Is there a secret to the uniden handheld scanners?

Is there a secret to the uniden handheld scanners?
I just purchsed a Uniden BC92XLT Bearcat handheld scanner and it does not work. I have had scanners before and all you had to do was turn them on and they would pick up signals. This scanner will not pick up any thing. I have done every thing the owners manual says but still nothing. Did I buy a piece of useless plastic?

Best answer:

You are NOT ALONE in your FRUSTRATION: There is no “SECRET” to the scanner, but MANY people have found the manual for this unit difficult to understand. Most likely, you are misunderstanding something in the manual. Here are some reviews posted on AMAZON to illustrate this point:

24 of 37 people found the following critical review helpful:

” FOR ENGINEERS AND SERIOUS RADIO GEEKS ONLY !
If you always thought listening in to the cops and fire departments might be a fun hobby, you don’t want to start with this scanner. The included manual assumes an EXTREME level of familiarity with radio technology and scanner terminology. I’ve read the manual 4 times now, and I still don’t know what half the functions on the (poorly designed) keyboard do. If you’re… ”

Here is another review on Amazon for the BC92XLT:

“Hello All,

I purchased this scanner as a replacement for my BC200, which died after many many years of faithful service. I did a LOT of research online before I purchased this unit and when all was said and done, this scanner had what I was looking for at a price that was not hard to swallow. I read some of the reviews here and was a bit leery about being able to understand how to program the scanner BUT I can say quite confidently that IT IS NOT A BIG DEAL FOLKS! If you EVER owned a Bearcat scanner then programming, this unit will be old hat to you. This scanner still requires the old “hold-channel number- function-program-enter frequency-enter” key chain to program each channel. SURE, this may seem like a lot but for those of us using Bearcat Scanners this is the way it has been forever. ”

Perhaps you could find someone who is familiar with these units to give you some hands – on assistance.
Good luck.

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