Uniden Bc92xlt Radio Scanner Owners Manual

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To turn on the Close Call feature and turn off normal 
scanning, press Func +   twice.   flashes. 
To turn off Close Call and turn on normal scanning, 
press Func +   three times.   disappears.
Chain Search
This feature lets you search through preset 
frequency ranges. You can also change each range 
to a range you set. There are three modes within 
this feature: chain search mode, chain search hold 
mode, and program band select mode.
The preset frequency ranges are:
Chain Search...

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Press 0-9 to enable or disable the search bank 
number being searched in this mode. Enabled bank 
numbers appear. (Disabled bank numbers 
disappear).
At least one search bank must be enabled. (The 
scanner sounds an error tone if you try to disable all 
the search banks). The search bank and the 
frequency where chain search starts depends on 
how the scanner was set before you selected chain 
search mode.
Chain Search Hold Mode
To start chain search hold mode, press Hold in 
chain...

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The scanner sets itself to program mode after you 
store a frequency.
Program Band Select Mode
You can use this mode to define the search range 
used during a chain search in each search bank. To 
set the scanner to program band select mode, press 
Func and PSrc. SRCH appears. Then select a 
search bank. 
When you select the search bank, the lower limit 
and upper limit frequency assigned in the search 
bank alternate on the display.
To select another search bank, press Func + PSrc...

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2. Enter the frequency you want to start from by 
using the number keys. (Press    to enter a 
decimal point).
3. Press Func +   or Func +  . The scanner 
searches, starting from the frequency you 
entered in Step 2. 
If you enter a frequency that is out of range, the 
scanner sounds an error tone and Error appears.
Press Func +   to change the search direction 
downward or Func +   to change the search 
direction upward. Frequencies appear during the 
search.
Notes:
• You can set the...

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Storing Frequencies Found During Direct 
Entry Search into Channel Memory
Follow these steps to store frequencies received 
during direct entry search mode or direct entry 
search hold mode.
1. Press Func + Pgm in direct entry search mode 
or direct entry search hold mode. The frequency 
and lowest blank channel alternate on the 
display.
2. Press E to store the frequency into the blank 
channel. To select another channel, repeatedly 
press Func +   or Func +   to select the blank...

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To skip a frequency, press Func and L/O when the 
scanner stops on the frequency during a search or a 
search hold. The scanner stores the frequency in 
memory and automatically resumes the search if it is 
not in hold.
Follow these steps to clear a single frequency from 
skip memory so the scanner stops on it during a 
search.
1. Press Hold to stop the search.
2. Press Func +   or Func +   to select the 
frequency. L/O appears.
3. Press Func + L/O. L/O disappears.
To clear all the...

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2 seconds after the transmission stops before 
resuming scanning or searching. The scanner 
automatically sets a delay when you store 
frequencies into channels or when you search 
frequencies. When the delay feature is on, DLY 
appears. If it is off, follow one of these steps to 
program a delay depending on how the scanner is 
operating,.
• If the scanner is scanning and stops on an active 
channel where you want to store a delay, quickly 
press Func + Dly before it continues...

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ing Out Channels” on Page 48). The bank number 
flashes when the scanner scans a channel that 
belongs to the bank.
Notes:
• You can manually select any channel within a 
bank, even if that bank is turned off.
• You cannot turn off all banks. One bank must 
always be active.
Locking Out Channels
You can increase the scanning speed by locking out 
channels that have a continuous transmission, such 
as a weather channel. To lock out a channel, 
manually select the channel, then press...

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If the priority feature is turned on, as the scanner 
scans the bank, it checks that banks priority channel 
for activity every 2 seconds.
The scanner automatically designates each banks 
first channel as its priority channel. 
Follow these steps to select a different channel in a 
bank as the priority channel.
1. Manually select the channel you want to select 
as the priority channel.
2. Press Func + Pgm, then press Func + Pri. 
P appears to the left of the selected channel 
number....

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Using the Display Backlight
To turn on the display light for easy viewing at night, 
press  . The display lights for 15 seconds. To turn 
off the light sooner, press   again.
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