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PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OF WARRANTY:

If, after following the instructions in this Operating Guide you are

certain that the Product is defective, pack the Product carefully (preferably in its original packaging). Include evidence of original purchase
and a note describing the defect that has caused you to return it. The Product should be shipped freight prepaid, by traceable means, or
delivered, to warrantor at:

Uniden America Corporation

Parts and Service Division

4700 Amon Carter Boulevard

Fort Worth, TX 76155

(800) 297-1023, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Central, Monday through Friday

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Summary of Contents for Trunk Tracker IV BCD996T

Page 1: ...ecomes too loud because of the volume control or squelch control setting This might be particularly true of the type of earphone that is placed in the ear canal Uniden does not represent this unit to...

Page 2: ...rivate means of telephone signal transmission Pager transmissions Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act ECPA you are subject to fines and poss...

Page 3: ...M 25 0 Note The scanner s frequency coverage is not continuous and does not include the cellular telephone or UHF TV bands Feature Highlights General Close CallTM RF Capture Technology Lets the scanne...

Page 4: ...ater system Channel Alert Alerts you when there is activity on any channel you specify using your choice of nine unique alert tones Memory Check Lets you see at a glance how much total memory is left...

Page 5: ...type This helps you quickly find out about severe weather in your area and lets you avoid false alarms WX Priority Lets your scanner alert you when a weather alert is transmitted on a NOAA weather cha...

Page 6: ...adjust menu settings change channels in Hold mode and resume scanning Simply turn the Scroll Control To use FUNC tap the Scroll Control This action is written in shorthand as which is fully explained...

Page 7: ...s immediately following page XX you are ready to enter the exciting world of trunk tracking Uniden has made it easy for you to start scanning We have preprogrammed the BCD996T with more than 500 agenc...

Page 8: ...hen you program it to track a trunked system you must first program the frequencies Since you can only program one trunking system per bank in a traditional scanner if there were for example 30 freque...

Page 9: ...nd DCS codes are found in the Reference Section of this manual Conventional Scanning Conventional scanning is a relatively simple concept Each group of users in a conventional system is assigned a sin...

Page 10: ...a few users are ever transmitting at any one time Instead of being assigned a frequency as with conventional systems each group is assigned a talk group ID A central computer controls the frequency ea...

Page 11: ...talk group to a channel and sends the LCN so that all other radios in that talk group will switch to the correct channel To program an EDACS system in your scanner you will need to know both the freq...

Page 12: ...Some systems covering a very large geographic area use multiple antenna sites that each operate on different frequencies but that use the same Talk Group ID s for traffic When programming such a syste...

Page 13: ...tdoor antenna properly and safely mounted at your chosen site The scanner is also designed to accommodate the DIN E and ISO DIN automotive mounting configurations A DIN E sleeve is supplied The unit c...

Page 14: ...proper plug Check the recorder s instructions to be sure Connect the cable to an external or internal VOX control so that the recorder activates when audio is present You can also connect the cable t...

Page 15: ...the rear of the unit to do this Once the sleeve is off you will see threaded machine screw holes on either side of the chassis cabinet Uniden does not supply these metric machine screws Obtain XX Xmm...

Page 16: ...Press the Scroll Control to put the scanner into Function mode then press the key under discussion Control Key Label Mode Action Result All Rotate Power ON Volume Increase or decrease All Press Backli...

Page 17: ...h number All Hold Close Call Tone Out Press Directly enter frequencies or Talk Group IDs Scan FUNC Press Enable Disable Group Quick Key Other than Scan or GPS FUNC Press 1 to 6 1 to 6 to start check o...

Page 18: ...and messages use as many screens as needed to cover all icons and text on the screen for different situations The display has indicators that show the scanner s current operating status The display in...

Page 19: ...ed quick key groups and any searches unlocked for search with scan To enable or disable systems or sites for scanning press the site system s System Site Quick Key while scanning Notes If no systems a...

Page 20: ...k out or unlock the system Selecting System Channel Groups Within a system you can assign groups of channels to a group quick key see Setting the Group Quick Key on Page XX Follow these steps to activ...

Page 21: ...ol If you scroll past the beginning or end of the current system the scanner selects channels in the previous or next system To resume scanning press SCAN SEARCH Quickly Storing an ID During ID Search...

Page 22: ...rmance with digital APCO 25 systems Follow these steps for each system where you can hear APCO 25 traffic Notes These steps work only when you can clearly receive the system If you are in a weak signa...

Page 23: ...d to setting up a new system or editing one already programmed Scanner Programming reprint Pages XX and XX Program Location Choose GPS related locations for data to alert confirm location and provide...

Page 24: ...headlight wire is connected to 12V when the headlights are on pick this setting Polarity If the headlight wire is connected to vehicle ground when the headlights are on pick this setting Manual Use th...

Page 25: ...ttings Set GPS Format Set Position Format This setting controls the format used for entering GPS coordinates into the scanner DMS DDD MM SS ss Enter the location in Degree Minute Second format DEG DDD...

Page 26: ...r showing the percent of memory used appears as well as a percentile to the right of the screen Press any key to return to the previous menu then press any key to exit the menu Viewing the Firmware Ve...

Page 27: ...h of the included connection cables into either the front or the rear connection port Then connect the other end of the cables together using the null modem connector and gender changer 2 Set the scan...

Page 28: ...Some operations are common to all of the systems while some are specific to a given system Use the following table to quickly locate the step you want or need to perform where required the reference p...

Page 29: ...Hz SPL P25 800MHz STD 800MHz SPL 900MHz Band VHF Band UHF Band WIDE NARROW SCAT LTR Edit Name Set Quick Key Set Startup Key Set Frequencies Set Modulation Set Attenuator Set Lockout Set Hold Time Edit...

Page 30: ...creates an empty system with a default name of System n x Note that n is a number that increments as you add new systems The x on the right side of the display is M for Motorola system E for EDACS sy...

Page 31: ...imal point press No To move the cursor to the left press 4 To move the cursor to the right press 6 To clear a character press No twice To clear all characters press No 3 times To accept an entry press...

Page 32: ...Time C MENU Program System Select a conventional system Edit Sys Options Set Hold Time Set how long the scanner will remain scanning on this system before moving to the next system up to 255 seconds...

Page 33: ...ally controlled by receiving data from GPS Picture of a circle with latitude longitude labeled in the middle and a radius drawn and labeled range Setting the Fleet Map M Type 1 Only MENU Program Syste...

Page 34: ...Motorola Type I II or EDACS system Edit Sys Option Set I Call This setting determines how your scanner treats I calls while ID Searching On the scanner tracks I calls Press to select Off the scanner i...

Page 35: ...s the audio for channels that have the Record option turned on to the RECORD jack Off The scanner does not send any audio from any channel in the system to the RECORD jack even if the record option is...

Page 36: ...formation for the current system See Programming Sites for instructions for each site option Note that you must program at least one site for each trunked system in order for your scanner to scan the...

Page 37: ...torola 800 MHz Type II Standard MP1 Motorola 800 MHz Type I Splinter MP2 Motorola 800 MHz Type II Splinter P25 APCO 25 all bands M92 Motorola 900 MHz MV2 Motorola VHF MU2 Motorola UHF EDW EDACS Wide E...

Page 38: ...g Site Frequencies MESL MENU Program System Select a trunked system Select the site Edit Site Set Frequencies New Frequency or select an existing frequency Input a system frequency using the number ke...

Page 39: ...turn this setting on or off by holding on a trunked system then pressing 7 ATT MENU Program System Select a trunked system Edit Site Select a Site Set Attenuator Off the attenuator is off On site fre...

Page 40: ...s Select the plan to enter or edit then follow the prompts to enter the Base Frequency Channel Step and Channel Offset for the site Setting Control Channel Only Mode M except for P25 MENU Program Syst...

Page 41: ...ally adjust the digital decode threshold To manually adjust the P25 level select Manual Default sets the digital decode threshold to the default value Use this setting to return to the value that usua...

Page 42: ...f the display when the scanner stops on a channel Press No twice to delete the current character Press No three times to clear the entire alpha tag Editing Channels MECL Once you create a channel grou...

Page 43: ...el name 1 The current name displays with the first character of the name highlighted 2 Rotate the Scroll Control to select a new first letter 3 Press 6 to move one character to the right 4 Repeat the...

Page 44: ...ct the audio type that the channel receives MENU Program System Select the system Edit Group Select the group Edit Channel Select an existing channel Set Audio Type Select from All Digital Only Analog...

Page 45: ...nter or scroll to the desired tone Set Lockout the scanner does not stop on the channel if the tone you select is present The scanner prompts you to select a CTCSS or DCS tone Note The scanner does no...

Page 46: ...default setting is Off You can also toggle this setting by holding on the channel and pressing then 7 ATT within 2 seconds Setting Channel Priority C MENU Program System Select a conventional system E...

Page 47: ...e range There are two ways to do this MENU Search for Service Search Select the service search range The other approach is SCAN SEARCH Quick Search Yes E No Press No then to select Service Search The...

Page 48: ...Search Range on Page XX to change the range You cannot turn off all custom search ranges MENU Search for Custom Search The other approach is Func SCAN SEARCH Quick Search Yes E No Press No then to Cus...

Page 49: ...canning If unlocked the scanner first scans all selected systems then searches the selected service searches for the selected hold time 0 255 seconds Within this menu item are the following settable o...

Page 50: ...Attenuator to select to choose an attenuation for all frequencies in the range On the frequencies are attenuated Off the frequencies are not attenuated Set Record to select to enable a live audio out...

Page 51: ...rch range the scanner looks for active frequencies within that range The top line of the display alternates between the system name and the search range name while SEARCH AND STORE appears beneath it...

Page 52: ...Close Call Options MENU Close Call Next turn the Scroll Control to select an option Close Call Only Lets you set the scanner only for Close Call searching The scanner does not scan frequencies or chan...

Page 53: ...in Close Call Only or Close Call Override mode and you do not press any key the scanner returns to its previous operation after the transmission ends and the set delay time expires If you are holding...

Page 54: ...he temporary L O frequency limit is 250 The permanent L O frequency number limit is up to 250 Unlocking All Frequencies MENU Srch CloCall Opt Freq Lockouts Unlock All The scanner prompts you to confir...

Page 55: ...n or Off appears next to each option Turn the Scroll Control to select an option then press to change the setting Pager the scanner skips known paging system frequencies FM the scanner skips known FM...

Page 56: ...a value from 1 256 then press The default value is 100 When the scanner exceeds the maximum number of hits you set it stops the auto store operation Setting the Modulation Type This setting controls...

Page 57: ...k Search or Close Call operation 1 5 sec The scanner waits the set amount of time after the transmission ends before resuming The default setting is 2 sec Off The scanner resumes immediately when the...

Page 58: ...ulti band general services scanner While it incorporates a weather alert ability as one of its features we recommend that you not use the scanner as your sole means for receiving emergency alerts Your...

Page 59: ...owing them to hear alerts only for the counties in which they have interest such as where they live or work Each alert contains information about the type and severity of the alert as well as the spec...

Page 60: ...e the same frequency modulation and attenuation setting as the one you select are also monitored In standby mode the display cycles through all monitored tone out settings Regardless of the current di...

Page 61: ...UTO uses the main volume setting for the alerts Tone Out Multi Channel Monitoring The scanner can check multiple tone combination pages for channels whose settings are the same To achieve this set the...

Page 62: ...s and unlocks all radio sites according to your current location If you have a lot of data programmed it might take the scanner a couple of minutes to complete the process Once the scanner completes t...

Page 63: ...ocation Edit Name Set Type edit Set Alert Beep Set Alert Volume Set Location Info Set Heading Set Range Set Speed Limit Set Lockout Delete Location Setting the Options MENU Program Location Select you...

Page 64: ...t different POI s Press FUNC GPS then rotate the Scroll Control to select among the following GPS screens place screen shots of each GPS related screen with callouts to the screen fields GPS Review Lo...

Page 65: ...l not to rub the LCD window Do not use excessive amounts of water Repairs Do not attempt any repair The scanner contains no user serviceable parts Contact the Uniden Customer Service Center or take it...

Page 66: ...emory Make sure the channel s frequency is stored in the scanner s memory Scan won t stop The channel might not be active Wait for a transmission on the channel You must press SCAN SEARCH to scan Pres...

Page 67: ...nd Setting the Squelch on Page XX Scanner won t acquire the data channel The frequency used for the data channel might be missing Check your frequency list for the data channel The scanner might need...

Page 68: ...Size Code spans more than one block Preset Map 1 Preset Map 2 Block Size Code Block Size Code 0 Size Code 11 0 Size Code 4 1 Size Code 11 1 Size Code 4 2 Size Code 11 2 Size Code 4 3 Size Code 11 3 Si...

Page 69: ...ode 4 5 Size Code 3 6 Size Code 4 6 Size Code 4 7 Size Code 4 7 Size Code 4 Preset Map 9 Preset Map 10 Block Size Code Block Size Code 0 Size Code 4 0 Size Code 0 1 Size Code 4 1 Size Code 0 2 Size Co...

Page 70: ...ese blocks When you have assigned a size code to all 8 blocks you ll have defined the fleet map for the system you are tracking Each size code determines the number of fleets subfleets and ID s each b...

Page 71: ...our scanner is preprogrammed with over 500 channels covering police fire and ambulance operations in the 25 most populated counties in the US The following list details the preprogrammed information B...

Page 72: ...40 Chicago IL Area 32 Cincinnati OH Area 46 Cleveland OH Area 47 Colorado 28 Connecticut 60 Dallas Fort Worth TX Area 52 Detroit MI Area 36 Houston County GA 31 Houston TX Area 53 Indiana 62 Las Vega...

Page 73: ...61 Omaha NE Area 41 Philadelphia PA Area 49 Phoenix AZ Area 22 Pittsburgh PA Area 50 San Antonio TX Area 54 San Diego CA Area 26 Santa Fe NM Area 44 Seattle WA Area 57 South Texas 55 Tucson AZ Area 23...

Page 74: ...ersion kits subassemblies or any configurations not sold by Uniden C improperly installed D serviced or repaired by someone other than an authorized Uniden service center for a defect or malfunction c...

Page 75: ...ly in its original packaging Include evidence of original purchase and a note describing the defect that has caused you to return it The Product should be shipped freight prepaid by traceable means or...

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