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Page 2: ...local law enforcement officials should be able to provide you with information regarding the laws in your community Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden or operati...

Page 3: ...ent this unit to be water proof To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock do not expose this unit to rain or moisture Uniden and Bearcat are registered trademarks of Uniden America Corporation Cl...

Page 4: ...4 BC95XLT Controls and Display BC95XLT Controls and Display Squelch Headphone Jack Squelch Volume BC95XLT Controls and Display Display Keypad DC 6V Jack Serial Port Power...

Page 5: ...cting the Antenna 23 Connecting an Earphone Headphone 24 Connecting an Extension Speaker 24 The Belt Clip 25 Connecting to a PC 25 About Your Scanner 26 A Look At The Keypad 27 A Look At The Display 3...

Page 6: ...annels 49 Priority 49 Using Keylock 50 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 S...

Page 7: ...turning the scanner on and off you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between...

Page 8: ...on of cellular telephone transmissions and the decoding of scrambled transmissions This is done to comply with the legal requirement that scanners be manufactured so they are not easy to modify to pic...

Page 9: ...anner s memory either manually or using optional PC software The scanner lets you scan transmissions and is preprogrammed with service banks for your convenience You can quickly search those frequenci...

Page 10: ...VHF Low Band 50 0 54 0 5 FM 6 Meter Amateur Band 108 0 136 9875 12 5 AM Aircraft Band 137 0 143 995 5 FM Military Band 144 0 147 995 5 FM 2 Meter Amateur Band 148 0 174 0 5 FM VHF High Band Federal Go...

Page 11: ...r only the selected frequency Channel Storage Banks the scanner has 10 banks You can store up to 20 frequencies into each bank for a total of 200 frequencies so you can more easily identify calls Two...

Page 12: ...ations Flexible Antenna with BNC Connector provides adequate reception in strong signal areas and is designed to help prevent antenna breakage Or you can connect an external antenna for better recepti...

Page 13: ...n this manual are representations of what might appear when you use your scanner Since what you see depends on the frequencies for your area and the settings you select you might notice some differenc...

Page 14: ...t some background knowledge will help you get the most from your BC95XLT What is Scanning Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations most two way communications do not transmit continuously Your BC95XLT...

Page 15: ...many 2 way radio users who operate using a conventional system Aircraft Amateur radio FRS GMRS users Broadcast AM FM TV stations Many business radio users When you want to store a conventional system...

Page 16: ...requency and transmit on the input frequency Since the repeater is located very high there is a very large line of sight Typical repeater systems provide coverage out to about a 25 mile radius from th...

Page 17: ...rce for user supported radio system information http www bearcat1 com frequency information from National Communications svartifoss2 fcc gov reports index cfm conventional frequency information on fil...

Page 18: ...act your place of purchase or Uniden Customer Service at 800 297 1023 7 00 a m to 7 00 p m Central Monday through Friday Setting Up Your Scanner AC Adapter Belt Clip Scanner BC95XLT BC95XLT Owner s Ma...

Page 19: ...ional antennas Use an optional mono earphone or mono headset with proper impedance for private listening Read the precautions on the inside front cover of this Owners Manual Do not use the scanner in...

Page 20: ...TT only if you are using rechargeable batteries Never attempt to recharge non rechargeable batteries Non rechargeable batteries can get hot or burst if you try to recharge them 4 Install two batteries...

Page 21: ...ties 5 Replace the cover 6 When flashes and the scanner beeps every 15 seconds replace both batteries Using Rechargeable Batteries You can also use two rechargeable batteries to power your scanner Bef...

Page 22: ...the first time charge them for 14 hours to bring them to a full charge Discharged batteries take about 14 hours to fully recharge Notes Ni MH batteries last longer and deliver more power if you occas...

Page 23: ...wers the scanner and recharges the installed batteries at the same time Connecting the Antenna To attach the supplied flexible antenna to the connector on the top of your scanner align the slots aroun...

Page 24: ...i plug earphone or mono headphones not supplied into the headphone jack on top of your scanner This automatically disconnects the internal speaker Connecting an Extension Speaker In a noisy area an op...

Page 25: ...www uniden com Plug the small end of the cable into the BC95XLT serial port see above Plug the other end into your PC s serial port If your PC has only USB ports use the optional USB 1 cable also ava...

Page 26: ...on or refer to a frequency reference Besides searching within a selected frequency range you can also search your scanner s service banks Service banks are preset groups of frequencies categorized by...

Page 27: ...then release it f appears on the display Then press the next key in the function key sequence while f appears f appears or disappears as you press Func If your scanner s keys seem confusing at first t...

Page 28: ...sing this key in combination with other keys Press and hold for more than 2 seconds to turn the scanner on or off 1 Pri 1 Enters a 1 Func Pri Sets and turns the priority function on or off 2 2 Enters...

Page 29: ...Enters a 7 8 8 Enters an 8 Func Selects the scan or search direction 9 Enters a 9 Clr Enters a decimal point 0 L O 0 Enters a 0 Func L O Lets you lock out a selected channel or skip a specified freque...

Page 30: ...appears with numbers 1 10 appears when you lock the keypad f appears only when the function mode is on appears while you store a frequency into a channel SRCH appears during search mode or appears dur...

Page 31: ...el you locked out or a skip frequency DLY appears when you select a delay PRI appears when the priority feature is turned on HAM WX POL FIRE AIR or MRN appears along with an indicator that shows the c...

Page 32: ...o 10 channel storage banks Each bank has 20 channels Use each channel storage bank to group frequencies such as those for the police department fire department ambulance services or aircraft For examp...

Page 33: ...you want to store a frequency then press Func and Pgm The channel number appears 2 Use the number keys and to enter the frequency including the decimal point you want to store 3 Press E to store the f...

Page 34: ...encies in your area use a search except weather service search to find a transmission Note When the scanner starts searching it auto matically turns on the delay function To turn delay on or off press...

Page 35: ...ode The frequency and the lowest blank channel alternately appear 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 Yo...

Page 36: ...adjust Squelch until the audio mutes Manually Selecting a Channel You can continuously monitor a single channel without scanning This is useful if you hear an emergency broadcast on a channel and do...

Page 37: ...ansmissions Unlike searching which requires the scanner to tune to a frequency to check for a transmission Close Call RF capture directly detects the presence of a strong nearby signal and instantly t...

Page 38: ...conds One of the following Close Call options appears C C bnd Lets you select the Close Call band C C ALt Lets you select the Close Call alert settings C C PS Lets you turn Pager Screen on or off Page...

Page 39: ...nd Air On or Air OFF Lets you select the Air frequency band Hi On or Hi OFF Lets you select the VHF Hi frequency band UHF On or UHF OFF Lets you select the UHF frequency band 800 On or 800 OFF Lets yo...

Page 40: ...ts on common pager frequencies 8 Repeatedly press or until the option you want appears then press E to select it Other wise press if you do not want to select it Then skip to Step 11 9 Press E while C...

Page 41: ...en the scanner finds a frequency it sounds the alert you specified in Setting the Close Call Options on Page 38 and Found flashes Press any key to confirm the displayed frequency Press Scan to resume...

Page 42: ...d bank numbers disappear At least one search bank must be enabled The scanner sounds an error tone if you try to disable all the search banks The search bank and the frequency where chain search start...

Page 43: ...west blank channel and bank appear 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 If...

Page 44: ...9 and keys 2 Press E to select the lower limit frequency 3 Enter the upper limit frequency by using the 0 9 and keys 4 Press E to select the upper limit frequency Direct Entry Search You can use direc...

Page 45: ...changes the search direction upward or appears depending on the search direction Press Func to decrease the frequency by one step or Func to increase it by one step Hold down or for about 1 second to...

Page 46: ...ory You can skip up to 50 specified frequencies during a search This lets you avoid unwanted frequencies or those already stored in a channel Notes You cannot skip frequencies during WX service search...

Page 47: ...first stored frequency Press Func or Func to select a skipped frequency while HOLD appears L O appears when you select a skipped frequency Delay Sometimes a user might pause before replying to a trans...

Page 48: ...the scanner is monitoring a channel scanning or searching DLY disappears Turning Channel Storage Banks On and Off You can turn each channel storage bank on and off When you turn off a bank the scanner...

Page 49: ...all channels in the banks that are turned on press Hold to stop scanning then press Func and press and hold L O until the scanner beeps twice Priority The priority feature lets you scan through the c...

Page 50: ...rity channel every 2 seconds in each bank To turn off the priority feature press Func Pri PRI disappears Using Keylock Use the scanner s keylock to protect it from accidental program changes When the...

Page 51: ...that controls power to the AC outlet where you connected the AC adapter make sure it is on Improper reception The scanner s antenna might need to be adjusted Check the antenna connection or move or re...

Page 52: ...the channel s frequency is stored in the scanner s memory The channel might not be active Wait for a transmission on the channel Scan won t start You must press Scan to scan Press Scan The squelch mig...

Page 53: ...f and on to see if it begins working properly Reset the scanner only when you are sure it is not working properly 1 Turn off the scanner 2 While holding down 2 9 and Hold turn on the scanner It takes...

Page 54: ...t simply reprogram each channel The display shows 000 000 in all chan nels when there has been a memory loss Always press each button firmly until you hear the entry tone for that key entry Location D...

Page 55: ...er stops during Scan mode and no sound is heard it might be receiving a birdie Birdies are internally generated signals inherent in the electronics of the receiver Press L O to lock out the channel th...

Page 56: ...0 49 995 VHF Low Band 50 0 54 0 6 Meter Amateur Band 137 0 143 995 MHz Military Land Mobile 144 0 147 995 2 Meter Amateur Band 148 0 174 0 VHF High Band Above bands in 5 kHz steps 108 0 136 9875 Aircr...

Page 57: ...73 225 MHz FM 0 3 V 406 875 MHz FM 0 3 V 453 250 MHz FM 0 3 V 511 9125 MHz FM 0 3 V 806 000 MHz FM 0 4 V 857 200 MHz FM 0 4 V 954 9125 MHz FM 0 4 V Operating Temperature Normal 20 C to 60 C Close Call...

Page 58: ...rrent Drain Squelched 110 mA Full Output 310 mA Power Requirements 2 AA Alkaline Batteries 3V DC or 2 AA Rechargeable Ni MH Batteries 2 4V DC or AC Adapter 6 VDC 500mA Antenna 50 ohms Impedance Extern...

Page 59: ...r at 800 554 3988 8 00AM to 5 00PM EST Monday through Friday for information about ordering these optional accessories Earphone Remote Speaker USB 1 Cable PC to Scanner Serial Cable Note the cables ar...

Page 60: ...mblies or any configurations not sold by Uniden C improperly installed D serviced or repaired by someone other than an authorized Uniden service center for a defect or malfunction covered by this warr...

Page 61: ...s warranty gives you specific legal rights and you might also have other rights which vary from state to state This warranty is void outside the United States of America PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFOR...

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Page 64: ...2006 Uniden America Corporation Fort Worth Texas Contains additional foreign articles Printed in China A World Without Wires 7 006 797 7 006 797 7 013 110 7 013 110...

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