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SC180
100-Channel
Programmable
Twin Turbo
Hand-Held
Sports
Scanner
OPERATING GUIDE
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Precautions Before you use this scanner, please read and observe the following: 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. IMPORTANT! Be sure to use only the supplied earphone, or a stereo headset of the proper impedance (32 ). Use of an incorrect earphone or stereo headset may be potentially hazardous to your hearing. WARNING: Set the Volume to a comfortable audio level coming
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Contents About Your New SportCat ....................... 2 What is Scanning?............................. 2 What is Searching?............................ 2 Important Notice .............................. 3 Types of Communication........................ 3 Where to Obtain More Information ................ 4 Unpacking ................................... 4 Feature Highlights.............................. 5 Controls and Indicators ......................... 6 Top View ................................
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About Your New SportCat The SportCat™ is a brand new state-of-the-art information radio with automatic scanning capabilities. It can store frequencies such as sporting events, police, fire/emergency, and other communications into 10 banks of 10 channels each. And you can scan all 100 channels at super fast Turbo Scan speed. With the SportCat, you can do a fast search for active frequencies on all 12 preprogrammed bands. In the VHF bands (29-54MHz and 137-174MHz) you can also use super fast Turbo
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Important Notice This scanning radio has been manufactured so that it will not tune to the radio frequencies assigned by the FCC for cellular telephone usage. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, as amended, makes it a federal crime to intentionally intercept cellular or cordless telephone transmissions or to market this radio when altered to receive them. The installation, possession, or use of this scanning radio in a motor vehicle may be prohibited, regulated, or require a p
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RANGE STEP BAND SUBJECT (MHz) (kHz) 470.0000-512.0000 12.5 NFM UHF “T” Band 806.0000-823.9875 12.5 NFM Public Service “800" 849.0125-868.9875 12.5 NFM Band 894.0125-956.0000 12.5 NFM Important! The SportCat will not tune within the Cellular Telephone Band. Where to Obtain More Information The Bearcat Radio Club and other similar hobby clubs have publications, information on computer bulletin boards, and even contests for the radio enthusiasts. See the enclosed pamphlets for more information. Add
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Feature Highlights Twin Turbo Scan & Search —This lightning-fast technology enables the SportCat to scan nearly 100 channels per second. Search speed is selectable between 100 and 300 steps per second. (300 steps per second only in bands with 5 kHz steps.) Because the frequency coverage is so large (see previous section for band listing), very fast scanning and searching are essential. That is why we combined our latest technology — Twin Turbo — into the SportCat. 100 Channels You can progra
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Controls and Indicators Top View Antenna Connect the rubber antenna to the BNC connector and turn clockwise until it locks. Connector Earphone Plug the supplied earphone into this jack for private listening. When the earphone is Jack connected, the internal speaker is disconnected. Note the warning on the Inside Front Cover and on page 11. SQUELCH Adjust this control to set the scan threshold and to eliminate the background rushing Control noise heard in the absence of an incoming signal. See th
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B. Channel Number — Indicates the current channel that the scanner is on. C. Memory Bank Numbers — Each Memory Bank consists of 10 channels that you can select or deselect during scanning operation, using the numeric keypad. When you select a Bank, its number appears on the display. When you deselect a Bank, its number disappears from the display. When you press to stop scanning, only the Bank of the current channel appears. D. Bank Indicator — Appears with the Bank Numbers (1~10). E. Frequency
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3. In SCAN or SEARCH Mode, press to stop scanning. (HOLD appears on the display.) In Manual mode, press to step up the channel. 4. NUMERIC KEYPAD — Use these keys to program a channel for scanning. Also use to access a channel directly with . During SCAN Mode, use these keys to select or deselect any of the 10 memory banks. (Only the selected bank indicator(s) appear on the display.) Note: You cannot deactivate all 10 banks at the same time. Key Bank Channel 1 1-10 2 11-20 3 21-30 4 31-40 5 41-5
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8. Press /ALERT to change the display mode when you program frequency or Alpha characters. Press and hold /ALERT to set the Alert Beep function in Manual mode. 9. Use /CLR to enter the decimal point when programming a frequency into a channel. If you make an entry error, press /CLR before the key to erase the entry, and start over. Also, use /CLR to clear the error message display. 10. Press to store a displayed frequency and Alpha characters into any displayed channel. 11. Press to “Lock Out” o
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Setup The SportCat comes with a rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium Battery Pack. When fully charged, this Battery Pack will supply up to 12 hours of dependable use. (With the Squelch control in “closed” position.) Before using the SportCat for the first time, or whenever the LOW BATTERY Indicator appears on the LCD display, you should fully charge the Battery Pack. Note: When the Battery Pack is low, the Low Battery Indicator will start to blink. After about 10 minutes, the scanner will shut itself off
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Installing the Belt Clip 1. Place the Belt Clip on the mounting area on the back of the scanner, making sure the holes in the clip line up with the threads in the back of the scanner. 2. Insert the 2 screws into the corresponding holes and tighten. CAUTION: Do not tighten the screws too tight. You could damage the case or clip. Using the Earphone The PHONE jack at the top of the SportCat is a standard 3.5mm stereo phone jack. You can use either the supplied earphone, or a stereo headset of the p
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Operation Overview Note: Before operating the SportCat for the first time, make sure you have fully charged the Battery Pack. 1. Before turning on the scanner, rotate the Squelch Control fully clockwise. 2. Turn the scanner on by rotating the On-Off/Volume Control clockwise until you hear a click. Turn the Volume Control a small amount clockwise to a low listening level. 3. You should hear either a “rushing” noise or some communications. If you are monitoring a transmission, wait until it stops
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Any channels that are not programmed (000.0000) are skipped during scan. When the SportCat is in SCAN Mode, the display will look something like this: SEARCH The Search function is different from Scan. When you select a frequency band to search, the scanner searches for any active frequency within the lower and upper limits of the band. Also, when you program frequency range, you can search within the frequency range. When an active frequency is found, the scanner stops on that frequency as lo
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Programming Channels Before you can scan, you must program the channels within a bank. You can store one frequency per channel, up to 100 channels. Note: If appears on the display (keypad Locked), unlock the keypad by pressing and holding until disappears. There are two ways to program a channel: Manually select a channel and frequency, using the numeric keypad. You can determine the frequencies you want from the Betty Bearcat (or similar) Frequency Book (optional), or from the Sports Activity
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7. If that frequency is already stored in another channel, you will hear a “beep”, and the other channel number will appear on the display. If you want to store the frequency in the selected channel (18) as well, press again. The frequency will blink twice to confirm the programming. Or, you can press and enter another frequency for the currently selected channel. Note: Any frequency already stored in any channel will automatically be replaced by the new one. 8. If you try to enter a frequency t
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2. Press and hold the /BAND key to display the preprogrammed Search Bands. Use the and keys or VFO control until you see the Band you want. 3. Wait for at least 2 seconds or press /BAND for Search to begin. If you wish to change the search direction, press and hold or to search in an up or down direction. 4. When Search stops on a desired frequency, press to stay on that frequency. The next available empty channel to store the frequency will be blinking on the display. 5. To store the displayed
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Note: If the frequency of the channel has not been programmed, you cannot program the Alpha Name on the channel. 4. To select the edit position, press to move the Edit cursor to the right or to move it to the left. 5. Select the character using VFO Control. Turn clockwise to move0-9,A-zand other characters and stop the control at the letter you wish to store. 6. Repeat the steps 4 and 5 for all the characters you want to program. 7. When you complete the input, press . The words you have program
