UBCD396XT OWNER’S MANUAL
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Table of Contents 1. GENERAL PRECAUTIONS ............................................................................................................ 1 EARPHONE WARNING ............................................................................................................................... 1 LIQUID EXPOSURE WARNING .................................................................................................................... 1 POWER DISCONNECTION CAUTION .........................................
UBCD396XT LOCKING THE KEYPAD ............................................................................................................................ 13 7. MENU TREE .................................................................................................................................. 14 MAIN MENU............................................................................................................................................. 14 USING THE MENU ......................................
UBCD396XT Create at least 1 site ......................................................................................................................... 43 Create at least 1 frequency in each site ........................................................................................... 44 PROGRAMMING A SYSTEM FOR SCANNING .............................................................................................. 44 Create a channel group ..............................................................
UBCD396XT System Frequencies........................................................................................................................... 68 Talk Group IDs (Channels) ............................................................................................................... 68 19. LOCATION-BASED SCANNING .............................................................................................. 69 THE GEOPOLITICAL APPROACH ..............................................................
UBCD396XT CONFIGURING TONE OUT CHANNELS ..................................................................................................... 89 USING TONE-OUT MODE ........................................................................................................................ 89 KEY OPERATION IN TONE OUT MODE ..................................................................................................... 90 27. CLOSE CALL MODE ..................................................................
UBCD396XT Priority ID Scan ............................................................................................................................... 109 Emergency Alert .............................................................................................................................. 109 Set ID Format (DEC/HEX) or (AFS/DEC) ..................................................................................... 109 Rvw ID:Srch L/O................................................................
UBCD396XT Delete Channel ................................................................................................................................ 118 New Channel ................................................................................................................................... 118 ANALOG CHANNEL OPTIONS .................................................................................................................. 118 Set CTCSS/DCS .................................................
UBCD396XT Searching trunked systems ............................................................................................................ 126 DEFAULT SCAN MODE .......................................................................................................................... 126 LOCKED ITEMS ...................................................................................................................................... 127 KEY OPERATION IN SCAN MODE .......................................
UBCD396XT Set Number Tag .............................................................................................................................. 145 Set Lockout ...................................................................................................................................... 146 Set Hold Time .................................................................................................................................. 146 SET CC MODE ............................................
UBCD396XT Set Delay Time ................................................................................................................................ 157 Set Attenuator ................................................................................................................................. 157 Set Audio AGC ................................................................................................................................. 157 P25 Waiting Time ........................................
UBCD396XT SET AUDIO AGC ................................................................................................................................... 166 P25 WAITING TIME ............................................................................................................................... 166 50. STARTUP KEYS ....................................................................................................................... 167 ASSIGNING STARTUP KEYS .....................................
UBCD396XT Set Step ............................................................................................................................................ 180 P25 LP FILTER ..................................................................................................................................... 180 DISPLAY UNIT ID .................................................................................................................................. 180 SEE SCANNER INFO.............................
UBCD396XT 1. General Precautions Before you use this scanner, please read and observe the following: Earphone Warning You can use an optional 32stereo headset or earphone with your scanner. Use of an incorrect earphone or headset might be potentially hazardous to your hearing. The output of the phone jack is monaural, but you will hear it in both headphones of a stereo headset. Set the volume to a comfortable audio level coming from the speaker before plugging in the earphone or headset.
UBCD396XT 2. Setting up the hardware What's included inside the box? • UBCD396XT • SMA-to-BNC adaptor for external antennas • SMA antenna • NiMH rechargeable batteries (3) • Data transfer cable • Beltclip • AC adaptor • Wrist strap • 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.
UBCD396XT 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 that the charge switch is set to the correct battery type: Use the Alkaline setting for any regular or nonrechargeable battery Use the NiMH setting for any rechargeable battery 3.
UBCD396XT 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 Hold the belt clip with the logo facing you and the hinge facing the top of the scanner. Place the clip over the post, and slide the belt clip straight up until you hear it click into place.
UBCD396XT 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 both the Global Positioning System Fix ( GGA ) and Recommended Minimum Specific GNSS ( RMC ) data sentences Provides a serial data (RS-232) connection Configuring your scanner 1.
UBCD396XT 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 and/or a DB-25-to-DE-9 adapter. 5. Connect the data transfer cable to the scanner's data port. 6. When the scanner recognizes the GPS input, it displays a confirmation message and shows the GPS icon on the display.
UBCD396XT 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 listen to right out of the box. Note! Preloaded systems are not intended as final programming: You'll need to set the scanner up to suit what you really want to listen to.
UBCD396XT 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 checks each Talk Group ID in the user-programmed list. When it detects a signal, the scanner stays on the channel and opens squelch.
UBCD396XT 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. Close Call Only mode The scanner stops the current operation and only performs Close Call checks as described above. To enter Close Call only mode, FUNCTION + press & hold HOLD.
UBCD396XT 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 Plus Scan mode: 1. Enter Hold mode. 2. FUNCTION + repeatedly tap NO until the scanner displays Priority Mode Plus On. GPS mode (Requires a connected GPS receiver.
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UBCD396XT Operating the controls Each button has at least two different actions which you control using the key combinations explained below.
UBCD396XT 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 disabled except for HOLD, BACKLIGHT, and SELECTVOLUME-SQUELCH (Volume level only). To unlock the keypad, press FUNCTION + tap BACKLIGHT. The scanner display shows Keypad Lock Off and turns off the keypad lock icon.
UBCD396XT 7. Menu tree Main menu Program System Program Location Srch/CloCall Opt Search for... Close Call Priority Scan Tone-Out for... Wired Clone Settings Using the menu To open the menu, tap MENU. Turn the SELECT-VOLUME-SQUELCH knob to move the cursor and highlight menu items. The currently highlighted item appears in reversed-out text. To select the highlighted item or confirm an option setting, tap E-YES or press down on the SELECT-VOLUME-SQUELCH knob.
UBCD396XT 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 Battery level icon (Handheld models only) Steady: The attenuator is turned on for the current channel. Blinking: The attenuator is turned on globally (for all channels). x.xx: The remaining battery voltage is displayed in place of the Xs.
UBCD396XT Close call icon as a voice channel, but the scanner is receiving data on it. DAT: The current channel is configured as a control channel, and the scanner is receiving data on it. ENC: The received signal is encrypted P25 digitized voice, and the scanner has muted the audio. Cxx.x: The scanner has detected a CTCSS code; the received code is displayed in place of the Xs. DCSxxx: The scanner has detected a DCS code; the received code is displayed in place of the Xs.
UBCD396XT Hold icon IFX icon Keypad lock (or GPS) Icon Lockout icon Modulation icon Priority icon Priority scan icon (PRI) REP icon Signal level icon System number line (Sx:) being scanned blinks. In Hold mode: This line displays the GQK number of the current group only. In Custom Search mode: The numbers of any programmed search ranges are display on this line. The number of the custom range that is currently being searched blinks. The scanner is in Hold mode.
UBCD396XT 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.
UBCD396XT 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 a conventional system, you'll need to program the required elements in the following order: Create a system 1. 2. 3. 4. Go to the Program System menu and choose New System.
UBCD396XT Lockout P25 wait time Startup key Set Lockout P25 Waiting Time 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 1 channel group. 1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created. 2. Go to the Edit Group menu and select New Group. 3.
UBCD396XT Each conventional system can contain up to 1000 channels in each group, and all groups must contain at least 1 channel. 1. 2. 3. 4. On the Edit Group menu, select the channel group you just created. Go to the Edit Channel menu and select New Channel. Input the frequency for this channel in MHz. 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.
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UBCD396XT 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 System To program an EDACS SCAT system, you'll need to program the required elements in following order: Create a system 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Go to the Program System menu and choose New System.
UBCD396XT Create a site Each EDACS SCAT system must contain exactly 1 site. 1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created. 2. Go to the Edit Site menu. 3. If you need to change any of the site properties, you can do that now. Unless a property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default settings. Site properties All of these options can be found under your scanner's Edit Site menu.
UBCD396XT 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 sub-menu. If necessary, the sub-menu and option name on each scanner are listed beside the property.
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UBCD396XT 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 cannot decode EDACS ProVoice. Programming an EDACS System To program an EDACS system, you'll need to program the required elements in following order: Create a system 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
UBCD396XT Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Set Audio AGC Delay time Set Delay Time Emergency alert Emergency Alert ID format Set ID Format (AFS) or (DEC) ID scan/search ID Scan/Search Priority ID scan Priority ID Scan Available operations Copy a system Copy System Delete a system Delete System Review locked-out IDs Rvw ID:Srch L/O Clear all locked-out IDs Clr All L/O IDs Create at least 1 site Each EDACS system can contain up to 256 sites, and all systems must contain at least 1 site. 1.
UBCD396XT Attenuator Set Attenuator Hold time Set Hold Time Location information Set Location Info Lockout Set Lockout Modulation Set Modulation Startup key Set Startup Key Available operations Delete a site Delete Site Create at least 1 frequency in each site Each trunked system can contain up to 30 frequencies in each site, and all sites must contain at least 1 frequency. 1. 2. 3. 4. On the Edit Site menu, select the site you just created.
UBCD396XT Programming a system for Scanning Once you create the system and at least 1 site, you can Search the system with no problems. However, if you want to Scan the system, you'll need to program the required elements in following order: Create at least 1 channel group Each EDACS system can contain up to 20 channel groups, and any system you want to scan must contain at least 1 channel group. 1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created. 2.
UBCD396XT 1. 2. 3. 4. On the Edit Group menu, select the channel group you just created. Go to the Edit Channel menu and select New Channel. Input the Talk Group ID (TGID) for this channel. 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 menu.
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UBCD396XT 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. 2. 3. 4. Go to the Program System menu and choose New System. The scanner will prompt you for the System Type. Select LT. When the scanner prompts you confirm, tap YES. The scanner creates the system with a default name. Select Edit Name if you want to change it. 5.
UBCD396XT Available operations Copy a system Copy System Delete a system Delete System Review locked-out IDs Rvw ID:Srch L/O Clear all locked-out IDs Clr All L/O IDs Create at least 1 site Each LTR system can contain up to 256 sites, and all systems must contain at least 1 site. 1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created. 2. Go to the Edit Site menu and select New Site . 3. If you need to change any of the site properties, you can do that now.
UBCD396XT 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. 2. 3. 4. On the Edit Site menu, select the site you just created. Go to the Set Frequencies sub-menu and select New Frequency. Enter at least 1 frequency for this site. When you enter a new frequency, the scanner will prompt you for the logical channel number or LCN for that frequency. Enter a number from 1 through 20. 5.
UBCD396XT Create a channel group Each LTR 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 property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default settings. Channel group properties All of these options can be found by selecting the group name under your scanner's Edit Group menu.
UBCD396XT 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 menu. If necessary, the sub-menu and option name on each scanner are listed beside the property.
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UBCD396XT 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 following order: Create a system 1. 2. 3. 4. Go to the Program System menu and choose New System. The scanner will prompt you for the System Type. Select MOT. When the scanner prompts you confirm, tap YES.
UBCD396XT Set Delay Time Delay time Emergency Alert Emergency alert Set ID Format (DEC/HEX) ID format ID Scan/Search ID scan/search Priority ID Scan Priority ID scan Set Status Bit Status bit Set End Code End Code Available operations Copy System Copy a system Delete System Delete a system Rvw ID:Srch L/O Review locked-out IDs Clr All L/O IDs Clear all locked-out IDs Create at least 1 site Each Motorola system can contain up to 256 sites, and all systems must contain at least 1 site. 1.
UBCD396XT Hold time Set Hold Time Location information Set LocationInfo Lockout Set Lockout Modulation Set Modulation P25 wait time P25 Waiting Time Startup key Set Startup Key Available operations Delete Site Delete a site Create at least 1 frequency in each site Each site must contain at least 1 frequency. 1. 2. 3. 4. On the Edit Site menu, select the site you just created. Go to the Set Frequencies sub-menu and select New Frequency. Enter at least 1 frequency for this site.
UBCD396XT 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 scanner only stops on talk groups you have programmed into a channel. Create a channel group Each Motorola system can contain up to 20 channel groups. 1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created.
UBCD396XT 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.
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UBCD396XT 14. Motorola fleet maps Preset Fleet Maps The scanner contains 16 pre-programmed fleet maps you can select.
UBCD396XT 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 Block 7 0 - 13 (14 not valid) 0 - 13 (14 not valid) 0 - 13 (14 not valid) 0 - 12 (13, 14 not valid) 0 - 12 (13, 14 not valid) 0 - 11 (12, 13, 14 not valid) How Fleet Maps Work Blocks Talk Group IDs can range from 0 to 65,535.
UBCD396XT Size Codes Each block is assigned a size code based on the way the control channel sends the TGID data.
UBCD396XT 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. 2. 3. 4. 5. Go to the Program System menu and choose New System. The scanner will prompt you for the System Type. Select P25. The scanner will prompt you for the sub-type. Select Standard trunk. When the scanner prompts you confirm, tap YES.
UBCD396XT Delete a system Review locked-out IDs Clear all locked-out IDs Delete System Rvw ID:Srch L/O Clr All L/O IDs Create at least 1 site All systems must contain at least 1 site. 1. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created. 2. Go to the Edit Site menu and select New Site. 3. If you need to change any of the site properties, you can do that now. Unless a property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default settings.
UBCD396XT 2. Go to the Set Frequencies sub-menu and select New Frequency. 3. Enter at least 1 frequency for this site. 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 sub-menu. If necessary, the sub-menu and option name on each scanner are listed beside the property.
UBCD396XT All of these options can be found by selecting the group name under your scanner's Edit Group menu. If necessary, the sub-menu and option name on each scanner are listed beside the property. Property Option name Required None Recommended Name Quick key Edit Name Set Quick Key Optional Location information Set LocationInfo Lockout Set Lockout Available operations Delete a group Delete Group Create a channel in a group Each trunked system can contain up to 500 channels. 1. 2. 3. 4.
UBCD396XT Name Number tag Recommended Edit Name Set Number Tag Optional Alert Priority Volume Offset Set Alert Set Priority Volume Offset Lockout Set Lockout Available operations Copy a channel Copy Channel Delete a channel Delete Channel 57
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UBCD396XT 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 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 scanner will prompt you for the System Type. Select P25. 3.
UBCD396XT Copy System Available operations Delete System Review Locked-Out IDs (Rvw ID:Srch L/O) Clear All Locked-Out IDs (Clr All L/O IDs) Create exactly 1 site Each single-frequency P25 system must contain exactly 1 site. 1. 2. 3. 4. On the Program System menu, select the system you just created. Go to the Edit Site menu and select New Site. Select the Set Frequencies menu and enter the frequencies for this site. If you need to change any of the site properties, you can do that now.
UBCD396XT 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 property is Required, you can operate the system without changing the default settings. Channel group properties (All of these options can be found by selecting the group name under the Edit Group menu.
UBCD396XT Required Recommended TGID (Edit TGID) Name (Edit Name) Number tag (Set Number Tag) Alert (Set Alert) Optional Lockout (Set Lockout) Volume Offset Available operations Copy Channel Delete Channel 62
UBCD396XT 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, the police in your area might operate on 460.500 MHz, the fire department on 154.445 MHz, the highway department on 37.900 MHz, etc.
UBCD396XT 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 Pool The voice frequency pool is a selection of radio frequencies available to the system controller for assigning voice traffic.
UBCD396XT When the user releases the PTT button, the controller releases the voice frequency from its Talk Group ID assignment, leaving the frequency free for the next user that becomes active. A real life example A typical 20-frequency trunked system can support hundreds of channels.
UBCD396XT 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 two-way. They can even directly call other radio users without tying up a dispatch channel — something they could never do before.
UBCD396XT 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 EDACS Scat in the system type (these systems operate on a single frequency). Conventional Systems This fifth type of scannable system is a general catchall for all non-trunked systems.
UBCD396XT For example, APCO-25 can be used as a voice type on a Motorola system that is not actually a P25 system. When we're trying to determine whether a system is a P25 system, we need to ignore the System Voice line and focus on the System Type line. If there is P25 Voice on a non-P25 system, the scanner can sort this out while scanning. System Frequencies The system frequencies section in the database lists all the frequencies used by the system.
UBCD396XT 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.
UBCD396XT 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 when you are within that jurisdiction.
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UBCD396XT 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 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 as the central location for each site. 2. Use the geopolitical approach at the channel group level.
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UBCD396XT 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 system Close Call Hits that is created during Close Call searches. This system and its SNT operate like any other system. You can assign Number Tags to service searches and custom search ranges.
UBCD396XT 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 Search with Scan, then select Set Number Tag. 4. Enter the number tag you want to use for this custom search range. Assigning a CHNT You can assign CHNTs to channels even if the system does not have an assigned SNT.
UBCD396XT 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, enter HOLD / 27 / MENU. A channel in a different system 1. Tap HOLD. 2. Enter the SNT followed by the decimal point. 3. Enter the CHNT. 4. Tap MENU.
UBCD396XT 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 Key, or GQK), or at both levels. You can assign an SQK to the temporary system Close Call Hits that is created during Close Call searches. This system and its SQK operate like any other system.
UBCD396XT 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 custom search range : 1. Open the Search for... menu. 2. Select Edit Custom, then select the custom search range you want to assign the Quick Key to. 3. Select Search with Scan, then select Set Quick Key. 4.
UBCD396XT 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 the SQK. (For example, if the SQK is 4, just enter 4.) Any systems, sites, or search ranges assigned to this SQK become disabled. (If they were already disabled, they become enabled.
UBCD396XT 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 the search key you want to program. 3. Select the search range you want to assign to this Search Key.
UBCD396XT 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. Programming a location for a site Each system site can have separate location information. 1. 2. 3. 4. Open the Program System menu. Select the system you want to program for location based scanning.
UBCD396XT 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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Open the Program Location menu. Select the type of location you want to create. Select New Location to create a new location of this type. If you want to create a different type of location, go back to the Program Location menu and select that location type.
UBCD396XT 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 programmed speed limit. If you set a heading, the scanner will only trigger an alert when you are within the location's range and your current heading is +/- 45 degrees from the programmed heading.
UBCD396XT 24. Setting alerts Your scanner can trigger alerts for several different events. The table below shows the different alerts and how to program them: To sound an alert when A channel becomes active Follow these steps Edit the channel properties (Edit Channel#Set Alert): 1. Go to the Program System menu and select the system that contains the channel you want set the alert for. 2. Select Edit Group, then select the group you want. 3.
UBCD396XT Tone-Out channel you want to set the alert for. 3. Select Set Alert. 4. Choose the Alert Tone and Alert Light you want the scanner to use. You approach a particular location Point of Interest (POI) Dangerous Road Dangerous Intersection (Dangerous Xing) Edit the location properties: 1. Go to the Program Location menu and select the type of location you want set the alert for. 2. Select the particular location. 3.
UBCD396XT 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 Keys. System Quick Keys (SQKs) let you enable or disable systems, sites or search ranges: just enter the SQK from the number pad.
UBCD396XT 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, modulator, and attenuator settings, the scanner checks these channels simultaneously. Configuring Tone Out channels To configure Tone-Out channels: 1. Go to the Tone-Out for... menu. 2. Select Tone-Out Setup. 3.
UBCD396XT 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) FUNCTION + Tap HOLD (Close Call) Enter Hold mode (the scanner opens squelch). Toggle Close Call modes. FUNCTION + Press & hold Enter Close Call Only mode. Action On: Tap 1 (Search 1) 2 (Search 2) 3 (Search 3) Enter the number on the key.
UBCD396XT FUNCTION + Tap NA Toggle the attenuator state for this channel. NA Change the modulation. FUNCTION + Press & hold NA Toggle the attenuator state for all signals. NA NA No (Decimal, Priority) 0 Yes (Enter, GPS) Key Name (2nd operation) Action on: Backlight (Power, Lock) Tap Turn on the LCD backlight. During a system message: Cancel the message and exit that screen. Enter the number on the key. Edit the current Tone-Out channel. Press & hold Turn the scanner on or off.
UBCD396XT 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 scanner returns to its previous function. In Close Call Do Not Disturb mode, the scanner does not perform a Close Call check if it is already receiving an audio transmission.
UBCD396XT FUNCTION + Tap Key Name (2nd operation) Action on: Display the Quick Search screen (enter Search mode). Lockout Switch to the intermediate frequency (IF). NA 7 (Attenuation) 8 (Reverse freq.) NA 9 (Modulation) Tap Temporarily lock out the current Close Call frequency (until you turn the scanner off). Disable the Close Call band associated with this key. Tap again to enable. NA NA Double tap Permanently lock out the current Close Call frequency.
UBCD396XT frequency when you release the key.) Key Name (2nd operation) Action on: Backlight (Power, Lock) No (Decimal, Priority) NA Yes (Enter, GPS) Tap Turn on the LCD backlight. During a system message: Cancel the message and exit that screen. NA When monitoring a Close Call frequency: store the current frequency. Press & hold Turn the scanner on or off. NA NA NA FUNCTION + Tap Lock or unlock the keypad. NA NA Enter GPS mode.
UBCD396XT 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 displays the strongest signal that it found. If you manually set the mode to NFM or FM, the scanner will not reliably detect signals that are modulated in either FMB or WFM.
UBCD396XT Key operation in Band Scope mode Key Name (2nd operation) Action on: Tap Hold (Close call) Enter Hold mode. FUNCTION + Tap Toggle Close Call modes. FUNCTION + Press & hold Enter Close Call Only mode. 1(Search 1) 2 (Search 2) 3 (Search 3) NA NA NA Start the search assigned to this Search key.
UBCD396XT Key Name (2nd operation) Action on: Scan (Search) 4 (IF exchange) 5 (Volume offset) 6 (Display mode) Tap Enter Scan mode. NA NA NA FUNCTION + Tap Change the band scope search type. Switch the Intermediate Frequency used on this Frequency. NA NA 7 (Attenuation) 8 (Reverse freq.) 9 (Modulation) Key Name (2nd operation) Action on: Lockout Tap Press this key to close the setting screen and return to the Normal Screen.
UBCD396XT Tap Turn on the LCD backlight. Press this key to select the next setting item. NA NA Press & hold Turn the scanner on or off. NA NA NA FUNCTION + Tap Lock or unlock the keypad. NA NA Enter GPS mode.
UBCD396XT 29. GPS mode You must have a compatible GPS receiver connected! See Also GPS mode is only one small part of location-based scanning.
UBCD396XT Reading the display in GPS mode There are several displays available in GPS mode.
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UBCD396XT Key operation in GPS mode Key Name (2nd operation) Action on: Tap Key Name (2nd operation) Action on: Hold (Close call) Toggle Hold mode on the scan or search running in the background. When reviewing locations: Enter Scan Hold mode. Scan (Search) 1 (Search 1) 2 (Search 2) 3 (Search 3) NA NA NA 4 (IF exchange) 5 (Volume offset) 6 (Display mode) Tap Return to previous operation. When reviewing locations: Enter Scan mode. NA NA NA FUNCTION + Tap Return to previous operation.
UBCD396XT Key Name (2nd operation) Action on: Lockout 7 (Attenuation) 8 (Reverse freq.) 9 (Modulation) Tap Temporarily lockout the current Location Alert. When reviewing locations: Toggle the Lockout status of the current location. NA NA NA Double Tap Permanently lockout the current Location Alert. NA NA NA Press & hold When reviewing locations: Unlock all locations of the current type (POI, Dangerous Road or Crossing).
UBCD396XT Key Name (2nd operation) Action on: Backlight (Power, Lock) No (Decimal, Priority) 0 Yes (Enter, GPS) Tap Turn on the LCD backlight. During a system message: Cancel the message and exit that screen. When reviewing locations: Close the location review list. NA Open the location review location list. When reviewing locations: Edit the selected location. Press & hold Turn the scanner on or off. NA NA NA FUNCTION + Tap Lock or unlock the keypad.
UBCD396XT 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 you to select a system type; the system type you select controls what options are available for the system setup.
UBCD396XT 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 and all its settings including all sites, groups, channels, and frequencies. The scanner prompts you to enter a new system name.
UBCD396XT 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 from 0 to 999. (For more information, see Number Tags.) Set Delay Time Set the number of seconds the scanner should wait after a transmission stops before moving on to the next channel.
UBCD396XT 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 this system or site to a Startup Key. (For more information, see Startup Keys.) Set Lockout Decide whether you want to lock out the system so the scanner will ignore it during Scan and Search modes.
UBCD396XT 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 when the channel's Audio Mode setting is All.
UBCD396XT 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 previous screen.
UBCD396XT 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. Set P25 NAC: The scanner opens squelch only for signals that include the NAC you enter here. Enter a hexadecimal number between 0 and FFF.
UBCD396XT 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 the existing one. Names can be 16 characters long, and they can contain upper and lower case letters, punctuation, and spaces.
UBCD396XT 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 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 information if you want to use Location-based Scanning. Set Latitude and Set Longitude Enter the latitude and longitude of the center of this system or site.
UBCD396XT (A GPS unit must be connected) Turn this feature on if you want the scanner to lock out this site or channel group when you leave the range and enable the site or channel group when you are within the range.
UBCD396XT 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 channels in a trunked system.
UBCD396XT 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 NFM FM WFM FMB The scanner treats the frequency as an AM band. The scanner treats the frequency as a Narrowband FM band. The scanner treats the frequency as an FM band. The scanner treats the frequency as a Wideband FM band. The scanner treats the frequency as an FM broadcast band.
UBCD396XT 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.
UBCD396XT Set Lockout squelch if the received signal contains a DCS tone that matches the one you enter here. 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 tone. Digital channel options The following options are available only when the Audio Type is set to Digital .
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UBCD396XT 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 modulation type for this frequency's band. NFM The scanner treats the frequency as a Narrowband FM band. FM The scanner treats the frequency as an FM band.
UBCD396XT 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 information in the control channel data. However, if a system does not include this information, you can program it manually.
UBCD396XT 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 (EDACS SCAT Only) The scanner can automatically adjust the volume when it tunes to this channel or frequency.
UBCD396XT 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 in mind: You can't duplicate frequencies within a site. You can store at least 500 frequencies per site. You can store up to 1000 frequencies per site, depending on the number of TGID in the entire system.
UBCD396XT 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.
UBCD396XT 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 check; for Search mode, you designate a range of frequencies and the scanner will check each individual frequency that falls within that range.
UBCD396XT 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 system or site assigned to SQK #1 (through GQK #0). The scanner then checks any remaining unlocked groups in that system in the order in which you created them.
UBCD396XT While monitoring a channel, turn the SELECT-VOLUME-SCROLL knob to resume scanning. FUNCTION + turn the SELECT-VOLUME-SCROLL knob to select a system. The scanner starts scanning at the system you select here. FUNCTION + tap MENU to edit the current system. Keypad controls Key Name (2 operation) Action On nd Tap Press & Hold FUNCTION + Tap FUNCTION + Press & hold HOLD (Close Call) Enter Hold mode (the scanner opens squelch). Scan the current system only.
UBCD396XT scanning a trunked system, switch between ID Scan and ID Search. Key Name (2nd operation) Action on: Tap Double Tap Press & hold FUNCTION + Tap FUNCTION + Double Tap FUNCTION + Press & hold Lockout Temporarily lock out the current channel, frequency, or location (until you turn off the scanner). Permanently lock out the current channel, frequency, or location. Unlock all channels, groups, and frequencies in the current system.
UBCD396XT type. Key Name (2 operation) Action on: nd Backlight (Power, Lock) Yes (Enter, No (Decimal, 0 GPS) Priority) Tap Turn on the Start a 2-digit Disable the Edit the current LCD backlight. SQK entry. systems or sites channel. The next two assigned to digits will be System/Site treated as the Quick Key 0. SQK. During a Tap again to system enable. message: Cancel the message and exit that screen. Press & hold Turn the NA NA NA scanner on or off.
UBCD396XT 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 custom search range. The scanner starts at the custom search range you select here. FUNCTION+ tap MENU to go to the Search for... menu.
UBCD396XT Key Name (2 operation) Action on: nd Tap Double Tap Press & hold FUNCTION + Tap FUNCTION + Press & hold Key Name (2 operation) Action on: Lockout Temporarily lock out the current frequency (until you turn off the scanner). Permanently lock out the current frequency. Unlock all frequencies from search and Close Call modes. Review the list of locked out frequencies. NA 7 (Attenuation) 8 (Reverse freq.) 9 (Modulation) Disable the custom search range assigned to this key.
UBCD396XT Press & hold FUNCTION + Tap FUNCTION + Press & hold Turn the scanner on or off. Lock or unlock the keypad. NA message: Cancel the message and exit that screen. assigned to this key. Tap again to enable. NA NA NA NA Enter GPS mode. NA NA NA 133 frequency.
UBCD396XT 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 (2nd operation) Action on: Tap FUNCTION + Tap FUNCTION + Press & hold Key Name (2nd operation) Hold (Close call) Resume scan or search. Enter Close Call mode. Enter Close Call Only mode. Action on: Scan (Search) Tap Enter Scan mode. Enter Search mode.
UBCD396XT locked. If unlocked, single-tap to temporarily lock or doubletap to permanently lock the current channel or frequency. FUNCTION + Tap Unlock the current System, Site, or Search if locked. Toggle the attenuator state for the current signal. NA Change the modulation type. Toggle the attenuator state for all signals. Switch to the reverse repeater frequency of the current signal. NA No (Decimal, Priority) Enter a decimal point or "i" for direct entry.
UBCD396XT Press & hold FUNCTION + Tap FUNCTION + Press & hold Turn the scanner on or off. Lock or unlock the keypad. Turn Priority scan on or off. Turn the scanner on or off. NA NA NA Enter GPS mode. NA NA to menu mode for the current channel or, if held on a Trunked System frequency, go to menu mode for the system. NA NA Reading the displays in Hold mode The display information in Hold mode varies depending on the type of system the scanner is Holding on.
UBCD396XT 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, see Volume Offset.
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UBCD396XT 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 the hyphen. (If you try to enter a hexadecimal TGID for a Type I system, the scanner treats the entry as a decimal number.
UBCD396XT 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. "1504-" will match all TGIDs for Agency 15, Fleet 4.
UBCD396XT 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 Motorola VHF, UHF, and 800 MHz system.
UBCD396XT 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 Upper Base Frequency is calculated from the following formulas: For sites with a single band plan: Base + ( (759 – Offset ) × Step ) Where: Base = the lower base frequency listed in RRDB.
UBCD396XT Plugging these values into our formula, we get: For entry A: Upper BaseA = BaseA + ( OffsetB –1 - OffsetA ) Upper BaseA = 155.415 MHz + Upper BaseA = 155.415 MHz + 55 Upper BaseA = 155.415 MHz + Upper BaseA = 156.240 MHz Upper BaseB = BaseB + ( OffsetC – 1 -OffsetB ) Upper BaseB = 157.200 MHz + (454 – 1 – 436) × Upper BaseB = 157.200 MHz + 17 Upper BaseB = 157.200 MHz + 0.2125 MHz Upper BaseB = 157.4125 MHz × (436 – 1 – 380) × StepA × 15 kHz 0.
UBCD396XT For entry C: Upper BaseC = BaseC + Upper BaseC = 157.470 MHz + (760 –1 – 454) Upper BaseC = 157.470 MHz + 305 Upper BaseC = 157.470 MHz + 4.575 MHz Upper BaseC = 162.045 MHz ( OffsetC+1 –1 – OffsetC ) 144 × × StepC × 15 kHz 0.
UBCD396XT 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 call options through the Srch/CloCall Opt menu. Close Call Only Search the selected bands for close call hits; the scanner stops all other scanning for a close call only search.
UBCD396XT 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 until you turn the scanner off and back on. Lockout: The system is permanently locked out.
UBCD396XT 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 Light are common to both types of alerts.
UBCD396XT 800 MHz + 758.0000–960.0000 MHz 1240.0000–1300.
UBCD396XT 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 Only): – In Priority Scan mode, the scanner pauses the current operation at a designated interval to check for activity on any unlocked channels set as priority channels.
UBCD396XT MaxCHs/Pri-Scan Decide how many priority channels the scanner checks during each interval. Enter a number between 1 and 100. If the number of priority channels is greater than the number you enter here, the scanner divides them into groups. For example, if you set the maximum channels to 20 and there are 100 priority channels, the scanner checks those 100 channels in groups of 20 and takes a total of 5 intervals to complete the priority scan.
UBCD396XT 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 characters long, and they can contain upper and lower case letters, punctuation, and spaces.
UBCD396XT 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 for 125 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1976 Hz for 125 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 2093 Hz for 125 ms – Alert 4 : 1319 Hz for 25 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1397 Hz for 25 ms / Silence for 50ms / 1175 Hz for 25 ms / Silence for
UBCD396XT 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 Create a new location. Dangerous Xing and Dangerous Road menus (The settings and available options for dangerous crossings and dangerous roads are exactly the same.) Edit Name Enter a name or edit the existing one.
UBCD396XT – 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 for 50 ms / Silence for 50 ms / 1047 Hz for 250 ms Set Alert Light This setting is exactly the same as its counterpart on the system, site, and channel menus.
UBCD396XT 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 Create a new location.
UBCD396XT 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. (Since these frequencies are stored with individual systems, you must have at least one programmed system to use the Search and Store feature.) The scanner displays a list of all programmed systems.
UBCD396XT 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, Marine, Railroad . Edit Service This menu lets you change the default settings for the 12 preset service bands.
UBCD396XT 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 userconfigurable P25 wait time (from 0 to 1000 ms) has been added. During the wait time, the scanner evaluates the received signal; if it detects P25 data, the scanner opens squelch immediately.
UBCD396XT 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 or not, select one of the negative values.
UBCD396XT 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. Set Audio AGC Turn on Automatic Gain Control (AGC) for this system. When you activate this feature, the scanner automatically adjusts the volume for each channel based on the signal strength.
UBCD396XT 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 search range can be a service search, a custom search, a tone-out search, or a band scope search. 3. Press YES to confirm the selection.
UBCD396XT 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.) Set Startup Key Assign this search range to a Startup Key so you can lock or unlock it during power up.
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UBCD396XT 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. – Unlock All : This option removes the locks on all frequencies at once. Broadcast Screen Choose whether you want the scanner to screen out common broadcast bands and ignore hits on these bands.
UBCD396XT Program Band Create up to 10 custom bands that you want the scanner to screen out hits on. 1. 2. 3. 4. Select a custom band slot (Band 1 through Band 10). When the scanner prompts you, input the lower frequency limit. When the scanner prompts you, input the upper frequency limit. Once you create the custom band, turn screening on or off the same way you did for the preset bands.
UBCD396XT 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 Call mode, and the Band Scope will be attenuated. Set Audio AGC Turn on Automatic Gain Control (AGC) for this system.
UBCD396XT 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 systems, sites, or search ranges do not have a Startup Key assigned, the scanner does not change their locked/unlocked state (i.e., if they are unlocked, it leaves them unlocked).
UBCD396XT 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. Select Edit Custom, then select the custom search range you want to assign the Startup Key to. 3. Select Search with Scan, then select Set Startup Key. 4.
UBCD396XT None (.) Locked Locked (no change) 9 Unlocked Locked Here is the result if you power on the scanner while you press and hold 5 : Assigned Startup Key 3 None (.) None (.
UBCD396XT 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: Operation Positive number Tone B Setting Positive number Tone A setting Monitor the channel for two-tone pages only. The scanner opens squelch and displays the tone information when the following occur: 1. The scanner detects a tone that matches the value you set for Tone A. 2. The tone is at least 250 ms long. 3.
UBCD396XT 2. If the tone meets any one of the criteria, the scanner checks to see if this tone frequency is already saved to a tone out channel with the same frequency, modulation, and attenuator settings. 3. If the detected tone matches a saved tone, the scanner opens squelch. 4. If the detected tone does not match any saved tones, the scanner opens squelch, flashes the tone information on the display, and asks if you want to save the tone information.
UBCD396XT 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 other options for that channel. Edit Name Enter a name or edit the existing one. Names can be 16 characters long, and they can contain upper and lower case letters, punctuation, and spaces.
UBCD396XT 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 Alert Light are common to both types of alerts. Set Alert Tone Set Alert Light Set Audio AGC Turn on Automatic Gain Control (AGC) for this Tone-Out channel.
UBCD396XT 53. Key Safe Mode Key Safe mode locks out the programming menu and more advanced functions so the user can't accidently "break" the scanner. This mode is ideal for any situation where you want another person to be able to use the scanner without changing any of the settings. To turn Key Safe mode on (or off) Turn the scanner off. Press and hold FUNCTION while you turn the scanner back on.
UBCD396XT modes, this key is disabled. In Search mode, this operates as the Resume function. Disabled FUNCTION + Tap While Scanning: Normal operation While Holding: Disabled Key Name (2nd operation) Action on: Lockout 7 (Attenuation) Tap Normal operation (Temporary Lockout Only). Double tap NA Press & hold Disabled Normal FUNCTION + Tap Operation (Temporary Lockout Only). NA FUNCTION + Double tap 9 8 (Reverse (Modulation) freq.) Normal operation. Normal operation.
UBCD396XT Tap Press & hold FUNCTION + Tap Normal operation Normal operation Normal operation FUNCTION + Press & hold Normal operation 176 While Scanning: Normal operation While Holding Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
UBCD396XT 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 30 sec Squelch Keypress Infinite The scanner keeps the backlight on for 10 seconds after the last operation. The scanner keeps the backlight on for 30 seconds after the last operation. The scanner turns on the backlight when a signal breaks squelch. The scanner turns on the backlight when you press a key.
UBCD396XT 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 Response Time Reference Gain Gain Range Definition How frequently the AGC factor updates. Decrease this value to make AGC respond faster (but this could result in pumping). Increase this value to make AGC respond more slowly.
UBCD396XT 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. Set GPS Format Configure how the scanner displays position coordinates, time, and units during GPS operation: Set Pos Format Select how the scanner displays longitude and latitude: DMS: DDD° MM' SS.
UBCD396XT 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 prompts you for the following information: Set Modulation Select the type of modulation you want the scanner to use as the default for this band: AM, Narrowband FM (NFM), FM, Wideband FM (WFM), or FM broadcast (FMB).
UBCD396XT 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 channel, you can assign an Alpha to the Unit ID. You program a Unit ID just like an iCall ID (press ./no then the Unit ID).
UBCD396XT 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/NullModem Adaptor. On the scanner you want to copy from, go to the Wired Clone menu and select Master. On the scanner you want to copy to, go to the Wired Clone menu and select Slave.
UBCD396XT 56. UBCD396XT Specifications General Attenuation Audio Output Power Scan Rate Search Rate External Jacks Internal Speaker Power Requirements Operating Temperature Size Weight Remote Functions Display 20dB nominal 310mW nominal into 24speaker 20mW nominal into 32stereo headphone 100 channels per second max (Conventional mode) 300 steps per second max (5kHz steps only) Antenna Jack: SMA Type Phone Jack: 3.
UBCD396XT 0.2μV 137—173.9875 MHz FM 0.5μV 174—224.9 MHz WFM 0.3μV 225—399.975 MHz AM 0.3μV 400—520 MHz NFM 0.3μV 758—960 MHz NFM 0.6μV 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—173.9875 MHz FM 55dB 174—224.9 MHz WFM 50dB 225—399.
UBCD396XT 200μV 800MHz+ Band Frequency Range Frequency Range (MHz) Modulation Step(kHz) 25.0000—27.9950 28.0000—69.9900 AM FM 5 10 70.0000—87.9875 FM 12.5 88.0000—107.9000 FMB 100 108.0000—136.9875 AM 12.5 137.0000—147.9950 FM 5 148.0000—173.9875 FM 12.5 174.0000—224.9000 WFM 100 225.0000—399.9750 AM 25 400.0000—520.0000 NFM 6.25 758.0000—787.9875 NFM 12.5 788.0000—805.9875 NFM 12.5 806.0000—960.0000 NFM 12.5 1240.0000—1300.0000 NFM 12.
UBCD396XT 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 IF: 380.7 to 380.8 MHz / 265.5 to 265.6 MHz 2nd IF: 10.8 MHz 3rd IF: 450 kHz CTCSS and DCS Tones CTCSS Tone Frequencies — 50 frequencies total (Hz) 67.0 69.3 71.9 74.4 77.0 79.7 82.5 85.4 88.5 91.
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UBCD396XT 57. WARRANTY Important: Satisfactory evidence of the original purchase is required for warranty service Warrantor: The warrantor is either Uniden Australia Pty Limited ABN 58 001 865 498 (“Uniden Aust”) or Uniden New Zealand Limited (“Uniden NZ”) as the case may be.
UBCD396XT Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and for compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure.
