Uniden Sc230 Vhf Uhf Scanner Owners Manual

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Planning
• Before you start to program your scanner, decide how 
you want to organize the frequencies you want to 
scan. For example, some areas are best organized by 
geographic location (east, north, south, west, central, 
etc), while others are best organized by agency 
(police, sheriff, ambulance, fire, etc.). You might even 
find it easier to organize a mixture of frequencies 
(north, southeast, and west for police but fire all in 
one group for example).
2. Organize the system information using these system 
worksheets included in this appendix.
• Use “Racing System Worksheet” on Page 93 to 
organize info about racing frequencies.
• Use “Conventional System Worksheet” on Page 95 to 
organize info about conventional frequencies.
3. Follow the instructions in “Filling Out The Racing Sys-
tem Worksheet” on Page 92 and “Filling Out The 
Conventional System Worksheet” on Page 94 to pro-
gram your scanner.
Tips:
• Before you start, make as many copies of the
 worksheets as you think youll need.  You can also go 
to the download section of 
http://www.uniden.com/productsupport.cfm and 
download the worksheets there.
• All worksheet instructions assume that you have 
completed the critical Step 1 (collecting the system 
information). Dont skip this step.
• Use a pencil to fill out the worksheets.  This lets you 
change information if necessary.
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Planning
Filling Out The Racing
System Worksheet
Race Name
Fill in the name of the race you want to scan. For 
example, you can enter Daytona 500 here.
Car #/Driver-Frequency-Priority-CTCSS/DCS
Fill in the details for each car number and driver, fre-
quency, whether the car number/driver is a priority car 
number/driver, and information about the car number/
driver’s CTCSS/DCS information (if any) you want to 
store for this race.
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Planning
Racing System Worksheet
Race Nam e   
Car #/Driver Frequenc y P riority CTCS S /DCSRacing System Worksheet
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Planning
Filling Out The Conventional
System Worksheet
System Name and Quick Key
Fill in a name that describes the system you want to 
create. For example, you can enter Dallas Police or 
Amateur Radio here. If you want to store more than one 
type of frequency, you can enter Mixed.
Fill in the key you want to press to quickly activate/
deactivate the system. You can assign the same quick 
key to multiple systems. 
Group Name and Quick Key
Each worksheet documents the settings for one channel 
group within a system. If you have fewer channels in the 
group than fits on the page, you can skip a line and enter 
an additional group of channels (enter the group info in 
the line you skipped). If you have more channels for the 
group than will fit on the page, use additional pages.
Fill in the key you want to press with   to quickly 
activate/deactivate the channel group. You can assign the 
same quick key to multiple groups within a system.
Frequency-Alpha Tag-Priority-CTCSS/DCS
Fill in the details for each channel you want to store in this 
channel group. 
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Planning
Conventional System Worksheet
System Name    Group Name
System Quick Key Group Quick Key
Frequenc y A lpha Tag P riority CTCS S /DCSConventional System Worksheet
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Preprogrammed Systems
Preprogrammed Sys- temsYour scanner is preprogrammed with frequencies used at 
races within the NASCAR Nextel, Busch, Craftsman, 
Indy, ARCA, and Champ racing series. One racing 
system and one conventional system are preprogrammed 
for each race.
By default, all of the preprogrammed conventional 
systems and one of the racing systems are unlocked, and 
your scanner begins to scan them when you turn it on. To 
speed up scanning, you can lock out systems that are 
beyond your reception area (typically no more than a few 
miles using the supplied stub antenna). 
Follow these steps to lock out systems:.
1. Press and hold  .
2. While continuing to hold , rotate the scroll control 
to select a system you want to lock out.
3. While continuing to hold  , press L/O to lock out 
the system.
4. Repeat Steps 2, 3, and 4 to lock out additional 
systems.
The preprogrammed systems provide a starting point; 
you will want to find out more information about your local 
radio systems so you can customize the programming to 
better suit your listening preferences.
Notes:
• You might hear transmissions on frequencies assigned 
to very distant stations. This will happen if a local 
system also uses the same frequency. Disregard the 
text tag for these transmissions (e.g. if you are in 
California, you aren’t really receiving Florida 
transmissions even if the scanner displays 
Dade County).
• To free up memory, you can delete systems that you 
will not be monitoring. Refer to “Deleting Systems” on 
Page 58.
• Data used for the preprogrammed information was 
supplied courtesy of http://www.radioreference.com , 
the Internet’s premier scanning resource
(RadioReference is not affiliated with Uniden America 
Corporation).
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Preprogrammed Systems
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One-Year Limited Warranty
One-Year Limited War- rantyImportant: Evidence of original purchase is required 
for warranty service. 
WARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA 
CORPORATION (“Uniden”) 
ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants, for one 
year, to the original retail owner, this Uniden Product to be 
free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only 
the limitations or exclusions set out below. 
WARRANTY DURATION: This warranty to the original 
user shall terminate and be of no further effect 12 months 
after the date of original retail sale. The warranty is invalid 
if the Product is (A) damaged or not maintained as rea-
sonable or necessary, (B) modified, altered, or used as 
part of any conversion kits, subassemblies, or any config-
urations not sold by Uniden, (C) improperly installed, (D) 
serviced or repaired by someone other than an autho-
rized Uniden service center for a defect or malfunction 
covered by this warranty, (E) used in any conjunction with 
equipment or parts or as part of any system not manufac-
tured by Uniden, or (F) installed or programmed by any-
one other than as detailed by the Operating Guide for this 
product. 
STATEMENT OF REMEDY: In the event that the product 
does not conform to this warranty at any time while this 
warranty is in effect, warrantor will repair the defect and 
return it to you without charge for parts, service, or any 
other cost (except shipping and handling) incurred by 
warrantor or its representatives in connection with the 
performance of this warranty. THE LIMITED WARRANTY 
SET FORTH ABOVE IS THE SOLE AND ENTIRE WAR-
RANTY PERTAINING TO THE PRODUCT AND IS IN 
LIEU OF AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES 
OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, WHETHER 
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LAW, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED 
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS 
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS WARRANTY 
DOES NOT COVER OR PROVIDE FOR THE REIM-
One-Year Limited Warranty
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One-Year Limited Warranty
BURSEMENT OR PAYMENT OF INCIDENTAL OR CON-
SEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. Some states do not allow this 
exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential dam-
ages so the above limitation or exclusion might not apply 
to you. 
LEGAL REMEDIES: This warranty gives you specific 
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vary from state to state. This warranty is void outside the 
United States of America. 
PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OF 
WARRANTY: If, after following the instructions in this 
Operating Guide you are certain that the Product is defec-
tive, pack the Product carefully (preferably in its original 
packaging). Include evidence of original purchase and a 
note describing the defect that has caused you to return 
it. The Product should be shipped freight prepaid, by 
traceable means, or delivered, to warrantor at: 
Uniden America Corporation 
Parts and Service Division 
4700 Amon Carter Boulevard 
Fort Worth, TX 76155 
(800) 297-1023, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Central, Monday 
through Friday 
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