SC230 Paper OM.fm Page 1 Wednesday, October 6, 2004 10:51 AM SC230 SC230 OWNER'S OWNER'S MANUAL MANUAL OWNER'S MANUAL OWNER'S MANUAL SC230 Paper OM.fm Page 2 Wednesday, October 6, 2004 10:51 AM Precautions Before you use Precautionsthis 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 32 stereo headset. Use of an incorrect earphone or stereo 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 a stereo headset of the proper impedance (32 ). Otherwise, you might experience some discomfort or possible hearing 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. Precautions 2 SC230 Paper OM.fm Page 3 Wednesday, October 6, 2004 10:51 AM 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. Motorola®, PL®, Private Line®, DPL®, and Digital Private Line® are registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc. NASCAR® is a registered trademark of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. Uniden® and Bearcat® are registered trademarks of Uniden America Corporation. Close CallTM is a proprietary trademarks of Uniden America Corporation. Other trademarks used throughout this manual are the property of their respective holders. Precautions 3 SC230 Paper OM.fm Page 4 Wednesday, October 6, 2004 10:51 AM Contents Contents Wants You to Know ............................................................ 7 The FCC Scanning Legally ............................................................................... 7 Introduction.......................................................................................... 9 Feature Highlights ............................................................................. 11 About This Manual........................................................................... 14 How the Scanner's Controls Are Represented in This Manual ... 15 Entering Text ............................................................................... 15 Understanding Scanning .................................................................. 16 Understanding the Scanner's Memory ............................................ 16 What is Scanning?........................................................................... 16 What is Searching? ......................................................................... 16 What is CTCSS/DCS?..................................................................... 17 Using the Scanner at the Racetrack................................................ 19 Conventional Scanning.................................................................... 19 Where To Get More Information...................................................... 20 Included With Your Scanner............................................................. 22 Setting Up Your Scanner .................................................................. 23 Using Internal Batteries ................................................................... 23 Using Rechargeable Batteries......................................................... 25 Using AC Power .............................................................................. 26 Connecting the Antenna .................................................................. 26 Connecting an Earphone/Headphone ..............................................27 Connecting an Extension Speaker ...................................................27 Attaching the Belt Clip ......................................................................27 Attaching the Wrist Strap..................................................................28 Installing the Demo Software............................................................28 A Look At The Keypad......................................................................29 A Look At The Display ......................................................................32 Using Menu ......................................................................................33 Using Func .......................................................................................33 Using the Scroll Control....................................................................33 Basic Operation ................................................................................. 34 Turning On the Scanner and Setting the Squelch ........................... 34 Scanning Systems........................................................................... 34 Scanning Preprogrammed Races ................................................... 35 Before You Get To The Track ..................................................... 35 When You Get To The Track....................................................... 35 Selecting Systems to Scan...............................................................36 Selecting System Channel Groups...................................................37 Locking/Unlocking Systems..............................................................37 Locking/Unlocking Channels ............................................................37 Temporarily Holding On a System................................................... 38 Holding On a Channel ..................................................................... 38 Quick-Storing Channels................................................................... 38 Quickly Recalling Channels............................................................. 39 Other Settings.................................................................................... 40 Displaying System Information ........................................................ 40 Viewing Memory Used ................................................................ 40 Viewing the Firmware Version .................................................... 40 Contents 4 SC230 Paper OM.fm Page 5 Wednesday, October 6, 2004 10:51 AM Adjusting the Key Beep .................................................................. 40 Locking/Unlocking the Keypad ....................................................... 40 Turning Power Save On or Off ........................................................ 40 Priority Scan ................................................................................... 40 Using the Backlight ......................................................................... 41 Initializing the Scanner's Memory ................................................... 41 Using the PC Control and Cloning Options ..................................... 42 Connecting Your Scanner to a Personal Computer .................... 42 Cloning the Scanner ................................................................... 43 Using the Menu ................................................................................. 44 Programming Radio Systems .......................................................... 46 Quickly Programming Racing Systems ........................................... 47 Manually Programming Racing Systems ........................................ 49 Editing the Car ............................................................................ 49 Entering/Editing a Car Number ................................................... 50 Editing a Driver ........................................................................... 50 Setting a Car's Quick Key ........................................................... 51 Editing a Car's Channel .............................................................. 51 Deleting a Car ............................................................................. 51 Setting Lockout On A Car ........................................................... 52 Programming Conventional Systems.............................................. 52 Entering/Editing Conventional Channel Groups ......................... 53 Entering/Editing Conventional Channels .................................... 53 Programming/Editing Optional Settings......................................... 55 System-Level Settings ....................................................................55 Editing the System Name ........................................................... 55 Editing the System Quick Key (Conventional Systems Only) ..... 55 Setting System Lockout .............................................................. 56 Setting the System Hold Time .................................................... 56 Setting the Channel Delay Time ................................................. 57 Setting Data Skip ........................................................................ 57 Deleting Systems ........................................................................ 58 Copying Systems ........................................................................ 58 Group-Level Settings ...................................................................... 58 Entering/Editing the Group Name ............................................... 58 Setting the Group Quick Key ...................................................... 59 Setting Group Lockout ................................................................ 60 Deleting Groups .......................................................................... 60 Channel-Level Settings................................................................... 60 Editing the Channel Name (Conventional Systems Only) .......... 60 Setting Channel Priority .............................................................. 61 Setting Channel Alert .................................................................. 62 Setting CTCSS/DCS ................................................................... 62 Setting Channel Modulation ........................................................ 63 Setting Channel Attenuation ....................................................... 64 Setting the Frequency Step ........................................................ 64 Setting Channel Lockout ............................................................. 65 Deleting Channels ...................................................................... 65 Copying/Pasting Channels ......................................................... 66 Contents 5 SC230 Paper OM.fm Page 6 Wednesday, October 6, 2004 10:51 AM Searching and Storing ......................................................................67 Service Search ................................................................................67 Quick Search ................................................................................... 68 CTCSS/DCS Search .......................................................................68 Custom Search ................................................................................68 Editing a Custom Search Range ................................................ 69 Auto Search and Store ............................................................... 70 Selecting a System ......................................................................70 Storing a System .........................................................................71 Using the Close Call Feature ............................................................72 Setting Close Call Options ...............................................................73 Close Call Hits .................................................................................74 Search and Close Call Options ........................................................75 Managing Locked-Out Frequencies ................................................75 Unlocking All Frequencies .............................................. ...