Uniden BC860XLT - Manual
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Table of Contents:
- Page 2 – Introduction; XLT scans
- Page 3 – Monitor communications such as:; Frequency Range
- Page 4 – Feature Highlights; Speed – With both Turbo Scan and Turbo Search,; Weather Scan – Use as a weather information radio.
- Page 5 – Included with your Scanner; Complete and immediately mail the Registration Form.
- Page 6 – ” lists typical frequencies used around the U.S. that you may; program into the BC; If the frequencies listed in the “; Betty Bearcat Starter Frequency Guide
- Page 7 – Setup; Note; Use only the supplied AC Adapter - AC144U
- Page 9 – Basic Operation; How Squelch Works; The BC
- Page 10 – Setting the Squelch; Adjust VOLUME to a comfortable listening level.; Auto Squelch; Note: Be sure that the Squelch control; Manual Squelch; until you do not hear
- Page 11 – Programming; Before the BC; Repeat this procedure for each channel you program.
- Page 12 – Programming Tips; to step up to the next channel.
- Page 13 – Scanning; XLT automatically; If the channel is in the Aircraft Band,
- Page 14 – Banks; Press 0 for Bank 10.
- Page 15 – Channel Lockout; does not; erase the frequency from the channel.; You can lock out up to 99 channels, but not all 100 channels.; Locking a Channel in Manual Mode
- Page 16 – Locking a Channel While Scanning; Wait until the scanner stops; Lockout Tips; one or more
- Page 17 – only in active banks.
- Page 18 – Priority Scan
- Page 19 – Changing the Priority Channel
- Page 20 – Scan Delay; To program a Delay into a channel:
- Page 21 – OR; b. Go to the channel using
- Page 22 – Search; To use Search, set upper and lower limits. Then activate Search.
- Page 24 – Turbo Search; does not work; Note: SRCH flashes during
- Page 25 – To access frequencies Manually; a. To move up to the next Search
- Page 27 – To return a frequency to Search; a. Move up to the frequency you wish
- Page 28 – To Restore all Skipped Frequencies; Restore all skipped Search; Storing Search Frequencies; You can quickly store any frequency you find during Search.; Otherwise, you may erase a stored frequency that you want to keep.
- Page 30 – Search Delay
- Page 31 – Weather Scan; Your BC; from 7 preprogrammed NOAA frequencies.; In some parts of the country, you may not be able to monitor; To exit Weather Scan, press
- Page 32 – Data Skip; XLT will stop on data signals and unmodulated transmissions.; You can skip these frequencies by using the Data Skip function.; Data Skip will not work at the same time as Priority Scan.
- Page 33 – Care and Maintenance; General Use; Turn the scanner off before disconnecting the power.; Location; Disconnect the power to the unit before cleaning.
- Page 34 – to lockout a channel, then press
- Page 35 – Troubleshooting
- Page 37 – Technical Specifications; Above bands in 5 kHz steps
- Page 39 – Optional Accessories and Replacement Parts
- Page 40 – Programmable 100-Channel; OPERATING GUIDE
- Page 41 – Precautions; Before you use this scanner, please read and observe the following:
- Page 43 – One Year Limited Warranty
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Included with your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Basic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
How Squelch Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setting the Squelch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Programming Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Channel Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Lockout Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Priority Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
To Skip Undesired Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Storing Search Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Weather Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Data Skip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Optional Accessories and Replacement Parts . . . . 39
Controls and Display . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover Foldout
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Summary
Introduction The BC 860 XLT is a new state-of-the-art radio with automatic scanning capabilities. Store frequencies into 10 banks of 10 channelseach. Scan all 100 channels at Turbo Scan speed. What is Scanning? Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations, most two-waycommunications (listed on the next p...
Types ofCommunications Monitor communications such as: Police and fire department (including rescue and paramedics)AircraftNOAA weather broadcasts (preprogrammed channels)Business/industrial radioMotion picture and press relayUtilityLand transportation frequencies, such as trucking firms, buses,taxi...
Feature Highlights 100 Channels – Program one frequency into each channel. Youmust have at least one channel programmed to use the Scanmode.29 MHz - 956 MHz – Scan these frequency ranges with yourscanner. (Note: the frequency coverage is not totally continuousfrom 29.0 MHz to 956 MHz.)10 Priority Ch...
