Uniden Bc250d Widenband Scanner Owners Manual

Caution:After you have entered the search range while still
in the Menu mode, you can set your alpha tag (see
page 28), change the step size of the search,
change the mode or change the trunk set. 
Once the lower and upper parameters of your
search are edited, the Menu screen backs up one
level to allow you to modify the step size, receive
mode, and alpha tag. Select 2:STEPSfor your
step size choices and then press E. 
Select 3:MODEfor the receiver mode choices and
then press E. Select 4:ALPHA  TAGto...

1. Press MENU/BACK.
2. Select 3:SYSTEM  OPTION/
7:DATA  SKIPby rotating the VFO
and pressing E.
3. Select 1:ONby rotating the VFOand
pressing E.
When Data Skip is active, your scanner may pause
momentarily on an unwanted signal but will resume
searching in 2 or 3 seconds. The Data Skip feature is
active as well as Scan mode and Service Search mode.
Data Skip does not function during AM/WFM band Scan,
Chain Search for AM/WFM band, or WX Search, Priority
Scan, and Trunking mode.
Frequency Skip
If a...

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2. Press TRNSFRto store the 
frequency in the channel you 
selected. The smallest empty 
channel number flashes on the
display. If necessary, you can also
change the channel by scrolling the
VFO. 
3. Press E.
Note:•If the frequency you want to store exists already,
WARNINGappears on the display and you will hear
a beep. (See “Duplicate Frequency Alert” on page
27.)
•After storing the frequency, it moves to the Search
Hold mode.
•In case there is a not a free channel, the frequency
you want to store...

6. Press SEARCHto start auto storing. 
7. After the search has gone through the
search range, press HOLD/MANto
stop this feature. STORE  END
appears on the display. You may want
to let it run through the search range
several times because during the first
pass there may not have been any
transmissions at that particular time on
that frequency.
Squelch (SQ) Mode
The scanner can be set to the following SQ modes.
•Carrier SQ mode (default setting)
The scanner will stop on any transmission or squelch...

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3. Rotate the VFOto select one type (1:CSQ,2:TONE
SQ,3:TONE  SEARCH) and press E.
4. To set Tone Lock mode, do the following first, then select
2:TONE  SQin step 3.
1) For Scan mode, select 2:SCAN  OPTION/
1:CONVENTIONAL- select the channel number -
3:TONE  DATA- 1:CTCSSor 2:DCS by rotating
the VFOand pressing E. With CTCSS or DCS, Tone
Lock ON is set by pressing L/O.
2) For Search mode, select 1:SERVICE  OPTION/
:CHAIN  SEARCH/ 5:TONE  DATA/ 1:CTCSS
or 2:DCSby rotating the VFOand pressing E. With...

Additional Menu Options for Searching
Each of these additional menu options applys to all search
ranges entered. If there is a range that you do not want an
option to apply, then simply enter the range number on the
numerical keypad. You will see the range number that you
have selected disappears from the display. (For more
information on these options refer to the Menu Descriptions
section and Additional Features section.)
Options:
ATTENUATOR(for more information see page 32).
1. Press MENU/BACK.
2....

Service Search
The Service Search feature allows you to scroll through the
following twelve preprogrammed services. The frequencies
selected for these services are the most commonly used
around the U.S.
• 1:WEATHER• 7:RAILROAD
• 2:PUBLIC  SAFETY• 8:AIR
• 3:NEWS• 9:CB  RADIO
• 4:TV  BROADCAST• 0:FRS
• 5:HAM  RADIO• :RACING
• 6:MARINE• :SPECIAL
1. Press SERVICE. 
––– OR –––
Another method is as follows:
To set Service Search, enter into the Menu mode.
1. Press MENU/BACK.
2. Select 1:SERVICE  OPTIONby...

commonly used at special events and other locations
and may or may not be licensed.
•When you rotate the VFOwhile the Service Search
is active, you can change the search direction to up
or down.
During the search of one of the preprogrammed services, the
lowest display line will indicate the service that you are
searching. To stop the search, press HOLD/MAN. Rotate the
VFOto move up or down one programmed frequency or
press RSMto resume searching.
Service Search Skip
You can set the scanner to skip the...

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Note: You can also set Alert mode to OFF by pressing RSM
without entering the Menu mode.
4. When the unit receives a warning signal, it shows a
message with the alert siren defined. (For NWR-SAME
EVENT CODE, see the table on page 99.)
5. To deactivate, just press any key or it is automatically
canceled and the alert siren stops.
Testing the Alert Siren
To test and recognize the difference between the types of
alert sirens, perform the following steps:
1. During WX Hold mode and when the WX ALT is...

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When you rotate the VFOto move down when FIPS
CODE  1is displayed or VFOto move up when FIPS
CODE  15is displayed, ALL  FIPSappears on the
display.
5. Enter the FIPS code using the keypad.
6. Press E.
Note:•To cancel the entry, press  (decimal key).
•To clear a stored FIPS code, press 0and E
successively
•To obtain the FIPS code for your area, contact the
NWS toll free at 1-888-697-7263.(1-888-NWR-
SAME) or visit their web site
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm
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