Scan Mode - Uniden UM385 Owner's Manual

You can activate Weather Alert Watch and Triple/ Dual Watch at the same time. The radio
Normal mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch
performs both checks at their scheduled time.
You can save channels into memory and then use scan mode to monitor those channels.

Scan Mode

When the radio detects a signal on a channel, it pauses on that channel as long as the signal
is received; when the transmission stops, the radio will continue scanning.
In scan mode, you can get the following information from the display (some indicators will
not always be displayed).
x You cannot transmit while in scan mode.
Using the radio in scan mode
x You must have two or more channels in memory to start a scan.
x To save a channel into memory, select the channel, then press and hold WX-MEM for
two seconds. Memory will show on the display.
x To remove a channel from memory, set the radio to that channel, then press and hold
WX-MEM for two seconds. Memory will no longer show on the display.
x To activate scan mode, press and hold CLR-SCAN. Press and hold CLR-SCAN again to
return to the previous mode.
x When the radio automatically stops on a channel, press CHANNEL UP to leave that
channel and resume scanning.
Monitoring Channel 25
09 16
Triple Watch:
Every 2 seconds,
the radio checks channels 9 & 16.
When it detects a signal, the radio stays on the
channel until you press the
signal stops.
08 10 11 12
The radio scans about
5 channels in 1 second.
Transmit power
last used
1 Watt
All scanned
Memory
channels must
be in memory
Scanning Channels
Normal scan
01A,05A,06,07A,08
mode or Triple/
Dual-watch on
09 16 09 16
wx
WX Alert :
Every 7 seconds,
the radio checks the most
recently-used weather channel.
button or the
CHANNEL UP
13
Channel mode
(USA, CANadian,
or INTernational)
07
USA
A
7
Resume scan
17
15 20
Status
icons
Current channel
being scanned
Scan list (if the
text is too long,
the line scrolls)