Uniden BC370CRS English Owners Manual

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    BC370CRS OWNER'S MANUAL OWNER'S MANUAL
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    you with information regarding the laws in your community. 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 Operating Guide, could void your authority to operate this product. EARPHONE WARNING! You
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    unit to rain or moisture. Uniden® and Bearcat® are registered trademarks of Uniden America Corporation. Other trademarks used throughout this manual are the property of their respective holders. Important: If you use the supplied AC adapter to power the scanner but have not installed batteries in
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    22 Turning On/Off Radio Control 23 Forcing a Reception Attempt 23 Setting the Alarm Clock 24 Using Snooze 24 Listening to AM/FM/TV Channels 25 Directly Selecting a Channel 25 Using AM/FM/TV Channel Memory 25 Using All-Hazards 26 Limiting Alerts to Your County 26 Programming County Codes 26
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    Range 33 Using Service Search 33 Selecting a Service to Search 33 Saving a Found Frequency into a Scan Memory 34 Search Lockouts 34 Listening to Weather Channels 35 Care and Maintenance 36 General Use 36 Location 36 Cleaning 36 Repairs 36 Birdies 36 Resetting the Scanner (Clearing all
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    the receiving antenna • Increase the separation between the scanner and the scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups, including police and fire departments, ambulance services, government agencies, private companies, amateur radio services, military operations, pager services
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    's case to make any modifications that could allow it to pick up transmissions that are illegal to monitor. Modifying or tampering with your scanner's internal components or using it in a way other than as described in this manual could invalidate your warranty and void your FCC authorization to
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    Please unpack this box carefully and make sure you have: BC370CRS Scanner Telescopic Antenna This Owner's Manual Other Printed Material AM Loop Antenna AC Adapter If any item is missing or obviously damaged, call the Uniden Parts Dept at (800) 297-1023 Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM
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    Introduction Your BC370CRS scanner is a multi-featured conventional channel scanner with All Hazards alert. 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. The scanner also alerts you
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    215.7500 225.0000 380.0000 AM 406.0000 419.99375 FM 420.0000 449.99375 FM 450.0000 469.99375 FM 470.0000 512.0000 FM 806.0000 956.0000 FM Step (kHz) 10 5 5 5 5 6000 100 12.5 5 5 5 6000 25 6.25 6.25 6.25 6.25 12.5 Service AM Broadcast AM Band 10 Meter Amateur Band VHF Low
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    up to fifty frequencies to skip during a search (limit or service) to increase the scanning speed. Radio Controlled Clock - Automatically sets to the precise time using NIST broadcasts. AM/FM and TV 2-13 Broadcast - Lets you store up to 30 preset broadcast channels (10 AM and 20 FM/TV) for quick
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    Display - The scanner always displays the current time. The clock also features an alarm that lets you wake to the selected radio source or an alert tone 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
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    Controls Scanner 16 17 18 19 12 13 14 15 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Introduction 13
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    ; Clock. 7 HOLD - Press to temporarily stop scanning, limit searching, or weather scanning and remain on the channel. The scanner displays the channel on hold. Press again to resume searching or scanning. 8 E/PGM - Press to enter the Program Mode. In Program Mode, enter the desired frequency using
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    desired mode: AM/FM; Weather; Scanner. (Slide switch must be set to Clock) 14 M - Press and release to move down through channel numbers in the following HOLD modes: SCAN, PROGRAM, SERVICE SEARCH, and WX or the step frequency in LIMIT SEARCH, and AM/FM mode. (Refer to the frequency and step table
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    mode. 6 PM - Indicates PM and appears in Clock mode. 7 1 to 10 - Scan mode: Indicates Channel memory Bank. AM/FM mode: Indicates a radio station. 8 HOLD - Indicates a hold in Scan, Search, WX, or Direct Entry Mode. 9 PGM - Indicates Program mode. 10 Battery -Flashes when the battery power is low
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    Priority channel. 22 HAM - Indicates searching amateur radio services. 23 MEM - Memory mode selector for broadcast. 24 PST, MST, CST, EST, AKST, HST, AST, UTC - Time Zones. 25 RX - Forces a reception attempt for the atomic clock during clock- setting mode. 26 SVC - Sets the scanner to service search
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    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 120V AC, 60Hz. Do not plug the adapter into a switch controlled outlet. • Open the battery
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    replace the batteries. When you either install batteries or connect the AC Adapter to a standard US wall outlet, the scanner powers on and goes to STANDBY mode. The display shows the initial clock time of 12:00 AM. The scanner remains in STANDBY mode. Connecting an Antenna The scanner uses
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    again. Adjusting the Contrast To change the contrast to provide the best visibility where you use it, follow these steps. 1. Press POWER to put the scanner in standby mode. 2. Press L or M. You hear a beep and the contrast starts to change. Release L or M at the appropriate level. Note: The display
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    Radio Controlled Clock Your scanner's Clock displays all the time. When you turn off the radio functions, it also displays the current seconds and date. It can also be used as a standard alarm clock. Even though your scanner enter the minutes. Press E/PGM. Seconds reset to 00, the AM/PM icon flashes
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    antenna is integrated into your scanner, and is not part of the AM or scanner antenna. Notes: • The antenna receives most strongly when the scanner Try positioning the scanner near a window. There are four atomic clock settings: • Time Zone • Daylight Savings Time • RCC (Radio Controlled Clock) On or
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    . You can see the NIST signal strength by referring to the signal bars next to the dish icon. When the scanner successfully receives the time signal, the icon will stop flashing. If the scanner cannot receive the signal within 10 minutes, the icon turns off. Using the Radio Controlled Clock 23
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    alarm time, move the slide switch to Clock. To have the BC370CRS alert you at the selected time, slide Off/Radio/Tone to either Radio or Tone and turn off the scanner. If you set the selector to Radio, the alarm will sound with the selected audio source (AM/FM, Scanner, or Weather). If you set the
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    on active channels. TV channels are scanned after FM channels in FM mode. You can also enter the channel frequency using the keypad. Enter the channel frequency (for FM or AM) or the TV channel number. Using AM/FM/TV Channel Memory Your scanner has 30 AM/FM memories for quick channel recall
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    Hazards Your BC370CRS's All-Hazards function makes it one of the most powerful weather radio receivers built. It will activate on local broadcast of the standard EAS signal on NOAA (weather) channels, AM, FM, or TV Broadcast channels. Your scanner to program them into the scanner. 1. Slide the MODE
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    standby mode (power off). Select the appropriate weather, AM, FM, or TV broadcast channel. Then, power-off the scanner. The bottom line of the display will indicate the frequency the scanner is monitoring for alerts. If an alert is received, the scanner sounds an alert tone, then you hear the audio
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    select the scanner mode, slide the MODE switch to Scanner. Programming Memories You will first need to determine the frequencies you want to program. This the frequencies you want to program, then organize them in up to 10 groups of 10 or fewer and fill out the table below. It always helps to plan
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    24 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 Bank 25 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 Using the Scanner Memories 29
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    SCAN or change the scanner's mode. Notes: • Any frequency you program replaces the previous memory contents. • If you enter a frequency you have already stored in a different memory in Step 3, the scanner beeps and displays the channel where you have previously stored the frequency. If you want to
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    the memory bank you want to enable or disable. Locking/Unlocking Memories You can lock memories so that they are not scanned, even if their bank is turned on. Simply press L/O when the scanner stops on a transmission on the frequency or manually select the memory (see page 30 for "Selecting a Memory
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    2 seconds at the end of a transmission on a memory. This is useful to help prevent missed replies. Delay is turned on by default when you program a memory. To turn Delay off (or back on), first, select the channel. Then, press DELAY. The scanner reverses the DELAY icon for memories that have been
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    can select any of Police, Fire/EMS, Aircraft Ham, and Marine channels for active frequencies in your area. Selecting a Service to Search Press SVC to enter the service search mode, then press the button corresponding to the service you want to search. When the scanner stops on a transmission, you
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    it out. When locked out, the scanner won't stop on the frequency in either Limit Search or Service Search. Simply press L/O when the scanner stops on the frequency to lock the frequency out. To unlock the frequency, during search press HOLD. Then manually step to the frequency using L or M. When you
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    across most of the US. To find out which channel is in use in your area, visit their web site at http://www.noaa.nws.gov. The scanner also includes three Canadian Coast Guard weather broadcast frequencies (numbered 8-10 in the scanner). Select one of these frequencies if they are in use in your area
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    water. Repairs Do not attempt any repair. The scanner contains no user serviceable parts. Contact the Uniden Customer Service Center or take it to a qualified repair technician. Birdies All radios can receive "birdies" (undesired signals). If your scanner stops during Scan mode and no sound is heard
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    of date of manufacture. Band Coverage : 18 Bands Frequency Range : Range (MHz) Step Mode 0.5300 to FM UHF TV 806.0000 to 823.9875 12.5 kHz FM Public Service Band 849.0125 to 868.9875 12.5 kHz FM Public Service Band 894.0125 to 956.0000 12.5 kHz FM Public Service Band Weather Service Channel
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    Output : 9V DC (with AC adapter) Power Requirements : 120V AC (±10%) 60Hz Antenna : Telescoping (included), AM Radio Loop Antenna (included) External Jacks : Antenna jack AM Radio Antenna Jack Headphone Jack Alert Jack DC 12V Power Jack Accessories : AC Adapter (AD-1008) Speaker Operating
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    than an authorized Uniden service center for a defect or malfunction covered by this warranty, (E) used in any conjunction with equipment or parts or as part of any system not manufactured by Uniden, or (F) installed or programmed by anyone other than as detailed by the Operating Guide for this
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    ,N&.COM W W REGISTER ONLINE TODAY! THANK YOU FOR BUYING A UNIDEN PRODUCT. May be covered under one or more of the following 6,025,758 6,034,573 6,064,270 6,266,521 ©2006. Uniden America Corporation, Fort Worth, Texas Contains additional foreign articles. Custom manufactured in China. UBZZ01338ZZ(0)
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