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UBC 220XL T
200-Channel
Programmable
Twin Turbo
Hand-Held
Auto Scanner
OPERATING GUIDE
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- --- -. PRECAUTIONS Before you use this scanner, please read and observe the following: . WARNING! Uniden DOES NOT represent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, DO NOT expose this unit to rain or moisture. . IMPORTANT! Be sure to use only the supplied earphone, or a stereo headset of the proper impedance (32Q). Use of an incorrect earphone or stereo headset may be potentially hazardous to your hearing. . WARNING: Set the Volume to a comfortable audio leve
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~-... I '= I Table of Contents AboutYourNewUBC 220XLT 2 WhatisScanning? 2 What is Searching? 2 TypesofCommunication 3 Unpacking 4 Feature Highlights 5 Controlsandlndicators 6 Setup 10 ChargingtheBatteryPack .10 Mountingthe Flexible Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 InstallingtheBeltClip 11 UsingtheEarphone 11 OperationOverview 12 ProgrammingChannels 14 Programming By Manual Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Deleting a Stored Frequency .15 Scanning 16 PriorityScan 17 Del
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------- ._- -- -. ... ::- ::: '== About Your New UBC 220XLT The UBC 220XL T is a brand new state-of-the-art information radio with automatic scanning capabalities. It can store frequencies such as police, fire/emergency, marine, air, cellular, amateur, and other communications into 10 banks of 20 channels each. And you can scan all 200 channels at super fast Turbo Scan speed. With the UBC 220XL T, you can search for frequencies at fast speed. You can also search V.H.F. frequencies at super fast
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I i "'-"'" :::::= --:1'" ~ Types of Communication You will be able to monitor communication such as: I » Police and fire department (including rescue and paramedics) » Weather broadcasts (7 preprogrammed channels) ) Business/industrial radio » Motion picture and press relay » Utility » land transportation frequencies, such as trucking firms, buses, taxis, tow trucks, and railroads » Marine and amateur (ham radio) bands » Air band » Public Service 800 MHz band » CellularBand And many more in the
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----- --"'" .'--- _. Unpacking Carefully check the contents against this list: . UBC 220XL T Twin Turbo Scanner . RubberAntenna . ACAdaptor/Charger (AAO-2500U) . Earphone . Belt Clip . Battery(BP-120) . ThisOperatingGuide If any items are missing or damaged, contact your place of purchase immediately. Please read this Operating Guide thoroughly befpre operating the scanner. 4 ---- ~- ';
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... ._-~ '.-""-"""'-""-' ~\ -f Feature Highlights 1 . Twin Turbo Scan & Search -This lightning-fast i \ technology enables the UBC 220XL T to scan nearly 100 I 1.. channels per second. Search speed is selectable between 100 and 300 steps per second. (300 steps per second only in bands with 5 KHz steps.) Because the frequency coverage is so large (see previous section for band listing), very fast scanning and searching are essential. That is why we combined our latest technology- Twin Turbo - int
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--.-- ~, T Controls and Indicators Top View Antenna Connect the rubber antenna to this BNC connector and turn clockwise until it locks. Connector Earphone Plug the supplied earphone into this jack for Jack private listening. When the earphone is connected, the internal speaker is disconnected. Note the warning on the Inside Front Cover and on page 11. - SQUELCH Adjust this control to set the scan threshold and to eliminate the background rushing Control noise heard in the absence of an incoming
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---..... I -==== ., _. Front View (Refer to the foldout ill ustration inside the Back Cover) Complete explanations of the use of these keys are in the Scanning section, page 16, and Searching section, page20. 1. LCD DISPLAY - The liquid crystal display (LCD) shows the current channel and frequency. It also displays the mode, status, and bank indicators. I A. Scan Type Indicator - Indicates BANK Scan operation. B. Channel Number - Indicatesthe current channel that the scanner is on. C. Memory Ban
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I ,--"" --f-. G. Indicates the keypad is locked. H. Priority Channel Indicator - P appears when the scanner stops on a Priority Channel. 2. Press@ to start scanning all programmed channels that are not locked out. (SCAN moves across the display during scanning.) 3.ln SCAN Mode, press ~ to stop scanning. (HOLD appears on the display.) After you stop the scanner, press @ again to resume scanning. 4. Press~u;m j to turn the display backlight ON for 15 seconds. Press \J1HTagainto manuallyturn the li
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~-.- ---t-o 1 11. NUMERIC KEVPAD - Use these keysto program a channel for scanning. Also use to access a channel directly with~. During SCAN Mode, use these keys to select or deselect any of the 10 memorybanks. (Only the selected bank indicator(s) appear on the display.) Note: You cannot deactivate al/10 banks at the same time. Key Bank Channel 1 - 20 (D1 I 21 - 40 CD 2 41- 60 CD 3 61- 80 CD 4 81 - 100 CD 5 101 - 120 CD 6 121 - 140 CD 7 141 - 160 CD 8 161 -180 CD 9 CD 10 181 - 200 12. PressCD to
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I '-"" .- , ~...,., +-. Setu p The USC 220XL T comes with a rechargeable Nickel- Cadmium Battery Pack. When fully charged, this Battery will supply up to 12 hours of dependable use. (With the Squelch control in "closed" position.) Before using the USC 220XLT for the first time, or whenever the LOW BATTERY Indicator appears on the LCD display, you should fully charge the Battery Pack. Note: When the Battery Pack is Iow, the Low Battery Indicator will start to blink. After about 10 minutes, the sc
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Installing the Belt Clip 1. Place the Belt Clip on the mounting area on the back of the ~ ~ @ @ scanner, makingsure the holes in the clip Iine up with the threads in the back of the scanner. ~ n 2. Insert the 2 screws into the corresponding holes and I tighten. ~ 11 CAUTION: Do not tighten the screws too tight. You could i i damage the case or clip. I I Using the Earphone i i The PHONE jack at the top of the UBC 220XL T is a standard I 1 3.5mm stereo phone jack. You can use either the supplied e
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Operation Overview Note: Before operating the USC 220XL T for the first time, make sure you have fully charged the Battery Pack. 1. Before turning on the scanner, rotate the Squelch Control fully clockwise. 2. Turn the scanner ON by rotating the On-OffNolume Control clockwise until you hear a click. Turn the Volume Control a small amount clockwise to a Iow listening level. 3. You should hear either a "rushing" noise or some communications. If you are monitoring a transmission, wait until it stop
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When the USC 220XL T is on SEARCH Mode, the display will look something like this: BANK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ,~ SCRN SCN PRI . SEARCH The Search function is different from Scan. When you select a frequency band to search, the scanner searches for any active frequency within the lower and upper limits you specify. When an active frequency is found, the scanner stops on that frequency as long as the transmission lasts. If the Delay Mode is on, the scanner remains on the same channel for 2 more sec
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~ --- - -, Programming Channels Before you can scan, you must program the channels within a bank. You can store one frequency per channel, up to 200 channels. Note: If appears on the display (keypad Locked), unlock the keypad by pressing and holding (LOCK) until disappears and you hear two beeps. There are two ways to program a channel: . Manually select a channel and frequency, using the numeric keypad. . Search a band to find an active frequency, and then directly store it into a selected chan
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6. Press CD to store the entry. The channel number on the display stops blinking. BANK 2 18 125.2500 AIR HOLD 7. If that frequency is already stored in another channel, you will hear a "beep", and the duplicate channel number will appear on the display. If you want to store the frequency in the selected channel (18) as well, press CD again. Or, press CV and enter another frequency for the currently selected channel. The channel number on the display stops blinking. Note: Any frequency already st
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.--.---- -. .._-- f- '} Scanning Note: When you turn the scanner on it will always be in SCAN Mode. 1. Look at the lower left corner of the display. IfSCNis not displayed, press @. The UBC 220XL T should begin scanning. 2. If HOLDappears at the bottom of the display, press @ to begin scanning. The indicators for the selected Banks (1through 10)appear on the display. The indicator of the Bank currently being monitoredflashes.While the UBC 220XL T is scanning,the word SCANmoves across the display.
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--" .-...--- ------. r- To access a specific channel: 1. Press @. 2. Enter the channel number using the numeric keys. 3. Press @ again. Priority Scan The UBC 220XL T has 10 Priority Channels, 1 per Bank. Initially, these are the first channel in each Bank. (e.g. Channel 1, Channel 21, Channel 41, and so on.) The scanner checks the Priority Channel(s) every 2 seconds during the Scan cycle. If a transmission is received, the scanner will stop at that channel. If the Priority Channel in any Bank is
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--.-- .#--...-- --- . ! Locking Out Chan nels You may have programmed certain channels that you do not want to hear every time you scan. These are channels that are busy a major portion of the time, and the scanner stops at the channel(s) often enough to interrupt the scan cycle. You can lock Out those channels so they are not scanned. 1. Go directly to that channel using any of the methods described above. 2. Press @. UQ appears at the lower right of the display. That channel is now "locked Out
