.Press to “Lock Out” or prevent scanning of the displayed channel, including Priority Channels.

(L/O appears on the display.) To unlock a channel,

pressagain. can be used for Scan or SEARCH Modes.

12.There are 10 Preprogrammed NOAA and Canada weather channels. Press /ATT to find the active NOAA and Canada weather channel in your area. WX appears on the display in Weather Mode. If you

want to set or reset the Attenuator function, press and hold /ATT.

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13.Press /KEYLOCK to turn ON or OFF the automatic 2-second delay during scanning or searching for active frequencies. (When delay is activated, DELAY appears on the display.) In this mode, when the scanner monitors an active frequency, searching or scanning will not resume until transmission stops for

2 seconds.

Press and hold/KEYLOCK until appears on the display. This disables the keypad and VFO

control and prevents any accidental key entries. To

enable the keypad, press and hold /KEYLOCK until disappears from the display.

14.While Scanning, press /TURBO to activate the PRIORITY SCAN function. (PRIORITY appears on the display.) While Searching, press /TURBO to toggle between 100 steps and 300 steps per second. (When in TURBO SEARCH is activated. SEARCH flashes on the display.)

15.Pressto turn the Subaudible tone Mode on/off. Press and holdto turn the Subaudible tone search on/off.

16.Pressto turn the LCD Back light on and off. Press and holdfor 2 seconds to make the scanner turn the LCD Back Light on when a transmission is found (Auto Light function).

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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 prevent the battery from becoming completely discharged.

Before charging, you must first install the Battery Pack according to the steps below.

Installing the Battery Pack

1. Open the cover.

2. Insert the battery pack.

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

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