Uniden BCT8 Scanner User Manual


 
Highway Patrol Scanning
Highway Patrol frequencies are pre-programmed on a U.S. state-by-state. While Highway
Patrol scanning, Highway Warning Alert will be activated.
Selecting the State
1. Press STATE to select the state you are operating in.
Press and hold STATE to scroll rapidly.
Hint: For the State Cord Order, please see page 56.
2. To step forward through the states (A - W), press STATE
and, within three seconds, press the key repeatedly. To
step backward through the states (W - A), press STATE and,
within three seconds, press the key repeatedly.
3. To scroll rapidly, press and hold the or key.
Scanning Highway Patrol Frequency
You can scan Highway Patrol frequencies and/or User-programmed Channels by pressing
PVT/HWY.
1. Press PVT/HWY repeatedly until “HWY” appears on the
display to scan through pre-programmed Highway Patrol
frequencies.
2. Press PVT/HWY repeatedly until “PVT” appears on the
display to scan through User-programmed channels. The
bank indicators selected flash on the display as User
Programmed channels are scanned (Refer to “Private Bank
Scanning” on page 21).
Note: You must program a frequency into at least one channel before the Private bank
scanning.
3. Press PVT/HWY repeatedly until “HWY” and “PVT” appears
on the display to scan through Highway Patrol frequencies
and User Programmed channels continuously.
Note: Priority Scanning is disabled. When both “HWY” and
PVT” are in operation. “PRI” will remain on the display.
4. When the scanner receives communications, scanning stops,
the state code and the frequency displays.
When the transmission ends, the scanner holds for two
seconds on that frequency for a response. For more
information on Delay feature, please see page 28.
If there is no response, scanning resumes.
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