Uniden UBC360CLT User manual

UBC360CLT
OWNER’S
MANUAL
OWNER'S MANUAL
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Precautions
Precautions
Before you read anything else, please observe the following:
Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by
Uniden, or operation of this product in any way other than as detailed by
this Reference Guide, could void your authority to operate this product.
The installation, possession, or use of this scanning radio in a motor
vehicle may be prohibited, regulated, or require a permit in certain country,
cities, and/or local jurisdiction. Your local law enforcement officials should
be able to provide this information regarding the laws in your community.
EARPHONE WARNING!
You can use an optional 32 Ωstereo headset or earphone with this
scanner. Use of an incorrect earphone or stereo 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.
Set the speaker volume to a comfortable level before plugging in either
a monaural earphone or a stereo headset of the proper impedance (32
Ω). 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 is particularly true for the type of
earphone that is placed in the ear canal.
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Precautions
WARNING!
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.
Important: If you use the supplied AC adapter to power the scanner but
have not installed batteries in the scanner, never turn the scanner off by
disconnecting the AC adapter or unplugging it from the AC outlet. This
might corrupt the scanner’s memory. Always use POWER to turn the
scanner off before disconnecting AC power.
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Contents
Contents
UnpackingYourScanner....................................6
Introduction...............................................7
Features .................................................8
Controls.................................................10
SettingUpTheScanner....................................14
ConnectingPower.........................................14
ConnectinganAntenna.....................................15
UsingtheBacklight........................................15
UsingtheAlarmClock.....................................16
SettingtheCurrentTime....................................16
SettingtheAlarmClock.....................................16
UsingSnooze ............................................17
Listening to AM/FM Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Directly Selecting a Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
UsingAM/FMMemory .....................................18
UsingtheScannerMemories................................19
ProgrammingMemories ....................................19
SelectingaMemory .......................................21
ScanningMemoryBanks ...................................21
Locking/Unlocking Memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
UsingPriorityScan........................................22
SettingChannelDelay .....................................22
Searching for Active Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
UsingLimitSearch ........................................23
UsingAircraftBandSearch..................................23
Saving a Found Frequency into a Scan Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
SearchLockouts..........................................24
SelectStepOperation......................................25
CareandMaintenance .....................................27
GeneralUse .............................................27
Location.................................................27
Cleaning ................................................27
Birdies..................................................27
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Contents
TechnicalSpecifications....................................28
DeclarationofConformity ..................................30
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Please unpack this box carefully and make sure you have:
Unpacking Your Scanner
Unpacking Your Scanner
Scanner Radio
This Owner’s Manual Other Printed Material
AM Loop Antenna AC Adapter
Telescopic Antenna
3 AA Alkaline Batteries
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Your scanner radio is a multi-featured conventional channel scanner.
You can easily enter and store frequencies for police, fire/emergency,
marine, air, amateur, and other radio services into 300 channels distributed
over ten banks. Use your scanner to monitor:
• Police and fire departments (including rescue and paramedics)
• Business/industrial radio
• Motion picture and press relay
• Aircraft
• Auto racing frequencies
• Utilities
• Land transportation frequencies such as trucking firms, buses, taxis,
tow trucks, and railroads
• Marine and amateur (ham radio) bands
• Many more in the 25-88MHz, 108-137MHz, 137-174MHz, 406-512
and 806-960MHz ranges
• AM/FM radio
Your scanner can monitor the following bands.
Introduction
Introduction
No. Range (MHz) Mode Default step (kHz)
1 0.5200 - 1.7200 AM (RADIO) 10
2 25.0000 - 29.9950 FM 5
3 30.0000 - 79.9875 FM 12.5
4 80.0000 - 82.9900 FM 10
5 83.0000 - 87.2875 FM 12.5
6 87.3000 - 107.9000 WFM (RADIO) 100
7 108.0000 - 136.9875 AM 12.5
8 137.0000 - 137.9950 FM 5
9 138.0000 - 157.9875 FM 12.5
10 158.0000 - 160.5900 FM 10
11 160.6000 - 162.5875 FM 12.5
12 162.6000 - 173.9900 FM 10
13 406.0000 - 439.9937 FM 6.25
14 440.0000 - 465.9950 FM 5
15 466.0000 - 469.9900 FM 10
16 470.0000 - 512.0000 FM 6.25
17 806.0000 - 960.0000 FM 12.5
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Features
Channel Memory Scanning — Scans frequencies you have stored in any
of the channels or banks at a rate of 50 channels per second.
Memory Availability — Store and then scan any of up to 300 channels
distributed over 10 banks.
Direct Channel Access — Press 0−9and HOLD to directly access any
stored frequency.
Channel Lockout/Frequency Lockout — Skip over stored frequencies
(channels) using the Lockout feature to enable faster scanning. Lets you
designate up to 50 frequencies each to skip during a search (limit or
Aircraft) to increase the scanning speed.
Alarm Clock with Snooze — provides standard radio broadcasts that you
can set as your alarm sound.
AM/FM — lets you store up to 30 preset broadcast channels (10 AM and
20 FM) for quick access.
Priority Channel — Designate a specific frequency as a Priority Channel.
Then the radio scans and checks that channel every 2 seconds. Select
and designate up to 10 frequencies as Priority Channels (one per bank).
Duplicate Channel Alert — Lets you know that a selected frequency has
already been programmed into memory if you attempt to store it again.
Limit Frequency Searching — Lets you designate lower and upper
frequency range and search within that range for active frequencies.
You can then store frequencies in memory as channels for later recall.
Aircraft Band Search — Lets you designate the preprogrammed Aircraft
Band channels to search.
Scan and Search Speed
• Scan Speed 50 channels per second maximum in SCAN MODE.
• Search Speed 50 steps per second maximum in SEARCH MODE.
• TURBO MODE For frequency steps 5kHz apart, searching occurs in
Turbo Mode which is 150 steps per second.
Introduction
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Clock Display — the scanner, in standby mode, displays the time.
The clock also features an alarm that can sound up to 20 minutes or be
shut off manually. A convenient snooze button lets you silence the alarm
for an extra 5-minutes.
Delay — you can enable or disable the 2-second delay to resume
scanning when a transmission ends. Enabling this feature helps prevent
missing a response from one of the parties in the transmission.
LCD Backlight — you can enable or disable the LCD back lighted display.
Key Touch Tone — a tone sounds to confirm you have made a valid key
input while a different tone sounds to alert you to an invalid entry.
EEPROM Memory Backup — the scanner uses a non-volatile EEPROM
for memory backup.
Battery Alert — A battery icon alerts you to a no battery installed
condition, and a battery low voltage condition. In the operating condition
with battery power only (without AC power), an alert tone sounds when
the battery needs to be replaced. The backup provides backup for the
clock when power is off and will power scanning for a short time.
Auto Power Off — turns the scanner off when the battery power gets
too low.
Introduction
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Introduction
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Introduction
1 VOLUME Control — lets you raise or lower the level of the sound.
2 SQUELCH Control — lets you set the signal level required to receive a
transmission. If you open the squelch all the way, you will hear hissing between
transmissions. This lets you hear weak signals, but prevents scanning. As you
close squelch, a stronger signal is required to stop scanning and open audio.
You normally set the control to a point just where hissing on all channels stops
between transmissions.
3 SCAN — press to begin scanning the channels or to resume scanning.
4 ALARM Select — Set to Off to disable alarm; Set to Radio to enable the radio
alarm; Set to Tone to enable the tone alarm.
5 SNOOZE/Backlight — Backlight: Tap to turn the LCD backlight on for 15
seconds. Press and hold to permanently turn on the backlight. Press and hold
again to turn off the backlight.
Snooze: Press while the alarm sounds to silence the alarm for 5 minutes.
6 TIME Set — Use to select your desired operation: Alarm Set; Clock Set;
Clock.
7 HOLD/BAND — Press HOLD/BAND to go to scan hold mode, limit search
hold mode, air band search hold mode, radio direct hold mode.Press HOLD/
BAND to resume scanning/searching in each hold mode. HOLD/BAND key is
used also for direct channel access. Press HOLD/BAND to change the band in
select step menu.
8 E/PGM — Press to enter the Program Mode. In Program Mode, enter the
desired frequency using the numeric keys. Then press E/PGM to store that
frequency into the memory.
In Limit Search Mode, after entering the frequency, press E/PGM to program
the upper and lower limit frequency.
Note: Press and hold E/PGM, it goes to programming mode for limit frequency.
9 0 to 9 — use the numeric keys in four basic operations:
• press a numeric key to enter a frequency.
• press a numeric key to change a channel using the Direct Channel Access
feature.
• press a numeric key while scanning to enable or disable the associated
scanning bank memory bands.
10 POWER — Press to turn power on and off. The time displays when power is off
(standby mode).
11 ./CLR — this key has three functions:
• press to input a decimal point when you enter a frequency.
• press to cancel a numeric key input −0to 9.
• press to clear an error display.
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12 SEARCH/AM — In Scanner mode press to start a Limit Search or to resume
searching. In AM/FM mode, press to select the AM memory bank.
13 L/O/FM1 — In Scanner mode, press to lock or unlock a channel memory in
SCAN (HOLD) or PROGRAM mode.
In Search mode, press to set or clear a selected frequency previously locked
out in the LIMIT SEARCH. In AM/FM mode, press to select the FM1 memory
bank.
14 DELAY/FM2 — In Scanner mode, press to turn the delay option on/off. In AM/
FM mode, press to select the FM2 memory bank.
15 PRI/MEM — In Scanner mode, press to set a Priority channel for Scan Hold
mode and Program mode.
In Program mode, press to set the Priority channel setting. In SCAN and SCAN
HOLD modes, press to set Priority Scan on or off.
In AM/FM mode, press to select Memory Mode to allow quick channel recall
using the 0-9 keys.
16 STEP/DIR — Press STEP/DIR in scanner mode to go to select step menu.
Press STEP/DIR to change the step in select step menu. Press STEP/DIR in
radio mode to go to direct entry mode.
17 MODE Switch — Use to select the desired mode: AM/FM; Aircraft; Scanner.
(Slide switch must be set to Clock)
18 ▼— Press and release to move down through channel numbers in the
following HOLD modes: SCAN, PROGRAM and Aircraft Band Search, or the
step frequency in LIMIT SEARCH, and AM/FM mode. (refer to the frequency
and step table on page 7)
Press and hold for more than 1 second to have the changes run continuously.
19 ▲— Press and release to move up through channel numbers in the following
HOLD modes: SCAN, PROGRAM and Aircraft Band Search, or the step
frequency in LIMIT SEARCH, and AM/FM mode. (refer to the frequency and
step table on page 9)
Press and hold for more than 1 second to have the changes run continuously.
20 HEADPHONE Jack — lets you use an headphone for private listening.
21 Antenna Connector — connect an external antenna using a BNC connector.
AM RADIO ANT connector — connect the supplied loop antenna and position
it for best AM Broadcast radio reception.
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Introduction
1BANK —— Indicates scan mode and scan hold mode.
21- 10 —— Indicates scan mode, program mode and radio mode.
In scan mode it indicates select bank.
Current scanning bank number flashes.
In radio mode it indicates a radio station channel.
3—— Flashes when the battery voltage is low.
Indicates no battery is installed.
4STEP —— Indicates select step menu.
5SEARCH — Indicates limit search (hold) mode.
6HOLD —— Indicates scan hold, search hold and radio mode (direct entry
hold).
7PGM ——— Indicates program mode.
825 ———— Appears when 100Hz and 10Hz digits of the frequency is “25”.
50 ———— Appears when 100Hz and 10Hz digits of the frequency is “50”.
75 ———— Appears when 100Hz and 10Hz digits of the frequency is “75”.
9ALARM —— Indicates ALARM is enabled.
Flashes while ALARM is being activated or snoozing.
10 L/O ——— Indicates locked out channel and at search skip frequency.
11 ———— Indicates the designated Priority channel.
12 DELAY —— Indicates delay is on.
13 MEMORY — Indicates radio mode (memory mode).
14 DIRECT — Indicates radio mode (direct entry (hold) mode).
Notes:
The backlight turns off automatically after 15 seconds from the last key
stroke (if not permanently turned on).
The scanner sounds special tones as follows:
• to confirm key entry.
• to indicate an error in key entry,
• to indicate low battery voltage.
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Setting Up The Scanner
Setting Up The Scanner
These guidelines will help you install and use your new scanner:
• If your scanner receives interference or electrical noise, move the
scanner or its antenna away from the source. You might also try
changing the height or angle of the antennas.
• Use an optional mono earphone or mono headset with proper
impedance for private listening.
• Do not use the scanner in high-moisture environments such as in the
kitchen or bathroom.
• Avoid placing the scanner in direct sunlight or near heating elements
or vents.
Connecting Power
• Insert the supplied AC Adapter's
barrel plug into the power jack
on the back of the scanner. Then
plug the Adapter into a standard
household outlet that supplies
230V AC, 50Hz. Do not plug the
adapter into a switch controlled
outlet.
• Open the battery compartment
and insert 3 AA batteries.
Be sure to note the polarity
markings in the battery
compartment. You can use
either alkaline or rechargeable
batteries, but the scanner will
not recharge batteries in the
compartment.
• Use only fresh alkaline AA
batteries. Rechargeable
batteries can be used, but
battery life is shorter than with
alkaline batteries.
• Always remove old or weak
batteries. Batteries can leak
chemicals that destroy electronic circuits.
• Do not mix old and new batteries, different types of batteries
(standard, alkaline, or rechargeable) or rechargeable batteries of
different capacities.
DC 12V Jack
DC Plug
To Standard
230V AC
Wall Outlet
AC Adapter
AD-973
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Setting Up The Scanner
Note that the batteries are intended to provide backup power for the clock
and for scanning for a short time. When the backup batteries becomes too
low, appears. Promptly replace the batteries.
When you either install batteries or connect the AC Adapter to a standard
wall outlet, the scanner powers on and goes to STANDBY mode.
The display shows the initial clock time of 0:00. The scanner remains in
STANDBY mode.
Connecting an Antenna
The scanner uses an
external loop antenna to
receive AM broadcast
stations and an external
telescopic antenna to
receive all other signals.
Connect the supplied
rod antenna by pushing
the antenna’s connector
onto the antenna jack on
the back of the scanner
and twisting it to the desired angle. Connect the two wires from the loop
antenna to the AM RADIO ANT terminals on the back of the scanner.
* Carefully remove the tube inserted before using the AM
Antenna Jack. When the Jack is not in use, keep the
tube mounted.
You can also use an external antenna (not supplied) to help to bring in
weaker signals. Use RG58, 50-Ohm lead with a BNC connector to connect
the antenna to the scanner. Connect and mount the antenna according to
the instructions provided with the antenna.
CAUTION: Be sure to follow all safety warnings provided with the antenna.
Failure to do so could expose you to risk of injury or death and could
severely damage the scanner.
Using the Backlight
To turn on the backlight for 15 seconds, tap SNOOZE/Backlight. To turn
on the backlight permanently, press and hold SNOOZE/Backlight for over
2 seconds. To turn off the backlight, press and hold SNOOZE/Backlight
again.
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Using the Alarm Clock
Using the Alarm Clock
Your scanner’s Clock displays whenever you turn off the radio functions.
It can also be used as a standard alarm clock.
Setting the Current Time
Follow the steps to set the current time:
1. Move the slide switch to Clock Set.
The hour digits flash.
2. Press ▲or ▼to change the hour by one
hour increments/decrements or press the
number keys to select the present hour.
Then press E/PGM to set the hour. The
minutes digits flash.
3. Press ▲or ▼to change the minute setting by one minute or press the
appropriate number keys to enter the minutes. Then, move TIME slide
switch to Clock position.
Note: When minute is changed, second is reset to 0.
Setting the Alarm Clock
Follow these steps to set the alarm time:
1. Move the slide switch to Alarm Set.
The hours digits flash.
2. Press ▲or ▼to change the hour by one
hour increments/decrements or press the
number keys to select the present hour.
Then press E/PGM to set the hour. The
minutes digits flash.
3. Press ▲or ▼to change the minute setting by one minute or press the
appropriate number keys to enter the minutes. Press E/PGM to set the
minutes.
4. To lock in the alarm time, move the slide switch to Clock.
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Using the Alarm Clock
To have the scanner radio alert you at the
selected time, slide Off/Radio/Tone to either
Radio or Tone. If you set the selector to
Radio, the alarm will sound with the selected
audio source (AM/FM, Scanner, or Aircraft).
If you set the selector to Tone, the scanner
will sound a tone at the set time. To silence
the alarm, slide Off/Radio/Tone to Off. If you
do not turn off the alarm, it will sound for 20
minutes, then reset to alert you again the
following day.
Using Snooze
When the alarm sounds, press the snooze
bar to silence the alarm for 5 minutes.
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Listening to AM/FM Channels
Listening to AM/FM Channels
To listen to AM/FM channels, slide the
mode selector to AM/FM. Then, press the
button at the top of the scanner to select
the desired source (AM for AM Broadcast,
FM1 or FM2 for FM Broadcast).
Directly Selecting a Channel
Press STEP/DIR to select the direct entry
mode. Use the ▲/▼buttons to step through
the selected band. The scanner stops on
active channels.
You can also enter the channel frequency
using the keypad, enter the channel
frequency (for FM or AM) and press E.
Using AM/FM Memory
Your scanner has 30 AM/FM memories for
quick channel recall. To store a channel into
memory, first select the band (AM, FM1 or
FM2). Then, directly select the channel you
want to store (see above). While listening
to the channel, press and hold the number
button that corresponds to the memory you
want to save the channel into for 2 seconds.
The scanner switches to the Memory mode
for the current band.
To quickly recall a channel, select the band, select the channel memory
mode by pressing PRI/MEM, then tap the number button that corresponds
to the memory where the channel is stored.
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Using the Scanner Memories
Using the Scanner Memories
Your scanner has 300 memories you can store
frequencies into for scanning. The memories
are arranged in 10 banks of 30 memories each.
While scanning, you can quickly select which
bank to scan by pressing the number button
that corresponds to the bank you want to turn
on or off for scanning. To select the scanner
mode, slide the mode switch to Scanner.
Programming Memories
You will first need to determine the frequencies you want to program.
Make a list of the frequencies you want to program, then organize them
in up to 10 groups of 30 or fewer and fill out the table below. It always
helps to plan and organize what you want to do before you start, so don't
skip this important step. (The numbers in the left-hand columns below
correspond to your scanner’s memory numbers.)
Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Bank 4 Bank 5
11111
22222
33333
44444
55555
66666
77777
88888
99999
10 10 10 10 10
11 11 11 11 11
12 12 12 12 12
13 13 13 13 13
14 14 14 14 14
15 15 15 15 15
16 16 16 16 16
17 17 17 17 17
18 18 18 18 18
19 19 19 19 19
20 20 20 20 20
21 21 21 21 21
22 22 22 22 22
23 23 23 23 23
24 24 24 24 24
25 25 25 25 25
26 26 26 26 26
27 27 27 27 27
28 28 28 28 28
29 29 29 29 29
30 30 30 30 30
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Using the Scanner Memories
Bank 6 Bank 7 Bank 8 Bank 9 Bank 10
11111
22222
33333
44444
55555
66666
77777
88888
99999
10 10 10 10 10
11 11 11 11 11
12 12 12 12 12
13 13 13 13 13
14 14 14 14 14
15 15 15 15 15
16 16 16 16 16
17 17 17 17 17
18 18 18 18 18
19 19 19 19 19
20 20 20 20 20
21 21 21 21 21
22 22 22 22 22
23 23 23 23 23
24 24 24 24 24
25 25 25 25 25
26 26 26 26 26
27 27 27 27 27
28 28 28 28 28
29 29 29 29 29
30 30 30 30 30
Once you fill out the above chart, follow these steps to enter or change a
frequency in a memory:
1. Press E/PGM to enter the program mode (the scanner turns on the
PGM icon).
2. If the current channel is not the one you want to program, enter the
memory number then press HOLD.
3. Enter the frequency including the decimal point, then press E/PGM.
4. To program the next memory, press ▲or ▼and repeat step 3.
To program a different memory, repeat from step 2.
5. To exit program mode, press HOLD or SCAN or change the scanner’s
mode.
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