Uniden BCD260DN English Owners Manual - Page 33

Program Channels

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PROGRAM CHANNELS NOTE: See SEARCH MODE (page 38) if you want to continuously search all or specific ranges of frequencies or preprogrammed service frequencies instead of scanning programmed channels. Before scanning for transmissions, you need to set up channel banks and program frequencies into those channels. You can save 100 channels into each of the 10 channel banks (1000 channels total). If desired, group similar channels into one bank to make listening easier, and name the channels/set attributes for each channel. After programming channels into banks, press SCAN/SEARCH to scan those entries. The scanner starts scanning at Bank 1 and continues through Bank 10 (displays as BANK 0) before repeating the scanning process. Flashing numbers at the bottom of the screen indicate which bank is currently being scanned. If there are banks you do not want to scan, press that bank's number to turn it off. Press that number again to turn it back on and make it available for scanning. Editing Banks and Channels 1. From MENU/Program Channel/Select Bank, you can select a bank and rename it. From MENU/Program Channel/Select Bank - After entering a new bank name, press MENU to return to the previous screen. Select Edit Channel. 2. Select Bank. You can select from 1 (Bank 1) through 9 and 0 (Bank 9 and Bank 10). The first number (1, 2, etc) is the Bank number (Bank 1, Bank 2, etc) that matches the number on the bottom of the screen when scanning begins. CAUTION: Frequencies must be registered in these banks before scanning can start. Nothing to Scan displays if you try to scan an empty bank. 3. Edit Name. After you select a bank and press E Yes to set it, that bank's action list displays. If you do NOT want to change the Bank's name, the bank name will default to Bank 1, Bank 2, etc, If you DO want to change 33

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PROGRAM CHANNELS
NOTE: See SEARCH MODE (page 38) if you want to continuously search
all or specific ranges of frequencies or preprogrammed service frequencies
instead of scanning programmed channels.
Before scanning for transmissions, you need to set up channel banks and
program frequencies into those channels. You can save 100 channels into
each of the 10 channel banks (1000 channels total). If desired, group similar
channels into one bank to make listening easier, and name the channels/set
attributes for each channel.
After programming channels into banks, press
SCAN/SEARCH
to scan those
entries. The scanner starts scanning at Bank 1 and continues through Bank
10 (displays as BANK 0) before repeating the scanning process. Flashing
numbers at the bottom of the screen indicate which bank is currently being
scanned. If there are banks you do not want to scan, press that bank’s number
to turn it off. Press that number again to turn it back on and make it available
for scanning.
Editing Banks and Channels
1. From
MENU
/
Program Channel/Select Bank
, you can select a bank and
rename it.
After entering a new
bank name, press
MENU
to return to the
previous screen. Select
Edit Channel.
From
MENU
/
Program Channel
/
Select Bank
-
2. Select Bank
. You can select from 1 (Bank 1) through 9 and 0 (Bank 9 and
Bank 10).
The first number (1, 2, etc) is the Bank number (Bank 1, Bank 2, etc) that
matches the number on the bottom of the screen when scanning begins.
CAUTION: Frequencies must be registered in these banks before
scanning can start.
Nothing to Scan
displays if you try to scan an empty
bank.
3. Edit Name
. After you select a bank and press
E Yes
to set it, that bank’s
action list displays. If you do NOT want to change the Bank’s name, the
bank name will default to Bank 1, Bank 2, etc, If you DO want to change