How Do You Use A Uniden Bearcat 170 Scanner?
With a Uniden Bearcat 170 Scanner, you can listen to police, county and city workers, buses and local government agencies. If someone is using a portable radio with a frequency within the ranges of the scanner, you can program the frequency into the scanner and hear what is going on. Program the frequencies into the scanner. Press the “Scan Button”, and then press the “Manual Button.” On the keypad, enter the channel number where you want to store the frequency and the press “Manual.” Enter the frequency number using the keypad. Enter the frequency for 189.987 by pressing 1, 8, 9 and the “Dot Button”, 9, 8 and then 7. If you do make a mistake, you simply press the “Dot Button” twice to restart your entry. After you enter the frequency, press “E” for enter. Delete an entry by selecting “Manual” and entering the channel number. If you do not know the channel number, use “Scan Button” to find the channel. Once you have the channel, press 0 on the keypad and then “E” for enter. The frequen