Uniden UBC396T manual

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    Congratulations on Y our P urchase! Y our UBC396T will operate here in Australia/New Zealand, however please take note of these important differences. 1. F requency Bands List (Page 10) and F requency range specifications (P age 121-122) for Australia/New Zealand. FEA TURE CHANGES 2. F or Australia/New Zealand, there are 9 Ser vice Searches as foll[...]

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    4. The F ire T one- Out feature is not used in Australia/New Zealand. P age 12 P age 113-114 5. The Preprogrammed Systems are not applicable for Australia/New Zealand. P age 11 P age 140-145 6. Please use these sites to find frequencies. P age 29-30 Where T o Get More Information Information On The Internet ! ! F or Australia visit www .uniden.com.[...]

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    BCD 396T O WNER’S MAN UAL O WNE R’S M ANU AL[...]

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    2 Precautions Prec autions Before y ou use this scanner , please read and observe the following. IMPO RT ANT! This sca nning radio has been manuf actured so that it w ill not tune to t he radio freq uencies ass igned by the FCC for cellular telephone usage. The Electronic C ommunications Privacy A ct of 19 86, as amended, makes it a f e deral crime[...]

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    3 Precautions W ARNING! Uniden d oes no t r ep re se nt th is u n it t o b e waterproof. T o reduce the r i sk of fire or el ectrical shock, do not e x pose this uni t to ra i n or moistur e . As tro ® , DP L ® , Digital Private L ine ® , Mo to r o l a ® , PL ® , PRI V AC Y P L U S ® , Private Line ® , SMAR TNET ® , and SMART ZONE ® are re[...]

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    4 Contents Co nte nt s The FCC Want s You to K now ........... ........... ..................... ..................... ..... 8 Sc anning Le gally .................... ..................... ..................... .......... ................ 8 Introduc tion ................... ..................... ..................... ..................... .........[...]

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    5 Contents Othe r S etting s ....... ..................... .......... ..................... ..................... ........... . 53 Display ing System Infor mation . .......... ..................... ..................... ........... . 53 Vie wing Memory Used ........... .......... ..................... ..................... ........... ..53 Vie wing[...]

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    6 Contents C hannel-Level Settings. ........... ..................... ..................... .......... .............. 86 Ed iting the Channel Nam e .............. ........... ..................... ..................... ... 86 Ed iting Frequen cies (Conven tional Channel s Only) ................. ........... ... 87 Se tting Chann el Priority (Conven[...]

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    7 Contents Sp eci fi c ati ons ................. ........... ..................... ..................... .......... .......... 125 Option al Accesso ries ................ ..................... ..................... .......... .......... 128 Ap pe ndi x .... ........... ..................... ..................... .......... ..................... ...[...]

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    8 The FCC Wants You to Know The FCC W ants Y ou to Know This scanner h as bee n tested a nd found to compl y w it h th e limits for a sc anning recei v er , pursuan t to Part 15 of t he FCC Rules . Th ese limits are designed to pr ov ide reas onable prot ec tion aga inst harm f ul inter fere nce i n a resid ential ins tall ation. This sc an ner gen[...]

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    9 The FCC Wants You to Know • T el ephone c onversations (c ellular , c ordless, or other private mean s of t elephone signal transmi s - sion) • Pag er transmis s ions • Any scrambl ed or encrypted transm iss ions According to the Electronic Communica tions Privacy Act (ECP A), you are s ubject to fi nes and po ssible imp risonm ent for inte[...]

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    10 Introduction Intr oduction Y our BCD396T sc anner is a state-of -t he-art scanner radio with T runkT racker IV™ and automatic scann ing capabilit ies. Y o u can s tore f requencie s such as pol ice, fire/ emergenc y , marine, air , amateur , and other communi- cations i n to th e scanner . Y ou can carry i t wi th you whe r- ev er you go. Y ou[...]

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    11 Feature Highlights Feature Highlight s General Cl os e Ca l l TM RF Captu re T ech nology - Y ou can set the scanner so it detect s and prov ides inform ation about nearby radi o transm issions. See “Us ing the C lose Call Feature” on Page 103 for more inform ation. D ynamically Allocated Channel Memory - Y ou r sca nner ’s mem ory is orga[...]

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    12 Feature Highlights An al og a nd D igi t al A u dio A GC – Helps aut omatically balance the volume level between different radio syste m s. Fire T o ne-O ut Standb y – Lets you set the s canner to alert you if a t w o-tone sequential page is transmitted. Y ou can set up to 10 settings (transm it freque ncy , t one frequencie s) then select o[...]

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    13 Feature Highlights Automatic Channel Step – Ac c epts frequenc ies on any valid channel step, even if it does not fall within the ba nd plan’s defaul t step. Frequ ency Step – Lets you select a frequency step (5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5,15, 20, 25, 50 or 100 kHz) for manual mode and chain searc h mod e. The scan- ner ’s auto s t ep fea[...]

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    14 Feature Highlights Co nt r o l C ha n ne l O n ly S ca n n in g – If the scanner is set t o scan Mo torola trunking frequencies, you can s et it so it s c an s using only control channel data. Y ou do no t h av e to program voice channel f requencies int o memor y in this mode as long as all pos sible contro l chan nels are pr ogrammed. Ada pt[...]

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    15 Feature Highlights T alk Grou p ID Au toStore – Automaticall y stores al l new ta lk group ID ’ s into a chan nel group you select. Pr iori ty Prio ri ty Sca n – Priority channel s l et you keep track of activity on your most im port ant channel(s) whi le moni toring other channels for t ransmissions. Prio r ity Plus – Y ou can se t the [...]

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    16 Feature Highlights On-Air Cl oning – Y ou can clone all programmed da ta ove r the air f rom a PC to one or more B CD396T scann ers. Abou t This Manu al The screen d isplays use d in this manual are repres entations of what might appear when you use you r scanner . Since what you see depen ds on the freque ncies and u ser ID s for your area an[...]

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    17 Feature Highlights T o mo ve th e c ur so r to th e l eft, p ress /4. T o mo v e th e curso r to the right, press 6/ . T o c lear a character , p ress twice. T o cl ear all characters, p ress t hree times . T o ac cept an entry , press down on the sc r o ll control or press E . How the Scanner ’s Controls Are Represented in This Manual T o hel[...]

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    18 Feature Highlights 3. Repeat S t eps 1 and 2 until y o u have entered the system name. Then press down on the scroll control o r press E to accept the s etting. Hint s: • Each syst em na me can be up to 16 chara cte rs. Abbreviate a s necessary to fit. • The de fault system names include the following letter in t h e 16th position to indicat[...]

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    19 Understanding Scanning U nder stand ing S c anni ng This sec tion provides you with background on how scann ing works. Y ou don’t really n eed to know all of this to use your scann er , b ut som e background kno wledge will help you get the m ost from your BCD3 96T . Unde rst andi ng th e Sc anne r ’ s Memory Y our sc anner ’s memo ry is o[...]

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    20 Understanding Scanning find s an active frequency , then stops on that frequency and remains on that channel as long a s the transm iss ion continues. When the transmi ssion ends , the scanning cycle resume s until the scanner receives anot her transm iss ion. What is Se ar chin g? The B CD396T can sea rch each of it s 12 band s and up to 10 ban[...]

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    21 Understanding Scanning units wh ich transmit t he correct t one alo ng with t heir signal can “talk” to the repeater . C TCSS and DCS are a lso used i n areas t hat receive interference where there are s everal stations w it h outp ut frequenc ies close to each other . When this occurs, you m ight hear m ultiple comm unications on the sam e [...]

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    22 Understanding Scanning Conv enti onal Scan ning Conventional scann in g is a relati vely si mple concept. Each group of users in a conventional syste m is assign ed a singl e freq uency (f or s i m pl e x syst em s) or two f req uen ci e s (fo r repea ter syst e ms). Any time one of them t r ansmits, their t r ansmission al ways goe s out on t h[...]

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    23 Understanding Scanning Simplex Operation Simplex systems us e a single frequency for both transmit and receive. Mos t radios using this type of operation are limited to line-of-sight operation. This type of radio is f requent ly used at construct ion job sites, and with inexpensive consum er radios such as GMRS/F RS radios. The range is typicall[...]

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    24 Understanding Scanning W hen tracking these types of systems, you migh t want to remember t hat your scanner can track m ore than one trunking sy stem at a time and scan conv entional and trunked s ystem s at the same time. Conventional scannin g is a simple concept. Y ou enter a fre quency us ed by s om eon e you w ant to moni tor i nto your s [...]

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    25 Understanding Scanning each grou p operates on...and this frequency sel ection is mad e each time a user transm it s. So, whi le on a conventional system queries, replies, and follow-ups are all on a si ngle frequenc y , t he y could each be on completely d iff erent freq uencies on a trunked system . This sem i-random f requency as signment mad[...]

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    26 Understanding Scanning The c omputer t he n assign s that talk group to a specific voic e channel and transm its that data over the c ontrol cha nnel. All radios in that tal k group switch over to the assi gned voice chann el and the user can begin spe ak- ing. This all typically t akes place in abou t a s ec- ond. ..t he person transmitting hea[...]

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    27 Understanding Scanning EDACS Trunking EDAC S trunking works in much the same way as Motorola trunking with a couple of m ajor differences. In an EDACS system, each frequency u s ed by th e system i s assigned a Logi c al Channel Number (LCN) so that less data needs t o be tr ansmitted by the control cha nnel. Also, talk groups are assigned in an[...]

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    28 Understanding Scanning system, your BCD396T let s you assign wi l dcard ID’ s that let you, for example, use only one ID memory to ident ify all units in either an agency or a fleet. EDAC S SCA T – EDACS SCA T (Single Channel Autonom ous Trunking) systems operate on a single cha nnel and alternate control data with analog voice traffic. Whil[...]

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    29 Understanding Scanning I-C all (Mot oro la/E DAC S) I-calls are di r e ct unit-to-unit transmi s sions that a r e not heard by other s ystem u s ers. Y o ur BCD396T can receive I-call transmissions . See “Setting I-Call (Motorola and ED ACS Systems Onl y )” on Page 79 for mor e i nf or mation ab out moni t oring I-cal l t ra nsmiss ions. Whe[...]

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    30 Understanding Scanning • http: //groups.yahoo.c om /group/BCD396T * - a gro up for people interested in discussing the BCD39 6T . * - These w eb s it es are not affilia ted w it h U n ide n C orporat i on . For more information about Uniden and our pr oducts, visit http://www .unide n.com.[...]

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    31 Included With Your Scanner Included With Y our Scanner If any of t hes e item s are missing or damage d, immediately c ontact y our place of purchas e or Uniden Customer Service a t : (800) 297-1 023, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Central, Monday throu gh Friday . Own ers Scan ner AC A dapt er Bel t Clip Ma nual Wr ist S trap Batte rie s Co nnec tio n[...]

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    32 Setting Up Your Scanner Setting Up Y our Sc anner These guid elines will he lp y o u i n st a ll and set up your new s canner: • If your scanner receives interference or electrical noise, move the scann er or it s antenna away from the source. • T o im prove the scanner ’s reception, use an optional external a ntenna des igned for m ulti-b[...]

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    33 Setting Up Your Scanner 2. Install 3 AA batteries, matchi ng the pola rity symbols (+ -). W ARNING! Set AL KALINE/ Ni-MH to Ni-MH for us e on ly wi th rechargea ble batteries. Never attempt to recharge non-recha rgeable batte ries. Non-rechargea ble batteries can get hot and can even burst if you try t o recharge them . 3. Repla ce the cover . W[...]

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    34 Setting Up Your Scanner If an AC adapter i s connect ed to t he scann er , t he scann er checks the cond ition of the installed batt eries. If the scanner is turned off and th e batteries require a full charge , Pre-Charging appears on the display . Then, Normal Charging appe ars as the batteries ar e recharged. Whe n the batteries are fully cha[...]

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    35 Setting Up Your Scanner Con nect ing the Ante nna T o a ttach the s upplied f lexible antenn a to t he connector on the top of you r scanner , simply screw it onto the scanner's SMA c onnector . Connecting an Optional Antenn a The sc anner's SMA connec t or mak es it easy to connect a variety of optional antennas, i ncluding a n extern[...]

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    36 Setting Up Your Scanner W ARNING! Never connect any part of the headphone jack to the antenna jack or connect the radio to an installation w here the antenna and audio connection are grounded. This might damag e the scanner . Att ac hing th e Belt Clip T o m ake your scanne r easier to carry whe n you are on the go, u s e the supplied be lt clip[...]

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    37 Setting Up Your Scanner If your scanner's keys seem conf using at first, the f ol - lowing information s hould help you understand ea c h key's f unctio n. Key Name Descrip ti o n Hold/ Ho l d – Hol ds th e scan or the frequency search when pressed. Resumes the s can or t he frequency search when pressed again. + – Qu ick ly turns [...]

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    38 Setting Up Your Scanner / / – T urn s t h e di s pla y backl ight on or off . Press and h old for m ore than 2 second s to turn the scanner on or off . P ress q ui ckly to cancel a pro mpt. + – Locks and unl ocks the keypad. 1 - 9 , 01 - 9 , 0 – Ent ers a frequency , enters quick key n umbers, and selects a custom search range in Custom Se[...]

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    39 Setting Up Your Scanner A Look At T he Displa y The displa y has indicators that show the scanner's curren t operating status. The display information helps you understand how your s canner operat es. Sn: - appears with a number to show t he currently- select ed Syst em Quick K ey number . n appears t o sh ow t h e f ir s t di g i t of t h [...]

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    40 Setting Up Your Scanner ATT - appea rs when the a ttenuation feat ure is turned on. See “Setting System Attenuat ion (Tr u nked Sys- tems Only)” on Page 83. PRI - appears when the p riority feat u re i s turned on (see “Priority Sc an” on Page 54). - appears when you lock the keyp a d (see “Locking/Unlocking the Keypad and Scroll” on[...]

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    41 Setting Up Your Scanner LNK - appears when data on a voice c hanne l is being received. DAT - appears when d at a on a control channel is being received. ENC - appears when APCO P25 encrypte d data i s being received on a voic e channel. U sin g Me nu Press on t he left side of the scanner to enter the menu . See “Usin g the Menu” o n Page 4[...]

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    42 Basic Operation Basic Operation T urn ing O n the Sc an ner and Settin g the Sque lch No te : Make sure the scanner's a ntenna is c onnected b efo re yo u tu rn i t on . 1. Press and hold f or about 2 seconds to turn on the scanner. 2. Brie fly press the scroll cont rol onc e. VOLUME LEVEL and a numb er appear o n the display . 3 . W hile V[...]

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    43 Basic Operation Sc an ning Sys te ms T o begi n scanning programmed system s, press Scan . The BCD396T scans all unl o cked syst ems in all activated quick-k ey groups and any searc hes unlock ed for search and scan. No te s: • If no systems are programmed, or all sy st em s are locke d out, an error mes sage appea rs. Program a system o r sel[...]

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    44 Basic Operation Notes: • The syst e ms preprogrammed into the scanner are locate d primarily in m ajor m et ropolit an areas. • Y ou might h ear transm i s sio ns on fr eq uencies assign ed to v e ry dist ant stations. This wil l happen if a local system also uses the same frequ ency . Y ou can scan the preprog r ammed systems m ore eff icie[...]

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    45 Basic Operation T o sele c t or lo ck o ut a syst em that is not assigned to a key , pre ss and hold while you rotate the s croll con trol until the d esired system is selected. Then, con ti nue to hol d and p ress L/ O t o e ith er lo ck o u t or unlock the system . Sel ect ing Sy ste m Chan nel G ro up s Within a system, yo u can assign groups[...]

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    46 Basic Operation 2. Release t hen pres s Hold wi t hin 2 seconds to ho ld on t he syst em. 3. Rotate t he scroll cont rol to select the channel you wa n t to lo ck o r un lo c k . 4. Press L/O to lock or unlock the channel. Y ou can also lock out an active channel by pressing L/ O while t he scanner is s topped on the c hannel. ID Sc an /ID S e a[...]

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    47 Basic Operation pre vio us or nex t syste m. T o re sume sca nning, press Sca n . Quickly S toring an ID During I D S ear ch T o qui ckly store an active talk group ID d uring ID search , press E . Y ou s ee: Quick TGID Save? T o s ave the ID into a channel, press E . Otherwise, pr es s . If you press E , the s canner stores the ID in t o a chan[...]

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    48 Basic Operation If you pressed No in Step 3, the s c ann er prompts you to select the system and the group w here you wan t to store the frequency or t alk group ID. Q uickl y Recal lin g Cha nnel s 1. Press Hold to hold on any channel. 2. Pres s + Rcl . T he s canner promp ts you to select the syst em where the channe l is stored. 3. Rotate the[...]

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    49 Using the Menu Using the Menu The s canner ’s menu lets you sel ec t options that let you set u p a nd use t he scanner . T o us e the menu, press on th e left side of t he scanne r . T o select a menu item, rotate the sc roll control clockwi se or counterclockw ise. The currently-selected menu item is highlighted with a bar o n the display . [...]

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    50 Using the Menu Menu Item Submenu -- M E N U -- Srch /C lo Ca ll Op t Sear ch f or ... Clos e Ca ll Clos e C all CC Au to St or e Set CC Mo de Set CC Ov er ri de Set CC Al er t Set CC Band s Clos e Cal l On ly (104) (104) (104) (104) (104) (104) -- M E N U -- Sear ch f or ... Clos e Ca ll Set Pr io ri ty Set Pr io ri ty Srch /C lo Ca ll Op t On P[...]

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    51 Using the Menu Pr ogram m ing Sy stem s Menu This table s hows t he scann er’s s ystems m enu structure. This m enu lets you program new syst ems or change existing system s . T o find information about a particular m enu setting in this m anual, go to the page number shown under or next to the setting. T o u se the systems menu, pres s then b[...]

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    52 Using the Menu Men u/ Submen u Op t ion M enu Select Sys Type Srch /C lo Ca ll O p Conventional MOT EDCS LT System 1 L Srch /C lo Ca ll Op t Edit Sys Option Set Frequencies Set Attenuator Edit Name Edit Group Delete System Copy System Set Modulation “Prog ram min g LTR System s” on Page 70 (74 ) (75 ) (71 ) (65 ) (83 ) (71 ) (83 ) (83 )[...]

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    53 Other Settings Othe r Se ttings Di spl aying S yst em In forma tion V iewing Memory Used   Settings    See Scanner Info   % Memory Used  A ba r showin g the perc ent of memory use d appears. Press any key to return to the p revious menu , then press Scan or Hold . V iewing the Firmware V ersi on   Settings   ?[...]

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    54 Other Settings T ur ning P owe r Save On o r Off   Settings    Set Battery Save   • On The scanne r goes into low-power mode when you monitor a convention al channel t hat has no acti vity . • Off P o w e r sa ve is o ff. Priorit y Scan   Set Priority   Or , while holding on any channel, press + 1/Pri to sele[...]

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    55 Other Settings • Keypress The ba cklight turns on whe n any k ey is pressed then stays on f o r 10 seconds. • Infinite T he back li ght turns on when you press then stays on unt il you press aga in. Pressing any k ey while the backlight is on extend s the backlight period. Pressing while the back lig ht is on turns off t he back light. Set t[...]

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    56 Other Settings This setting controls the display’s contrast (how li g ht or dark it app ears). Use this s e tting to chang e the con t rast for d if ferent v iewing condi t i ons. There are 15 con trast settings. Y ou s ee the change in contrast as you scroll through the settings. I nitia lizing th e Sc anne r ’ s M emo ry Import ant ! This [...]

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    57 Other Settings   Settings    PC Control  PC Control Lets you s et the ba ud rate your scan ner uses to communi cate with a personal computer . • Off Th e ba ud rate is n ot set . • 9600 bps The ba ud rate is set to 9600 bps. • 19200 bps The baud rate is set to 1 9, 200 b p s. • 38400 bps The baud rate is set to 38,400 b[...]

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    58 Other Settings (Master sca nner) Clone Ma ster Press SC AN Key  (Slave sc a nner) Clone Slave Press SCAN Key  W hen you are ready to clone the scanner , pres s on the slave scanner first, the n on the maste r s can ner . The master sca n ner che cks t he connection between the two scanners, then transf ers it s data to the s lave scanner .[...]

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    59 Other Settings on the scanner. The scanner receives the data from the tr ansmissi on W hen the transfe r is complete, Complete appears. If the trans fer did not wo rk, Error appe ars.[...]

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    60 Programming Radio Systems Programming Radi o Systems Y o ur BCD396 T comes preprogramm ed with over 500 analog and digit al sy stems from the most populou s ar eas in the US. Howev er , to get t he most enjoyment from your scanner (especially if you do not l ive near one of thes e counties), you must customize the programming f or your area. T o[...]

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    61 Programming Radio Systems Pro gra mmi ng Conv en tion al Syste ms  Program System    New System   Conventional  Confirm? Yes=”E” / No=”.” The scanner creat e s an em pty conventional syst em, with a de fault nam e of System n C . n is a number that increments as you add new systems. C indicates t hat t his i s a conv[...]

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    62 Programming Radio Systems The scanner creat es a grou p with a default na me of Group n . n incremen ts by one for each new group you create with in a system. Refe r to the appropr i a te section to set grou p-wide opt ions: • See “Entering/Edi ting the Group Name” on Page 84 • See “Setting the Group Qui ck Key” on Page 85 • See ?[...]

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    63 Programming Radio Systems Progra mmin g Mo torol a Syste ms  Program System    New System   MOT  Next, rota te th e scro ll cont ro l to select t h e type of Motorola system you want t o program, then br ief l y press the scroll control to s e lect it. • P25 - Use f or M otorola Astro APCO 25 Digit a l systems in an y band[...]

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    64 Programming Radio Systems • See“Setting the Motorola S t atus Bit (Motorola Sys- tems Only)” on Page 78 • See “Setting the End Code Ope ration (Motorola Systems On ly)” on P age 79 • See “Setting I-Call (Motorola and EDAC S Sys- tems Only)” on Page 79 • See “Setting Emergen cy Alert (Motorola and EDACS S ystem s Only)” on[...]

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    65 Programming Radio Systems the frequen cies are the con trol channe l frequen c ies. Otherwise, you mus t enter a ll of t he frequenc ies. Setting Modulation  Program System    Sele ct the system    Set Modulation  Auto - the scanner uses the default modulation for the frequen cy band. FM - th e scanne r uses FM (frequency[...]

  • Page 68

    66 Programming Radio Systems • Y ou can also turn this setting on or of f by holding on a trunked system, then pressi ng + E . Entering/Editing Motorola Chan nel Groups T o enter channel s in a system, first s e t up a chan nel group (or groups) t o hold the channels. Then, ente r the channel and channel parameters in the group(s). Sett in g Up a[...]

  • Page 69

    67 Programming Radio Systems Enter a talk g roup ID   Note: Y ou can ente r I-Calls by pressing then the I-Call number . Y ou can ent er the I-Call w ild card by pressing t h en 0 . Refer to the appropriate section to c hang e a channel s etting: • See “Adjusting the P25 Level (Motorola and Con- ventional S ystems O nly)” on P age 81 ?[...]

  • Page 70

    68 Programming Radio Systems n is a number that increments as you add new syste m s. E indicates that this is an E DA CS syst em . Next, refer t o the appropriate section t o set syst em - wide o ptions. For most s et tings, you can ac cept the default. However, for the items in bold , yo u m us t e nter information in order for your sc anne r to s[...]

  • Page 71

    69 Programming Radio Systems Input a system frequency , then press the scroll control. The scanner then promp ts you t o ent er the LCN for the entered frequency . Enter the LCN, then press the scr o ll cont rol. T o e nter addi ti onal frequ encies, press , use the scr oll cont ro l to select New Frequency , th e n rep e a t the ab ove. Note: The [...]

  • Page 72

    70 Programming Radio Systems  S ele ct the group    Edit Channel    New Channel   Enter a talk group ID   N ote: Y ou can enter I-Calls by pressing t h en the I-Call nu mber . Y ou can e nter the I-Call wil d card by pr es s ing t hen 0 . Refer t o the appropriate section t o change a cha nnel setting : • See “E[...]

  • Page 73

    71 Programming Radio Systems • See “Setting the System Hold T i me” on Page 76 • See “Editing the System Qui ck Key” on Page 75 • See “Setting the Channel Del ay T i me” on P age 76 • See “Setting ID S can/Search (Trunked S ystems Only)” on Page 77 • See “Reviewing Lock ed Out Frequencie s” on Page 107 • See “Setti[...]

  • Page 74

    72 Programming Radio Systems  Program System    Sel e ct th e syste m    Edit Group  The scanner creates a group w ith a default name of Group nn . nn increments by one for each new g roup you crea te within a syst em. N ext, refer to the appropriate section to set group - wi de opti ons: • See “Entering/Editing the Grou[...]

  • Page 75

    73 Programming Radio Systems T o create anot her channel group and enter more channels , press four t im es, then proceed from “Setting Up a Channel Group ” on Page 71. T o direct-enter L TR talkgroups, f o llow the step s under “Quic k -St o ring Channel s or T alk Group ID’s” on Page 47. Men u[...]

  • Page 76

    74 Programming/Editing Optional Settings Programming/Editi ng Optional Set- tings This section de tai l s the inst ructions for e ach of the optional program m ing steps referred t o in “Program - min g Radio System s” on Page 60. Use the instructions in the approp riate section to enter or edit a setti ng. Sy st em -L ev el Se tt in gs These s[...]

  • Page 77

    75 Programming/Editing Optional Settings Editing the System Quick Ke y  Program System    Sele ct the system    Edit Sys Option  Set Quick Key  After selecting t hi s option, select any number from 0-99 to assign the s y stem to a quick key or press t o assig n the system to no qui ck key , then press E . Hint s: • Ac c[...]

  • Page 78

    76 Programming/Editing Optional Settings Setting the System Hold Time  Program System    Sel e ct th e syste m    Edit Sys Option   Set Hold Time  This setting controls how many sec onds the scanner scans a syst em before mo ving to the next unlocked system. Enter a value fr om 0-255, then press E to save th e setti ng[...]

  • Page 79

    77 Programming/Editing Optional Settings scanning . Enter a value f ro m 1 - 5 or Off , t hen press E or the scroll control. Notes: • Th e defau lt set ti n g is 2 seconds for each syst e m. • This set ti ng applies to all cha nnels within the syste m. Setting ID Scan/Search (Trunked Systems Only)  Program System    Sele ct the syst[...]

  • Page 80

    78 Programming/Editing Optional Settings R ot at e the scroll control to select the fleet m ap: Preset - s ele ct fro m t he 16 m os t c om mo n fle e t ma ps (see “Preset Fleet Maps” on Page 129). Press E to select . Custom - allows you t o enter a custom fleet map. Enter the size code for each block. Press E to sele ct . No te s: • If you d[...]

  • Page 81

    79 Programming/Editing Optional Settings Setting the End Code Operatio n (Motorola Systems Only)  Program System    Sele ct the system    Edit Sys Option   Set End Code  This set ti ng d et ermines how the scanne r han dles the transmission end code sent by most Motorola sys- tems. S elect your s etting then press E . [...]

  • Page 82

    80 Programming/Editing Optional Settings Setting Emergenc y Alert (Motorola and EDAC S Systems Only )  Program System    Sel e ct th e syste m    Edit Sys Option   Emergency Alert  Off - the scanner does not alert you to emergency transm issions. Alert 1 - 9 the scanner sounds an alert beep to noti fy you of the emerge[...]

  • Page 83

    81 Programming/Editing Optional Settings Reviewing Locked Out Frequ encies  Program System    Sele ct the system    Edit Sys Option   Rvw ID: Srch L/O  The scanner displays the first locked-out frequency and prompts you to unlock the frequency . Press E to unlock t he frequenc y . Or , rot ate the s croll control or pr[...]

  • Page 84

    82 Programming/Editing Optional Settings Auto - the scanner autom atically adjusts the digital dec ode thresho ld to match the transmission yo u are hearing when it rec eives a strong s ignal and has a high decode rat e. Manual - l ets you m anually adj ust the di git al decod e threshol d. T o manu ally adjust t he P 25 level, sele ct Manual . Def[...]

  • Page 85

    83 Programming/Editing Optional Settings Setting System Attenuation (Trunked Systems Only)  Program System   Select the syst em   Set Attenuator  This setting controls whether the attenuator will be on or off for th e curren t sys tem. Se lect y our se tting th en pres s E . Off - the at t enuat or is of f . On - syst em frequenci[...]

  • Page 86

    84 Programming/Editing Optional Settings  Program System   Select the system   Copy System  New Sys Name? Enter a name for the c opied system, th en press E . G rou p-Le vel Set tin gs The s et tings in this section appl y to all of the channel s stored in the current group. Entering/Editing the Gr oup Name  Program System  [...]

  • Page 87

    85 Programming/Editing Optional Settings Setting the Group Quick Key  Program System   Sele c t the system   Edit Group  Select t he group    Set Quick Key   After sele c ting this option, press 0 - 9 to assign t he group to a qui ck key or pres s t o as s ign the system to no quick key , then press E . Hint s: • [...]

  • Page 88

    86 Programming/Editing Optional Settings Sele ct the group    Delete Group   The scan ner prompts you to confirm deletion. T o con - firm, press E . T o cancel, press . Note: De leted groups cannot b e restored. Y ou mus t re-enter them. Chan nel- Level S etting s These se ttings affect only t he channel you are pro- gramm ing. Editi[...]

  • Page 89

    87 Programming/Editing Optional Settings or the t alk group ID (for t runk ed systems) when it stops on a chann el. • Press twice to delete the c urrent ch aracter . • Press three times to clear t h e entire alpha tag. • Chan nel names t ak e up extra mem ory . T o m ax i- mize cha nnels, use channe l names only where necessary . Editing Freq[...]

  • Page 90

    88 Programming/Editing Optional Settings On - when you turn on t he Priority feature, the channel will be s canned ev ery 2 s econds. appears. Off - the chann el w ill not be t reated with prio r ity . Note: The default setting is Off . Setting Channel Alert  Program System   Sele c t the system   Edit Group  Select t he group [...]

  • Page 91

    89 Programming/Editing Optional Settings Select t he talk gro up ID    Edit TGID   T o e dit the talk group ID, enter the talk group I D you want using the number keys on the keypad. Then press do wn on t he scroll con trol to acc ept it. Setting CTCSS/DCS (Conventional Channels Only)  Program System   Sele c t the system ?[...]

  • Page 92

    90 Programming/Editing Optional Settings • The def ault setting is Off . • See “What is C TCSS/DCS?” on Page 20 f or a comple t e list of CTCSS and DC S tones. Setting the System Frequency Modulation   Srch/CloCall Opt    Set Modulation  Auto - the scanner u s es the d efault modula ti on for the frequenc y band. AM - t he[...]

  • Page 93

    91 Programming/Editing Optional Settings Sel ect the channel    Set Attenuator   This setting controls whethe r the scanner attenuates signals on thi s channel. Select your sett ing, th en press E . On - the channel is attenuated by about 18 dB. Off - the channel is not att enuated. No te s: • The def ault setting is Off . • For [...]

  • Page 94

    92 Programming/Editing Optional Settings • The default setting is Unlocked . • Y ou can also lock or u nlock a chan nel by selecting it while s can ning or h olding, then pressing L/O . See “B asic Operat ion” on Page 42. Deleting Channels  Program System   Sele c t the system   Edit Group  Select t he group    Ed[...]

  • Page 95

    93 Programming/Editing Optional Settings Sel ect the group    Edit Channel   Sel ect the channel    Paste Channel   Then, if necessary , edit th e channel you c opied to give it a unique name and other settings . N ote: The paste option appears only if you have pr eviously cop ied a channel from a system of the same ty[...]

  • Page 96

    94 Searching and Storing Se ar ching a nd S toring Service Se arc h Service Search l et s you quickly select and search the scann er ’s preprogrammed searc h ranges. During service search, t he scanner s earches st a rti ng with the lowest frequency in the search range y ou select to t he highest frequen cy in the range.   Search for ... ?[...]

  • Page 97

    95 Searching and Storing • If all f req uencies in the search band you selected are lock ed out, All Locked! appears and the scanner d oes no t search t he band. • If the service yo u select uses chann els (such as CB Radio or Marine), the s canner displays the service chann el num ber . Qui ck S ear ch Quick Search lets you search from the cur[...]

  • Page 98

    96 Searching and Storing Cu stom Se arch C ustom Sea rch lets you program and search 10 custom search ranges. Y ou c an searc h any of these ranges s imu lt aneou s ly a nd select each custom se arc h range yo u set. During custom search, the scanner sea rches starting wit h the lowest fr equency in the sea rch range you select to t he high est fre[...]

  • Page 99

    97 Searching and Storing Editing a Custom Search Ran ge Y ou can e dit up t o 10 cust om search ranges. The names of the custom search ranges appear on the display . The default custom search range names appear as Custom 1 , C ustom 2 , and so on.   Search for ...   OR + Sc an/ S rch    Edit Custom  Select your setting, then[...]

  • Page 100

    98 Searching and Storing If un locked, t he scanner f irst scans al l selected systems, t hen sea rches the selecte d servi ce search es for the selected hold time (0-255 seconds). Editing a Service Search Y o u can change the way service search wo rks for each service.   Search for ...   OR + Scan /Srch    Edit Service  Sel[...]

  • Page 101

    99 Searching and Storing • Set Lockout Thi s setting con trols whether the system is scanned when its quick key is enabled . Rot ate the scroll control to select your setting, then pres s the s c roll control. Locked - the system i s not scanne d Unlocked - the system i s sc anned Note: Y ou can a lso lo ck or un lock a system b y pressing , sele[...]

  • Page 102

    100 Searching and Storing Selecting a Syste m T o s tore frequencies or talk g ro up ID’s y ou find during Auto St ore, you must first select a sy st em where the freque nc ies or t alk group ID’s will be s tored.   Search for ...    Search and Store   Select t he syste m where you want t o st o re the fre- quenc ies or tal[...]

  • Page 103

    101 Searching and Storing then resum es s earching. The scanner creat es this group if it doesn’t already exist. Storing a T runked System Y ou can store ta l k group ID’s into the syste m you selected in “Selecting a System”. Otherwise, the scanner stores talk gro up ID’s in a new group it creates. Note: T runked syst e m s e arc h and s[...]

  • Page 104

    102 Optimizing P25 Performance Opt imizing P25 Perform ance Y ou can optimize the sc anner ’s perfo rmance wi th digital AP CO 25 syste ms. Follow t h ese st ep s for e ach sys t em where y ou can hea r AP CO 2 5 traff ic. No te s: • These s teps work only when you can clearly receive the system. If y ou are in a weak-signal a re a or re c eiv [...]

  • Page 105

    103 Using the Close Call Feature U sing the Close Call Feat ure Y o ur scanner's Close Call TM feature lets you set t h e scann er so it detects, di s pl ays the freque ncy of, and lets you hear a nearby strong radio tr a nsmission. Y ou can set the scanner so the Close Cal l feature w ork s "in the background " while y ou are scanni[...]

  • Page 106

    104 Using the Close Call Feature Se tting Cl ose Ca ll Opt ions   Close Call   Sel ect your sett ing, then press the scroll control. Then t urn the s croll control to s el ect an option. • Close Call Only : Let s you set the scanner only f or Close Call sea rching. T he scanner does not scan frequenc ies or channels when this o pti on[...]

  • Page 107

    105 Using the Close Call Feature hit. Th e scanner displays CC Found! Press Any Key. When you press a key , the frequency appears. T urn the sc roll control t o display an op ti o n, then press the scroll control. • Set CC Alert : Let s you select how the scanner alert s you whe n it receives a Close Call sig nal. Y ou can s elect any of the foll[...]

  • Page 108

    106 Using the Close Call Feature • Set CC Bands : Le ts you select the Close Call band s ettings. Y ou c a n turn the following bands on or of f. VHF Low 1 (25.00 00-53.9800 MHz) VHF Low 2 (54.00 00-107.9000 MHz) Air Band (108.0000 - 136.9750 MHz ) VHF High1 (137.0 000-224.9800 MHz) VHF High2 (225.0000 -319.9500 MHz) UHF (320.0000 - 512.0000 MHz)[...]

  • Page 109

    107 Search and Close Call Options Search and Close Call Options The set tings in t his section af fect custom searches , service searches , and C lose Call operation. Ma nag ing Loc ked- Ou t Fr eque nc ies While searching or during Close Call operation, if y ou pres s L/ O while t h e sca nner i s stopp ed on a fre quen cy , that freq uency is loc[...]

  • Page 110

    108 Search and Close Call Options Off The scanner does not search for subaudible tone s. On The scanner se arc hes for a nd displays a ny sub audible tone found. N ot e: This feature does not operate when the scanner is in AM / WFM m odulation m ode. Sc re en in g Ou t Bro ad cas t Sou rc es    Srch/CloCall Opt   Broadcast Screen [...]

  • Page 111

    109 Search and Close Call Options • NOAA WX - the scanner skips known NOAA weathe r frequencie s. • Band 1-10 - select the custom band where you want to screen out broadcas t sources. Program Band - lets y o u program a custom freque nc y range for broadcast screen. T urn the scroll co nt r ol to s e l e ct an opt ion t h en pr es s th e sc ro [...]

  • Page 112

    11 0 Search and Close Call Options Off T he scanner do es not try to find the output freque ncy . Se tting the M aximu m Au to Stor e Va l u e    Srch/CloCall Opt   Max Auto Store   This v alue s ets how many hits the sca nner w ill auto matically store whe n it is i n either S earch and S tore or Close Call Auto S tore mode. U[...]

  • Page 113

    111 Search and Close Call Options This setting controls the attenuator for quick search and Close Call operation. Se lect your setting, then pr es s the s croll control. Off The attenuator is of f. On Rece ption is attenuated by abou t 18 dB. N ote: T urn on this setting if you are near ot he r strong signal sourc es. Attenuation som eti me s helps[...]

  • Page 114

    11 2 Search and Close Call Options Set ting th e Delay Time    Srch/CloCall Opt   Set Delay Time   This set t i ng d et ermines how long the scanner wa it s after a tra nsmission ends before resuming quick search o r Close Call operation. Select you r setting, then p r ess th e scroll cont rol. Off The sc anner resum es immedia[...]

  • Page 115

    11 3 Using Weather Alert (SAME) Using Weather Alert (SAME ) Y our scan ner has been primarily designed to be a radio scanner . While it i n corp orates weather alert as one of it s fe atures, we strongly recommend t hat you not use the scann er as your sol e means for receiving emergency alerts. Y our local electronics ret ai ler carries several we[...]

  • Page 116

    11 4 Using Weather Alert (SAME) about the weather alert, and tur ns on t he a udio so y ou can hear the wea t her bro adc ast.    WX Operation   Weather Alert   This setting determ ines which types of signals will trigge r an ale r t. Select you r setting, then p r ess the scroll c ontrol. Alert Only - the sc a nner alerts wh e[...]

  • Page 117

    11 5 Using Weather Alert (SAME) SS: The state code. C CC: The count y code. For examp le, T arrant County in T ex as is assigned to FI PS code 048439. 0 in dicates t he entire coun ty 48 i ndicates t he state of T ex as 439 indicates T arrant Count y T o get t he FIPS code for your count y , visit t he National Weather Service web site at http://ww[...]

  • Page 118

    11 6 Using Weather Alert (SAME) Fi r e T o ne -O u t Int r od uc ti o n Y o ur scanner can be set to respond to fire t on e-outs that us e standard two-tone sequential paging, short one-to ne p a ging, and long group tone paging . Y ou can save up to 10 set ti ngs. When you select a setting in standby m ode, the scanner a lso monitors for a ny othe[...]

  • Page 119

    11 7 Using Weather Alert (SAME) • Edit Name - Set s the name for the selected tone- out set t ing. • Set Frequency — Sets the tone-outs RF f re- quency parameters. Edit Frequency — Ent er the de sired fre- quency that the scanne r should monitor for the tone-out. Set Modulation — Set the modul at ion type for the p agi ng signal. Auto —[...]

  • Page 120

    11 8 Using Weather Alert (SAME) • Set Delay Time — Sets the ti m e th e scanne r remain s in m onitor mode af ter the scanner receive s a p ag e and the carrier drops. • 1-5 seconds: the scann er resumes standby mode after the carri e r drops an d the selected time ex pires. • Infinite: y ou must p ress HOLD after a page to resume s t andby[...]

  • Page 121

    11 9 Care and Maintenance Car e and Ma inte- nance Gene ral Use • T urn the scanner off before d isconnect ing the power . • If memory is lost, s imply reprogram each chan nel. • Always pres s each button f irm ly until you h ear t he entry tone for t ha t key entry . Loc ati on • Do not use the scanner in high-moisture environments such as[...]

  • Page 122

    120 Care and Maintenance Re p air s D o not attempt any repair . The sc anner contains no use r serviceable parts. Contact t he Unide n Customer Service Center o r take it to a qu ali fied repair techni cian. Bi rd ie s Al l radios can receive “birdi e s” (undesired signals). If y our scanner s tops during Scan mode and no so und is hea rd, it [...]

  • Page 123

    121 Troubleshooting T roub leshoot in g If yo u r BCD3 96T i s n ot perf orm i n g proper ly , try t hes e steps. Prob lem Possi bl e C aus e Sug ges ti on The scan ner doesn’t work. The scanner might not be rec eiving any p ower . Make su re the AC a d a p t e r is conn ected to an AC outle t and th e scanner . If th er e is a wa ll s wit ch tha[...]

  • Page 124

    122 Troubleshooting If y ou experien c e difficulty w hil e in TrunkT rack er™ mode , t ry the following steps. Scan won’t sta rt. (con tinued) The squel ch migh t need to be adjust ed. Adjust the squelch t hre s hol d. Se e “ T u r ni ng On the Scanner and Setti ng the S quelch” on Page 42. On e o r m or e channels mi ght be locked out . M[...]

  • Page 125

    123 Troubleshooting Scanner won’t track a trunke d system . (c ontinued) The sy stem you are tr yi ng to scan might be L TR or EDACS. Set the sc anner to scan L TR o r EDACS syst ems. Review “Prog ramming L TR Syste m s ” on Page 70 and “ Programmi ng EDACS Systems” on Pa ge 67 . Scanner won’t sto p scann i ng a tr unked system . No ID?[...]

  • Page 126

    124 Troubleshooting If you still cannot get satisfactory results whil e us ing you r scanner or if you w ant additional information, please c all or wri te the Uniden Parts and Service Divi- sion. The add r ess and phone numb er are listed in the Warranty at t he en d of this manual. I f you woul d like immedi ate assistance, please call Customer S[...]

  • Page 127

    125 Specifications S pec i ficat ions C ertified i n accordance with FCC Rul es and R egulations Part 15, Subpart C, a s of da te of manu facture. D ynami c Allocation Capacity Sys tems: 400 max Groups: 20 per system C hannels: up t o 600 0 (3 000 typical) C hannels per T runked System: up to 20 0 Atte nuation: 18 dB (nom inal), 10 dB (limit) Frequ[...]

  • Page 128

    126 Specifications 794 .0 - 80 5.9875 Publi c Service B and 806 .0 - 82 3.9875 Publi c Service B and 849.012 5 - 868.9875 Public Service Band 894 .0125 - 956.0 Publi c Service B and Abo ve ban ds in 12.5 kHz s teps 28.0 - 29.680 10 Meter Amat eur Band 50.0 - 53.98 6 Meter Am ateur Band 216.0 - 224.980 1.25 Meter Amateur Band Abo ve ban ds in 20 kHz[...]

  • Page 129

    127 Specifications Audio Output: 400 mW nom inal int o 24 Ω in ter na l speaker 30 mW nomi nal into 32 Ω headphone 6 mW nomin al into 64 Ω earphone Power R equirements: 3 AA Alkalin e Bat te r i es ( 4.5V DC), or 3 AA Rechargea ble Ni-MH Batt eri es (3.6V DC), or A C Adapter (6 VDC 800m A) (AD-1001 ) Antenna: 50 Ω (Impedanc e) Exte rn a l J[...]

  • Page 130

    128 Optional Accessories Opti onal Ac cessori es Contact your l oc al Uniden Dealer or c al l the Uniden Parts Center at: (800) 55 4-3988, 8:00AM to 5:00PM EST , Mond ay through Friday , f or inform ation about ordering these optional access ories. fi Extern al Am plifi ed Speaker Earp ho ne Optional Accessories[...]

  • Page 131

    129 Appendix Appendix Pr eset Flee t M ap s Preset Map 1 Preset Map 2 Preset Map 3 Preset Map 4 Preset Map 5 Preset Map 6 Preset Map 7 Preset Map 8 Block Si ze Cod e Block Si ze Code 0 Size Code 1 1 0 Size Co de 4 1 Size Code 1 1 1 Size Co de 4 2 Size Code 1 1 2 Size Co de 4 3 Size Code 1 1 3 Size Co de 4 4 Size Code 1 1 4 Size Co de 4 5 Size Code [...]

  • Page 132

    130 Appendix Preset Map 9 Preset Map 10 Preset Map 1 1 Preset Map 12 Preset Map 13 Preset Map 14 Preset Map 15 Preset Map 16 Block Size Code Block Size Code 0 Size Code 4 0 Size Cod e 0 1 Size Code 4 1 Size Cod e 0 2 Size Code 0 2 Size Cod e 0 3 Size Code 0 3 Size Cod e 0 4 Size Code 0 4 Size Cod e 0 5 Size Code 0 5 Size Cod e 0 6 Size Code 0 6 Siz[...]

  • Page 133

    131 Appendix Use r D ef ine d Fl eet Maps T ype I Programming Informati on When a T ype I system i s desig ned, the address information f or all the ID’s is divided into 8 e qual sized blocks, num bered 0–7. When you program your scanner to t rack a T ype I system, you must select a size cod e for each of t hese bl ocks. When you h ave assigned[...]

  • Page 134

    132 Appendix see ms. Sele ct a size code for a block, and then press Scan . Now listen to the comm unications. If you decide you are receiving most of the replie s to t he convers a- tions with ID’s as sign ed to the block you just programmed , then you’ ve prob ably selected t he right size code and can work on the next block of the m ap. Fina[...]

  • Page 135

    133 Planning Planning Collec ting Informa tion Getting your scanner program med and scanning takes a few st ep s. Thi s helps guide you t hrough these s teps that will m ake it eas ier for you to start sc anning. 1. Collect information about the system(s) you want to m onit or. Do y ou want to listen t o your local police and fire dep art m ents? H[...]

  • Page 136

    134 Planning want to scan by visiting the forums section of http://www . radioreference.com / f orums . • Before y ou start to program you r scanner , decide how you want to organize the frequencies you want to scan. F or exampl e, some area s are best org anized by geographi c location (east, north, south, we st, central, et c), while ot hers ar[...]

  • Page 137

    135 Planning Fillin g Ou t Th e Con venti onal Sy ste m W orksh ee t System Name and Quick Ke y Fill in a name tha t descri bes t h e syst e m you wa nt to create. For example, you can enter "Dallas Police" or "Amateur Radio" here. If you want to store more than one type of freque ncy , you can enter "Mixed. " Fill in [...]

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    136 Planning Fill in the key you want to press to qu ickly activate/ deac tivate t he system. Y ou can assign the same quick key to multipl e syst ems. System Type Circle in the type of Motorol a syst em y ou are scann ing. • T ype 1. A fleet map is supplied for t his type of sys tem. • T y p e 2 800 MHz St andard. Used for most 800 MHz systems[...]

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    137 Planning Band Plan (VHF or UHF Only) A ba nd plan is required so the scanner can correctly determine the voice channel frequenc y . Fi ll in the band plan used by this agency , consisting of: • Base f requency • S tep f requency • Chann el offset Y ou can enter up to three band plans. Group Name and Quick Key Each “M otorola System Work[...]

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    138 Planning Fill in the key you want to press to qu ickly activate/ deac tivate t he system. Y ou can assign the same quick key to multipl e syst ems. System Frequenc ies and LCN Fill in ea c h syst em f reque ncy and it s associated Logi- cal Ch annel Num ber (LCN). Group Name and Q uick Key Each “L TR/E DACS System Worksheet 2” documents the[...]

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    139 Planning Conv enti onal Sy st em W ork shee t Conven tional Syst em W o rksh eet S y s t em Nam e Group Name Syst e m Q u i ck Ke y G r o u p Qu i ck Ke y Frequ enc y A lpha T ag P rior it y CT CS S / DCS C o n v en t i o n al S y s t em Wo r k s h eet[...]

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    140 Planning Syste m N a me Syste m Q u i ck Ke y Syste m Frequenc i es Fl eet M ap Bl o ck 0 Bl o ck 1 Bl o ck 2 Bl o ck 3 Bl o ck 4 Bl o ck 5 Bl o ck 6 Bl o ck 7 B and P l a n A B as e Fre quenc y S t ep F req uenc y O ffs e t B and P l a n B B as e Fre quenc y S t ep F req uenc y O ffs e t B and P l a n C B as e Fre quenc y S t ep F req uenc y O[...]

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    141 Planning S y s t em Nam e G roup N a me G r oup Q uic k K ey T alk Group I D A l pha T a g A lert M o t o r o l a S y st e m W o r k sh e e t 2[...]

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    142 Planning Sy stem N a me Syste m Q u ick Ke y Syste m Freq uency Logic al Ch anne l LT R/ EDACS S y s t e m W o rks h e e t 1 L TR/EDACS System Worksheet[...]

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    143 Planning S y s t e m Nam e G roup Nam e S ys t em Quick K ey Gr oup Quic k K e y T alk G r oup I D A lpha T ag A ler t LT R/ E DACS S ys te m W ork s h e e t 2[...]

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    144 Preprogrammed Systems Prepro grammed Syste ms Y o ur scanner is preprogramme d with over 400 cha nnels cov ering police, fire, and ambulance operat ions in the 25 most populated counties in the U S . The following list det ails the preprogrammed info r m ation. By def ault, all of t he preprogram m ed system s are unlock ed, and y our scann er [...]

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    145 Preprogrammed Systems T able 1: Sta te A r ea S ys t em Quick Key -- Nationwide Nationwide 2 0 AK All Alaska 21 AZ Phoeni x Chan dler MOT 22 AZ Ph oe nix Mar ico pa C onv 22 AZ P hoen ix Pho enix -Mes a 22 AZ Ph oe nix T em pe M OT 22 AZ Tucs on Mar ana 23 A Z Tucs o n Tu cs o n 23 CA Al am ed a A l am ed a C on v 24 CA Al am ed a Al am e d a M[...]

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    146 Preprogrammed Systems FL Mia mi Co ral S pring sMO T 29 F L Miam i D ad e C on v 29 F L Miam i D ad e E DA CS 29 F L Miam i D ad e F ire EDA C S 2 9 FL Mia mi F t.Lau der dale MOT 29 F L Miam i Mi am i Bea c h MOT 2 9 F L Miam i Mi am i MO T 2 9 F L Miam i P la nta tio n MO T 29 GA At lant a At lant a 30 GA Atlan ta Che rok ee Co un ty 30 GA At[...]

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    147 Preprogrammed Systems NC C harl ott e C har ltte _M ckl nbg 40 NE Oma ha Dou glas Cou nty 4 1 NJ Newark East Brunswick 4 2 NJ Newark East Hamp ton MOT 42 NJ Newark Edison 42 NJ Newark Monroe 42 NJ Newark Old Bridge 4 2 NJ Newark Piscataway 42 NJ Newark Sayreville 42 NJ Newark Un i o n City 42 NM Al bu querq ue Be rnali llo Co unty 43 NM A lbu q[...]

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    148 Preprogrammed Systems P A W est morel and W estmo relan d 50 TX Austi n Aus tin 51 TX Au s tin Bastrop Count y 5 1 TX Austin Hays County 51 TX Austi n LCRA Austin 51 TX Austin LCRA Bastrop 5 1 TX Austin L CRA BlancoNort h 51 TX Austi n LCRA BlancoSouth 5 1 TX Aust in LCRA Bo erne 51 TX Austin LCRA Brenh am 5 1 TX Austin LCRA ComalCounty 5 1 TX [...]

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    149 Preprogrammed Systems . TX Au stin Wi llia ms onCo un ty 51 TX Dallas -Fort Worth Arl ington MOT 52 TX Dallas -Fort Worth Ca rrolton MOT 52 TX D alla s-Fo rt Wo rth Da llas Con v 52 TX D alla s-Fo rt Wo rth Da llas MOT 52 TX Dallas -Fort Worth Fo rt Worth M OT 52 TX D alla s-Fo rt Wo rth Gar lan d M OT 52 TX Dallas -Fort Worth Gra ndPrairie M O[...]

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    150 One-Year Limited Warranty On e- Y ear L imi ted W arra nty Imp or tan t : Evidence of original purchase is requi r e d for warranty service. W ARRANT OR: UNIDEN AMERICA CO RP OR A TI ON (“Uniden”) ELEMENTS OF W ARRA NTY : Uniden warrants, for one year , to the orig inal retail owner , this Unide n Produ ct to be free from defects i n materi[...]

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    151 One-Year Limited Warranty FIT N ESS FO R A P ART ICULAR PURP OSE . THIS W AR RANTY DOES NO T COVER O R PROV IDE FOR THE R EIMBURSE MENT O R P A YMENT OF INCIDENT AL OR CON SEQUENTIAL DAMAG ES. Some states do not allow this exclusion or l imit ation of incidental or cons eq uential damages s o the above limitation or exclusion might not apply t [...]

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    152 One-Year Limited Warranty[...]

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    153 One-Year Limited Warranty[...]

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