Uniden BC95XLT Owner's Manual

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To get the most from this manual, review the 

 

contents to become familiar with the basic functions 
available. If you are new to scanning, be sure to 
read “Understanding Scanning” on Page 14 for a 
quick background on the technology behind the 
hobby. The first thing you’ll need to do is install 

 

batteries in the scanner. Then you need to connect 
the included antenna to the scanner. See “Using 
Internal Batteries” on Page 19 and “Connecting the 
Antenna” on Page 23 if you need any help doing this.

This section provides you with 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 
BC95XLT. 

Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations, most two-
way communications do not transmit continuously. 
Your BC95XLT scans programmed channels until it 
finds an active frequency, then stops on that 

 

frequency and remains on that channel as long as 
the transmission continues. When the transmission 
ends, the scanning cycle resumes until the scanner 
receives another transmission. 

The BC95XLT can search for active frequencies. 
This is different from scanning because you are 
searching for frequencies that have not been 

 

programmed into the scanner. When you select 

 

frequency bands to search, the scanner searches 
for any active frequency within the lower and upper 
limits you specify. When the scanner finds an active