Uniden BC250D - Manual (Page 41)

Caution: After you have entered the search range while still
in the Menu mode, you can set your alpha tag (see
page 28), change the step size of the search,
change the mode or change the trunk set.
Once the lower and upper parameters of your
search are edited, the Menu screen backs up one
level to allow you to modify the step size, receive
mode, and alpha tag. Select 2:STEPS for your
step size choices and then press E.
Select 3:MODE for the receiver mode choices and
then press E. Select 4:ALPHA TAG to enter an
alpha tag using the VFO and then pressing E.
Select 5:TRUNK to switch ON or OFF for trunk
search.
Starting Chain Search
1. After setting the search ranges, select 2:SERVICE
OPTION / :CHAIN SEARCH / 1:CHAIN SEARCH
by rotating the VFO and pressing E.
2. Select 1:ON by rotating the VFO and pressing E.
3. Press SEARCH to search up to 10 ranges continuously.
Note: • If CHAIN SEARCH is OFF, only 1 range can be
searched.
• When searching stops, press RSM to resume
searching.
• When you rotate the VFO while searching, you can
change the search direction to up or down.
• When searching in WFM, it will stop before reaching
the desired frequency if the step is other than 50 kHz
or 100 kHz.
Search Hold Feature
1. Press HOLD/MAN at anytime to stop
the search.
2. Press RSM or SEARCH to resume
searching.
Data Skip
A scanner will normally stop on any transmission it receives.
This means the BC250D will occasionally stop on data signals
and unmodulated transmissions. You can automatically skip
many of these types of transmissions during search. To
activate the Data Skip feature, enter into the Menu mode.
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SRCH 12.5k
1240.0000 NFM
Range 1
25cm Amateur Grp
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