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    UBC340CRS Owner ’s Manual UBC340CRS OM.indd 1 7/5/08 4:28:00 PM[...]

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    1 Before you use this scanner, please read and observe the following. EARPHONE WARNING! Use only a genuine Uniden earphone. An incorrect earphone may be hazardous to your hearing. Turn down volume before connecting the earphone and then adjust volume to suit. Precautions Precautions UBC340CRS OM.indd 1 7/5/08 4:28:01 PM[...]

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    2 WARNING! Uniden does not represent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. Trademarks used throughout this manual are the property of their respective holders. Important: If you use the supplied AC adapter to power the scanner but have not installed batteries in the [...]

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    3 U n p a c k i n g Y o u r S c a n n e r ..................................... 5 I n t r o d u c t i o n ................................................ 6 F e a t u r e s .................................................. 7 C o n t r o l s .................................................. 9 S e t t i n g U p T h e S c a n n e r .................[...]

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    4 L o c a t i o n ................................................. 2 6 C l e a n i n g ................................................. 2 6 R e p a i r s .................................................. 2 6 B i r d i e s ................................................... 2 6 Resetting the Scanner (Clearing all Memories) . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    5 Please unpack this box carefully and make sure you have: Unpacking Your Scanner Unpacking Your Scanner Band No. Lower Limit (MHz) Upper Limit (MHz) Modulation Step (kHz) Service 1 0.53000 1.70000 AM 10 AM Broadcast 2 25.00000 27.99500 AM 5 AM Band 3 28.00000 50.74500 FM 5 10-6 Meter Amateur Band 4 51.75000 WFM 7000 TV Broadcast Ch. 0 - 2 (AUS Mod[...]

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    6 Your UBC340CRS scanner is a multi-featured conventional channel scanner. You can easily enter and store frequencies for police, marine, air, amateur, and other radio services into 100 channels distributed over ten banks. Use your scanner to monitor: Police Marine band AM CB UHF CB Railroad Air band AM/FM Broadcast Stations TV Channels (Australia [...]

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    7 Features Channel Memory Scanning - Scans frequencies you have stored in any of the channels or banks at a rate of up to 60 channels per second. Memory Availability - Store and then scan any of up to 100 channels distributed over 10 banks. Direct Channel Access - Press 0 - 9 and HOLD to directly access any stored frequency. Channel Lockout/Frequen[...]

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    8 Clock Display - the scanner, in standby mode, displays the time. The clock also features an alarm that can sound up to 20 minutes or be shut off manually. A convenient snooze button lets you silence the alarm for an extra 5-minutes. Delay - you can enable or disable the 2-second delay to resume scanning when a transmission ends. Enabling this fea[...]

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    9 Introduction Air UBC340CRS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 20 Controls Scanner UBC340CRS OM.indd 9 7/5/08 4:28:08 PM[...]

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    10 Introduction 1 VOLUME Control - lets you raise or lower the level of the sound. 2 SQUELCH Control - lets you set the signal level required to receive a transmission. If you open the squelch all the way, you will hear hissing between transmissions. This lets you hear weak signals, but prevents scanning. As you close squelch, a stronger signal is [...]

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    11 Introduction 12 SEARCH/AM - In Scanner mode press to start a Limit Search or to resume searching. In AM/FM mode, press to select the AM memory bank. In Service mode, press to select the POLICE service. 13 L/O FM1 - In Scanner mode, press to lock or unlock a channel memory in SCAN (HOLD) or PROGRAM mode. In Search mode, press to set or clear a se[...]

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    12 Introduction 1 1 to 10 - Scan mode: indicates Channel memory Bank AM/FM mode: indicates a radio station 2 L/O - Indicates a Locked Out channel or to skip a frequency while searching 3 SRCH - Indicates Limit Search mode, Service Search mode, and Direct Entry mode 4 DELAY - Indicates a 2 second set delay for a channel before scanning resumes 5 PGM[...]

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    13 Setting Up The Scanner Setting Up The Scanner These guidelines will help you install and use your new scanner: If your scanner receives interference or electrical noise, move the scanner or its antenna away from the source. You might also try changing the height or angle of the antennas. Use an optional mono earphone or mono headset with proper [...]

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    14 Setting Up The Scanner Note that the batteries are intended to provide backup power for the clock and for scanning for a short time. When the backup batteries becomes too low, appears. Promptly replace the batteries. When you either install batteries or connect the AC Adapter to a standard Australia/New Zealand wall outlet, the scanner powers on[...]

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    15 CAUTION: Be sure to follow all safety warnings provided with the antenna. Failure to do so could expose you to risk of injury or death and could severely damage the scanner. Using the Backlight To turn on the backlight for 5 seconds, tap SNOOZE/Backlight . To turn on the backlight permanently, press and hold SNOOZE/Backlight for over 2 seconds. [...]

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    16 Using the Alarm Clock Using the Alarm Clock Your scanner’s Clock displays whenever you turn off the radio functions. It can also be used as a standard alarm clock. Setting the Current Time Follow the steps to set the current time: 1. Move the slide switch to Clock Set . The hour digits flash. 2. Press s or t to change the hour by one hour incr[...]

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    17 Using the Alarm Clock To have the UBC340CRS alert you at the selected time, slide Off/Radio/Tone to either Radio or Tone . If you set the selector to Radio , the alarm will sound with the selected audio source (AM/FM, Scanner, or AIR). If you set the selector to Tone , the scanner will sound a tone at the set time. To silence the alarm, slide Of[...]

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    18 Listening to AM/FM/TV Channels Listening to AM/FM/TV Channels To listen to AM/FM/TV channels, slide the mode selector to AM/FM . Then, press the button at the top of the scanner to select the desired source (AM for AM Broadcast, FM1 or FM2 for FM or TV Broadcast). Directly Selecting a Channel Press SVC/DIR to select the direct entry mode. Use th[...]

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    19 Using AM/FM/TV Channel Memory Your scanner has 30 AM/FM memories for quick channel recall (10 for AM, 20 for FM/TV). To store a channel into memory, first select the band (AM, FM1 or FM2). Then, directly select the channel you want to store (see above). While listening to the channel, press and hold the number button that corresponds to the memo[...]

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    20 Using the Scanner Memories Using the Scanner Memories Your scanner has 100 memories you can store frequencies into for scanning. The memories are arranged in 10 banks of 10 memories each. While scanning, you can quickly select which bank to scan by pressing the number button that corresponds to the bank you want to turn on or off for scanning. T[...]

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    21 Using the Scanner Memories Once you fill out the above chart, follow these steps to enter or change a frequency in a memory: 1. Press E/PGM to enter the program mode (the scanner turns on the PGM icon). 2. If the current channel is not the one you want to program, enter the memory number then press HOLD . 3. Enter the frequency including the dec[...]

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    22 Using the Scanner Memories on the HOLD icon. Then, select a memory by pressing s or t to go to the memory or input the memory number then press HOLD . Scanning Memory Banks To scan the memories you have programmed, press SCAN . The scanner scans all unlocked programmed memories in enabled memory banks, stopping on a memory when it detects a tran[...]

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    23 Setting Channel Delay You can set the scanner to pause for 2 seconds at the end of a transmission on a memory. This is useful to help prevent missed replies. Delay is turned on by default when you program a memory. To turn Delay off (or back on), first, select the channel. Then, press DELAY . The scanner turns on the DELAY icon for memories that[...]

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    24 Searching for Active Frequencies Searching for Active Frequencies Many people enjoy searching for the unknown frequencies that are in use in their area but are not posted to any site or in any publication. The UBC340CRS has two ways to search: Limit searching that searches between two set frequencies and Service Searching that searches for speci[...]

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    25 Searching for Active Frequencies Saving a Found Frequency into a Scan Memory When the scanner stops on the frequency you want to save, press HOLD to hold on that frequency. Then, press E/PGM . The scanner displays the lowest-numbered empty memory (or the last-scanned memory if all memories are used). Use s / t to select the memory to hold the fr[...]

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    26 Care and Maintenance Care and Maintenance General Use Turn the scanner off before disconnecting the power. If memory is lost, simply reprogram each channel. Always press each button firmly until you hear the entry tone for that key entry. Location Do not use the scanner in high-moisture environments such as the kitchen or bathroom. Avoid placing[...]

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    27 Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Band Coverage : 11 Bands Frequency Range : Range (MHz) Step Mode 0.5300 to 1.7000 10 KHz AM AM Broadcast 25.0000 to 27.9950 5 kHz AM AM Band 28.0000 to 50.7450 5kHz FM 10-6 Meter Amateur Band 50.7500, 51.7500, 60.7500, 7 MHz WFM TV Broadcast Pickup 62.7500, 67.7500, 69.7500 0-2 (AUS), 1-3 (NZ) 70[...]

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    28 Technical Specifications Sensitivity (nominal) 12dB SINAD : 0.5 m V 0.53-1.70 MHz 0.4 m V 25-27.995 MHz 0.3 m V 28-40.84MHz 1.0 m V 51.75-107.9MHz 0.4 m V 108-136.9875 MHz 0.3 m V 137-174 MHz 1.0 m V 179.75-215.75 MHz 0.4 m V 400-512 MHz Channels : 100 (10 channels x 10 Banks) Scan Rate : Up to 60 channels per second Search Rate : Up to 100 step[...]

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    29 One-Year Limited Warranty One-Year Limited Warranty Important: Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service. UNIDEN UBC340CRS Scanning Receiver W arrantor: Uniden Australia Pty Limited A.B.N. 58 001 865 498 Uniden New Zealand Limited W arranty only available in original country of purchase. ELEMENT OF W ARRANTY : Uniden warrant[...]

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    30 One-Year Limited Warranty This EXPRESS W ARRANTY is in addition to and does not in any way affect your rights under the TRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974 (Cth) (Australia) or the CONSUMER GUARANTEES ACT (New Zealand). PROCEDURE FOR OBT AINING PERFORMANCE OR W ARRANTY : In the event that the Product does not conform to this warranty , the Product should b[...]

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    © 2008 Uniden Australia Pty Limited/Uniden New Zealand Limited Printed in China UBZZ01337AZ UBC340CRS OM.indd 31 7/5/08 4:28:22 PM[...]