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- Page 1 SC200 200-Channel Programmable Twin Turbo Hand-Held Sports Scanner OPERATING GUIDE...
- Page 2 Before you use this scanner, please read and observe the following: 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. IMPORTANT! Be sure to use only the supplied earphone, or a stereo headset of the proper impedance (32 ).
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
About Your New SportCat ..... . . 3 What is Scanning?......3 What is Searching? . - Page 4 Remote Interface ......38 Connecting the Scanner ..... . . 38 Scanner to External Modem .
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Page 5: About Your New Sportcat
You can set the direction of searching as well as the speed. The Turbo Search feature, new for Uniden scanners, can search VHF bands at up to 3 times the normal speed. When the SportCat is searching for active frequencies, it is in “TURBO SEARCH Mode”... -
Page 6: What Is Ctcss And Cdcss
What is CTCSS and CDCSS? The term “Continuous-Tone-Controlled-Squelch-System” (herein referred to as CTCSS) and “Continuous Digital- Controlled-Squelch-System” (herein referred to as CDCSS) shall define a system where the radio receiver (s) are equipped with tone or data responsive devices which allow audio signals to appear at the receiver audio output, select voice processing such as scrambling, select between voice or data, or control repeater functions, only when a carrier... -
Page 7: Important Notice
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. -
Page 8: Where To Obtain More Information
Club Information SportCat Frequency Guide Nickel-Cadmium Battery Disposal Notice Product Registration Form If any items are missing or damaged, call the Uniden parts department at the number below. Please read this Operating Guide thoroughly before operating the scanner. Uniden Parts Department (800) 554-3988 Hours are 8:30 a.m. -
Page 9: Feature Highlights
Feature Highlights Twin Turbo Scan & Search —This lightning-fast technology enables the SportCat to scan nearly 100 channels per second. Search speed is selectable between 100 and 300 steps per second. (300 steps per second only in bands with 5 kHz steps.) Because the frequency coverage is so large (see previous section for band listing), very fast scanning and searching are essential. - Page 10 Smart Scanner Automatically programs your SC200 with all the frequencies and Alpha Characters of the frequency for your local area by accessing our national database with your PC or just an external modem. (No PC required.) CTCSS/CDCSS (Continuous Tone Controlled Squelch System), (Continuous Digital Controlled Squelch System).
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Page 11: Controls And Indicators
Controls and Indicators Antenna Connect the rubber antenna to the BNC connector and turn clockwise until it locks. Connector Earphone Plug the supplied earphone into this jack for private listening. When the earphone is Jack connected, the internal speaker is disconnected. -
Page 12: Front View
Front View... - Page 13 1. LCD DISPLAY — The liquid crystal display (LCD) shows the current channel and frequency. It also displays the mode, status, and bank indicators. Priority Channel Indicator — P appears when the scanner stops on a Priority Channel. Channel Number — Indicates the current channel that the scanner is on.
- Page 14 CTCSS CDCSS 2. Press to start scanning all programmed channels that are not locked out. (SCAN moves across the display during scanning.) 3. In SCAN and WX or SEARCH Mode, press stop scanning. (HOLD appears on the display.) In Manual mode, press channel.
- Page 15 5. Press and hold The VFO knob allows you to toggle through the bands. Then press search. 6. Press to stop Band serch, Limit search and WX scan. Also, press it to move to next higher channel or frequency. Press and hold search direction to upper side.
- Page 16 / KEYLOCK to turn ON or OFF the 13. Press automatic 2-second delay during scanning or searching for active frequencies. (When delay is activated, DELAY appears on the display.) In this mode, when the scanner monitors an active frequency, searching or scanning will not resume until transmission stops for 2 seconds.
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Page 17: Setup
The SportCat comes with a rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium Battery Pack. When fully charged, this Battery Pack will supply up to 12 hours of dependable use. (With the Squelch control in “closed” position.) Before using the SportCat for the first time, or whenever the LOW BATTERY Indicator appears on the LCD display, you should fully charge the Battery Pack. -
Page 18: Mounting The Flexible Antenna
Mounting the Flexible Antenna Place the end of the antenna onto the BNC connector on top of the scanner and turn clockwise until tight. Installing the Belt Clip 1. Place the Belt Clip on the mounting area on the back of the scanner, making sure the holes in the clip line up with the threads in... -
Page 19: Operation Overview
Operation Overview Note: Before operating the SportCat for the first time, make sure you have fully charged the Battery Pack. Before turning on the scanner, rotate the Squelch Control fully clockwise. Turn the scanner on by rotating the On-Off/Volume Control clockwise until you hear a click. Turn the Volume Control a small amount clockwise to a low listening level. - Page 20 Any channels that are not programmed (000.0000) are skipped during scan. When the SportCat is in SCAN Mode, the display will look something like this: SEARCH The Search function is different from Scan. When you select a frequency band to search, the scanner searches for any active frequency within the lower and upper limits of the band.
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Page 21: Programming Channels
Programming Channels Before you can scan, you must program the channels within a bank. You can store one frequency per channel, up to 200 channels. Note: If appears on the display (keypad Locked), unlock the keypad by pressing and holding / KEYLOCK until There are four ways to program a channel: Manually select a channel and frequency, using the... -
Page 22: Deleting A Stored Frequency
If that frequency is already stored in another channel, you will hear a “beep”, and the other channel number will appear on the display. If you want to store the frequency in the selected channel (18) as well, press The frequency will blink twice to confirm the programming. Or, you can press currently selected channel. -
Page 23: Programming Channels With Alpha Characters
Use the see the Band you want. Wait for at least 2 seconds or press Search to begin. If you wish to change the search direction, press and hold up or down direction. When Search stops on a desired frequency, press to stay on that frequency. -
Page 24: Alert Beep Setting
Select the character using VFO Control. Turn clockwise to move 0 - 9, A - z and other characters and stop the control at the letter you wish to store. Repeat the steps 4 and 5 for all the characters you want to program. -
Page 25: Scanning
Bank Scanning If SCAN is not indicated on the display, press The SportCat should begin scanning. The indicators for the selected Banks (1 through 10) appear on the display. The indicator of the Bank currently being monitored flashes. While the SportCat is scanning, the word SCAN moves across the display. -
Page 26: Priority Scan
To access a specific channel: Press Enter the channel number using the numeric keys. Press again. Priority Scan The SportCat has 10 Priority Channels, 1 per Bank. Initially these are the first channel in each Bank. (e.g. Channel 1, Channel 21, Channel 41, and so on.) In priority scan mode, the scanner checks the Priority Channel(s) every 2 seconds during the Scan cycle. -
Page 27: Locking Out Channels
Locking Out Channels You may have programmed certain channels that you do not want to hear every time you scan. These might be channels that are busy a major portion of the time, causing the scanner to stop at the channel(s) often enough to interrupt the scan cycle. -
Page 28: Weather Channel Scanning
Weather Channel Scanning The SportCat is designed to search for your local NOAA and Canada weather channel(s) from 10 preprogrammed NOAA and Canada channels. Press / ATT to begin Weather scan. WX appears at the lower side of the display and the word SCAN moves across the display. -
Page 29: Searching
Band Search The SportCat has 12 Preprogrammed Search Bands. You can search any of these Bands to find desired frequencies if you do not have a Frequency Directory handy, or if new stations have been added since the Directory was published. -
Page 30: Vfo Search
Enter the higher limit of your search range. Press Press / BAND to begin the search between the two limits. Using the Limit Search Press / BAND to enter Limit Search mode. Press appears on the display.) VFO Search You can search by using the VFO control. In Manual mode, enter the frequency by using the number keypad and turn VFO control. -
Page 31: Ctcss/Cdcss Operation
CTCSS/CDCSS Operation Your scanner is equipped with a Continuous Tone Controlled Squelch System (CTCSS) and Continuous Digital Controlled Squelch System (CDCSS) which allow squelch to open only when the tone you have programmed with a specific frequency is received along with a transmission. -
Page 32: Searching For Ctcss Tone/Cdcss Tones
At first, CTCSS tone is displayed. If you want to change between CTCSS and CDCSS, press Enter a tone. Use VFO, or Then press Note: Press Program Mode. The CTCSS or CDCSS indicator and displayed programs are turned off but not deleted. If you want to program a no Tone, press then press Searching for CTCSS Tones/CDCSS Tones... -
Page 33: Using Tone Search
Note: Subaudible tone search mode will be locked out for channels that have been previously programmed for subaudible tone. To perform a new subaudible tone search for a previously programmed channel, re-program the frequency for the channel first, and then enter subaudible tone search mode. - Page 34 If a CTCSS tone or CDCSS tone is found, the tone begins flashing in the display. Press to program the tone with the frequency stored in the channel. Change per 1sec.
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Page 35: Using Ctcss Tone Or Cdcss Tone Search While Searching
Repeat Steps 1 - 4 to search for tones associated with other stored frequencies. If you want to program tones for several stored frequencies, follow these steps: After you program a CTCSS tone or CDCSS tone with a stored frequency, the CTCSS Tone or CDCSS tone Search Mode is canceled. - Page 36 CTCSS and DCS begins flashing in display. The scanner starts searching for an associated CTCSS tone or CDCSS tone when it stops on a transmission. All tones are checked if the transmission is long enough. However, if you press tone is identified, the tone search starts where it left off when the transmission begins again.
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Page 37: Changing A Ctcss/Cdcss Tone
If you want to program tones for several frequencies during your search, follow these steps: After you program a frequency and a CTCSS tone or CDCSS tone into a channel, the Search Mode is changed to Search Hold Mode. To activate the Search Mode press If you decide to cancel the CTCSS Tone Search Mode or CDCSS Tone Search Mode while you... -
Page 38: Erasing A Ctcss/Cdcss Tone
Press to change the CTCSS tone. Erasing a CTCSS/CDCSS Tone Press to activate the CTCSS mode or CDCSS mode. Select the channel with the CTCSS tone or CDCSS tone you want to erase. Change per 1sec. - Page 39 Press The CTCSS tone or CDCSS tone begins flashing. or use your VFO control to select 000.0. Press Press to erase the CTCSS tone. The CTCSS tone or CDCSS tone is removed, and the CTCSS icon and DCS icon remain on.
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Page 40: Remote Interface
You can communicate and program your SC200 in numerous ways with peripheral devices using the Remote Interface Cable port. This radio offers the following modes: SMARTSCAN MODE Automatically load frequencies, from the Uniden National Frequency Database server into your scanner using an external modem or an internal modem included with a PC. -
Page 41: Scanner To External Modem
SmartScan Mode You can automatically download frequencies, from the Uniden National Frequency Database server. After connecting the scanner to a modem using the Scanner to PC or Scanner to External Modem steps (see page 38), turn the radio off. Press and hold REM key and turn the radio on. - Page 42 The following screen appears. Before starting the frequency download, you must enter your zip code. Using the keypad, enter the ZIP code for the area you will be using your scanner. For example if your ZIP code is 75021. Press key, the ZIP code is stored into memory.
- Page 43 If the connection is successful, the scanner starts clearing the memory. And during that period, will appear for 12 seconds. After clearing the memory is over, the scanner starts downloading the frequency. will be displayed when your downloading is completed. To start the scanner, you must turn the unit off/on.
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Page 44: Menu For Smartscan
NOTE: The number preprogrammed into your scanner for downloading frequencies is 1-900-225-4822. There is a $0.99 per minute charge for using the SmartScan database. The frequencies in the SmartScan database are updated, at a minimum, every 6 to 12 months. To get current frequencies, as well as special /sporting event frequencies, regularly update your scanner by using SmartScan. -
Page 45: Transfer Speed
Press . The phone number appears. Press to place the call. Transfer Speed You can choose the following transfer speeds. 300,1200,2400,(9600),14400 bps 9600 is the default. Press to exit. Flow Control You can choose the following flow control settings. Xon/Xoff is the default. The initial display appears. Press for RTS/CTS, Press... -
Page 46: Dial Type
Statewide licenses (such as Highway Patrol, state forestry, DOT, but not trunking) National licenses (such as common ambulance, marine, and Family Radio Service channels). Look at the web sites Uniden.com and Trunktracker.com for further information. The downloads are not available through the Internet at this time. -
Page 47: Clone Mode
The database will be updated every 6 to 12 months at a minimum. Clone Mode You can clone the frequency data of one SC200 scanner to another. After connecting the two scanners, using the Scanner to Scanner steps (See page 39), make sure the scanners are turned off. - Page 48 Determine the scanner that has the frequency data that you want to transfer. This one must be set up as the “Master Unit”, and the other must be set as the “Slave Unit”. On the scanner that is the” Master Unit”, press the On the scanner that is the”...
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Page 49: Care And Maintenance
Care and Maintenance Replacing the Battery Pack 1. Turn the On-Off/Volume Control OFF. 2. Turn the scanner over so you are looking at the back. If the belt clip is attached, remove it by taking out the two screws. 3. Press in on the ribbed area and slide the battery cover down and off. -
Page 50: Location
Be careful not to rub the LCD window. Do not use excessive amounts of water. Repairs Do not attempt any repair. The scanner contains no serviceable parts. Contact the Uniden Customer Service Center or take it to a qualified repair technician. -
Page 51: Birdies
Birdies All scanners are subject to receiving undesired signals or birdies. If your scanner stops during SEARCH Mode and no sound is heard, it may be receiving a birdie. Birdies are internally generated signals inherent in the electronics of the scanner. Use the Search Skip feature to skip the unwanted frequencies. -
Page 52: Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications Receiver Type: Channels: Banks: Search Bands: RANGE (MHz) 29.0000-29.9950 30.0000-49.9950 50.0000-54.0000 108.0000-136.9875 137.0000-143.9950 144.0000-147.9950 148.0000-174.0000 406.0000-419.9875 420.0000-449.9875 450.0000-469.9875 470.0000-512.0000 806.0000-823.9875 849.0125-868.9875 894.0125-956.0000 Scan Rate: Search Rate: Scan Delay: Audio Output: Antenna: Operating Temperature: Triple Conversion Superheterodyne Total 10 Banks 20 Channels each 10 Programmed Channels (All NOAA Weather Service and three Canadian... - Page 53 Size: Weight: Power Requirements: 4.8V DC (internal battery or Certified in accordance with FCC Rules and Regulations Part 15 Subpart C as of date of manufacture. Features, specifications, and availability of optional accessories are all subject to change without notice. 2-1/2"...
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Page 54: Ctcss/Cdcss Tone Frequencies (Hz)
CTCSS/CDCSS Tone Frequencies (Hz) CTCSS 67.0 71.9 74.4 97.4 100.0 103.5 136.5 141.3 146.2 192.8 210.7 203.5 CDCSS 77.0 79.7 82.5 107.2 110.9 114.8 151.4 156.7 162.2 218.1 225.7 233.6 85.4 88.5 91.5 118.8 123.0 127.3 167.9 173.8 179.9 241.8 250.3 94.8 131.8... -
Page 55: Optional Accessories And Replacement Parts
Optional Accessories and Replacement Parts The following optional accessories and replacement parts for your SportCat are available from your local Uniden Dealer or through the Uniden Customer Service Center by calling: 1-800-297-1023, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM Central Time, Monday through Friday. -
Page 56: Troubleshooting
If your SC200 is not performing properly, try the following steps. PROBLEM Scanner won’t work. Improper reception. Scan won’t stop. Scan won’t start. Weather Scan won’t work. Troubleshooting 1. Check the connections at both ends of the AC Adapter. 2. Turn on the wall switch of your room. - Page 57 If you still cannot get satisfactory results and want additional information, or to return the unit for service, please call or write the Uniden Parts and Service Division. The address and phone number are listed in the Warranty (at the end of this manual).
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Page 58: One Year Limited Warranty
One Year Limited Warranty WARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATION (“Uniden”) ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants, for one year, to the original retail owner, this Uniden Product to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below. - Page 60 COVERED UNDER ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING U.S. PATENTS: 4,219,821 4,270,217 4,461,036 4,521,915 4,888,815 4,932,074 5,408,692 5,428,826 5,471,660 5,483,684 5,710,992 5,530,296 5,600,223 ©1999 Uniden America Corporation. UBZZ01303ZZ 4,398,304 4,409,688 4,597,104 4,627,100 4,947,456 5,014,348 5,438,688 5,448,256 5,548,832 5,551,071 5,574,995 5,577,076 All rights reserved.