Uniden SportCat Vhf Scanner Owners Manual

Installing the Belt Clip
1. Place the Belt Clip on
the mounting area on
the back of the
scanner, making sure
the holes in the clip line
up with the threads in
the back of the
scanner.
2. Insert the 2 screws into the corresponding holes and
tighten.
CAUTION:Do not tighten the screws too tight. You
could damage the case or clip.
Using the Earphone
The PHONE jack at the top of the SportCat is a standard
3.5mm stereo phone jack. You can use either the supplied
earphone, or a stereo headset of the proper...

Operation Overview
Note:Before operating theSportCatfor the first time,
make sure you have fully charged the Battery Pack.
1. Before turning on the scanner, rotate the Squelch
Control fully clockwise.
2. Turn the scanner on by rotating the On-Off/Volume
Control clockwise until you hear a click. Turn the
Volume Control a small amount clockwise to a low
listening level.
3. You should hear either a “rushing” noise or some
communications. If you are monitoring a transmission,
wait until it stops before...

When the SportCat is in BANK SCAN Mode, the display
will look something like this:
nDIRECT SCAN When you program Channels 1
through 10, you can scan just these channels in
DIRECT SCAN Mode. Scanning functions just like
BANK SCAN, except only the first 10 channels are
scanned. This feature is useful for setting up and
scanning frequencies at sporting events.
In DIRECT SCAN Mode the display will look something like
this:
nBAND SEARCH The Search function is different from
Scan. When you select a frequency...

Programming Channels
Before you can scan, you must program the channels
within a bank. You can store one frequency per channel, up
to 100 channels.
Save the first 10 channels for sporting events. When you
program the appropriate frequencies for an event into these
channels, you can use DIRECT CHANNEL SCAN and
DIRECT CHANNEL ACCESS to quickly monitor the
activities.
Note:If appears on the display (keypad locked),
unlock the keypad by pressing and holding until
disappears.
There are two ways to program a...

7. PressEto store the entry. The frequency on the
display will blink twice to confirm the programming.
8. 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
Eagain. The frequency will
blink twice to confirm the programming. Or, you can
press
.twice and enter another frequency for the
currently selected channel.
Note:Any frequency already...

2. PressNrepeatedly to cycle through each of the 12
preprogrammed Search Bands until you see the Band
you want.
3. Wait for at least 2 seconds for Search to begin. Or
press
uordto search in an up or down direction.
4. When Search stops on a desired frequency, press
Hto stay on that frequency. The next available
empty channel will be blinking on the display.
5. To store the displayed frequency into that channel,
press
E. The frequency will blink twice to confirm the
programming.
6. To store the displayed...

Scanning
Note:When you turn the scanner on it will be in the
same Mode it was in when you turned it off.
Bank Scanning
1. Look at the upper left corner of the display. IfBANK
is not displayed, pressB.
2. If
SCNis not displayed in the lower left corner of the
display, press
S. The SportCat should begin
scanning.
3. If
HOLDappears at the bottom of the display, press
HorSto begin scanning.
The indicators for the selected Banks (
1through10) appear
on the display. The indicator of the Bank currently being...

To access a specific channel:
1. Press
H.
2. Enter the channel number using the numeric keys.
3. Press
Hagain.
One-Key Direct Access Channels
The SportCat is designed specifically to be used at sporting
events. In DIRECT SCAN Mode you can access the first
10 channels with just one key. That’s why you should
reserve these channels for sporting events. You can
reprogram them each time you go to a different event, and
monitor the activities quickly and easily.
1. Press
Bto change to DIRECT Mode. (DIRECT...

1. Go directly to that channel using any of the methods
described above.
2. Press and hold
Pfor 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
P. ThePRIindicator
will appear at the bottom of the display.. To deactivate
Priority Scan, press
Pagain. ThePRIindicator will
disappear...

You can lock out any or all of the Priority Channels that
same way as other channels. If you lock out all Priority
Channels you will see this message:
You can also remove
L/Ofrom all “Locked Out” channels in
the selected Scan Banks (those appearing at the top of the
display.) Press and hold
Ofor at least 2 seconds. You
will hear 2 beeps and all channels except empty channels
(000.0000)MHz are returned to the scanning cycle in the
selected Scan Banks.
Note:Any “Locked Out” channels in Banks that are...