Uniden BC75XLT User manual

BC75XLT Owner’s
Manual
© 2012 Uniden America Corporation Printed in Vietnam
Fort Worth, Texas U01UB372ZZZ(0)
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PRECAUTIONS
Before you use this scanner, please read and observe the
following.
IMPORTANT
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 certain states, cities, and/or local jurisdictions. Your
local law enforcement ocials should be able to provide you
with information regarding the laws in your community.
Changes or modications to this product not expressly
approved by Uniden, or operation of this product in any way
other than as detailed by this Operating Guide, could void
your authority to operate this product.
EARPHONE WARNING!
Be sure to use only a monaural earphone with this scanner.
You can also use an optional stereo headset. Use of an
incorrect earphone or mono headset might be potentially
hazardous to your hearing. The output of the phone jack is
monaural, but you will hear it in both headphones of a stereo
headset.

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Set the volume to a comfortable audio level coming from
the speaker before plugging in the monaural earphone or
headset. Otherwise, you might experience some discomfort
or possible hearing damage if the volume suddenly becomes
too loud because of the volume control or squelch control
setting. This might be particularly true of the type of
earphone that is placed in the ear canal.

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CONTENTS
PRECAUTIONS ......................................2
THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
SCANNINGLEGALLY................................... 8
INTRODUCTION....................................10
BC75XLT FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
FREQUENCYRANGE..................................13
USABANDPLAN .....................................14
CANADABANDPLAN.................................16
SCANNINGBASICS.................................17
WHATISSCANNING?.................................17
WHATISSEARCHING? ................................17
ConventionalScanning............................18
SimplexOperation.................................18
RepeaterOperation................................19
WHATAREBANKS?...................................19
ChannelStorageBanks............................19
ServiceSearchBands..............................19
CustomSearchRanges ............................20
WHERETOLEARNMORE..............................20
SETUP.............................................21
WHAT’SINTHEBOX? .................................21
SETTING UP THE SCANNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
ConnecttheAntenna..............................22
Connect an Optional Earphone/Headphone . . . . . . . . 23
Connecting an Optional Extension Speaker. . . . . . . . . 23
AdjustingtheBeltClip.............................23
POWERINGTHESCANNER............................23
Installing Non-Rechargeable Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Installing Rechargeable Ni-MH Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Charging the Ni-MH Batteries through
USBConnection...................................25
LowBatteryAlert..................................27
TURNONTHESCANNER .............................27
AdjustSquelch....................................28
Adjusting for Interference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
BC75XLT CONTROLS AND DISPLAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
HARDWAREDESCRIPTION............................29
Keypad............................................29
ScrollControlKnob................................31
LCDDISPLAY.........................................32
OPERATION........................................35
SEARCHING ..........................................35
QuickSearch......................................35
CustomSearch....................................36
ServiceSearch.....................................37
STORINGFREQUENCIES ..............................38
Erasing a Stored Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
SCANNING...........................................39
Enabling/Disabling Channel Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
ScantheStoredChannels..........................40
ManuallySelectaChannel.........................40
SPECIALFEATURES.................................42
CLOSECALL®RFCAPTURE............................42
CloseCallOperationMode.........................42
UsingCloseCallMode ............................43
LOCKING OUT CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES . . . . . . . . 44
TemporaryLockOut...............................45
PermanentLockOut...............................45

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Unlock............................................45
PRIORITY.............................................46
DELAY................................................47
KEYLOCK.............................................48
BACKLIGHT...........................................49
PCPROGRAMMING...................................49
TROUBLESHOOTING ...............................50
CAREANDMAINTENANCE..........................53
RESETTINGTHESCANNER............................53
GENERALUSE ........................................53
LOCATION............................................53
CLEANING............................................54
REPAIRS..............................................54
BIRDIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
SPECIFICATIONS...................................56
ONEYEAR LIMITED WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

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THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW
WARNING! Uniden does not represent this unit to be
waterproof. To reduce the risk of re or electrical
shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture.
Uniden® and Close Call® are registered trademarks of Uniden
America Corporation. Other trademarks used throughout
this manual are the property of their respective holders.
This scanner has been tested and found to comply with
the limits for a scanning receiver, pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This scanner generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this scanner does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the scanner on and o, you
are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following methods:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the separation between the scanner and the
receiver
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation
is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device
may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this device must

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accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
SCANNING LEGALLY
Your scanner covers frequencies used by many dierent
groups, including police and re departments, ambulance
services, government agencies, private companies, amateur
radio services, military operations, pager services, and
wireline (telephone and telegraph) service providers. It is
legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner
can receive. However, there are some transmissions that you
should never intentionally listen to. These include:
• Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other
private means of telephone signal transmission)
• Pager transmissions
• Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions
According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
(ECPA), you are subject to nes and possible imprisonment
for intentionally listening to, using, or divulging the contents
of such a conversation unless you have the consent of a
party to the conversation (unless such activity is otherwise
illegal). This scanner has been designed to prevent the
reception of cellular telephone transmissions and the
decoding of scrambled transmissions. This is done to comply
with the legal requirement that scanners be manufactured
so they are not easy to modify to pick up these transmissions.
Do not open your scanner’s case to make any modications
that could allow it to pick up transmissions that are illegal to
monitor. Modifying or tampering with your scanner’s internal

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components or using it in a way other than as described in
this manual could invalidate your warranty and void your FCC
authorization to operate it.
In some areas, mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or
requires a permit. Check the laws in your area. It is also illegal
in many areas (and a bad idea everywhere) to interfere with
the duties of public safety ocials by traveling to the scene
of an incident without authorization.

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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing a Uniden BC75XLT handheld
scanner. The scanner is versatile, compact, and easy to use.
In addition to its standard scanning features, your scanner
also includes Close Call®RF capture technology designed to
help you detect and identify strong local radio signals in your
area.
You can program up to 300 frequencies into the scanner’s
memory. The scanner lets you scan transmissions and is
preprogrammed with service bands for your convenience.
You can quickly search those frequencies most commonly
used by police and other agencies without tedious and
complicated programming. The scanner gives you direct
access to over 32,000 exciting frequencies.
Use your scanner to monitor:
• Police and re departments (including rescue and
paramedics)
• NOAA weather transmissions
• Business/Industrial radio
• Utilities
• Marine and amateur (ham radio) bands
• Aircraft band
BC75XLT FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Close Call® RF Capture Technology - you can set the
scanner so it detects and provides information about nearby
radio transmissions. See page 42 for more information on the
Close Call RF feature.