Priority Scanning; Channellockout - Uniden Bearcat UBC144XLT Operating Manual

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Priority Scanning
Your UBC144XL
T has fixed
Priority Channel, Channel I. Priority Scan works like
a "dual watch" function. When you activate Priority Scan mode, the scanner starts
"sampling," or keeping track of the activity on Channel 1 while
listening to other
channels.
Every 2 seconds, the scanner checks Channel 1 for activity. If a signal is present,
Channel 1 will be monitored until the transmission ends, and a constant "P" appears
on the channel display. When the signal stops for more than 2 seconds, normal
operation resumes.
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Chan nel Lockout
First program the frequency most important to you into
Channel1.
Press
~RIORITY)
to set the scanner in Priority Scan mode.
"P" appears on the display momentarily every 2 seconds
to indicate that the Priority scan is on.
To exit Priority scan, press
(PRiORiTY)
.
You can lock out a channel so it is not scanned.
This does not erase the frequency
from the channel when it is locked out. You can lock out up to 15 channels,
including the Priority channel, but not all 16 channels.
Example: Suppose you want to lock out Channel 2 because it stops on transmissions
you don't want to hear.
Press
~
when the
scanner stops on Channel 2. The
scanner locks
out Channel
2 and
immediately advances to
the next channel to resume scanning.
In the Manual
mode, press
LOCKOUT
to lock
out the
displayed channel. Pressing
LOCKOUT
does not advanceto
the next channel in Manual mode.
The
LOCKOUT LED lights to indicate the displayed
channel is locked out.
Whenever you
want to search for channels that are locked
out, press
~
repeatedly to go
through
all 16 channels. If a channel is locked out, the LOCKOUT
LED lights.
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