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  • Page 1 BC370CRS OWNER’S MANUAL OWNER'S MANUAL...
  • Page 2 Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden, or operation of this product in any way other than as detailed by this Operating Guide, could void your authority to operate this product. EARPHONE WARNING! You can use an optional 32 Ω...
  • Page 3 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. ® Uniden and Bearcat Corporation. Other trademarks used throughout this manual are the property of their respective holders.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    The FCC Wants You to Know .......6 Scanning Legally .........6 Unpacking Your Scanner .
  • Page 5 Searching for Active Frequencies ......33 Using Limit Search ........33 Programming an Upper/Lower Limit .

  • Page 6: The Fcc Wants You To Know

    The FCC Wants You to Know This scanner has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a scanning receiver, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 7 This is done to comply with the legal requirement that scanners be manufactured so they are not easy to modify to pick up these transmissions. Do not open your scanner’s case to make any modifications that could allow it to pick up transmissions that are illegal to monitor.

  • Page 8: Unpacking Your Scanner

    Other Printed Material AM Loop Antenna AC Adapter If any item is missing or obviously damaged, call the Uniden Parts Dept at (800) 297-1023 Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM or online at www.uniden.com to remedy the situation.

  • Page 9: Introduction

    (such as Amber alerts). Your BC370CRS also has a built-in RCC (Radio Controlled Clock) that automatically sets to the precise current time based on the NIST (National Institution of Standards and Time) nationwide broadcast*. For more information about the standard time signal, visit the National Institute of Standards and Time at http://tf.nist.gov.
  • Page 10 Your scanner can monitor the following bands. Band Lower Limit Upper Limit (MHz) 0.5300 25.0000 28.0000 30.0000 50.0000 59.7500 65.7500 71.7500 81.7500 87.7500 88.0000 108.0000 137.0000 144.0000 148.0000 179.7500 185.7500 191.7500 197.7500 203.7500 209.7500 215.7500 225.0000 406.0000 420.0000 450.0000 470.0000 806.0000 *Excluding the 824-849 and 869-894 MHz Cellular Telephone ranges.

  • Page 11: Features

    Features Channel Memory Scanning — Scans frequencies you have stored in any of the channels or banks at a rate of up to 70 channels per second. Memory Availability — Store and then scan any of up to 300 channels distributed over 10 banks.
  • Page 12 Clock Display — The scanner always displays the current time. The clock also features an alarm that lets you wake to the selected radio source or an alert tone up to 20 minutes or be shut off manually. A convenient snooze button lets you silence the alarm for an extra 5-minutes.

  • Page 13: Controls

    Controls Scanner Introduction...
  • Page 14 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.
  • Page 15 11 ./CLR — This key has three functions: • press to input a decimal point when you enter a frequency. • press to cancel a number button input - 0 to 9. • press to clear an error display. 12 “Soft” Buttons — Functions for these 5 buttons depend on the current mode.
  • Page 16 ALARM 1 Dish Icon — Indicates the reception status of the NIST Time signal. More bars indicate a better signal. The icon flashes when the radio is attempting reception. 2 Signal Indicator — Appears during time signal reception to indicate 3 ALARM —...
  • Page 17 14 L/O — Indicates a Locked Out channel or to skip a frequency while searching. 15 FIRE — Indicates searching the Fire or Emergency Medical Services. 16 DST — Turns on/off the Daylight Savings Time mode for clock setting. 17 DELAY — Indicates a 2 second set delay for a channel before scanning resumes.

  • Page 18: Setting Up The Scanner

    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. •...

  • Page 19: Connecting An Antenna

    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 and flashes. Promptly replace the batteries. When you either install batteries or connect the AC Adapter to a standard US wall outlet, the scanner powers on and goes to STANDBY mode.

  • Page 20: Using The Backlight

    Using the Backlight To turn on the backlight for 15 seconds, tap SNOOZE/Backlight. To turn on the backlight permanently, press and hold SNOOZE/Backlight for over 2 seconds. To turn off the backlight, press and hold SNOOZE/Backlight again. Adjusting the Contrast To change the contrast to provide the best visibility where you use it, follow these steps.

  • Page 21: Using The Radio Controlled Clock

    Using the Radio Controlled Clock Your scanner’s Clock displays all the time. When you turn off the radio functions, it also displays the current seconds and date. It can also be used as a standard alarm clock. Even though your scanner can set its time automatically from the nationwide NIST broadcast, since this signal is usually weak and can often only be received reliably at night in many areas, we recommend you manually set the time to get started.

  • Page 22: Setting Your Time Zone

    The NIST signal is very weak, so might not from all parts of your house or at all times of day. Typically, reception is best at night and near a window. The time reception antenna is integrated into your scanner, and is not part of the AM or scanner antenna.

  • Page 23: Turning On/Off Radio Control

    3. Use L or M, or press the ON or OFF soft key to select the correct option. 4. Once you have selected the correct setting, press E, then slide the TIME switch back to Clock. Note that turning on this setting tells the receiver to set the DST according to the received NIST signal.

  • Page 24: Setting The Alarm Clock

    4. Press L or M to move from AM to PM and back. Press E/PGM to make your selection. To lock in the alarm time, move the slide switch to Clock. To have the BC370CRS alert you at the selected time, slide Off/Radio/Tone to either Radio or Tone and turn off the scanner.

  • Page 25: Listening To Am/Fm/Tv Channels

    Listening to AM/FM/TV Channels To listen to AM/FM/TV channels, slide the mode selector to AM/FM. Then, press the soft button at the top of the scanner to select the desired source (AM for AM Broadcast, FM1 or FM2 for FM or TV Broadcast). Directly Selecting a Channel Press the DIR soft key to select the direct entry mode.

  • Page 26: Using All-Hazards

    Your BC370CRS’s All-Hazards function makes it one of the most powerful weather radio receivers built. It will activate on local broadcast of the standard EAS signal on NOAA (weather) channels, AM, FM, or TV Broadcast channels. Your scanner automatically monitors for an EAS alert on the last-tuned channel whenever you turn off the scanner.

  • Page 27: Selecting Areas For Alerts

    Selecting Areas for Alerts To limit alerts to specific areas, in weather mode press the soft key for the area you want to turn on or off. Activated areas are reverse-printed in the display. Or, to receive alerts for all areas, press the ALL soft key to reverse-highlight that option.

  • Page 28: Using The Scanner Memories

    Using the Scanner Memories Your scanner has 300 memories you can store frequencies into for scanning. The memories are arranged in 10 banks of 30 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.
  • Page 29 Bank 6 Bank 7 Bank 11 Bank 12 Bank 16 Bank 17 Bank 21 Bank 22 Bank 8 Bank 9 Bank 13 Bank 14 Bank 18 Bank 19 Bank 23 Bank 24 Using the Scanner Memories Bank 10 Bank 15 Bank 20 Bank 25...

  • Page 30: Selecting A Memory

    Bank 26 Bank 27 Once you fill out the above chart, follow these steps to enter or change a frequency in a memory: 1. Press E/PGM to enter the program mode (the scanner turns on the icon). 2. If the current channel is not the one you want to program, enter the memory number then press HOLD.

  • Page 31: Scanning Memory Banks

    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. To turn on/off memory banks, while scanning press the number button that corresponds to the memory bank you want to enable or disable.

  • Page 32: Setting Channel Delay

    Setting Channel Delay You can set the scanner to pause for 2 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.

  • Page 33: 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 BC370CRS has two ways to search: Limit searching that searches between two set frequencies and Service Searching that searches for specific types of agencies based on the FCC’s standard frequency...

  • Page 34: Saving A Found Frequency Into A Scan Memory

    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 in the current bank (or the last-scanned memory if all memories are used).

  • Page 35: Listening To Weather Channels

    Listening to Weather Channels The scanner lets you easily listen to NOAA weather channels in use in your area. Simply slide the audio source selector to Weather. The scanner scans the preset weather frequencies and stops if it detects a transmission. If you want to check for another frequency in use in your area, press SCAN or press L or M.

  • Page 36: Care And Maintenance

    • 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.

  • Page 37: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Certificated accordance with FCC Rules and Regulations Part 15 Sub- part C as of date of manufacture. Band Coverage Frequency Range Range (MHz) 0.5300 to 1.7000 25.0000 to 27.9950 28.0000 to 29.9950 30.0000 to 49.9950 50.0000 to 54.0000 59.7500, 65.7500, 71.7500, 81.7500, 87.7500 88.0000 to 107.9000 100 kHz WFM FM Broadcast...
  • Page 38 Sensitivity (nominal) 12dB SNAD Channels Scan Rate Search Rate Time Accuracy Audio Output(normal) Alert Terminal Output 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. µ...

  • Page 39: One-Year Limited Warranty

    (E) used in any conjunction with equipment or parts or as part of any system not manufactured by Uniden, or (F) installed or programmed by anyone other than as detailed by the Operating Guide for this product.
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