Uniden Bct12 Highway Warning Scanner Owners Manual

							Introduction
Welcome
Congratulations on your purchase of the BCT-12 Highway
Information System & Pre-programmed Warning Scanner!
State-of-the-art engineering and advanced electronics provide you
with a pre-programmed information radio designed for easy
operation and dependability.
With the BCT-12 Scanning Radio, you can listen to hundreds of
highway patrol, local police, sheriff’s department, department of
transportation, and news media frequencies as well as NOAA
weather channels.
The frequencies in your BCT-12 have been uniquely selected on a
State-by-State basis to provide you with the highest level of
scanning quality. Plus, new built-in technology sounds an alarm
when a priority channel is detected!
Best of all, you don’t have to program any frequencies. Just set the
BCT-12 for your state, and the scanner will do the rest. Please
read this Operating Guide thoroughly before attempting to operate
the unit.
Features
·Priority Alert·Windshield Mountable
·Local Police Coverage·Instant Weather
·Highway Patrol Coverage·Built-in Speaker
·9-Level Strength Meter·DOT Coverage
·Weather Alert·News Media Coverage
·Highway Patrol Detection·Pre-programmed Scanner
Covers All 50 States Plus
Canada
Visit our Internet site at http://www.uniden.com.
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							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: 123.450 kHz
means that the waves are moving all the way up and all
the way down and back all the way up again 123,450
times each second.
Mobile ExtenderMost Highway patrol vehicles on the road today are
equipped with a secondary radio system known as a
“mobile extender” or “vehicle repeater.” Whenever the
dispatcher transmits to any vehicle in the district, every
“mobile extender” in every car withing the district is
activated.
Priority AlertUsing a constant PRIORITY check of specific
frequencies in each state, the BCT-12 recognizes and
alerts you to transmissions from “mobile extender”
radios as well as from car-to-car, aircraft-to-aircraft and
other special-purpose frequencies. You receive an
audible (beep tone) and visual (flash of warning light)
alert whenever you are within an approximate three mile
radius of many Highway Patrol/State Police units.
ScanningScanning is the process by which your scanning radio
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.
Weather AlertLets your scanner function as a severe weather warning
radio. With Weather Alert turned on, when the NOAA
issues a severeweather warning radio. With Weather
Alert turned on, when the NOAA issues a severe
weather warning, the BCT-12 sounds an alert tone and
youl will hear the emergency weather broadcast.
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							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.
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							Included with Your BCT-12 Scanner
If any of these items are missing, please contact your place of
purchase.
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The BCT-12 Highway
Information SystemWindshield Mounting
Bracket and HardwareVisor Clip Mounting Bracket
BCT-12 AntennaCigarette Adapter Power
Cord
BCT 12
SCANNER
Operating Guide
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BCT-12 Operating Guide
Window Mount Antenna
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 conceivedin Libertyand dedicatedto the
propositionthat all men are createdequal. 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.Now is the time for all goodmen to cometo the aid
of the party.Fourscoreyeasago our fathers
set fortha new nationconceivedin Libertyand
dedicatedto the propositionthatall men are
createdequal.The quickbrownfox jumpedover
the gardenwall.Now is the time fo4rall goodmen
to come to the aid of the party.Now is the time for all goodmen to cometo
the aid of the party.Fourscoreyeasago
our fathersset fortha new nation
conceivedin Libertyand dedicatedto the
propositionthatall men are createdequal.
The quickbrownfox jumpedoverthe garden
wall.Now is the time fo4rall goodmen to
come to the aid of the party.
Other Printed MaterialStraight Power Cord
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							Installation
The BCT-12 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-12 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. Also,
removing the unit from the windshield makes you less
susceptible to break-in and theft.
·Be sure the BCT-12 is mounted free of obstructions from the
rear view mirror, sun visors, or the ceiling of the automobile.
Optional Antennas
Your BCT-12 was designed for the easiest installation possible.
Uniden has packaged an additional Window Mount antenna with
your BCT-12 that will provide better performance on VHF
frequencies. For the best reception possible in every state, you
might consider a mobile scanner antenna which mounts
magnetically to your car or truck.
For more information on these and other options available for your
BearTracker, please ask your local Uniden dealer or call
1-800-248-5441.
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							Installing the Antenna
BCT-12 Antenna
1. Pinch the sides of the
antenna and attach it to the
BCT-12.
Window Mount Antenna
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 so it is out of the way and does not
obscure your view.
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							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-12.
Mounting the BCT-12
Visor Mounting
1. Snap the visor clip onto the
BCT-12.
Note:Make sure that the bracket tabs fit securely in the slots.
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							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-12 by sliding both
the unit and the visor mount off and on the visor.
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							Windshield Mounting
1. Find a good position for the BCT-12 on your windshield. Refer
to the Helpful Tips on page 5 for some guidelines on mounting
positions.
2. Put the metal
mounting
bracket with
the suction
cups on the
windshield to
adjust it for
best position.
3. If necessary, adjust the metal
mounting bracket so that
when you slide the BCT-12
onto it, it is parallel to the
road surface and fits flush
against the windshield. Your
BCT-12 should look like one
of the examples at the right
once it is installed.
Caution:Do Not adjust the metal mounting bracket with the
BCT-12 attached. Doing so can cause damage to the
bracket and the unit.
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1. Windshield
2. Road Surface
3. Metal Mounting
Bracket
4. Metal Mounting
Bracket parallel
to road
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							4. Snap the windshield
mounting clip onto the
BCT-12.
5. Slide the plastic windshield
mounting clip into 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.
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