Uniden BC75XLT - Manual

8 accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. SCANNING LEGALLY Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups, including police and fire departments, ambulance services, government agencies, private companies, amateur radio services, mi...

10 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing a Uniden BC75XLT handheld scanner. The scanner is versatile, compact, and easy to use. in addition to its standard scanning features, your scanner also includes Close Call ® rF capture technology designed to help you detect and identify strong local radio sig...

13 Memory backup - keeps the frequencies stored in memory for an extended time if the scanner loses power. Three Power Options - Use the supplied USB cable to charge the BC75XLT through your computer or other USB charging port. You can also power the scanner using two AA rechargeable ni-MH batteries...

14 Select the band plan (USA or Canada) when you turn on the scanner (default = USA). Press and hold the key for 2-3 seconds to turn on the scanner while pressing and holding 1 for USA or 2 for Canada. The band plan will remain until you change it again. USA bAND PLAN Frequency Range (MHz) Step (kHz...

16 CANADA bAND PLAN Frequency Range (MHz) Step (kHz) Mode Transmission 25.00000-27.99500 5.0 AM Citizens Band/ Business Band 28.00000-54.00000 5.0 NFM 10 Meter Amateur Band 108.00000-136.99166 8.33 AM Aircraft Band 137.00000-174.00000 5.0 NFM Military Band 406.00000-512.00000 6.25 NFM UHF

17 SCANNING bASICS This section provides a background on how scanning works. You don’t really need to know all of this to use your scanner, but some background knowledge will help you get the most from your BC75XLT. WHAT IS SCANNING? Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations, most two-way communicatio...

20 these service searches just like the channel storage banks, searching the frequencies using Service Search mode (see page 37). Custom Search Ranges Custom Search mode lets you program the upper and lower limits of search ranges. You can then search these 10 custom search ranges starting from the ...

21 SETUP WHAT’S IN THE bOX? BC75XLT Scanner Antenna Belt Clip (attached) Not shown: • USB cable • Strap • Owner’s Manual if any of these items are missing or damaged, immediately contact your place of purchase or Uniden Customer Service at: (800) 297-1023, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Central, Monday thr...

22 SETTING UP THE SCANNER Connect the Antenna 1. Align the slots around the antenna’s connector with the tabs on the scanner’s BnC connector. 2. Slide the antenna’s connector down over the scanner’s connector. 3. rotate the antenna connector’s outer ring clockwise until it locks into place. The scan...

23 Connect an Optional Earphone/Headphone For private listening, you can plug a 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) mini-plug earphone or stereo headphones (not supplied) into the headphone jack on top of your scanner. This automatically disconnects the internal speaker. Connecting an Optional Extension Speaker in a ...

24 inside the battery compartment is a switch; set the unit to either ALK or Ni-MH to match the type of battery you’re using. WARNING! Non-rechargeable batteries can get hot or burst if you try to charge them. CAUTIONS: • When flashes in the display and the scanner beeps every 15 seconds, recharge o...

25 1. Make sure the power is turned off.2. Slide the battery compartment cover off.3. Use a pointed object such as a ballpoint pen to set the battery selection switch inside the compartment to Ni-MH . 4. install two batteries in the compartment as indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and -) marked i...

26 3. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the computer’s USB port or to an AC or dC adapter that provides USB charging power. Note: If you connect to a computer’s USB port, the PC will prompt you for the drivers for your scanner. To download and install these drivers, go to http://info.uniden....

27 determine if the batteries are good and can be charged, it checks them and displays the battery icon. if the scanner judges the batteries are good, the scanner starts charging and the battery icon disappears. if it cannot regard the batteries as good in 60 seconds, the scanner stops checking and ...

28 Adjust Squelch The scanner recognizes signals as transmissions if they exceed a signal strength threshold. Adjusting the squelch sets this threshold level. increasing squelch requires a signal to be stronger to be seen as a transmission. if you set the squelch too high, you will risk not receivin...

29 bC75XLT CONTROLS AND DISPLAY HARDWARE DESCRIPTION Keypad Your scanner’s keys have various functions labeled on the key tops. To select the function labeled on a key, simply press the key. To select the function labeled in smaller text on a key, first press Func then release it. F appears on the d...

30 Key/Icon Primary Function Key Scan Cycles through channels looking for transmissions on stored frequencies (see page 39). nA Srch/Svc Searches through frequencies looking for transmissions (see page 35). Service Search - cycles through preprogrammed service bands (see page 37). L/O / Temporarily ...

32 LCD DISPLAY Line 1Line 2 Line 3 Line 4Line 5 The display has indicators that show the scanner’s current operating status. The display information helps you understand how your scanner operates. Line Display Description 1 B:1 - 10 Search mode: Custom Search range. Scan mode: Channel bank. PGM disp...

33 Line Display Description 2 F displays when the Function mode is on. ▲ SEARCH ▼ displays during Search mode. DLY displays when a 2-second delay at the end of a transmission is on. / displays when the scanner is set to Close Call mode: - Close Call Priority - Close Call do not disturb displays and ...

34 Line Display Description 4, 5 Scan displays when you scan channels. Hold displays during Scan Hold and Search Hold modes. WX, AIR, FIRE, HAM, POL, RAIL, MRN, CB, RACE, OTHER Service bands. These will display with an indicator for the current service band during a Service search.

35 OPERATION SEARCHING The BC75XLT has 10 preset search ranges that display as 1 - 10 across the top of the screen when you press Srch . it also has 10 preset service bands that display in two rows across the bottom of the screen when you press Func + Svc . Note: Service Search is discussed on page ...

36 to the nearest valid frequency. For example, if you enter 151.473 (MHz), your scanner accepts it as 151.475. However, if you enter a frequency that is out of range, the scanner sounds an error tone and Error appears. Enter another frequency. 3. Press Srch . The scanner searches, starting from the...

37 5. Press Srch to start searching your custom search range or turn the scroll control knob to a different search range and enter another frequency. Service Search You can search for Weather, Police, Fire/Emergency, Marine, racing, Civil Air, HAM radio, railroad, CB radio, and Other (Other = FrS/GM...

38 STORING FREQUENCIES To store frequencies in the first available channel:1. Press Hold . 2. Enter the frequency and press Hold and Func + Pgm . 3. The scanner alternates between the frequency you are stopped on and the first available channel number with no frequency stored. Press E . 4. The scann...

39 if you entered a frequency that has already been entered elsewhere, the scanner sounds an error tone and displays the channel that was duplicated. if you entered the frequency by mistake, press .Clr twice to clear the frequency and enter a different one. To enter the frequency anyway, press E to ...

40 displays at (or disappears from) the top of the screen, showing the currently enabled banks.The scanner scans all the channels within the displayed banks that are not locked out. The bank number flashes when the scanner scans a channel that belongs to that bank.You can manually select any channel...

42 SPECIAL FEATURES CLOSE CALL® RF CAPTURE Your scanner’s Close Call feature lets you set the scanner to detect then display the frequency of a nearby strong radio transmission such as mobile and handheld two-way radios in areas with no other strong transmission sources. However, if you are in an ar...

43 2. For the Close Call mode, frequencies are divided into 4 Close Call bands. Turn these bands on and off by pressing 1 - 4 as indicated: band Range (MHz) To turn a Close Call band on/off, press . . . Low High VHF Low 25.00000 54.00000 1 Air 108.00000 136.99166 2 VHF High 137.00000 174.00000 3 UHF...

44 • Close Call dnd. Close Call do not disturb only checks for close calls if it is not stopped on a transmission. The icon displays. • Close Call Priority. The scanner checks for close calls regardless of whether it is stopped on a transmission. The icon displays. • Close Call Off. The scanner does...

46 scanner beeps twice and CLEAr displays. Press E to unlock all. Notes: • You cannot lock out frequencies during WX service search. • Locked out frequencies are shared between Service Search, Custom Search, Quick Search, and Close Call modes. If locked out frequencies are set in a specific mode, th...

47 every 2 seconds only when it is not receiving transmissions. • Priority Scan ( PRI displays) : The scanner checks Priority channels every 2 seconds regardless of whether or not it is receiving a transmission. You can designate one channel in each bank as a priority channel (10 total). The first c...

48 Mode Delay Specification Search Custom Search: if one range is set, all ranges are set. Service Search: Each band can be set as a unit. Quick Search and Close Call Changes made to delay assignment in one mode are reflected in the other mode. When the delay feature is on, DLY displays. if it is of...

49 To turn on keylock, press Func + . appears. To turn off keylock, press Func + again. no longer displays. Note : Using keylock does not prevent the scanner from scanning channels. bACKLIGHT Pressing turns the display light on and off. it remains on for 15 seconds and then turn off automatically. P...

50 TROUbLESHOOTING if your BC75XLT is not performing properly, try the following steps. Problem Possible Cause Suggestion The scanner doesn’t work. The scanner might not be receiving any power. Check the batteries or make sure the USB cable is connected to the PC and to the scanner. improper recepti...

52 Problem Possible Cause Suggestion Scan won’t start. You must press Scan to scan. Press Scan . The squelch might need to be adjusted. Adjust the squelch threshold. See page 28. One or more channels might be locked out. Make sure the channels you want to scan are not locked out. The antenna might n...

53 CARE AND MAINTENANCE RESETTING THE SCANNER if the scanner’s display locks up or stops operating properly, you might need to reset the scanner. CAUTION: This procedure clears all the information you have stored in the scanner . before you reset the scanner, try turning it off and back on to see if...

56 SPECIFICATIONS Certified in accordance with FCC rules and regulations Part 15, Subpart C, as of date of manu facture. Channels: ................................................................................... 300Banks: ...................................................... 10 (30 channels each...

57 Hyper ......................................... 270 steps per second (max)Priority Sampling ....................................................... 2 secondsScan delay ....................................................................2 secondsiF rejection (at 453.25 MHz) ..........................

58 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 cr...

59 LEGAL REMEDIES: This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you might also have other rights which vary from state to state. This warranty is void outside the United States of America. PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OF WARRANTY: if, after following the instructions in this Operating G...