Uniden Bc895xlt Trunk Tracker Scanner Manual

							CONTENTS
Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
BC895XLT Controls and Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Important Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
What is Scanning? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
What is Searching? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
What is CTCSS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
What is Trunk Tracking? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Feature Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Where to Obtain More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Information on the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Computer Control of Your BC895XLT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Included with Your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing Your
BC895XLT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
For Home Use (Desktop Installation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adapter Safety Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
For Mobile Use (In-Car Installation). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Basic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Setting the Squelch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the VFO Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Programming using Manual Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Programming using the Rotary Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Programming using AutoStore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Transferring a Programmed Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Duplicate Frequency Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Deleting a Stored Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Preventing Accidental Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Programming Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Scanning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Setting the Delay Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Channel Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Lockout in Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Lockout in Scanning Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Lockout Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Restoring a Locked Out Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Restoring All Locked-Out Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Priority Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Changing the Priority Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tape Recording Channel Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Weather Channel Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Weather Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Testing the Weather Alert Siren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Setting a Search Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Search Hold Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Data Skip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Channel Skip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Storing Search Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
CTCSS Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Searching for CTCSS Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Changing a CTCSS Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 
						

							Erasing a CTCSS Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
CTCSS Tone Frequencies (Hz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Trunk Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Types of Trunking Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Setting the Squelch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Programming Trunking Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Searching a Trunked Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
ID Hold Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
ID Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Restoring a Single ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Restoring all IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Searching Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Channel Activity Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Deleting a Stored ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Fleet Map Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Selecting Trunking Programming Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Selecting a Preset Fleet Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Programming a Fleet Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Restoring Default Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Programming a Hybrid System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
General Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Birdies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Preset Fleet Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
User Defined Fleet Maps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
One Year Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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							Introduction
TheBC895XLTis a brand new state-of-the-art radio withTrunkTracking™and automatic
scanning capabilities. You can store frequencies such as police, fire/emergency, marine, air,
amateur, and other communications into 10 banks of 30 channels each. Use it at home as a base
unit, or install it in your vehicle as a mobile unit. The Rotary Tuner enables rapid and easy selection
of channels and frequencies, and with
AutoStore, you can automatically program channels in an
available bank. In addition, your new scanner has
AutoSort, which is an automatic frequency-sorting
feature which provides faster scanning within each bank.
Use your new scanner to monitor:
800 MHz Trunked Public Safety Systems
Police and Fire Departments (including rescue and paramedics)
NOAA Weather Broadcasts
Business/Industrial Radio
Utilities
Marine and amateur (ham radio) bands
Air band
Frequency Range Steps Transmission
29.0-29.7 MHz 5 kHz 10 Meter Amateur Band
29.7-50.0 MHz 5 kHz VHF Low Band
50.0-54.0 MHz 5 kHz 6 Meter Amateur Band
108-137 MHz 12.5 kHz Aircraft Band
137-144 MHz 5 kHz Military Land Mobile
144-148 MHz 5 kHz 2 Meter Amateur Band
148-174 MHz 5 kHz VHF High Band
216-225 MHz 5 kHz VHF High Band
225-400 MHz 12.5 kHz UHF Air Band
406-420 MHz 12.5 kHz Federal Land Mobile
420-450 MHz 12.5 kHz 70cm Amateur Band
450-470 MHz 12.5 kHz UHF Standard Band
470-512 MHz 12.5 kHz UHF “T” Band
806-956 MHz 12.5 kHz Public Service “800”
Band
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							Important Notice
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.
About this Manual
The screen displays used in this manual are representations of what might appear when
you use your scanner. Since the actual displays depend on the frequencies and user ID’s
for your area, as well as the settings you select, you may notice some differences between
what is in this manual and what your scanner displays.
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							Terminology
What is Scanning?
Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations, most two-way communications do not transmit
continuously. The
BC895XLTscans programmed channels until it finds an active frequency.
Scanning stops on an active frequency and remains on that channel as long as the transmission
continues. When the transmission ends, the scanning cycle resumes until another transmission is
received.
What is Searching?
TheBC895XLTcan search each of its 14 bands to find active frequencies. This is different from
scanning because you are searching for frequencies that have not been programmed into your
scanner. When you select a frequency band to search, the scanner searches for any active
frequency within the lower and upper limits specified. When an active frequency is found, the
scanner stops on that frequency as long as the transmission lasts. If the frequency is interesting,
you can program it into one of the banks. If not, you can continue your search.
What is CTCSS?
Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) is a subaudible tone signaling system
sometimes referred to as
PL(Motorola’s trademark term standing forPrivate Line). CTCSS is
usable only for FM signals and is usually associated with both amateur and commercial two-way
repeaters. This system makes use of a special subaudible tone which accompanies a transmitted
signal. A set of 38 standard tones has been established by the the Electronics Industry Association.
CTCSS is used for many purposes. In many cases, CTCSS is used to restrict access to a
commercial repeater, so that only those units which transmit the correct tone along with their signal
can “talk to the repeater.” You may also need to have your scanner coded correctly to “hear” the
repeater.
CTCSS is also used in areas of high interference where there are several stations with output
frequencies in close proximity with one another. When this occurs, you may hear multiple
communications at the same time. The stations could even interfere with each other to the point
where it is impossible to clearly receive either one. When your receiver, in this case a scanner, is
equipped for CTCSS, you can code each received frequency with a specific CTCSS frequency.
Then, when multiple signals are broadcast, you will only hear the transmission with the CTCSS tone
you have programmed. If you do not receive the correct tone with a signal, the squelch of your
scanner remains closed and you will not hear anything.
Establishment of the CTCSS tone for each transmitter (or repeater) is usually done through the
cooperative setting of standards by local frequency allocation groups.
1 3 4 5 9  102 6 7  8CHANNELS
Frequency not
entered Frequency
Locked Out
(L/O)
SCAN
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							What is Trunk Tracking?
Conventional scanning is a simple concept. You enter a radio frequency in your scanner’s memory
which is used by someone you want to monitor. For example, the police in your area may broadcast
on 460.500 MHz , the fire department on 154.445 MHz, the highway department on 37.900 MHz,
etc. So when your scanner stops on a frequency, you usually know who it is, and more importantly,
you can stop on a channel and listen to an entire conversation. This type of scanning is easy and
fun.
As the demand for public communications has increased, many public radio users don’t have
enough frequencies to meet their needs, and this has created a serious problem. Trunking radio
systems solve this problem.
In a trunked radio system, which contains up to 29 different frequencies, radio users are divided into
groups, often called talk groups, and these talk groups are assigned specific IDs. When someone in
a talk group uses their radio, a brief burst of data is broadcast before each transmission. The
trunking system computer uses this data to temporarily assign each radio in a talk group to an
available frequency. If the group using a frequency stops broadcasting or pauses between replies
for a few seconds, they are removed from the frequency so another talk group can use it.
Sharing of the available public service frequencies, or trunking, allows cities, counties, or other
agencies to accommodate hundreds of users with relatively few frequencies. On the other hand,
following a conversation on a trunked system is difficult, if not impossible, because when there’s a
short break during the conversation you’re monitoring, it’s possible that the talk group will be
assigned to a completely different frequency in the trunked system. This type of scanning is difficult
and frustrating.
TrunkTracker™changes this! Not only does your newBC895XLTscan channels like a
conventional scanner, it actually follows the users of a trunked radio system. Once you know a talk
group’s ID, you won’t miss any of the action.
If you’re a new scanner enthusiast, you may want to read the first part of this manual and use your
scanner in conventional mode before you begin trunk tracking. Understanding scanning
fundamentals and terminology will make trunk tracking much easier. If you’re already a
sophisticated scanner operator, you may want to go to
Trunk Trackingon page 38 now.
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							Feature Highlights
Trunk Tracking– Follow 800 MHz trunked public safety and public service systems just as
if conventional two-way communications were used.
300 Channels– Program one frequency into each channel. You must have at least one
channel programmed to use the Scan mode.
10 Banks– Each bank contains 30 channels, large enough for even the largest trunked
systems or useful for storing similar frequencies to maintain faster scanning cycles.
Signal Strength Meter– Your scanner has a signal strength meter, which displays the
relative strength of an active transmission, using up to five separate indicators.
CTCSS– (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) When activated, your scanner will
only tune to a frequency if the associated CTCSS tone you have programmed is included
with the transmission. You can also use this feature to search for a CTCSS tone when
monitoring a transmission.
14 Bands– Includes 14 bands, with Aircraft and 800 MHz.
29 MHz-956 MHz– Your scanner covers an extensive frequency range so that you can
monitor most of the transmissions in your area.
Note:The frequency coverage is not continuous andexcludes the cellular band.
10 Priority Channels– You can assign one priority channel in each bank. Assigning a
priority channel allows you to keep track of activity on your most important channel(s) while
monitoring other channels for transmissions.
VFO Control– (Variable Frequency Oscillator) Turn the large Rotary Tuner to select a
desired frequency or channel.
AutoStore– Automatically stores all active frequencies within the specified bank(s).
Weather Alert– Lets your scanner function as a severe weather warning radio.
AutoSort– Programmed frequencies are automatically sorted within each bank for faster
scanning.
Unique Data Skip– Allows your scanner to skip unwanted data transmissions and reduces
birdies.
Memory Backup– If power is lost or disconnected, the frequencies programmed in your
scanner are retained in memory.
LCD Back Light– UseMto select one of three different settings for the display
backlight.
Auto Recording— Automatically record channel activity during scanning onto a tape
recorder.
Scan/Search Delay– In the Scan or Search Modes,Ycauses the scanner to remain
on the frequency two seconds after the last transmission to wait for a possible reply.
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							Where to Obtain More Information
Before using your scanner, you must program frequencies into available channels. TheBetty
Bearcat Frequency Guide
lists frequencies used around the U.S.A. and Canada that you may
program into your new scanner.
To order a copy of the frequency guide, call the enclosed Mr. Scanner (800) Number. A Uniden
representative should be able to order you a copy of Betty Bearcat for your area and provide you
with sample frequencies. You can also use the enclosed order form to purchase a local frequency
list.
The Bearcat Radio Club, and other similar hobby clubs, have publications, information on computer
bulletin boards, and even contests for the radio enthusiast. Also, your local library has more
information.
Information on the Internet
For more information about Uniden and our other products, visitwww.uniden.com.
Computer Control of Your BC895XLT
Your scanner can be operated using a personal computer and specialized scanner-control software
available through third-party vendors. Uniden America Corporation does not provide support for the
software or cables offered through these third-party vendors.
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							Included with Your Scanner
If any of these items are missing or damaged, immediately contact your place of purchase or
Uniden Customer Service at: (800) 297-1023, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Central, Monday through
Friday.
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							Installing YourBC895XLT
These are helpful guidelines when using your new scanner:
If your scanner receives interference or electrical noise, move the scanner or its antenna
away from the source. You might also try changing the height or angle of the telescoping
antenna.
If you need to improve reception, use an optional antenna designed for multi-band
coverage. (You can purchase this type of antenna at a local electronics store.) If the
optional antenna has no cable, use 50-70 ohm coaxial cable for lead-in. A mating plug may
be necessary for the optional antennas.
Use the included earphone or an optional stereo headset with proper impedance for private
listening. Read the precautions on the inside front cover of this Guide.
Do not use the scanner in high-moisture environments such as the kitchen or bathroom.
Avoid placing the unit in direct sunlight or near heating elements or vents.
For Home Use (Desktop Installation)
1. Insert the DC plug end of the AC Adapter into the DC 13.8V jack on the rear panel.
2. Plug the AC Adapter into a standard 120V AC wall outlet.
3. Plug the Telescoping Antenna into the ANT connector. Extend the antenna to its full height.
For frequencies higher than 406 MHz, shortening the antenna may improve the reception.
4. Use the desktop stand for a better viewing and operating angle.
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