Uniden BC95XLT manual

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2 Precautions Pr ecautions Before you use this sca nner , please read and observe the following. IMPORT ANT ! This scanning radio has been manufactured so that it will not tune to the radio freque ncies assigned by the FCC for cellular telephone u sage. The Electronic Communications Privacy Ac t of 1986, as amended, makes it a federal crime to inte[...]

3 Precautions damage if the volume suddenly becomes too loud because of the volume control or sque lch control setting. This might be p articularly true of the type of earphone that is placed in the ear canal. W ARNING! Uniden does not represent this unit to be water - proof. T o reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose th is unit[...]

4 BC95XLT Controls and Display BC95XL T Contr ols and Display Squelch Headphone Jack Squelch Vo l u m e BC95XL T Controls and Display Display Keypad DC 6V Jack Serial Port Power[...]

5 Contents Content s The FCC Wants You To Know ............................. 7 Scanning Legally .... .......................................... 7 Introduction ....................................... .................... 9 Feature Highlights ............................................... 1 1 About This Manual ....................... ...............[...]

6 Contents Turning Channel-Storage Banks On and Off ............................................... ...... 48 Locking Out Channels .............................. ...... 49 Priority ............................................ ................ 49 Using Keylock ................................................ 50 Using the Display Backlight ..........[...]

7 The FCC Wants You To Know The FCC W a nt s Y ou T o Know This scanner has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a scan ning receiver , pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules . These limit s are designed to provide reasonable p ro tec ti on against harmful interference in a residential installation. This scanner generates, use s, and c[...]

8 The FCC Wants You To Know Ho we v er , there are some transmissions that you should never intention ally listen to. These include: • T elephone conversations (cellular , cordless, or other private means of telephone signal transmission) • Pager transmissions • Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions According to the Electronic Communicatio[...]

9 Introduction Introduction Thank you for purchasing a Uniden BC95XL T Handheld Scanner . The scanner is versatile, compact, and easy to use. In addition to its standard scann ing features, your scanner also includes Close Call TM RF capture technology designed to help you detect and identify strong local radio signals in your area. Y ou can progra[...]

10 Introduction This table list s the frequency ranges, default frequency step, default mode (AM or FM), an d type of transmissions you can hear for each range. Frequency Range (MHz) Step (kHz) Mode T ransmission 25.0-27.995 5 AM Citizens Band/ Business Band 28.0-29.695 5 FM 10 Meter Amateur Band 29.7-49.995 5 FM VHF Low Band 50.0-54.0 5 FM 6 Meter[...]

11 Feature Highlights Feature Highlight s Close Call TM RF Capture T echnology - you can set the scanner so it detects and p rovides information about nearby radio transmissions. See “Close Call TM RF Capture T echnology” on Page 37 for more information. Pager Screen - lets you set the scanner so it does not detect pager fre quencies during Clo[...]

12 Feature Highlights marine, and weather banks, to ma ke it easy to locate specific types of calls. Key Lock - lets you lock the scanner's keys to help prevent accidental chan ges to the scanner's programming. PC Programming - lets you quickly program the scanner using your PC and optional sof tware. Direct Access - lets you directly acc[...]

13 Feature Highlights About This Manual The screen displays used in this manual a re representations of what might appear when you use your scanner . Since what you see depends on the frequencies for your area and the settings you select, you might notice some dif ferences between what is in this manual and what appears on your scan ner .[...]

14 Feature Highlights T o get the most from this manual, review the contents to become familiar with the basic functions available. If you are new t o scanning, be sure to read “Underst anding Scanning” on Page 14 for a quick background on the technology behind the hobby . The first thing you’ll need to do is inst all batteries in the scanner[...]

15 Feature Highlights frequency , it stop s on that frequency as long as the transmission lasts. If yo u think the frequency is interesting, you can program it into one of the banks. If not, you can cont inue to search. Conventional Scanning Conventional scanning is a relatively simple concept. Each group of users in a conventional syst em is assig[...]

16 Feature Highlights GMRS/FRS radios. The range is typically 1-8 miles, depending upon the terrain and many other factors. Repeater Operation Repeater systems use two frequencies: one transmits from the radio to a central repeater; the o ther transmits from the repeater t o other radios in the system. With a repeater-based system, the repeat er is[...]

17 Feature Highlights Y ou can also call them at 1 800 SCANNER (hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern T ime Monday through Friday). • http://www .radioreference.com * - the Internet's premier source for user-supported radio system information. • http://www .bearcat1.com - frequency information from National Communications. • svar[...]

18 Included With Your Scanner Included With Y our Scanner If any of these items ar e 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, Mon day through Friday . Setting Up Y our Scanner AC Adapter Belt Clip Scanner BC95XL T BC95XL T Owner ’ s Manual (attac[...]

19 Setting Up Your Scanner These guidelines will help you insta ll and use your new scanner: • If your scanner receives in terference or electrical noise, move the scanner or its antenna a way from the source. Y ou might also try changing the height or angle of the telescoping antenna. • T o improve the scann er ’s reception, use an optional [...]

20 Setting Up Your Scanner W ARNING! Set REG . ALK. BA TT ./NI-MH BA TT . to NI-MH BA TT . only if you are using rechargeable batteries. Never attempt to recharge non-recha rgeable batteries. Non-rechargeable batteries can get hot o r burst if you try to recharge them. 4. Install two batteries in the comp artment as indicated by the polarity symbol[...]

21 Setting Up Your Scanner Cautions: • Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recommended type. • Always remove old or weak batteries. Batteries can leak chemicals th at destroy electronic circuits . • Do not mix old and new batteries, diff erent types of batteries (standard , alkaline, or rechargeable), or rechargeable batteries o[...]

22 Setting Up Your Scanner the scanner's DC 6V jack (see “Using AC Power” on Page 23 ). W ARNING! Do not connect either adapte r to the scanner if non- rechargeable batteries (such as a lkaline batteries) are installed in the sca nner and REG . ALK. BA TT ./ NI-MH BA TT . is set to NI-MH BA TT . , or if you are unsure of the switch’ s po[...]

23 Setting Up Your Scanner Using AC Power Y ou can power the scanner using the supplied 6V , 500 mA AC adapter . T o use the scanner on AC power , plug the AC adapter into DC 6V on the sid e of the scanner then plug the other end into a st andard AC outlet. If rechargeable batteries are inst alled and REG . ALK. BA TT ./NI-MH BA TT . is set to NI-M[...]

24 Setting Up Your Scanner external mobile antenna or out door base st ation antenna. Note: Always use 50-ohm, RG-58, or RG-8 , coaxial cable to connect an outdoor antenn a. If the antenna is over 50 feet from the scanner , use RG-8 low-loss dielectric coaxial cable. Y ou can get a BNC adapter at your local electronics store. Connecting an Earphone[...]

25 Setting Up Your Scanner The Belt Clip T o make your scanner easier to carry when you are on the go, we provide a facto ry attached b elt clip. Use a Phillips scre wdriver to remove the mounting screws and the clip from the scanner if desired. Connecting to a PC Y ou can connect your scanner to a PC using an optional serial cable and so ftware av[...]

26 About Your Scanner About Y our Scanner We use a few simp le terms in this manual to explain the features of the scanner . Familiarize yourself with these terms and the scanner's features, and you can put the scanner to work for you right away . Simply determine the type of commu nications you want to receive, then set the scanner to scan th[...]

27 About Your Scanner A Look At The Keyp ad Y our scanner's keys have various functions labeled on the key top s and below the keys. T o select the function labele d on a key , simply press the key . T o select the function labeled below a ke y , first press Func then release it. f app ears on the display . Then press the next key in the funct[...]

28 About Your Scanner Scan/Src Scan – Scans the stor ed channels. Func + Src – S tart s chain search or resumes searching. / – T urns the display backlight on or of f. Func + – Locks and unlocks the keypad. Func Lets you use various functions by pressing this key in combination with other keys. Press and hold for more than 2 seconds to turn[...]

29 About Your Scanner 6/PSrc 6 – Enters a 6. Func + PSrc – Sets and turn s program band select mode on or off. 7 7 – Enters a 7. 8/ 8 – Enters an 8. Func + – Selects the scan or search direction. 9 Enters a 9. /Clr Enters a decimal point. 0/L/O 0 – Enters a 0. Func + L/O – Let s you lock out a selected channel or skip a specified freq[...]

30 About Your Scanner A Look At The Display The display has indicators that sh ow the scanner's current operating st atus. The display information helps you unde rstand how your scanner operates. BANK - appears with numbers ( 1 - 10 ). - appears when you lock the keypad. f - appears only when the function mode is on. - appears while you store [...]

31 About Your Scanner HOLD - appears during scan hold mode and search hold mode. L/O - appears when you man ually select a channel you locked out or a skip frequency . DL Y - appears when you select a dela y . PRI - appears when the priority feature is turn ed on. HAM , WX , POL , FIRE , AIR , or MRN - appears along with an indicator that sho ws th[...]

32 About Your Scanner Underst anding Banks Service Banks The scanner is preprogrammed with all the frequencies allocated to the weather , ham, marine, aircraft, police, and fire services. Channel-S torage Banks T o make it easier to identify and select the channels you want to listen to, the 200 ch annels are divided into 10 channel-storage banks. [...]

33 Operation Operation T urning On The Scanner and Setting Squelch Note: Make sure the scanner's antenn a is connected before you turn it on. 1. T urn Squelch fully counterclockwise. 2. Press and hold for about 2 seconds to turn the scanner on, then turn Vo l u m e clockwise until you hear a hissing sound. 3. If the scanner is scanning, press [...]

34 Operation 2 seconds afte r the end of a transmission before scanning proceeds to the next channel. T o turn the function of f or on, press Func + Dly . • If you enter a frequency that has already b een entered elsewhere, the scanner sounds an error tone and displays the channel th at was duplicated. If you entered the frequency b y mis - take,[...]

35 Operation press Func + or Func + to step through the frequencies. T o release the hold and continue searching , press Hold . Or , if you did not press Hold , simply press Func + or Func + to continue searching. Note: Because there a re many differ ent frequencies allocated to fire and police dep artments, it can take several minutes to search al[...]

36 Operation transmission, it stops on it. When the t ransmission ends, the scanner resumes scanning. Notes: • If you have not stored frequencies into a ny channels, the scanner does not scan. • If the scanner picks up unwanted p artial, or very weak transmissions, turn Squelch clockwise to decrease the scanner's sensitivity to these signa[...]

37 Special Features Special Featur es Close Call TM RF Capture T echnology Y our scanner's Close Call feature lets you se t the scanner so it detect s then displays the frequency of a nearby strong radio transmission. Clo se Call RF capture works great for finding frequencies at venues such as malls and sporting events. Y ou can set the scanne[...]

38 Special Features • Close Call works better with some types of transmissions than others. It might not correctly display frequency information for tran smitters using a highly directive antenna (such as an amateur radio beam antenna), if there are many transmitters operating at the same time in the same area, or if the transmitter is a broad ca[...]

39 Special Features bnd 800 : 800MHz Band (806.0000 - 956 .0000 MHz) If you selected C-C.Alt , skip to S tep 5. If you selected C-C.PS , skip to S tep 7. If you selected C-C.dnd, skip to S tep 9. 3. Repeatedly press or until the band you want to search appears, then press E to select it. Otherwise, press if you do not want to select it. The scanner[...]

40 Special Features ALt bP-Lt : The scanner flashes the display backlight and beep s when a Close Call signal is detec ted. ALt OFF : The scanner does not provide an y alert when a Close Call signal is de tected. 6 . Repeatedly press or un til the option you want appears, then press E to select it. Otherwise, press if you do not want to select it. [...]

41 Special Features Using Close Ca ll RF Capture T o turn on the Close Call feature, pre ss Func + C once except in WX search, band select, or program mode. C appears. Every 2 seconds, the scanner checks for frequencies in the range you specified in “Setting the Close Call Options” on Page 3 8, if it isnot already stopped on a transmission. Not[...]

42 Special Features The preset frequency ranges are: Chain Search Mode Press Func + Src to start chain search mode. SRCH , the enabled search bank number , and or (indicating the search directio n) appear . The search bank number being searched flashes. Press 0 - 9 to enable or disable the search bank number being searched in this mode. Enabled ban[...]

43 Special Features T o st art chain search hold mode, press Hold in chain search mode. The scanner stop s searching and HOLD appears. In th is mode, pressing Func + changes the search d irection downward and pressing Func + changes the search direction upward. or appears according to the current search direction. S toring Frequencies Found During [...]

44 Special Features When you select the search bank, the lower limit and upper limit frequency assigned in the search bank alternate on the display . T o select another search ba nk, press Func + PSrc or Func + to increase the search bank numbe r or Func + to decrease it. Hold down Func + or Func + for about 1 second to quickly move through the sea[...]

45 Special Features direction upward. Frequencies appear d uring the search. Notes: • Y ou can set the delay function on or of f during the search or while the search stop s. • Y ou can skip a frequency when the search stop s. After the search skip frequen cy is set, the scan - ner start s direct search again. Direct Entry Search Hold Mode T o [...]

46 Special Features 2. Press E to store the frequency into the blank channel. T o select another channel, repeatedly press Func + or Fun c + to select the blank channel you want, then press E . Y ou can also use the 0-9 keys to select the bank. If you enter a frequency that has already b een entered elsewhere, the scanner sounds an error tone and d[...]

47 Special Features 1. Press Hold to stop the search. 2. Press Func + or Func + to select the frequency . L/O appears. 3. Press Func + L/O . L/O disappears. T o clear all the skip frequencies at once while searching or search hold, press Func then press and hold L/O until the scanner beep s. Notes: • If you selected all frequencies to be skipped [...]

48 Special Features • If the scanner is scanning and stop s on an active channel where you want to store a delay , quickly press Func + Dly before it continues scann ing again. DL Y appears. • If the desired channel is not selected, ma nually select the channel, then press Func + Dly . DL Y appears. • If the scanner is searching, press Func +[...]

49 Special Features • Y ou cannot turn off all banks. One bank must always be active. Locking Out Channels Y ou can increase the scanning speed by locking out channels that have a conti nuous transmission, such as a weather channel. T o lock out a channel, manually select the channel, then press Func + L/O . L/O appears. Note: Y ou can still manu[...]

50 Special Features 1. Manually select the channel you want to select as the priority channel. 2. Press Func + Pgm , then press Func + Pri . P appears to the lef t of the selected channel number . 3. Repeat S teps 1 and 2 for the channel in each bank you want to program as a priority channel. T o turn on the priority feature, pre ss Func + Pri duri[...]

51 Troubleshooting T roubleshooting If your BC95XL T is not performing properly , try the following steps. Problem Possible Cause Suggestion The scanner doesn’t work. The scanner might not be receiving any power . Check the batteries or make sure the AC adapter is connected to an AC outlet and the scanner . If there is a wall switch that controls[...]

52 Troubleshooting Scan won’t stop ( continued ) The antenna might need to be adjusted. Check the antenna connection. One or more channels might be locked out. Make sure the channels you want to scan are not locked out. The channel’ s frequency might not be stored in memory . Make sure the channel’ s frequency is stored in the scanner ’ s m[...]

53 Troubleshooting Resetting the Scanner If the scanner's display locks up or stop s operating properly , you might need to reset the scanner . Caution: This procedure clears all the information you have stored in the scanner . Before you reset the scanner , try turning it off and on to see if it begins working properly . Reset the scanner onl[...]

54 Care and Maintenance Care and Maintenance Keep the scanner dry . If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately . Use and store the scanner only in normal temperature environment s. Handle the scanner carefully: do not drop it. Ke ep the scanner away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it lo oking new . General Use ?[...]

55 Care and Maintenance • Clean the out side of the scanner wit h a mild detergent. • T o prevent scratches, do no t use abrasive cleaners or solvents. Be carefu l not to rub the LCD window . • Do not use excessive amount s of water . Rep a irs Do not attempt any repair . The scanner cont ains no user serviceable part s. Cont act the Uniden C[...]

56 Specifications S pecifications S pecifications Certified in accordance with FCC Rules and Regulations Part 15, Subp art C, as of date of manu - facture. Channels: ...................... ..................................... 200 Banks: .................................. 10 (20 channels each) Frequency Range (in MHz): 25.0-27.995 .............. Ci[...]

57 Specifications Sensitivity 12dB SINAD 25.005 MHz (AM) ........................................ 0.5 µV 40.840 MHz (FM) ........................................ 0.3 µV 49.900 MHz (FM) ........................................ 0.3 µV 1 18.800 MHz (AM) ........................................ 0.5 µV 127.175 MHz (AM)...............................[...]

58 Specifications IF Frequencies 1st IF (25-174 MHz) .......... 380.6050-380.7000 MHz 1st IF (406-512 MHz) ....... 380.6125-380.7000 MHz 1st IF (806-956 MHz) ....... 380.7000-380.7875 MHz 2nd IF ...................................................... 21.3 MHz 3rd IF ...................................... .................. 450 kHz Audio Output .....[...]

59 Optional Accessories Optional Accessories Contact your loca l Uniden Dealer or call the Uniden Parts Center at: (80 0)554-3988, 8:00AM to 5:00PM EST , Monday through Friday , for information about ordering these optional a ccessories. Earphone Remote S peaker USB-1 Cable ® PC to Scanner Serial Cable Note: the cables are available from the Unide[...]

60 One-Year Limited Warranty One-Y ear Limited W ar - ranty Import ant : Evidence o f original purchase is required for warranty service. W ARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORA TION (“Uniden”) ELEMENTS OF W ARRANTY : Uniden warrant s, for one year , to the original retail owner , this Uniden Product to be free from defect s in materials and craft s[...]

61 One-Year Limited Warranty AND IS IN LIEU OF AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER W ARRANTIES OF ANY NA TURE WHA TSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR ARISING BY OPERA TION OF LA W , INCLUDING , BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS W ARRANTY DOES NOT COVER OR PROVIDE FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OR P[...]

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