Uniden UBC780XLT - Manuals

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1 Terminology What is Scanning? Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations, most two-way communications do not transmitcontinuously. The UBC780XLT scans the channels you program until it finds an activefrequency. Scanning stops on an active frequency and remains on that channel as long as thetransmissi...

3 Feature Highlights • Trunk Tracking – Follows VHF High Band, UHF, 800MHz trunked public and government service systems just as if conventional two-way communications were used. • Multi-Track – Track more than one trunking system at a time. Scan conventional and trunked systems at the same time. • ...

4 Included with Your Scanner Package If any of these items are missing or damaged, immediately contact your place of purchase. • AC Adaptor • Cigarette Lighter Adaptor Cord • Operating Guide • Other Printed Materials • Mounting Bracket • Telescopic Antenna • DC Cord

5 Setup Connecting an Antenna You must install an antenna before you can operate the scanner. You have been provided astandard telescopic antenna that works well with this scanner, but you may want topurchases another type to increase the range. To connect the telescopic antenna, simplyconnect it to...

6 Typical Mounting Methods The UBC780XLT can be conveniently mounted on a table, bulkhead, overhead, or any otherdesired location (refer to figure below for typical mounting methods). Caution: Make sure there are no hidden electrical wires or other items behind the desired location before proceeding...

7 Applying Power for Vehicle Installation You can power your scanner using either the supplied DC power cord or your vehicle’scigarette lighter socket using DC cigarette lighter power cord. Caution: You must use a power source that supplies 13.8 V DC and delivers at least 700 mA. Your standard 12V c...

8 Desktop Installation You can place this scanner on a desk, shelf, or table to use it as a base station. 1. Flip up the feet for desk installation. 2. Extend the antenna to full vertical position. Adjust the angle for best reception. Applying Power Using Standard AC Power To power the scanner from ...

9 Connecting an Earphone For private listening, you can connect an earphone (not supplied) with a 3.5 mm plug to the EXT. SP. jack on the back of the scanner. Be very careful as damage to your hearing canresult if the VOLUME control is not set to the lowest level first. See below for “ListeningSafel...

10 Basic Operation Turn the Scanner On Turn the VOLUME control clockwise out of the detent position. The scanner automaticallystarts scanning. Since there are no frequencies programmed in your scanner initially, youmay not receive any signals. Once you set the squelch and program some frequencies, y...

11 Understanding the Menu System It is very important for you to understand the Menu screen. To navigate through the Menuscreen is really quite simple. Many of the features of this scanner, can only be accessed bythe menu screens. There are several ways to get through the screens. First of all, pres...

12 Menu Description and Numeric Keypad Equivalents Below are the menu screens and a brief description or purpose of the feature. 1:SYSTEM DATA 1:DIMMER Allows you to change the brightness of the display. 2:SCREEN MASK Screen Mask allows you to limit what appears on the display to the alpha tags that...

15 5:PROGRAM ID You can program IDs into Scan List memory either during Trunk Scan or Searchwithout going into the Menu. However, you can also use the Menu to program IDs.This is particularly helpful when you are not near the trunked system you wish tolater monitor. You can set it up and have it rea...

18 Programming Before the UBC780XLT can begin conventional scanning, you must program a frequencyinto at least one channel. Repeat this procedure for each channel you want to program. Storing Frequencies into Channels 1. Select desired frequency. Here is a list of sample frequencies you can try: 156...

19 Duplicate Frequency Alert If you enter a frequency which has been stored inanother channel, you will hear a beep and the otherchannel displays WARNING . Press to clear and start again. ––– OR –––Press E again to store the frequency in both channels. Storing Text Tags You can customise your scanne...

SERVICE SEARCH PUBLIC SAFETY 20 Beep Alert The scanner can alert you with three rapid beeps at the beginning of a transmission on anassigned frequency. Assigning the beep alert to a channel This alert can be set on/off to every channel (or to every ID memory for Trunking mode). 1. Press MENU . 2. Pr...

21 Scanning 1. After programming frequencies, simply press SCAN to begin scanning. 2. The bank indicators selected for scanning appear in the display, and the bank being currently monitored flashes. You can deselect banks from active scanning by pressingtheir number on your keypad. The indicator for...

22 Still 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 Feature The UBC780XLT comes with an RF Atte...

23 5. Press ▲ or ▼ to select one of the delay periods provided and then press E . DLY appears on the display 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...

24 3. The scanner immediately resumes scanning because the locked 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 Channel 1. Press MAN . 2. Select a locked out...

25 Changing the Priority Channel You 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 MAN again. 3. Press and hold PRI for two seconds to des...

26 Searching Setting a Search Range Note: First you must set the search ranges through the menu screen prior to any searching. The UBC780XLT 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...

27 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. Search Hold Feature 1. Press HOLD/ ▲ at anytime to stop the search. 2. Press HOLD/ ▲ to move to the next higher frequency. ––– OR ––– Press LIMIT/ ▼ to move dow...

28 Storing Search Frequencies You can quickly store any frequency you find during Search. Caution: You must select the channel in which you will store the frequency before entering the search mode. Otherwise, you may erase a stored frequency that you want to keep. 1. During search, press HOLD/ ▲ whe...

30 • 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 Searching Each of these additional menu options apply to all banks with sea...

31 Service Search The Service Search feature allows you to toggle through the following five preprogrammedservices. The frequencies selected for these services are the most commonly used aroundthe Australia. • 1: POLICE • 2: RAILROAD • 3: AIR • 4: MARINE • 5: UHF CB 1. Press SVC the display indicate...

32 Trunked Systems Your UBC780XLT is designed to track three major types of trunked radio systems. Thesesystems are described here. ❖ MOTOROLA - Including Type I, Type II, Hybrid, SMARTNET, and Privacy Plus. Motorola systems are widely used by public safety and business users. Most are onthe 800 MHz...

33 Programming and Receiving Trunked Systems Programming Trunking Frequencies The first step in tracking a trunked system is storing the frequencies in one of the 10available banks in your scanner. Remember that you can only store one trunking system ineach bank. Important: If you are programming an...

34 ☞ Important! 7. Press TRUNK for 2 seconds. A tone sounds, and E , M , or L icon appears on the display according to the system selected. Note: • To clear a mistake while entering the frequency, press (decimal key) repeatedly until the display is cleared. • If you enter a frequency which is out of...

36 The bottom line of the display indicates the Bank and the type of trunked system you aremonitoring. You can change this to display a bank tag by using the System Menu. Regardless of the system, you won't know exactly who you are receiving until you listen fora while. Of course, figuring out who e...

37 Restoring Locked-out IDs To unlock a single ID, follow these steps: 1. Press MENU . 2. Select TRUNK DATA - BANK NO. - L/O ID REVIEW using ▲ , ▼ or VFO and pressing E , SELECT or VFO. 3. Select the locked out ID you want to unlock using ▲ or ▼ . 4. Press L/O . The ID is unlocked and the next locke...

38 Scan Lists Each bank of your UBC780XLT can be a trunk tracking bank and it can be a conventionalscanning bank. When you designate a bank as a trunking bank, your scanner sets up 10Scan Lists, which are simply lists used to store your favourite IDs. Each list can contain upto 10 IDs, so you can st...

39 To enter an EDACS ® ID: a. Enter ID you want to store. Use the for the “dash”. b. Press E . Hint: Remember that Uniden's AFS format allows you to enter full or partial EDACS IDs for powerful flexibility in all modes. Be sure to read the section "EDACS Reception" onpage 49 to learn how thi...

40 ID Scan Mode 1. Press SCAN to begin scanning the lists you have programmed. If you haven't programmed any IDs, ERROR appears for a few seconds. 2. To remove a Scan List from active scanning, press the number of the Scan List on your keypad. The Scan List indicator turns off, and the IDs in thatli...

41 Setting Priority in Trunking Mode You can set priority in your trunking lists, just as you do in your conventional ones. You canset the priority by pressing and holding PRI for 2 seconds. After you’ve set up your ScanList, press PRI to activate it. It’s very similar to conventional priority altho...

42 I-Call (Motorola/EDACS) I-Calls are direct unit-to-unit transmissions that are not heard by other system users. YourUBC780XLT can receive these transmissions. How you receive I-Calls depends on whetheryou are in Search or Scan mode. During I-Call reception the display will show the Unit ID number...

45 EDACS ® Reception EDACS ® Tracking TrunkTracker III now allows tracking of EDACS ® trunked systems. Until now these widely used systems have been almost impossible to monitor with a conventional scanner. Withyour TrunkTracker III listening to EDACS(s) is remarkably easy, and perhaps even easierth...

47 Special EDACS ® Features AFS Partial Entry Feature AFS is Uniden's method of encoding EDACS talkgroups. AFS stands for 'Agency-Fleet-Subfleet'. AFS talkgroups are used in all EDACS reception -- in ID SEARCH, ID LOCKOUT and IDSCAN scanlists. The powerful AFS Partial Entry feature designed into the...

48 LTR ® Reception LTR® Tracking LTR ® (Logic Trunked Radio) systems are trunking systems used primarily by business or private communications service providers, such as taxicabs, delivery trucks, and repairservices. These systems encode all trunking information as digital subaudible data thataccomp...

49 Motorola Reception Motorola Tracking There are really two types of Motorola trunking systems. These are usually referred to asType I and Type II systems. Type I only occurs on some 800 MHz systems. All VHF, UHFand 900 MHz trunking systems use Type II. One important distinction between these two s...

50 Fleet Map Programming If you have programmed a trunk tracking bank for Motorola type and press TRUNK to start Multi-Track, you will see user IDs display on your screen. Since the UBC780XLT defaults toType II systems, all the IDs will appear as numbers. However, if you notice a mix of odd andeven ...

51 3. Select the size code for the first block using ▲ , ▼ , or VFO. 4. Press E , SELECT, or VFO. The next available block displays. 5. Repeat step 3 and 4 until you have selected a size code for each block.For details about each size code, see Fleet Map SizeCodes in the Appendix. Programming a Hybr...

52 7. Enter a new offset channel with the keypad. Note: You can only input within a range of 380-759. 8. Press E . The display changes for entering the next base frequency. 9. To exit from this mode, press MENU repeatedly. Note: • If the system is not tracking properly, you may need to try a new bas...

53 Control Channel Only Mode When this function is activated, trunking is performed using control channel data only. Voicechannel (also known as "working channel") frequencies do not have to be programmed intomemory. When using this feature, the scanner will display "CC" and channel ...

55 Remote Interface You can communicate and program your UBC780XLT in numerous ways with peripheraldevices using the Remote Interface Cable port. This radio offers the following modes: ❖ REMOTE (PC Control) MODE Program and control your scanner remotely from a PC using third party software (see thef...

56 For information on purchasing third party software to program and control your UBC780XLT,see the flyer included in the box with this radio. PC Control Parameter For your information: Transfer speed : 2400/4800/9600/19200 bps (adjustable)Start/Stop : 1 bit, 1 bit Data Length : 8 bit Parity bit : N...

57 You can clone all of the programming of one UBC780XLT into another, includingfrequencies, talkgroup IDs, alpha tags, delay settings, etc. After connecting the twoscanners, turn the radios on. Prepare each scanner for clone mode as follows. 1. Press MENU . 2. Select SYSTEM DATA - CLONE using ▲ , ▼...

58 Additional Features The following additional features are designed for you to customise your scanner. Oncethese features have been turned on or off, they will remain as they are set until you resetthem, even if you turn the scanner off and then on again. Dimmer To change brightness of the display...

59 Reverse Mode This key will allow the user to observe the reverse frequency of the repeater. While pressing /RVRS , the standard pair frequency will be displayed. For a list of the standard pair frequencies, refer to the table “Reverse List” in the Appendix. If the frequency that you havechosen do...

60 Care and Maintenance General Use • Turn the scanner off before disconnecting the power. • Always write down the programmed frequencies in the event of memory loss. • If memory is lost, simply reprogram each channel. The display shows 000.0000 in all channels when there has been a memory loss. • A...

61 Troubleshooting If your UBC780XLT is not performing properly, try the following steps. Problem Suggestion Scanner won’t work. 1. Check the connections at both ends of the AC Adaptor.2. Turn on the wall switch of your room. You could be using an outlet controlled by the wall switch. 3. Move the AC...

63 Specifications UBC780XLT is certified in accordance with AS/NZS 1053. Channel: 500 Banks: 10 (50 channels each) Service Bands: 5 preprogrammed search bands Frequency Range: 25.0000 to 27.9950 MHz CB/Marine CB etc 28.0000 to 69.9900 MHz VHF Low Band 70.0000 to 87.9875 MHz VHF Mid Band 88.0000 to 1...

64 Glossary of Terms Glossary of terms Alpha tag - This term refers to an alphanumeric text tag that you can enter to describe the individual frequencies that you have programmed. Rather than having to associate aspecific frequency to the individuals that are using it, you can enter the actual name ...

65 Enter Lock - This is the term used for locking the keypad. This prevents accidental re-programming of channels and talkgroups entered into memory. The default setting is off. When ENTER LOCK is enabled, the following functions will be disable: • Enter or modify the Channel frequency• Enter or mod...

Preset Map 1 Size Code S11 S11 S11 S11 S11S11S11 Block 1 0 234567 S11 Preset Map 2 Size Code S4 S4 S4 S4 S4S4S4 Block 1 0 234567 S4 Preset Map 3 Size Code S4 S4 S4 S4 S4S4 S12 Block 1 0 234567 -- Preset Map 5 Size Code S4 S4 S12 -- S4S4S4 Block 1 0 234567 S4 Preset Map 7 Size Code S10 S10 S11 S4 S4S...

68 User Defined Fleet Maps Type I Programming Information When a Type I system is designed, the address information for all the IDs is divided into 8equal sized blocks, numbered 07. When you program your scanner to track a Type I system,you must select a size code for each of these blocks. When you ...

69 Fleet Map Size Codes Size Code RestrictionsIf you select size code 12, 13, or 14, there are some restrictions as to which blocks can beused for these codes. • SIZE CODE 12 can only be assigned to Blocks 0, 2, 4, or 6. • SIZE CODE 13 can only be assigned to Blocks 0 and 4. • SIZE CODE 14 can only ...

70 Lower Upper Band Name Mode Reverse Designation 31.0000 32.0000 VHF Low band FM plus 2 MHz Repeater outputs 33.0000 34.0000 VHF Low band FM Repeater inputs 35.0000 36.0000 VHF Low band FM plus 2 MHz Repeater outputs 37.0000 38.0000 VHF Low band FM Repeater inputs 44.0000 45.0000 VHF Low band FM mi...

One Year Limited Warranty Important: Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service. Warrantor: Uniden Australia Pty Limited ACN 001 865 498Uniden New Zealand Limited ELEMENT OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants to the original retail owner for the duration of this warranty, its UBC780XLT (h...