User manual UNIDEN BC 278CLT

[. . . ] BC 278CLT · FULLY PROGRAMMABLE · FULL FREQUENCY LCD READOUT · ALARM CLOCK · AM/FM RADIO · SERVICE SCAN · CHANNEL LOCKOUT · PRIORITY CHANNEL · SCAN DELAY · MEMORY BACKUP S. A. M. E. 10 BAND, 100 CHANNEL SCANNER · EMERGENCY WEATHER ALERT WITH Reference Guide Precautions Before you read anything else, please observe the following: 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. 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 Reference Guide, could void your authority to operate this product. 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 jurisdiction. Your local law enforcement officials should be able to provide this information regarding the laws in your community. Uniden® and Bearcat® are registered trademarks of Uniden America Corporation. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . 27 Programming Radio AM/FM Frequencies . [. . . ] Press MANUAL repeatedly to find the locked out channel. 18 2. Press LOCKOUT again to unlock the displayed channel. L/O no longer appears in the display. Restore All Locked Out Channels To unlock all channels, you must be in the Manual Mode. Press and hold LOCKOUT to unlock all channels. The L/O indicator goes out on any channel previously locked out. Delay In the Scan mode, the delay feature causes the scanner to remain on the frequency 2 seconds after the end of a transmission to wait for a possible reply. A Delay function can be set for each programmed channel so that when searching stops on a channel there is a brief pause before the scanning resumes. The delay can be set when your scanner stops on a channel while scanning or when a channel is selected by Manual mode. 19 To Set Delay in Scan Mode 1. When your scanner stops on a channel, press DELAY. DLY appears in the display and scanning resume 2 seconds after the transmission ends. To Set Delay in Manual Mode 1. 4. Select the channel you want using your keypad. . 20 Searching The BC278CLT can search a specific frequency range to find frequencies. To use the search function, set a search range first. To set the frequency range You can set the frequency range in Manual mode, Service Scan mode, WX mode, and Search Mode. When you wish to set the frequency range for the first time, you cannot enter Search mode. Enter the lowest frequency by using the number keypad 0-9 then press wLIMIT. Enter the highest frequency range by using the number keypad 0-9 then press wLIMIT. To search If you enter Search mode before setting the frequency range, Error appears on the display. To avoid this, you have to set the frequency range before entering Search mode for the first time. Searching stop when a transmission is found. Press SEARCH again to continue searching. To exit search mode, press MANUAL . 21 Search Hold mode 1. Press HOLDv or wLIMIT at any time to stop the search. 2. [. . . ] If so, unlock the channels as needed. s s s Poor reception. s s s s s s Scan won't start. s s s 36 Problem s Solution s s s Scan won't stop. Adjust squelch to the threshold (Page 9). Check to see if many of the channels are locked out. If so, the scanner has less chance of finding an active channel. Review each channel's frequency to see if it is correct and no memory has been lost. [. . . ]