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Before you use this scanner, please read and observe the following. EARPHONE WARNING! Use only a genuine Uniden earphone. An incorrect earphone may be hazardous to your hearing. Turn down volume before connecting the earphone and then adjust volume to suit.
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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. Trademarks used throughout this manual are the property of their respective holders.
Unpacking Your Scanner Please unpack this box carefully and make sure you have: Telescopic Antenna UBC340CRS Scanner UBC340CRS Owner’s Manual Other Printed Material This Owner’s Manual Australia Scanner Frequencies CD AM Loop Antenna AC Adapter Note: If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your place of purchase.
Your UBC40CRS scanner is a multi-featured conventional channel scanner. You can easily enter and store frequencies for police, marine, air, amateur, and other radio services into 00 channels distributed over ten banks. Use your scanner to monitor: • Police • Marine band •...
Features Channel Memory Scanning - Scans frequencies you have stored in any of the channels or banks at a rate of up to 60 channels per second. Memory Availability - Store and then scan any of up to 00 channels distributed over 0 banks.
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Clock Display - the scanner, in standby mode, displays the time. The clock also features an alarm that can sound up to 0 minutes or be shut off manually. A convenient snooze button lets you silence the alarm for an extra 5-minutes. Delay - you can enable or disable the -second delay to resume scanning when a transmission ends.
Controls Scanner U B C 3 4 0 C R S UBC40CRS OM.indd 9 Introduction 7/5/08 4:8:08 PM...
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1 VOLUME Control - lets you raise or lower the level of the sound. 2 SqUELCH Control - lets you set the signal level required to receive a transmission. If you open the squelch all the way, you will hear hissing between transmissions.
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12 SEARCH/AM - In Scanner mode press to start a Limit Search or to resume searching. In AM/FM mode, press to select the AM memory bank. In Service mode, press to select the POLICE service. 13 L/O FM1 - In Scanner mode, press to lock or unlock a channel memory in SCAN (HOLD) or PROGRAM mode.
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1 1 to 10 - Scan mode: indicates Channel memory Bank AM/FM mode: indicates a radio station 2 L/O - Indicates a Locked Out channel or to skip a frequency while searching 3 SRCH - Indicates Limit Search mode, Service Search mode, and Direct Entry mode 4 DELAY - Indicates a second set delay for a channel before scanning resumes...
Setting Up The Scanner These guidelines will help you install and use your new scanner: • If your scanner receives interference or electrical noise, move the scanner or its antenna away from the source. You might also try changing the height or angle of the antennas. •...
Note that the batteries are intended to provide backup power for the clock and for scanning for a short time. When the backup batteries becomes too low, appears. Promptly replace the batteries. When you either install batteries or connect the AC Adapter to a standard Australia/New Zealand wall outlet, the scanner powers on and goes to STANDBY mode.
CAUTION: Be sure to follow all safety warnings provided with the antenna. Failure to do so could expose you to risk of injury or death and could severely damage the scanner. Using the Backlight To turn on the backlight for 5 seconds, tap SNOOzE/Backlight. To turn on the backlight permanently, press and hold SNOOzE/Backlight for over seconds.
Using the Alarm Clock Your scanner’s Clock displays whenever you turn off the radio functions. It can also be used as a standard alarm clock. Setting the Current Time Follow the steps to set the current time: . Move the slide switch to Clock Set. The hour digits flash.
To have the UBC40CRS alert you at the selected time, slide Off/Radio/Tone to either Radio or Tone. If you set the selector to Radio, the alarm will sound with the selected audio source (AM/FM, Scanner, or AIR). If you set the selector to Tone, the scanner will sound a tone at the set time.
Listening to AM/FM/TV Channels To listen to AM/FM/TV channels, slide the mode selector to AM/FM. Then, press the button at the top of the scanner to select the desired source (AM for AM Broadcast, FM or FM for FM or TV Broadcast). Directly Selecting a Channel Press SVC/DIR to select the direct entry mode.
Using AM/FM/TV Channel Memory Your scanner has 0 AM/FM memories for quick channel recall (0 for AM, 0 for FM/TV). To store a channel into memory, first select the band (AM, FM or FM). Then, directly select the channel you want to store (see above).
Using the Scanner Memories Your scanner has 00 memories you can store frequencies into for scanning. The memories are arranged in 0 banks of 0 memories each. While scanning, you can quickly select which bank to scan by pressing the number button that corresponds to the bank you want to turn on or off for scanning.
Bank 6 Bank 7 Once you fill out the above chart, follow these steps to enter or change a frequency in a memory: . Press E/PGM to enter the program mode (the scanner turns on the PGM icon). . If the current channel is not the one you want to program, enter the memory number then press HOLD.
on the HOLD icon. Then, select a memory by pressing s or t to go to the memory or input the memory number then press HOLD. Scanning Memory Banks To scan the memories you have programmed, press SCAN. The scanner scans all unlocked programmed memories in enabled memory banks, stopping on a memory when it detects a transmission.
Setting Channel Delay You can set the scanner to pause for seconds at the end of a transmission on a memory. This is useful to help prevent missed replies. Delay is turned on by default when you program a memory. To turn Delay off (or back on), first, select the channel.
Searching for Active Frequencies Many people enjoy searching for the unknown frequencies that are in use in their area but are not posted to any site or in any publication. The UBC40CRS has two ways to search: Limit searching that searches between two set frequencies and Service Searching that searches for specific types of services.
Saving a Found Frequency into a Scan Memory When the scanner stops on the frequency you want to save, press HOLD to hold on that frequency. Then, press E/PGM. The scanner displays the lowest-numbered empty memory (or the last-scanned memory if all memories are used).
Do not use excessive amounts of water. 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 might be receiving a birdie.
Technical Specifications Band Coverage Frequency Range Range (MHz) 0.500 to .7000 5.0000 to 7.9950 8.0000 to 50.7450 50.7500, 5.7500, 60.7500, 6.7500, 67.7500, 69.7500 70.0000 to 87.9875 88.0000 to 07.9000 08.0000 to 6.9875 7.0000 to 47.9950 48.0000 to 74.0000 48.0000 to 74.0000 80.7500, 87.7500, 94.7500, 0.7500, 08.7500, 4.7500, 5.7500...
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Sensitivity (nominal) dB SINAD : 0.5 Channels Scan Rate Search Rate Time Accuracy Audio Output(normal) Power Requirements Antenna External Jacks Accessories Speaker Operating Temp Storage Temp Size Weight Features, specification, and availability of optional accessories are all subject to change without notice. UBC40CRS OM.indd 8 V 0.5-.70 MHz V 5-7.995 MHz...
ELEMENT OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants to the original retail owner for the duration of this warranty, its UBC340CRS (herein after referred to as the Product), to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below.
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Fx (09) 274 4253 www.uniden.co.nz Customers in other States should ship or deliver the Product freight pre- paid to their nearest Uniden Authorised Repair Centre (Contact Uniden for the nearest Warranty Agent to you) One-Year Limited Warranty UBC40CRS OM.indd 0...