User manual UNIDEN BC248CLT REFERENCE GUIDE

[. . . ] BC 248CLT 10 BAND, 50 CHANNEL SCANNER · FULLY PROGRAMMABLE · FULL FREQUENCY LCD READOUT · ALARM CLOCK · AM/FM RADIO · ONE TOUCH WEATHER · CHANNEL LOCKOUT · PRIORITY CHANNEL · SCAN DELAY · MEMORY BACKUP · EMERGENCY WEATHER ALERT 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 . 23 Programming Radio AM/FM Frequencies . [. . . ] To enter the Priority Scan Mode When in Scan or Manual mode, press PRIORITY. The PRI indicator appears in the display. To exit the Priority Scan Mode Momentarily press PRIORITY again. The PRI indicator goes out. 17 Channel Lockout You can lock out a channel so it is not scanned. Channel Lockout does not erase the frequency from the channel. You can lock out up to 50 channels, including the Priority channel. Lockout information is retained in the memory when the scanner is turned off. To Lock out a Channel Example: Suppose you want to lock out Channel 2 because it stops on transmissions you don't want to hear. Press LOCKOUT when the scanner stops on Channel 2. The scanner locks out Channel 2, Then it immediately advances to the next channel that is not locked out, and resumes scanning. In the Manual mode, press LOCKOUT to lock out the displayed channel. Pressing LOCKOUT does not advance to the next channel in Manual mode. L/O appears in the display to indicate the displayed channel is locked out. Whenever you want to search for channels that are locked out, press MANUAL repeatedly to go through all 50 channels. If a channel is locked out, L/O appears in the display. Restore a Locked Out Channel To unlock a channel so that it can be monitored during scanning: 1. 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 Channel 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 end of the 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. [. . . ] 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 32 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. [. . . ]