Uniden BR330T - Manual

10 Introduction Your Bearcat BR330T scanning receiver is a state-of-the-art scanner radio with TrunkTracker III ™ , extended frequency, and racetrack operation. You can store frequencies such as police, fire/emergency, marine, air, amateur, and other communi- cations into the scanner. You can carry ...

11 Feature Highlights Feature Highlights General 2500 Dynamic Channels - Your scanner stores channels more efficiently than conventional scanners, letting you store and quickly tune greater numbers of interesting frequencies. Close Call TM RF Capture Technology - You can set the scanner so it detect...

16 About This Manual The screen displays used in this manual are representations of what might appear when you use your scanner. Since what you see depends on the frequencies and user IDs for your area and the settings you select, you might notice some differences between what is in this manual and ...

19 Understanding Scanning Understanding Scanning This section provides you with background on how scanning works. You don’t really need to know all of this to use your scanner, but some background knowledge will help you get the most from your BR330T. Understanding the Scanner’s Memory Your scanner’...

22 Conventional Scanning Conventional scanning is a relatively simple concept. Each group of users in a conventional system is assigned a single frequency (for simplex systems) or two frequencies (for repeater systems). Any time one of them transmits, their transmission always goes out on the same f...

24 What is Trunk Tracking? Your BR330T is designed to track the following types of trunking systems. • Motorola Type I, Type II, Type IIi hybrid, SMARTNET, and PRIVACYPLUS analog trunking systems, which are extensively used in 800 MHz communication systems. • LTR trunking systems • EDACS SCAT trunki...

26 Types of Trunking Systems Trunking systems divide a few frequencies among many different users, but the way that each system does this is slightly different. This section describes some of the technical data behind Motorola, EDACS, and LTR trunked radio systems. Motorola Trunking While there are ...

28 01-062. 01 identifies the agency as the police department, 06 identifies the fleet as the West district, and 2 identifies the subfleet as the dispatch channel. While these assignments are somewhat arbitrary and vary from system to system, there are many resources on the web for finding the assign...

29 Understanding Scanning the LTR data matches a talk group ID that you have stored in the talk group ID list and have not locked out. LTR systems are frequently programmed so that each radio has a unique user ID. I-Call (Motorola/EDACS) I-calls are direct unit-to-unit transmissions that are not hea...

31 Included With Your Scanner Included With Your Scanner If any of these items are missing or damaged, immediately contact your place of purchase or Uniden Customer Service at: (800) 297-1023, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Central, Monday through Friday. Owners Scanner AC Adapter Belt Clip Manual Wrist St...

32 Setting Up Your Scanner These guidelines will help you install and set up your new scanner: • If your scanner receives interference or electrical noise, move the scanner or its antenna away from the source. • To improve the scanner ’s reception, use an optional external antenna designed for multi...

33 Setting Up Your Scanner 2. Install 3 AA batteries, matching the polarity symbols (+ -). WARNING! Set ALKALINE/Ni-MH to Ni-MH for use only with rechargeable batteries. Never attempt to recharge non-rechargeable batteries. Non-rechargeable batteries can get hot and can even burst if you try to rech...

34 If an AC adapter is connected to the scanner, the scanner checks the condition of the installed batteries. If the scanner is turned off and the batteries require a full charge, Normal Charging appears as the bat- teries are recharged. When the batteries are fully charged, Charge Complete appears....

35 Setting Up Your Scanner Connecting the Antenna To attach the supplied flexible antenna to the connector on the top of your scanner, simply screw it onto the scanner's SMA connector. Connecting an Optional Antenna The scanner's SMA connector makes it easy to connect a variety of optional antennas,...

39 Setting Up Your Scanner A Look At The Display The display has indicators that show the scanner's current operating status. The display information helps you understand how your scanner operates. 7/rcl 7 – Enters a 7. + rcl – Displays a series of prompts to quickly select a specific channel in the...

41 Setting Up Your Scanner - appears to show signal strength (0 to 5). REP - appears when repeater find is turned on. Using Menu Press on the left side of the scanner to enter the menu. See “Using the Menu” on Page 49 for more information about the scanner ’s menu options. Using Func To select the f...

42 Basic Operation Turning On the Scanner and Setting the Squelch Note: Make sure the scanner's antenna is connected before you turn it on. 1. Press and hold for about 2 seconds to turn on the scanner. 2. Briefly press the scroll control once. VOLUME LEVEL and a number appear on the display. 3. Whil...

43 Basic Operation Scanning Systems To begin scanning programmed systems, press Scan . The BR330T scans all unlocked systems in all activated quick-key groups and any searches unlocked for search and scan. Notes: • If no systems are programmed, or all systems are locked out, an error message appears...

44 Notes: • The systems preprogrammed into the scanner are located primarily in major metropolitan areas. • You might hear transmissions on frequencies assigned to very distant stations. This will happen if a local system also uses the same frequency. You can scan the preprogrammed systems more effi...

45 Basic Operation To select or lock out a system that is not assigned to a key, press and hold while you rotate the scroll control until the desired system is selected. Then, continue to hold and press L/O to either lock out or unlock the system. Selecting System Channel Groups Within a system, you...

46 2. Release then press Hold within 2 seconds to hold on the system. 3. Rotate the scroll control to select the channel you want to lock or unlock. 4. Press L/O to lock or unlock the channel. You can also lock out an active channel by pressing L/O while the scanner is stopped on the channel. ID Sca...

47 Basic Operation previous or next system. To resume scanning, press Scan . Quickly Storing an ID During ID Search To quickly store an active talk group ID during ID search, press E . You see: Quick TGID Save? To save the ID into a channel, press E . Otherwise, press . If you press E , the scanner ...

48 Quickly Recalling Channels 1. Press Hold to hold on any channel. 2. Press + rcl . The scanner prompts you to select the system where the channel is stored. 3. Rotate the scroll control to select the system, then press E . The scanner prompts you to select the channel group where the channel is st...

49 Using the Menu Using the Menu The scanner’s menu lets you select options that let you set up and use the scanner. To use the menu, press on the left side of the scanner. To select a menu item, rotate the scroll control clockwise or counterclockwise. The currently-selected menu item is highlighted...

51 Using the Menu Programming Systems Menu This table shows the scanner’s systems menu structure. This menu lets you program new systems or change existing systems. To find information about a particular menu setting in this manual, go to the page number shown under or next to the setting.To use the...

53 Other Settings Other Settings Displaying System Information Viewing Memory Used Settings See Scanner Info % Memory Used A bar showing the percent of memory used appears. Press any key to return to the previous menu, then press Scan or Hold . Viewing the Firmware Version Settings See Scanner Info ...

55 Other Settings Pressing any key while the backlight is on extends the backlight period. Pressing while the backlight is on turns off the backlight. Setting the Audio AGC Settings Set Audio AGC This setting helps balance the audio level you hear as you listen to different radio sources so you can ...

56 4. Using the scroll control, select a number between -8 and 7 seen in the lower right corner of the dis-play. Adjust the setting for the best reception. 5. When set, tap scroll once to exit. Adjusting the Display Contrast Settings Adjust Contrast Contrast 1 - 15 the scanner adjusts the display to...

57 Other Settings Hint: If you have trouble transferring data between your scanner and your computer, try setting the baud rate to a slower setting.Use the included connection cable to connect your scanner to another BR330T scanner or your personal computer. Settings PC Control PC Control Lets you s...

60 Programming Radio Systems Your BR330T comes preprogrammed with 76 analog systems from the most populous areas in the US. However, to get the most enjoyment from your scan-ner (especially if you do not live near one of these counties), you must customize the programming for your area.To edit an ex...

64 Editing the Car Program System Select the system Edit Car Select the car Follow these steps to enter the car options.1. Press 0 - 9 to enter the car’s number (up to 3 digits), then press the scroll control. 2. Rotate the scroll control to select one of the following options. Then refer to the app...

67 Programming Radio Systems Programming Conventional Systems Program System New System Conventional Confirm? Yes=“E”/ No=“.” The scanner creates an empty conventional system, with a default name of System n C . n is a number that increments as you add new systems. C indicates that this is a convent...

69 Programming Radio Systems Programming Motorola Systems Program System New System MOT Next, rotate the scroll control to select the type of Motorola system you want to program, then briefly press the scroll control to select it. • 800MHz Standard - Use for 800 MHz systems that use the standard ban...

70 • See “Setting the End Code Operation (Motorola Systems Only)” on Page 85 • See “Setting I-Call (Motorola and EDACS Sys- tems Only)” on Page 85 • See “Setting Emergency Alert (Motorola and EDACS Systems Only)” on Page 86 • See “Setting Control-Channel Only (Motorola Sys- tems Only)” on Page 86 • ...

73 Programming Radio Systems Enter a talk group ID Note: You can enter I-Calls by pressing then the I-Call number. You can enter the I-Call wild card by pressing then 0 . Refer to the appropriate section to change a channel setting: • See “Editing the Channel Name” on Page 91• See “Editing the Talk ...

76 Select the group Edit Channel New Channel Enter a talk group ID Note: You can enter I-Calls by pressing then the I-Call number. You can enter the I-Call wild card by pressing then 0 . Refer to the appropriate section to change a channel setting: • See “Editing the Channel Name” on Page 91• See “S...

77 Programming Radio Systems • See “Setting the System Hold Time” on Page 82• See “Editing the System Quick Key” on Page 81• See “Setting the Channel Delay Time” on Page 82• See “Setting ID Scan/Search (Trunked Systems Only)” on Page 83 • See “Reviewing Locked Out Frequencies” on Page 111 • See “Set...

80 Programming/Editing Optional Set- tings This section details the instructions for each of the optional programming steps referred to in “Program-ming Radio Systems” on Page 60. Use the instructions in the appropriate section to enter or edit a setting. System-Level Settings These settings apply t...

88 Notes: • The scanner defaults to AFS (agency, fleet, subfleet) format - the format used in most EDACS systems. • See “EDACS Trunking” on Page 27 for more information about the AFS format. Setting System Attenuation (Trunked Systems Only) Program System Select the system Set Attenuator This settin...

89 Programming/Editing Optional Settings Notes: • Deleted systems cannot be restored. You must re-enter them. • You cannot restore preloaded systems. Copying Systems To copy a system including all settings, groups, and channels: Program System Select the system Copy System New Sys Name? Enter a name...

91 Programming/Editing Optional Settings Note: The default setting is Unlocked . Deleting Groups Program System Select the system Edit Group Select the group Delete Group The scanner prompts you to confirm deletion. To con-firm, press E . To cancel, press . Note: Deleted groups cannot be restored. Y...

96 correct modulation type for the system you are programming. Setting Channel Attenuation (Conventional Channels Only) Program System Select the system Edit Group Select the group Edit Channel Select the channel Set Attenuator This setting controls whether the scanner attenuates signals on this cha...

99 Searching and Storing Searching and Storing Service Search Service Search lets you quickly select and search the scanner ’s preprogrammed search ranges. During service search, the scanner searches starting with the lowest frequency in the search range you select to the highest frequency in the ra...

100 Notes: • If all frequencies in the search band you selected are locked out, All Locked! appears and the scanner does not search the band. • If the service you select uses channels (such as CB Radio or Marine), the scanner displays the service channel number. Quick Search Quick Search lets you se...

102 Editing a Custom Search Range You can edit up to 10 custom search ranges. The names of the custom search ranges appear on the display. The default custom search range names appear as Custom 1 , Custom 2 , and so on. Search for ... Edit Custom Select your setting, then press the scroll control. E...

104 Notes: • Turn on this setting if you are near other strong signal sources. Attenuation sometimes helps to reduce interference and desensitization that strong signals create. • Even if ATT appears, attenuation might not work if the bar antenna is turned on and the tuned fre-quency is from 0.1 to ...

106 Storing a Trunked System You can store talk group ID’s into the system you selected in “Selecting a System”. Otherwise, the scanner stores talk group ID’s in a new group it creates. Note: Trunked system search and store does not work if an EDACS SCAT system is selected, a system with no frequenc...

107 Using the Close Call Feature Using the Close Call Feature Your scanner's Close Call TM feature lets you set the scanner so it detects, displays the frequency of, and lets you hear a nearby strong radio transmission. You can set the scanner so the Close Call feature works "in the background&#...

108 Setting Close Call Options Close Call Select your setting, then press the scroll control. Then turn the scroll control to select an option. • Close Call Only : Lets you set the scanner only for Close Call searching. The scanner does not scan frequencies or channels when this option is turned on....

110 • Set CC Bands : Lets you select the Close Call band settings. You can turn the following bands on or off. VHF Low (25.000 - 107.900 MHz) Air Band (108.000 - 136.975 MHz) VHF High (137.000 - 317.950 MHz) UHF1 (318.000 - 511.9875 MHz) UHF2 (512.000 - 763.950 MHz) 800MHz + (764.0000 - 823.9875 MHz...

111 Search and Close Call Options Search and Close Call Options The settings in this section affect custom searches, service searches, and Close Call operation. Managing Locked-Out Frequencies While searching or during Close Call operation, if you press L/O while the scanner is stopped on a frequenc...

112 On The scanner searches for and displays any subaudible tone found. Off The scanner does not search for subaudible tones. Note: This feature does not operate when the scanner is in AM/WFM modulation mode. Screening Out Broadcast Sources Srch/CloCall Opt Broadcast Screen This setting determines w...

114 Off The scanner does not try to find the output frequency. Setting the Maximum Auto Store Value Srch/CloCall Opt Max Auto Store This value sets how many hits the scanner will automatically store when it is in either Search and Store or Close Call Auto Store mode. Use the number keys to enter a v...

115 Search and Close Call Options This setting controls the attenuator for quick search and Close Call operation. Select your setting, then press the scroll control. On Reception is attenuated by about 18 dB. Off The attenuator is off. Note: Turn on this setting if you are near other strong signal s...

116 This setting determines how long the scanner waits after a transmission ends before resuming quick search or Close Call operation. Select your setting, then press the scroll control. Off The scanner resumes immediately when the transmission ends. 1 - 5 sec The scanner waits the set amount of tim...

117 Using Weather Alert (SAME) Using Weather Alert (SAME) Your scanner has been primarily designed to be a radio scanner. While it incorporates weather alert as one of its features, we strongly recommend that you not use the scanner as your sole means for receiving emergency alerts. Your local elect...

118 about the weather alert, and turns on the audio so you can hear the weather broadcast. WX Operation Weather Alert This setting determines which types of signals will trigger an alert. Select your setting, then press the scroll control. Alert Only - the scanner alerts when it detects the 1050 Hz ...

119 Using Weather Alert (SAME) SS: The state code. CCC: The county code. For example, Tarrant County in Texas is assigned to FIPS code 048439. 0 indicates the entire county 48 indicates the state of Texas 439 indicates Tarrant County To get the FIPS code for your county, visit the National Weather S...

120 Fire Tone-Out Introduction Your scanner can be set to respond to fire tone-outs that use standard two-tone sequential paging, short one-tone paging, and long group tone paging. You can save up to 10 settings. When you select a setting in standby mode, the scanner also monitors for any other sett...

123 Care and Maintenance Care and Mainte- nance General Use • Turn the scanner off before disconnecting the power. • If memory is lost, simply reprogram each channel. • Always press each button firmly until you hear the entry tone for that key entry. Location • Do not use the scanner in high-moistur...

125 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If your BR330T is not performing properly, try these steps. Problem Possible Cause Suggestion The scanner doesn’t work. The scanner might not be receiving any power. Make sure the AC adapter is connected to an AC outlet and the scanner.If there is a wall switch th...

129 Specifications Specifications Certified in accordance with FCC Rules and Regulations Part 15, Subpart C, as of date of manufacture. Dynamic Allocation Capacity Systems: 200 max Groups: 20 per system Channels: 2500 Channels per Trunked System: up to 200 Attenuation: 18 dB (nominal), 10 dB (limit)...

132 Optional Accessories Contact your local Uniden Dealer or call the Uniden Parts Center at: (800) 554-3988, 8:00AM to 5:00PM EST, Monday through Friday, for information about ordering these optional accessories. External Amplified Speaker Earphone fi Optional Accessories

133 Appendix Appendix Preset Map 1 Preset Map 2 Preset Map 3 Preset Map 4 Preset Map 5 Preset Map 6 Preset Map 7 Preset Map 8 Block Size Code Block Size Code 0 Size Code 11 0 Size Code 4 1 Size Code 11 1 Size Code 4 2 Size Code 11 2 Size Code 4 3 Size Code 11 3 Size Code 4 4 Size Code 11 4 Size Code...

135 Appendix User Defined Fleet Maps Type I Programming Information When a Type I system is designed, the address information for all the ID’s is divided into 8 equal sized blocks, numbered 0–7. When you program your scanner to track a Type I system, you must select a size code for each of these blo...

136 seems. Select a size code for a block, and then press Scan . Now listen to the communications. If you decide you are receiving most of the replies to the conversations with ID’s assigned to the block you just programmed, then you’ve probably selected the right size code and can work on the next ...

137 Planning Planning Collecting Information Getting your scanner programmed and scanning takes a few steps. This help guides you through these steps that will make it easier for you to start scanning. 1. Collect information about the system(s) you want to monitor. Do you want to listen to your loca...

139 Planning Filling Out The ConventionalSystem Worksheet System Name and Quick Key Fill in a name that describes the system you want to create. For example, you can enter "Dallas Police" or "Amateur Radio" here. If you want to store more than one type of frequency, you can enter ...

140 Fill in the key you want to press to quickly activate/deactivate the system. You can assign the same quick key to multiple systems. System Type Circle in the type of Motorola system you are scanning. • Type 1. A fleet map is supplied for this type of system. • Type 2 800 MHz Standard. Used for m...

143 Planning Conventional System Worksheet S ystem Name Group Name S ystem Quick Key Group Quick Key Frequency Alpha Tag Priority CTCSS/DCS Conve ntiona l Syste m W orkshe e t

144 System Name System Quick Key System Frequencies Fleet MapBlock 0Block 1Block 2Block 3Block 4Block 5Block 6Block 7Band Plan ABase FrequencyStep FrequencyOffsetBand Plan BBase FrequencyStep FrequencyOffsetBand Plan CBase FrequencyStep FrequencyOffset Type IType II 800 MHz: Standard SplinterType II...

146 System Name System Quick Key System Frequency Logic al Channel LTR/EDACS Syste m W orkshe e t 1 LTR/EDACS System Worksheet

148 Preprogrammed Systems Your scanner is preprogrammed with over 1000 channels covering police, fire, and ambulance operations in the 25 most populated counties in the US. The following list details the preprogrammed information. By default, all of the preprogrammed systems are unlocked, and your s...

151 One-Year Limited Warranty One-Year Limited Warranty Important : Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service. WARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATION (“Uniden”) ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants, for one year, to the original retail owner, this Uniden Product to be free from ...

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