Restoring a Locked-out Channel

1.Press HOLD/MAN.

2.Select a locked out channel.

a.Enter the channel number using the keypad.

b.Then press HOLD/MAN again.

3.Press L/O to unlock the channel. The L/O icon disappears.

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MAN

 

 

SCAN

SERVICE

SEARCH

MENU/BACK

 

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Restoring All Locked-out Channels

You can restore all locked-out channels in a bank only when a bank is selected for scan. If you have deselected a bank and you want to restore all of its locked-out channels using the steps below, you must press SCAN and then enter the number of the bank on your keypad.

1.Press HOLD/MAN.

Note: You must be in Hold mode before restoring all locked- out channels.

2.Press and hold L/O for about 2 seconds.

You will hear two beeps when all the channels have been restored.

Priority Scan

When Priority Scan is turned ON, your scanner checks the priority channel in the banks you selected every 2 seconds for activity. If a signal is present on the priority channel, your scanner monitors the channel until the transmission ends, then resumes normal scanning. You can designate one channel in each bank as a Priority Channel. By default, the first channel in each bank is the Priority Channel, but you can change this.

To activate Priority Scan (in either the Hold or Scan Mode):

1. Press PRI to select PRIORITY ON.

Note: If you have locked out the priority channel, ERROR appears when you select Priority mode.

PRIORITY ON

2.Press PRI to select PRIORITY OFF to deactivate Priority Scan.

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Uniden BC250D manual Restoring a Locked-out Channel, Restoring All Locked-out Channels, Priority Scan

BC250D specifications

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