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SDS100

Owner’s Manual

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Page 1: ...2018 Uniden America Corporation Printed in Vietnam UOl UB383ZZZ O SDS100 Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...n any other way convert the object code into a human readable form US Patent Nos 7 970 606 6 912 495 B2 6 199 037 B1 5 870 405 5 826 222 5 754 974 5 701 390 5 715 365 5 649 050 5 630 011 and 5 517 511...

Page 3: ...5 REPLAY TRANSMISSIONS 5 RECORD TRANSMISSIONS 6 MAIN FEATURES 7 INCLUDED WITH YOUR SCANNER 9 BASIC USAGE INFORMATION 10 USING INTERNAL BATTERIES 10 VIEW THE BATTERY LEVEL 10 UNDERSTANDING THE MEMORY 1...

Page 4: ...GPS 20 Location Format 20 Set Serial Port 20 Set Range 20 EDIT LOCATION 20 Edit Name 20 Use Location 21 Delete Location 21 Set Location Information 21 Set Range 21 Save Location 21 SELECTING SERVICE T...

Page 5: ...ING A DISCOVERY SESSION 42 REVIEWING A DISCOVERY SESSION 43 USING ANALYZE FEATURES 44 SYSTEM STATUS 44 LCN FINDER 44 APPENDIX 46 TROUBLESHOOTING 46 DEFAULT BAND SETTINGS 46 SERVICE TYPES 47 REMOVING T...

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Page 7: ...radio systems and how they work Just as a car owner s manual does not teach you how to drive this manual does not teach you about radio systems There are many resources for learning about radio syste...

Page 8: ...to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception...

Page 9: ...phone conversations cellular cordless or other private means of telephone signal transmission Pager transmissions Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions According to the Electronic Communications Pr...

Page 10: ...aise de ce guide d utilisation est disponible sur le site Web d Uniden au www uniden com Sur le site d Uniden s lectionnez Support puis Owner s Manuals Au menu d roulant de s lection des produits cho...

Page 11: ...0 is as simple as connecting it to your PC and running the included Sentinel software WHAT YOU HEAR Your scanner has over 10 000 police fire ambulance business utility and other agencies set for insta...

Page 12: ...can record transmissions When you begin recording your scanner adds the Replay recording buffer to the recording These recording sessions are saved and can be replayed on demand Rename and delete ses...

Page 13: ...ch for channels in Favorites Lists and the database Trunk Tracker V Operation Scans APCO 25 Phase 1 and Phase 2 X2 TDMA Motorola EDACS and LTR trunked systems as well as conventional analog and P25 di...

Page 14: ...lows you to set the step 5 6 25 7 5 8 33 10 12 5 15 20 25 50 or 100 kHz and modulation AM FM NFM WFM or FMB for 31 different bands Repeater Find Allows the scanner to try to switch to the repeater fre...

Page 15: ...UDED WITH YOUR SCANNER Accessories included in the box are AC Adapter USB Cable Hand Strap MicroSD Card installed Lithium Ion Battery Pack SMA BNC Antenna Adapter SMA type Antenna Belt Clip Printed Ma...

Page 16: ...and the Radio Reference database FAVORITES LISTS Because the memory is based on the RadioReference database the SDS100 has a different organization unlike banks and channels in older scanners but more...

Page 17: ...tes List in some Profiles and not use it in Others use the Download and or Monitor settings in the Profile Editor to select your preference MANAGE DATABASES Uniden updates the Database used in your sc...

Page 18: ...scanner checks priority channels based on the Priority Interval and Max Channels settings only when not receiving other conventional channels so there is no interruption in scanning with conventional...

Page 19: ...with Scan system if Unavoided This is a system that automatically stores the frequencies found by Close Call If the Hits with Scan system has no frequencies the scanner does not scan the system The sc...

Page 20: ...ent Avoid press twice when the channel is in the display or in Channel Hold mode Department Avoid Press Dept soft key 2 then Avoid once to Temporary Avoid Press Avoid twice to Permanent Avoid Site Avo...

Page 21: ...ithin 3 seconds to adjust the volume 3 Tap the scroll control again to close the volume level or let it disappear after 10 seconds 4 Press Func then tap the scroll control to display the squelch level...

Page 22: ...ls at the bottom of the display Menu Press to enter Menu mode Press to return one level in Menu mode Press Func then Menu for Search menu in Search mode Press Func then Menu for Close Call menu in Clo...

Page 23: ...c then 7 to toggle intermediate frequency exchange on off for the current frequency 8 REV Press to enter the digit 8 in any numeric entry mode In Channel hold mode on a conventional channel press Func...

Page 24: ...ng a look at some of the systems in the Fort Worth TX area you can see that each system has its own little circle These roughly outline each system s intended coverage Each entry also includes all the...

Page 25: ...dius 0 miles means that your location is precisely known For a radio system to be selected its circle must enclose your precise position This setting is great if you are traveling the scanner automati...

Page 26: ...of 0 miles You can then edit the location name and save the location 1 Using the keypad enter your latitude 2 Press no to toggle N or S and press E yes Using the keypad enter your longitude 3 Press n...

Page 27: ...Location 2 Set Range Enter the range 0 50 and press E yes Save Location This saves the current location and the range SELECTING SERVICE TYPES By default only EMS Dispatch Fire Dispatch Law Dispatch C...

Page 28: ...MENT SITES QUICK KEYS Department Site Quick Keys DQK quickly enable or disable departments or sites There are 100 DQKs 00 99 You can use the same DQK for multiple departments and sites USING QUICK KEY...

Page 29: ...er tags can range from 0 to 99 for Favorites Lists and Systems and 0 999 for Channels To use a number tag hold on any channel then enter the tag as FF SS CC and press Channel soft key 3 CHANNEL ID ALE...

Page 30: ...ck Key Scroll to the FL the systems are in and press E then scroll to the system and press E to toggle the SQK on off Set Nationwide Systems Scroll to the desired nationwide system and press E to turn...

Page 31: ...longitude Set Serial Port Set the data rate to use with a connected GPS The default of 4800bps is the standard data rate for most units Set Range Sets the range in miles the scanner should look out fr...

Page 32: ...s Scroll to view search avoids Press E while on an avoided frequency to unavoid that frequency Broadcast Screen Set All Band On Turns on all broadcast screens Set All Band Off Turns off all broadcast...

Page 33: ...n Off Attenuation is off Search For Custom Search Select Custom then Edit Name Edit the name of the custom search Edit Srch Limit Enter the upper and lower range frequencies Set Delay Time Set the del...

Page 34: ...ct the earch key Then set the function you want the search key to control Search with Scan Set System Avoid Set to Temporary or Permanent to turn off search with scan Close Call Close Call Only Turn o...

Page 35: ...gle Close Call checks for that band on or off Analyze See Using Analyze Features on page 44 Discovery See Using Discovery Mode on page 42 Priority Scan Set Priority Off Conventional priority is turned...

Page 36: ...mains on a weather channel after the signal is lost before scanning weather channels Set Attenuator Turns attenuation on off for weather channels WX Alt Priority When turned on the scanner will check...

Page 37: ...s and or when a key is pressed Set Dimmer Set the backlight brightness level default 40 Set Key Backlight Enable turns on off w the display backlight Disable Always off Flash w Backlight Off Turn on t...

Page 38: ...a frequency band then follow the menu to set the default modulation and step for each band Auto Shutoff Select how long the scanner will operate before automatically turning off Set to off to disable...

Page 39: ...nd press E yes to save Pressing the first number of a 2 digit quick key will get you closer 1 for 10 2 for 20 etc then scroll to second digit Set FL Number Tag Numbers a Favorites List so you can acce...

Page 40: ...want the system to go into then press E yes 2 Scroll to Review Edit System and press E yes 3 To Create a New System scroll to New System and press E yes Set the type system you are creating by scrolli...

Page 41: ...and remove avoids from talk group IDS PMDEL Clear all ID Avoids Removes avoid status for all system talk groups PMDEL Digital Waiting Time Sets how long the scanner monitors a channel for digital sig...

Page 42: ...t is scanned PMDELC Set Department Quick Key Set change the quick key used for the department PMDELC Edit Channel Enter the TGIDs or Frequencies for the department See Channel Options below PMDELC Set...

Page 43: ...DELC Volume Offset Set a volume offset for the channel PMDELC Delete Channel Delete the channel PMDELC New Channel Create a new channel PMDELC Edit Unit ID PMDE Unit ID must be set to On in the Displa...

Page 44: ...but each scan mode can display different data items Every possible data item cannot fit into all the different display fields After selecting the display mode to customize the scanner displays a samp...

Page 45: ...39 SIMPLE DISPLAY MODE Conventional and Trunked mode share the same color scheme but different display items are available for each mode DETAIL DISPLAY MODE...

Page 46: ...display items are available Note that not all items are possible for all display fields Item Sample Huge 22 Large 16 14 Short 5 Char Favorites List Name O O Site Name O O Unit ID Name O O Frequency xx...

Page 47: ...gital Error count Err xx O ATT G ATT O P25 Status P25 2 O Day mm dd O Time xx xx O Modulation NFM O Icon Area Item Sample Priority Scan PRI Close Call CC icon WX PRI WX REC REC GPS GPS Broadcast Scree...

Page 48: ...ion you will be prompted to name the session If you selected Trunking Discovery and this is a new session you will be prompted to select the trunked system and site to perform discovery on In order to...

Page 49: ...on including all hits REVIEWING A DISCOVERY SESSION In Review Discovery mode you can review the results of discovery mode runs resume runs or restart saved discovery sessions 1 Press Menu Discovery Re...

Page 50: ...m is shown Scroll to the desired site then press E System Status mode starts S Signal Strength Q Decode Quality A System Activity LCN FINDER LCN Finder helps you determine the correct LCN Logical Chan...

Page 51: ...If you abort before all LCNs are found you can still save the LCNs that were found up to that point Note that LCN finder works best on systems with moderate activity Too much traffic or too little tr...

Page 52: ...Monitor and the Search for Menu and for the Custom Search Scanning Interrupted Every Few Seconds Turn off Priority Scan Change Priority Interval Turn off Close Call Priority Turn off Weather Priority...

Page 53: ...NFM 6 25 Public Service Band 788 0000 805 99375 NFM 6 25 Public Service Band 806 0000 823 9875 NFM 12 5 Public Service Band 849 0125 868 9875 NFM 12 5 Public Service Band 894 0125 960 0000 NFM 12 5 Pu...

Page 54: ...ast radio operations Military Military operations e g range control air to air combat etc Multi Dispatch Combined law enforcement and fire ambulance dispatch Multi Tac Combined law enforcement and fir...

Page 55: ...different talk groups entirely Below is the conversion chart for these special status bits TT ID Usage TT ID Usage ID 0 Normal Talk group ID 8 DES DVP Encryption talk group ID 1 All Talk group ID 9 DE...

Page 56: ...tal Flood CFW Coastal Flood Warning O Coastal Flood CHW Chemical Hazard Warning O Chemical CWW Contaminated Water Warning O Contam Water DBA Dam Watch O Dam Break DBW Dam Break Warning O Dam Break DEW...

Page 57: ...nal Silent Test O Nation Silent NUW Nuclear Power Plant Warning O Nuclear Plant POS Power Outage Advisory O Power Outage RHW Radiological Hazard Warning O Radiological RMT Required Monthly Test O Mont...

Page 58: ...171 3Hz 203 5Hz 69 3Hz 97 4Hz 136 5Hz 173 8Hz 206 5Hz 71 9Hz 100 0Hz 141 3Hz 177 3Hz 210 7Hz 74 4Hz 103 5Hz 146 2Hz 179 9Hz 218 1Hz 77 0Hz 107 2Hz 151 4Hz 183 5Hz 225 7Hz 79 7Hz 110 9Hz 156 7Hz 186 2...

Page 59: ...3 147 4150 147 5050 1 497 0000 499 9875 3 147 5950 1 500 0000 502 9875 3 147 6000 147 9900 0 6 503 0000 505 9875 3 148 1250 4 375 506 0000 508 9875 3 148 1500 4 25 509 0000 511 9875 3 222 1200 223 38...

Page 60: ...t except shipping and handling incurred by warrantor or its representatives in connection with the performance of this warranty THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE IS THE SOLE AND ENTIRE WARRANTY PER...

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