Uniden BCT-8 Scanner User Manual


 
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Service Scanning
The service scan feature allows you to rotate through the following nine service banks.
Local Police and County Sheriffs *1
Fire and Emergency Medical Service
News Media
Weather (NOAA, weather and Canadian Coast Guard broadcasts)
CB Band
Aircraft *2
Railroads
Marine Band
Department of Transportation *1
*1) Frequencies are pre-programmed on every U.S. state.
*2) Except Aeronautic Radio Navigation (108-117.9875 MHz)
1. Press
SVC to select a Service.
The current service bank icon appears on the display.
2. Continue pressing
SVC until your desired Service is
displayed.
3. After a three second delay scanning begins. If you want to
start scanning immediately, press
HOLD/RESUME.
Notes: Press HOLD/RESUME at any time to hold the frequency. Press the or key to
move up or down the frequency. If you find the frequency you want to store, while
in Hold mode you can store the frequency (see page 21).
If you want to remain on a frequency until a responding transmission is received,
press
DELAY to activate the delay feature (See page 28).
To skip a frequency, press
L/O. You can program up to 100 skip frequencies for
Local Police, County Sheriffs and Department of transportation. And you can
program up to 50 skip frequencies for other services (See page 27).
If you select POLICE or DOT, press
STATE to select the desired state.