Uniden UBC3300XLT - Manual

Icon Display Uniden® and Bearcat® are registered trademarks of UnidenAmerica Corporation. TrunkTracker is a proprietary trademark of Uniden AmericaCorporation. 3 DESCRIPTION Priority Channel Indicator Lock Out Mode Indicator Scan/Search Direction Indicator Chain Search Mode Indicator Air Service Sea...

6 Important Notice • The installation, possession, or use of this scanning radio in a motor vehicle may be prohibited, regulated, or require apermit in certain states, cities, and/or local jurisdictions.Your local law enforcement officials should be able toprovide you with information regarding the ...

7 Terminology What is Scanning? Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations, most two-waycommunications do not transmit continuously. TheUBC3300XLT scans the Frequencies you have programmedinto the Scanner’s channels until it finds an active frequency. Scanning stops on an active frequency and remains o...

9 Feature Highlights • Trunk Tracking – Follow VHF High Band UHF 800/900MHz trunked public safety and public servicesystems just as if conventional two-way communicationswere used. • Multi-Track – Track more than one trunking system at a time. Scan conventional and trunked systems at thesame time. •...

11 Where to Obtain More Information Before using your scanner, you must program frequenciesinto available channels. To obtain frequency information for your area, contact yourlocal dealer. Information on the Internet If you have access to the internet, you may want to visit thefollowing website for ...

12 Included with Your Scanner Package If any of these items are missing or damaged, immediatelycontact your place of purchase. • UBC3300XLT Hand held Scanner • AC Adapter/Charger (AD-629) • Ni-MH Battery (BP-250) • Rubber Antenna • Beltclip • Operating Guide UBC3300XLT OM 5/14/04 3:29 PM Page 12

13 Setup Installing the Battery Pack 1. Open the cover. 2. Connect the battery pack connector observing the correct polarity. 3. Replace the cover and press down until it clicks into place. Charging the Battery Pack Use the AC Adapter/Chargerto power the UBC3300XLTfrom an AC outlet. You can use your...

Flexible Antenna Attach the flexible antenna to theantenna connector. Beltclip The beltclip is designed to fit snugly onthe back of the scanner.Line up the four arms on the beltclip withthe four tabs on the scanner and slide thebeltclip into place, as shown on the right. Listening Safely To protect ...

15 Basic Operation Turn the Scanner On Turn the VOLUME control clockwise out of the detent position. The scanner automatically starts scanning. Since there are no frequencies programmed in your scannerinitially, you may not receive any signals. Once you set thesquelch and program some frequencies, y...

Next you must program some frequencies (page 26). It isrecommended that you read the next part "Understanding theMenu System" because it will assist you in accessing andunderstanding many of the features. Later in a section called"Additional Features", you will find explanations on h...

• ID Search mode/ID Search Hold mode Menu Description and Numeric KeypadEquivalents Below are the Menu screens and a brief description orpurpose of the feature. 1:SERVICE OPTION 1:AIR The Air Service Search feature allows you to scrollthrough the preprogrammed services. 2:CHAIN SEARCH You can progra...

4:ALPHA TAG You can enter an Alpha Tag for anyor all of the search ranges. 5:TRUNK During Chain Search mode, when thescanner finds an active frequency.The trunk tracking system will beactive. Four frequency plans apply tothe Control Channel Only feature (fordetails see page 69). 3:DELAY Set the dela...

2:SCAN OPTION 1:CONVENTIONAL Choose the channel number. The following optionsare available for the selected channel only. Repeat using a different channel number, ifnecessary. 1:FREQUENCY Allows you to edit or enter a frequency ineach channel you select.Also you can set an alphanumeric text tag fore...

The RF Attenuation feature works in allmodes and attenuates (reduces) the incomingsignal strength to prevent stronger signalsfrom overloading the scanner. 6:STEPS Your UBC3300XLT is programmed withdefault step sizes for each frequency range(see page 1). Steps are important if you areinterested in us...

2:TRUNK CHANNEL 1:FREQUENCY To use Trunk Tracking, you need toprogram a frequency for at least onechannel. Also you can enter an alphatag for each channel in this Menu. 2:STEPS You can assign a variety of step sizesto the channel. 3:TALK GROUP You can program IDs into the Scan Listmemory either duri...

9:STATUS BIT (MOTOROLA) On Type 2 trunking systems there is amethod by which specialized types ofcommunications utilize unique talkgroupnumbers. An emergency call will occur on a unique talkgroup from its primaryassignment, for example. Because the UBC3300XLT defaults to Status-Bit ONmode, you never...

25 1. CSQ - The default setting is CSQ (carrier squelch). In this mode the scanner will stop onany transmission on a programmed frequency(Squelch mode does not apply to trunking). 2. TONE SQ - In Tone Squelch mode, if you have set a subaudible tone (CTCSS or DCS) for afrequency, the scanner will onl...

26 Programming Before the UBC3300XLT can begin conventional scanning,you must program a frequency into at least one channel. Repeat this procedure for each channel you want to program. Storing Frequencies into Channels in MenuMode 1. Select frequencies you received from your dealer, from various sou...

• If you enter a channel or frequency which is out of thescanner’s range, a beep willsound and ERROR appears on the display. • For each channel, you can also change the step size or themode. (See page 92.) Deleting a Stored Frequency To delete a stored frequency: a. Select a channel.b. Press 0 . c. ...

Transfer Frequencies You can transfer a frequency that has been stored in achannel to another channel. 1. Press HOLD/MAN . 2. Press TRANSFR , and the smallest empty channel number along with the frequency will flash on the display. 3. Press E and the frequency can be stored in this channel. 4. If yo...

29 3. Select the channel number by rotating the VFO and pressing E . You can also enter the channel number by using the keypad and then press E . 4. Select 1:FREQUENCY and ALPHA TAG by rotating the VFO and pressing E . Note: You can only assign a text tag tothe channel where the frequency is stored....

Programming Tips • Group similar services into a bank. For example, program police frequencies in channels 1 through 10 andfire/emergency into channels 51 through 60, and so on. • Put the frequency that you listen to the most or the most important frequency into a Priority channel. • To quickly prog...

Scanning 1. After programming frequencies, simply press SCAN to begin scanning. During scanning, when you rotate the VFO , you can select the direction ( ↑ or ↓ ) you want to scan. 2. The bank indicators selected for scanning appear on the display, and the bank being currently monitored flashes.You ...

2. Press TRNSFR , and the smallest empty channel number flashes on the display. 3. Press E . Note : • If you want to change the channel, rotate the VFO . • If the frequency you want to store exists already, WARNING appears on the display and you will hear a beep. (See “Duplicate Frequency Alert” on ...

1:CONVENTIONAL by rotating the VFO and pressing E . 3. Select the channel number of the stored frequency to be delayed by rotating the VFO and pressing E . 4. Select 2:DELAY and press E . 5. Rotate the VFO to select 1:ON or 2:OFF and press E . 6. For Search mode, select 1:SERVICE OPTION / 2:CHAIN SE...

Restoring a Locked-out Channel 1. Press HOLD/MAN . 2. Select a locked out channel. a. Enter the channel number using the keypad. b. Then press HOLD/MAN again. 3. Press L/O to unlock the channel. The L/O icon disappears. Restoring All Locked-out Channels You can restore all locked-out channels in a b...

35 Changing the Priority Channel You cannot eliminate the Priority Channel, but you canchange it to any one of the 100 available channels in eachbank. 1. Press HOLD/MAN . 2. Select a new Priority Channel: a. Enter the channel number using the keypad. b. Then press HOLD/MAN again. 3. Press and hold P...

Searching Setting a Search Range Note : First you must set the search ranges through the Menu screen prior to any searching. The UBC3300XLT can search up to 10 separate frequencyranges to help you discover new stations in your area. To set a Search Range, enter into the Menu mode. 1. Press MENU/BACK...

Caution: After you have entered the search range while stillin the Menu mode, you can set your alpha tag (seepage 28), change the step size of the search,change the mode or change the trunk set. Once the lower and upper parameters of yoursearch are edited, the Menu screen backs up onelevel to allow ...

1. Press MENU/BACK . 2. Select 3:SYSTEM OPTION / 7:DATA SKIP by rotating the VFO and pressing E . 3. Select 1:ON by rotating the VFO and pressing E . When Data Skip is active, your scanner may pausemomentarily on an unwanted signal but will resumesearching in 2 or 3 seconds. The Data Skip feature is...

39 2. Press TRNSFR to store the frequency in the channel you selected. The smallest empty channel number flashes on thedisplay. If necessary, you can alsochange the channel by scrolling the VFO . 3. Press E . Note : • If the frequency you want to store exists already, WARNING appears on the display ...

6. Press SEARCH to start auto storing. 7. After the search has gone through the search range, press HOLD/MAN to stop this feature. STORE END appears on the display. You may wantto let it run through the search rangeseveral times because during the firstpass there may not have been anytransmissions a...

41 3. Rotate the VFO to select one type ( 1:CSQ , 2:TONE SQ , 3:TONE SEARCH ) and press E . 4. To set Tone Lock mode, do the following first, then select 2:TONE SQ in step 3. 1) For Scan mode, select 2:SCAN OPTION / 1:CONVENTIONAL - select the channel number - 3:TONE DATA - 1:CTCSS or 2:DCS by rotat...

Additional Menu Options for Searching Each of these additional menu options applies to all searchranges entered. If there is a range that you do not want anoption to apply, then simply enter the range number on thenumerical keypad. You will see the range number that youhave selected disappears from ...

Air Service Search The Air Service Search feature allows you to scroll throughthe preprogrammed services. 1. Press AIR/STEP . ––– OR ––– Another method is as follows:To set Air Service Search, enter into the Menu mode. 1. Press MENU/BACK . 2. Select 1:SERVICE OPTION by rotating the VFO and pressing ...

Programming and Receiving Trunked Systems There are three steps for programming a trunked system: 1. Program the Trunk Type – What type of system will the scanner be tracking, Motorola Type II, Type I, EDACS,LTR, etc. 2. Program the Trunked Frequencies – Within a trunked system, the frequencies are ...

• If you enter a frequency which is out of the system’s trunkingrange, a beep sounds and ERROR appears on the display. • If you enter a frequency which has been stored in another channel, you will hear a beep and thechannel stored displays WARNING (Refer to “Duplicate Frequency Alert” on page 27). S...

Setting the Squelch For trunked reception, a good setting forthe SQUELCH control is in the center of the range with the color marker pointing up. See the illustration. If it is set too high (CCW) in some cases it could prevent yourscanner from locking to the Control Channel reliably. If it is settoo...

ID Scan Mode 1. Press SCAN to begin scanning the lists you have programmed. If you haven't programmed more than2 IDs, ERROR appears on the display. 2. To remove a Scan List from active scanning, press the number of the Scan List on your keypad. Hint: Press and hold RSM for 2 seconds, the scanner wil...

ID Scan Hold Feature If you want to stop on a ID during IDscanning, press HOLD/MAN . If you want to resume scanning, press RSM . To directly access a specific channel: There are several ways to access aspecific ID quickly. 1. Press HOLD/MAN . 2. By using the keypad or rotating the VFO , enter the ID...

selected for a trunked system, press HOLD/MAN , and the radio will seek and acquire the trunked system controlchannel. ID Search Hold and Direct Entry ID Hold Mode Just like in Conventional Search, Hold lets you pause IDSearch on an interesting transmission without storing thetalkgroup into memory. ...

talkgroups in the Utilities agency. You can do this with just afew key presses. To use ID BLOCKOUT just enter the Agency- part, or the Agency-Fleet part, of the talkgroup codeand press L/O . For example, to Blockout Agency 4 in Trunk Search, press HOLD/MAN , 0 , 4 , (decimal key), and then L/O . For...

Reverse Key For Motorola and EDACS system; to change your displaybetween the Scan List indicators and trunk bank display,press REVERSE . For LTR systems only, the talkgroup must be active in orderto change the Scan List and bank indicators. If the talkgroupis not active, change the Scan List by usin...

Setting Priority in Trunking Mode You can set priority in your trunking lists, just as you do inyour conventional ones. You can set the priority by pressingand holding PRI for 2 seconds in ID Scan Hold mode. After you’ve set up your Scan List, press PRI to activate it. It’s very similar to conventio...

57 Moving between Scan List Memories There are a number of ways to step and move through yourScan List memories: 1. Press HOLD/MAN in the ID Scan mode and rotate the VFO to move to up or down. 2. Or, press HOLD/MAN in the ID Scan mode, next press 0-9 (scan list number), then press 0-9 (memory positi...

EDACS ® Reception EDACS ® Tracking TrunkTracker III now allows tracking of EDACS ® trunked systems. Until now these widely used systems have beenalmost impossible to monitor with a conventional scanner.With your TrunkTracker III listening to EDACS(s) isremarkably easy, and perhaps even easier than c...

61 An EDACS ® Trunked system This chart shows how talkgroups areorganized within an EDACS system at the Agency level. The individualtalkgroups cannot be shown at thisscale because there are over 2000.However the chart can show the 16Agencies in this example. The system islogical and easy to understa...

62 For example Sullivan, in decimal, uses channels from 384 to511. This is not as easy to remember as Agency 03. But decimal is useful if you need to work from decimal talkgrouplists. To turn Emergency Alert ON/OFF, enter into the Menumode. Select 2:SCAN OPTION / 2:TRUNK -select bank number- 9:EMERG...

EDACS systems often provide users with an 'Emergency'mode on their radios. Users in trouble can alert the dispatcherand other units and get priority access to the radio system.When a user activates Emergency mode, EMERGENCY will flash the display during the entire transmission. At thebeginning of ea...

LTR ® Reception LTR ® Tracking LTR ® (Logic Trunked Radio) systems are trunking systems used primarily by business or private communications serviceproviders, such as taxicabs, delivery trucks, and repairservices. These systems encode all trunking information asdigital subaudible data that accompani...

Motorola Reception Motorola Tracking There are really two types of Motorola trunking systems.These are usually referred to as Type 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 syste...

systems usually accommodate fewer users than Type IIsystems. Even though there are many Type II systems, Type I systemsare still in use. There are also Hybrid systems which are acombination of both Type I and Type II. Your scanner defaultsto monitor Type II systems, but its possible to select aPrepr...

Note : You will now begin to see Type I Fleet-Subfleet IDs. For example, 100-12, 100-9, 000-12, 400-8, etc. See "User Defined Fleet Maps in the Appendix" formore information about Type I IDs. How do you know if the preset map is correct? You will haveto listen to see if you're following comp...

Setting the Base, Spacing Frequencies andOffset Channel for MotorolaVHF/UHF Trunked Systems To properly track Motorola VHF and UHF trunked systemsyou must enter what is known as the base, the spacingfrequencies and offset channels for each system. To find these out, check www.bearcat1.com/free.htm a...

69 Note: • If the system is not tracking properly, you may need to try a new Base Frequency or Offset Channel oryou may be missing frequencies from the system. • You can set up to three Base, Spacing and Offsets for Motorola VHF/UHF trunked systems. Toggling the Status Bit On Type II trunking system...

72 Remote Interface You can communicate and program your UBC3300XLT innumerous ways with peripheral devices using the RemoteInterface Cable port. This radio offers the following modes: ❖ PC Control ModeProgram and control your scanner from a PC. ❖ Clone ModeClone all the frequencies, trunking talkgr...

73 Start Remote Mode and Change Transfer Speed: Through the Menu system, select 3:SYSTEM OPTION / 5:PC CONTROL by rotating the VFO and pressing E . To start Remote mode, choose from the transfer speed listexcept for 5:OFF . A unique feature of the UBC3300XLT is that all the front panelkeys as well a...

74 To connect the Scanner to Scanner: Plug the smaller end of each of the(Optional) Remote Interface Cables intothe remote ports in accordance with thedirection of the marks which are on the right sides of each of the two scanners. Plug the other ends of the cables (DB-9serial connector) together us...

75 6. Press SCAN on both scanners. The data transfer begins from theMaster Unit to the Slave Unit. During the data transfer, bothscanners show the followingdisplays. When the data transfer is complete, COMPLETE displays. If the data transfer is not successful,the following error message willappear. ...

76 Additional Features The following additional features are designed for you tocustomize your scanner. Once these features have beenturned ON or OFF, they will remain as they are set until youreset them, even if you turn the scanner OFF and then ONagain. Dimmer To change brightness of the display: ...

77 Key Beep Option To choose key beep sound 1:ON or 2:OFF : 1. Press MENU/BACK . 2. Select 3:SYSTEM OPTION / 3:KEY BEEP by rotating the VFO and pressing E . 3. Select 1:ON or 2:OFF by rotating the VFO and pressing E . Screen Mask The trunk, frequency, receiving mode, and signal meterindications on t...

78 Mute On/Off To manually turn ON the Mute function, press and hold MUTE until MUTE ON is displayed. You will not hear any audio. To turn it OFF, press and hold MUTE again. Receiving Mode Selection You can also set the receiving mode, AM or FM etc., inConventional mode or Chain Search mode. See MOD...

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 hasbeen a memory loss. • Alway...

80 Troubleshooting If your UBC3300XLT is not performing properly, try the follow-ing steps. If you experience difficulty while in TrunkTracker mode, try thefollowing steps. Problem Suggestion Scanner won't work. 1. Check the connections at both ends of the AC Adapter.2. Turn ON the wall switch of yo...

82 Specifications Channel: 1000 Banks: 10 (100 channels each) Band Plan 1 (Initial setting)Frequency Range: 25.0 - 29.995 MHz FM 30.0 - 79.9875 MHz FM 80.0 - 82.990 MHz FM 83.0 - 87.2875 MHz FM 87.3 - 87.950 MHz WFM 88.0 - 107.950 MHz WFM 108.0 - 136.9875 MHz AM 137.0 - 137.995 MHz FM 138.0 - 157.98...

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

Screen Mask - Screen Mask reduces the amount of information that appears on the display. Alpha tags that youhave set for a channel along with a few function icons willappear only on the display. This mode is particularly usefulin public safety vehicles where that are already overloadedwith informati...

86 Appendix Preset Fleet Maps Preset Map 1 Size Code SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11 Block 1 0 234567 Preset Map 2 Size Code SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4 Block 1 0 234567 Pres...

88 User Defined Fleet Maps Type I Programming Information When a Type I system is designed, the address informationfor all the IDs are divided into 8 equal sized blocks. When youprogram your scanner to track a Type I system, you mustselect a size code for each of these blocks. When you haveassigned ...

89 Finally, for most public safety systems there are some sizecodes which are more common. SIZE CODE 3 and SIZECODE 4 are probably the most common, followed by SIZECODE 10, SIZE CODE 11, and SIZE CODE 12. Fleet Map Size Codes Size Code Restrictions If you select SIZE CODE 12, 13, or 14, there are so...

94 Declaration of Conformity We: Uniden Corporation 2-12-7 HatchoboriChuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8512Japan declare, under our sole responsibility, that this equipment “Uniden Bearcat model UBC3300XLT” is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the EMC, R&TTE and LVD...