Uniden Bct10 Highway Warning Radio Scanner Owners Manual
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Introduction Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the BCT-10 Highway Information System & Scanning Radio! State-of-the-art engineering and advanced electronics provide you with a preprogrammed information radio designed for easy operation and dependability. With the BCT-10 Scanning Radio, you can listen to hundreds of highway patrol and police frequencies, as well as a number of weather channels. Plus, new built-in technology sounds an alarm when a highway patrol unit using a mobile extender is detected! Best of all, you don’t have to program any frequencies. Just set the BCT-10 for your state, and the scanner will do the rest. Please read this Operating Guide thoroughly before attempting to operate the unit. Features ·Highway Patrol Detection with Strength Meter·Windshield Mountable ·Local Police Coverage·Instant Weather ·Highway Patrol Coverage·Built-in Speaker ·9 Level Strength Meter·Pre-Programmed Scanner covers all 50 States Plus Canada 1
Terms and Definitions FrequencyRadio signals are sent as waves through the air. These waves move up and down. A frequency is the number of times in a certain time period, usually a second, that these waves move all the way up and all the way down and back to all the way up. For example: 123.44 kHz means that the waves are moving all the way up and all the way down and back all the way up again 123,440 times each second. Mobile ExtenderWhen highway patrol officers step away from their cars, signals from the patrol car are sent to their portable radios via a mobile extender. The mobile extender is a transmitter/receiver that receives the signal from the station and transmits it to the portable radio on a different, but lower, frequency. ScanningScanning is the process by which your scanning radio looks for “activity” in the channels it is programmed to look at. The scanner checks each frequency for the presence of a signal, and when it finds a frequency with a signal, for example someone talking on it, it stops, allowing you to listen to the signal. The BCT-10’s Highway Patrol Alert System also looks for activity on mobile extender frequencies. When the BCT-10 detects the presence of a signal on one of these frequencies, it will trigger an audio and visual alarm. Introduction 2
Unpacking Carefully remove all items from the box. If there is any visible damage, do not operate the equipment. Notify your dealer or shipping carrier immediately. For information or instructions on any problem that you may have, call the Uniden Customer Service Center at: (800) 297-1023 Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central. 3
Included with Your BCT-10 Scanner If any of these items are missing, please contact your place of purchase. OFFMUTEMODEALARML/0HOLDSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM The BCT-10 Highway Information SystemWindshield Mounting Bracket and HardwareVisor Clip Mounting Bracket BCT-10 AntennaCigarette Adapter Power Cord BCT 10 SCANNER Operating Guide HOLDL/0STATEMUTEMODEALARMHIGHWAY SYSTEMHYW STY OFF BCT-10 Operating Guide Flexible Mobile Antenna Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party. Fourscore yeas ago our fathersset forthanew nationconceived in Liberty and dedicatedto the proposition thatall men are createdequal.The quick brownfox jumped over the garden wall. Now is the time fo4rall good men to come to theaid of theparty.Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party. Four score yeas ago our fathersset forth a new nation conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition thatall men are created equal. The quick brownfox jumped over the garden wall. Now is the time fo4r all good men to come to the aid of theparty.Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party. Four score yeas ago our fathersset forth a new nation conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. The quick brown fox jumped over the garden wall. Now is the time fo4r all good men to come to the aid of the party. Other Printed MaterialStraight Power Cord 4
Installation The BCT-10 uses a highly sensitive antenna to receive radio signals. Its sensitivity and range depend on the method of installation and the direction of the antenna in relation to the signal source. Before you decide where to put your scanner, please keep in mind one important factor: For safety, do not mount the BCT-10 in a location where it will obstruct your driving vision. Helpful Tips The antenna is located on the side of the unit. It should not be obstructed and should be pointed as close to straight up or down for best operation. ·Do not mount the unit in front of the heater or defroster vents. ·Do not leave the unit in direct sunlight or in the glove compartment of a closed car for long periods of time, as extreme changes in temperature may cause internal damage. Also, removing the unit from the windshield makes you less susceptible to break-in and theft. ·Be sure the BCT-10 is mounted free of obstructions from the rear view mirror, sun visors, or the ceiling of the automobile. Installation 5
Installing the Antenna BCT-10 Antenna 1. Pinch the sides of the antenna and attach it to the BCT-10. F le xible M obile Ante nna 1. Mount the antenna on the inside of the windshield at the far right-hand (passenger) side. Caution:Be sure the antenna does not obstruct the driver’s vision in any way. 2. Route the antenna cable down the edge of the windshield and around the dash. HOLDL/0STATE MUTEMODE ALARM HIGHWAY SYSTEM Installation 6
Caution:Be sure the cable is out of the way of anyone getting in or out of the car. 3. Plug the cable’s BNC connector into the BCT-10. Mounting the BCT-10 V isor M ounting 1. Snap the visor clip onto the BCT-10. Note:Make sure that the bracket tabs fit securely in the slots. HOLDL/0STATE MUTEMODE ALARM HIGHWAY SYSTEM SQUELCH Slots Installation 7
2. Slide the clip over the front of the visor. 3. Adjust the angle of the antenna as close to straight up or down as possible. Note:You can remove and replace the BCT-10 by sliding both the unit and the visor mount off and on the visor. SQUELCH SQUELCH Installation 8
W indshie ld M ounting 1. Find a good position for the BCT-10 on your windshield. Refer to the Helpful Tips on page 5 for some guidelines on mounting positions. 2. Put the metal mounting bracket on the windshield to adjust it for best position. 3. If necessary, adjust the metal mounting bracket so that when you slide the BCT-10 onto it, it is parallel to the road surface and fits flush against the windshield. Your BCT-10 should look like the example at the right once it is installed. Caution: Do Not adjust the metal mounting bracket with the BCT-10 attached. Doing so can cause damage to the bracket and the unit. 1 2 34 1. Windshield 2. Road Surface 3. Metal Mounting Bracket 4. Metal Mounting Bracket parallel to road VOLUME OFF VOLUME OFF VOLUME OFF Installation 9
4. Snap the windshield mounting clip onto the BCT-10. 5. Slide the plastic windshield mounting clip into the the metal mounting bracket. The mounting clip locks into the plastic portion at three different positions. These positions can be used for vehicles with different vertical angles of their windshields. The back position can be used for vehicles with windshields that are slanted back. Slots VOLUME OFF HOLDL/0STATE MUTEMODE ALARM HIGHWAY SYSTEM Installation 10