User manual UNIDEN BC245XLT

[. . . ] 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. Be sure to use only a monaural earphone with this scanner. You can also use an optional 32 stereo headset. [. . . ] Then, press 2, 9, and Hold while turning it on. Using the PC Control and Cloning Options Use the included connection cable to connect your scanner to another BC245XLT scanner or your personal computer. Menu Xfer Information E · PC Control Lets you set the baud rate your scanner uses to communicate with a personal computer. See "Connecting Your Scanner to a Personal Computer". · Clone Lets you set your scanner as a master or a slave, letting you transfer programming to or from another BC245XLT scanner. See "Cloning the Scanner" on Page 51. Connecting Your Scanner to a Personal Computer To connect your scanner to a personal computer, you must first set the scanner's baud rate (the rate at which data is transferred between the scanner and the computer, in bits per second (bps)). Hint: If you have trouble transferring data between your scanner and your computer, try setting the baud rate to a slower setting. Menu Xfer Information E E PC Control · Off The baud rate is not set. · 9600 bps The baud rate is set to 9600 bps. Other Settings 50 · 19200 bps The baud rate is set to 19, 200 bps. · 38400 bps The baud rate is set to 38, 400 bps. · 57600 bps The baud rate is set to 57, 600 bps. Cloning the Scanner To clone (copy) data from one BC245XLT scanner to another BC245XLT scanner, you must first connect the scanners to each other using the included connection cables and a DB9 null modem adapter and DB9 gender changer (neither included), available at most computer stores. Then you must set one scanner as the master (source) and the other as the slave (destination). Plug the smaller end of each of the included connection cables into Remote on the right side of each scanner. Then connect the other end of the cables together using the null modem connector and gender changer. If you use a text tag for every channel, total channels are reduced from 2500 (1600 is typical). Programming Radio Systems 52 Programming Conventional Systems Menu Program SysteM E E Confirm? E New System E Conventional The scanner creates an empty conventional system, with a default name of System nnn C. C indicates that this is a conventional system. Refer to the appropriate section to set system-wide options: · See "Editing the System Name" on Page 63 · See "Editing the System Quick Key" on Page 63 · See "Setting System Lockout" on Page 64 · See "Setting the System Hold Time" on Page 64 · See "Setting the Channel Delay Time" on Page 65 · See "Setting Data Skip (Conventional Systems Only)" on Page 66 · See "Deleting Systems" on Page 71 · See "Copying Systems" on Page 71 · See "Entering/Editing Conventional Channel Groups" on Page 53 Entering/Editing Conventional Channel Groups To enter channels in a conventional system, first set up a channel group (or groups) to hold the channels. Then, enter the channel and channel parameters in the group(s). Setting Up a Channel Group Edit Group New Group E E The scanner creates a group with a default name of Group nn. nn increments by one for each new group you create within a system. Programming Radio Systems 53 Refer to the appropriate section to set group-wide options: · See "Entering/Editing the Group Name" on Page 71 · See "Setting the Group Quick Key" on Page 72 · See "Deleting Groups" on Page 73 · See "Setting System Lockout" on Page 64 · See "Entering/Editing Conventional Channels" on Page 54 Entering/Editing Conventional Channels Edit Channel Input Frequency E New Channel E Enter the frequency for the channel, then press E. Then, refer to the appropriate section to change a channel setting: · See "Editing the Channel Name" on Page 73 · See "Setting Channel Priority (Conventional Channels Only)" on Page 74 · See "Setting Channel Alert" on Page 75 · See "Deleting Channels" on Page 78 · See "Copying/Pasting Channels" on Page 79 To program another channel within the same group, press Menu , then repeat the above. To create another channel group and enter more channels, press Menu four times, then proceed from "Setting Up a Channel Group" on Page 53. Programming Motorola Systems Menu Program SysteM E MOT E E New System Next, rotate the scroll control to select the type of Motorola system you want to program, then press E. Programming Radio Systems 54 · 800MHz Standard - Use for 800 MHz systems that use the standard band plan · 800MHz Splinter - Use for 800 MHz systems that use the splinter band plan (typically near international borders) · 900MHz Band - Use for 900 MHz systems · VHF Band - Use for VHF systems · UHF Band - Use for UHF systems Next, refer to the appropriate section to set system-wide options. For most settings, you can accept the default. However, for the items in bold, you must enter information in order for your scanner to scan the system. · See "Editing the System Name" on Page 63 · See "Editing the System Quick Key" on Page 63 · See "Setting System Lockout" on Page 64 · See "Setting the System Hold Time" on Page 64 · See "Setting the Channel Delay Time" on Page 65 · See "Setting ID Scan/Search (Trunked Systems Only)" on Page 65 · See "Setting the Base Frequency/Step/Offset (Motorola UHF/VHF Systems Only)" on Page 66 (must be set up for VHF or UHF systems) · See "Editing the Fleet Map (Motorola Systems Only)" on Page 67 (must be set up for Type I systems) · See"Setting the Motorola Status Bit (Motorola Systems Only)" on Page 67 · See "Setting the End Code Operation (Motorola Systems Only)" on Page 68 · See "Setting I-Call (Motorola and EDACS Systems Only)" on Page 68 · See "Setting Emergency Alert (Motorola and EDACS Systems Only)" on Page 69 · See "Setting Control-Channel Only (Motorola Systems Only)" on Page 70 · See "Setting System Lockout" on Page 64 Programming Radio Systems 55 · See "Reviewing Locked Out Frequencies" on Page 89 · See "Setting System Attenuation (Trunked Systems Only)" on Page 70 · See "Deleting Systems" on Page 71 · See "Copying Systems" on Page 71 · See "Setting System Frequencies" on Page 56 · See "Entering/Editing Motorola Channel Groups" on Page 56 Setting System Frequencies SET FREQUENCIES New FREQUENCY E E Input a system frequency, then press E. To enter additional frequencies, press Menu , use the scroll control to select New Frequency, then repeat the above. [. . . ] To speed up scanning, you can lock out systems that are beyond your reception area (typically no more than 25 miles using the supplied antenna). Follow these steps to lock out systems:. While continuing to hold Func , rotate the scroll control to select a system you want to lock out. While continuing to hold the system. Func , press L/O to lock out 4. [. . . ]