Uniden SC200 manual Weather Channel Scanning, Band

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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.

1.Press /ATT to begin Weather scan. WX appears at the lower side of the display and the word SCAN moves across the display.

2.When the Weather scan finds an active channel in your area, the scanner stops at that frequency.

3.To stay at that frequency, press or .

To resume Weather scan, press /ATT.

It is possible for you to hear more than one Weather broadcast in your area. If the broadcast sounds weak and

distant, press /ATT again to look for a closer station.

Or, press or to move to another station.

4.To exit Weather Mode, press , or

/BAND.

Note: All weather channels transmit continuous broadcasts. Once the Weather scan stops on a transmission, it will remain on that channel. Weather scan will not resume automatically. You must press

/ATT again to reactivate scanning.

In some parts of the country, you may not be able to monitor weather broadcasts, such as in low-lying areas. Normally a higher location will improve the reception.

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Contents SC200 Precautions Do not short circuit the batteryContents CTCSS/CDCSS Tone Frequencies Hz What is Searching? What is Scanning?About Your New SportCat What is Ctcss and CDCSS? Types of Communication Range Step Band SubjectWhere to Obtain More Information UnpackingFeature Highlights Page Controls and Indicators Top ViewFront View Indicates Weather Scan Mode Page Bands. Then press /BAND again to start band search Page Setup Installing the Battery PackUsing the Earphone Installing the Belt ClipMounting the Flexible Antenna Readjust the volume to a comfortable listening level Operation OverviewPage Programming Channels Programming By Manual EntryProgramming with Search Deleting a Stored FrequencyAppear on the display. If you want to store the frequency Programming Channels with Alpha Characters Alert Beep Setting Scanning Bank ScanningDelay Priority ScanLocking Out Channels Looking for Locked Out ChannelsWeather Channel Scanning BandSearching Band SearchLimit Search Press Enter the lower limit of your search rangeVFO Search Search Skip FrequencyCTCSS/CDCSS Operation Programming a Ctcss Tone/CDCSS ToneSearching for Ctcss Tones/CDCSS Tones Using Tone Search Change per 1sec Using Ctcss Tone or Cdcss Tone Search While Searching Ctcss and DCS begins flashing in display Changing a CTCSS/CDCSS Tone Erasing a CTCSS/CDCSS Tone Press to change the Ctcss tonePage Connecting the Scanner Remote InterfaceScanner to External Modem SmartScan ModeScanner to Scanner Page Page Flow control setting Xon/Xoff, RTS/CTS, Off Dial type Menu for SmartScanProgram Lock Whenever you press Transfer speedFlow Control Transfer SpeedPress . The phone number appears Press to place the call Dial Type Smartscanner TipsClone Mode Press . Clone ModeOn the scanner that is the Slave Unit, press Key until Care and Maintenance Replacing the Battery PackLocation CleaningRepairs Birdies Proper Care of Your ScannerTechnical Specifications Size 2-1/2 W x 1-3/4 D x 11-3/4 H With antenna attached CTCSS/CDCSS Tone Frequencies Hz CtcssOptional Accessories Replacement Parts Troubleshooting Problem SolutionProblem Solution One Year Limited Warranty Page Covered Under ONE or More of the Following U.S. Patents