Uniden UBCT9 Scanner User Manual


 
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Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................1
Front and Rear Views ............................................................................................................................2
Icon Display ...........................................................................................................................................3
Terminology ...........................................................................................................................................4
What is Scanning? ..........................................................................................................................
4
What is Searching? .........................................................................................................................
4
What is Trunk Tracking? ..................................................................................................................
4
Feature Highlights .................................................................................................................................6
Included with Your Scanner Package ....................................................................................................7
Optional Accessories .......................................................................................................................
7
Installing the UBCT9..............................................................................................................................8
For Home Use (Desktop Installation) ..............................................................................................
8
For Mobile Use (In-Car Installation) ................................................................................................
8
Typical Mounting Methods ............................................................................................................
10
Mounting the Scanner in Your Vehicle ..........................................................................................
10
Applying Power for Vehicle Installation .........................................................................................
11
Applying Power Using Standard AC Power ..................................................................................
12
Connecting an External Speaker ..................................................................................................
12
Listening Safely .............................................................................................................................
12
Connecting the Clone Cable .........................................................................................................
12
Scanning Overview..............................................................................................................................13
Turn the Scanner On .....................................................................................................................
13
How Squelch Works ......................................................................................................................
14
Setting the Squelch .......................................................................................................................
14
State Scanning ....................................................................................................................................15
Selecting the State ........................................................................................................................
15
State Scan Hold ............................................................................................................................
16
Storing State Scan Frequency ......................................................................................................
16
Skip a Frequency.
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Close Call RF Capture.........................................................................................................................17
Set Close Call Mode .....................................................................................................................
17
Close Call Operation .....................................................................................................................
18
Set Close Call Option ....................................................................................................................
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Select Close Call Bands ................................................................................................................
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Set Close Call Alert .......................................................................................................................
20
Setting of Pager screen .................................................................................................................
20
Alert Tone Volume .........................................................................................................................
20
Alert Light Adjustment ...................................................................................................................
20
Private Bank Scanning ........................................................................................................................21
Programming Frequencies into Channels .....................................................................................
21
Deleting a Stored Frequency ........................................................................................................
21
Duplicate Frequency Alert .............................................................................................................
22
Memory Lock .................................................................................................................................
22
Scanning Private Bank ..................................................................................................................
22
Hold/Resume ................................................................................................................................
23
Channel Lockout ...........................................................................................................................
23
Restoring a Locked-out Channel in Hold Mode ............................................................................
23
Restoring All Locked-out Channels ...............................................................................................
24
Priority Scan ..................................................................................................................................
24
Changing the Priority Channel ......................................................................................................
24
Service Scanning.................................................................................................................................25
Band Search ........................................................................................................................................26
Setting a Search Band .................................................................................................................
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