User manual UNIDEN BC 200XLT

[. . . ] . 3 Gettingxx Startedxx Operation . . 10 Operationxx Using the Scanner . . 20 Clockxx Set-Upxx Using the x Scannerx About the Unit. 27 About the x Unitx Troubleshootingsp Specificationsxx INTRODUCTION About Scanning Scanning Options Scanning is easy and fun with the BC244CLT 30-Channel Base Scanner. [. . . ] When the alarm is on, the A L A R M indicator and current alarm time is displayed. When the alarm is off, only the current time displays. When the alarm goes off, it will sound as a series of beeps gradually growing louder. The alarm will continue for approximately 15 minutes, if no action is taken. Snooze function To silence the alarm, simply press any key. This silences the alarm for about nine minutes. You can repeat this cycle for over an hour. To turn the the alarm off after it has sounded, press ALARM. The A L A R M indicator goes off and only the current time displays. If you would like to listen to the scanner while waking up, turn the scanner on. The snooze function continues to operate while the scanner is turned on and in any mode. 10 USING THE SCANNER Set the Squelch 1. Turn SQUELCH fully clockwise to the highest setting. 2. To scroll through the channels more quickly, press and hold MANUAL. Press SCAN to start scanning again. 16 Direct Channel Access This feature allows you to instantly access a specific channel you want to monitor. Press 4. When you press 4, the display changes to 4 , but the scanner still monitors the previous channel. Press MANUAL again to successfully complete the direct access to Channel 4. 17 Weather Channel Scan The BC244CLT allows you to search from 7 pre-programmed NOAA channels for your local NOAA weather channel. Press WX to find the active weather channel in your area. It is possible that your area is covered by more than one weather station. All weather channels transmit continuous broadcasts. Once the Weather Scan stops on a transmission, it remains on that channel. Weather Scan does not resume automatically. You must press WX again to resume weather scanning. When you press WX, the BC244CLT immediately finds an active broadcast. If the broadcast sounds weak and distant, press WX again to look for a closer station. [. . . ] If the programmed frequency is higher than 406MHz, a shorter antenna length may improve the reception. This could require an optional multi-band antenna. Check with your dealer or local electronics store. Check to see if 30 channels are locked out. [. . . ]