Uniden BC 50XL - Manual (Page 5)

WARNING: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RECHARGE NON-RECHARGEABLE BAT­
TERlES! Befors atfeTnpiing iù recharge patier'ies. open batJsfy compartment
and check the r/pe of Pattenes fostalled. Recharge only the Nickel Cadmtum
rechargeable battery pack destgr^ed for this unit. Any other rechargeable battery
will not work properly.
External power lack: [^ 5 -^ or^ly AD~100U AC adaptor. 12 Volt, polarity or PS-001
external power piijg.
Any other AC adaptor or external power piijg haying over voltage or reversed
polarity, may create overheating or damage to cirouitry.
BATTERY REPLACEMENT
Whençiver you replace your batteries, you mus( lurn the radio off arid im-
midiately replace them with nçw batteries to avoid memory losa.
INSTALLING THE ANTENNA
Insert the connector end oí the flexible antenna provided into the receptacle
on top of the urtil and linger tighten.
An external antenna may be helpful in fringe areas. Always use 50-70 ohm coax­
ial cable for lead-in. For lengihs in excess of 50 feet. RG8AU low-loss foam
dielectric coax is recommended. Your scanner is equipped with a standard BNC
connector. You may need an adapler (optional) or other type of mating plug
for proper connection
CONTROLS AND FUNCTÍONS
TOP PANEL FEATURES (Figure 1)
T On/Olf Volume Control: Top mounled rolary control turns the receiver on
arv) off. and adjusts the volume,
2 Squelch: Top mounlad rotary control is used to silence background r>oise
The radio should be squelched (silent) when no signal is present Turn Ihe
conirol clockwise lo receive more distant (weaker) signals,
3. Antenna Connector BNC connector for custom flexible antenna.
4.
Earphone Jack: Connect earphone for private listening. When earphone
Is connected, rnam speaker is disconnected.