Uniden Receiver BC245XLT Operating Instructions

Changing the Priority Channel
You cannot eliminate the Priority Channel, but you can
change it to any of the 30 available channels in each bank.
1. Press .
2. Select a new Priority
Channel.
a.Enter the channel
number.
b. Then press
again.
3. Press and hold
for two
seconds to designate
this channel as your
new Priority Channel.
Two beeps indicate
that the Priority
channel has changed.
Note: Priority in Trunking mode works just the same,
except instead of setting priorities for channels,
you set them for...

Searching
Setting a Search Range
TheBC 245XLTcan search a specific frequency range to
find frequencies if you don’t have a frequency guide
available or if new stations have been added since your
guide was published.
1. Press to stop
scanning.
2. Using your keypad,
enter the lowest
frequency of your
search range. For
example, enter
155.000 MHz.
3. Press .
4. Using your keypad,
enter the highest
frequency of your
search range. For
example, enter
157.000 MHz.
5. Press .
6. Press .
Turbo Search
To increase...

Search Hold Feature
1. Press at
anytime to stop the
search.
2. Press to
move to the next
higher frequency.
—OR—
Press to
move down to the
previous frequency.
3. Press to resume
searching.
Data Skip
A scanner will normally stop on any transmission it
receives. This means the
BC 245XLTwill stop on data
signals and unmodulated transmissions. You can
automatically skip many of these types of transmissions
during searches.
1. Press to activate
the data skip feature.
The indicator
appears on the
display.
2....

Frequency Skip
If a particular frequency continues to interrupt search
scanning, it is possible to set your scanner to skip the
frequency.
To skip a frequency,
press .
Note:You can
program up to 50 skip
frequencies. The 51st
skip frequency
entered causes the
first skipped
frequency to unlock.
To cancel all skipped
frequencies, press
for 2 seconds.
Storing Search Frequencies
You can quickly store any frequency you find during
Search.
Caution:You must select the channel in which you will
store the...

5. Press .
6. Press .
7. Press when
the scanner stops at
the frequency you
want to store.
8. Press to store the
frequency in the
channel you selected.
Note:After this step
you are in manual
mode.
9. To store another
frequency, select
another channel for
the new frequency by
pressing or
or .
10. Repeat steps 6
through 8 for all the
Search frequencies
you want to store.
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SVC Scanning
The Service Scan feature allows you to toggle through six
bands preprogrammed for police, fire/emergency, railroad
aircraft, marine, and weather. The frequencies selected for
these bands are the most commonly used around the U.S.
1. Press .
POLICEappears
beneath the blinking
channel number, and
a frequency displays.
2. After a two second
delay, scanning
begins.
Press to start
scanning immediately
or to continue
scanning if you want
to skip a frequency.
3. Press to scan the
FIREbank.
4. Press...

6. Press to scan the
MRNbank.
When an active
channel is displayed,
the scanner will
alternate between the
frequency and the
Marine channel
number.
7. Press to scan the
WXband.
Note:It’s possible to
receive more than one
weather broadcast in
your area. If the
broadcast sounds
weak or distant, press
again to look for a
closer station.
8. To exit SVC Scan
mode, press .
During search of one of the preprogrammed service bands,
press to stop the scan on a frequency.HOLD
appears in the display. Press or to...

SVC Scan Lockout
Follow these steps to lockout frequencies during Service
scanning:
Note:You cannot lockout weather frequencies.
1. Press to stop
the Service Scan.
2. Press .
3. Press to resume
scanning.
Note:You can lockout up to 20 frequencies in SVC
Scan mode. The 21st locked out frequency
entered causes the first locked out frequency to
unlock.
To cancel the lockout press again.
To restore all lockout frequencies, press and hold for
about two seconds. You will hear two beeps when all
frequencies have...

Programming with SVC Scan
Follow these steps to program frequencies into a channel
during Service scanning:
1. Select a channel you
want to program.
Note:If a frequency is
already stored in the
channel you select it
will be erased when
you save the new
frequency.
2. Press repeatedly
to select Service Scan
mode you want.
3. Press to begin
scanning.
4. When SVC Scan
stops on a frequency
you want, press
.
5. Press to store the
frequency in the
channel you selected.
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Trunk Tracking
YourBC 245XLTis designed to track Motorola Type I,
Type II, Hybrid, SMARTNET™, PRIVACY PLUS™, and
EDACS
®analog trunking systems* on any band. When
tracking these types of systems, you may want to
remember these important points:
nYour scanner defaults to monitor Motorola Type II
systems; however, you can change this if the
system in your area is different. (The types of
systems are discussed below.)
nThe frequencies for many of the trunked public
safety systems are listed in...