Uniden SC230 Scanner User Manual


 
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Contents
The FCC Wants You to Know ............................................................ 7
Scanning Legally ............................................................................... 7
Introduction.......................................................................................... 9
Feature Highlights............................................................................. 11
About This Manual........................................................................... 14
How the Scanner’s Controls Are Represented in This Manual ... 15
Entering Text ............................................................................... 15
Understanding Scanning.................................................................. 16
Understanding the Scanner’s Memory ............................................ 16
What is Scanning?........................................................................... 16
What is Searching? ......................................................................... 16
What is CTCSS/DCS?..................................................................... 17
Using the Scanner at the Racetrack................................................ 19
Conventional Scanning.................................................................... 19
Where To Get More Information...................................................... 20
Included With Your Scanner............................................................. 22
Setting Up Your Scanner.................................................................. 23
Using Internal Batteries................................................................... 23
Using Rechargeable Batteries......................................................... 25
Using AC Power .............................................................................. 26
Connecting the Antenna.................................................................. 26
Connecting an Earphone/Headphone ..............................................27
Connecting an Extension Speaker ...................................................27
Attaching the Belt Clip......................................................................27
Attaching the Wrist Strap..................................................................28
Installing the Demo Software............................................................28
A Look At The Keypad......................................................................29
A Look At The Display......................................................................32
Using Menu ......................................................................................33
Using Func .......................................................................................33
Using the Scroll Control....................................................................33
Basic Operation................................................................................. 34
Turning On the Scanner and Setting the Squelch........................... 34
Scanning Systems........................................................................... 34
Scanning Preprogrammed Races ................................................... 35
Before You Get To The Track ..................................................... 35
When You Get To The Track....................................................... 35
Selecting Systems to Scan...............................................................36
Selecting System Channel Groups...................................................37
Locking/Unlocking Systems..............................................................37
Locking/Unlocking Channels ............................................................37
Temporarily Holding On a System................................................... 38
Holding On a Channel ..................................................................... 38
Quick-Storing Channels................................................................... 38
Quickly Recalling Channels............................................................. 39
Other Settings.................................................................................... 40
Displaying System Information........................................................ 40
Viewing Memory Used ................................................................ 40
Viewing the Firmware Version .................................................... 40
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