Uniden BCT-10 User manual

Introduction

Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of the BCT-10 Highway

Information System & Scanning Radio! State-of-the-art

engineering and advanced electronics provide you with a

preprogrammed information radio designed for easy operation and

dependability.

With the BCT-10 Scanning Radio, you can listen to hundreds of

highway patrol and police frequencies, as well as a number of

weather channels.

Plus, new built-in technology sounds an alarm when a highway

patrol unit using a mobile extender is detected!

Best of all, you don’t have to program any frequencies. Just set the

BCT-10 for your state, and the scanner will do the rest. Please

read this Operating Guide thoroughly before attempting to operate

the unit.

Features

•Highway Patrol Detection

with Strength Meter •Windshield Mountable

•Local Police Coverage •Instant Weather

•Highway Patrol Coverage •Built-in Speaker

•9 Level Strength Meter •Pre-Programmed Scanner

covers all 50 States Plus

Canada

Terms and Definitions

Frequency Radio signals are sent as waves through the

air. These waves move up and down. A

frequency is the number of times in a certain

time period, usually a second, that these

waves move all the way up and all the way

down and back to all the way up. For example:

123.44 kHz means that the waves are moving

all the way up and all the way down and back

all the way up again 123,440 times each

second.

Mobile Extender When highway patrol officers step away from

their cars, signals from the patrol car are sent

to their portable radios via a mobile extender.

The mobile extender is a transmitter/receiver

that receives the signal from the station and

transmits it to the portable radio on a different,

but lower, frequency.

Scanning Scanning is the process by which your

scanning radio looks for “activity” in the

channels it is programmed to look at. The

scanner checks each frequency for the

presence of a signal, and when it finds a

frequency with a signal, for example someone

talking on it, it stops, allowing you to listen to

the signal. The BCT-10’s Highway Patrol Alert

System also looks for activity on mobile

extender frequencies. When the BCT-10

detects the presence of a signal on one of

these frequencies, it will trigger an audio and

visual alarm.

Introduction

Unpacking

Carefully remove all items from the box. If there is any visible

damage, do not operate the equipment. Notify your dealer or

shipping carrier immediately.

For information or instructions on any problem that you may have,

call the Uniden Customer Service Center at:

(800) 297-1023 Monday through Friday,

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central.

Included with Your BCT-10 Scanner

If any of these items are missing, please contact your place of

purchase.

OFF

MUTE

MODE

ALARM

L/0

HOLD

STATE

HIGHWAY

SYSTEM

The BCT-10 Highway

Information System Windshield Mounting

Bracket and Hardware Visor Clip Mounting

Bracket

BCT-10 Antenna Cigarette Adapter Power

Cord

BCT 10

SCANNER

Operating Guide

HOLD

L/0

STATE

MUTE

MODE

ALARM

HIGHWAY

SYSTEM

OFF

BCT-10 Operating Guide

Flexible Mobile Antenna

Νοω ισ τηε τιµε φορ αλλ γοοδ µεν το χοµε το τηε αιδ οφ τηε

παρτψ. Φουρ σχορε ψεασ αγο ουρ φατηερσ σετ φορτη ανεω

νατιον χονχειϖεδ ιν Λιβερτψ ανδ δεδιχατεδ το τηε προποσιτιον

τηατ αλλ µεν αρε χρεατεδ εθυαλ. Τηε θυιχκ βροων φοξ ϕυµπεδ

οϖερ τηε γαρδεν ωαλλ. Νοω ισ τηε τιµε φο4ρ αλλ γοοδ µεν το

χοµε το τηε αιδ οφ τηε παρτψ.

Νοω ισ τηε τιµε φορ αλλ γοοδ µεν το χοµε το τηε αιδ

οφ τηε παρτψ. Φουρ σχορε ψεασ αγο ουρ φατηερσ σετ

φορτη α νεω νατιον χονχειϖεδ ιν Λιβερτψ ανδ

δεδιχατεδ το τηε προποσιτιον τηατ αλλ µεν αρε

χρεατεδ εθυαλ. Τηε θυιχκ βροων φοξ ϕυµπεδ οϖερ τηε

γαρδεν ωαλλ. Νοω ισ τηε τιµε φο4ρ αλλ γοοδ µεν το

χοµε το τηε αιδ οφ τηε παρτψ.

Νοω ισ τηε τιµε φορ αλλ γοοδ µεν το χοµε το τηε

αιδ οφ τηε παρτψ. Φουρ σχορε ψεασ αγο ουρ

φατηερσ σετ φορτη α νεω νατιον χονχειϖεδ ιν

Λιβερτψ ανδ δεδιχατεδ το τηε προποσιτιον τηατ

αλλ µεν αρε χρεατεδ εθυαλ. Τηε θυιχκ βροων

φοξ ϕυµπεδ οϖερ τηε γαρδεν ωαλλ. Νοω ισ τηε

τιµε φο4ρ αλλ γοοδ µεν το χοµε το τηε αιδ οφ

τηε παρτψ.

Other Printed Material Straight Power Cord

Installation

The BCT-10 uses a highly sensitive antenna to receive radio

signals. Its sensitivity and range depend on the method of

installation and the direction of the antenna in relation to the signal

source. Before you decide where to put your scanner, please keep

in mind one important factor:

For safety, do not mount the BCT-10 in a location where it will

obstruct your driving vision.

Helpful Tips

The antenna is located on the side of the unit. It should not be

obstructed and should be pointed as close to straight up or down

for best operation.

•Do not mount the unit in front of the heater or defroster vents.

•Do not leave the unit in direct sunlight or in the glove

compartment of a closed car for long periods of time, as

extreme changes in temperature may cause internal damage.

Also, removing the unit from the windshield makes you less

susceptible to break-in and theft.

•Be sure the BCT-10 is mounted free of obstructions from the

rear view mirror, sun visors, or the ceiling of the automobile.

Installation

Installing the Antenna

BCT-10 Antenna

1. Pinch the sides of the

antenna and attach it to

the BCT-10.

Flexible Mobile Antenna

1. Mount the antenna on the

inside of the windshield at

the far right-hand

(passenger) side.

Caution: Be sure the antenna does not obstruct the driver’s vision

in any way.

2. Route the antenna cable down the edge of the windshield and

around the dash.

HOLD

L/0

STATE

MUTE MODE

ALARM

HIGHWAY

SYSTEM

Installation

Caution:

Be sure the cable is out of the way of anyone getting in or

out of the car.

3. Plug the cable’s BNC

connector into the BCT-10.

Mounting the BCT-10

Visor Mounting

1. Snap the visor clip onto the

BCT-10.

Note: Make sure that the bracket tabs fit securely in the slots.

HOLD

L/0

STATE

MUTE MODE

ALARM

HIGHWAY

SYSTEM

SQUELCH

Slots

Installation

2. Slide the clip over the front

of the visor.

3. Adjust the angle of the

antenna as close to

straight up or down as

possible.

Note: You can remove and replace the BCT-10 by sliding both

the unit and the visor mount off and on the visor.

SQUELCH

Installation

Windshield Mounting

1. Find a good position for the BCT-10 on your windshield. Refer

to the Helpful Tips on page 5 for some guidelines on mounting

positions.

2. Put the metal

mounting

bracket on

the

windshield to

adjust it for

best position.

3. If necessary, adjust the metal

mounting bracket so that

when you slide the BCT-10

onto it, it is parallel to the

road surface and fits flush

against the windshield.Your

BCT-10 should look like the

example at the right once it

is installed.

Caution:

Do Not adjust the metal mounting bracket with the

BCT-10 attached. Doing so can cause damage to the

bracket and the unit.

1. Windshield

2. Road Surface

3. Metal Mounting

Bracket

4. Metal Mounting

Bracket

parallel to road

VOLUME

OFF

VOLUME

OFF

VOLUME

OFF

Installation

4. Snap the windshield

mounting clip onto the

BCT-10.

5. Slide the plastic windshield

mounting clip into the the

metal mounting bracket.

The mounting clip locks into the plastic portion at three different

positions. These positions can be used for vehicles with different

vertical angles of their windshields. The back position can be used

for vehicles with windshields that are slanted back.

Slots

VOLUME

OFF

HOLD

L/0

STATE

MUTE MODE

ALARM

HIGHWAY

SYSTEM

Installation

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