Uniden Receiver BC245XLT Operating Instructions

If you are in Trunking Scan mode:
1. Press to return to
conventional mode if
you have been
monitoring a trunking
bank.TRUNKicon
goes out.
2. Press and hold
until you hear two
short beeps.
You’ll hear two short
beeps andBANKand
TRUNKwill begin to
flash in the display.
3. Select the trunking
bank you want to
program.
Selecting a Preset Fleet Map
1. Select the Trunking
Programming mode
and the bank you
want to change.
2. Use or
to selectE1.
Then press .
3. Press .
4. Use or
to choose the map
you want. For...

5. Press .
The scanner returns
to Programming Bank
selecting mode.
Note:You will now begin to see Type I
Fleet-Subfleet IDs. For example, 100-12, 100-9,
000-12, 400-8, etc. See User Defined Fleet Maps
in the Appendix for more information about
Type I IDs.
How do you know if the preset map is correct? You’ll have
to listen to see if you’re following complete conversations.
If not, you should try another preset map.
Programming a Fleet Map
You may want to read User Defined Fleet Maps in the
Appendix before...

7. Press .
The next available
block displays.
8. Repeat Steps 8 and 9
until you have
selected a size code
for each block.
For specifics about
each size code, see
Fleet Map Size Codes
in the Appendix.
9. Press .
The scanner exits the
Trunking
Programming mode,
acquires the data
channel, and begins
searching using the
map you’ve
programmed.
Note:It is required that the trunked frequency has
been programmed before programming a
fleet map.
Programming a Hybrid System
A Hybrid system is simply a Type I system...

Setting the Base and Offset frequencies for
Motorola VHF/UHF trunked systems
To properly track Motorola VHF and UHF trunked systems
you must enter what is known as the “base” and the
“offset” frequencies for each system. To find these out,
check thewww.trunktracker.comor
www.bearcat1.com/free.htmand other web sites and
frequency resources.
To enter the base and offset frequency:
1. Select the bank into which you want to program the
trunking system.
2. Select the system type (Type II VHF or Type II UHF)...

Toggling the Status Bit
On Type II trunking systems there is a method by which
specialized types of communications utilize unique talk
group numbers. An emergency call will occur on a unique
talk group from its primary assignment, for example.
Because theBC 245XLTdefaults to Status-Bit On mode,
you never need to worry about missing these
transmissions. If you’ve programmed talk group 33264 into
Scan List memory, for example, and there is an emergency
call within the group, you will hear it on 33264. The...

Remote Interface
You can communicate and program yourBC 245XLTin
numerous ways with peripheral devices using the RS232C
port. This radio offers the following modes:
nSMARTSCAN MODE
Automatically load frequencies, trunking talk
groups and fleetmaps from the Uniden National
Frequency Database server into your scanner
using an external modem or an internal modem
included with a PC.
nREMOTE (PC Control) MODE
Program and control your scanner remotely from a
PC using third party software (see the flyer...

SmartScanner software. Run this program and it should
automatically set the port setting for you (although you can
override the settings). Make sure that you have a phone
line plugged into the modem jack on the back of your PC
and your scanner is connected to the serial port of the PC
using the supplied cable.
To use the Remote (PC Control) mode, you must purchase
third party software and use as directed. Make sure that
your scanner is connected to the serial port of the PC using
the supplied cable....

SmartScan Mode
You can automatically download frequencies, talk groups,
and fleetmaps from the Uniden National Frequency
Database server. After connecting the scanner to a modem
using the Scanner to PC or Scanner to External Modem
steps (see page 62), turn the radio off. Press and hold
REMOTEkey and turn the radio on. Then release the key.
bc245will flash on the display.
1. The following screen
appears. (SmartScan
Mode) To select
SmartScan mode,
press or .
2. The following screen
appears.
3. Before...

6. If the connection is
successful, the
scanner starts
frequency
downloading.
7.donEwill be
displayed when your
downloading is
completed.
8. To start the scanner,
you must turn the unit
off/on.
If downloading is not successful, one of the following error
messages will appear.
Err01:MODEM ACCESS ERROR
Err02:NO CARRIER
Err03:TELEPHONE LINE BUSY
Err04:NO ANSWER
Err05:SERVER CONNECT ERROR
Err06:DATA IDLE TIME OUT
NOTE:If the scanner does not displayLoAd(see
step 6), disconnect the access by pressing .
Then,...

Program Lock
SmartScanner will overwrite frequencies that you have
already programmed into your scanner. To save the
previously programmed frequencies, you can lock out
specific banks prior to calling the database as follows:
1. After you enter your
zip code, press .
2. With the phone
number on the
display, press .
PrgLocappears in
the display.
3. Press the bank
numbers using the 1-9
and 0 key (for bank
10) that you wish to
lock out from
programming so that
they will not be
overwritten during the...