Uniden Bc9000xlt Wideband Scanner Owners Manual

1. PressP...
Then pressZ.
2. Enter the channel number...
Note:
You must select a
programmed
channel.
Example:Channel 1
Then pressh. The Alpha
Edit Screen appears.
3. Turn the Rotary Tuner left/right
to choose a letter from the
upper line of characters.
Example: “L”
Presshfor uppercase
characters,lfor lowercase
letters.
Repeat to choose more characters. You can enter up to 16 characters.
Note:PressUto move the edit cursor on the lower line to the
right.
PressSto move the edit cursor to the left.
4....

To Delete Alpha Characters
Use these keys:
1. Pressm.
2. PressP....
Then pressZ.
3. Enter the channel number with
the alpha characters you want
to delete, then pressh.
4. Turn the Rotary Tuner and
select the space between the
“9“ and the ”/“ characters.
5. Presshto erase the first
letter.
6. Presshrepeatedly to erase all the letters.
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COUNT         AUX          STATUS
SCAN
SRCMANUAL
AUTO PROG SEND ALPHA
HOLD
LIMIT MEM SHIFT
LINEEXT SP
PRI   TURBO        CTCSS             DATA
BRI             DIM...

7. Presseto store the
changes.
8 Presss,m,orPto exit the Program Alpha
Mode.
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Select chan 1
from 1 to 500
Bank A ch   1 

The Scan Mode
Scanning All Programmed Channels and Banks
Use these keys:
1. Turn on the scanner
OR
Presssto begin scanning.
2. When the scanner stops on
a channel you can:
2a. Pressmto stay on the
channel.
2b. PressYto turn on Delay.
2c. Or presssto resume
scanning.
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COUNT         AUX          STATUS
SCAN
SRCMANUAL
AUTO PROG SEND ALPHA
HOLD
LIMIT MEM SHIFT
LINEEXT SP
PRI   TURBO        CTCSS             DATA
BRI             DIM             OFF
AM            NFM            WFM
5KHz      12.5 KHz...

Turning Banks ON or OFF
After you have programmed channels in several of the scanner’s banks
you can customize which channels you scan by turning the banks on or
off.
1. Presss.
2. To turn a Bank OFF, press the
letter or number.
Example:E,G,H,
J,2,3,4,
6,8,9,0.
3. To turn a Bank ON, press the
number or letter again.
Example:e,I,0.
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Bank ABCDEFGHIJ
Sc a n 1234567890
Bank ABCD F
Sc a n 1 5 7
Bank ABCDEF I
Sc a n 1 5 7 0 

Locking Out Channels
The lock-out feature lets you further customize the channels that you want
to scan at a particular time.
For example, if a stored frequency broadcasts almost all the time, the
scanner will stop on it and stay. You can lock out that channel when you
are more interested in the other channels for the current scanning
session.
When you lock out a channel, it is temporarily excluded from scanning, but
it remains programmed so that you can easily unlock it for scanning later.
You can...

Unlocking a Channel
1. Pressm.
2. Enter the channel or press the
Channel Mode Selector and use
the Rotary Tuner to find the
channel you want to unlock.
3. PressL.
4. Presssto resume scanning.
Unlocking All Channels
1. Pressm.
2. Press and holdL.
You hear a double beep when all channels are unlocked.
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Bank A P ch 1
L/O 482.7625MHz
Bank A P  ch 1
482.7625MHz
Bank D ch 53
450.3875MHz 

Using Priority Scan
You can program one Priority Channel in each of the first 10 banks.
During Priority Scanning, your scanner checks these special channels
every two seconds, whether or not the scanner has located an active
channel.
Use these keys:
Pressp.
You can turn Priority Scan ON in Scan
Mode or Manual Mode.
Moving the Priority Channel
The scanner is pre-programmed with the first channel of each bank as a
priority channel. However, you can change the priority channel to be any
other channel within...

The Search Mode
In the Search Mode, the scanner looks for any active frequencies within a
range of frequencies you select. It is best to select a narrow range, so that
you have a better chance of finding all the active channels.
Use Search if you don’t have a frequency directory handy, or if new
stations have been added since the directory was published.
Use these keys:
Beginning a Search
1. Select a frequency range
(See page 53, or see the Betty Bearcat Starter Frequency
Guide.)Example: 46.000 MHz to...

Scrolling Frequencies During a Search
Scrolling temporarily suspends a search and allows you to manually move
up or down through the frequencies.
Use these keys:
To begin scrolling, pressto step down.
Press and holdto scroll rapidly.
OR
Press theFREQmode selector and use the Rotary Tuner.
Turn the knob right to step up, left to step down.
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COUNT         AUX          STATUS
SCAN
SRCMANUAL
AUTO PROG SEND ALPHA
HOLD
LIMIT MEM SHIFT
LINEEXT SP
PRI   TURBO        CTCSS             DATA
BRI             DIM...