Uniden UBCD996T - Manual (Page 55)

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Programming General Settings
This section covers your scanners general settings.
The LCD has a backlight that can be set to green or red with three levels of intensity
for each color plus .
To make your selection, press . Each time you press the control, the backlight
cycles in the following order.
OFF — Low Intensity Green — Medium Intensity Green — High Intensity Green —
Low Intensity Red — Medium Intensity Red — High Intensity Red
When you stop at the desired level, the scanner remembers your setting the next
time you turn on the scanner.
You can also set the backlight using the menu.
If you connect the orange wire to a wire in your car that changes state when you turn
on the headlights, the scanner can automatically dim the display when you turn on
the headlights. If you have not connected the orange wire, set Dimmer to Manual
and manually select the dimmer level. If you have connected the orange wire, set
Dimmer to Auto, then select “+ Polarity” if the orange wire gets 12V when you turn
on the headlights or to “- Polarity” if the orange wire is switched to chassis ground
when you turn on the headlights.
Tapping overrides the menu setting and cycles through all backlight settings.
— Use this setting if you have connected the scanner to your vehicle’s
headlights using the orange wire. If you select this option, the scanner automatically
dims the backlight when you turn on the headlights. After selecting this option,
select:
— If the headlight wire is connected to +12V when the headlights
are on pick this setting.
Setting and Using the Backlight
OFF
[VOL]
[VOL]
[MENU]
Setting the Dimmer
Settings
Set Backlight
Set Dimmer
Auto
+ Polarity