Uniden BC860XLT - Manuals

Included with your Scanner ☞ If any items are missing or damaged, immediately contact your place of purchase. ☞ Read this Operating Guide thoroughly before operating the scanner. ☞ Complete and immediately mail the Registration Form. 5

Where to ObtainMore Information Before you can scan, you must program a frequency into eachchannel you want to use. The “ Betty Bearcat Starter Frequency Guide ” lists typical frequencies used around the U.S. that you may program into the BC 860 XLT. If the frequencies listed in the “ Betty Bearcat ...

Setup Note Extend the antenna to its full height. For UHFfrequencies, shortening the antenna mayimprove the reception. If your scanner receives strong interference orelectrical noise, move the scanner or itsantenna away from the source. If you are operating the scanner in a fringe areaor need to imp...

Basic Operation Note: Fold out the illustration from the Back Cover to see the Controls and Indicators while reading this Guide. How Squelch Works Think of “SQUELCH” as a gate. If thegate is too low (squelch too low),everything (all noise as well as signals)gets through. If the gate is set too high ...

Setting the Squelch Adjust VOLUME to a comfortable listening level. Auto Squelch AUTO is a compromise between tightand threshold. It is a convenience forlistening to stronger signals. ➪ Note: Be sure that the Squelch control clicks into the AUTO position. Manual Squelch To manually set the Squelch, ...

Programming Before the BC 860 XLT can scan, you must program a frequency into at least one channel. Repeat this procedure for each channel you program. 1. Select the frequency. 2. Enter MANUAL mode. 3. Select the channel. ➪ ➪ 4. Enter the frequency. To clear a mistake while entering the frequency, p...

Programming Tips To quickly program a series of channels,start with the lowest number channel. Forexample, when you are programming fivenew frequencies into Channels 4 through 8,start with Channel 4. After you finish programming a channel,press M to step up to the next channel. To erase the channel,...

Scanning When you turn on the power, the BC 860 XLT automatically starts in the Scan mode. During normal scanning the scannerskips unprogrammed or locked outchannels. When a transmission is received, theScanner stops on that channel. When the transmission ends, scanning resumes automatically. ➪ ➪ To...

Banks Channels are grouped by Banks for easy scanning control. Active Banks display during scanning. To deactivate a Bank during scanning: To restore a Bank for Scanning: ➪ Note: Press 0 for Bank 10. 14

Channel Lockout You can “lock out” any channel so it is not scanned during normal scanning.Lock out does not erase the frequency from the channel. You can restore the channel to scanning whenever you wish. Note: You can lock out up to 99 channels, but not all 100 channels. One channel must remain ac...

Locking a Channel While Scanning If the scanner keeps stopping on a particular channel due to noise or too-frequent transmissions, you may want to keep that channel from scanning. 1. Wait until the scanner stops at the channel. 2. Then: The scanner immediately resumesscanning because that channel is...

Restore a Locked Out Channel 1. Enter MANUAL mode. 2. Select the channel. 3. Unlock the channel. ➪ ➪ Restore All Locked-out Channels 1. Enter Manual Mode. Note: You must select a programmed channel that is not locked out beforerestoring locked-out channels. 2. Restore all channels. ➪ ➪ You’ll hear 2...

Priority Scan With Priority Scan active, the scanner checks the priority channels every 2 seconds for activity.If a signal is present, the Priority channel is monitored until the transmission ends.Scanning then resumes normally. The BC 860 XLT comes with one Priority Channel preprogrammed in each Ba...

Changing the Priority Channel There can be only 1 Priority Channel per bank.You cannot eliminate a Priority Channel, but you can change the Priority Channel to any other channel within that Bank. 1. Enter MANUAL mode. 2. Select the new Priority Channel. 3. Change Priority to this channel. 2 “Beeps” ...

Scan Delay Normally, the scanner will resume scanning as soon as a transmission has stopped.You can program an additional Delay during Scan so the scanner waits another 2 seconds before resuming scanning.This allows you to hear a possible replying transmission. To program a Delay into a channel: 1. ...

You can also add a Delay to a channel when it stops during normal scanning. 1. Wait for the scanner to stop on the channel. 2. Press D . ➪ To remove the delay from any channel: 1a. Wait for the scanner to stop on that channel. 2. Remove Delay by pressing D . OR ➪ 1b. Go to the channel using Manual C...

Search You can use the Search feature to find active frequencies in your area.This feature is handy for finding frequencies besides those in your Betty Bearcat Starter Frequency Guide,or if you change locations. You can search for any frequencies between 29.000 and 956.000 MHz, as long as they are w...

Turbo Search Turbo Search runs through the frequencies 3 times faster than normal Search speed. Note: Turbo Search does not work in the AM Aircraft Band (108 - 137 MHz) or with frequencies above 406 MHz. You must first be in Search mode. To activate Turbo Search: Note: SRCH flashes during Turbo Sear...

To access frequencies Manually 1. Stop the Search. 2a. To move up to the next Search frequency: 2b. To move down to the previous Search frequency: ➪ OR 25

To return a frequency to Search 1. Stop the Search. 2a. Move up to the frequency you wish to restore. 2b. Move down to the frequency you wish to restore. ➪ OR 3. Press K to restore the frequency. That frequency is now removed from the Skip List. ➪ 27

To Restore all Skipped Frequencies 1. Stop the Search. 2. Restore all skipped Search frequencies. ➪ ➪ Note: You’ll hear 2 beeps when the frequencies are restored. Storing Search Frequencies You can quickly store any frequency you find during Search. Important: You must select the channel in which yo...

Search Delay Normally, the scanner will resume searching as soon as a transmission has stopped.You can program an additional Delay so the scanner waits another 2 seconds before resuming searching.This allows you to hear a possible replying transmission. In normal Scan you must program a Delay for ea...

Weather Scan Your BC 860 XLT is designed to search for your local NOAA weather channel(s) from 7 preprogrammed NOAA frequencies. Note: It is not advisable to program a weather frequency into one of the 100 channels. Because weather channels transmit continuously, the scanner remains on that channel,...

Data Skip A scanner normally stops on any transmission it receives.That means your BC 860 XLT will stop on data signals and unmodulated transmissions. You can skip these frequencies by using the Data Skip function. You can set Data Skip in Scan and Search modes.Turn it on or off in each mode separat...

Care and Maintenance General Use Turn the scanner off before disconnecting the power. Always write down the programmed frequencies in the event ofmemory loss.If memory is lost, simply reprogram each channel.The display shows 000.0000 in all channels when there has been a memory loss.Always press eac...

Repairs Do not attempt any repair.The scanner contains no serviceable parts.Contact the Uniden Customer Service Center or take it to aqualified repair technician. Birdies All radios are subject to receiving undesired signals or “birdies”.If your scanner stops during Scan mode and no sound is heard, ...

Troubleshooting If your BC860XLT is not performing properly, try the following steps. Problem Suggestion Scanner won’t work • Check the connections at both ends of the AC Adapter. • Turn on the wall switch of your room. You could be using an outlet controlled by the wall switch. • Move the AC Adapte...

Technical Specifications Certified in accordance with FCC Rules and Regulations Part 15 Sub-part C as of date of manufacture.Channels: 100 Banks: 10 with 10 channels in each bank WX: 7 Preprogrammed NOAA Weather Service Channels Frequency Range: 29-29.7 MHz 10 Meter Amateur Band 108-136.9875 MHz AM ...

Optional Accessories and Replacement Parts Ω To order these accessories, call or write: Uniden America Corporation Parts and Service 4700 Amon Carter Boulevard Fort Worth, TX 76155 (800) 297-1023, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Central Monday through Friday 39

BC 860 XLT Programmable 100-Channel Base Scanner OPERATING GUIDE

Precautions Before you use this scanner, please read and observe the following: WARNING! Uniden DOES NOT represent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire or electricalshock, DO NOT expose this unit to rain or moisture. IMPORTANT! The installation, possession, or use of this scanning ...

One Year Limited Warranty WARRANTOR: UNIDEN MANUFACTURING, INC (“Uniden”)ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants, for one year, to the original retail owner, this Uniden Product to be free from defects in materials andcraftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below.WARRANTY DURATIO...