User manual UNIDEN BC 235XLT

[. . . ] . 39 41 42 42 43 43 44 46 49 50 50 51 52 53 54 54 54 54 55 55 56 58 59 59 61 64 2 Introduction The BC 235XLT is a brand new state-of-the-art radio with TrunkTrackingTM and automatic scanning capabilities. It can store frequencies such as police, fire/emergency, marine, air, amateur, and other communications into 10 banks of 30 channels each. Use your new scanner to monitor: 800 MHz Trunked Public Safety Systems Police and Fire Departments (including rescue and paramedics) NOAA Weather Broadcasts Business/Industrial Radio Utilities Marine and amateur (ham radio) bands Air band Frequency Range 29. 0-29. 7 MHz 29. 7-50. 0 MHz 50. 0-54. 0 MHz 108-137 MHz 137-144 MHz 144-148 MHz 148-174 MHz 406-420 MHz 420-450 MHz 450-470 MHz 470-512 MHz 806-956 MHz Steps 5 kHz 5 kHz 5 kHz 12. 5 kHz 5 kHz 5 kHz 5 kHz 12. 5 kHz 12. 5 kHz 12. 5 kHz 12. 5 kHz 12. 5 kHz Transmission 10 Meter Amateur Band VHF Low Band 6 Meter Amateur Band Aircraft Band Military Land Mobile 2 Meter Amateur Band VHF High Band Federal Govt. 70cm Amateur Band UHF Standard Band UHF "T" Band Public Service "800" Band 3 Important Notice This scanning radio has been manufactured so that it will not tune to the radio frequencies assigned by the FCC for cellular telephone usage. [. . . ] If you're in the Trunking Programming mode, you cannot select channels in other banks. For example, if you are programming Bank 4, you can only select channels 91-120 with the( or) keys. 37 The first step in tracking a trunked system is storing the frequencies in one of the 10 available banks in your scanner. Press and hold T. You will hear two beeps, and BANK and TRUNK will begin to flash in the display. 2. Choose the bank you want to trunk track. Use the keypad to enter a frequency for the trunked system. For example, enter 856. 2625, or enter a frequency of the system you're going to track. Then press E. BANK TRUNK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3. Note: To clear a mistake while entering a frequency, press . If you enter a non-800 MHz trunked repeater output frequency, an error message displays. and go back to Step 3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 38 4. Press either M or) to select the next channel in the bank. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until all frequencies have been entered. Press R to begin searching the bank you've programmed. BANK TRUNK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6. Note: You will see the frequencies quickly displaying as your scanner looks for the data channel which controls the system. Searching a Trunked Bank Before you Search a Trunked Bank with your scanner, consider the following: You can only trunk track one bank at a time. Use T to toggle between the conventional and the trunk tracking modes. Press D while in the Trunk Tracking mode to review which bank is currently in use. The appropriate bank icon will flash at the top of the display for 5 seconds. 39 If you have programmed frequencies for a trunked system in one or more of the 10 available banks and you are in conventional mode, follow these steps to begin trunk searching: 1. Press T. The bank indicators begin to flash. 2. Use the keypad to select the trunked bank you want. For example press 2. BANK TRUNK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Note: You will see the frequencies quickly displaying as your scanner looks for the data channel which controls the system. Once the data channel is acquired, the scanner begins trunk tracking. Talk group ID's, which represent different service groups, begin to display. 3. Press T again to return to conventional scanning mode. While searching, you won't know exactly who the ID's are assigned to until you listen awhile or until ID lists are available in frequency guides or on internet sites. However, it usually only takes a few minutes to figure out police, fire, and emergency medical personnel. Other IDs may take some time, but determining who each ID represents is half the fun of TrunkTrackerTM. 40 ID Hold Mode During Search mode, you can hold on an ID without entering it into memory. Press H while in Search mode. 2. Use the keypad to enter the ID you want. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3. Press H again. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 HOLD flashes in the display. 4. Press R to return to Search mode. Note: The ID Hold mode works in Scan List mode, and the steps are the same; however, SRCH doesn't appear in the display. 41 ID Lockout Like conventional scanning, it's possible to lockout unwanted traffic. [. . . ] Do not discard Batteries in a fire; they may explode. NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERY WARNING! When using Nickel-Cadmium Batteries with this product, take note of the following warnings: Cadmium is a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer. Do not charge Nickel-Cadmium Batteries with any charger other than the one supplied with this product. Using another charger may damage the Batteries, or cause them to explode. Nickel-Cadmium Batteries must be disposed of properly. [. . . ]