Uniden BcT7 - Manuals

Types of Communications Monitor communications such as: Highway Patrol, police and fire department (including paramedics)AircraftNOAA weather broadcastsBusiness/industrial radioMotion picture and press relayUtilityLand transportation frequencies, such as trucking firms, buses, taxis, tow trucks, and...

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 in this Operating Guide. Other Printed Material Now isthe time for all go...

Fast Start Note: Fold out the illustration from the front cover to see the controls and LCD display while reading this guide. Power ON 1. Turn the volume knob clockwise. The scanner performs a self-test:the Warning Light flashes andthe Alert Tone beeps loudly. 2. The currently selected state ( e.g.,...

How Squelch Works Think of “SQUELCH” as a gate. Ifthe gate is too low (squelch toolow), everything (all noise as wellas signals) gets through. If the gate is set too high (squelchtoo high), nothing gets through. If the gate is set just right (squelchset properly), just the desiredsignals get through...

When the BCT7 receives communications, scanning stops, theactive bank type replaces the statecode , and the frequency displays. Active Bank indicators: HP - Highway Patrol PO - Police DT - DOT When the transmission ends, abuilt-in two second delay featureholds the scanner on thatfrequency for a resp...

Warning Alert The BCT7 alerts you when Highway Patrol/State Police units using mobile extenders are within an approximate three mile radius. 1. The Warning Light flashes and the Alert Tone beeps five timeswhen a signal is received. ➪ 2. The active bank indicator replaces the state name, andthe frequ...

Muting the Alert Tone One Moment Mute Continuous Mute Canceling Mute Press M during the Warning Alert. The Alert Tone stops andthe Mute LED flashes until the alarm cycle is finished. ➪ Press and hold M for two seconds to turn Continuous Muteon whenever you wish. You heartwo beeps and the Mute LED li...

Power On Settings When you turn the BCT7 off and then on again, the BCT7 will return to the last settings that were active. When you have chosen the stateyou will be driving in, and the mode (HIGHWAY PATROL, DOT, etc.),the BCT7 always returns to these settings. Priority Channels Each state preprogra...

Scan Hold Note: Warning Alert does not work in this mode. When scanning stops on a desiredfrequency, press H to hold on that frequency as long as you like. ➪ To resume scanning, press H . ➪ If the BCT7 stops on an undesired frequency, press H twice to force the unit to start scanning before theend o...

In Hold Mode Press L . ➪ LOCKOUT appears on the display. Scanning doesn’t resume until you press H . Lockout Tips After you have locked out the 50th preprogrammed frequency (or 100th user programmed frequency), you maylock out a new frequency. However, the first frequency you locked out becomes unlo...

Restore a Locked Out Frequency 1. Select the frequency bank. ➪ 2. Press H to enter Manual Mode. ➪ 3. Press > or < to find the desired frequency. Press andhold > or < to scroll rapidly. 4. Press L to unlock the frequency. ➪ 5. Press H to resume scanning. Restore All Locked-Out Frequencies...

Search You can use the SEARCH feature to find active frequencies in your area. Many frequencies have already have beenpre-programmed into one of the SCAN MODES (Highway, Police, DOT, etc.). You can search for any frequencies between 29.000 and 956.000 MHz, as well as CB channels 1 through 40, as lon...

Data Skip Your BCT7 automatically skips certain data channels which broadcast non-voice communications (primarily pagers). An icon in the display shows when Data Skip is on. This feature works in all modes except CB, AIR and Weather. To turn Data Skip OFF or ON: 1. Press B key repeatedly until SKIP ...

Programming Your BCT7 contains 100 programmable memory channels available in the following frequency banks: Highway 25 programmable channels (+ pre-programmed channels) Police 25 programmable channels (+ pre-programmed channels) DOT 10 programmable channels (+ pre-programmed channels) News 5 program...

Programming Frequencies 1. Press B to find a frequency band you wish to search. ➪ 2. When the BCT 7 begins searching, press H . ➪ 3. Press < or > to find the desired frequency. 4. Press Q . ➪ 5. Select the bank where you want to program the frequency(Highway, Police, DOT, News, Fire or Private...

Clearing a User-Programmed Frequency To erase a user-programmed frequency: 1. Press B . ➪ 2. Press H twice to start search and hold on any frequency. ➪ 3. Press Q . 4. Press and hold > until 000.0000 appears in the display. ➪ 5. Press the frequency bank key desired ( G , P , etc.) ➪ 6. Press <...

Memory Lock To avoid accidental programming of your BCT7 after you have programmed all the frequencies to your satisfaction, slide the MEMOLOCK switch on theback panel of the radio to ON. If you attempt to enter frequencies after you have locked the program, the displaywill show PRG-LOC. Slide the s...

Installation Mobile Installation Before starting installation, select a location for the radio bracket that is convenient for operation and does not interfere with the driver or passenger in the vehicle. 1. Secure the bracket to a solid surface using the self tapping screws provided. 2. Mount the sc...

Connecting the Power The BCT7 is designed to be used in any vehicle which has a 12-volt DC negative ground electrical system. If you cannot determine the polarity of your vehicle, consult your vehicle dealer for information. 1. Connect the BCT7 power cord directly to the fuse block or batteryof your...

Base Installation In addition to mobile installation, you can operate the BCT7 as a base unit with the included AC Adapter and Telescoping Antenna. Note: Use only the AC Adapter supplied with this unit. 1. Plug the telescoping antenna into the antenna jack on the rear ofthe unit. 2. Plug the AC Adap...

If your scanner receives strong interference or electrical noise, movethe scanner or its antenna away from the source.If you are operating the scanner in a fringe area or need to improvereception, use an optional antenna designed for multi-band coverage.(You can purchase this type of antenna at a lo...

To complicate matters, trunking radios are computer controlled. Toeffect the computer operation, data bursts and tones are broadcastover trunking frequencies. In the most common type of trunkingsystem, a data frequency is selected for a 12 or 24 hour period.Scanner users are advised to LOCKOUT this ...

Troubleshooting If your BCT7 is not performing properly, try the steps listed below. PROBLEM SUGGESTION Scanner is not giving Warning Alerts. Check to see if Mute and Flash are both turned off.The Squelch threshold may be set too high.Check antenna connections.Some priority frequencies may be locked...

Optional Accessories and Replacement Parts Operating Guide (OMBCT7) MUTE FIRE/NEWS STATE HIGHWAY POL/DOT SEARCH BAND PROG PUSHALERT PUSHFLASH SQ VOL WX/PVT LOCKOUT HOLD/RESUME WARNING Highway CommunicationsSystem & PreprogrammedWarning Scanner BCT 7 OPERATING GUIDE Betty Bearcat Starter Frequenc...

SPECIFICATIONS Receiver Type: Triple Conversion Superheterodyne Banks: Total 7 banks: 6 Service banks and 1 programmable bank HIGHWAY PATROL 1,142 programmed plus 25 programmable channelsPOLICE: 5,185 programmed plus 25 programmable channels DOT: 459 programmed plus 10 programmable channels FIRE 160...

Precautions Before you use this scanner, please observe the following: WARNING! Uniden America Corporation does not represent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk offire, electrical shock, or damage to the unit, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. IMPORTANT! The installation, poss...

BCT7 Controls MUTE FIRE/NEWS STATE HIGHWAY HOLD/RESUME POL/DOT SEARCH BAND PROG PUSHALERT PUSHFLASH SQ VOL WX/PVT LOCKOUT WARNING BCT 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 7 1. Alert Light 2. Mute LED 3. Mute Key 4. Fire/News Frequency Key 5. Lockout Key 6. Weather/Private Frequencies Key 7. Squelch C...

BCT7 Liquid Crystal Display 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 HIGHWAY POLICE DOT WX PRIVATE FIRE NEWS AIR HOLD SRCH LOCKOUT s t DATA FLASH 1. Highway Patrol Frequencies 2. Police Frequencies 3. Department of Transportation Frequencies 4. NOAA Weather Frequencies 5. Private Frequencies 6. Fire F...

One Year Limited Warranty Important: Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service. WARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATION (“Uniden”) ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants, for one year, to the original retail owner, this Uniden Product to be free from defects in materials and crafts...