Searching; Usingdataskip - Uniden Bearcat UBC 120XLT Operating Manual

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Searching
The UBC 120XL
T can search bands you specify 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.
1. Press
~
to stop scanning.
2.
Use the numeric keypad to enter the lowestfrequency
of the range you want to search.
Press ~IMI"'9.
3.
4.
Enter the highest frequency of the range you want to
search.
Press ~IMI"'9.
5.
8.
Press ISRCHI.
During a Search, press
@
to activate
TURBO
SEARCH. This increases the Search Speed to 300
steps per second in those bands that have 5 KHz steps.
(See the table on page 3 for the Band Chart.) When
you activate TURBO SEARCH, the SRCH indicator
flashes. Press @again to deactivate TURBO
SEARCH.
Press (HOLD) a t any time to stop the search on a
frequency. Press
ISRCHI
again to resume searching.
When Search is stopped, you can press. or. to
move up or down 1 frequency step. (See the table on
page 3 for the step size of each Band.)
6.
7.
Using DATA Skip.
A scanner will normally stop on any transmission it receives. This
meanstheUBC120XLTwillstopon Data sig nals and unmodulated
transmissions. You can skip these frequencies during Search.
Press
(DAT~
to activate the DATA Skip feature. The
DA1"A
indicator appears on the display. The scanner may pause
momentarily at an unwanted signal, but will resume searching
in 2 or 3 seconds. To deactivate DATA Skip, press
(DAT~again. The
DA1"A
indicator disappears from the display.
Note: DATA Skip does not function on the AIR Band.
The DM"J( indicator willnot appear on the display
even if this feature is activated.
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