Uniden UBCD396XT - Manual

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...

UBCD396XT 3 Install the batteries Your scanner can use either regular alkaline 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 th...

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 Hol...

UBCD396XT 5 3. Connecting a GPS receiver A third party GPS receiver is required to utilise 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 b...

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 and your null modem, you might need a gender changer an...

UBCD396XT 7 4. Using Preloaded Systems Your scanner is factory preloaded with systems by state. The systems 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 li...

UBCD396XT 8 5. Available Operation Modes The scanner has several different operation modes; in each mode, the scanner's operation, display, and key functions can be completely different: Scan mode The scanner checks each frequency in the user-programmed list of frequencies. For trunked systems, it c...

UBCD396XT 9 DND (do-notdisturb) mode, the 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. Cl...

UBCD396XT 10 works while scanning that system's control channel or (in the case of Motorola systems) when the scanner is scanning 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 Pl...

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 quickly as possible (within 1 second)  Press & hold : pr...

UBCD396XT 13 Locking the Keypad You can lock the keypad to prevent accidental 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 d...

UBCD396XT 15 8. Reading the display The display icons vary depending on the status of the scanner 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 ...

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 different 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 meant as general instructions. Since a conventional system is really a collection of frequencies, the first thing you need to know is the frequency for each channel you want to program. Programming a Conventional System To program...

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 to 20 channel groups, and all systems must contain at least...

UBCD396XT 24 10. EDACS SCAT Systems Please note that these pages are 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 Sys...

UBCD396XT 26 4. If you need to change any of the frequency 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 su...

UBCD396XT 28 11. EDACS Trunked Systems Please note that these pages are meant 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 canno...

UBCD396XT 36 12. LTR Trunked Systems Please note that these pages are meant 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 sc...

UBCD396XT 38 Create at least 1 frequency in each site Each LTR system can contain up to 20 frequencies 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 ...

UBCD396XT 40 4. If you need to change any of the channel 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 m...

UBCD396XT 42 13. Motorola Trunked Systems Please note that these pages are meant 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 follo...

UBCD396XT 45 Once you create the system 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 use ID Scan mode, you'll need to program channels into the system. In ID Scan, the sca...

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...

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 ...

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 t...

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...

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...

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 syste...

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 channel group properties, you can do that now. Unless a ...

UBCD396XT 63 17. Radio Systems Overview There are two basic types of radio systems: conventional systems and trunked systems. Conventional radio systems In a conventional radio system, each group of users is assigned one (for simplex systems) or two frequencies (for repeater systems). For example, t...

UBCD396XT 64 Trunked system basics There are three major elements common to most trunked systems: System Controller The system controller is a special computer that assigns voice channels to users as they key up their radio. The controller is the brains behind the trunking system. Voice Frequency Po...

UBCD396XT 66 18. Deciphering Trunked Systems Before you program a trunked system To the average radio user, the complexity of a trunked system is invisible. Their radio is programmed up at the radio shop. They can still easily select who they need to communicate with by selecting a channel on their ...

UBCD396XT 67  Motorola VHF: all of the frequencies 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 EDAC...

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 channel groups as you change location. To use Location-Based scanning, ...

UBCD396XT 70 The Geopolitical Approach With the geopolitical approach, you want the scanner to turn on the site or channel group at the limit of relevance rather than reception. This approach is useful for scanning targets that have a welldefined jurisdiction and their transmission are only relevant...

UBCD396XT 73 The Antenna-Centric Approach Using an antenna-centric approach, you set the physical antenna location as the system/sites center point and the antenna's actual reach as the range.

UBCD396XT 74 Combining for Efficiency Because many trunked systems have both multiple antenna sites and multiple agencies with differing geographic boundaries, you may want to combine the approaches: 1. Use the antenna centric approach at the site level: set the geographic coordinates of the antenna...

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 level ( Channel Number Tag , or CHNT ), or at both levels.  You can assign an SNT to the temporary sys...

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 search range you want to assign the number tag to. 3. Select ...

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 , en...

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 K...

UBCD396XT 80 To a service search range : 1. Open the Search for... menu. 2. Select Edit Service , then select the service search 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 cust...

UBCD396XT 81  Entering the Quick Key toggles the enabled/disabled state of the system/site/search range or channel group (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...

UBCD396XT 82 22. Search Keys The scanner has three Search Keys that you can assign to a special 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 t...

UBCD396XT 83 23. Programming locations To use Location-based Scanning with a particular system, you will need to program your scanner with the geographic 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....

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 location you want to create. 3. Select Ne...

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

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 (disabled systems and channel groups are ignored during scans).  You must be in Scan mode to use Quick...

UBCD396XT 89 26. Tone Out mode With the tone out feature, the scanner monitors up to 10 different channels for paging tones (two-tone sequential, single tone, and group tone). Normally, the scanner monitors each of the 10 channels in turn. However, if any tone-out channels share the same frequency, ...

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 ...

UBCD396XT 92 27. Close Call mode When the scanner is in Close Call mode, it performs a close call check every 2 seconds. The scanner switches to the selected bands and searches for unusually strong signals (indicating the transmitter is probably somewhere close by). After the close call check, the s...

UBCD396XT 95 28. Band Scope mode Band Scope mode is a special type of Search mode where the scanner 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 di...

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 O...

UBCD396XT 99 29. GPS mode You must have a compatible GPS receiver connected! See Also GPS mode is only one small part of location-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 w...

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

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 they were created: select the system you want to edit, or select New System to create a new one. When you create a new system, the scanner prompts ...

UBCD396XT 106 Edit Group This menu lets you create groups and edit existing groups. All existing groups are listed in Group Quick Key order: select the group you want to edit, or select New Group to create a new one. You can have up to 20 groups in each system. Copy System Make a copy of this system...

UBCD396XT 107 31. Edit Sys Option System options vary depending on the system type. Global system options The following options are available 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. Choose a number fr...

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...

UBCD396XT 109 Select the number of milliseconds (after the 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) systems, and only...

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...

UBCD396XT 111 P25 NAC Option (P25 single frequency systems only)Choose whether the scanner limits reception to transmissions that include a specific Network Access Code (NAC) for this system or frequency.  Search : The scanner opens squelch for any digital signal, but displays the NAC being used. ...

UBCD396XT 112 32. Edit Group When you create a new channel group, the scanner automatically assigns a default name of Group XX, where XX is a 2-digit sequential number (1 through 20). Options available for all groups: You have the following options for channel groups: Edit Name Enter a name or edit ...

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 information for each system or site. With this information and a standard NMEA GPS input, the scanner can automatically change which systems, sites and channel groups it scans as you change location. You must set the location i...

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

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

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. When a channel is...

UBCD396XT 119 squelch if the received signal contains a DCS tone that matches the one you enter here. Set Lockout The scanner prompts you to enter a CTCSS or DCS code that you want to lockout for this channel. The scanner will not open squelch if the received signal contains a matching CTCSS or DCS ...

UBCD396XT 120 35. Edit Site When you create a new site, the scanner automatically 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:...

UBCD396XT 121 Set Frequencies Use this menu to program frequencies for this site. Set Modulation Select what type of modulation the scanner should use for this frequency or channel. (Only the modulation types available for this frequency or channel are displayed.) Auto The scanner uses the default m...

UBCD396XT 122 Delete Site Delete this site and all its settings; 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 inf...

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 ...

UBCD396XT 124 36. Set Frequencies This menu lets you create frequencies and edit existing ones. All existing frequencies are listed in the order they were created: select the frequency you want to edit, or select New Frequency to create a new one. When creating frequencies, keep the following rules ...

UBCD396XT 125 LCN (Logical Channel Number) When you enter a new frequency or edit an exisitng frequency, the scanner prompts you enter a logical channel number (LCN). Enter a number from 1 through 20 for an LTR system or a number from 1 through 30 for an EDACS wide or narrow system. EDACS SCAT syste...

UBCD396XT 126 37. Scan mode Scanning vs. Searching Scan and Search mode have very similar operations. In both Scan and Search modes, the scanner steps through a set of frequencies and checks for activity. For Scan mode, you program each individual frequency or Talk Group ID you want the scanner to c...

UBCD396XT 127 1. Scans or searches any unlocked systems 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 ascending order starting with the...

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. Disab...

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 SELECT-VOLUME SCROLL knob to select a...

UBCD396XT 134 38. Hold mode Hold stops the scanner on the current channel or frequency. You can access these functions by using the different 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 se...

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 T...

UBCD396XT 137  To see the alternate information on the display at 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 Tags .  For an explanation of the volume offset level, se...

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...

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. "1...

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 ...

UBCD396XT 142 41. Calculating upper base frequencies Custom Band Plans (800 Custom, VHF, UHF) require that you enter both a lower and an upper base frequency 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 Upp...

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 F...

UBCD396XT 145 42. Close Call The Close Call (CC) feature searches 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 cal...

UBCD396XT 146 Set Lockout Decide whether you want to lock out the system so the scanner will ignore it during Scan and Search modes. If you lock out the system none of the found channels will be scanned conventionally. Unlocked : The system is not locked out. Temporary L/O : The system is locked out...

UBCD396XT 147 Decide whether the scanner triggers an alert 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 contains an emergency flag.) The available options for Set Alert Tone and Set Alert Ligh...

UBCD396XT 149 43. Priority Scan This section applies to conventional system priority mode only. For priority on trunked systems, turn on the Priority ID system option and set the desired channels as priority channels. Priority mode has two "sub modes" (similar to Close Call and Close Call On...

UBCD396XT 151 44. Program Location The Program Location menu lets you create and edit 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. Names can be 16 ch...

UBCD396XT 152 50 ms / 1319 Hz for 125 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1568 Hz for 125 ms / 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 ...

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 settings, including any alert settings. New Location Cre...

UBCD396XT 154 – Dangerous Xing alert tone: 1175 Hz for 250 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1319 Hz for 50 ms / 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 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1976 Hz for 250 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 2093 Hz...

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 settings, including any alert settings. New Location Cre...

UBCD396XT 156 45. Search and Store With this feature, the scanner searches a system and saves any frequencies it finds activity on. When the scanner detects activity on a frequency, it verifies that the frequency has not already been stored, then adds the frequency to the Found Channels group. (Sinc...

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 Broadcast, Police, ...

UBCD396XT 158 When searching in a band that has a mix of analog and digital signals (i.e., where 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...

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 o...

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. ...

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 assign to this key. The 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...

UBCD396XT 164 49. Srch/CloCall Opt This menu lets you set general options for how the scanner 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 list, just select it and press YES . – Unl...

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, input the lower frequency limit. 3. When the scanner prompts you, input the upper frequency limit. 4. Once ...

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 Ca...

UBCD396XT 167 50. Startup Keys Startup Keys let you change the lockout state for several systems, sites, and search ranges all at the same time. When you activate the Startup Key, the scanner checks all systems, sites, or search ranges and locks or unlocks them according to these rules: – If any sys...

UBCD396XT 168 2. Select Edit Service , then select the service search 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. ...

UBCD396XT 170 51. Tone A and Tone B Settings You can configure the scanner to search for 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 scan...

UBCD396XT 172 52. Tone-Out for... Tone-Out Standby Check the tone out channels for paging 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 frequency, tone, and...

UBCD396XT 173 Decide whether the scanner triggers an alert 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 emergency flag.) The available options for Set Alert Tone and Set Aler...

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 afte...

UBCD396XT 178 Set Charge Time Enter the amount of time you want the battery 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 freque...

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 the control channel data.  Extend : The scanner will output the control channel data along with any description....

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 prom...

UBCD396XT 181 When turned on, in Display Modes 1 and 2 the scanner will alternate the current channel information and the Unit ID information in Line 2 of the display. In Display Mode 3, the scanner will display the Unit ID information on Line 3 of the display. If you program a Unit ID into a channe...

UBCD396XT 182 55. Wired Clone This feature allows you to copy all the settings from one scanner to another of the same model:  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 scan...

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—1...

UBCD396XT 186  EDACS Systems: FM, NFM, and SCAT  LTR Systems  APCO Systems: Astro 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 max Heterodyne System  1st...