Uniden BC860XLT technical specifications Locking a Channel While Scanning, Lockout Tips

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Locking a Channel While Scanning

If the scanner keeps stopping on a particular channel due to noise or too-frequent transmissions, you may want to keep that channel from scanning.

1. Wait until the scanner stops

2. Then:

The scanner immediately resumes

at the channel.

 

scanning because that channel is no

 

 

longer in the scanning sequence.

Lockout Tips

To quickly lockout a series of channels, start with the lowest number channel. For example, when you are locking out

5 channels in numerical sequence (Channels 4, 7, 8, 12, and 15, start with Channel 4).

After you finish locking out a channel, press Mone or more times to step up to the next channel.

Record locked-out channels in some convenient place so you can restore them later.

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Contents Contents What is Scanning? What is Searching? IntroductionTypes of Communications Frequency RangeFeature Highlights Scanner Care & Safety Tips Included with your Scanner Where to Obtain More Information Setup Page Basic Operation How Squelch WorksAuto Squelch Setting the SquelchManual Squelch Select the frequency Enter Manual mode Select the channel ProgrammingProgramming Tips Scanning Banks Locking a Channel in Manual Mode Channel LockoutLocking a Channel While Scanning Lockout TipsRestore a Locked Out Channel Restore All Locked-out ChannelsPriority Scan Changing the Priority Channel Scan Delay To remove the delay from any channel Search Begin Search When a transmission is detected, Turbo Search To access frequencies Manually To Skip Undesired Frequencies To Mark an Undesired FrequencyTo return a frequency to Search To Restore all Skipped Frequencies Storing Search FrequenciesEnter Manual mode Select the channel Enter Search Search Delay Weather Scan On that channel, disrupting the scanning cycleData Skip Care and Maintenance General Use Location CleaningRepairs Birdies Troubleshooting Problem Suggestion Scanner won’t workPage Technical Specifications Sensitivity nominalPage Optional Accessories and Replacement Parts Uniden America CorporationBC860XLT Precautions Controls & Display One Year Limited Warranty Uniden America CorporationUBUD01243ZZ