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How to Program a Uniden Scanner

Uniden is one of the top names in scanner manufacturers. The North American office sells Uniden products throughout North, Central and South America, according to the company's website. Before you can use a Uniden scanner, it needs to be set up. You need to program the frequencies you want to monitor. The task isn't difficult, but can take some time.

Things You'll Need

List of scanner frequencies

Instructions

- 1
  Assign a number, starting at 1, to each of the scanner frequencies. This number will represent the location of the frequency in the scanner's memory.
- 2
  Turn the Uniden scanner on. Press the button on the front panel that's marked "E/PGM". You'll see an icon on the screen which shows the scanner is now in the program mode. If the channel number isn't "1", press "1" and press the "Hold" button.
- 3
  Use the keypad to enter the first frequency number. Include the decimal point. Press the "E/PGM" button again to program it into the memory of the Uniden scanner.
- 4
  Press the "Up" key on the scanner keypad to advance to the next channel, which is number 2. Repeat earlier steps to program the remaining frequencies into the scanner memory.
- 5
  Press the "Hold" or "Scan" button to leave the program mode when you are finished.

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