Uniden Sc200 Vhf Uhf Scanner Owners Manual
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SC200 200-Channel Programmable Twin Turbo Hand-Held Sports Scanner OPERATING GUIDE
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Precautions Before you use this scanner, please read and observe the following: WARNING! UnidenDOES NOTrepresent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock,DO NOT expose this unit to rain or moisture. IMPORTANT! Be sure to use only the supplied earphone, or a stereo headset of the proper impedance (32). Use of an incorrect earphone or stereo headset may be potentially hazardous to your hearing. WARNING: Set the volume to a comfortable audio level coming from the...
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Contents About Your New SportCat .......................3 What is Scanning? .............................3 What is Searching? ............................3 What is CTCSS and CDCSS? ....................4 Important Notice ..............................5 Types of Communication ........................5 Where to Obtain More Information ................6 Unpacking ...................................6 Feature Highlights ..............................7 Controls and Indicators .........................9 Top...
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Remote Interface ..............................38 Connecting the Scanner .......................38 Scanner to External Modem ....................39 Scanner to Scanner ...........................39 SmartScan Mode .............................39 Menu for SmartScan ..........................42 Program Lock ...............................42 Transfer Speed ..............................43 Flow Control ................................43 Dial Type ...................................44 SmartScanner Tips...
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About Your New SportCat TheSportCat™ is a state-of-the-art information radio with automatic scanning capabilities. It can store frequencies such as sporting events, police, fire/emergency, and other communications into 10 banks of 20 channels each. And you can scan all 200 channels at super fast Turbo Scan speed. What is Scanning? Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations, most two-way communications (listed below) do not transmit continuously. TheSportCatscans programmed channels at the rate of nearly 100...
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What is CTCSS and CDCSS? The term “Continuous-Tone-Controlled-Squelch-System” (herein referred to as CTCSS) and “Continuous Digital- Controlled-Squelch-System” (herein referred to as CDCSS) shall define a system where the radio receiver (s) are equipped with tone or data responsive devices which allow audio signals to appear at the receiver audio output, select voice processing such as scrambling, select between voice or data, or control repeater functions, only when a carrier modulated with a specific...
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Important Notice This scanning radio has been manufactured so that it will not tune to the radio frequencies assigned by the FCC for cellular telephone usage. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, as amended, makes it a federal crime to intentionally intercept cellular or cordless telephone transmissions or to market this radio when altered to receive them. The installation, possession, or use of this scanning radio in a motor vehicle may be prohibited, regulated, or require a permit in...
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RANGE (MHz) 470.0000-512.0000 STEP (kHz) 12.5 BAND NFMSUBJECT UHF “T” Band 806.0000-823.9875 849.0125-868.9875 894.0125-956.000012.5 12.5 12.5NFM NFM NFMPublic Service “800 Band Important! TheSportCatwill not tune within the Cellular Telephone Band. Where to Obtain More Information The Bearcat Radio Club and other similar hobby clubs have publications, information on computer bulletin boards, and even contests for the radio enthusiasts. See the enclosed pamphlets for more information. Additional...
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Feature Highlights Twin Turbo Scan & Search—This lightning-fast technology enables theSportCatto scan nearly 100 channels per second. Search speed is selectable between 100 and 300 steps per second. (300 steps per second only in bands with 5 kHz steps.) Because the frequency coverage is so large (see previous section for band listing), very fast scanning and searching are essential. 200 ChannelsYou can program each of these memory channels to store one frequency. 12 Bands, 10 BanksIncludes 12 Bands,...
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Smart ScannerAutomatically programs your SC200 with all the frequencies and Alpha Characters of the frequency for your local area by accessing our national database with your PC or just an external modem. (No PC required.) CTCSS/CDCSS(Continuous Tone Controlled Squelch System), (Continuous Digital Controlled Squelch System). When activated, theSportCatwill only tune to a frequency if the associated CTCSS tone or CDCSS tone you have programmed is included with the transmission. You can also use this...