Uniden UBCD396XT manual

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i Table of Contents 1.  GENERAL PRE CAUTIONS ........................................................................................................... . 1  E ARPHONE W ARNING .............................................................................................................................. . 1  L IQUID E XPOSURE W ARNI NG ....[...]

UBCD396XT ii L OCKING THE K EYPAD ............................................................................................................................ 1 3  7.  MENU T REE ..................................................................................................................... ............. 14  M AIN MENU ...............[...]

UBCD396XT iii Create at le ast 1 site ........................................................................................................ ................. 43  Create at least 1 freq uency in each site ...................................................................................... ..... 44  P ROGRAMMING A SYSTEM FOR S CANNING ....[...]

UBCD396XT iv System Frequencies ........................................................................................................................... 68  Talk Group IDs (Channels) ..................................................................................................... .......... 68  19.  LOCATION- BASED SCANNING ........[...]

UBCD396XT v C ONFIGURIN G T ONE O UT CHANNELS ..................................................................................................... 89  U SING T ONE -O UT M ODE ........................................................................................................................ 89  K EY OPERATION IN T ONE O UT M ODE .......[...]

UBCD396XT vi Priority ID Scan .............................................................................................................. ................. 109  Emergency Alert ............................................................................................................... ............... 109  Set ID Format (DEC/HE X) or (AF[...]

UBCD396XT vii Delete Channel ................................................................................................................ ................ 118  New Channel ................................................................................................................... ................ 118  A NALOG CHANNEL OPTIONS ......[...]

UBCD396XT viii Searching trunk ed systems ..................................................................................................... ....... 126  D EFAULT S CAN M OD E .......................................................................................................................... 126  L OCKED I TEMS ......................[...]

UBCD396XT ix Set Number Tag ................................................................................................................ .............. 145  Set Lockout ................................................................................................................... ................... 146  Set Hold Time ................[...]

UBCD396XT x Set Delay Time ................................................................................................................ ................ 157  Set Attenuator ................................................................................................................ ................. 157  Set Audio AGC .................[...]

UBCD396XT xi S ET A UDIO AGC ........................................................................................................................... ........ 166  P25 W AITING T IME .............................................................................................................................. . 166  50.  STARTUP KEYS ...[...]

UBCD396XT xii Set Step ...................................................................................................................... ...................... 180  P25 LP F ILTER .............................................................................................................................. ....... 180  D ISPLAY U NIT ID .[...]

UBCD396XT 1 1. General Precautions Before you use this scanner, please read and observe the following: Earphone Warning You can use an optional 32  stereo headset or earphone with your scanner. Use of an incorrect earphone or headset might be potentially hazardous to your hearing. The output of the phone jack is monaur al, but you will hear i[...]

UBCD396XT 2 2. Setting up the hardware What's included inside the box? • Owner’s Manual CD-ROM • Quick Start Guide Sheet The cover for 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 • S[...]

UBCD396XT 3 Install the batteries Your scanner can use either regular alkalin e batteries or rechargeable nickel-metal hydryde (NiMH) batteries. The batteries that came with your scanner are rechargeable NiMH. To install the batteries: 1. Remove the cover from the battery compartment. 2. Make sure that the charge switch is set to the correct batter[...]

UBCD396XT 4 Note! Always use 50- or 75-ohm, RG-58, or RG-8, coaxial cable and the supplied SMA/BNC adapter to connect an outdoor antenna. If the antenna is over 50 feet from the scanner, use RG- 8 low-loss dielectric coaxial cable. Cable loss increases with higher frequency. Attach the belt clip Hold the belt clip with the logo facing you and the h[...]

UBCD396XT 5 3. Connecting a GPS receiver A third party GPS receiver is required to u tilise the scanner’s location based features. Compatible GPS receivers You can connect your scanner to any GPS receiver that meets the following criteria:  Outputs NMEA-0183 v3.01-compliant location data  Outputs both the Global Positioning System Fix ( GGA[...]

UBCD396XT 6 3. *The data transfer cable has a DE-9 socket (female) connector. To connect to the data transfer cable, you need a DE-9 plug (male) connector. (DE-9 connectors are often called DB-9 connectors.) 4. *Depending on your GPS connection a nd your null modem, you m ight need a gender changer and/or a DB-25-to-DE-9 adapter. 5. Connect the dat[...]

UBCD396XT 7 4. Using Preloaded Systems Your scanner is factory preloaded with systems by state. The system s contain frequency groups for emergency services , see notes below. If you are fortunate enough to live in an area where one of these systems can be received, then you might have something to listen to right out of the box. Note! Preloaded sy[...]

UBCD396XT 8 5. Available Operation Modes The scanner has several diffe rent operation modes; in each mode, the scanner's operation, display, and key functi ons can be completely different: Scan mode The scanner checks each frequency in the user-programmed list of frequencies. For trunked systems, it checks each Talk Group ID in the user-progra[...]

UBCD396XT 9 DND (do-notdisturb) mode, th e scanner only interrupts if it is not already receiving audio. To enter Close Call mode, FUNCTION + repeatedly tap HOLD until Close Call Pri appears. The Close Call icon appears for Close Call Priority mode and is in reverse colors for Close Call DND mode. Close Call Only mode The scanner stops the current [...]

UBCD396XT 10 works while scanning that system's cont rol channel or (in the case of Motorola systems) when the scanner is s canning any channel in the system. Priority Plus Scan mode The scanner stops the current operation and only performs Priority Scan checks as described above. To enter Priority Plus Scan mode: 1. Enter Hold mode. 2. FUNCTI[...]

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

UBCD396XT 12 Operating the controls Each button has at least two different actions which you control using the key combinations explained below.  Tap : press the button and release it immediately  Double tap : press the button twice, as quick ly as possible (within 1 second)  Press & hold : press the button and keep it pressed for at l[...]

UBCD396XT 13 Locking the Keypad You can lock the keypad to prevent accident al interruptions of the scanner's current operation.  To lock the keypad, press 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 , an[...]

UBCD396XT 14 7. Menu tree Main menu  Program System  Program Location  Srch/CloCall Opt  Search for...  Close Call  Priority Scan  Tone-Out for...  Wired Clone  Settings Using the menu  To open the menu, tap MENU .  Turn the SELECT-VOLUME-SQUELCH knob to move the cursor and highlight menu items. The currently highl [...]

UBCD396XT 15 8. Reading the display The display icons vary depending on the st atus of the scanne r and what you’re doing at any given time. The diagram shows common icon locations, and table below lists the most common icons and their meanings: Attenuator icon Steady: The attenuator is turned on for the current channel. Blinking: The attenuator [...]

UBCD396XT 16 as a voice channel, but the scanner is receiving data on it.  DAT: The current channel is configured as a control channel, and the scanner is receiving data on it.  ENC: The received signal is encrypted P25 digitized voice, and the scanner has muted the audio.  Cxx.x: The scanner has detected a CTCSS code; the received code is[...]

UBCD396XT 17 being scanned blinks. In Hold mode: This line displays the GQK number of the current group only. In Custom Search mode: The numbers of any programmed search ranges are display on this line. The number of the custom range that is currently being searched blinks. Hold icon The scanner is in Hold mode. IFX icon You switched to the interme[...]

UBCD396XT 18 Special displays In some operation modes, the display can be very different from the main display. These modes also have 2 or 3 differe nt displays you can cycle through.  Band Scope mode display  Hold mode displays  GPS mode display[...]

UBCD396XT 19 9. Conventional Systems Please note that these pages are m eant as general instructions. Since a conventional system is really a collection of freque ncies, the first thing you need to know is the frequency for each ch annel you want to program. Programming a Conventional System To program a conventional system, you' ll need to pr[...]

UBCD396XT 20 Lockout Set Lockout P25 wait time P25 Waiting Time Startup key Set Startup Key Available operations Copy a system Copy System Delete a system Delete System Create at least 1 channel group Each conventional system can contain up t o 20 channel groups, and all systems must contain at least 1 channel group. 1. On the Program System menu, [...]

UBCD396XT 21 Each conventional system can contain up t o 1000 channels in each group, and all groups must contain at least 1 channel. 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 frequency for this channel in MHz. 4. If you need to change any of the ch ann[...]

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UBCD396XT 24 10. EDACS SCAT Systems Please note that these pages ar e meant as general instructions. While most of the information here applies to all scanners, some options may not be available on certain scanner models. Model-specific options are indicated in the text. Programming an EDACS SCAT System To program an EDACS SCAT system, you' ll[...]

UBCD396XT 25 Create a site Each EDACS SCAT system mu st contain exactly 1 site. 1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created. 2. Go to the Edit Site menu. 3. If you need to change any of the site properties, you can do that now. Unless a property is Required , you can operate the system without changing the default settings. Si[...]

UBCD396XT 26 4. If you need to change any of the fre quency properties, 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 frequency under the Set Frequencies sub-menu. If necessary, the sub- menu and option na[...]

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UBCD396XT 28 11. EDACS Trunked Systems Please note that these pages are m eant as general instructions. This section deals with EDACS Wide or standard systems. This includes EDACS systems that use ESK. No special setting is needed to enable ESK tracking on an EDACS system. Note that the scanner cannot d ecode EDACS ProVoice. Programming an EDACS Sy[...]

UBCD396XT 29 Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Set Audio AGC Delay time Set Delay Time Emergency alert Emergency Alert ID format Set ID Format (AFS) or (DEC) ID scan/search ID Scan/Search Priority ID scan Priority ID Scan Available operations Copy a system Copy System Delete a system Delete System Review locked-out IDs Rvw ID:Srch L/O Clear all locked-o[...]

UBCD396XT 30 Attenuator Set Attenuator Hold time Set Hold Time Location information Set Location Info Lockout Set Lockout Modulation Set Modulation Startup key Set Startup Key Available operations Delete a site Delete Site Create at least 1 frequency in each site Each trunked system can contain up to 30 frequencies in each site, and all sites must [...]

UBCD396XT 31 Programming a system for Scanning Once you create the system a nd at least 1 site, you can Search the system with no problems. However, if you want to Scan the system, you'll need to progr am the required el ements in following order: Create at least 1 channel group Each EDACS system can contain up to 20 channel groups, and any sy[...]

UBCD396XT 32 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) for this channel. 4. If you need to change any of the ch annel properties, you can do that now. Unless a property is Required , you can operate the system without changing the d[...]

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UBCD396XT 36 12. LTR Trunked Systems Please note that these pages are m eant as general instructions. Programming an LTR System To program an LTR system, you' ll need to program the required elements in following order: Create a system 1. Go to the Program System menu and choose New System . 2. The scanner will prompt you fo r the System Type.[...]

UBCD396XT 37 Available operations Copy a system Copy Syst em Delete a system Delete System Review locked-out IDs Rvw ID:Srch L/O Clear all locked-out IDs Clr All L/O IDs Create at least 1 site Each LTR system can contain up to 256 site s, and all systems must contain at least 1 site. 1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created[...]

UBCD396XT 38 Create at least 1 frequency in each site Each LTR system can contain up to 20 fre quencies in each site, and all sites must contain at least 1 frequency. 1. On the Edit Site menu, select the site you just created. 2. Go to the Set Frequencies sub-menu and select New Frequency . 3. Enter at least 1 frequency for this site. 4. When you e[...]

UBCD396XT 39 Create a channel group Each LTR system can contain up to 20 channel groups. 1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created. 2. Go to the Edit Group menu and select New Group . 3. If you need to change any of the cha nnel group properties, you can do that now. Unless a property is Required , you can operate the system[...]

UBCD396XT 40 4. If you need to change any of the ch annel properties, you can do that now. Unless a property is Required , you can operate the system without 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 a nd option [...]

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UBCD396XT 42 13. Motorola Trunked Systems Please note that these pages are m eant as general instructions. A Motorola system can be an 800 MHz, 400 MHz (UHF), or 100-200 MHz (VHF) system. Programming a Motorola System To program a Motorola system, you'll need to program the required elements in following order: Create a system 1. Go to the Pro[...]

UBCD396XT 43 Delay time Set Delay Time Emergency alert Emergency Alert ID format Set ID Format (DEC/HEX) ID scan/search ID Scan/S earch Priority ID scan Priority ID Scan Status bit Set Status Bit End Code Set End Code Available operations Copy a system Copy Syst em Delete a system Delete System Review locked-out IDs Rvw ID:Srch L/O Clear all locked[...]

UBCD396XT 44 Hold time Set Hold Time Location information Set LocationInfo Lockout Set Lockout Modulation Set Modulation P25 wait time P25 Waiting Time Startup key Set Startup Key Available operations Delete a site D elete Site Create at least 1 frequency in each site Each site must contai n at least 1 frequency. 1. On the Edit Site menu, select th[...]

UBCD396XT 45 Once you create the sy stem and at least 1 site, you can scan the system in ID Search mode. In this mode, the scanner stops on all system traffic for talk groups you have not locked out. If you want to us e ID Scan mode, you'll need to program channels into the system. In ID Scan , the scanner only stops on talk groups you have pr[...]

UBCD396XT 46 Channel properties (All of these options can be found by selecting the channel name under the Edit Channel menu. If necessary, 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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UBCD396XT 50 14. Motorola fleet maps Preset Fleet Maps The scanner contains 16 pre-programmed fleet maps you can select. The table below gives the size code for each block of the preset fleet maps: Block number 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Preset 1 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Preset 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Preset 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 12 Preset 4 12 4 4 4 4 4 4 Preset 5 4 4 12 4[...]

UBCD396XT 51 1 Block 2 0 - 13 (14 not valid) Block 3 0 - 13 (14 not valid) Block 4 0 - 13 (14 not valid) Block 5 0 - 12 (13, 14 not valid) Block 6 0 - 12 (13, 14 not valid) Block 7 0 - 11 (12, 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 th e TG[...]

UBCD396XT 52 Size Codes Each block is assigned a size code based on the way the control channel sends the TGID data. 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 / 32 [...]

UBCD396XT 53 15. Standard P25 Trunked Systems This section deals with standard Project 25 or P25 systems. Programming a P25 System To program a P25 system, you'll need to program the required elements in following order: Create a system 1. Go to the Program System menu and choose New System . 2. The scanner will prompt you fo r the System Type[...]

UBCD396XT 54 Delete a system Delete System Review locked-out IDs Rvw ID:Sr ch L/O Clear all locked-out IDs Clr All L/O IDs Create at least 1 site 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 prop[...]

UBCD396XT 55 2. Go to the Set Frequencies sub-menu and select New Frequency . 3. Enter at least 1 frequency for this site. 4. If you need to change any of the fre quency properties, 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 [...]

UBCD396XT 56 All of these options 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 None Recommended Name Edit Name Quick key Set Quick Key Optional Location information Set LocationInfo Lockout [...]

UBCD396XT 57 Recommended 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 channel Delete Channel[...]

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UBCD396XT 59 16. Single-Frequency P25 Trunked Systems Single-frequency P25 systems are almost idfentical to standard P25 systems , except they only have one site per system and the system can use a P25 network address. Programming a Single-Frequency P25 System To program a single-frequency P25 system , you'll need to program the required eleme[...]

UBCD396XT 60 Available operations Copy System Delete System Review Locked-Out IDs ( Rvw ID:Srch L/O ) Clear All Locked-Out IDs ( Clr All L/O IDs ) Create exactly 1 site Each single-frequency P25 system must contain exactly 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.[...]

UBCD396XT 61 Create a channel group Each P25 system can contain up to 20 channel groups. 1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created. 2. Go to the Edit Group menu and select New Group . 3. If you need to change any of the cha nnel group properties, you can do that now. Unless a property is Required , you can operate the system[...]

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[...]

UBCD396XT 63 17. Radio Systems Overview There are two basic types of radio sy stems: conventional systems and trunked systems. Conventional radio systems In a conventional radio system, each grou p of users is assigned one (for sim plex systems) or two frequencies (for repeater systems). For example, the police in your area might operate on 460.500[...]

UBCD396XT 64 Trunked system basics There are three major elements common to most trunked system s: System Controller The system controller is a special com puter that assigns voice channels to users as they key up their radio. The controller is the brains behind the trunking system. Voice Frequency Pool The voice frequency pool is a selection of ra[...]

UBCD396XT 65 When the user releases the PTT button, th e controller releases t he voice frequency from its Talk Group ID assignment, leavi ng the frequency free for the next user that becomes active. A real life example A typical 20-frequency trunked system can support hundreds of channels. For example, the Fort Worth system includes over 400 chann[...]

UBCD396XT 66 18. Deciphering Trunked Systems Before you program a trunked system To the average radio user, the complexity of a trunke d system is invisible. Their radio is programmed up at the radio shop. They can still easily se lect who they need to communicate with by selecting a channel on th eir two-way. They can eve n directly call other rad[...]

UBCD396XT 67  Motorola VHF: all of the frequenc ies are between 100 and 200 MHz. EDACS Systems There are three subtypes of EDACS systems:  EDACS Wide: identified as EDACS Standard in the system type.  EDACS Narrow: identified as EDACS Narrowband in the system type.  EDACS SCAT: identified as EDACS Scat in the system type (these systems [...]

UBCD396XT 68 For example, APCO-25 can be used as a voice type on a Motorola system that is not actually a P25 system . When we're trying to determine whether a system is a P25 system, we need to ignore the System Voice line and focus on the System Type line. If there is P25 Voice on a non-P25 syst em, the scanner can sort this out while scanni[...]

UBCD396XT 69 19. Location-based Scanning Location-based scanning allows you to control which sites and channel groups are scanned based on your exact location. This frees you from having to manually enable and disable systems or channe l groups as you change location. To use Location-Based scanning, you need to have the following:  the location [...]

UBCD396XT 70 The Geopolitical Approach With the geopolitical approach, you want the s canner to turn on the site or channel group at the limit of relevance rather than reception. This approach is usef ul for scanning targets that have a welldefined jurisdiction and their transmission are only relevant when you are wi thin that jurisdiction. To use [...]

UBCD396XT 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 wi th areas that are not covered:[...]

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UBCD396XT 73 The Antenna-Centric Approach Using an antenna-centric approach, you se t the physical antenna location as the system/sites center point and the an tenna's actual reach as the range.[...]

UBCD396XT 74 Combining for Efficiency Because many trunked systems have both m ultiple antenna sites and multiple agencies with differing geographic boun daries, you may want to combine the approaches: 1. Use the antenna centric approach at the site level: set the geographic coordinates of the antenna as the central location for each site. 2. Use t[...]

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UBCD396XT 76 20. Number Tags  Number Tags let you quickly navigate to a specific system or channel.  You can assign Number Tags at the system level ( System Number Tag , or SNT ), at the channel l evel ( Channel Number Tag , or CHNT ), or at both levels.  You can assign an SNT to the temporary system Close Call Hits that is created during [...]

UBCD396XT 77 3. Select Search with Scan , then select Set Number Tag . 4. Enter the number tag you want to use for this search range. To a custom search range: 1. Open the Search for... menu. 2. Select Edit Custom , then select the custom sear ch range you want to assign the number tag to. 3. Select Search with Scan , then select Set Number Tag . 4[...]

UBCD396XT 78 Using Number Tags To navigate directly to: Key Sequence Example A system or search range 1. Tap HOLD . 2. Enter the SNT + • . 3. Tap MENU . If the SNT is 4 , enter HOLD / 4 / • / MENU . A channel in the current system 1. Tap HOLD . 2. Enter the CHNT. 3. Tap MENU . If the CHNT is 27 , enter HOLD / 27 / MENU . A channel in a differen[...]

UBCD396XT 79 21. Quick Keys  Quick Keys let you enable or disable systems and channel groups during a scan. Disabled systems and channel groups are ignored during scans.  You can assign Quick Keys at the system/site level ( System/site Quick Key or SQK ), at the channel group level ( Group Quick Key , or GQK ), or at both levels.  You can [...]

UBCD396XT 80 To a service search range : 1. Open the Search for... menu. 2. Select Edit Service , then select the service sear ch range you want to assign the Quick Key to. 3. Select Search with Scan , then select Set Quick Key . 4. Enter the Quick Key you want to use for this search range. To a custom search range : 1. Open the Search for... menu.[...]

UBCD396XT 81  Entering the Quick Key toggles the enabled/disabled state of the system/site/search range or channel gro up (i.e., if the system is currently enabled, entering the Quick Key will disable it, and vice-versa). To use SQK 0 through 9  Enter Scan mode.  Tap the number key that matches th e SQK. (For example, if the SQK is 4 , jus[...]

UBCD396XT 82 22. Search Keys The scanner has three Search Keys that you can assign to a sp ecial search range; the Search Keys are set to number keys 1 , 2 , and 3 : Search Key 1 Search Key 2 Search Key 3 Programming Search Keys 1. Open the Search for... menu. 2. Select Set Search Key , then select the search key you want to program. 3. Select the [...]

UBCD396XT 83 23. Programming locations To use Location-based Scanning with a particular system, you will need to program your scanner with the geographi c coordinates you want to use for each site or channel group. You can also program your scanner to alert you when you approach particular locations. Programming a location for a site Each system si[...]

UBCD396XT 84  intersections ( Dangerous Xing )  roads ( Dangerous Road ) You can program the scanner to alert you when you come within a designated distance of that location. To create a new location 1. Open the Program Location menu. 2. Select the type of loca tion you want to create. 3. Select New Location to create a new location of this t[...]

UBCD396XT 85 For Dangerous Xing and Dangerous Roads only In addition to range, you can specify a head ing and a speed limit for these types of locations:  If you set a speed limit, the scanner w ill only trigger an alert when you are within the location's range and your current speed is over the programmed speed limit.  If you set a head[...]

UBCD396XT 86 24. Setting alerts Your scanner can trigger alerts for severa l different events. The table below shows the different alerts and how to program them: To sound an alert when Follow these steps A channel becomes active Edit the channel properties ( Edit Channel#Set Alert ): 1. Go to the Program System menu and select the system that cont[...]

UBCD396XT 87 Tone-Out channel you wa nt to set the alert for. 3. Select Set Aler t . 4. Choose the Alert Tone and Alert Light you want the scanner to use. You approach a particular location  Point of Interest ( POI )  Dangerous Road  Dangerous Intersection ( Dangerous Xing ) Edit the location properties: 1. Go to the Program Location menu [...]

UBCD396XT 88 25. Using Quick Keys, Startup Keys, and Search Keys The different shortcut keys have different functions: Quick Keys  Quick keys let you enable and disable systems and channel groups (disable d systems and channel groups are ignored during scans).  You must be in Scan m ode to use Quick Keys.  System Quick Keys (SQKs) let you [...]

UBCD396XT 89 26. Tone Out mode With the tone out feature, the scanner monito rs up to 10 diff erent channels for paging tones (two-tone sequential, single tone, and group tone). Normally, the scan ner monitors each of the 10 channels in tur n. Ho wever, if any tone-out channels share the same frequency, modula tor, and attenuator se ttings, the sca[...]

UBCD396XT 90  To exit Tone-Out mode, tap SCAN . Key operation in Tone Out Mode  Turn the SELECT-VOLUME-SCROLL knob to change the channel.  FUNCTION + tap MENU to go to the Tone-Out for... menu. Key Name (2nd operation) Action On: HOLD (Close Call) 1 (Search 1) 2 (Search 2) 3 (Search 3) Tap Enter Hold mode (the scanner opens squelch). Enter[...]

UBCD396XT 91 FUNCTION + Tap NA Toggle the attenuator state for this channel. NA Change the modulation. FUNCTION + Press & hold NA Toggle the attenuator state for all signals. NA NA Key Name (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 [...]

UBCD396XT 92 27. Close Call mode When the scanner is in Close Call mode , it performs a clos e call check every 2 seconds. The scanner switches to the select e d bands and searches for unusually strong signals (indicating the transmitter is pr obably somewhere close by). After the close call check, the scanner returns to its previous f unction. In [...]

UBCD396XT 93 FUNCTION + Tap Display the Quick Search screen (enter Search mode). Switch to the intermediate frequency (IF). NA NA Key Name (2nd operation) Action on: Lockout 7 (Attenuation) 8 (Reverse freq.) 9 (Modulation) Tap Temporarily lock out the current Close Call frequency (until you turn the scanner off). Disable the Close Call band associa[...]

UBCD396XT 94 frequency when you release the key.) Key Name (2nd operation) Action on: Backlight (Power, Lock) No (Decimal, Priority) 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 the sc[...]

UBCD396XT 95 28. Band Scope mode Band Scope mode is a special type of Search mode where the sca nner displays the strength of any signal it finds.  In a band scope search, the scanner starts at the lowest frequency in the range and moves up the search range.  In Max Hold Search mode, the scanner displays the strongest signal that it found. ?[...]

UBCD396XT 96 Key operation in Band Scope mode Key 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 + Press & hold Enter Close Call Only mode. NA NA NA[...]

UBCD396XT 97 Key Name (2nd operation) Action on: Scan (Search) 4 (IF exchange) 5 (Volume offset) 6 (Display mode) Tap Enter Scan mode. NA NA NA FUNCTION + Tap Change the band scope search type. Switch the Intermediate Frequency used on this Frequency. NA NA Key Name (2nd operation) Action on: Lockout 7 (Attenuation) 8 (Reverse freq.) 9 (Modulation)[...]

UBCD396XT 98 Tap 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 & hold NA NA NA NA[...]

UBCD396XT 99 29. GPS mode You must have a compatible GPS receiver connected! See Also GPS mode is only one small part of loca tion-based scanning. For more information on using your scanner with a GPS receiver, see the following links: Location-based Scanning contains  an overview of why you might want to use a GPS receiver with your scanner [...]

UBCD396XT 100 Reading the display in GPS mode There are several displays available in GPS mode. Main GPS display Location alert display[...]

UBCD396XT 101 Location review display[...]

UBCD396XT 102 Key operation in GPS mode Key Name (2 nd operation) Action on: Hold (Close call) 1 (Search 1) 2 (Search 2) 3 (Search 3) Tap Toggle Hold mode on the scan or search running 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 (Di[...]

UBCD396XT 103 Key Name (2nd operation) Action on: Lockout 7 (Attenuation) 8 (Reverse freq.) 9 (Modulation) Tap Temporarily lockout the current Location Alert. When reviewing 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 locat[...]

UBCD396XT 104 Key Name (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. When reviewing locations: Close the location review list. NA Open the location review location list. When reviewing locations: Edit the s[...]

UBCD396XT 105 30. Program System The Program System menu lets you create systems and edit existing systems. All existing systems are listed in the order th ey were created: select the system you want to edit, or select New S ystem to create a new one. When you create a new system, the scanne r prompts you to select a system type; the system type yo[...]

UBCD396XT 106 Edit Group This menu lets you create groups and ed it existing groups. All existing groups are listed in Group Quick Key order: select th e group you want to edit, or select New Group to create a new one. You can hav e up to 20 groups in each system. Copy System Make a copy of this system and all its settings including all sites, grou[...]

UBCD396XT 107 31. Edit Sys Option System options vary depending on the system type. Global system options The following options are availabl e for all types of systems. Set Number Tag Assign a number to this system or channel that you can use to tune directly to a specific channel. C hoose a number from 0 to 999 . (For more inform ation, see Number[...]

UBCD396XT 108 don't want to assign this system or site to a Quick Key. (For more information, see Quick Keys .) Set Startup Key Assign this system or site to a Startup Key so you can lock or unlock it during power up. Enter a number from 0 to 9; tap NO (the decimal point) if you don't want to assign this system or site to a Startup Key. ([...]

UBCD396XT 109 Select the number of milliseconds (after th e start of a transmission) the scanner should wait while checking for P25 data. Choose a number from 0 through 1000 ms in 100 ms increments. The scanner only applies the wait time setting to Conventional or Motorola (non P25) sy stems, and only when the channel's Audio Mode setting is A[...]

UBCD396XT 110 Rvw ID:Srch L/O This feature displays a list of all locked out Talk Group IDs. If you want to unlock a Talk Group ID, just select it from the list and press YES . Clr All L/O IDs Choose yes to unlock all the Talk Group IDs in this system or site. (Choose no to cancel and go back to the previous screen.) Motorola system options The fol[...]

UBCD396XT 111 P25 NAC Option (P25 single frequency systems only)Choose wh ether the scanner limits reception to transmissions that include a specific Netw ork 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 opens squelch onl[...]

UBCD396XT 112 32. Edit Group When you create a new cha nnel group, the scanner automa tically assigns a default name of Group XX, where XX is a 2-di git sequential number (1 through 20). Options available for all groups: You have the following opt ions for channel groups: Edit Name Enter a name or edit the existing one. Name s can be 16 characters [...]

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.[...]

UBCD396XT 114 33. Set LocationInfo Use this menu to configure geographic info rmation for each system or site. With this information and a standard NMEA GPS input, the scanner can automatically change which systems, sites and channe l groups it scans as you change location. You must set the location information if you want to use Location-based Sca[...]

UBCD396XT 115 (A GPS unit must be connected) Turn this feature on if you want the scanne r to lock out this site or channel group when you leave the range and enable the s ite or channel group when you are within the range.[...]

UBCD396XT 116 34. Edit Channel This menu lets you create channels a nd edit existing channels. All existing channels are listed in alphabetical order: select the channel you want to edit, or select New Channel to crea te a new one. You can have up to 1000 channels in a conventional system and 500 ch annels in a trunked system. When you create a new[...]

UBCD396XT 117 Set Modulation Select what type of modulation the s canner should use for this frequency or channel. Auto The scanner uses the default modula tion type for this frequency's band. AM The scanner treats the frequency as an AM band. NFM The scanner treats the frequenc y as a Narrowband FM band. FM The scanner treats the frequency as[...]

UBCD396XT 118 Volume Offset The scanner can automatically adjust the volume when it tunes to this channel or frequency. Enter one of the following options: Softer No Change Louder -3, -2, -1 0 (default) +1, +2, +3 Copy Channel Copy this channel and all its settings into the buffer. Wh en a channel is stored in the buffer, the scanner adds Paste Cha[...]

UBCD396XT 119 squelch if the received signal c ontains a DCS tone that matches the one you enter here. Set Lockout The scanner prompts you to ente r a CTCSS or DCS code that you want to lockout for this ch annel. The scanner will not open squelch if the received signal contains a matching CTCSS or DCS tone. Digital channel options The following opt[...]

UBCD396XT 120 35. Edit Site When you create a new site, the scanner au tomatically assigns a default site name using the following pattern Site XXX-YYY TTT where XXX is a 3-digit system index number, YYY is a sequential site number (1 through 256), and TTT is one of the following 3-letter type codes:  EDC (any EDACS system)  LTR (any LTR syst[...]

UBCD396XT 121 Set Frequencies Use this menu to program frequencies for this site. Set Modulation Select what type of modulation the s canner should use for this frequency or channel. (Only the modulation types ava ilable for this frequency or channel are displayed.) Auto The scanner uses the default modula tion type for this frequency's band. [...]

UBCD396XT 122 Delete Site Delete this site and all its settin gs; this includes any frequencies. New Site Create a new site. Options available for Motorola systems See Edit Band Plan See P25 Waiting Time Options available for P25 systems Edit Band Plan (P25) Most P25 systems include the band plan in formation in the control channel data. However, i[...]

UBCD396XT 123 So a band plan label of 6:534.02585/127.750 means this is band plan number 6, with a base frequency of 534.02585 MHz and 127.750 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 ad[...]

UBCD396XT 124 36. Set Frequencies This menu lets you create frequencies and edit existing ones. All existing frequencies are listed in the order they we re created: select the frequency you want to edit, or select New Frequency to crea te a new one. When creating frequencies, keep the following rules in mind:  You can't duplicate freque nci[...]

UBCD396XT 125 LCN (Logical Channel Number) When you enter a new frequency or ed it an exisitng frequency, the scanner prompts you enter a logical channel num ber (LCN). Enter a num ber from 1 through 20 for an LTR system or a numbe r from 1 through 30 for an EDACS wide or narrow system. EDACS SCAT system options When you're editing site freque[...]

UBCD396XT 126 37. Scan mode Scanning vs. Searching Scan and Search mode have very sim ilar operations. In bot h Scan and Search modes, the scanner steps through a set of frequencies and chec ks for activity. For Scan mode, you program each individual fre quency or Talk Group ID you want the scanner to check; for Search mode, you de signate a range [...]

UBCD396XT 127 1. Scans or searches any unlocked system s programmed to system Quick Keys (SQKs) in ascending order starting with the system or site assigned to SQK #1.  In the system, the scanner first checks any unlocked groups assigned to group Quick Keys (GQKs)in as cending order starting with the system or site assigned to SQK #1 (through GQ[...]

UBCD396XT 128  While monitoring a channel, turn the SELECT-VOLUME-SCROLL knob to resume scanning.  FUNCTION + turn the SELECT-VOLUME-SCROLL knob to select a system.  The scanner starts scanning at the system you select here.  FUNCTION + tap MENU to edit the current system. Keypad controls Key Name (2 nd operation) Action On HOLD (Cl ose[...]

UBCD396XT 129 scanning a trunked system, switch between ID Scan and ID Search. Key Name (2nd operation) Action on: Lockout 7 (Attenuation) 8 (Reverse freq.) 9 (Modulation) Tap Temporarily lock out the current channel, frequency, or location (until you turn off the scanner). Disable the systems or site s assigned to this System/Site Quick Key (SQK).[...]

UBCD396XT 130 type. Key Name (2 nd operation) Action on: Backlight (Power, Lock) No (Decimal, Priority) 0 Yes (Enter, GPS) Tap Turn on the LCD backlight. Start a 2-digit SQK entry. The next two digits will 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 Qu[...]

UBCD396XT 131 Key operation in Search mode Special keys  Turn the SELECT-VOLUME-SCROLL knob to change the direction of the search.  While monitoring a channel, turn the SELECT-VOLUME-SCROLL knob to resume searching.  In Custom Search mode, FUNCTION + turn the SELEC T-VOLUM E SCROLL knob to select a custom search ra nge. The scanner starts [...]

UBCD396XT 132 Key Name (2 nd operation) Action on: Lockout 7 (Attenuation) 8 (Reverse freq.) 9 (Modulation) Tap Temporarily lock out the current frequency (until you turn off the scanner). Disable the custom search range assigned to this key. Tap again to enable. Double Tap Permanently lock out the current frequency. NA NA NA Press & hold Unloc[...]

UBCD396XT 133 message: Cancel 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. FUNCTION + Press & hold NA NA NA NA[...]

UBCD396XT 134 38. Hold mode Hold stops the scanner on the current ch annel or frequency. You can access these functions by using the di ff erent key operations: Key operation in Hold mode Key Name (2 nd operation) Action on: Hold (Close call) 1 (Search 1) 2 (Search 2) 3 (Search 3) Tap Resume scan or search. Enter the number on the key FUNCTION + Ta[...]

UBCD396XT 135 locked. If unlocked, single-tap to temporarily lock or double- tap to permanently lock the current channel or frequency. FUNCTION + Tap Unlock the current System, Site, or Search if locked. If unloced, single-tap to temporarily lock or double- tap to permanently lock the current system, site, or search. Toggle the attenuator state for[...]

UBCD396XT 136 to menu mode for the current channel or, if held on a Trunked System frequency, go to menu mode for the system. Press & hold Turn the scanner on or off. NA NA NA FUNCTION + Tap 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 di[...]

UBCD396XT 137  To see the alternate information on the di splay a t 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 Ta gs .  For an explanation of the volume of fset level, see Volume Offset . Trunked system disp[...]

UBCD396XT 138 Service search with scan hold display[...]

UBCD396XT 139 39. Edit Talk Group ID All Talk Group IDs must be in the proper format for each system type. Motorola Type I Systems Enter the Talk Group ID in the following format: BFFF-SS  B = Block # (1 digit)  F = Fleet # (2-3 digits)  S = Sub-Fleet # (1-2 digits) Press the decimal key to enter the hyphen. (If you try to enter a hexad ec[...]

UBCD396XT 140  A = Agency # (00 - 15)  F = Fleet # (00 - 15)  S = Sub-fleet # (0 - 7) Press the decimal key to enter the hyphen. Leave the Fleet or Sub-Fleet # empty to treat it as a wildcard (any Sub- Fleet within that Fleet). For example, "15-" will match all TGIDs for Agency 15. "15- 04-" will match all TGIDs for Age[...]

UBCD396XT 141 40. Edit Band Plan (Motorola systems only) The scanner prompts you to choose one of the two standard band plan types: 800/900 Standard or 800 Splinter . Choose Custom if you need to create your own band plan. Creating a custom band plan You will need to create a custom band plan for a Motorola VHF, UHF, and 800 MHz system. When you se[...]

UBCD396XT 142 41. Calculating upper base frequencies Custom Band Plans (800 Custom, VHF, UH F) require that you enter both a lower and an upper base frequenc y value. Here's how to determine these values. The Lower Base Frequency (or Base ) is always the base frequency as provided in the RRDB. The Upper Base Frequency is calculated from the fo[...]

UBCD396XT 143 Plugging these values into our formula, we get: For entry A: Upper Base A = Base A + ( Offset B –1 - Offset A ) × Step A Upper Base A = 155.415 MHz + (436 – 1 – 380) × 15 kHz Upper Base A = 155.415 MHz + 55 × 0.015 MHz Upper Base A = 155.415 MHz + 0.825 MHz Upper Base A = 156.240 MHz For entry B: Upper Base B = Base B + ( Off[...]

UBCD396XT 144 For entry C: Upper Base C = Base C + ( Offset C+1 –1 – Offset C ) × Step C Upper Base C = 157.470 MHz + (760 –1 – 454) × 15 kHz Upper Base C = 157.470 MHz + 305 × 0.015 MHz Upper Base C = 157.470 MHz + 4.575 MHz Upper Base C = 162.045 MHz[...]

UBCD396XT 145 42. Close Call The Close Call (CC) feature s earches for signals that are stronger than other signals on the band (indicating the transmitter is probably somewhere close by). This 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. Clos[...]

UBCD396XT 146 Set Lockout Decide whether you want to lock out th e system so the scanner will ignore it during Scan and Search modes. If you lo ck out the system none of the found channels will be s canned conventionally. Unlocked : The system is not locked out. Temporary L/O : The system is locked out un til you turn the scanner off and back on. L[...]

UBCD396XT 147 Decide whether the scanner triggers an al ert tone and light when it detects a close call hit. (Compare this to the system setting Emergency Alert , which triggers a tone and light when a Talk Group contai ns an emergency flag.) The available options for Set Alert Tone and Set Alert Light are common to both types of alerts. Set Alert [...]

UBCD396XT 148 800 MHz + 758.0000–960.0000 MHz 1240.0000–1300.0000 MHz[...]

UBCD396XT 149 43. Priority Scan This section applies to conventional syst em priority mode only. For priority on trunked systems, turn on the Priority ID sy stem option and set the desired channels as priority channels. Priority mode has two "sub modes" (similar to Close Call and Close Call Only): – In Priority Scan mode, the scanner pa[...]

UBCD396XT 150 MaxCHs/Pri-Scan Decide how many priority channels the sc anner checks during each interval. Enter a number between 1 and 100. If the number of priori ty ch annels 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 ther e are 100 priority channels, the[...]

UBCD396XT 151 44. Program Location The Program Location menu lets you create and ed it points of interest ( POI ), intersections( Dangerous Xing ), and roads ( Dangerous Road ). The available settings vary for each location type. POI Edit Name Enter a name or edit the existing one. Name s can be 16 characters long, and they can contain upper and lo[...]

UBCD396XT 152 50 ms / 1319 Hz for 125 ms / Silen ce for 50 ms / 1568 Hz for 125 m s / Silence for 175 ms / 1319 Hz for 125 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1568 Hz for 125 ms – Alert 2 : 1047 Hz for 200 ms / Silence for 200 ms / 1760 Hz for 250 ms / Silence for 100 ms / 1397 Hz for 250 ms – Alert 3 : 2093 Hz for 125 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1976 Hz for[...]

UBCD396XT 153 Choose Unlocked (default), Temporary L/O (the 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 setti ngs, including any alert settings. New Location Create a new location. Dangerous Xing and Dangerous [...]

UBCD396XT 154 – Dangerous Xing alert tone: 1175 Hz for 250 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1319 Hz for 50 m s / Silence for 50 ms / 1397 Hz for 250 ms – Dangerous Road alert tone 1568 Hz for 250 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1760 Hz for 50 m s / Silence for 50 ms / 1976 Hz for 250 ms / Silen ce for 50 ms / 2093 Hz for 50 m s / Silence for 50 ms / 1047 Hz f[...]

UBCD396XT 155 Choose Unlocked (default), Temporary L/O (the 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 setti ngs, including any alert settings. New Location Create a new location.[...]

UBCD396XT 156 45. Search and Store With this feature, the scanner searches a system and saves a ny frequencies it finds activity on. When the scanner detects activ ity on a frequency, it verifies that the frequency has not already been stored , then adds the frequency to the Found Channels group. (Since these frequencies are stored with individual [...]

UBCD396XT 157 46. Search for... Use this menu to start a search, to change the options for the three different types of searches, and program the 3 search keys. Service Search Start a search of one of the 8 preset service bands. Choose from Air, CB Radio, UHF CB Radio, Racing, FM Br oadcast, Police, Marine, Railroad . Edit Service This menu lets yo[...]

UBCD396XT 158 When searching in a band that has a mix of analog and di gital signals (i.e., wher e the Audio Mode is 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 added. During the wait time,[...]

UBCD396XT 159 Set Delay Time Set the number of seconds the scanner should wait after a transmission stops before moving on to the next channel. Select 0 , 1 , 2 (default), 5 , 10 , or 30 seconds . 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 -[...]

UBCD396XT 160 also display the name of the found system if the system's ID matches a known system. Set MOT Band Plan If this custom search is a Motorola system, you need to select a band plan, just like you do when you program a Motorola system for scanning. See Edit Band Plan for more information. Set Audio AGC Turn on Automatic Gain Control [...]

UBCD396XT 161 Set Search Key The scanner has three one-touch search keys (number keys 1 , 2 , and 3 ) that you can assign to any saved search range. 1. Select the search key you want to program ( Search Key 1 through Search Key 3 ). 2. Select the search range you want to assi gn to this key. Th e search range can be a service search, a cu stom sear[...]

UBCD396XT 162 47. Search with Scan Set Quick Key Assign this search range to a Quick Key so you can easily enable or disable it during scanning. Enter a number from 0 to 99; tap NO (the decimal point) if you don't want to assign this search range to a Quick Key. (For more information, see Quick Keys .) Set Startup Key Assign this search range [...]

UBCD396XT 163 48. Set Alert Tone Choose one of the 9 different tone patterns for the scanner to use for the alert tone: Alert 1 4000 Hz for 50 ms » Silence for 20 ms » 4000 Hz for 50 ms » Silence for 20 ms » 4000 Hz for 50 ms Alert 2 800 Hz for 50 ms » Silence for 20 ms » 1050 Hz for 50 ms » Silence for 20 ms » (repeat twice) Alert 3 800 Hz[...]

UBCD396XT 164 49. Srch/CloCall Opt This menu lets you set gene ral options for how the sca nner operates in Search and Close Call modes. Freq Lockouts – Rvw Search L/O : This option displays a list of all locked out frequencies. To unlock any frequency on the lis t, just select it and press YES . – Unlock All : This option removes the lock s on[...]

UBCD396XT 165 Program Band Create up to 10 custom bands that you want the scanner to screen out hits on. 1. Select a custom band slot (Band 1 through Band 10). 2. When the scanner prompts you, i nput the lower frequency limit. 3. When the scanner prompts you, input the upper frequency limit. 4. Once you create the custom band, turn screening on or [...]

UBCD396XT 166 transmission is still going on; choose -5 seconds or -2 seconds to have the scanner leave after 5 seconds or 2 seconds, respectively. Set Attenuator Turn on attenuation to reduce the signal strength by 20 dB. When you turn on this setting, all frequencies in Quick Search mode, Close Call mode, and the Band Scope will be attenuated. Se[...]

UBCD396XT 167 50. Startup Keys Startup Keys let you change the lockout stat e for several systems, sites, and search ranges all at the same time. When you activ ate the Startup Key, the scanner checks all systems, sites, or search ranges and locks or unlocks them according to these rules: – If any systems, sites, or search ranges do not have a St[...]

UBCD396XT 168 2. Select Edit Service , then select the service sear ch range you want to assign the Startup Key to. 3. Select Search with Scan , then select Set Startup Key . 4. Enter the Startup Key you want to use for this search range. To a custom search range : 1. Open the Search for... menu. 2. Select Edit Custom , then select the custom sear [...]

UBCD396XT 169 None (.) Locked Locked (no change) 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 (.) Locked Locked (no change) 9 Unlocked Locked[...]

UBCD396XT 170 51. Tone A and Tone B Settings You can configure the scanner to search fo r tones in several different ways, based on the values you enter for Tone A and Tone B: Tone A setting Positive number Tone B Setting Positive number Operation Monitor the channel for two-tone pages only. The scanner opens squelch and displays the tone info rmat[...]

UBCD396XT 171 2. If the tone meets any one of the criteria, the scanner checks to see if this tone frequency is alre ady saved to a tone out channel with the same frequency, modul ation, 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 tones, the scann[...]

UBCD396XT 172 52. Tone-Out for... Tone-Out Standby Check the tone out channels for pagi ng tones, according to each channel's individual settings. Tone-Out Setup This menu lets you configure the 10 tone -out channels. Select the channel you want to edit from the list, then set the fre quency, tone, and other options for that channel. Edit Name[...]

UBCD396XT 173 Decide whether the scanner triggers an al ert tone and light when it detects a tone on this channel. (Compare this to the system setting Emergency Alert , which triggers a tone and light when a Talk Group contains an emerg ency flag.) The available options for Set Alert Tone and Set Alert Light are common to both types of alerts. Set [...]

UBCD396XT 174 53. Key Safe Mode Key Safe mode lock s out the programming me nu and more advanced functions so the user can't accidently "break" the scanner. This mode is ideal for any situation where you want another person to be able to us e the scanner without changing any of the settings. To turn Key Safe mode on (or off)  Turn[...]

UBCD396XT 175 modes, this key is disabled. In Search mode, this operates as the Resume function. FUNCTION + Tap Disabled While Scanning: Nor mal operation While Holding: Disabled Key Name (2 nd operation) Action on: Lockout 7 (Attenuation) 8 (Reverse freq.) 9 (Modulation) Tap Normal operation (Temporary Lockout Only). Normal operation. Double tap N[...]

UBCD396XT 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 operation Disabled[...]

UBCD396XT 177 54. Settings Set Backlight This menu lets you configure the display and key backlight. Set Mode Choose how you want the backlight to operate: 10 sec The scanner keeps the backlight on for 10 seconds after the last operation. 30 sec The scanner keeps the backlight on for 30 seconds after the last operation. Squelch The scanner turns on[...]

UBCD396XT 178 Set Charge Time Enter the amount of time you want the ba ttery to draw power while charging. Adjust Audio AGC Configure how the scanner handles the Automatic Gain Control (AGC) for Analog and Digital signals: Parameter Definition Analog settings Digital settings Response Time How frequently the AGC factor updates. Decrease this value [...]

UBCD396XT 179 Set C-CH Output Choose how you want the scanner to handle control channel data:  Off : The scanner will not output the control channel data.  On : The scanner will output th e control channel data.  Extend : The scanner will output the cont rol channel data along with any description. Set GPS Format Configure how the scanner [...]

UBCD396XT 180 Band Defaults Use this menu to change the default modulation and frequency step or spacing used for each band. The scanner displays the list of available bands in the following format: {Frequency} : {modulation type} / {step} Select the frequency band you want to edit. The scanner prompts you for the following information: Set Modulat[...]

UBCD396XT 181 When turned on, in Display Modes 1 and 2 the scanner will alternate the current channel information and the Unit ID info rmation in Line 2 of the display. In Display Mode 3, the scanner will displa y the Unit ID information on Line 3 of the display. If you program a Unit ID into a channel, you can assign an Alpha to the Unit ID. You p[...]

UBCD396XT 182 55. Wired Clone This feature allows you to copy all the se ttings from one scanne r to another of the same mod el:  Use the included data transfer cables to connect the two scanners. Plug each of the cables DB9 connector into one side of a Gender Changer/Null- Modem Adaptor.  On the scanner you want to copy from, go to the Wired[...]

UBCD396XT 183 56. UBCD396XT Specifications General Attenuation 20dB nominal Audio Output Power 310mW nom inal into 24  speaker 20mW nominal into 32  stereo headphone Scan Rate 100 channels per second max (Conventional mode) Search Rate 300 steps per second max (5kHz steps only) External Jacks Antenna Jack: SMA Type Phone Jack: 3.5mm Ste[...]

UBCD396XT 184 0.2 μ V 137—173.9875 MHz FM 0.5 μ V 174—224.9 MHz WFM 0.3 μ V 225—399.975 MHz AM 0.3 μ V 400—520 MHz NFM 0.3 μ V 758—960 MHz NFM 0.6 μ V 1240—1300 MHz NFM Signal Noise Ratio (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 17[...]

UBCD396XT 185 200 μ V 800MHz+ Band Frequency Range Frequency Range (MHz) Modulation Step(kHz) 25.0000—27.9950 AM 5 28.0000—69.9900 FM 10 70.0000—87.9875 FM 12.5 88.0000—107.9000 FMB 100 108.0000—136.9875 AM 12.5 137.0000—147.9950 FM 5 148.0000—173.9875 FM 12.5 174.0000—224.9000 WFM 100 225.0000—399.9750 AM 25 400.0000—520.0000 [...]

UBCD396XT 186  EDACS Systems: FM , NFM, and SCAT  LTR Systems  APCO Systems: As tro Imbe, Astro 25 Dynamic memory allocation capacity  Systems: 500 max  Groups: 20 per system  Site: 1000 max (All) 256 per system  Channels: 25000 max  Channels per Trunked System: 500 m ax Heterodyne System  1st IF: 380.7 to 380.8 MH z / 26[...]

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UBCD396XT 188 57. WARRANTY Important: Satisfactory evidence of the original pu rchase is required for warranty service Warrantor: The warrantor is either Uniden Aust ralia Pty Limited AB N 58 001 865 498 (“Uniden Aust”) or Uniden New Zealand Limited (“Unid en NZ”) as th e ca se ma y be. Terms of Warranty: Uniden Aust/NZ warrants to the orig[...]

UBCD396XT 189 Our goods come with guaran tees that cannot be excl uded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a repl acement or refund for a major failure and for compensation for an y other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repair ed or repl aced if the goods f ail to be of acceptable qu[...]