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Table of Contents
Introduction ......................2
Included with the BC9000XLT........3
Feature Highlights .................4
Getting Started....................6
Base Installation ...................6
What is Scanning?..................7
Searching.........................7
Banks and Channels ................8
Setting the Squelch .................8
Using the Rotary Tuner .............10
Programming Channels ...........11
Programming By Manual Entry .......12
Programming With the Rotary Tuner
Use these controls: ................13
Programming with Search ...........14
Programming With AUTO STORE ....17
Deleting a Programmed Frequency....19
Transferring a Programmed Frequency. 19
Programming Channels with Alpha
Characters .......................20
To Delete Alpha Characters .........22
The Scan Mode ..................24
Scanning All Programmed Channels and
Banks...........................24
Turning Banks ON or OFF...........25
Locking Out Channels ..............26
Using Priority Scan ................28
The Search Mode .................29
Beginning a Search ................29
Scrolling Frequencies During a Search . 30
Using Turbo Search................31
Using Search Delay ................31
Locking Out Frequencies............32
Unlocking a Frequency .............32
Unlocking All Frequencies ...........33
Birdies ..........................33
Additional Scanner Features .......34
Scanning Weather Channels .........34
Using Data Skip ...................34
Changing the Frequency Step ........35
Setting the Signal Mode.............36
Using Signal Attenuation ............37
Preventing Accidental Programming...38
Using COUNT to Monitor Channel Activity
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Displaying Bank Memory Status ......40
Using Auto Recording ..............41
Viewing Scanner Status Information ...42
Display Light .....................44
Using Hi-Cut .....................44
CTCSS Operation.................45
Installing the CTCSS Board..........45
Using CTCSS ....................47
To Change the CTCSS Tone Frequency
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CTCSS Tone Frequencies...........49
Care and Maintenance.............50
Troubleshooting .................51
Optional Accessories and Replacement
Parts ...........................52
Specifications ...................53