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UBCD396XT

OWNER’S MANUAL

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Page 3: ...FIGURING YOUR SCANNER 5 CONNECTING THE RECEIVER 5 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 4 USING PRELOADED SYSTEMS 7 PRELOADED SYSTEMS 7 5 AVAILABLE OPERATION MODES 8 SCAN MODE 8 SEARCH MODE 8 HOLD MODE 8 CLOSE CALL PRIOR...

Page 4: ...frequency 25 11 EDACS TRUNKED SYSTEMS 28 PROGRAMMING AN EDACS SYSTEM 28 Create a system 28 Create at least 1 site 29 Create at least 1 frequency in each site 30 PROGRAMMING A SYSTEM FOR SCANNING 31 C...

Page 5: ...t 1 frequency in each site 54 PROGRAMMING A SYSTEM FOR SCANNING 55 Create a channel group 55 Create a channel in a group 56 16 SINGLE FREQUENCY P25 TRUNKED SYSTEMS 59 PROGRAMMING A SINGLE FREQUENCY P2...

Page 6: ...ning a GQK 80 USING QUICK KEYS 80 To use SQK 0 through 9 81 To use SQK 10 through 99 81 To use a GQK 81 22 SEARCH KEYS 82 PROGRAMMING SEARCH KEYS 82 USING SEARCH KEYS 82 23 PROGRAMMING LOCATIONS 83 PR...

Page 7: ...Main GPS display 100 Location alert display 100 Location review display 101 KEY OPERATION IN GPS MODE 102 30 PROGRAM SYSTEM 105 EDIT NAME 105 EDIT SYS OPTION 105 EDIT SITE 105 EDIT GROUP 106 COPY SYST...

Page 8: ...Name 112 Set Quick Key 112 Edit Channel 112 Set LocationInfo 112 Set Lockout 112 Delete Group 113 New Group 113 33 SET LOCATIONINFO 114 SET LATITUDE AND SET LONGITUDE 114 SET RANGE 114 SET GPS ENABLE...

Page 9: ...LocationInfo 121 Delete Site 122 New Site 122 OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR MOTOROLA SYSTEMS 122 OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR P25 SYSTEMS 122 Edit Band Plan P25 122 OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR EDACS SYSTEMS 123 Set Site T...

Page 10: ...e search with scan hold display 138 39 EDIT TALK GROUP ID 139 MOTOROLA TYPE I SYSTEMS 139 MOTOROLA TYPE II SYSTEMS 139 P25 SINGLE FREQUENCY SYSTEMS OR STANDARD SYSTEM TRUNK SITE 139 EDACS WIDE OR NARR...

Page 11: ...ATION 151 POI 151 Edit Name 151 Set Type 151 Set Alert 151 Set Location Info 152 Set Range 152 Set Lockout 152 Delete Location 153 New Location 153 DANGEROUS XING AND DANGEROUS ROAD MENUS 153 Edit Nam...

Page 12: ...Audio AGC 160 P25 Waiting Time 160 Search with Scan 160 SEARCH AND STORE 160 SET SEARCH KEY 161 47 SEARCH WITH SCAN 162 SET QUICK KEY 162 SET STARTUP KEY 162 SET NUMBER TAG 162 SET LOCKOUT 162 SET HO...

Page 13: ...et Alert 172 Set Audio AGC 173 TONE OUT SEARCH 173 53 KEY SAFE MODE 174 TO TURN KEY SAFE MODE ON OR OFF 174 54 SETTINGS 177 SET BACKLIGHT 177 Set Mode 177 Set Dimmer 177 Set Color 177 ADJUST KEY BEEP...

Page 14: ...rmware Version 181 55 WIRED CLONE 182 56 UBCD396XT SPECIFICATIONS 183 GENERAL 183 FREQUENCY RANGE 185 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 185 Band Scope Function 185 Two Tone Sequential 185 SUPPORTED TRUNKING SYSTEMS 1...

Page 15: ...eaker before plugging in the earphone or headset Otherwise you might experience some discomfort or possible hearing damage if the volume suddenly becomes too loud because of the volume control or sque...

Page 16: ...or the battery compartment might be packed separately also Note If any of these pieces are missing or damaged contact your place of purchase immediately Never used damaged equipment UBCD396XT SMA ante...

Page 17: ...attery type Use the Alkaline setting for any regular or nonrechargeable battery Use the NiMH setting for any rechargeable battery 3 Make sure the polarity plus and minus of each battery matches the di...

Page 18: ...belt clip Hold the belt clip with the logo facing you and the hinge facing the top of the scanner Place the clip over the post and slide the belt clip straight up until you hear it click into place T...

Page 19: ...compliant location data Outputs both the Global Positioning System Fix GGA and Recommended Minimum Specific GNSS RMC data sentences Provides a serial data RS 232 connection Configuring your scanner 1...

Page 20: ...the scanner to recognize the GPS receiver Check the cables Make sure you have exactly one null modem either a cable or an adapter somewhere in the connection a straight through connection will not wor...

Page 21: ...need to set the scanner up to suit what you really want to listen to This is just intended to show that the scanner really works and gives you something to monitor while you get your own programming...

Page 22: ...in the user programmed list When it detects a signal the scanner stays on the channel and opens squelch For trunked systems when it detects an active Talk Group ID the scanner switches to the audio ch...

Page 23: ...g breaks in conversation while still allowing for the Close Call functionality In Close Call Do Not Disturb mode the Close Call icon appears in reversed color To enter Close Call Do Not Disturb mode F...

Page 24: ...titude and heading information To enter GPS mode FUNCTION tap GPS Tone Out mode The scanner checks up to 10 user programmed channels for two tone sequential single or group paging tones When it detect...

Page 25: ...UBCD396XT 11 6 Keys and their functions Key Overview The diagram below shows the keys and what they are called throughout the guide...

Page 26: ...N button When you tap FUNCTION the scanner remembers the FUNCTION key combination for the next 3 seconds during this time it displays an F icon at the top of the screen If you want the scanner to main...

Page 27: ...ress FUNCTION tap BACKLIGHT The scanner display shows Keypad Lock On and turns on the keypad lock icon in the upper left corner All keys are disabled except for HOLD BACKLIGHT and SELECT VOLUME SQUELC...

Page 28: ...LCH knob to move the cursor and highlight menu items The currently highlighted item appears in reversed out text To select the highlighted item or confirm an option setting tap E YES or press down on...

Page 29: ...e current channel Blinking The attenuator is turned on globally for all channels Battery level icon Handheld models only x xx The remaining battery voltage is displayed in place of the Xs Blinking ico...

Page 30: ...ce of the Xs Close call icon Normal open icon Steady Close call priority mode is on Blinking Close Call Only mode is on or the scanner has detected a close call signal Reversed filled icon Steady Clos...

Page 31: ...channel Priority scan icon PRI Steady Priority scan is turned on Blinking Priority Plus scan is turned on REP icon The Repeater Find feature is turned on Signal level icon This icon displays the stren...

Page 32: ...displays In some operation modes the display can be very different from the main display These modes also have 2 or 3 different displays you can cycle through Band Scope mode display Hold mode displa...

Page 33: ...onventional 3 When the scanner prompts you confirm tap YES 4 The scanner creates the system with a default name Select Edit Name if you want to change it 5 If you need to change any of the system prop...

Page 34: ...If you need to change any of the channel group properties you can do that now Unless a property is Required you can operate the system without changing the default settings Channel group properties A...

Page 35: ...w Unless a property is Required you can operate the system without changing the default settings Property Option name Required Frequency Edit Frequency Recommended Analog digital Set Audio Type CTCSS...

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Page 38: ...r the sub type Select SCAT 4 When the scanner prompts you confirm tap YES 5 The scanner creates the system with a default name Select Edit Name if you want to change it 6 If you need to change any of...

Page 39: ...s Edit Site menu If necessary the sub menu and option name on each scanner are listed beside the property Property Option name Required None Recommended Quick key Set Quick Key Optional Attenuator Se...

Page 40: ...uency properties All of these options can be found by selecting the frequency under the Set Frequencies sub menu If necessary the sub menu and option name on each scanner are listed beside the propert...

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Page 42: ...e scanner will prompt you for the System Type Select EDCS 3 The scanner will prompt you for the sub type Select Wide Narrow 4 When the scanner prompts you confirm tap YES 5 The scanner creates the sys...

Page 43: ...to 256 sites and all systems must contain at least 1 site 1 On the Program System menu select the system you just created 2 Go to the Edit Site menu and select New Site 3 If you need to change any of...

Page 44: ...requency for this site 4 When you enter a new frequency the scanner will prompt you for the logical channel number or LCN for that frequency Enter a number from 1 through 30 5 If you need to change an...

Page 45: ...ect New Group 3 If you need to change any of the channel group properties you can do that now Unless a property is Required you can operate the system without changing the default settings Channel gro...

Page 46: ...thout changing the default settings Channel properties All of these options can be found by selecting the channel name your scanner s Edit Channel menu If necessary the sub menu and option name on eac...

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Page 50: ...default name Select Edit Name if you want to change it 5 If you need to change any of the system properties you can do that now Unless a property is Required you can operate the system without changin...

Page 51: ...of the site properties you can do that now Unless a property is Required you can operate the system without changing the default settings Site properties All of these options can be found under your...

Page 52: ...roperties you can do that now Unless a property is Required you can operate the system without changing the default settings Frequency properties All of these options can be found by selecting the fre...

Page 53: ...can be found by selecting the group name under your scanner s Edit Group menu If necessary the sub menu and option name on each scanner are listed beside the property Property Option name Required No...

Page 54: ...ound by selecting the channel name your scanner s Edit Channel menu If necessary the sub menu and option name on each scanner are listed beside the property Property Option name Required TGID Edit TGI...

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Page 56: ...tap YES 4 The scanner creates the system with a default name Select Edit Name if you want to change it 5 If you need to change any of the system properties you can do that now Unless a property is Req...

Page 57: ...es and all systems must contain at least 1 site 1 On the Program System menu select the system you just created 2 Go to the Edit Site menu and select New Site 3 If you need to change any of the site p...

Page 58: ...elect New Frequency 3 Enter at least 1 frequency for this site 4 If you need to change any of the frequency properties you can do that now Unless a property is Required you can operate the system with...

Page 59: ...ty is Required you can operate the system without changing the default settings Channel group properties All of these options can be found by selecting the group name under the Edit Group menu If nece...

Page 60: ...cessary the sub menu and the exact option name are listed beside each property Required TGID Edit TGID Recommended Audio type Analog or digital Set Audio Type Name Edit Name Number tag Set Number Tag...

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Page 64: ...Preset 6 3 10 4 4 12 12 Preset 7 10 10 11 4 4 4 4 4 Preset 8 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 Preset 9 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Preset 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 Preset 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Preset 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Preset 13 3 3 11 4...

Page 65: ...2 13 14 not valid How Fleet Maps Work Blocks Talk Group IDs can range from 0 to 65 535 To make it easier to handle this many IDs the system divides the TGID range into 8 equal blocks Block Starting ID...

Page 66: ...ta Note that codes 12 13 and 14 take up more than one block Size Code Fleet SubFleet ID Number of Blocks Needed 0 as Type II ID 1 1 128 4 16 1 2 16 8 64 1 3 8 8 128 1 4 1 16 512 1 5 64 4 32 1 6 32 8 3...

Page 67: ...ault name Select Edit Name if you want to change it 6 If you need to change any of the system properties you can do that now Unless a property is Required you can operate the system without changing t...

Page 68: ...the default settings Site properties All of these options can be found under your scanner s Edit Site menu If necessary the sub menu and option name on each scanner are listed beside the property Pro...

Page 69: ...None Recommended None Optional Lockout Set Lockout Available operations Delete a frequency Delete Frequency Programming a system for Scanning Once you create the system and at least 1 site you can Se...

Page 70: ...h trunked system can contain up to 500 channels 1 On the Edit Group menu select the channel group you just created 2 Go to the Edit Channel menu and select New Channel 3 Input the Talk Group ID TGID f...

Page 71: ...ded Name Edit Name Number tag Set Number Tag Optional Alert Set Alert Priority Set Priority Volume Offset Volume Offset Lockout Set Lockout Available operations Copy a channel Copy Channel Delete a ch...

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Page 73: ...Standard Trunk or One Freq Trunk select One Freq Trunk then tap YES 4 The scanner creates the system with a default name Select Edit Name if you want to change it 5 If you need to change any of the s...

Page 74: ...ate the system without changing the default settings Site properties All of these options can be found by selecting the site name under the Edit Site menu If necessary the sub menu and the exact optio...

Page 75: ...rty Required None Recommended Name Edit Name Quick key Set Quick Key Optional Location information Set LocationInfo Lockout Set Lockout Available operations Delete Group Create a channel Each trunked...

Page 76: ...UBCD396XT 62 Required TGID Edit TGID Recommended Name Edit Name Number tag Set Number Tag Optional Alert Set Alert Lockout Set Lockout Volume Offset Available operations Copy Channel Delete Channel...

Page 77: ...u usually know who it is and more importantly you can stop on a channel and listen to an entire conversation Up until the late 1980s this was the primary way that radio systems operated Some examples...

Page 78: ...each voice frequency is used over and over by all the agencies on the system trunked systems rely on the Talk Group ID to identify which particular user or agency is talking How a trunked system work...

Page 79: ...chland Hills Forest Hill Haltom City and Richland Hills In addition the same system also supports the Tarrant County Sheriff and Texas Christian University Before moving to the trunked system the Poli...

Page 80: ...nce com System Type There are five major types of scannable systems some of these also have subtypes In the RadioReference database you can generally determine the radio system type by looking at the...

Page 81: ...etary digital formats that are not licensable by scanner manufacturers or because the systems are not in wide enough use to make it cost effective for manufacturers to develop a scanner that can monit...

Page 82: ...e control channels in the database For EDACS and LTR systems you will need to program all the listed frequencies and their associated LCN Some systems have multiple sets of frequencies These are calle...

Page 83: ...e for each site or channel group if you are scanning while traveling you may want to include the heading direction of travel some type of mapping method If you don t want to use paper maps you might t...

Page 84: ...nty district precinct or other agency jurisdiction and set these coordinates as your center point location Then adjust the range or radius to cover the boundaries of that target To use this method use...

Page 85: ...396XT 71 For example if your territory is a city you ll have a lot of extra area if you use one single location On the other hand if you sub divide the area you may end up with areas that are not cove...

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Page 87: ...UBCD396XT 73 The Antenna Centric Approach Using an antenna centric approach you set the physical antenna location as the system sites center point and the antenna s actual reach as the range...

Page 88: ...central location for each site 2 Use the geopolitical approach at the channel group level Within the same system set up a channel group for each agency and set the central point of the agency territo...

Page 89: ...UBCD396XT 75 See Also Section on Connecting a GPS receiver Section on Programming locations...

Page 90: ...Assigning an SNT SNTs can range from 0 to 999 Systems can have the same SNT but you will get a warning when you create multiples This includes SNTs assigned to the Close Call Hits system or any search...

Page 91: ...CHNTs to channels even if the system does not have an assigned SNT However without an SNT you can only navigate to these channels from within that system itself CHNTs can be duplicated within their o...

Page 92: ...and the CHNT is 27 enter HOLD 4 27 MENU Notes If two systems have the same SNT they will be selected in sequence i e the first time you select the SNT the scanner will go to the first system assigned...

Page 93: ...n SQK Multiple systems sites and search ranges can share the same SQK All systems and sites assigned to the same SQK will be enabled or disabled when you enter the Quick Key SQKs range from 0 to 99 To...

Page 94: ...channel group will be enabled or disabled when you enter the GQK Multiple channel groups in the same system can share the same GQK However all of these channel groups will be enabled or disabled when...

Page 95: ...disabled they become enabled To use SQK 10 through 99 Enter Scan mode Tap the decimal point NO then enter the SQK For example if the SQK is 32 enter NO 32 Any systems sites or search ranges assigned...

Page 96: ...one of the 10 custom search ranges a Tone Out search or a Band Scope search Using Search Keys To start the search assigned to a Search Key FUNCTION tap that Search Key For example to start the search...

Page 97: ...repeat these steps with any other sites you want to program for this system Programming a location for a channel group Each channel group in a system can have separate location information 1 Open the...

Page 98: ...tion of this type 4 If you want to create a different type of location go back to the Program Location menu and select that location type 5 If you want to change the default location name select Edit...

Page 99: ...trigger an alert when you are within the location s range and your current heading is 45 degrees from the programmed heading For example if you set the heading as North the scanner will trigger an al...

Page 100: ...e An active Talk Group on a system contains an emergency flag Edit the system properties Edit Sys Option Emergency Alert 1 Go to the Program System menu and select the system you want set the alert fo...

Page 101: ...ous Road Dangerous Intersection Dangerous Xing Edit the location properties 1 Go to the Program Location menu and select the type of location you want set the alert for 2 Select the particular locatio...

Page 102: ...nel groups inside the current system Tap FUNCTION then enter the GQK from the number pad Startup Keys Startup Keys let you lock and unlock several systems sites and search ranges all at the same time...

Page 103: ...figure 4 Select Set Frequencies and choose the frequencies for this channel 5 Select Set Tone and program Tone A and Tone B 6 Set any of the other properties as you prefer they aren t required Require...

Page 104: ...er on the key FUNCTION Tap Toggle Close Call modes Start the search range assigned to this Search Key FUNCTION Press hold Enter Close Call Only mode NA NA NA Key Name 2nd operation Action on Scan Sear...

Page 105: ...me 2nd operation Action on Backlight Power Lock No Decimal Priority 0 Yes Enter GPS Tap Turn on the LCD backlight During a system message Cancel the message and exit that screen Enter the number on th...

Page 106: ...s The Close Call menu lets you change the operation settings of the Close Call feature You can change the overall Close Call options through the Srch CloCall Opt menu Key operation in Close Call Only...

Page 107: ...able the Close Call band associated with this key Tap again to enable NA NA Double tap Permanently lock out the current Close Call frequency NA NA NA Press hold Unlock all Close Call and Search freque...

Page 108: ...NA Yes Enter GPS Tap Turn on the LCD backlight During a system message Cancel the message and exit that screen NA When monitoring a Close Call frequency store the current frequency Press hold Turn th...

Page 109: ...d Search mode the scanner displays the strongest signal that it found If you manually set the mode to NFM or FM the scanner will not reliably detect signals that are modulated in either FMB or WFM To...

Page 110: ...ey Name 2nd operation Action on Hold Close call 1 Search 1 2 Search 2 3 Search 3 Tap Enter Hold mode NA NA NA FUNCTION Tap Toggle Close Call modes Start the search assigned to this Search key FUNCTION...

Page 111: ...2nd operation Action on Lockout 7 Attenuation 8 Reverse freq 9 Modulation Tap Press this key to close the setting screen and return to the Normal Screen NA NA NA FUNCTION Tap Press this key to restart...

Page 112: ...Turn on the LCD backlight Press this key to select the next setting item NA NA Press hold Turn the scanner on or off NA NA NA FUNCTION Tap Lock or unlock the keypad NA NA Enter GPS mode FUNCTION Press...

Page 113: ...n of two different approaches to location based scanning some information on finding antenna locations Programming locations contains details on how to program locations for systems sites and channels...

Page 114: ...UBCD396XT 100 Reading the display in GPS mode There are several displays available in GPS mode Main GPS display Location alert display...

Page 115: ...UBCD396XT 101 Location review display...

Page 116: ...in the background When reviewing locations Enter Scan Hold mode NA NA NA Key Name 2nd operation Action on Scan Search 4 IF exchange 5 Volume offset 6 Display mode Tap Return to previous operation Whe...

Page 117: ...viewing locations Toggle the Lockout status of the current location NA NA NA Double Tap Permanently lockout the current Location Alert NA NA NA Press hold When reviewing locations Unlock all locations...

Page 118: ...eviewing locations Close the location review list NA Open the location review location list When reviewing locations Edit the selected location Press hold Turn the scanner on or off NA NA NA FUNCTION...

Page 119: ...se for any Motorola system EDCS Use for any EDACs system When you select this system type the scanner prompts you to choose WIDE NARROW or SCAT LT Use for any LTR system Conventional Use for any non t...

Page 120: ...lect New Group to create a new one You can have up to 20 groups in each system Copy System Make a copy of this system and all its settings including all sites groups channels and frequencies The scann...

Page 121: ...the negative values Choose 10 seconds to have the scanner leave the channel after 10 seconds even if the transmission is still going on choose 5 seconds or 2 seconds to have the scanner leave after 5...

Page 122: ...t Hold Time Set the minimum number of seconds the scanner should spend checking this system or site even if there is no traffic on any channel The scanner always checks each channel in a system or sit...

Page 123: ...ner to ignore this system when scanning priority channels Emergency Alert This menu lets you configure whether the scanner triggers an alert tone and light when it detects an emergency flag within an...

Page 124: ...mmed fleet maps select Custom to manually program your own fleet map information See Motorola fleet maps for more information Set Status Bit Choose Yes to have the scanner check the status bit in each...

Page 125: ...ansmissions that include a specific Network Access Code NAC for this system or frequency Search The scanner opens squelch for any digital signal but displays the NAC being used Set P25 NAC The scanner...

Page 126: ...Quick Key Assign this group to a Quick Key so you can easily enable or disable it during scanning Enter a number from 0 to 9 tap NO the decimal point if you don t want to assign this group to a Quick...

Page 127: ...UBCD396XT 113 Lockout The channel group is permanently locked out Delete Group Delete this group and all its settings including any channels and frequencies New Group Create a new group...

Page 128: ...ds This is typically represented like 44 58 12 79 N Your scanner uses this format Decimal degrees simply use the degrees expressed as a decimal number 44 59 12 equates to 44 97381 Degrees Mathematical...

Page 129: ...115 A GPS unit must be connected Turn this feature on if you want the scanner to lock out this site or channel group when you leave the range and enable the site or channel group when you are within...

Page 130: ...an error tone and prompts you enter the frequency again Edit Talk Group ID trunked systems Options available for all channels You have the following options for channels Edit Name Enter a name or edit...

Page 131: ...equencies within that site will be attenuated Set Priority Choose whether this channel should be flagged as a priority channel so the scanner checks it during priority scans and searches Set Alert Thi...

Page 132: ...e Channel Delete this frequency or channel and all associated settings New Channel Create a new channel Analog channel options The following options are available only when the Audio Type is set to An...

Page 133: ...or DCS tone Digital channel options The following options are available only when the Audio Type is set to Digital P25 NAC Option Choose whether the scanner limits reception to transmissions that incl...

Page 134: ...tain upper and lower case letters punctuation and spaces Turn the SELECTVOLUME SQUELCH knob on the handheld scanners or the SCROLL FUNCTION knob on mobile scanners to choose the character you want the...

Page 135: ...e sites If you turn on attenuation for a site all frequencies within that site will be attenuated Set Lockout Decide whether you want to lock out the site so the scanner will ignore it during Scan and...

Page 136: ...anually The scanner will prompt you for the following information Band plan number Select one of the 16 available band plan slots Input Base Freq Enter the lower limit of the band frequency Valid freq...

Page 137: ...kHz between each channel Options available for EDACS systems Set Site Type Select Wide standard or Narrow according to the EDACS site type Volume Offset EDACS SCAT Only The scanner can automatically...

Page 138: ...If the frequency is invalid or if it already exists the scanner sounds an error tone and prompts you to re enter the frequency Set Lockout Determines whether the frequency will be scanned If you lock...

Page 139: ...system options When you re editing site frequencies within an EDACS SCAT system you have the following additional options Set Number Tag Assign a number to this system or channel that you can use to t...

Page 140: ...et to ID Scan The scanner only checks for activity on unlocked Talk Group IDs that are programmed for this system If any programmed Talk Group ID becomes active the scanner switches to the voice chann...

Page 141: ...each system as described in step 1 3 Checks all unlocked trunked systems not assigned to an SQK The scanner checks groups within each system as described in step 1 4 Searches through the designated ge...

Page 142: ...Tap again to enable Press Hold Scan the current system only Press hold again to return to normal scan NA NA NA FUNCTION Tap Toggle Close Call Modes Disable the channel groups assigned to this Group Qu...

Page 143: ...Quick Key SQK Tap again to enable Double Tap Permanently lock out the current channel frequency or location NA NA NA Press hold Unlock all channels groups and frequencies in the current system NA NA...

Page 144: ...be treated as the SQK During a system message Cancel the message and exit that screen Disable the systems or sites assigned to System Site Quick Key 0 Tap again to enable Edit the current channel Pre...

Page 145: ...the Srch CloCall Opt menu Keypad controls Key Name 2nd operation Action On HOLD Close Call 1 Search 1 2 Search 2 3 Search 3 Tap Enter Hold mode Disable the custom search range assigned to this key Ta...

Page 146: ...rom search and Close Call modes NA NA NA FUNCTION Tap Review the list of locked out frequencies Toggle the attenuator state for this channel NA Change the modulation FUNCTION Press hold NA Toggle the...

Page 147: ...el the message and exit that screen assigned to this key Tap again to enable frequency Press hold Turn the scanner on or off NA NA NA FUNCTION Tap Lock or unlock the keypad NA NA Enter GPS mode FUNCTI...

Page 148: ...Search assigned to this key FUNCTION Press hold Enter Close Call Only mode NA Key Name 2nd operation Action on Scan Search 4 IF exchange 5 Volume offset 6 Display mode Tap Enter Scan mode Enter the nu...

Page 149: ...search Toggle the attenuator state for the current signal NA Change the modulation type FUNCTION Press hold Unlock all systems sites and searches Toggle the attenuator state for all signals Switch to...

Page 150: ...p Lock or unlock the keypad Turn Priority scan on or off NA Enter GPS mode FUNCTION Press hold Turn the scanner on or off NA NA NA Reading the displays in Hold mode The display information in Hold mod...

Page 151: ...at the top cycle through the display modes To see the display at the bottom of the diagram tap FUNCTION For an explanation of System and Channel Number Tags see Number Tags For an explanation of the...

Page 152: ...UBCD396XT 138 Service search with scan hold display...

Page 153: ...format Enter the TGID in numbers only up to 5 digits Hexadecimal format up to 3 characters Select the first Hex character 0 through F then move the cursor to the right and select the second character...

Page 154: ...la P25 or EDACS Enter the Talk Group ID in the following format i ID number Press the decimal key to enter the lower case i then enter the ID number To monitor all iCalls enter the iCall wildcard i0 i...

Page 155: ...following information Band plan number Select one of the 6 available band plan numbers from Band Plan 1 through Band Plan 6 Set Base Freq 1 Input the lower limit of the band frequency 2 Input the uppe...

Page 156: ...with a single band plan Where Base the lower base frequency listed in RRDB Offset the offset for this entry Step the step for this entry For sites with multiple band plans Where Basen is the lower bas...

Page 157: ...seA 155 415 MHz 436 1 380 15 kHz Upper BaseA 155 415 MHz 55 0 015 MHz Upper BaseA 155 415 MHz 0 825 MHz Upper BaseA 156 240 MHz For entry B Upper BaseB BaseB OffsetC 1 OffsetB StepB Upper BaseB 157 20...

Page 158: ...D396XT 144 For entry C Upper BaseC BaseC OffsetC 1 1 OffsetC StepC Upper BaseC 157 470 MHz 760 1 454 15 kHz Upper BaseC 157 470 MHz 305 0 015 MHz Upper BaseC 157 470 MHz 4 575 MHz Upper BaseC 162 045...

Page 159: ...h CloCall Opt menu Hits with Scan The scanner stores the 10 most recent close call hits to a temporary system you can set the options for this temporary system just like you can for permanent systems...

Page 160: ...Mode Choose whether scanner runs close call checks in the background while you re performing other scans or searches The scanner never runs close call checks when you re in tone out mode Off The scann...

Page 161: ...his setting only applies when the Set CC Override feature is turned off Choose a pause time of 3 5 10 15 30 45 or 60 seconds If you want the scanner to wait for your input whenever it detects a close...

Page 162: ...UBCD396XT 148 800 MHz 758 0000 960 0000 MHz 1240 0000 1300 0000 MHz...

Page 163: ...s Scan mode the scanner stops the current operation and only checks the priority channels Priority Scan menu Use the Priority Scan menu to control how Priority mode operates Set Priority Choose one of...

Page 164: ...1 and 100 If the number of priority channels is greater than the number you enter here the scanner divides them into groups For example if you set the maximum channels to 20 and there are 100 priority...

Page 165: ...hen you create a location the location is created as the type you are currently viewing POI Dangerous Xing or Dangerous Road If you want to change the location type you can select the new location typ...

Page 166: ...ct the volume level Level 1 through Level 15 you want to the alert tone to use leave the volume at Auto to have the scanner sound the alert tone without changing the volume Set Location Info Enter the...

Page 167: ...you want then press 6 right cursor to move the cursor to the next character Set Type When you create a location the location is created as the type you are currently viewing POI Dangerous Xing or Dan...

Page 168: ...you are traveling in a particular direction To make the alert direction dependent select the direction from the list select All Range to be alerted regardless or your direction Set Speed Limit Decide...

Page 169: ...e location is locked out until you turn the scanner off and back on or Lockout the location is locked out until you change this setting Delete Location Delete this location and its settings including...

Page 170: ...u want to search and add found channels to The options you have depend on the type of system you select If the system you selected is a conventional system the scanner prompts you to select a custom s...

Page 171: ...nds To have scanner leave the channel after a designated number of seconds whether the transmission stops or not select one of the negative values Choose 10 seconds to have the scanner leave the chann...

Page 172: ...while checking for P25 data Choose a number from 0 through 1000 ms in 100 ms increments The scanner only applies the wait time when Tone Code Search in Srch CloCall Opt is set to Off Search with Scan...

Page 173: ...ype for this frequency s band AM The scanner treats the frequency as an AM band NFM The scanner treats the frequency as a Narrowband FM band FM The scanner treats the frequency as an FM band WFM The s...

Page 174: ...set to All it is possible to have false decode problems that results in digital noise at the beginning of transmissions To prevent this a user configurable P25 wait time from 0 to 1000 ms has been add...

Page 175: ...arch key you want to program Search Key 1 through Search Key 3 2 Select the search range you want to assign to this key The search range can be a service search a custom search a tone out search or a...

Page 176: ...information see Startup Keys Set Number Tag Assign a number to this search range that you can use to quickly access the first frequency of the the search range Choose a number from 0 to 999 For more i...

Page 177: ...s 1200 Hz for 10 ms repeat 5 times Alert 5 1200 Hz for 150 ms Alert 6 1200 Hz for 70 ms Silence for 50 ms 1200 Hz for 70 ms Alert 7 2000 Hz for 200 ms Silence for 10 ms 800 Hz for 150 ms repeat 3 time...

Page 178: ...out signals on 4 preset bands and up to 10 custom bands The preset bands are Pager 148 0000 149 2500 MHz FM 88 0000 108 0000 MHz UHF TV 764 0000 775 9999 MHz 794 0000 819 9999 MHz VHF TV 50 0000 70 0...

Page 179: ...earches for that signal on the output frequency If it finds the signal on the output frequency the scanner displays Repeater Found and switches to monitor the output frequency Max Auto Store Enter the...

Page 180: ...Adjust Audio AGC P25 Waiting Time During search and Close Call operation it is possible to have false decode problems that result in digital noise at the beginning of transmissions To prevent this a u...

Page 181: ...s Startup Key matches the one you activated the scanner unlocks that system and enables all of its Quick Keys Assigning Startup Keys Multiple systems sites and search ranges can share the same Startup...

Page 182: ...tartup Key 1 Turn the scanner off 2 Press hold the number key that corresponds to the Startup Key while you power the scanner on e g To activate Startup Key configuration 2 press hold 2 on the number...

Page 183: ...e 9 Unlocked Locked Here is the result if you power on the scanner while you press and hold 5 Assigned Startup Key Previous state Resulting state 3 Locked Locked None Unlocked Unlocked no change None...

Page 184: ...Setting 0 0 Hz Operation Monitor the channel for single tone pages only The scanner opens squelch and displays the tone information when the following occur 1 The scanner detects a tone that matches...

Page 185: ...to a tone out channel with the same frequency modulation and attenuator settings 3 If the detected tone matches a saved tone the scanner opens squelch 4 If the detected tone does not match any saved t...

Page 186: ...choose the character you want then press 6 right cursor to move the cursor to the next character Set Frequencies Use this menu to program frequencies for this Tone Out channel Set Tone This menu lets...

Page 187: ...o both types of alerts Set Alert Tone Set Alert Light Set Audio AGC Turn on Automatic Gain Control AGC for this Tone Out channel When you activate this feature the scanner automatically adjusts the vo...

Page 188: ...s on MENU is disabled along with the key combinations described in the table below When you try to use a disabled key combination the scanner display shows Key Safe Mode Press FUNC while Power On for...

Page 189: ...ation Press hold Disabled Normal operation FUNCTION Tap Normal Operation Temporary Lockout Only While scanning Normal operation While Holding Disabled FUNCTION Double tap NA While scanning Normal oper...

Page 190: ...176 Tap Normal operation Disabled Press hold Normal operation Disabled FUNCTION Tap Normal operation While Scanning Normal operation While Holding Disabled Disabled FUNCTION Press hold Normal operatio...

Page 191: ...Infinite The scanner leaves the backlight on all the time Set Dimmer Select the brightness of the backlight Your options are high brightest middle and low dimmest Set Color Select the color of the bac...

Page 192: ...ncrease this value to make AGC respond more slowly 4 to 6 default 0 8 to 8 default 0 Reference Gain The reference level that AGC attempts to adjust the volume to If digital and analog volumes don t ma...

Page 193: ...isplays longitude and latitude DMS DDD MM SS ss Display coordinates in degrees DDD minutes MM and seconds SS ss DEG DDD dddddd Display coordinates as decimal degrees Set Time Format Select 12H for 12...

Page 194: ...of kHz between each frequency or channel step 5 0 6 25 7 5 8 33 10 0 12 5 15 0 20 0 25 0 50 0 or 100 0 khz P25 LP Filter This setting lets you set the scanner to apply a software filter that removes t...

Page 195: ...you catch a transmission already in progress you will not see the Unit ID In some cases where a second party responds to a transmission before the channel is released you will not see the second party...

Page 196: ...o to the Wired Clone menu and select Master On the scanner you want to copy to go to the Wired Clone menu and select Slave The master scanner checks to make sure the slave is properly connected and re...

Page 197: ...n Mini Type Internal Speaker 24 0 8 W Max 32mm Power Requirements 3 x AA Size Rechargeable Ni MH Batteries 2300mAh 3 x AA size Alkaline Batteries AC Adapter 6V DC 800mA Regulated PS S0680BL2 Operating...

Page 198: ...nominal 50dB 25 27 995 MHz AM 48dB 28 87 9875 MHz FM 60dB 88 107 9 MHz FMB 50dB 108 136 9875 MHz AM 47dB 137 173 9875 MHz FM 55dB 174 224 9 MHz WFM 50dB 225 399 975 MHz AM 40dB 400 520 MHz NFM 41dB 75...

Page 199: ...00 173 9875 FM 12 5 174 0000 224 9000 WFM 100 225 0000 399 9750 AM 25 400 0000 520 0000 NFM 6 25 758 0000 787 9875 NFM 12 5 788 0000 805 9875 NFM 12 5 806 0000 960 0000 NFM 12 5 1240 0000 1300 0000 NF...

Page 200: ...TCSS and DCS Tones CTCSS Tone Frequencies 50 frequencies total Hz 67 0 69 3 71 9 74 4 77 0 79 7 82 5 85 4 88 5 91 5 94 8 97 4 100 0 103 5 107 2 110 9 114 8 118 8 123 0 127 3 131 8 136 5 141 3 146 2 15...

Page 201: ...61 263 265 266 271 274 306 311 315 325 331 332 343 346 351 356 364 365 371 411 412 413 423 431 432 445 446 452 454 455 462 464 465 466 503 506 516 523 526 532 546 565 606 612 624 627 631 632 654 662 6...

Page 202: ...ended in the relevant Uniden Owner s Manual B Modified altered or used as part of any conversion kits subassemblies or any configurations not sold by Uniden Aust or Uniden NZ C Improperly installed co...

Page 203: ...country in which the Product was first purchased if you believe that your Product does not conform with this warranty you should deliver the Product together with satisfactory evidence of your origin...

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