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Using the Display Backlight - scanner channels

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Locking Out Channels 48 Priority 48 Using Keylock 49 Using the Display Backlight 50 Troubleshooting 51 Resetting the Scanner 53 Care and Maintenance 54 General Use 54 Location 54 Cleaning 54 Repairs 55 Birdies 55 Specifications 56 Optional Accessories 59 One-Year Limited Warranty 60 Contents 6

Section	Page
Precautions	2
BC92XLT Controls and Display	4
Contents	5
The FCC Wants You To Know	7
Scanning Legally	7
Introduction	9
Feature Highlights	11
About This Manual	12
Understanding Scanning	14
What is Scanning?	14
What is Searching?	14
Conventional Scanning	14
Where To Obtain More Information	16
Included With Your Scanner	18
Setting Up Your Scanner	18
Using Internal Batteries	19
1. Make sure the power is turned off.	19
2. Slide the battery compartment cover.	19
3. Before you install alkaline or any other non- rechargeable batteries, use a pointed object such as a ballpoint pen to set REG. ALK. BATT./ NI-MH BATT. inside the compartment to REG. ALK. BATT..	19
4. Install two batteries in the compartment as indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and -) marked inside.	20
5. Replace the cover.	21
6. When flashes and the scanner beeps every 15 seconds, replace both batteries.	21
Using AC Power	23
Connecting the Antenna	23
Connecting an Earphone/Headphone	24
Connecting an Extension Speaker	24
Attaching the Belt Clip	25
About Your Scanner	26
A Look At The Keypad	27
A Look At The Display	30
Understanding Banks	32
Operation	33
Turning On The Scanner and Setting Squelch	33
1. Turn Squelch fully counterclockwise.	33
2. Press and hold for about 2 seconds to turn the scanner on, then turn Volume clockwise until you hear a hissing sound.	33
3. If the scanner is scanning, press Hold to stop scanning, then turn Squelch clockwise until the hissing stops.	33
Storing Known Frequencies Into Channels	33
1. Press Hold. Then enter the channel number where you want to store a frequency, then press Func and Pgm. The channel number appears.	33
2. Use the number keys and to enter the frequency (including the decimal point) you want to store.	33
3. Press E to store the frequency into the channel.	33
4. To program the next channel in sequence, press E then repeat Steps 2 and 3.	34
Searching For and Temporarily Storing Active Frequencies	34
1. Press Func and Pgm during service search or service search hold mode. The frequency and the lowest blank channel alternately appear.	35
2. Press E to store the frequency into the blank channel. If you want to select another channel, press Func + or Func + before you press E. You can also use the 0-9 key to select the bank.	35
Scanning the Stored Channels	35
Manually Selecting a Channel	36
Special Features	37
Close CallTM RF Capture Technology	37
1. Press Func then press and hold for 2 seconds. One of the following Close Call options appears.	38
2. Repeatedly press or to select the option you want, then press E.	38
3. Repeatedly press or until the band you want to search appears, then press E to select it. Otherwise, press if you do not want to select it.	39
4. Repeatedly press or until the option you want appears, then press E to select it. Otherwise, press if you do not want to select it. Then skip to Step 9.	39
5. Press E while C-C.Alt appears. One of the following alert options appears.	39
6. Repeatedly press or until the option you want appears, then press E to select it. Otherwise, press if you do not want to select it. Then skip to Step 9.	40
7. Press E while C-C.PS appears. One of the following Pager Screen options appears.	40
8. Repeatedly press or until the option you want appears, then press E to select it.	40
9. When you select the option, press Scan to start Close Call search. Otherwise, to continue normal scanning, repeatedly press Func until disappears then press Scan.	40
Chain Search	41
1. Press Func + Pgm in chain search mode or chain search hold mode. The lowest blank channel and bank appear.	42
2. Press E to store the frequency into the blank channel. To select another channel, press Func + or Func + before you press E. You can also press 0-9 to select the bank.	42
1. Enter the lower limit frequency by using the 0-9 and . keys.	43
2. Press E to select the lower limit frequency.	43
3. Enter the upper limit frequency by using the 0-9 and keys.	43
4. Press E to select the upper limit frequency.	43
Direct Entry Search	43
1. If the scanner is scanning or searching, press Hold.	43
2. Enter the frequency you want to start from by using the number keys. (Press to enter a decimal point).	44
3. Press Func + or Func + . The scanner searches, starting from the frequency you entered in Step 2.	44
1. Press Func + Pgm in direct entry search mode or direct entry search hold mode. The frequency and lowest blank channel alternate on the display.	45
2. Press E to store the frequency into the blank channel. To select another channel, repeatedly press Func + or Func + to select the blank channel you want, then press E. You can also use the 0-9 keys to select the bank.	45
Search Skip Memory	45
1. Press Hold to stop the search.	46
2. Press Func + or Func + to select the frequency. L/O appears.	46
3. Press Func + L/O. L/O disappears.	46
Delay	46
Turning Channel-Storage Banks On and Off	47
Locking Out Channels	48
Priority	48
1. Manually select the channel you want to select as the priority channel.	49
2. Press Func + Pgm, then press Func + Pri. P appears to the left of the selected channel number.	49
3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for the channel in each bank you want to program as a priority channel.	49
Using Keylock	49
Using the Display Backlight	50
Troubleshooting	51
Resetting the Scanner	53
1. Turn off the scanner.	53
2. While holding down 2, 9, and Hold, turn on the scanner. It takes about 3 seconds to initialize and CLEAr appears.	53
Care and Maintenance	54
General Use	54
Location	54
Cleaning	54
Repairs	55
Birdies	55
Specifications	56
Optional Accessories	59