Programming General Settings; Setting And Using The Display Backlight; Setting The Dimmer - Uniden BCT15 Owner's Manual

Programming General Settings

The following section deals with the general settings of the scanner.

Setting and Using the Display Backlight

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Press appears on the display. Repeatedly press [VOL] to reach your
desired level from Off, Low, Medium, and High.

Setting the Dimmer

If you connect the vehicle power cable's orange wire to a wire or connection point
in your car that changes state when you turn on the headlights, the scanner can
automatically dim the display when you turn on the headlights. If you have not
connected the orange wire, set Dimmer to Manual and manually select the
dimmer level. If you have connected the orange wire, set Dimmer to Auto, then
select "+ Polarity" if the orange wire gets 12V when you turn on the headlights or to
"- Polarity" if the orange wire is switched to chassis ground when you turn on the
headlights.
Tapping [VOL] overrides the menu setting and cycles through all backlight
settings.
[MENU]
Settings
Set Backlight
Set Dimmer
Auto — Use this setting if you have connected the scanner to your vehicle's
headlights using the orange wire. If you select this option, the scanner
automatically dims the backlight when you turn on the headlights. After selecting
this option, select:
+ Polarity — If the headlight wire is connected to +12V when the headlights
are on pick this setting.
- Polarity — If the headlight wire is connected to vehicle ground when the
headlights are on, pick this setting.
Manual — Use this setting to manually set the dimmer level to High, Middle,
Low, or Off. To guide you in your selection, at each setting the display shows what
you can expect to see.
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