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PRECAUTIONS Before you read anything else, please observe the following:

WARNING! Uniden DO~ NOT repr-nt this unii to be waterpli)Of. To reduce the rislc of fire or electrical shocll, DO NOT eMpoae this unn to rain or moisture.

NICKEL-cADMIUM BATTERY WARNING • This equipment contains a Niekef-CaaniUm

Battery, • Cadmium is a chemjcal known to the Slate

of California to cause cancer. • The NICkel-cadmiLim Battery contained in

this equipment may explode If disposed of in a fire,

• Do not short circu~ the battery. • Do not charge the Nickel-Cadmium Batl91)'

used in this equipment in any other cha(ger other I han the. one designed io charge this battery. Using another charger may damage the battery, or cause the battery to explode.

Nickei..Cadmium Bll'ltery Disposal

Nickel-Cadmium Batteries Must Be Disposed Of Properly. Reed the Nickei·Cadmium Battery Disposal pac~ inse<t for i111>ortant information.

Unidon• ls e "'lJISiered tradomarl< of Unldon America Corporation. Bearcat• •s a regislered ~ad<woart< of UnidOn America CorporetiQII

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About Your New BC 2500)(i. T . , . . ... .. , .. .. .. • . ...... 2 What it Scanning? ....••.••••...•..•.. . . . • . .• .. ... 2 Types d Commun~ion •.•. ~ . • . , ... ~ . ~ . •. •. •• .• •••• • 2 Whlltfl to Obtsln More lnfolmatlon . . .. . . . . . . .. ........ 3 Unpaetong . . •.•.•. , ..... . --. L . ~ . ... . ~ • • • •••••••••••• • 3 Option:aJ Ac:x:essories • ,_ .......... . ... ... .... ... .. ..... 3

• Felltura HlgtaiJsltda ..... . .... . .. ..... .. . . . ... .. . . ... . . . .. . . •

eor.troJa: •d lrtdlcatot'l o 4 o 1 o o o o o ~ o o ~ o o o I o o o • o o o o o o o 5 Top Vtfl'll . . .. .... ...• . ·-..... . .. .. ........ ..... . . . .. . 5 -FrontVtew~ . . . . . . . ..... .. · ~··· · ··· .. ·· · · • · • ··· • ·· ~ 8 LCODlspl,ay . . - . . ... . . . ... . ... . ~ · · ·~····· · ·~··--···· · ·12

Secup .. . . . o- ... .. . .. ....... . ....... . .. . ............. 13 i f\S!alling the Batlery P~k ..... , . .. .. ........ .. .. .. 13 Charging the Balle<y Pack ... .. . . .. . . .. . ... .. . ... . . 13 Mounting the Aexible Antent18 •••.••••••.••...•... •. 14 IMtalling the B!lft 01~ . . . ....... . ..... ..... .. .. .... 14

Sc8Ming Owrvlew . . ..... .. • ... •• o •• o ••••••••••••• 15

Progranwntng Channeta .... . . . .... . .. . . .... , ••••• , • , 18 A. Programming By Manual Entry • •• • •• • • ••.•• . ••• . • 16 B. Programming Wrth tll•llolary Turw . .... . . • ... . .. 17 C. Programming W~h S€ARCI1 ..... , .. .... .. . , . , .. 19 D. Programming W~ AUTO STORE •. .• • , .. •• . , . •. • 20 E. Transferring a Programmed Fr.quency to

Another Open Chan not ..... .... ..... . .. . ... .. .. 21 Dl!le!ing a Stol'lld Frequency , . , ...... , . .. .. . ...... , 22

~nlrtg . . . ... .... ... .... a .. .. .. . ............. .. ... 23 Weathflr Channel Scanning . . ... . . ............ . ... . 24

Cuatomlrlng Bcanllllf OpeNtlan .......... .. ..... . ... 26 Setting the Scanning Speed .... . .................. . 25

I s.tting the Delay MOO. ... .. .. . .. . .. .. ..... . .... .. 25 Selling the Step Size ....... . .. . .. . . . . . ..... . .. . . . 25 Setting the LCO Display li!llf ...... . ............... . 25

; Preventing Acci.dental P!agramming •.• . •• . •• . . • ••. . . 25 Locking the R~ary Tunflt .. .. . ... .. .. . ..... ... .. .. . 25 Ot'\anf!al LockOut • • , • . , .•••.• o .-. ~ • .., . -. . -· . .... . .. . ~ • • 26 Setting Up Priority Channels . ...... . .. . .......... ... 27 Using COUNT to Monitor Channel ~hiity . . ... ... ... .. 28

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Tro\.Oiethootlng .. . ............ . .. . .. . . ... .... .. ... 31

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About Your New BC 2500XlT

n-~ BC 2500XL T i$ a brand new $~ih•art lnfonnarion tafio ~h automat1e scanning capabiOOes. lt can ~Cere frequencies .such as pol1ce, fire/emergency, mBnn•,, air, weather frequencles, and other broa~s ln1o 2-0 ba'1ks of 20 channels each. The new Rotary Tuner feature enables rapid and euy selection of channels and fliaquenof&$. """d with AUTO STOREr you CIUI ~~calty Pf"l~m any ohannaJ.

With the BC 2500)«. T. vou can scan all 400 channeh~ a1 selectable $p8edt. lnctuding the .superfast Turbo Scan. In additiOI'lj the BC 2500XL T ~ AUTO SOAT--an automatic hquency-sortlng feature for faster scanm~ w1th in e~ bank..

What is Scanning? Unlike standard AM ot FM radio st81ioM, h"'oSt two-way communfca~ons (Hirted below} do 1lOt tran&mlt continuowly. lhe BC 2500XL T scans programmed c~armets at the rale d neariy 100 channs1s per second (itl Turbo Sean ~Uode). u""1lt mel$ an actfve frequency,

Scanning l'tq)S an an ~ive fr'Gqt,n~ncy. and re~lls on Ua channel a long as tna transmiss~on continues-. Wt'Jen the fra"smlssion ends~ 1~e scanning cyote resumes untU another tranamisalon is ~ceivfld. An optional D~ay can be set ao that the scanner .stays on the channel for 2 more seconds. w.rong for another tmnsm~lo.n bafore rtlSUtning sear.n~ng.

Types of Communication Not•-: The BC 25DOXL T wiU not tun. within 1M CIJIIcJiar Telephone &nd.

You wi• be able to monrtor communication su.:h as;

• Poliee and fire department (inaturJrng r.acue and pamrMdca}

• NOAA wuthar bmecbsts {7 pr.,rprcgrammed channels) • BustnesslindustrtaJ radio

Motion picture and press rela.y • UtiJ~ • Land 1ransportation heJJenciea, such • nucking1 firna,

buses, tam, 1owtrucks, and milroads -• Marine and a~r (ham radio) b~ds • Airband

• PubUc S•rvlce 80(1 MHz ba.nd And ~nany mrwe in •h• follo-Mng frequeru:.y ranges: 25-54 MH~ &+10$ MH2:, 108-137 MHz, 137~174 Wi%~ 174-549.995 MHz, 760.000-823.996 MHz. 849.0'125-8B8.D95 MHz. -and 884.0125-1300.000 Yiz. .

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Where to Obtain More Information The Bean:at Radio Club and other sinilar hobby ~ubs h11va ~btlcations. information on eot11'UUI r buUI1in boards, and tWen con'IB81S for 'ha radio enthualiut. See the enoiDsed Ptln'CJhtlls ·fnr moM infcrmation. AcktltWlnal inlonna11on is also ~~aUI!blelhmugh ~aur local library,.

Unp1cking CarefuJIY check fl'le contents against this &st

• BC 2500XL T Auto Scanner Rubber Antenna

• AC Adapter/Charger (AD-2500U) Earphone

• Le.U.er··tike C~ng OiH • Belt leti11 • Tl'de Operating Guide • Reuiltrstion Form • Frequency 01 reatories ~Order Form and otner form5

rt any fte,. are miBsina or damaged:.. contac! yOCJr plaolt d purt:haM irnmedlatety. Con:lpjllhl and mail your A~ration Form brrned~aly.

Please read this Q>enrt~ng Guide thoroughly before operating the. 80Mne·r.

Optional Acceuorlea The foftOWing optiona1 'IICCUsai• tor your BC 2500XL T • ., avallabf• from YOW' local Uniden Dealer or lhrough the Unlden Customer Serva Ceder by caJiin~ (317) 842-2488. 8:00 AM to .5:00 PM EST, Monday through Friday J

Straight Claaftltte Ughtat Pa\·.-Cord (UA582) · Usa lot tlfl1)0rafY CJpBtaliof\ flom ywr 1feNcla's' cigardt WsJhl•r~

eon.~ c~ Lighter Power Card (UA502A) • Use 1Qt temporary operalon trom your vehlcla•s agarette UgMer ..

SpiN ll!ldery Pack (BP2500)

Blltr ...._, F....-nev D~ary4.ocal Dlnlalaltu Lists-an knOM'l fr.c;u•ncMt5 throughout 1"e U.S. or just fcw"your area.

NOTE; 1be lnetalllltloh, pou•alon. ar uae of thla IIQinnl"l racfta In a mator vehicle ..., be prohtbllad, NGlllale~ ar requln~ 11 pennft In certain atah!a, dllea, andiGr IGGII 1 juriNictlon. Your 'Deal law enrorcenwnt afllc•la ahould be able to provide )'OU with lnfomudton f'8CI'trdlng lhe aew. ln yaur community.

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• Turbo Scan nus llghtf'!il'9'fut technology •nlbl•• 1ha BC 2SODXL T·to 9C8n and~ nearty 100 cbannals or steps par-aeoond. 9Mause U11e ~cy coverage is so farge (see ~achnical s~ . 1ecti0f1 for band lisrlng), a vety ·fad sc&Mlng sv"-•m .. essentiaL That is- \W\y we COf'liJined our f•tnt technology - Tl:llbo Scart - in!c ~he sc 250G~LT~

• VFO COnbal (Venable Freq ... ency Osolltfl!tor) Twm the Aotllry Tuner to .-.a the des;rtd frequency or eh~nel

• 400 a....ts You can proliJram each of th•e memory channels to store one frequency.

• 20 &Mila Each baN< conta_,s 20 ooarmels~ useful far storing ~Jrilar fNquencia 1n order to maintain falter .,.n Ina cycles~

• 21 MHz .. 1.3 GHz lndlcazes the range ot frequencies that am be searched wtthin fl't~ bands of your scanner_ (MaCe: The lfequency covBrage ~~ nOIIotalfy cormnuoua from 2S.O MHz. to 1.3 Gtit.)

• ~ Channell Vou can ass gn 011t1 Prlo~ Oh.annal in each Qf BAnks- 1. ,hrovgn 1 0, Assign•ng prioritY ctlannek; ~llows you to keep tJack d a.ctMiy on your most ir11>0nan1 channel(s) whUe mortHonng «her c:hanr,el& for transnlssions.

• Weather Ch..,-.la L• your J~Cannar fundi~ u • weafhe,r information fadiD.

Auto Store Automatloally .tara 11M •dive hquenciee With'" t,.,_ specified bank(a).

• Auto SGnq ProgramhMJd treq~nclea •• autorraticalty soned with;. each b.nk tor r.ster scanning.

Billlery-Freellemory Tha stored chann~ls ara retained i1n 11"8mory when the Battery Pack '8 removed from the ,scanner.

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Plug the earpho"e inro !his jack tor pfivale u.t1M1g.. Whel\ 1tH;t aarptmne 'II oannecte<t !he ~mem~ apaaker Is ctaconnectud.

MTENNA Connect the rubber antenna to this BNC CONNI.CTOA oonneclor and t.lm otockwfse untn it lodes.

Ofi.OFFNOLUIIE ~(Inner cantml) Thia control tuma th• acanner cxwmoL on or off. and also aqwsts the volume.

IQWLCft (Ouwr control) Aqust the Clrter ~rai to '181 CCilNTJIIOL 1M can threshclci. When monlonng a

.ainglll cha~nel in ta.nuat ~~. adju&t l~e_ Squelch Control to etmnerta the ttaokglound ruahing noiae heard In the ablance af~~ ifloorning .Sl!J1&1.

CMANNaf (OlMr corrtrol,) Tum the (CIFA.].SMctorto FREQUENCY/ "C" to e.nabte ohannol:aellclfon. or to "P \0 LOCIC -SaiCfOil •nabla frequency Mlec:Uon. lh the ·~

ponlon. the Rocary Tuner ~ dlebled, and am ,at be wed 11) -*eot (diSplay) cha.nnels or frequanc'-.

~FO CONTROL (Inner connO Uu tbe Rota.y Tuner to (ROTMY1UNIA) eelld a d1•npel Qrhquency. Tum IM

control ~to STEP ufJ. or counter~ ~to STl:fJ DOWN. a channel or fntqYirtey.

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UNIT I<EV Thia key has 1Wo functl~a in Search Mode: ~} IQ llep down e freql,lenc)'; and ~)to set

e aealdl bend llmita. To manual etep down. press and hOld [LMT]. Press and hold tor more then one second to ~idly rTIOVe doWn the freqUencies.

To. set theiO)Yer and upped mila of the search bend, firs1 enter the nurrtler lor the loWer ~mit and preM ~· Tl>en enter the ourmer for the qp(l<tf mil and pret~G [I.MT].

STU IC£Y Use [STP] to change the atep 'rlc:rement - wt\on acc8sslng frequencies. PI'IISS (~o ct1an~ the faolory Jl(M&t auto step to 5 , I 12.5 H~. 25 ld-lz, or 50 kHz, Ot press [J Mice to reaet back to auto &laps. (Tl\e

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BIITEIII Kl!Y (W~hln the num&fC keypad) Press. [E) to f . .. )!,.. • ~ore e <fiaplayed ~enc:y Into any '-" ....... ~" t!J • \,~

display•d channel. : "C:: :z::,:.rore ~--,. ''!I ® ,;·~ ~~) ~ •. ,!, the same ~ncy Into sno I, tire

8 8 ®~/@ dsp/ay will the origihlll ~for f!lat (18quency. To stMO the same rr.qu.ncy Into

IJI!polj .. . ,.., .... ille selec1rKI cl>atm<J/, r-sa [E) again . --.... .... ,... .... SCARCH•KEY Prws [SAC] to stan s~ll!ng tor active .. _ ...

frequencies wMhfn preset ranges of en~ •• ,..., bend. Normal~ the search .oontlnuas lrOtn the frequency ere 1t left off in the previous

.,.,.(1.(1~ search. Tho scanner Will automatically start aearching UJ7Nard from the lowest f~

#11110600 of its baod. (''SIICH" appears on the ~Jt)II Ct iJI>fJ in Search Mode.) · #1>- tl~lllltl

.Otl llfJOtlfJ Ouring Searcll(, you can ptass (~d the displayed n~qUency and preu ~in to me.nuaJty $1Sp down a freqUency, 01 r.• {HLD~ to manually et~a

equency. ross and liold[ . 01 (HLD] to rapidly step through the froquei1clea.

itOIJ) .KEV Pres10 (H~~in Seardl Mode to stop • ~archmU out' appea111 on the d~ay.) PIIISe [H ~n to 8181) up one cha!lnel. Prasa and HLD) for mora man 1 eecond t.o rap· move thtollgh tne

• ~endes. In old• Mode, press [LMJ] to DOWN .to 111• nelrtlowar tretf,enc:y.

To I'I!SUme Ill• search, press [SA . ·

AUTO KEY lJ8e [AUTO) to autom&~ically store111C1iYe frequeooias Into ~(amply) channels of specified banks. o U$8 Auto Store, first sat the upper and lower limits of the band to be sea!Ched. In Search Modo, presa [AUTO} to aolivate the Auto Store faetUAI. Pr'eM the numeric key(~for the bank(l!} to sto~ the frequenc•. AIJTrf ~~~>peal'S on the daptay·

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when Auto Store is actlvalad.) To stop Auto Store, press [HLO], (MANUAl), or [AUI'O).

PI'IISS [SNDJ to transfer a. displayed fnlquency to any open (empty) bllllk ctlllllnel. Wilen the bank lndlc<~Ws 81811 flashing IQIJS the numeric key!t for the Htecte~ bank. Then press (E] to complete the transfer.

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IIIEIIIOIIY IIJINK NUMIERS

(1 through 20) Esch marno.y bank coneitla iJ 20 channels th.t you ca,n &elect or deselect during scomnlng operation, using the numeric keYPad. When lf.OU select a benk. il8 nurroer appears 0111/Je Oisptay. Wl11111 yoo c»u~ec:ta bank, its numb9r dill~ from the display. W11en yoo press [MANUAL) to slop SCIIJinihg, only the bank cit the current channel appe11111.

Indicate the ourT&nl mode(s) ot operation [ru .. O, SCAN, PAl, DLY, AUTO, SRCM, COUNT, HOI.O, UDde~ICFI'LOCIC)• Each olth-modls I& 'bed in the Front Pan• featuree ~tile Nlaled ltey de8orj)tion. • Only thuctive mode(s} - dlspl~ during opertllfon.

I'TV lndicatee-the frequency step aUiomatioally INDICATOR when the eeanner movea through the

llltlecled band. While searching for active frequencies,. you can change the factory Pf8Mt llirtO 818p to 5 kJ'IZ. 12.1 ktbl, 2511HZ, SO ICHZ, or pren (.1 twice to!-' beck to auto 8\8ps. Nota: Mllt!IJa//y alactrKJ..,.- erUfld when .~«>U 111m otr t#MJpower.

-AL IIIOOE Displays the automatic algnal aeleetlon: 1111, INDICA TO" NfM, orWfM. LOW BATTERY ~-on the dl8play \Nhenthe 88'1181)1 fiDICA'!OII P.c:k illow and neeck rect.rging.

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ll'ldic!llel the frequer1Cy beirtg rec:eivwd by tht acanniH'.

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11\e 8C 2SOOXL T comee Mh a rech!ll~ablo Nid<el-<:admium Battery Pack. W11en fully cltarged. this Battery Pack wal supply up to 5 hou.rs ot depen<lillble uu. Before u.-ng tt>e 90 2500XLT f01: the firwtlime, <If whenever the LOW IIA'i'TIJ\V lodicetor appe11111 on the LCO dilfllay, you _,ould My «:Mrge 111e Batt&IY Pack. Not.: When the BBttaty Paotr Is low, t#MJ L-s.t!8ty lndoaror wllarart 1o blnlc Aftw abo<A 10 miiHifrl8. the SCWI(IfN WI! shut iiHif off lo ,.__ lhe bttttert from~ oomplele/y t:/lscharg«J.

Bef01'11 cha!Vng. you musl first install the Battery Pack according to the t1eps belOw.

Installing the Battery Pllc:k 1. Tum the·On·Oif/Volllme Control OfF.

2- Slide lila peck 01110 the bcCtom d tht acannar ~ntll it c:olickt.

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Charging the Battery Pack 1. Piu~tlh• A.C Adapter/ChWVIH' (A0-25001,)) into 11\e

Ch.rglng Jack located on the beck ot till Batt&IY Pack.

W ARNIHOI Use only thuupplled AC Adtli*rf Chtuger. Any other AC lldllplw or mem./ power plug hlwfng Ol'lll'·~ or ff1V8tlld polarity~ovedleatlng or riM!agB 1o lhe cirauitry.

2- Plug the AC Ac~~¥Mr/Ch8f06' Into a llandard AC outlet.

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To fully charge the bllftery,l...,e the AdaplerJChargor connac1edfor14tol&hount. ,.,._: Youcan~ rhe unit while the b«llely I• ~·

3. When charglng is c:or11Jiela, dilconnect the Adapter/ Charger from the AC outlet and from Ill• Battery Pack.

He*: DistJOrlrt«:l !he .AC Adllpler/Chtlrpflf from lhe unit during a power failure.

Mounting 1he Flexible Antenna Piece tile end II the antenna onto tho BNC c:onneotef on top d the aeanner and tum clockwise urm1 tight.

Installing the Belt Clip Place the .Belt C(lf> sli~tly above \lie mounting area on tt>e back ol the sc:ar1!>ar, and preS& downward and ln.

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Scanning Overview

NoW: S.forw opsr;~!ing lite 8C 2500XL T for lhe finn time, rNicll .ur. you have fvfly cha!gtld lhe BatlfHY PJICIL

L Selare tuming on the ocanner, rolale the Squelch Control My cloCkwise.

2. Tum thncanner on by ralating the Qn.()ft!Volume Con.trol cloCkwise unli you hear a click.

3, ""UIIl the volume to 8 con1011tble liltening level.

4. Tum the Squelch Control~ Ulllil a "I'U$hlng" no4M is heard. Then tum the Squelch Control oountertlockwise ]ust until the ruehing noiell dl.tappaara. AI the squelch threshold, any inooming aignalfuat allghtly otronger than the noise Wi M open the I squelch.

Note: Whet! sqwidr is~. you clllli hear !he bloedcast (scanning /$ 5fopped}. If 5qiJIIIch ill NlltlO tiglt, !hilt ill, ltlO fat oounltltcfocltWIM from 1he thrNhold point. ellllollger tHgrllli is required to OfXHIIhe squslcfl, If ~~q~~elch is Nf 011 a pain( t:lot:ltwiN from lhe tflreshokl. you ...,;n hear a cons~ant sound (flOW, if no signal is pr858flt) The scsnner will not «811.

The BC 2500Xl T has 400 m&I'OOI)' ohannel&, each of which oan be progr~~mmed to awe .one fra~ency, The chann•• are cililded Into twenty 20~hannel banks. useful lor sto{if1111imilar frequencies in order to maintain laster ecanning cya... Y o>J can mon~or communication •n one II two ways:

• S.nk SCAN If you have programmed channels, you can sc:an all prog~Wnmed channels in the selected bank(s), except locked out cnarrnels. When scanning stop~; on an active frequency, n remains on that ohannel as lot~g as ttte transmiSsion continues. If the Delay Mocla k on, the ecanner remains on the .same channel fot 2 more sec:ond6, waiting for a rl!lf>Onding transmili$ion. II there ia no responding transmisfion Within 2 seconds, the scanning cycle resu~.

• S.nd SEARCH The Search fundlon is diffefwltfrcm Scan. When you select 8 ll'llquency band to aearch, tho ecanner Harth•• tor any aqive tt.quency wilhln the lower and upper limits of the band. When an adiv• trequency is found, tho acanner l!IOpe· on that frequency as lol'tQas the transnUslon lasts. If tile Delay Mode Ia on, the scanner remains on the same ollannel fot 2 more seconds .• waiting for a responding lta!\81ll!N1on. If theta is no 111ep0nding ttaMmiallon within 2 MCO!!ds, \118 scanning cycle resumes.

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Programming Channels

Before y~ e«11 sean, you must program the channeta within a bank. You oan 1ttn one frequency per cllannal, up to 400 channels.

Each time you atore a freqi*ICY,.the ist of acenning traquenciea in the bank ls automatically aooed b)' frequehCY nuniler. Thl$ unique Auto Sort IH!ure enablee fast81' scanning; When you manually step throudl a bl,lnk, heMeVer, frequenciea 111'11 aorted ~rding to channel number. W ith the BC 2500XL T, thara .w a number of 'iwtfS to program achannet

• Manually selecting 8 channel &nd lrtquency, Ulling the numeric> lleyptllj

• Uelng the Rotary Tuner to aelect e chamal and lrtquenoy

• Searcl11ng a band to find JIC!ive frequencies, and then storing them Into channale

• Ulling the Auto Store I6811Jre to automatically program channels

• Transfer a programmed frequency from another chiiiWMII Try el¥:h of the following progrannning methods, and then use the one that's right for yo~~l

A. Programming By Manual Entry Before you begin, W "kEYLOCK" eppeare on the display, praild hold [LCK] for 2 seconds to unlock the numeric keypad and enable nwlUBI Pf'C!!II'BI'Ilmtl'lg:

1. Sel801 a frequency from y~r Betty Bearcat Olrectory or regional/local directory.

Eanprl: Program 460.150 MHz into Channel 23;

2. Press (MA!tUAL] to Slop scanning.

3. PI88S (2] [3).

4. Then, P'"' (MANUAL].

5. E/ller the lreqllency number uelng the numeric twyped.

Note: Be sure 10 /rlck!de rn. decimal point.

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If you make e mlstaka and want to clear t;M entry, praM (.) twice.

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6. P-. [£) to store the ently,

• fflhe frtlq.-.cy ie altrl#ystoredin •""* ofrat~Mi, rhe other chanMJ/ Will appear on the di3play. To ·reso~~~e the conflict, ju.t enter llriOIMr frequency tot the ourr.ntJy ~ dlllttnel. (Lster; - ·11 rli«='•• IIOf!ll ~r> de:'ste aarored frequency.)

• Any fr.quency already #NfKI.in 11 ciJanrltll will atdomalically bll tWplac:«< by the,_ one.

• "Errol"' appears on the d/$play if an fNTO( Ia rr1111t1e during pr(Jglamming, or if the tr.que(q is ocA of ratlgB. To clesr the ermr. enter 11 tia6d ch~ or frequency number.

To program llnOO!erchannel, repeat the above~-

B. Programming With the Rotary Tuner To program a channel using the Rotary Tuner: I

1. II thll ao 2500XL T 15 5Cannlng, press [MANUAL] to stop &Canning.

2. Select a channel to be progr.ammed b)' tuming the Rotary Tuner to dilpii!Y the channel. (Rotate the control docltwiseto 5\8p up a channel, or~ to llep down a channel.)

Hole: ff the ChaMel!F~A..odc s.,te::::fbr(CIFA.] /IJ Nt to 'l' (lock}, tum th. catr/101 1o "C" 1o ..wble r:hartna( aellldlon USing ltMI RCiatf TUflfll.

3. Tum the ChanneVFrequency/Loc;k Selector to •p to enable frequency selection.

4, Select 8 fnlq1181tcy to be ttorad by tumlng the Roialy Tuner to diaplay the frequency, (Rotale the control cltJclcwlse to &lep up a fnlquency, or~loatep dawn a fnlquency.)

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Ha:ta: WPHiti! you mtate the Rclary T-, th. ~ selection ,.,_on the dlsplq. This nwans lhC th. frequsncy d/sp(ar-<1 i# fJCt pmgrammed in thai channel.

To 111ora the displayed ll'llquency into 111e CUf'IWit chMnel, contJnue with Step 6

-OFI -To store the displayed frequency ihlo lnOihlr lelect.d ct.lne~ atdp to Step 7

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To •lore the dl~ed frequency ll'lto anotttw blink' I open (empty) ctlllnnel, skip to Step 1 o.

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e. Preu [E]. The rrequ~ncv il nor.v pnvarnmld tnto the eurr.,n channeL

Vou are finished. and may now&q»torhe next .men. 7. Presa[SND] Woer WMn the channel nurriNr bMnt. ..

enter 1h• n8 dlannelnumar using 1Nt ~ keys.

8, Prau[HLDI •o see if lhe ulectld ch•,.l • ·alreaWprogra~mned.

ltU. .............. lll ... df .......... fteqlleney! The display albunatM between rh1 oumtnt chann.tl ~ency and the selected channeL' trequencv. I~ Wlab to keep lha selected charts•ra r~. pt8la (.] twice to rerum to Slep 7. OlharMie, thlf tr.qulncy WI be ,.ptar;ed by the new fntquerrcy .. ~ when prograrnlllng ia 00111lteted.

n a. •llcbld chlnnll 1a open (empty): The display aHematn between ~e CUil8n1 channeVfRfqUenoy and the se.laoted dlannellopen nquency (000~000).

HI*: 8118URI JDt1 han prt1fi5f1d (HLD) bsfrd altffinUiflg wiih lh8 nut... CJihfHWise ~ ,_,.on fiNI, a.ps.y tvhett ){'XI .Iry to~ ,. ~~ ll!tiJO)". ms , ., avoid IIICddenttiRY tnang • flequency you...,, to lcMp.

9. Pte~~ IE]1o oon¥)1tte programming,

You ara m1Bhad, and ~ now aldp to ttle next sectJon.

10~ Ptaaa (SNbJ~

~-· flashes on tfle diaptay, and the CliUTI!I'ri bank nurrt:.er is ·shown.

11. Press h numeric kay(s) fer the new bank &aii!ICtion.

llle new ban'< WldicatOr appears. and its lo.wst open channel starts fteah[ng. When programming 11 corrc>llted. me fr.quency wfl lutornatically be .stored into that ohannet Matt: AIW enlering • Nnk 5fll«tfion, if .. 5018et7 dsp/ays. messtlgtl ~ng the blink a-wu:. Ple55f&ND]IIJ...,., bank IIMtction t~Q~iin. 1Mn enret • dfMIMI banlt numbar.

2. Prua [E) ~to COI'fC)Iete pmgral'n'ning.

lhe h~e.t,ey ie steft!ld. ~ 1 he beltk ~hanneJ is aapfayed ~ 1tl ~ew frequancy. (The old cJ:umnet wif,~ ~•am its ori""'a~ hquencv.,)

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C.. Programming With SEARCH The Search feature enables you to rapi;iy' ....-ch 1or ~~dive ~uenciu wtthln the spBCified band' imila. Wh1n • lmal8Stln; f'*1Uancy ia fou "'d, you can 8toN it into a Cl'lll1net ualng che procadUN below.

1. Prau(MANU&L] to "op aoanning.

2. Use the numeric kti~paO to enter 'ihe ·""*' limil and l:f'l*'llmlt of1tle band to be· searched. (See aifed'lnat Specifications• for a list tJf Mtmh. band&.)

Note:- You m411r 5&11he -.teh lmila ,.,. dwlittt/ SEARCH_ Othetwi•~ .,.,-.,)IOU flY lo .wt SEARCH, enor rones sre emined snd 04EiffJI'" &fJPJII'J on ,. rltlt*Y.

...,.,_, Sat -aearctllirrila rl137 .000 to, u..ooo MHz. First enter the ~ower lmit by preuing:

[11 [31 m 1.1 101 [01 IG1 Press [LMT].

Then srlltn ·the upper m,it by pressTng:

[1] l•l [4) [ .. J [OJ [D) [0]

Preu (LilT].-

The sa arch Units Of the utecl.ct band are now aet. ard remain in affect ew~n when you lum oft the aeaMW'-

3. Press [SRC) to start ,.,. uiiDh..

NcO~ During the seard1. you .,.,.. mamsally dtangtt ,.,. ~jsment, if diJs;md. To dwtgs t1te atep, fJ1fJ1!18 I one tifll6 for ezh, MlsdJon.· 6kHz. 12.S kHz, 2S kHZ. or 50 kHz, or PINS [J ~ kl rtltMRtD dtrlault

4. Wh«~ Suroh stops an ;m im.-esting ~ey. press [HLDJ to s1ay co th.t fr~uencv~

Not•: If you prea[H~. you_, up a ~· It you Pffl$S • YD4J Slltp cktttn a ffequency. PriM and hold eillw ksy to rapidly BJ11P thtough tiMt freqUfii1Cies.

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(a) tfle curYWit channel (b) II!Milher MtactiiCI r:l'!lnllltl (c) 8IMither bank'a open (entply) ch-*

Plltaae rwter to S(ep 5 of the f)feVioua aeclioo. The p!OO!tduree are the same.

To leave the Search Mode, press [MANUAL] or [SCAN}.

D. Programming With AUTO STORE The AUIO Store fealure automll1ieally .torN all active tr.quenclea into open (e"11(y) chann8 of specifltd bank(a). To use AUTO STORE:

1. PIMa [MANUAL) to stop ecanning.

2. Uae the numeric keypad to set the lower imll ~ 11PPfK llmilofthe band to be -!Dhed. (See "Technical Specilioe.tioos· for a Iiiii of seardl bands.)

Note: You miJ/il sst ihe .atrJh lmirs baM aCflvellng AIJTO STORE. ~-. w11et1 yoo fly to s1att AIJTO STORE, error Iones., emit1rJd and"Enot' tJP1MM8 m 1hedsplay.

Eample: Se!search lfrrita of 1~.0001o 1#.000 MHz.

ftr.;t anler tl1e lower limt by presslng:

(1) (3) [7] [.) (OJ [OJ (OJ

PINs [IJof'l].

Then enter the upper lim~ by ~ng;

111 r•1 1•1 l·l oo l01 lOJ Press (UIT].

The sewch limitB of the Mlected band are noN 811; and remaln in effecl evel\ \Nilen yo11tum off the eca.nner. Notr. During AIJTO STORE. you can~ chwlgp the 8llJp_ it~cr~HnMt. if desired. To chanQe the step, ,._ [STPJ .one lime for IIIICh selecllon: s liHl. 12.5 kHz, 25kHz, or 50 kHz, or fNN6 [,) twice to /'8Ml ro~

3. Prea [AUTO] to ectivale AUTO STORE.

AN bank null"bera begin fle.ntng, and • AUTO • eppee.111 an the diaplay,

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4. Select the bank(a)IO be Pf0~18/Tl~T~ed. The lndiclllon~ of the Mlec:1ed ban !Is stop lla,ahing.

Note: If thutl;r:t.c~ benk;, frJr, lhet iul 20 dlettrwlla n prog1arnmec1, 'IIUU." ~on ihe dtlplay. In lhl$ a.se, selsct 8IIOfher bank.

5. Press {SAC] to start progr~~rrmiog.

On the diaptay, only lhe indicatora of the aelected bankl! remain, The lndicatol'of·the bank cum~ntly IMNng Pf011'8mmed al.ns b~nking;. The chllfloel currently being atot'lld ia at.o displayed.

Not8: During AIJTO STORE, the~ c:A:1es not slop 011 ""Y aaive dlant?el. You will not Mal MY aUdio, and no tlllp(lt;att lt'equency will b& •ll:lt8d.

AlJTO STOA€ SICipllllut!)metieally When 1111 available chan,. in the selected banks .,. stored. "RRu." ~~~Jpears, and the Ills! channel tllot'lld ia diaplayed.

To stop AUTO STORE manually, p1'818 [HLD], [MANUAl), or (AUTO). The last Channel number and iiB.fraCJJen<;y •re !.leplayed.

E. Transferring a Programmed Frwquency to Another Open Channel This. fllllure allow& you to rueaign a atonad freque!1C)' to anoeher bank' a open channel.

r.ot.: You car11101 "-fer a Priority Channel (preottded by a 'P' on the display). You m4l8l Wf/11 !he Priority 1o another channel in the - benk bt8fonllnln5lening the tr.quertcy. (PrKirily CMnne/8 .,. ~ /atet: in 'Sef&'ng Up Priority CMMels".)

, . Press {MANUAL} to llop ecanl'llng.

2. Uae the Rotary Tunlf (or eny other previously dllecrtled method) to aelect a P109f'Bmfi'l8d chaonel.

a Pre• [Stl)) to actMite the Tren8fet f4111100t,

All bank indic8Jona stall filllhing on the a•pjay.

4. P,...a the llU[r'laric kay(a) of tha selected benk.

Only the iodlc:ator of the ~elected baok l'llt'relna on the display. The bank't '-/open chaonef ~Ilea. weiilng to be progarr.rn.d.

5. Presa [EJ·to compltte the transfer,

Ttl• frequency i• now~ in the new chanM~ and the old chan net Ia a "11\Y.


Deleting • Stored Fraquency TO' dala11 a ,_,.~..,~from a channel:

1. rliaptay the channel ~and ftequenc:y lhal ~ to be d&1eled.

2. PNIS[U] on 1M numeric ke)'pad.

a Press IEJ. The cunant cbannel is ar:asad. and tt1e dispfay ahaws "'000.~.

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l. Tum an the power~. a press [SCAN] to stan aoannirtg.

NoMe INh«<llwJ ....,..., ia lrlmed ~~ it f• filt«natioa/1~ in Scan' Mode.

The ind~lcrs for lhe selected barwb (1 lnrough 21) llPf)aRr on I he d;splay. The Indicator af the bank currendy IJalna monilOred ftabM.

Whle the BC 2500XL T ia ac.nnlng. !he ~l'r massage nnovea acfGSI..the dPepJay. Scanning 5top1

Gn •ny KINe chanMI al.dDmaticaYy Md dispfaya its r;.aqu.-.cy. HCept l'hole channtlls propmmed ~ 'tJCf' (Lack Out). Scam.n.,_g re&umes automa1icalfy ·attar the dlanMlliJtcomn i"active'f Wlfea DELAV m act~.

:t Dnlllctany bank(s) frotn t.lng acannad bY •nt&fing the nuiTWr d dle batik. The deaakK:18d bank md~r(a) disappear hom 1ha Cifitpfay, -and le channelll wil not 1M 8ll8nned. Thia procedu.- h•PI to apeed up tbe scanning cycle.

Note: One bank must ~~ways. remsJn atfi:. ""- You cannoi dtMctiwre aliSO tHJnla af ths .ume ttme .

... : ~ )'(KJ tum o(fthe 5CIIMfll' and tum if bat;:N • ttre prrwtou. ank Nltldions will~ ,;. trnBcr~

To restae anv batlk far .scann ng. )ust antar • nurrDef' qaln. fT'J'-e bank n,djca1cr wll ~r on tfle, display.)

To mop 8C81tning arrt Ume. p1'8H(IIAIIUAL]. When ycu pt8M(IIAIIUAL] to •op aca_m~ng. you are ~ ot SCM Medl. The .aeanner tamaln.s on the di~•d channel, and onty tt. bank indeator for U111l chan"ef appears. If you prtA (MANUAL] ~gain. yoo will slap.~ a cha~nel If you prtn (LilT], you r-iD Ship dD'Nn a channeL Pres and hoif,eifhe'r· klly lo fapjcfty step tf'lough 1htl ahpnneiB.

Nate: You dl,. •/dp •lock.ed out ('f..JUJ ~ usiRQ MY ol thtiN kiiJfS.

To 118ft ~anning again. prwu(ICAN).

To directly ace•• a •pectf~C chan,..t 1. Press (MANUAL].

2. Enter Die chmnl"'eJ nurrmer using U. nunwnc kaya.


WeatiWt CtlaniWI S.:.nnlng Tbe BC 2500XL T alows you to nerdlfer yvw local NOM W8CUherchan"''-Pfess twX] to find tt1t ac.ti'l8 wealh.r dt•nnel in your .,_ from 1 ~rrmad NOAA channlla. ~ IPP•ara.on 1he dilpiW)'~

Toe)d Well1h•Mod•• preu(SRCJ, (SCAN], Clf(IIANUAIJ. " 1st pouibtt. •ha't J'OlM' • ..-is eovered l7i ,...._. Cl'!• w.ather•lftlon.. Wher1 yoU p...,_ [WXt ·lha, BC 2500Xl T wll find • .UV. broadoUt •rrmedialeiJ. Jf the brcadoast SCIU,.WIIIk and tlatant. prua [WX] again to took for ·a dol•r IQiiOR.

... : ~ ,.,.,.~ hnlmit ~ ~ 010e,. w..thst.., ·--.. ,. ~ it Will~ on llard'lanfHJI.. .,._.. -..n ~will not ....fte ~· You ,..,,_..l"XJ ...,.en to tlliiCfidM i!lelnnfng.

in acme""* fllfxt ~t )QI Q1IY not"-abll ro mDf111of WMfhar~ • ..ur:h .uin law4yirw .,.... Nanna fly. hiflhtH l«;afion wll imptrMJ,. ~

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Selling the Sctnnlng Stl.ct Proa [SPDJ ta •act the :scanning !IP"dt normal ar Tu$0 Sclm. (1n Turbo Scan Mode• -rt.IMri' ·apptats on ttl• di&pl~y rte'Ktto~N11.) In Normal Scan Moc»M the BC2500XLT ~na 18 to 20 chann-.18 per ucond In Turbo Scan Mode. 1he unil~eaM nsarty 1 QO ctlannelll· p&r aeeond.

s.ttlng the Del,ay Made lA tha ncmw.' defaulla~n~ when 5earoh or Scan stops on .m active frequenev~ U81'Chlng or ~g Ml nut resume until1he trans~rni•on atop~ tar 2 .a8QCI1d81.. 1r no 181porme iS detac1ed. the scanning cycte resumes unta anotfler ti'BJismiasion is f11CeiYed. To ~.rn oH tba automatic 218CClnd delay (exf:Gt)t in Auro Stor• ,..)~ ,press (DLYJ. [The •ay·• tndiaator d"""PPfPllB tram lhe acraan.) To aQab1'8 thl r.~aacond delay aptn~ pros (DL Yl (nl1 "'DL't~ Indicator reappears.)

Setting the Step Size U~e [SIP] 10 change the ·Ship 1ncNm.nl when moving t..twean frequencies or a search band. Rrua one tiFN •-='• to chang~~ tha factwy pnJSat auto Slap to 5kHz. 1.2.5 kHz, 25 ~ or SO kHz. or praBR ["'I~ to NMt backtQ l!luto atep8. {The •Jtded step is aiSplayed dUring lhl search.) 'Manu.tly ••laat•d .t~ are' arasect whan you ·tum olf the power.

Sitting~ the LCD, Display Ughl To iluminate the LCD Dli!lplay I! nlghl, or under dim condition& when it is dJfficull to vNiw, press (t.HT]. The displa,y Will rtfMln lluminated for 15 secou.ds. To tum off the Hgh~ socner ~ pres [LHTJ again.

* Preventl"9 Accidental P'rogramming Tha BC 2500XL T hu • LoCk hlaku• to piWVenl accidental pi'Og'lmming emr;as~ ·Sil'l1liV pi'IU and hold ILCKJ far 2

• .seoonds.ro tum .off thl!t n urn~nc ·keyPad. "'KmOCK' appeal'l on the displa, wn the· keypad Is lftd)ted, Pr111 and hold [LCK] again fer 2 SPCl'Onds ro tum on the keypad.

~king thB Rot•rr Tuner Vw can lock the Rotary Tuner tc pnwant ehanging chann•t. ar freqHnciM accid•nta11Y while mot1it0ring a bi'QadcMt, To d'rsabla th, Rotary Tuner, 1um 1h• et.neiiF~ue~k [~] Sel-=or to . .,__.. To anllble ·fh• Rot•ry Tuner, 1um (f:IFAJ ta ~to an able channel ~on, or ~o .. P' tc eJJabla haquency ealac11on.

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Chlnnellac:k Dul Vcu can lock oue· a_ny pi'Og'aiTII'R8d oh~ls (fndudlng Pnorit.v etwmne4s) eo they wil not bl scannedll if de&trect

Nat« loddng out"~ t:I'JaflrtM does not_.. fhe~,in .. ~

Thil feature is atfive ~n Manual Made, Hold Modet or Scan Stop Mode (whe .sq~ ie QP&n)L

To laciC Old • chlnMJ: Pmds(LJD] when the scanner it" on a ~channel ~ do oat ·want to hear. '\Jtl app.ara on th•~eraen to lndicatl that the diSplayed mannel ilnow loeked out

NDie~ ffyou bt;k ouf.IMJ Ptiolily. CllrmneJs fi/fd pt8!IS [PRQ,. lhe &T88n ~)'8 ?ell,__ our for3 ~ and Priarity caiii'Ot INJ •t!ffvared. ,(Priolfty Channels eta ~ ahOrtly in "Semtlg Up PtiDrity Channflls.'

To tH1cn •lackad cd ., ..... :

1. Display the ~ockMI OUI mannal, usihg one. ar the pre.viouly de~Cribed ITIIllJ\ods.

2. P~[LIOJ.

MtJtl dlnppellra tQ indicals lhattha chann•~ \1 naw unJ'Oaked and~ far~ninu

To rMtore 111ocbd uutdul ...... ora MllciJd b.,k • one lim•~

1.. PNH (liCANl to atan scanning.

2.. "When ct. indioatar of th1 settcted ba* st-.1'1$ tta.&hlng preu [MANUAL) to stop SOiinnff\9.

3-. Pflllss and hdd [I.JO]I for mo ... ._. 2.5 ~•·

You wiR hear 211hon beeps. lndating tha4 a~ chaliftl• •• un.t()cked and rastorad 'for scannlng.

!lllnhlng IDI LoclfH CUI ChlnMI& During acanning. yod Will "at aae lacMd out channefa. T~ I~ forrlacbd out channels and dilplay them en 1he ~Green~ fim prMI [MANUAL] to atap eeenning. Then use tt- Rotary Tunar to a&ep thmugh the bank. '1./d' ~~ app• on the .::r&~n to, ln~•1f1• Joc.ked out channalsw

Setting Up Priority Channel• Whan you au an -priarlt(' to • bimk challnet. rau d.lSJniP cne bank· chann111 as your moat i~ chtnn•l,. During scanning "the BC 2500XLT warka lik6 e ~!Jill watch• func:!iofh ,ti stans -.rr.,li,.g' or keeping TraCM ef 'Jha dilly on lh• Priority Cbannlfl Mile rlllhlnfng to aftl• channels. EYety 2 ..condl, th• aeann.r checdra: the Priority Ch•mel for· aciNily. tf aaignf ·lil PNI•n1. the Priority ct.aM&I ~~ ba ~lored until the trursmiaion ends • .nd .:arming f8SUR'185. If DELAY illi!Cftveted. ecanning rewmes dar 2 ihCCIAt:ill.

Nat•~ "The f'tblity IMftJIIJ II *o .a;.,. in Manual. &lalcfl. ~ and Hofd Afod8a.

Each bank cornu-with one p~le Prioliiy Channel (lhlloWUt cttanrwl in each bank). Vou can reuaign p,riority Channel's 1o .,.-benk,ehanne' f the dilsJMayM Channal Number • 2CJII or 118U {Bankl 1 thJW!ilh 1 0). In mut~Ptiority Channel ape ration.~ the fawrJr channe~ nurrber has hqwer priftfily.

Ncft: P7loriry Nlfings 1m1 a MIMIIJ ..,_,you tum df N ~ ar llllw a fJIJWfN Iii/IUra

To Mt up a Prlarlly Chlnmll:

1. Fim ProcPilm your mostlrnparrari freq~enav Into 11

blink chan"•l~ 2. Pr&8151Uid hold (PRQ for mea 1lhfln 2.5I8C(Iflds-e

.A up• ltp,peMI m the d1&play to klctfca'le1h• da&igm$1d chan.net

H-.; Arty pr~ly -.91ed Pdartty onannel within the safllll bank: 11 automat billy d.-ectad.


Uelng COUNT to Monitor Chennel Actlvtty To detemllne the amount of mannel actlvity during a ec:anrinsl -.ion, 11111 the Count 1Mtun1. tt oaunll lhe number of tiiTIIII aeanning stop& on .., active channel.

To IICttvate the Count IMt\.n:

1. Prees (SCAN), al1d ellow the ecanner to eean I« about 5 to 1 o minutes, or longer II dMired.

2. Press ~ANUAL) to atop IICBMing.

3. p,.... (CNI'].

"ccQQ'I' IIPPM'8 on the daplt.y.

4. Tum the ReillY Tuner or preaa (MANUAL) to dllplay each channel and the ni.IIT'ber count (up tc W).

To reul the Count nurrber to "00", pn~• (.)lwice.

To exit Count Mode, pr90 (CHJ].

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Care and Maintenance

,.,lacing filii ReciYigiiNe 87'0?1)' "-de

When It Is time to il'llhll a n-e.ttery Pack, use only the one !l1llde I« t~iiJ scanner. hrl other type of baliary m.t damege your unn. Reier to the NickeJ..Cadmlum Battery Dillposal fiiiCkllge innrt for IIT1l<J01ant information.

To replace the 811118fy PIICic

1. Aemolle the Bel CUp by lifting the tab and can~lully sliding ~ upward and out.

2. Remova the B101tery P~~ek by pressing in and•Wdlng • dolol'l and <Ill.

3. Install the new a.ttery Pack by lfdng the pao:k <rio the bottom of the _,mer unti ~ cliclca.

4. Replace lhe Bek Clip.

Hale: Be sure to ~ 1M 8llllely PJJCir belote using the scsnner.

I aawy ..,.,..._ Most rechargeable batteries typlciiJIV suffer !rom "memory lhct" which ~ ~dualy 011er time, ahottanlng the uMble time of the Batllll)' PIICI< when l il fully o:tlarged. Aller 2 to 3 monthl of usa, when the Bdery Pack holds a charge for a 801'MWhat shorter period th8n when fifSI YM<I, follow lh•e .tlpl:

1. Leave the scanner on until the Battery. Pack Ia drained. (See the Low BillteiY Indicator deeoription In the "Controls and lndlc:ltlon" eec~ion for mon~ lnfounation.)

2. F*:harge the Battery Pack tor 14 to 16 hours to en•ur• a lui chalge.

9. MM the B.-tery Pack ie fUlly recNtged, you ~ need I tc raptegn~m the cnannels.

OtttiMffl UN

• Tum the IICBnner off before removing tha Bdlll)' Padt. • AJ:weyt Wlite down the progq.mmed frequencies In lhe

event of memory loa. If memory is lost, si!Jllly repi'C9am eech channel.

• Always pr- each keypad b<Jtlon rnn~ untl you heer the enuy lone for that key entry.


LacwiiGn

• lJ .-rong i:n1erte.-.nce or ellcbical noin • rec.iVad, relocate t'he ICiUlner ar ill· antennt •way frtlm the m.ua tJf ttt-e noi~Se. A hllher elevation, If poabk. may ptwtda better recepticnr

• DD nat uae lhe !leaRner in high-moisture envWon.ments !WCih • ~ha kltehan Dr ba1hmom.

• A~cidl placing lhe unil in direct s~.r~~fltt « .Mar haldin.; el .ments or vents. Da nat_ plug the acanner into en ol.ltlbt. controUed by 111

wall switch u pculongad periods without power wtiJ ~~...- ~nner memory toss. ,..,.,

• Daconneot tho ~power 10 1h1 unfit uron~ Cleanrng. • Clean lhe DllhlidiJ, ot 11'1., ~nr,er wfth a mid 0ete'l'g8nt.

• '"f:o pNYent. ~m~tchea. do not usa abraalve alunera « 110Wenta. Be careful not ta n.Jl the LCD windfM'~

• Da I1DI use eme.sstva II1MI.Ima of water_ ,..,. Da not' Bltefl'll1 aNy ~r. The ICllftnsr contains no seMceabllt perl5. Contact the Unidln1 CbstQmer ~ center or take it to a qualified rapairtlchnielan~

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AI scanMi'l areaubiecrt to receiving um:luiftld sjgnale or birdi-. S.f'f• .,. ~he produe1a ~ imttmauy generat•d aignu tMr ,.,..._ IDml frequencin difficult or 1'"1'0111Btlle 1o racelw. If' yo.Ar 8Cannat ~ ciunng Search Made and r.a sound it heard. it ,..., ba AICDNing a birdie. If tb1 interferance II not aw .. , you rn~t be able to turn the Squa!Ch ConlJQJ COYntan;.Jockwise to cut wr 'h• binfie. Or, prea ISRC) ~Q ru.ume •mchmg.

tf you pmgNm one rl the 1olowing fraq .... ~. ~ou v.t·H l'tear 0111f)' noise on that cftafu..-.

F..._neiee found' to hi!SVe birdies .on the BC 2SOO:il T a,.:

27.3550 181..0500 81,3126 'i21 .SB75 & .03501 182.8400 «2.2!110 Kal!.as76 38.3150 182.8«i0 .eB.fJfDO 1024.0125 11 .1 a 1e1.a55o SQS.ms 1112.8375 ~~40,795J 218.55601 EI1S.2S75 1125.4625 143..16!50 ~8.1125 811.2126 1227~7000 ' !a&911J 3DI.:saJO 85tUJI2S 11-4.51 !50 323.tmD 911 .i!IT5

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Troubleshooting - - - - -

P~LEU SOLUT1DN

Scanner won"1 wark. • Check the power connectic'Jn8. .. Check tha- \1-du~nS~ end equelch. .. Milke .st~re 1ha power ~Witch ;.

turned on. ll'll)raper rlaeplian. • Chek lha •Menna .confliCtion •

II' 'Yau may be in ., fringe afH. 1Rflpoaition the acanntr.

9can ~'t step .. • Ad)ult tlr1e 9quslth Contn:.1 • . , Clneck 1he1 antenM cannecrdon •

• ~It -ki ~b1il that nGM d the prog~miMd frequane;:iH . .,. fltltw .t tt.a t·M . Try lhe band aean:h.

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bn won•t lltll1. • Milke~ .aure tharl ere .,.,... progmmmld ~haflMII.

!W Adj~M[ the Squelch~.

S.arch won't art .. Ad]l;et the Squelch Oonrn:.l •

~~.,_...,..:~ won't wortc" • ct'Hick 1ha K11~ LDCIL

~~ cannot get aa1ilf~ory resul'la -and want additional i . an. or ~o retum the unll b saNiaa, pleua cal tJt wnre 'the Ufllidan Parts and Service Divialion~ The adchw. ~and phon• nu,..,ar are listed in the WBrnrntty (at tha end althia manuaJ)


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Technical Specifications

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1 programmed (AU NOAA Weathltt Sltviee)

T~ 14 Sea1ch bands (NFMl AM, or WFM.)

Dl•~ 25-28 26 · 29 28 -54 54 - 72 72 - 76 76 - 108 108 · 187 137-174 174 ·211 216 - 225 225-400 400-512 612 -550' 1'60-1300

Fraqueney con ... 25.000 to 25.996 ~ (AM}1 2a.ooo to 28.995 MH.t (AM) 29.000 to 53.995 MHz (NFM) S4.ooo to 71 .a95 MH2: (WFM) 72.000 to 75.995 MHz (Nff.1}. 76.000, 10 1 07.995 MHZ {WFM) 1 oaooo to 136.995 MHz (AM) 137.000 to 173.995 MHz I=Mr) 174.000 to 215.995 MHz FM) 21'6.000 to 224.996 MHz N FM) 225.000 to 399.996 MHl ~M} 400.000 ID 5, 1 ~995 Mt-1Z. NFM) 512.000 to 549,995 WU ~ 760.000 to BZl&E Miz (N1f M} 849.0125 tc 868..995 Mtu ,(NFM) 8§4.0125 to 11300TOO ~Hz (NFM)

o.taul .. ,. 5~z 5 tcHz 5~ 50kHz 5kHz 50kHZ 12.6 kHz 5kHz. so kHz 56cHz 12.5 Jd-lz. 12.5kH2 50 ttH;r 12.5 kHz 12.5 kHZ 12.6 kHz

S..n A'llta! 100 ct.annelll per sac. {Tt.u'bo Soan Mode) 20 channels per s.c. (Normal Scan 'Mode)

Scln Dltaly: 2 ·~onds

Aud~o output~ Max 0.4W

Anle...a: Rubber antenna induded

Opntlng T•mpetwiUFII~ - 20"0 (~ 4~ F) to + 60DC ( + 14011 F)

Size: 2-:v4• (W~ , -11~ ~H) X 7-112' (H} Welg._: 0.15 lb. Pow.r Requhwnenle 12V DC (irrtemal bi~Uity1 AC Adaptlfi

Charger. or cigrMefte ~ah1er adapter)

C.fflfi«J tr aCICOidlne. with RX Ruld arwJ R"'Julatfons fl., '5 &tbfmn C a of dale of m617.aclu18.

FUluif~ -~tioM. and sv.hbilty of optkNale~ -. •• sutject fD r:hMiffll without nDiiofi'.

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One Year Limited Warranty

WA "R.RANTOR.: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORA'OON C1Juiden•1

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Ullideh A mcrb Corpndoa Pans and ~ Jlhiisioa 8707 North By NDJ"theul Blvd. P.O . . Box 501361 Indianapolis, IN 4li2SO (311) 141-24&1, I AMto s JIM EST, Moadly tlan1iP Fddl'

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