Uniden UBC220XLT User Manual
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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Uniden and Bearcat ate leglslwed trademaiks of Uniden Corporation.
Table of Contents
About Your New UBC 220XLT..............................................2
What is Scanning?.........................................................2
What is Searching?........................................................2
Types ol Communication................................................3
Unpacking .....................................................................4
Feature Highlights......................................................................5
Controls and Indicators
Setup..........................................................................................10
Charging the Battery Pack...........................................
Mounting the Flexible Antenna
Installing the Belt Clip..................................................11
Using the Earphone.....................................................11
Operation Overview............................................................
Programming Channels
Programming By Manual Entry....................................14
Deleling a Stored Frequency
Scanning....................................................................................16
Priority Scan.................................................................17
Delay........................................................................... 17
Locking Out Channels .................................................
Looking for “Locked Out" Channels
Weather Channel Scanning.........................................19
Searching.........................................................................20
Using DATA Skip
Search Frequency Skip.............................................. 21
Programming With SEARCH
Care and Maintenance
Replacing the Battery Pack
Location..................................................................................23
Cleaning.......................................................................23
Repairs.........................................................................23
Birdies..........................................................................24
Proper Care ol Your Scanner
Troubleshooting
Optional Accesories and Replacement Parts
Technical Specifications..........................................................27
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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
paramedics)
Weather broadcasts {7 preprogrammed channels)
Business/industrial radio
Motion picture and press relay
Utility
Land transportation frequencies, such as trucking firms,
buses, taxis, tow trucks, and railroads
Marine and amateur (ham radio) bands
Air band
Public Service 800 MHz band
Cellular Band
And many more in the following 10 Bands:
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Frequency Range Steps Mode
66,0-88 MHz 5 kHz
108,0
136.9875 MHz
137.0-144 MHz
144.0-148 MHz 5 kHz NFM 2 meter Amateur
148,0-174 MHz 5 kHz NFM VHF High Band
406.0-420 MHz
420.0-450 MHz
450.0-470 MHz 12.5 kHz NFM UHF Standard
470.0-512 MHz 12,5 kHz NFM Land Mobile
806.0-956 MHz 12.5 kHz* NFM Public Service
* 824.01 to 848.97 MHz and 869.01
(Cellular Telephone Band),step is 30 kHz.
12.5 kHz AM Aircraft Band
5 kHz NFM Land Mobile
12,5 kHz NFM Land Mobile
12.5 kHz
NFM
NFM
Transmission
VHF Low Band
Band
70 cm Amateur
Band
Band
to 893.7 MHz
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
technology enables the UBC 220XLT 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. That is why we combined our latest
technology — Twin Turbo — into the UBC 220XLT.
♦ 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.
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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
Connector
Earphone
Jack
SQUELCH
Control
ON-OFF/
VOLUME
Control
Connect the rubber antenna to this 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 the Inside Front Cover
and on page 11.
Adjust this control to set the scan threshold
and to eliminate the background rushing
noise heard in the absence of an incoming
signal. See the Operation Section for
adjustment procedure.
Use this control to turn the scanner on or off,
and to adjust the volume.
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)
shows the current channel and frequency. It also
displays the mode, status, and bank indicators.
A.
B.
F.
Scan Type Indicator— Indicates BANK Scan
operation.
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.
Mode Indicators — (Only /be active mode(s)
are displayed during operation.)
DATA
SCN
SRCH
PRI
HOLD
DLY
L/O
WX
Indicates DATA SKIP activated
during SEARCH.
Indicates SCAN Mode.
Indicates SEARCH Mode. Flashes
when in TURBO SEARCH Mode.
Indicates PRIORITY SCAN Mode.
Indicates SCAN HOLD, or SEARCH
HOLD,
Indicates DELAY is activated.
Indicates the channel shown is
"Locked Out".
Indicates WEATHER SCAN Mode.
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