Uniden America UB305C Trunk Tracker Scanner User Manual Pages 27 to 39

Uniden America Corporation Trunk Tracker Scanner Pages 27 to 39

Pages 27 to 39

20Before the BC780XLT can begin conventional scanning, you must program a frequency intoat least one channel. Repeat this procedure for each channel you want to program.Storing Frequencies into Channels1. Select frequencies from your dealer, fromvarious sources on the internet, or from one ofthe guides listed on page 5.Here is a list of sample frequencies you should try:156.800 Marine Calling channel155.340 Ambulance operations155.280 Ambulance operations155.160 Ambulance operations462.950 Ambulance operations462.5625 Family Radio Services (channel one)2. Press MAN.3. Select a channel.a. Enter the channel number.b. Then press MAN.4. Enter the frequency.a. Enter the frequency number.b. Then press E.Note: • To clear a mistake while entering the frequency, press (decimal key) repeatedlyuntil the display is cleared.• If you enter a channel or frequency which is outof the scanner’s range, a distinctive beep willsound and ERRORappears in the display.• You can use ▲or ▼when selecting a channel.Press and hold ▲or ▼for 1 second to move up/down more quickly.ProgrammingBC780XLT1.qxd 10/08/2000 5:02 PM Page 20
21Duplicate Frequency AlertIf you enter a frequency which has been stored inanother channel, you will hear a beep and the other channel displays WARNING.Press to clear and start again.––– OR –––Press Eagain to store the frequency in both channels.Storing Text TagsYou can customize your scanner by storing text tags for easy identification of banks, channeltransmissions, trunking talkgroup IDs, etc. The text tags can be set at the menu mode. (Referto Understanding Menu System on page 13.)Assigning a Bank Tag to a Bank1. Press MENU.2. Press E to select SYSTEM DATA.3. Press ▲ or ▼ to select BANK TAG and then press E.4. Select the bank number to be tagged using ▲or ▼and then press E.5. The cursor appears on the display. Rotate VFO to changeletters, and then press ▲or ▼to shift right or left. Bothcapital and lower case letters are available, as well asnumbers and punctuation marks.6. After entering the desired text, press E or SELECT.☞ Remember! You can also use the VFOcontrol for scrolling. To clear a mistake whileentering the frequency, press (decimal key) repeatedly until the display is cleared.Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel1. Press MENU.2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select CH DATA and then press E.3. Select the channel number to be tagged using ▲or ▼and pressing E. You can alsoenter the channel number in using the keypad and then press E.4. Press ▲ or ▼to select ALPHA TAG and then pressing E.Note: • If you have not stored a frequency in the channel,UNREGISTERED will appear in the display.5. The cursor appears on the display. Rotate VFO tochange letters, and press ▲or ▼to shift right or left.Both capital and lower case letters are available, aswell as numbers and punctuation marks.6. After entering the desired text, press E,SELECTor VFO.BC780XLT1.qxd 10/08/2000 5:02 PM Page 21
22Beep AlertThe scanner can alert you with three rapid beeps at the beginning of a transmission on anassigned frequency.Assigning the beep alert to a channelThis alert can be set on/off to every channel (or to every ID memory for Trunking mode).1. Press MENU.2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select CH DATA and then press E.3. Select the channel number to be tagged using ▲or ▼and then press E. (You can alsoenter the channel number in using the keypad or VFO control and then press E.)4. Press ▲ or ▼to select BEEP ALERT and then press E.5. Press ▲ or ▼to select ON or OFF and then pressing E.Note: If NOT REGISTER appears, make sure a frequency is stored in the channel.Programming Tips• Do not program a weather frequency into one of the channels, since weather channelstransmit continuously. Use the Weather Search feature to select the weather information band.• Group similar services into a bank. For example, program police frequencies in channels 1through 10 and fire/emergency into channels 51 through 60, and so on.• Put the frequency that you listen to the most or the most important frequency into aPriority channel.• To quickly program a series of channels, start with the lowest number channel.For example, when you are programming five new frequencies into Channels 4 through8, start with Channel 4. After you finish programming a channel, press MANor HOLD/▲to go to the next higher channel.• Write down your programmed channels and frequencies and put in a convenient place incase of accidental reprogramming.• If you want to download frequencies using the SmartScan feature, go to page 59 in this manual.• Frequencies are rounded off according to the step of each channel.• When you are overwriting a tagged channel with a new frequency, the previous alpha tagwill be deleted. You must re-enter the alpha tag.• When programming frequencies, a 2 second delay is set automatically but can be changedin the Channel Data menu.Deleting a Stored FrequencyTo delete a stored frequency:a. Select a channel.b. Press 0.c. Then press E.Note: Channels with no frequencies are automatically locked out. SERVICE SEARCH PUBLIC SAFETYBC780XLT1.qxd 10/08/2000 5:02 PM Page 22
231. After programming frequencies, simply press SCANtobegin scanning.2. The bank indicators selected for scanning appear in the display, and the bank beingcurrently monitored flashes.You can deselect banks from active scanning by pressingtheir number on your keypad. The indicator for each deselected bank turns off, and thebanks channels are not scanned.Note: One Bank must always be active.You cannot deactivate all ten banks at the sametime. If you try to turn off all the banks, the first bank is automatically selected.To restore a bank to active scanning, press the banks number on your keypad.The banks indicator will display again.3. During normal scanning the scanner skipsunprogrammed or locked out channels.4. When a transmission is received, the scanner stopson that channel. When the transmission ends,scanning resumes automatically.If you want to stop on a channel during scanning,press MAN.If you want to resume scanning, press SCAN.To directly access a specific channel:There are several ways to access a specific channel quickly.1. Press MAN.2. Using the keypad, enter the channel number.3. Press MANagain.Another method is as follows:1. Press the VFO control until CHANis displayed.2. Rotate the VFO control until the desired channel isdisplayed. The scanner will automatically go tomanual mode.Note: You can accidentally change the frequency if you don’tverify that CHANis displayed. If FREQis displayed, youwill be changing the frequency when you rotate the VFO control. Just don’t press E or it will be changed!Scanning13459 10267 8CHANNELSFrequency not enteredFrequencyLocked Out(L/O)SCANBC780XLT1.qxd 10/08/2000 5:02 PM Page 23
24Still another method of direct access to a specific channel:1 Press MAN.2 Press ▲ or ▼to select the channel. (or press and hold ▲or ▼to scroll more quickly.)Lastly to step up through the channels one at a time, repeatedly press MAN.RF Attenuation FeatureThe BC 780XLT comes with an RF Attenuation feature. If you're near an unusually strongsignal source, the signal may overload the scanner. The scanner may stop repeatedly onthat signal and miss other transmissions.The RF Attenuation feature works in all modes and attenuates (reduces) the incoming signalstrength to prevent stronger signals from overloading the scanner.The RF attenuation is set at the menu mode.1. Press MENU.2. For Search mode, press ▲or ▼to select SEARCHEVENT and then press E.ORFor Scan mode, press ▲or ▼to select CH DATAand then press E. Then you must enter your channeldata by pressing ▲, ▼or direct keypad entry. Thenpress E.3. Press ▲or ▼to select ATTENUATOR and thenpress E.4. Set to ON using ▲or ▼and then press E.ATTappears on the display.☞ Remember! You can also use the VFOcontrol for scrolling. Also instead of pressingE, you can press the VFO/SELECTcontrol or press the SELECT/MUTEkey.Note: Attenuation will only be active for the specified channel. In SEARCH mode, it is appliedto the search ranges in all banks.Setting the Delay ModeA default delay of 2 seconds is automatically set for each frequency or talkgroup. A differentdelay can be set for each programmed channel so that when scan or search stops on achannel there is a brief pause before the scanning cycle resumes. To set the delay feature,enter into the menu mode.1. Press MENU.2. Press ▲or ▼to select CH DATA and then press E.3. Select the channel number to be delayed using ▲or ▼andthen press E.4. Press ▲or ▼to select DELAY and then press E.BC780XLT1.qxd 10/08/2000 5:02 PM Page 24
255. Press ▲or ▼to select one of the delay periodsprovided and then press E.DLYappears on thedisplay unless no delay has been set.6. For Search mode, select SEARCH EVENT - DELAY, then set the delay period.Note: The delay periods are as follows:• None: Delay feature off• 1 sec.: Delays for 1 sec. before re-scanning• 2 sec.: Delays for 2 sec. before re-scanning• 4 sec.: Delays for 4 sec. before re-scanning• Infinite: Stays on until SCAN is pressed• -2 sec.: Stays for 2 sec. only before re-scanning *• -5 sec.: Stays for 5 sec. only before re-scanning *• -10 sec.: Stays for 10 sec. only before re-scanning **Setting negative delay periods are useful if you are only interested in small segments of conversations. For example: If you set a -5 second delay, you will only hear 5 seconds of the conversation and then the scanner will resume scanning, whether or not the conversation is finished.Channel LockoutYou can lockout any channel so it is not checked during normal scanning.You can restore thechannel to scanning when you wish.Lockout in Manual Mode1. Press MAN.2. Select a channel.Enter the channel numbers.Press MANagain.––– OR –––Press MANor HOLD/▲to change higher, or LIMIT/▼to lower the channel.3. Press L/Oto lockout the channel.L/Oappears in the display.Lockout in Scanning ModeIf the scanner keeps stopping on a particular channel due to noise or too frequenttransmissions, you may want to keep that channel from scanning.1. Wait until the scanner stops at the channel.2. Then press L/O.BC780XLT1.qxd 10/08/2000 5:02 PM Page 25
263. The scanner immediately resumes scanning because thelocked out channel is no longer in the scanning sequence.Lockout Tips • Write down your locked-out channels and put in a convenient place in case you need to restore them.Restoring a Locked-out Channel1. Press MAN.2. Select a locked out channel.a. Enter the channel number.b. Then press MANagain.3. Press L/Oto unlock the channel. The L/Oicon goes out.Restoring All Locked-out ChannelsYou can restore all locked-out channels in a bank only when a bank is selected for scan. Ifyou have deselected a bank and you want to restore all of its locked-out channels using thesteps below, you must press SCANand then press the number of the bank on your keypad.1. Press MAN.Note: You must be in Manual mode before restoring alllocked-out channels.2. Press and hold L/Ofor about two seconds.You will hear two beeps when all the channels havebeen restored.Priority ScanWhen Priority Scan is turned on, your scanner checks the priority channel every twoseconds for activity. If a signal is present on the priority channel, your scanner monitors thechannel until the transmission ends, then resumes normal scanning. You can designate onechannel in each bank as a Priority Channel. By default, the first channel in each bank is thepriority channel, but you can change this.To activate Priority Scan (in either the Manual or Scan Mode):1. Press PRI.Note: If you have locked out the priority channel, ERRORmessage appears when you select Priority mode.2. Press PRIagain at anytime to deactivate Priority Scan.BC780XLT1.qxd 10/08/2000 5:02 PM Page 26
27Changing the Priority ChannelYou cannot eliminate the Priority Channel, but you can change it to any one of the 50available channels in each bank.1. Press MAN.2. To select a new Priority Channel:a. Enter the channel number.b. Then press MANagain.3. Press and hold PRIfor two seconds to designate thischannel as your new Priority Channel.Two beeps indicate that the Priority channel has been changed. The Picon appears inthe display.Note: • Priority in Trunking mode works just the same, except instead of setting priorities forchannels, you set them for talkgroup IDs. The scanner only checks prioritytalkgroups between transmission, not in 2 second intervals.• Priority scan is disabled while the TRUNKicon is lit (an error tone will sound if you try). To make it possible, turn off the TRUNKicon then press PRI.• At Priority scan, it scans the designated Priority Channels in the banks you selected.BC780XLT1.qxd 10/08/2000 5:02 PM Page 27
28Setting a Search RangeNote: First you must set the search ranges through the menu screen prior to any searching.The BC780XLT can search up to 10 separate frequency ranges to help you discover newstations in your area.To set a search range, enter into the menu mode.1. Press MENU.2. Press ▲ or ▼to select SEARCH EVENT and then press E.3. Press ▲ or ▼to select SEARCH BANK and then press E.4. Press ▲ or ▼to select the desired bank number and then press E.5. Press ▲ or ▼to select EDIT RANGE and then press E.6. Enter the lowest frequency using the keypad and then press E, then repeat the same for the highest frequency.Then press SRCH.Note: • The scanner can search up to 10 ranges by selecting specific banks which youhave programmed search ranges. (Chain Search)• You can select or deselect the search bank freely by pressing the correspondingnumber with the keypad.• The scanner automatically increases its search speed from 100 to 300 steps persecond for the bands having 5 kHz steps. (Turbo Search)• Press and hold ▲or ▼for more than 2 seconds while searching to switch thesearch direction.• When searching in WFM, it stops before reaching the desired frequency if the stepis other than 50 kHz or 100 kHz.• After you have set the Search Range through the Menu the first time for a bank,you will be able to set new ranges for the same bank by using the keypad and thestandard direct entry method.Note: After you have entered the search range in a selected bank while still in the menumode, you can set your alpha tag (see page 21), change the step size of the search,or change the mode. Once the lower and upper parameters of your search are edited,the menu screen backs up one level to allow you to modify the step size, receivemode, and alpha tag. Select 2: STEPS for your step size choices and then press E. Select 3: MODE for the receiver mode choices and then press E. Select 4: ALPHA TAG to enter an alpha tag using the VFO control.SearchingBC780XLT1.qxd 10/08/2000 5:02 PM Page 28
29Search Hold Feature1. Press HOLD/▲at anytime to stop the search.2. Press HOLD/▲to move to the next higher frequency.––– OR –––Press LIMIT/▼to move down to the previous frequency.3. Press SRCHto resume searching.Data SkipA scanner will normally stop on any transmission it receives. This means the BC780XLT willoccasionally stop on data signals and unmodulated transmissions.You can automaticallyskip many of these types of transmissions during search. To activate the data skip feature,enter into the menu mode.1. Press MENU.2. Press ▲ or ▼to select SYSTEM DATA and then press E.3. Press ▲ or ▼to select DATA SKIP and then press E.4. Set to ON using ▲, ▼or VFO and then press E.DATAappears on the display.When data skip is active, your scanner may pause momentarily on an unwanted signal butwill resume searching in 2 or 3 seconds. Data Skip does not function during AM/WFM bandscan, chain search, or WX search, Priority Scan, and Trunking Mode.Frequency SkipIf a particular frequency continues to interrupt search scanning, it is possible to set yourscanner to skip the frequency.To skip over a frequency, press L/Owhen stopping at the frequency you want to skip.Note: • You can program up to 200 skip frequencies.The 201st skip frequency entered causes thefirst skipped frequency to unlock.• If all frequencies in the search range are set toskip, it moves to Search hold mode.To resume searching, do as follows:1) Cancel the frequency skip set, or2) Reset the search frequency range.To cancel all skipped frequencies, press and hold L/Ofor 2 seconds.BC780XLT1.qxd 10/08/2000 5:02 PM Page 29
30Storing Search FrequenciesYou can quickly store any frequency you find during Search.Caution: You must select the channel in which you will store the frequency before enteringthe search mode. Otherwise, you may erase a stored frequency that you want to keep.1. During search, press HOLD/▲when the scannerstops at the frequency you want to store.2. Press Eto store the frequency in the channel you selected.Note: • If the frequency you want to store exists already, WARNINGappears on the displaywith a beep. (See Duplicate Frequency Alert on page 21.)• After storing the frequency, it moves to the manual mode.3. To store another frequency, select another channel for the new frequency by pressingMANor HOLD/▲or LIMIT/▼.4. Repeat steps 1 and 2 after starting search for all the Search frequencies you want to store.Auto StoringThe scanner automatically stores searched frequencies if its auto store feature is activated.To make use of this feature, set a search range first (see page 28), then enter into the menu mode.1. Press MENU.2. Press ▲ or ▼to select SEARCH EVENT and then press E.3. Press ▲ or ▼to select AUTO STORE and then press E.4. Set to ON using ▲, ▼or VFO and pressing E. Allbank numbers start flashing and AUTO is lit on the display.5. Select the bank numbers you want to use with thekeypad. The selected bank numbers stop flashing.Note: If the selected bank has no free channels to store,ERRORwill appear on the display with a beep.6. Press SRCHto start auto storing.The AUTOicon on the displaybegins to flash. Audio is muted during the storing process.7. After the search has gone through the searchrange, press MANor MENU to stop this feature.STORE END appears in the display. You maywant to let it run through the search rangeagain because during the first pass there may not be any transmissions at that particular time.☞ Remember! You can also use the VFO control for scrolling. Also instead of pressingE, you can press the VFO/SELECT control or press the SELECT/MUTEkey.BC780XLT1.qxd 10/08/2000 5:02 PM Page 30
31Squelch (SQ) ModeThe scanner can be set to the following SQ modes.• Carrier SQ mode (default setting)The scanner will stop on any transmission or squelch opening, regardless of whether anysub-audible tone has been programmed for the channel or search range.• Tone SQ modeThe scanner will stop on any active frequency for which either no sub-audible tone hasbeen programmed or for which the user-programmed sub-audible tone is also active.• Tone Search modeDuring any transmission, the scanner will begin searching all possible sub-audible tones,one of which may also be in use. The scanner counts up through the CTCSS tones andinstantly determines any possible DCS tone. See Page 83 for a listing of the tones that theBC780XLT decodes.Note: When Tone Search is active in Scan Mode, once the CTCSS/DCS display flashes atone repeatedly (meaning that it has found the tone match), you can press Etoprogram that frequency with the captured tone. When you change the mode to ToneSquelch from Tone Search, that frequency and tone will be programmed.• Tone Lock (out) modeFor either a memory channel or a search range, you can lock a particular sub-audible toneby pressing L/Oafter scrolling to the desired tone. The scanner will stop on anytransmission except those which may be using the locked sub-audible.To set your scanner, enter into the menu mode.1. Press MENU.2. Press ▲ or ▼to select SYSTEM DATA and then press E.3. Press ▲ or ▼to select SQ MODE and then press E.4. Press ▲ or ▼to select one type (CSQ, Tone SQ, Tone Search) and then press E.5. To set Tone Lock mode, do the following first, then select Tone SQ in step 4.1) For scan mode, enter CH DATA - CH No. - TONE DATA, select CTCSS/DCS with▲or ▼, set Tone Lock ON by pressing L/O.2) For search mode, enter SEARCH EVENT - TONE DATA, select CTCSS/DCS with▲or ▼, set Tone Lock ON by pressing L/O.BC780XLT1.qxd 10/08/2000 5:02 PM Page 31
32Note: • CTCSS: Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System.• DCS: Digital Coded Squelch.• For example, the scanner shows the following displays.• If the delay feature (-2 sec/-5 sec/-10 sec) has been set while in Tone search mode,it resumes scanning according to the delay setting.Additional Menu Options for SearchingEach of these additional menu options apply to all banks with search ranges entered. If thereis a bank that you do not want an option to apply, then simply press the bank number on thenumerical keypad.You will see the bank number that you have selected, disappears from the display. (For more information on these options refer to the “Menu Descriptions” sectionand “Additional Features” section.Options:RECORD (for more information see page 11)1. Press MENU.2. Press ▲ or ▼to select SEARCH EVENT and then press E.3. Press ▲ or ▼to select RECORD and then press E.4. Set to ON using ▲, ▼or VFO and pressing E.LINEis lit on the display.ATTENUATOR (for more information see page 24)1. Press MENU.2. Press ▲ or ▼to select SEARCH EVENT and then press E.3. Press ▲ or ▼to select ATTENUATOR and then press E.4. Set to ON using ▲, ▼or VFO and pressing E.ATTis lit on the display.DELAYRefer to page 24.Tone SQ on, CTCSS 123.0 Hz setTone Search, CTCSS 67.0 Hz detectedTone Search, DCS 023 detectedTone Search, no signal presentTone SQ on, DCS 325 setTone SQ on, No CTCSS & DCS setBC780XLT1.qxd 10/08/2000 5:02 PM Page 32

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