Uniden Understanding the Close Call Feature and Settings for Your Scanner

Close Call

Your scanner’s Close Call feature lets you set the scanner so it detects, alerts you to, and displays the frequency of a nearby strong radio transmission. You can set the scanner so the Close Call feature checks for a Close Call hit every 2 seconds in the background while you are scanning, searching, listening to the weather frequency, etc. or use Close Call Only mode. Close Call ‘Do-Not-Disturb’ will only check for close call signals when you are not receiving transmissions. You can also select the frequency band(s) to look for transmissions. When the scanner detects a Close Call hit, it alerts you according to the alert settings.

‘Hits with Scan’ is a special system that automatically stores the last 10 Close Call hits until you cycle power.

The Close Call feature works well for locating the source of strong local transmissions such as mobile and handheld two-way radios in areas with no other strong transmission sources. Performance is increased with higher transmit power, a receive antenna tuned to the target band, and a low background RF level.

The Close Call feature works better with some types of transmissions than others.

It might not correctly display frequency information for transmitters using a highly directional antenna (such as an amateur radio beam antenna) or if there are many transmitters operating at the same time in the same area.

Close Call Options

Important! There are many options and settings in Search/Close Call Options that affect and compliment the settings for Close Call. Please review those first.

Note: Close Call does not operate in Weather Scan or Tone-Out Standby/Search. Press Menu. Scroll to Close Call and press E/yes.

Scroll to the options below and press E/yes.

Close Call Only	Set CC Bands
Hits with Scan	Set CC Alert
Set CC Mode

Close Call Only

This setting puts the scanner in Close Call Only mode.

See also Using Close Call.

You can also toggle these modes by:

BCD435HP: Holding on any channel and pressing Func then Avoid ( ).

BCD536HP: Pressing SQ ( ).

Hits with Scan

This is a special system that automatically stores the last 10 close call hits and allows you to scan them. Accessible only in the Close Call menu, the system has to be Unavoided to view while scanning (default is Permanent Avoid). The scanner will delete the frequencies in this system when you turn the power off.

Set Avoid

Stop Avoiding, Temporary, or Permanent Avoid

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