Bc895xlt owners manual

You can deselect banks from active scanning by pressing their number on your keypad. Note:One Bank must always be active.

You cannot deactivate all ten banks at the same time. If you try to turn all the banks off, the first bank is automatically selected.

During normal scanning the scanner skips unprogrammed or locked out channels. When a transmission is received, the Scanner stops on that channel. When the transmission ends, scanning resumes automatically. Press mto stop on a channel during scanning. Press sto resume scanning. Add page 23 to Favourites. To directly access a specific channel: 1. Press m. Use your keypad to enter the channel number you want. Press magain. Setting the Delay Mode A delay can be set for each programmed channel so that when Scan or Search stops on a channel there is a brief pause before the scanning cycle resumes.

Delay must be set for each programmed channel, and it can be set when your scanner pauses during a scan or when manual mode is selected. To set Delay in Scan or Search Mode: 1. Press sor set a search range and press S.

When your scanner stops on a channel, press Y. DELAYdisplays and scanning will resume two seconds after the transmission ends. To set Delay in Manual Mode: 1. Select the channel you want using your keypad or Rotary Tuner. Press Y. DELAYdisplays indicating the scanner will pause on the channel when a transmission is received. Add page 24 to Favourites. Channel Lockout You can lockout any channel so it is not reviewed during normal scanning. You can restore the channel to scanning whenever you wish.

Lockout in Manual Mode 1. Select a channel. Enter the channel number. Then press magain. Press Lto lockout the channel. Lockout in Scanning Mode If the scanner keeps stopping on a particular channel due to noise or too frequent transmissions, you may want to keep that channel from scanning. Wait until the scanner stops at the channel. Then press L. The scanner immediately resumes scanning because the locked out channel is no longer in the scanning sequence.

Add page 25 to Favourites. Lockout Tips To quickly lockout a series of channels, start with the lowest number channel. For example, if you are locking out channels 4, 7, 8, 12, and 15, start with Channel 4.

After selecting channel 4, press L. Then pressmone or more times to step up to the next channel to be locked out. Record the locked-out channels in some convenient place so you can restore them. Restoring a Locked Out Channel 1.

Select a locked out channel. What is Searching? This is What is Trunk Tracking? Conventional scanning is a simple concept. For example, the police in your area may broadcast on So when your scanner stops on a frequency, you usually know who it is, and more importantly, you can stop on a channel and listen to an entire conversation. This type of scanning is easy and fun Feature Highlights Trunk Tracking— Follow MHz trunked public safety and public service systems just as if conventional two-way communications were used.

You must have at least one channel programmed to use the Scan mode. Signal Strength Meter— Your scanner has a signal strength Where to Obtain More Information Before using your scanner, you must program frequencies into available channels.

To order a copy of the frequency guide, call the enclosed Mr. Scanner Number. Page Lockout Tips Lockout Tips To quickly lockout a series of channels, start with the lowest number channel. For example, if you are locking out channels 4, 7, 8, 12, and 15, start with Channel 4. After selecting channel 4, press next channel to be locked out. Record the locked-out channels in some convenient place so you can restore them.

Page Priority Scan When Priority Scan is turned on, your scanner checks the priority channel every two seconds for activity. If a signal is present on the priority channel, your scanner monitors the channel until the transmission ends, then resumes normal scanning.

You can designate one channel in each bank as a Priority Channel. Tape Recording Channel Communication You can set any channel for recording while scanning. Then, if your scanner stops on a channel you have designated for recording, the transmission and its time, as well as the channel number and frequency, are all recorded. This is especially useful when your area is expecting severe weather conditions late at night. When you set the scanner to Weather Alert Mode, it emits a loud siren whenever your local NOAA weather station broadcasts a severe weather emergency tone.

Press and hold You will hear two short beeps, and then the test siren will begin to sound. Using your keypad, enter the lower frequency of your search range. Page Data Skip When data skip is active, your scanner may pause momentarily on an unwanted signal but will resume searching in 2 or 3 seconds.

Channel Skip If a particular channel continues to interrupt search scanning, it is possible to set your scanner to skip the frequency. To skip a frequency, press Note: You can program up to 20 skip frequencies. Page Storing Search Frequencies Press Press Press when the scanner stops at the frequency you want. Note: You can press Press and hold either key to rapidly step through the frequencies. You can also use the Rotary Tuner to step through frequencies, just make sure FREQ is selected before turning the dial.

Page Searching For Ctcss Tones You may find frequencies which do not have a tone associated with them. This may be because CTCSS tones are not being transmitted or because digital encoded tones, sometimes called DCS, are used and your scanner does not recognize these. If a tone is found before the transmission ends, press the channel. Press to program the tone with the frequency stored in the channel. For information about sending a frequency to another channel, see Transferring a Programmed Frequency on page Page Setting The Squelch However, the squelch setting you select before you begin trunk tracking can affect how fast your scanner acquires the data channel, and, in some instances, the squelch setting can prevent your scanner from acquiring the data channel at all.

Page Id Hold Mode Once the data channel is acquired, the scanner begins trunk tracking. Press again to return to conventional scanning mode. This is particularly important in trunked systems because in many areas water meters, door alarms, traffic signals, and other mechanical devices are assigned IDs just like other users.

Also some departments scramble or encrypt their communications, and you may want to lock out these unintelligible broadcasts. This mode holds an ID for 5 seconds while you wait for a reply. Other groups may use the system, but your scanner will only look for the ID in the display. The indicator which remains on, even when there is no traffic, represents the frequency being used as the data channel. When you designate a bank as a trunking bank, your scanner sets up 5 Scan Lists A —E , which are simply lists used to store your favorite IDs.

Each list can contain up to 10 IDs, so you can store a total of 50 IDs for each trunk tracking bank if you use all banks as trunking banks! Press to return to Trunk Tracking Search mode. Page Fleet Map Programming If you have programmed a trunk tracking bank and select your screen. However, if you notice an even mix of odd and even user IDs, for example , , , , , etc.

To reset the Type II The scanner contains no user serviceable parts. Contact the Uniden Customer Service Center or take it to a qualified repair technician. If your scanner stops during Scan mode and no sound is heard, it may be receiving a birdie. Page Troubleshooting 1. Adjust squelch threshold — refer to Setting the Squelch on page 13, 2.

Check the antenna connection. Check to see if many of the channels are locked out. If so, the scanner has less chance of finding an active channel. Page 54 If you still cannot get satisfactory results while using your scanner or if you want additional information, please call or write the Uniden Parts and Service Division. The address and phone number are listed in the Warranty at the end of this manual. If you would like immediate assistance, please call Customer Service at Select a size code for a block, and then press.

Uniden does not represent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture.