Uniden Sc200 Vhf Uhf Scanner Owners Manual

							Programming Channels
Before you can scan, you must program the channels
within a bank. You can store one frequency per channel, up
to 200 channels.
Note:If appears on the display (keypad Locked),
unlock the keypad by pressing and holding
/KEYLOCKuntil disappears.
There are four ways to program a channel:

Manually select a channel and frequency, using the
numeric keypad. You can determine the frequencies you
want from the Betty Bearcat (or similar) Frequency Book
(optional), or from theSportCatFrequency Guide
(included).

Search a band to find an active frequency, and then
directly store it into a channel.

SmartScan ModeP39

Clone ModeP45
A. Programming By Manual Entry
1.Select a frequency from the appropriate Frequency
Directory.
Example:Program 125.2500 MHz into Channel 18.
2.Press to stop scanning.
3.Press to go to Channel 18.
4.Enter the frequency number using the numeric keypad.
(Be sure to include the decimal point.)
.
If you make a mistake and want to clear the entry,
press and re-enter the frequency.
5.Press to store the entry. The frequency on the
display will blink twice to confirm the programming.
Note:To enter frequency in manual mode, Tone Search
must be turned off.
See page 31, “Using Tone Search.”
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							6.If that frequency is already stored in another channel,
you will hear a “beep”, and the other channel number will
appear on the display. If you want to store the frequency
in the selected channel (18) as well, press again.
The frequency will blink twice to confirm the programming.
Or, you can press and enter another frequency for the
currently selected channel.
Note:Any frequency already stored in any channel will
automatically be replaced by the new one.
7.If you try to enter a frequency that is outside one of the
12 Bands, you will hear a “beep”, and the word “
Error”
appears on the display.
Press and re-enter the correct frequency.
8.To program another channel, repeat the above
procedures.
Deleting a Stored Frequency
To delete a frequency from a channel:
1.Display the channel and frequency that is to be deleted.
2.Press on the numeric keypad.
3.Press . The current channel is erased, and the
display shows
000.0000.
Note:That channel will be skipped during scanning.
B. Programming with Search
The Search feature enables you to rapidly search for active
frequencies within the specified band limits. When an
interesting frequency is found, you can store it into a
channel using the procedure below. For more information
about SEARCH Mode, see the section titled “Searching”.
1.Press and hold /BANDto enter the BAND
SEARCH Mode.
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							2.Use the and keys or VFO control until you
see the Band you want.
3.Wait for at least 2 seconds or press /BANDfor
Search to begin. If you wish to change the search
direction, press and hold or to search in an
up or down direction.
4.When Search stops on a desired frequency, press
or to stay on that frequency.
5.To store the displayed frequency into a channel:
Select the channel number with the numeric keys, and
press . The selected channel will appear on the
display. The frequency currently stored in the channel
will appear for 2 seconds and then will be replaced by
the frequency located from the search.
6.To store the displayed frequency into that channel,
press . The frequency will blink twice to confirm the
programming. The next available empty channel to
store the frequency will be blinking on the display.
Programming Channels with Alpha Characters
Use this feature to name channels (up to 200 channels) for
easy reference.
1.Select the channel.
2.Press /ALERTto go to the Alpha Name display,
“ ” appears on the display.
3.Press . The Edit cursor flashes.
Note:
If the frequency of the channel has not been
programmed, you cannot program the Alpha Name on
the channel.
4.To select the edit position, press to move the Edit
cursor to the right or to move it to the left.
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							5.Select the character using VFO Control. Turn clockwise
tomove0-9,A-zandother characters and stop the
control at the letter you wish to store.
6.Repeat the steps 4 and 5 for all the characters you want
to program.
7.When you complete the input, press . The words
you have programmed flash twice.
Alert Beep Setting
When a transmission occurs on a channel on which you
have set the Alert Beep function, 2 beeps will let you know
that your “favorite” channel has been received.
You can set this function for each channel. Select a
channel, then press and hold /
ALERTto set this
function on a channel in Manual mode.
appears on the display. (Except in Alpha Name display
Mode)
You cannot set this function for the channels which have
not been programmed before.
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							Scanning
Bank Scanning
1.IfSCANis not indicated on the display, press .
TheSportCatshould begin scanning.
The indicators for the selected Banks (
1through10) appear
on the display. The indicator of the Bank currently being
monitored flashes. While theSportCatis scanning, the
word
SCANmoves across the display.
Scanning stops on any active channel that is not “Locked
Out”, and displays the Channel Number and frequency or
Alpha Name. Scanning resumes automatically after the
transmission stops.
2.You can deselect any bank(s) from being scanned by
entering the number of the bank. The deselected bank
indicator(s) disappear from the display, and those
channels will not be scanned. This procedure helps to
speed up the scanning cycle.
Note:OneBank must always be active. You cannot
deactivate all 10 banks at the same time. If you try to
deactivate all 10 Banks, Bank 1 will automatically be
active.
3.To restore any bank for scanning, just enter its number
again. The bank indicator will reappear on the display.
4.To stop scanning any time, press . (HOLDappears
on the display.) The scanner remains on the displayed
channel, and only the bank indicator for that channel
appears. Press , to resume scanning.
5.When you are stopped at a channel, you can press
to step down a channel, or to step up a channel.
Press and
holdeither key to rapidly step through the
channels.
Note:You do notskip a locked out (“L/O”) channel when
you use or .
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							To access a specific channel:
1.Press .
2.Enter the channel number using the numeric keys.
3.Press again.
Priority Scan
TheSportCathas 10 Priority Channels, 1 per Bank.
Initially these are the first channel in each Bank. (e.g.
Channel 1, Channel 21, Channel 41, and so on.) In priority
scan mode, the scanner checks the Priority Channel(s)
every 2 seconds during the Scan cycle. If a transmission is
received, the scanner will stop at that channel. If the
Priority Channel in any Bank is “Locked Out”, it will be
skipped during scanning.
You can move the Priority to any other channel in a Bank
as follows:
1.Go directly to that channel using any of the methods
described above.
2.Press and hold for at least 2 seconds. You will hear
“two beeps,” and
Pwill appear on the display to the left
of the new channel number. That channel will now be
the Priority Channel for that Bank. (The
Pwill no longer
appear for the previous Priority Channel.)
To activate Priority Scan, press . The
PRIORITY
indicator will appear at the bottom of the display. To
deactivate Priority Scan, press again. The
PRIORITY
indicator will disappear from the bottom of the display.
Delay
Normally the scanner will resume scanning when a
transmission stops. If you want to remain on a channel
until a responding transmission is received, activate the
DELAY feature. This feature can be active in SCAN,
MANUAL, SEARCH, and WEATHER Modes.
1.Press . TheDELAYindicator appears on the display.
The scanner will now pause 2 seconds after
transmission stops before resuming scanning.
2.Press again to deactivate Delay. TheDELAY
indicator disappears from the display.
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							Locking Out Channels
You may have programmed certain channels that you do not
want to hear every time you scan. These might be channels
that are busy a major portion of the time, causing the scanner
to stop at the channel(s) often enough to interrupt the scan
cycle. You can Lock Out those channels so they are not
scanned.
1.Go directly to the channel using any of the methods
described above.
2.Press .L/Oappears on the display.
That channel is now “Locked Out” of the scanning cycle.
To include the channel back in the scanning cycle:
1.Go directly to the desired channel.
2.Press . TheL/Oindicator now disappears from the
display, and the channel is no longer “Locked Out”.
You can lock out any or all of the Priority Channels in the
same way as other channels. If you lock out all
Priority
Channels you will see this message in Priority Mode:
You can also remove
L/Ofrom all “Locked Out” channels in
the selected Scan Banks (those appearing on the display.)
Press and hold for at least 2 seconds. You will hear 2
beeps and all channels except empty channels
(000.0000MHz) are returned to the scanning cycle in the
selected Scan Banks.
Looking for “Locked Out” Channels
During scanning, you will not see “Locked Out” channels.
To look for “Locked Out” channels, first press to
stop scanning. Then use or to step through
the Bank. You will see
L/O on the display to indicate a “Locked
Out” channel.
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							Weather Channel Scanning
TheSportCatis designed to search for your local NOAA
and Canada weather channel(s) from 10 preprogrammed
NOAA and Canada channels.
1.Press /ATTto begin Weather scan.WXappears at
the lower side of the display and the word
SCANmoves
across the display.
2.When the Weather scan finds an active channel in your
area, the scanner stops at that frequency.
3.To stay at that frequency, press or .
To resume Weather scan, press /
ATT.
It is possible for you to hear more than one Weather
broadcast in your area. If the broadcast sounds weak and
distant, press /
ATTagain to look for a closer station.
Or, press or to move to another station.
4.To exit Weather Mode, press , or
/
BAND.
Note:All weather channels transmit continuous
broadcasts. Once the Weather scan stops on a
transmission, it will remain on that channel. Weather scan
will not resume automatically. You must press
/
ATTagain to reactivate scanning.
In some parts of the country, you may not be able to
monitor weather broadcasts, such as in low-lying areas.
Normally a higher location will improve the reception.
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							Searching
Band Search
TheSportCathas 12 Preprogrammed Search Bands. You
can search any of these Bands to find desired frequencies
if you do not have a Frequency Directory handy, or if new
stations have been added since the Directory was
published.
1.Press and hold /BANDto enter the Band Search
Mode. Then the upper and lower limits of the band
currently selected are displayed.
2.Use VFO control, or to select the band you
wish to search.
3.Wait for about 2 seconds and theSportCatwill begin
searching that Band. Or, press /BANDagain to
begin.
4.During a Search, press /TURBOto activate
TURBO SEARCH. In some band Searches TURBO
SEARCH is not available. If this is the case, an Error
tone will be heard. This increases the Search Speed to
300 steps per second in those bands that have 5 kHz
steps. (See the table on page 5 for the Band Chart.)
When you activate TURBO SEARCH, the SEARCH
indicator flashes. Press /
TURBOagain to
deactivate TURBO SEARCH.
5. Press at any time to stop the search on a
frequency. Press /
BANDto resume searching.
6. When Search is stopped, you can press or
to move up or down 1 frequency step. (See the table on
page 5 for the step size for each Band.)
Limit Search
In Limit Search mode, you can search within the frequency
range you have set.
To use this function, you must set the lower/higher
frequency of your search range first.
Setting the Frequencies
1.
Press .
2.Enter the lower limit of your search range.
3.Press .
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							4.Enter the higher limit of your search range.
5.Press .
6.Press /BANDto begin the search between the two
limits.
Using the Limit Search
1.
Press /BANDto enter Limit Search mode.
2.Press or to stop searching. (”HOLD”
appears on the display.)
VFO Search
You can search by using the VFO control.
1.In Manual mode, enter the frequency by using the
number keypad and turn VFO control.
-- OR --
In Band Search Hold or Limit Search Hold, enter the
frequency by using the number keypad, and turn the VFO
control.
“V” appears on the display.
2.Turn the VFO control clockwise to move up the
frequency step, and turn the VFO control counter-
clockwise to move down the frequency step.
3.When you wish to store frequency or change the
channel, you need not press first.
Search Skip Frequency
The scanner may stop at certain frequencies during
Search that you do not want to hear. You can program
up to 50 Skip Frequencies into theSportCat. When the
scanner stops at one of these frequencies during
Search, press . That frequency is now “memorized”
and will be skipped during any Search. The scanner will
then search to find other active frequencies. If you enter
the 51st frequency, the 1st one is overwritten.
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