Uniden UBC72XLT User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Precautions

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• UBC72XLT Controls and Display

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• Contents

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• Introduction

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• Feature Highlights

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  • About This Manual

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• Understanding Scanning

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  • What is Scanning?

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  • What is Searching?

    11
  • Conventional Scanning

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  • Where To Obtain More Information

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• Included With Your Scanner

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• Setting Up Your Scanner

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  • Using Internal Batteries

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    • 1. Make sure the power is turned off.

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    • 2. Slide the battery compartment cover.

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    • 3. Before you install alkaline or any other non- rechargeable batteries, use a pointed object such as a ballpoint pen to set REG. ALK. BATT./ NI-MH BATT. inside the compartment to REG. ALK. BATT..

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    • 4. Install two batteries in the compartment as indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and -) marked inside.

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    • 5. Replace the cover.

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    • 6. When flashes and the scanner beeps every 15 seconds, replace both batteries.

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  • Using AC Power

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  • Connecting the Antenna

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  • Connecting an Earphone/Headphone

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  • Connecting an Extension Speaker

    20
  • Attaching the Belt Clip

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• About Your Scanner

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  • A Look At The Keypad

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  • A Look At The Display

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  • Understanding Banks

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• Operation

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  • Turning On The Scanner and Setting Squelch

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    • 1. Turn Squelch fully counterclockwise.

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    • 2. Press and hold for about 2 seconds to turn the scanner on, then turn Volume clockwise until you hear a hissing sound.

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    • 3. If the scanner is scanning, press Hold to stop scanning, then turn Squelch clockwise until the hissing stops.

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  • Storing Known Frequencies Into Channels

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    • 1. Press Hold. Then enter the channel number where you want to store a frequency, then press Func and Pgm. The channel number appears.

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    • 2. Use the number keys and to enter the frequency (including the decimal point) you want to store.

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    • 3. Press E to store the frequency into the channel.

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    • 4. To program the next channel in sequence, press E/Pgm then repeat Steps 2 and 3.

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  • Searching For and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies

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    • 1. Press Func and Pgm during service search or service search hold mode. The frequency and the lowest blank channel alternately appear.

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    • 2. Press E to store the frequency into the blank channel. If you want to select another channel, press Func + or Func + before you press E. You can also use the 0-9 key to select the bank.

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  • Scanning the Stored Channels

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  • Manually Selecting a Channel

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• Special Features

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  • Close CallTM RF Capture Technology

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    • 1. Press Func then press and hold for 2 seconds. One of the following Close Call options appears.

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    • 2. Repeatedly press or to select the option you want, then press E.

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    • 3. Repeatedly press or until the band you want to search appears, then press E to select it. Otherwise, press if you do not want to select it.

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    • 4. Repeatedly press or until the option you want appears, then press E to select it. Otherwise, press if you do not want to select it. Then skip to Step 9.

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    • 5. Press E while C-C.Alt appears. One of the following alert options appears.

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    • 6. Repeatedly press or until the option you want appears, then press E to select it. Otherwise, press if you do not want to select it. Then skip to Step 9.

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    • 7. Press E while C-C.PS appears. One of the following Pager Screen options appears.

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    • 8. Repeatedly press or until the option you want appears, then press E to select it.

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    • 9. When you select the option, press Scan to start Close Call search. Otherwise, to continue normal scanning, repeatedly press Func until disappears then press Scan.

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  • Chain Search

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    • 1. Press Func + Pgm in chain search mode or chain search hold mode. The lowest blank channel and bank appear.

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    • 2. Press E to store the frequency into the blank channel. To select another channel, press Func + or Func + before you press E. You can also press 0-9 to select the bank.

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    • 1. Enter the lower limit frequency by using the 0-9 and keys.

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    • 2. Press E to select the lower limit frequency.

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    • 3. Enter the upper limit frequency by using the 0-9 and keys.

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    • 4. Press E to select the upper limit frequency.

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  • Direct Entry Search

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    • 1. If the scanner is scanning or searching, press Hold.

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    • 2. Enter the frequency you want to start from by using the number keys. (Press to enter a decimal point).

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    • 3. Press Func + or Func + . The scanner searches, starting from the frequency you entered in Step 2.

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    • 1. Press Func + Pgm in direct entry search mode or direct entry search hold mode. The frequency and lowest blank channel alternate on the display.

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    • 2. Press E to store the frequency into the blank channel. To select another channel, repeatedly press Func + or Func + to select the blank channel you want, then press E. You can also use the 0-9 keys to select the bank.

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  • Search Skip Memory

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    • 1. Press Hold to stop the search.

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    • 2. Press Func + or Func + to select the frequency. L/O appears.

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    • 3. Press Func + L/O. L/O disappears.

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  • Delay

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  • Turning Channel-Storage Banks On and Off

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  • Locking Out Channels

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  • Priority

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    • 1. Manually select the channel you want to select as the priority channel.

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    • 2. Press Func + Pgm, then press Func + Pri. P appears to the left of the selected channel number.

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    • 3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for the channel in each bank you want to program as a priority channel.

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  • Using Keylock

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  • Using the Display Backlight

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• Troubleshooting

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  • Resetting the Scanner

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    • 1. Turn off the scanner.

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    • 2. While holding down 2, 9, and Hold, turn on the scanner. It takes about 3 seconds to initialize and CLEAr appears.

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• Care and Maintenance

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  • General Use

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  • Location

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  • Cleaning

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  • Repairs

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  • Birdies

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• Specifications

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• Optional Accessories

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• One-Year Limited Warranty

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