Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto BC 245XLT del fabbricante Uniden
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CONTENTS Introduction ...................................3 Important Notice ...............................4 Terminology ...................................5 What is Scanning? ...........................5 What is Searching? ..........................5 What is Trunk Tracking? .
2 Trunk Tracking ...............................3 6 Types of Trunking Systems ...................3 6 EDACS Tracking ..........................3 8 Setting the Squelch .........................3 9 Programming Trunking Frequencies ............3 9 Searching a Trunked Bank .
Introduction The BC 245XLT is a state-of-the-art radio with TrunkTracking™ and automatic scanning capabilities. It can store frequencies such as police, fire/emergency, marine, railroad, air, amateur, and other communications into 10 banks of 30 channels each.
Important Notice This scanning radio has been manufactured so that it will not tune radio frequencies assigned by the FCC for cellular telephone usage.
Terminology What is Scanning? Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations, most two-way communications do not transmit continuously. The BC 245XLT scans the channels you program until it finds an active frequency. Scanning stops on an active frequency and remains on that channel as long as the transmission continues.
In a trunked radio system, which contains up to 28 different frequencies, radio users are divided into groups, often called talk groups, and these talk groups are assigned specific IDs. When someone in a talk group uses their radio, a brief burst of data is broadcast before each transmission.
Feature Highlights Trunk Tracking – Follow UHF High Band UHF 800/900 MHz trunked public safety and public service systems just as if conventional two-way communications were used. Multi-Track – Track more than one trunking system at a time and scan conventional and trunked systems at the same time.
Battery Save – In manual mode, your scanner automatically reduces its power requirements to extend the battery’s charge. Attenuator – Reduces the signal strength.
Where to Obtain More Information Before using your scanner, you must program frequencies into available channels. The Betty Bearcat Frequency Guide lists typical frequencies used around the U.S.A. and Canada that you may program into your new scanner.
Included with Your Scanner If any of these items are missing or damaged, immediately contact your place of purchase or Uniden Customer Service at: (800) 297-1023, 7:00 a.
Setup These are helpful guidelines when using your new scanner: If your scanner receives interference or electrical noise, move the scanner or its antenna away from the source. If you need to improve reception, use an optional antenna designed for multi-band coverage.
Charging the Battery Pack Use the AC Adapter/Charger to power the BC 245XLT from an AC outlet. You can use your scanner while the battery charges. To fully charge the battery, leave the AC Adapter/Charger connected for 14 – 16 hours. Note: Disconnect the AC Adapter/Charger from the unit when charging is complete.
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Basic Operation Note: Fold out the Front Cover to see the Controls and Indicators while reading this Guide. Turn the Scanner On Turn the VOL UME control clockwise out of the detent position. bc245 flashes twice in the display. The scanner automatically starts scanning.
5. Turn SQUELCH back counter-clockwise just until the hiss stops. Now the “Squelch Gate” allows only clear signals through. Keylock Key Lock prevents accidental key entries during conventional scanning or while in trunk tracking mode. 1. To lock the keypad, press and hold until the symbol appears in the lower right of the display.
Programming Before the BC 245XLT can begin conventional scanning, you must program a frequency into at least one channel. Repeat this procedure for each channel you want to program. 1. Select frequencies from your dealer, from various sources on the internet, or from one of the guides listed on page 9.
4. Enter the frequency. a. Enter the frequency number. b. Then press . Note: To clear a mistake while entering the frequency, press repeatedly until the display is cleared. If you enter a frequency which is outside the scanner’s frequency bands, a distinctive beep sounds and Error appears in the display.
Duplicate Frequency Alert If you enter a frequency which is stored in another channel, you hear a beep and the other channel displays. Press to clear and start again. Press again to store the frequency in both channels. Programming Tips Do not program a weather frequency into one of the channels, since weather channels transmit continuously.
Deleting a Stored Frequency To delete a stored frequency: a. Select a channel. b. Press . c. Then press . Note : Channels with no frequencies are automatically locked out.
Scanning 1. After programming frequencies, simply press to begin scanning. 2. The bank indicators selected for scanning appear in the display, and the bank being currently monitored flashes. You can deselect banks from active scanning by pressing their number on your keypad.
If you want to stop on a channel during scanning, press . If you want to resume scanning, press . To directly access a specific channel: 1. Press . 2. Enter the channel number you want using the keypad. 3. Press again. RF Attenuation Feature The BC 245XLT comes with an RF Attenuation feature.
2. You hear a beep, and ATT appears in the display begins flashing. Now all incoming signal strength is reduced. To turn RF Attenuation off, just press ATT again.
Delay in Manual Mode 1. Press . 2. Select the channel that you want by entering the number and press . Press and DLY displays indicating the scanner will pause on the channel when a transmission is received. Channel Lockout You can lockout any channel so it is not reviewed during normal scanning.
Lockout in Scanning Mode If the scanner keeps stopping on a particular channel due to noise or too frequent transmissions, you may want to keep that channel from scanning. 1. Wait until the scanner stops at the channel. 2. Then press . 3. The scanner immediately resumes scanning because the locked out channel is no longer in the scanning sequence.
Restore a Locked Out Channel 1. Press . 2. Select a locked out channel. a. Enter the channel number. b. Then press again. 3. Press to unlock the channel. The L/O icon goes out. Restore All Locked-Out Channels You can restore all locked-out channels in a bank only when a bank is selected for scan.
2. Press and hold for about two seconds. You will hear two beeps when all the channels have been restored. Priority Scan When Priority Scan is turned on, your scanner checks the priority channel every two seconds for activity.
Changing the Priority Channel You cannot eliminate the Priority Channel, but you can change it to any of the 30 available channels in each bank. 1. Press . 2. Select a new Priority Channel. a. Enter the channel number. b. Then press again. 3. Press and hold for two seconds to designate this channel as your new Priority Channel.
Searching Setting a Search Range The BC 245XLT can search a specific frequency range to find frequencies if you don’t have a frequency guide available or if new stations have been added since your guide was published. 1. Press to stop scanning. 2. Using your keypad, enter the lowest frequency of your search range.
Search Hold Feature 1. Press at anytime to stop the search. 2. Press to move to the next higher frequency. Press to move down to the previous frequency. 3. Press to resume searching. Data Skip A scanner will normally stop on any transmission it receives.
Frequency Skip If a particular frequency continues to interrupt search scanning, it is possible to set your scanner to skip the frequency. To skip a frequency, press . Note: You can program up to 50 skip frequencies. The 51st skip frequency entered causes the first skipped frequency to unlock.
5. Press . 6. Press . 7. Press when the scanner stops at the frequency you want to store. 8. Press to store the frequency in the channel you selected. Note: After this step you are in manual mode. 9. To store another frequency, select another channel for the new frequency by pressing or or .
SVC Scanning The Service Scan feature allows you to toggle through six bands preprogrammed for police, fire/emergency, railroad aircraft, marine, and weather. The frequencies selected for these bands are the most commonly used around the U.S. 1. Press .
6. Press to scan the MRN bank. When an active channel is displayed, the scanner will alternate between the frequency and the Marine channel number. 7. Press to scan the WX band. Note: It’s possible to receive more than one weather broadcast in your area.
SVC Scan Lockout Follow these steps to lockout frequencies during Service scanning: Note: You cannot lockout weather frequencies. 1. Press to stop the Service Scan. 2. Press . 3. Press to resume scanning. Note: You can lockout up to 20 frequencies in SVC Scan mode.
Programming with SVC Scan Follow these steps to program frequencies into a channel during Service scanning: 1. Select a channel you want to program. Note: If a frequency is already stored in the channel you select it will be erased when you save the new frequency.
Trunk Tracking Your BC 245XLT is designed to track Motorola Type I, Type II, Hybrid, SMARTNET™, PRIVACY PLUS™, and EDACS analog trunking systems* on any band.
group, while others have access to many talk groups. The talk group (s) each radio can access is called the radio’s affiliation (s). In a Type II system, when someone uses their radio, only the radio ID is transmitted when PTT is pressed, whereas in a Type I system the radio ID and its current affiliation are both transmitted when PTT is pressed.
EDACS Tracking TrunkTracker II now allows tracking of EDACS trunked systems. Until now these widely used systems have been almost impossible to monitor with a conventional scanner. With your TrunkTracker II listening to EDACS is remarkably easy, and perhaps even easier than conventional scanning.
Setting the Squelch Since Squelch is automatically adjusted in trunking mode, it isn’t necessary to manually adjust the squelch control while trunk tracking.
The first step in tracking a trunked system is storing the frequencies in one of the 10 available banks in your scanner. 1. Press for 1.5 second. You will hear two beeps, and BANK and TRUNK will begin to flash in the display. 2. Select the Bank you want to store the frequency, by pressing 1 through 0.
4. Use the keypad to enter a frequency for the trunked system. For example, enter 856.2625 (Type 1), or enter a frequency of the system you’re going to track. Note: To clear a mistake while entering a frequency, press twice, and start over. Then press .
Searching a Trunked Bank If programming a Type I system, you cannot Scan the trunking bank you just programmed unless you enter talk groups into memory. See ahead for details. With the search function, you’ll be able to find all the active talk groups within the trunked system.
Frequency Find Mode Press the while a talk group ID is active and the display will flash the frequency on which that talk group is transmitting. Press and hold for two seconds and the display will automatically flash the ID and the frequency alternately until you set the condition by pressing the key again.
ID Lockout Like conventional scanning, it’s possible to lockout unwanted traffic. This is particularly important in trunked systems because in many areas, water meters, door alarms, traffic signals, and other mechanical devices are assigned IDs just like other users.
Restore all IDs To unlock all locked out IDs at once, follow these steps: 1. Press and hold until you hear two short beeps. 2. Press to unlock all the IDs at once. Note: If you unlock all the IDs, then the Scan List Memory mode displays. Press to scan the IDs stored in your Scan Lists or press to return to the Search mode.
Hold Mode Press to hold on a particular ID in the display. You can hold a specific talk group, such as fire department on-scene operations, no matter which frequency the group uses.
Each frequency you program in a trunking bank corresponds to an activity indicator at the top of your scanner’s display. The way in which the Activity Indicators display provide you with information about the system you’re tracking.
Scan Lists Each bank of your BC 245XLT can be a trunk tracking bank or it can be a conventional scanning bank. When you designate a bank as a trunking bank, your scanner sets up 10 Scan Lists, which are simply lists used to store your favorite IDs. Each list can contain up to 10 IDs, so you can store a total of 100 IDs for each trunk tracking bank.
3. Enter the Type II ID you want to store, and press . —OR— To enter a Type I ID: a. Enter the fleet number. b. Press . c. Enter the subfleet number, and press . —OR— To enter an EDACS ID: a. Enter ID you want to store. Use the for the “dash”.
An icon will show an “E” in the display when you have programmed an EDACS system. Note : The BC 245XLT defaults to “AFS” talk group displays for EDACS only.
You can also enter or display EDACS talk groups in decimal format (0-2047). Just press and hold to switch the scanner between AFS and decimal mode. But you cannot use XPAND when in decimal mode.
ID Scan Mode 1. Press to begin scanning the lists you have programmed. If you haven’t programmed any IDs, SCAN displays but your scanner cannot stop on an active conversation. 2. To remove a Scan List from active scanning, press the number of the Scan List on your keypad.
Note: Once you press or in one bank, all trunking banks will change to that mode. Setting Priority in Trunking Mode You can set priority in your trunking banks, just as you do in your conventional ones. After you’ve set up your Scan List, press to activate it.
Programming Scan Lists During Search To select a Scan List location and store an ID during Search mode, follow these steps: 1. When your scanner stops on an ID you want to store, press . 2. Use or to select the Scan List memory location you want, then press .
Moving between Scan List Memories There are a number of ways to step and move through your Scan List memories: 1. Press repeatedly. 2. Or, Press , then press or . 3. Or, Press , Next press 0-9 (scan list number), then press 0-9 (memory position). For example.
Fleet Map Programming If you have programmed a trunk tracking bank and select , you will see user IDs display on your screen. Since the BC 245XLT defaults to Type II systems, all the IDs will appear as numbers. However, if you notice a mix of odd and even user IDs, for example 6477, 2560, 6481, 6144, 1167, etc.
If you are in Trunking Scan mode: 1. Press to return to conventional mode if you have been monitoring a trunking bank. TRUNK icon goes out. 2. Press and hold until you hear two short beeps. You’ll hear two short beeps and BANK and TRUNK will begin to flash in the display.
5. Press . The scanner returns to Programming Bank selecting mode. Note: You will now begin to see Type I Fleet-Subfleet IDs. For example, 100-12, 100-9, 000-12, 400-8, etc. See User Defined Fleet Maps in the Appendix for more information about Type I IDs.
7. Press . The next available block displays. 8. Repeat Steps 6 and 7 until you have selected a size code for each block. For specifics about each size code, see Fleet Map Size Codes in the Appendix. 9. Press . The scanner exits the Trunking Programming mode, acquires the data channel, and begins searching using the map you’ve programmed.
Setting the Base and Offset frequencies for Motorola VHF/UHF trunked systems To properly track Motorola VHF and UHF trunked systems you must enter what is known as the “base” and the “offset” frequencies for each system. To find these out, check the www.
Toggling the Status Bit On Type II trunking systems there is a method by which specialized types of communications utilize unique talk group numbers. An emergency call will occur on a unique talk group from its primary assignment, for example.
Remote Interface You can communicate and program your BC 245XLT in numerous ways with peripheral devices using the RS232C port. This radio offers the following modes: SMARTSCAN MODE Automatically load.
SmartScanner software. Run this program and it should automatically set the port setting for you (although you can override the settings). Make sure that you have a phone line plugged into the modem jack on the back of your PC and your scanner is connected to the serial port of the PC using the supplied cable.
SmartScan Mode You can automatically download frequencies, talk groups, and fleetmaps from the Uniden National Frequency Database server. After connecting the scanner to a modem using the Scanner to PC or Scanner to External Modem steps (see page 62), turn the radio off.
6. If the connection is successful, the scanner starts frequency downloading. 7. donE will be displayed when your downloading is completed. 8. To start the scanner, you must turn the unit off/on. If downloading is not successful, one of the following error messages will appear.
Program Lock SmartScanner will overwrite frequencies that you have already programmed into your scanner. To save the previously programmed frequencies, you can lock out specific banks prior to calling the database as follows: 1. After you enter your zip code, press .
Menu for SmartScan Press key and you can change several parameters used for SmartScan. Transfer speed 300, 1200, 2400, (9600) bps Flow control setting (Xon/Xoff), RTS/CTS, Off Dial type (TONE), PULSE Transfer Speed You can choose the following transfer speeds.
SMARTSCANNER TIPS There are literally hundreds of thousands of public safety radio licenses in the United States. The editors of the Uniden National Frequency Database have poured over these records to provide you with the most accurate possible download of frequencies for whichever area of the country you desire.
A few notes about the frequency download order: 1. The scanner fills up less than its allotted 300 channels if there are not more than 300 of the above types of licenses in your area.
Remote (PC Control) Mode You can program and control your scanner remotely from a PC using third party software. After connecting the scanner to a PC using the Scanner to PC steps (see page 62), turn the radio off. Press and hold REMOTE key and turn the radio on.
PC Control Parameter For your information: BPS rate : 2400/4800/9600/19200 bps Start/Stop : 1 bit, 1 bit Data Length : 8 bit Parity bit : None Code : ASCII code Flow Control : None Return Code : Carriage Return only Change Transfer Speed 1. While pressing REMOTE key, turn the power on.
Clone Mode You can clone the frequency data of one BC 245XLT scanner to another. After connecting the two scanners, using the Scanner to Scanner steps (See page 63), make sure the scanners are turned off. On each scanner, press and hold REMOTE key and turn the radio on.
During the data transfer, FirSt” and CLONE characters will continue to flash. When the data transfer is completed, donE displays. If the data transfer is not successful, the following error message will appear.
Care and Maintenance General Use Turn the scanner off before disconnecting the power or replacing the batteries. Always write down the programmed frequencies in the event of memory loss. If memory is lost, simply reprogram each channel. The display shows 000.
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, it may be receiving a birdie.
Troubleshooting If your BC 245XLT is not performing properly, try the following steps. Problem Suggestion Scanner won’t work. 1. Check the connections at both ends of the AC Adapter. 2. Turn on the wall switch of your room. You could be using an outlet controlled by the wall switch.
If you experience difficulty while in TrunkTracker™ mode, try the following steps. Problem Suggestion Scanner won’t track the trunked system. 1. May not be a system which can be tracked by your scanner. 2. Missing the data frequency. 3. Change to a Type 1 Scanner setup.
Specification Certified in accordance with FCC Rules and Regulations Part 15, Subpart C, as of date of manufacture. Channel: 300 Banks 10 (30 channels each) Service Bands: 5-preprogrammed search bands (including the NOAA Weather Service band) Frequency 29.
Appendix Preset Fleet Maps 79 Preset Map E1P1 Size Code S11 S11 S11 S11 S11 S11 S11 Block 1 0 2 3 4 5 6 7S 1 1 Preset Map E1P2 Size Code S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 Block 1 0 2 3 4 5 6 7S 4 Preset Map E1P3 S.
80 Preset Map E1P1 0 Size Code S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S4 Block 1 0 2 3 4 5 6 7S 4 Preset Map E1P1 1 Size Code S0 S4 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 Block 1 0 2 3 4 5 6 7S 0 Preset Map E1P1 2 Size Code S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 S0 .
User Defined Fleet Maps Type I Programming Information When a Type I system is designed, the address information for all the IDs is divided into 8 equal sized blocks, numbered 0–7. When you program your scanner to track a Type I system, you must select a size code for each of these blocks.
If you don’t already know the size codes used, you’ll have to guess at them. But since you don’t have to figure out all the blocks at once, this isn’t as hard as it seems. Select a size code for a block, and then press . Now listen to the communications.
Size Code Restrictions If you select size code S-12, S-13, or S-14, there are some restrictions as to which blocks can be used for these codes. S-12 can only be assigned to Blocks 0, 2, 4, or 6. S-13 can only be assigned to Blocks 0 and 4. S-14 can only be assigned to Block 0.
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