Searching
The UBC 120XLT 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.
3.Press ~IMI"'9.
4.Enter the highest frequency of the range you want to search.
5.Press ~IMI"'9.
6.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.
7.Press (HOLD)at any time to stop the search on a frequency. Press ISRCHIagain to resume searching.
8.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.)
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 will not appear on the display even if this feature is activated.
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