BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 1 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM BC72XLT OWNER'S MANUAL OWNER'S MANUAL BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 2 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM Precautions Before you use Precautions this scanner, please read and observe the following. IMPORTANT! This scanning radio has been manufactured so that it will not tune to the radio frequencies assigned by the FCC for cellular telephone usage. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, as amended, makes it a federal crime to intentionally intercept cellular or cordless telephone transmissions or to market this radio when altered to receive them. The installation, possession, or use of this scanning radio in a motor vehicle may be prohibited, regulated, or require a permit in certain states, cities, and/or local jurisdictions. Your local law enforcement officials should be able to provide you with information regarding the laws in your community. Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden, or operation of this product in any way other than as detailed by this Operating Guide, could void your authority to operate this product. EARPHONE WARNING! Be sure to use only a monaural earphone with this scanner. You can also use an optional mono headset. Use of an incorrect earphone or mono headset might be potentially hazardous to your hearing. The output of the phone jack is monaural, but you will hear it in both headphones of a stereo headset. Set the volume to a comfortable audio level coming from the speaker before plugging in the monaural earphone or headset. Otherwise, you might experience some discomfort or possible hearing Precautions 2 BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 3 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM damage if the volume suddenly becomes too loud because of the volume control or squelch control setting. This might be particularly true of the type of earphone that is placed in the ear canal. WARNING! Uniden does not represent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. Uniden® and Bearcat® are registered trademarks of Uniden America Corporation. Close CallTM is a trademark of Uniden America Corporation. Other trademarks used throughout this manual are the property of their respective holders. Precautions 3 BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 4 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM BC72XLT Controls and Display BC72XLT Controls and Display Headphone Jack Squelch Volume Display Keypad DC 6V Jack Power BC72XLT Controls and Display 4 BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 5 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM Contents Contents The FCC Wants You To Know ............................. 7 Scanning Legally .............................................. 7 Introduction ........................................................... 9 Feature Highlights ............................................... 11 About This Manual ......................................... 12 Understanding Scanning .................................... 14 What is Scanning? ......................................... 14 What is Searching? ........................................ 14 Conventional Scanning ................................... 14 Where To Obtain More Information ............... 16 Included With Your Scanner ............................... 18 Setting Up Your Scanner .................................... 19 Using Internal Batteries .................................. 19 Using AC Power ............................................. 23 Connecting the Antenna ................................ 23 Connecting an Earphone/Headphone ............ 24 Connecting an Extension Speaker ................. 24 Attaching the Belt Clip .................................... 25 About Your Scanner ........................................... 26 A Look At The Keypad ................................... 27 A Look At The Display ................................... 30 Understanding Banks ..................................... 32 Operation ............................................................ 33 Turning On The Scanner and Setting Squelch .............................................. 33 Storing Known Frequencies Into Channels .... 33 Searching For and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies ............................ 34 Scanning the Stored Channels ...................... 35 Manually Selecting a Channel ....................... 36 Special Features ................................................. 37 Close CallTM RF Capture Technology ............ 37 Chain Search ................................................. 41 Direct Entry Search ........................................ 43 Search Skip Memory ...................................... 45 Delay .............................................................. 46 Turning Channel-Storage Banks On and Off ..................................................... 47 Contents 5 BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 6 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM Locking Out Channels .................................... Priority ............................................................ Using Keylock ................................................ Using the Display Backlight ........................... Troubleshooting .................................................. Resetting the Scanner ................................... Care and Maintenance ....................................... General Use ................................................... Location ......................................................... Cleaning ......................................................... Repairs........................................................... Birdies ............................................................ Specifications...................................................... Optional Accessories .......................................... One-Year Limited Warranty ................................. 48 48 49 50 51 53 54 54 54 54 55 55 56 59 60 Contents 6 BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 7 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM The FCC Wants You To Know Know The FCC Wants You To This scanner has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a scanning receiver, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This scanner generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this scanner does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the scanner on and off, you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the scanner and the receiver This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this device must 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, military operations, pager services, and wireline (telephone and telegraph) service providers. It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive. The FCC Wants You To Know 7 BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 8 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM However, there are some transmissions that you should never intentionally listen to. These include: · Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of telephone signal transmission) Pager transmissions Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions · · According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are subject to fines and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to, using, or divulging the contents of such a conversation unless you have the consent of a party to the conversation (unless such activity is otherwise illegal). This scanner has been designed to prevent the reception of cellular telephone transmissions and the decoding of scrambled transmissions. This is done to comply with the legal requirement that scanners be manufactured so they are not easy to modify to pick up these transmissions. Do not open your scanner's case to make any modifications that could allow it to pick up transmissions that are illegal to monitor. Modifying or tampering with your scanner's internal components or using it in a way other than as described in this manual could invalidate your warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it. In some areas, mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit. Check the laws in your area. It is also illegal in many areas (and a bad idea everywhere) to interfere with the duties of public safety officials by traveling to the scene of an incident without authorization. The FCC Wants You To Know 8 BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 9 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM Introduction Introduction Thank you for purchasing a Uniden BC72XLT Handheld Scanner. The scanner is versatile, compact, and easy to use. In addition to its standard scanning features, your scanner also includes Close CallTM RF capture technology designed to help you detect and identify strong local radio signals in your area. You can program up to 100 frequencies into the scanner's memory. The scanner lets you scan transmissions and is preprogrammed with service banks for your convenience. You can quickly search those frequencies most commonly used by police and other agencies, without tedious and complicated programming. The scanner gives you direct access to over 32,000 exciting frequencies. Use your scanner to monitor: · · · · · · Police and fire departments (including rescue and paramedics) NOAA weather transmissions Business/Industrial radio Utilities Marine and amateur (ham radio) bands Air band Introduction 9 BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 10 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM This table lists the frequency ranges, default frequency step, default mode (AM or FM), and type of transmissions you can hear for each range. Frequency Range Step Mode Transmission (MHz) (kHz) 25.0-27.995 28.0-29.695 29.7-49.995 50.0-54.0 108.0-136.9875 137.0-143.995 144.0-147.995 148.0-174.0 406.0-419.99375 420.0-449.99375 450.0-469.99375 470.0-512.0 5 5 5 5 12.5 5 5 5 6.25 6.25 6.25 6.25 AM FM FM FM AM FM FM FM FM FM FM FM Citizens Band/ Business Band 10 Meter Amateur Band VHF Low Band 6 Meter Amateur Band Aircraft Band Military Band 2 Meter Amateur Band VHF High Band, Federal Government Federal Land Mobile 70cm Amateur Band UHF Standard Band UHF TV Band Introduction 10 BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 11 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM Feature Highlights Close CallTM RF Capture Technology - you can set the scanner so it detects and provides information about nearby radio transmissions. See "Close CallTM RF Capture Technology" on Page 37 for more information. Pager Screen - lets you set the scanner so it does not detect pager frequencies during Close Call search. Chain Search - lets you enter personal search bands in 10 locations and search all locations in a chain of frequency bands. Triple-Conversion Circuitry - virtually eliminates any interference from IF (intermediate frequency) images, so you hear only the selected frequency. Channel-Storage Banks - the scanner has 10 banks. You can store up to 10 frequencies into each bank (for a total of 100 frequencies), so you can more easily identify calls. Two-Second Scan Delay - delays scanning for about 2 seconds before moving to another channel, so you can hear more replies that are made on the same channel. Lock-Out Function - lets you set your scanner to skip over specified channels or frequencies when scanning or searching. Priority Channels - lets you program one channel in each bank (10 in all) and then have the scanner check that channel every 2 seconds while it scans the bank, so you do not miss transmissions on those channels. Six Service Banks - frequencies are preset in separate police, Fire/emergency, aircraft, ham, marine, and weather banks, to make it easy to locate specific types of calls. Feature Highlights Feature Highlights 11 BC72 Paper OM.fm Page 12 Monday, October 25, 2004 3:11 PM Key Lock - lets you lock the scanner's keys to help prevent accidental changes to the scanner's programming. Direct Access - lets you directly access any channel. Display Backlight - makes the scanner easy to read in low-light situations. Flexible Antenna with BNC Connector - provides adequate reception in strong signal areas and is designed to help prevent antenna breakage. Or, you can connect an external antenna for better reception. Memory Backup - keeps ...