BC75XLT: Please help? Uniden Bearcat BC75XLT programming

[lisascobee]

I just purchased the above mentioned scanner and I'm lost. Tried the owner's manual and I can't get the channels to program. What am I doing wrong? I get the correct screen when the scanner boots but once I get to the all 00000 screen it won't do anything.

 

[wtp]

i can't find a 76.
75 or 760 maybe ?

 

[lisascobee]

Yes 75. Wasn't watching what I was doing.

 

[wtp]

does it look like this ?

or this ?

 

[lisascobee]

Top one.

 

[hiegtx]

I just purchased the above mentioned scanner and I'm lost. Tried the owner's manual and I can't get the channels to program. What am I doing wrong? I get the correct screen when the scanner boots but once I get to the all 00000 screen it won't do anything.

In addition to the model number correction, as wtp is asking, what is your location? City (or county) and your state would help us help you to resolve the issue.

 

[lisascobee]

elizabethtown kentucky Hardin County. It's not the scanner frequencies that aren't working. I can't even get the scanner to PROGRAM. It just either beeps or does nothing when I follow googled instructions how to program.

Edit: If I can't find a live person "locally" to help me fix this thing I'm going to return it.

 

[n1chu]

Posting on the regional group (listed by state) should help if you are looking for someone who might meet up with you. But because the RR forums frown against posting the same on more than one forum it is advised you contact the admin of the forum you are posting on and ask to have your post forwarded to the regional forums page.

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

I've done some research for the OP. Seeing lots of P25 conventional (sheriff, fire, EMS, others). Elizabethtown Sheriff is partially-encrypted. That said, the OP's scanner will only work for channels ID'ed in the database as mode "FM" or "FMN". For those ID'ed as P25 (or P25e), OP will need to choose from this list

Hardin County, Kentucky (KY) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference for Hardin County, Kentucky (KY)

www.radioreference.com

Edit: If I can't find a live person "locally" to help me fix this thing I'm going to return it.

I'd strongly recommend returning it, it isn't the right fit for your town/county. Always best to ask & receive advice first if you're unsure before making a purchase. Best wishes & welcome to the forums!

 

[sfb88]

This might be too obvious but here goes. From a copy of the manual (I don't have the scanner):

Could this be the issue?