Uniden BC785D User Manual
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During the search of one of the preprogrammed services, the lowest display line will indicate
the service that you are searching. To stop the search, press
▲ /HOLD or LIMIT /▼. Rotate
the VFO or using
▲ or ▼ to move up or down one programmed frequency or press RSM to
resume searching.
Service Search Skip
You can set the scanner to skip the unwanted frequencies during Service Search. 100
skipped frequencies are programmable.
1. To skip over a frequency, press L/O when stopping at the frequency you want to skip.
2. To cancel a skip during search, press
▲/HOLD or LIMIT /▼, select the desired
frequency by rotating the VFO or using
▲ or ▼, then press L/O.
To restore all skipped frequencies, press and hold L/O for
2 seconds.
Note: • You can not skip set frequency in WEATHER Service
mode.
• If you start the Service Searching while all frequencies in Service Search menu are
set to skipped the frequencies, you hear a beep and the scanner moves to the
Hold mode.
NWR-SAME Alert
In addition to the conventional weather broadcasts, your BC785D is compatible with NWR-
SAME weather alert. When the scanner receives NOAA’s Specific Area Message Encoding
(SAME) coded weather emergency signal, it sounds the alert siren with a specified
message. You must program your FIPS code to identify the specific area where you are
located.
1. Press MENU.
2. Select 1:SERVICE OPTION / 1:WEATHER / 2:ALERT by rotating the VFO and
pressing E.
3. Select 1:ON by rotating the VFO or using
▲ or ▼ and
pressing E.
☞ Remember! You can also use ▲ or ▼ instead of rotating the
VFO. Also instead of pressing E, you can press the VFO
control.
Note: You can also set Alert mode to OFF by pressing RSM without entering the Menu
mode.
4. When the unit receives a warning signal, it shows a message with the alert siren defined.
(For NWR-SAME EVENT CODE, see the table on page 89.)
5. To deactivate, just press any key or it is automatically canceled and the alert siren stops.
SRVC --CH
453.6000 NFM
SERVICE SEARCH
PUBLIC SAFETY
SRVC 2CH
162.6000 FM
SERVICE SEARCH
WX ALERT ON
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