Uniden BC 235XLT - Manual

Where to Obtain More Information Before using your scanner, you must program frequenciesinto available channels. The Betty Bearcat Starter Frequency Guide lists typical frequencies used around the U.S.A. and Canada that you may program into your newscanner. If the frequencies listed in the starter g...

Included with Your Scanner If any of these items are missing or damaged, immediatelycontact your place of purchase or Uniden CustomerService at: (800) 297-1023, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Central,Monday through Friday. Rubber Antenna(AT218) Belt ClipwithScrews(BCK150) AC Adapter (AD70U) Betty Bearcat S...

Setup These are helpful guidelines when using your new scanner: If your scanner receives interference or electricalnoise, move the scanner or its antenna away fromthe source. If you need to improve reception, use an optionalantenna designed for multi-band coverage.(Youcan purchase this type of anten...

3. Replace cover andpress down until itclicks into place. Warning: Do not mix alkaline batteries with Ni-Cd Batteries. Be sure to install four batteries ofthe same type. AC Adapter/Charger Use the AC Adapter/Charger to power the BC 235XLT from an AC outlet. Charging Warning Do not charge alkaline ba...

Adapter Safety Feature The AC Adapter included with this scanner may beequipped with a polarized line plug — a plug with oneblade wider than the other. This plug will fit into the poweroutlet only one way. If you are unable to insert the plugfully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. Flexible An...

Basic Operation Note: You can fold out the Front Cover to see the Controls and Indicators while reading this Guide. Setting the Squelch To set the Squelch, you must be in the Manual Mode. Nosignal should be present when adjusting squelch. 1. Press M until you do not hear asignal. 2. Adjust VOLUME to...

Keylock Key Lock prevents accidental key entries during scanning. 1. To lock the keypad,press and hold K until the key symbolappears. 2. To unlock the keypad,press and hold K until the key symboldisappears. 12

Programming Before the BC 235XLT can receive radio broadcasts, you must program a frequency into at least one channel.Before scanning, repeat this procedure for each channelyou program. 1. Select frequenciesfrom your starterguide. 2. Press M . 3. Select a channel. a. Enter the channel number. b. The...

4. Enter the frequency. a. Enter the frequency number. b. Then press E . Note: To clear a mistake while entering the frequency,press B twice, and start over. If the frequency entered is outside the Frequency Range ofthe scanner, a distinctive beep sounds. (See the Table onpage 3 or the Band List on ...

Programming Tips Do not program a weather frequency into one ofthe channels, since weather channels transmitcontinuously. Use for weather information. Group similar frequencies into adjacent channels.For example, program police frequencies inchannels 1 through 10 and fire/emergency intochannels 11 t...

Scanning When you turn on thepower, the BC 235XLT automatically starts inthe Scan mode. During normalscanning the scannerskips unprogrammedor locked outchannels. When a transmissionis received, theScanner stops on thatchannel. When thetransmission ends,scanning resumesautomatically aftertwo seconds....

Locking a Channel While Scanning If the scanner keeps stopping on a particular channel dueto noise or too frequent transmissions, you may want tokeep that channel from scanning. 1. Wait until the scannerstops at the channel. 2. Then press . 3. The scannerimmediately resumesscanning because thelocked...

Restore a Locked Out Channel 1. Press . 2. Select a locked outchannel. a. Enter the channel number. b. Then press again. 3. Press to unlock the channel. 19

Restore All Locked-out Channels 1. Press . Note: You must be inManual Mode beforerestoring alllocked-out channels. 2. Press and holdfor about two seconds. You will hear twobeeps when all thechannels have beenrestored. 20

Priority Scan When Priority Scan is turned on, your scanner checks thepriority channel every two seconds for activity. If a signal ispresent on the priority channel, your scanner monitors thechannel until the transmission ends, then resumes normalscanning. You can designate any of the 30 availablech...

Changing the Priority Channel You cannot eliminate the Priority Channel, but you canchange it to any other of the 30 available channels. 1. Press . 2. Select a new PriorityChannel. a. Enter the channel number. b. Then press again. 3. Press and holdfor two seconds todesignate thischannel as your newP...

Chain Search Use Chain Search to find active frequencies in your area.You can search up to all five personal bands or turn offthose bands you don’t want to hear. This gives youflexibility of searching for any channel between 29 and 512MHz, as long as they are within the 10 frequencies bandscovered b...

Note: The displayalternates betweenthe upper and lowerranges. If youprogram the wronglimit, press 0 and E , then press 0 and E again to erase the error andreset the limits tozero. Then beginagain. 4. Either press R to begin your search. Note: Your scanner searches each selectedPersonal Chain Search ...

5. To turn off a ChainSearch band duringsearch scanning,press its locationnumber. For example, (a) ifChain Searchlocations 1, 2 and 3are selected, (b)press 3 to turn off band three so that it’snot scanned duringyour search. Search Hold Feature 1. Press U or D at anytime to stop thesearch. 2. Press U...

Channel Skip If a particular channel continues to interrupt searchscanning, it is possible to set your scanner to skip thefrequency. If your scanner stopswhile searching,press N to lockout the frequency fromthe search range. Note: You canprogram 10 skipfrequencies. The 11thskip frequencyentered caus...

Weather Scan Your BC60XLT-1 is designed to scan 7 programmed NOAA frequencies, so you easily find your local NOAAweather broadcast. Note: It is not advisable to program a weather frequency into one of the 30 channels since weatherchannels transmit continuously. The scanner willremain on the weather ...

Care and Maintenance General Use Turn the scanner off before disconnecting thepower or replacing the batteries. Always write down the programmed frequencies inthe event of memory loss. If memory is lost, simply reprogram each channel.The display shows 000.0000 in all channels when there has been a m...

Troubleshooting If your BC60XLT-1 is not performing properly, try the following steps. Problem Suggestion Scanner won’t work. 1. Check the connections at both ends ofthe AC Adapter. 2. Turn on the wall switch of your room. You could be using an outlet controlled by thewall switch. 3. Move the AC Ada...

Specifications Certified in accordance with FCC Rules and RegulationsPart 15, Subpart C, as of date of manufacture. Channels: 30 (1 Bank) WX: 7 NOAA Weather Service Channels Search Bands: 10 Preprogrammed Bands5 Programmable Chain Search Bands Frequency Range: 29.0–29.7 MHz 10 Meter Amateur Band 29....

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, tothe original retail owner, this Uniden Product to be free fromdefects in materials and craftsman...