Racing Electronics SC180 - Manual (Page 5)

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 Search.
What is Scanning?
Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations, most two-way
communications (listed below) do not transmit
continuously. The SportCat scans programmed channels
at the rate of nearly 100 channels per second until it finds
an active frequency.
Scanning stops on an active frequency, and remains on
that channel as long as the transmission continues. When
the transmission ends, the scanning cycle resumes until
another transmission is received. Or, you can select an
optional Delay so the scanner stays on the channel for 2
more seconds after the transmission stops, waiting for
another transmission, before resuming scanning.
While the SportCat is scanning channels it is in “SCAN
Mode”. When you stop the scanning with
, it is in
“MANUAL Mode”.
What is Searching?
The SportCat can search each of 12 preprogrammed
bands to find active frequencies. This is different from
scanning, because you can search for frequencies that
have not been programmed into your SportCat. You can
also search within the range of frequencies you have
programmed before. You can set the direction of searching
as well as the speed. The Turbo Search feature, new for
Uniden scanners, can search VHF bands at up to 3 times
the normal speed.
When the SportCat is searching for active frequencies, it is
in “SEARCH Mode” or “TURBO SEARCH Mode”. When
you stop the search with
, it is in “SEARCH HOLD
Mode”. With both Turbo Scan and Turbo Search, your
SportCat is truly a Twin Turbo Scanner.
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