Uniden Bct12 Highway Warning Scanner Owners Manual

							Scanning Local Police Frequencies
This mode scans only the local police and county sheriff
frequencies. Mobile extenders and other enforcement channels of
the Highway Patrol are priority checked for alarm activity.
Note:The priority check can be turned off by pressing and
holding the Alert key for two seconds.
1. To scan local police
frequencies, press the
Mkey repeatedly until LP is
blinking in the LED display.
2. The LP LED will light up.
3. While scanning, the BCT-12
displays the state code for
the state you selected. When
the BCT-12 detects an active
frequency, it displays LP in
the LED display. The BCT-12
will stop for two seconds, and
then resume scanning with
the state code displayed in
the LED display.
Scanning All Police Frequencies
This mode scans standard State Police/Highway Patrol
frequencies as well as local police and county sheriff frequencies.
Mobile extenders and other enforcement channels of the Highway
Patrol are priority checked for alarm activity.
Note:The priority check can be turned off by pressing and
holding the Alert key for 1.5 seconds.
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LP
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
LP
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
tx
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
lp
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							1. To scan highway patrol and
local police frequencies,
press the
Mkey repeatedly
until HL is blinking on the
LED display.
2. The LP and HP LED’s will
light up.
3. While scanning, the BCT-12
displays the state code for
the state you selected. When
the BCT-12 detects an active
frequency, it displays either
LP for local police or HP for
highway patrol in the LED
display. The BCT-12 will stop
for two seconds, and then
resume scanning with the
state code displayed in the
LED display.
Scanning News Media Frequencies
This mode scans radio conversations from traffic reporters, news
reporters, and photographers as they report the slowdowns and
tie-ups on area roads and chase down the news stories of the day.
The news mode also scans the GMRS (General Mobile Radio
Service) frequencies for “Notification Net” radio traffic.
Note:Priority Alert does not work in this mode.
1. To scan news media
frequencies, press the
Mkey repeatedly until NW is
blinking in the LED display.
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Operating Instructions
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
HL
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
HL
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
LP TX
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
HP
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
NW
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							2. When the BCT-12 detects an
active frequency, it displays
NW in the LED display. The
BCT-12 will stop for two
seconds, and then resume
scanning with NW blinking in
the LED display.
Scanning Department of Transportation Frequencies
This mode scans the state road repair, snow clearing, and weigh
station crews of the state’s Department of Transportation as well
as Highway Patrol channels. This mode is outstanding for driving
during hazardous or winter weather. Mobile extender and other
enforcement channels are priority checked for activity.
Note:The priority check can be turned off by pressing and
holding the Alert key for 1.5 seconds.
1. To scan DOT frequencies,
press the
Mkey repeatedly
until DT is blinking on the
LED display.
2. While scanning, the BCT-12
displays the state code for
the state you selected. When
the BCT-12 detects an active
frequency, it displays DT or
HP in the LED display. The
BCT-12 will stop for two
seconds, and then resume
scanning with the state code
displayed in the LED display.
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Operating Instructions
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
NW
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
DT
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
DT
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
HPTX
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							Scanning All Frequencies
Note:The Weather Alert and Priority Alert features are not
active in this mode.
1. To scan all frequencies
(except Weather), press the
Skey repeatedly or press
and hold the
Skey until
“XX” is blinking on the LED
display.
2. All frequencies, except weather channels, are scanned for an
active transmission.
3. When the BCT-12 finds an
active frequency, it activates
a built-in two second delay
before it resumes scanning.
Note:TheMkey does not operate while XX is selected.
Priority Alert
In most cases, when you are
within three miles of a priority
checked channel (see
Priority Alert on page 2) your
BCT-12 will set off a visual
and audible alarm. The signal
strength will be displayed,
and the LED display will
return to HP. The time the
ALARM LED will stay on
depends on the signal
strength.
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Operating Instructions
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
XX
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
XX
04
HP
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
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							Turning Priority Alert On/Off
To turn priority alert off while in HP, LP, HL, or DOT Mode:
Press and Hold the
Akey
for 1.5 seconds. A
confirmation beep sounds
and the ALT LED goes off.
To turn priority alert on while in HP, LP, HL, or DOT Mode:
Press and Hold the
Akey
for 1.5 seconds. A
confirmation beep sounds
and the ALT LED goes on.
Setting the Highway Patrol Alarm Volume
You can set the Alert Tone volume to either Low, Medium, or High.
To change the Alert Tone volume:
Press the
AKey. You hear a
beep and L (low), M
(medium), or H (high) is
displayed in the LED display.
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MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
HL
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
HL
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
L
M
H
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							Muting the Priority Alert
While in the highway patrol mode you can turn off the alarm tone
during the time you are listening to a frequency or disable the
alarm tone permanently. To disable the alarm tone while listening
to a frequency:
1. While in the highway patrol
mode and after you receive
an alarm tone, press the
mkey. The MUTE LED flashes.
Note:Only the alarm tone will be disabled. You will still
receive highway patrol and weather alert alarms, but
only the ALARM LED will come on.
2. To enable the Alert Tone again, press themkey again.
Note:When the ALARM LED goes off, the mute mode will no
longer be on.
To disable the alarm tone permanently:
Press and Hold the
mkey
for 1.5 seconds. You hear two
beeps and the MUTE LED
comes on.
Note:When the MUTE LED is on and not flashing, you can
receive highway patrol alarms, but the alarm tone does
not sound. Turning the BCT-12 off and back on will turn
the alarm back on.
Monitoring Weather Frequencies
1. To monitor weather
frequencies, press the
Mkey repeatedly until WX is
blinking on the LED display.
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Operating Instructions
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
HP
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
HP
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
WX
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							2. While scanning, the BCT-12
will display WX in the LED
display. When the BCT-12
detects an active frequency, it
displays the weather channel
in the LED display and stops
scanning.
3. Press the
Lkey to make the BCT-12 scan for the next
weather frequency.
Weather Alert
The Weather Alert feature can be set to operate along with the HP,
HL, LP, or WX modes. An alert tone is sounded when an
emergency weather bulletin is broadcast. In WX mode, there is no
audio until an emergency weather bulletin is broadcast.
Turning Weather Alert On/Off
To turn on Weather Alert:
Put the BCT-12 in WX mode
and press and release the
AKey. A confirmation beep
sounds and the ALT LED
goes on.
Note:You can switch back to HP, LP, or HL modes and the
Weather Alert mode will remain on.
To turn off Weather Alert
Put the BCT-12 in WX mode
and press the
AKey. A
confirmation beep sounds
and the ALT LED goes off.
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MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
WX
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
W2
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
W2
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
W2
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							Deleting Frequencies
Some frequencies that have been pre-programmed into your
BCT-12 may not be of immediate interest to you, may be
experiencing interference, or are being used as data channels.
You can lock out those frequencies from scanning.
When the scanner stops on the undesired frequency, press
L
one time. To lock out additional frequencies, repeat this step.
Note:You can delete a maximum of 50 frequencies. Although
it is possible to delete the highway patrol alarm
frequencies, this should never be done unless
absolutely necessary for proper operation of your
BCT-12. This causes the highway patrol alarm feature
to be inactive on that frequency. No further alarms will
be received until the deleted frequencies are restored or
a new state is selected. A frequency deleted in one
state will not be deleted in any other states. The deleted
frequencies are maintained in memory even when your
BCT-12 is turned off.
Caution:When you lock out more than 50 frequencies, the first
locked out frequency is deleted. You cannot lock out all
of the alarm, local police, and highway patrol
frequencies. If you lock out all of the frequencies by
accident, the BCT-12 will sound two short beeps.
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							Restoring Deleted Frequencies
Please note that you can only restore all deleted frequencies at the
same time.
To restore the deleted frequencies:
1. Make sure the BCT-12 is not
scanning. To stop the unit
from scanning, turn the
SQUELCH knob toward the
front of the BCT-12.
2. Press and hold the
Lkey until you hear two beeps. All
deleted frequencies are now restored.
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							Using HOLD to Stay on a Selected Frequency
When scanning stops on a desired frequency, you can lock onto
that frequency for as long as you like.
To monitor only one frequency:
1. When the scanner stops on
the desired frequency, press
the
Hkey. The LED
display now indicates the
mode you are monitoring.
The scanner remains on that
frequency until you cancel
the Hold mode by
pressing
H.
2. To resume scanning and reactivate the Alert feature, press the
Hkey.
If the BCT-12 stops on an undesired frequency, press the
Hkey
twice to force the unit to start scanning again before the end of that
transmission.
BE CAREFUL!!When you are in the Hold mode, there will be no
Alert tones or Warning light, even if you are on
the Alert frequency.
REMEMBER!!When you apply power, the BCT-12 comes on
to exactly the same service and in exactly the
same mode as when last turned off. If you are
monitoring an Alert frequency in the Hold mode
when you turn the BCT-12 off, it will come back
to that Alert frequency in Hold mode when you
turn it back on. The Alert feature will be inactive.
To restore the Alert feature, press the
Hkey.
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Operating Instructions
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
LP
MUTE
HOLDALT HP
LP W/A
HP
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