User manual UNIDEN UBC780XLT

500-Channel Trunk Tracking Scanner TRUNK TRACKER III UBC780XLT Introduction The UBC780XLT is a state-of-the-art radio with TrunkTrackingTM and automatic scanning capabilities. It can store frequencies such as police, fire/emergency, marine, railroad, air, amateur, and other communications into 10 banks of 50 channels each. Use your new scanner to monitor: · Police and Fire Departments (including rescue and paramedics), and Ambulance Services Private and Government Trunked Systems · VHF High Band, UHF, 800MHz · Trunking for Motorola, EDACS and LTR Systems · Business/Industrial Radio · Utilities · Marine and Amateur (ham radio) Bands · Air Band · And much more... The chart below identifies the scanner band numbers, the frequency range, the modulation mode and the default step size settings. Band No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Frequency Range (MHz) 25.0000­27.9950 28.0000­69.9900 70.0000­87.9875 88.0000­107.9000 108.0000­136.9875 137.0000­147.9950 148.0000­173.9875 174.0000­224.9950 225.0000­399.9500 400.0000­512.0000 806.0000­956.0000 1240.0000­1300.0000 Mode AM FM FM WFM AM FM FM WFM AM NFM NFM NFM Step (kHz) 5 10 12.5 100 12.5 5 12.5 100 50 12.5 12.5 12.5 Important Notice · Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden, or operation of this product in any way other than as detailed by this Operating Manual are violations that could void your authority to operate this product or claim warranty on this product. · The screen displays used in this manual are representations only of what will appear when you use your scanner. · This Owners Manual may include foreign terms not applicable to Australian version and conditions. Front View and Display 34 5 67 8 1 2 U SVC 9 10 21 22 23 24 25 26 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 27 28 18 19 20 29 30 31 32 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. VFO/SELECT Control VOLUME/SQUELCH Control Scan Key (SCAN) Manual Key (MAN) Display Search Key (SRCH) Hold/Up Key (HOLD/v) Numeric Keypad (each banks channel numbers) Menu Key (MENU) Trunk Key (TRUNK) Limit/Down Key (LIMIT/w) Select/Mute Key (SELECT/MUTE) Decimal/Reverse Key ( /RVRS) Lockout Key (L/O) Priority Key (PRI) Service Key (SVC) 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. Enter/Remote Key (E/REM) Trunk Mode Indicator Trunk Type Indicators Frequency Display Priority Channel Indicator Channel Number Display Bank/Trunk Scan List Indicator Scanner/Channel Mode Indicators Receiving Mode Indicators Frequency/Channel Indicators CTCSS/DCS Indicators ID/Code/Frequency Display Trunk Repeater Activity Indicators Enter Lock Indicator Signal Meter Character Display Rear View 33 34 35 36 37 33. Antenna Connector 34. 35. 36. 37. Tape Recorder Output Jack External Speaker Jack DC Power Jack Remote Control Terminal Uniden® and Bearcat® are registered trademarks of Uniden Corporation. UBC780XLT Flow Charts NOTE: SMART SCAN NOT APPLICABLE IN AUSTRALIA UBC780XLT Flow Charts (continued) UBC780XLT Flow Charts (continued) UBC780XLT Flow Charts (continued) Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .inside front cover Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 What is Scanning? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 What is Searching? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 What is Trunk Tracking? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Feature Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Included with Your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Connecting an Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Mounting an Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Optional Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Typical Mounting Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Mounting the Scanner in Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Applying Power for Vehicle Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Desktop Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Applying Power Using Standard AC Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Connecting an External Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Connecting an Earphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Listening Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Connecting the Clone Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Connecting the Tape Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Basic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Turn the Scanner On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Setting the Squelch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Understanding the Menu System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Storing Frequencies into Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Duplicate Frequency Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Storing Text Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Beep Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Programming Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Deleting a Stored Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 RF Attenuation Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Setting the Delay Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Channel Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Restoring a Locked-out Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Restoring All Locked-out Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..24 Priority Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Changing the Priority Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Setting a Search Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Search Hold Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Data Skip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Frequency Skip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Storing Search Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Auto Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Squelch (SQ) Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Additional Menu Options for Searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Service Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Service Search Skip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Trunked Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Programming and Receiving Trunked Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Programming Trunking Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 i Selecting Trunking Programming Menu Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Selecting Trunking System Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Setting the Squelch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Receiving Trunked Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Trunked Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 ID Hold and Direct Entry ID Hold Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 ID Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Restoring Locked-out IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Channel Activity Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Programming ID Scan Lists Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 ID Scan Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Setting Priority in Trunking Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Programming Scan Lists During Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Deleting a Stored ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Moving between Scan List Memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 I-Call (Motorola/EDACS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Multi-Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 EDACS Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 EDACS Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Programming System Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 An EDACS trunked System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Special EDACS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 LTR Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 LTR Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Motorola Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Motorola Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Fleet Map Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Selecting a Preset Fleet Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Programming a Fleet Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Programming a Hybrid System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Setting the Base, Spacing Frequencies and Offset Channel for Motorola VHF/UHF Trunked Systems .51 Toggling the Status Bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Control Channel Only Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Disconnect Tone Detect Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Remote Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Remote (PC Control) Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Clone Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Additional Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 One Year Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .inside back cover ii Terminology What is Scanning? Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations, most two-way communications do not transmit continuously. The UBC780XLT scans the channels you program until it finds an active frequency. Scanning stops on an active frequency and remains on that channel as long as the transmission continues. When the transmission ends, the scanning cycle resumes until another transmission is received. What is Searching? The UBC780XLT can search each of its 24 bands to find active frequencies. This is different from scanning because you are searching for frequencies that have not been programmed into your scanner. The scanner automatically chooses between two speeds while searching. Turbo Search, can search the VHF FM bands at up to 300 channels per second. What is Trunk Tracking? Conventional scanning is a simple concept. You enter a radio frequency in your scanner's memory which is used by someone you want to monitor. For example, the police in your area may broadcast on 460.500 MHz, the fire department on 154.445 MHz, the highway department on 37.900 MHz, etc. So when your scanner stops on a frequency, you usually know who it is, and more importantly, you can stop on a channel and listen to an entire conversation. This type of scanning is easy and fun. As the demand for public communications has increased, many public radio users don't have enough frequencies to meet their needs, and this has created a serious problem. Trunking radio systems solve this problem. In a trunked radio system, which contains up to 28 different frequencies, radio users are divided into groups, often called talkgroups, and these talkgroups are assigned specific IDs. When someone in a talkgroup uses their radio, a brief burst of data is broadcasted before each transmission. The trunking system computer uses this data to temporarily assign each radio in a talkgroup to an available frequency. If the group using a frequency stops broadcasting or pauses between replies for a few seconds, they are removed from the frequency so another talkgroup can use it. Sharing of the available public service frequencies, or trunking, allows cities, counties, or other agencies to accommodate hundreds of users with relatively few frequencies. Following a conversation on a trunked system using a scanner is difficult, if not impossible. Because when there's a short break during the conversation you're monitoring, it's possible that the talkgroup will be assigned to a completely different frequency in the trunked system. This type of scanning is difficult and frustrating. 1 TrunkTrackTM changes this! Not only does your new UBC780XLT scan channels like a conventional scanner, it actually follows the users of a trunked radio system. Once you know a talkgroups ID, you won't miss any of the action. If you're a new scanner enthusiast, you may want to read the first part of this manual and use your scanner in conventional mode before you begin trunk tracking. Understanding scanning fundamentals and its terminology will make trunk tracking much easier. A glossary of other commonly used terms is provided in the back. (Refer to the "Glossary of Terms" section.) But if you're already an experienced scanner operator, you may want to skip to Trunked System on page 32. 2 Feature Highlights · Trunk Tracking ­ Follows VHF High Band, UHF, 800MHz trunked public and government service systems just as if conventional two-way communications were used. · Multi-Track ­ Track more than one trunking system at a time. Scan conventional and trunked systems at the same time. · 500 Channels ­ Program one frequency into each channel. You must have at least one channel programmed to use the Scan mode. · 24 Bands, 10 Banks ­ Includes 24 bands, with Aircraft and 800 MHz.10 banks with 50 channels each are useful for storing similar frequencies to maintain faster scanning cycles or for storing all the frequencies of a trunked system. · 25 MHz-1300 MHz ­ Indicates the range of frequencies that can be searched within the bands of your scanner. Note: The frequency coverage is not continuous and excludes the 512-806MHz band. · 10 Priority Channels ­ You can assign one priority channel in each bank. Assigning a priority channel allows you to keep track of activity on your most important channel(s) while monitoring other channels for transmissions. You can also assign trunking priority talkgroups. · Preprogrammed Service (SVC) Search ­ Allows you to toggle through preprogrammed Police, UHF CB, railroad, aircraft, and marine frequencies. · Unique Data Skip ­ Allows your scanner to skip unwanted data transmissions and reduces birdies. · Memory Backup ­ If the battery completely discharges or if power is disconnected, the frequencies programmed in your scanner are retained in memory. · Manual Channel Access ­ Go directly to any channel. · Attenuator ­ Reduces the signal strength on a per frequency basis. · Turbo Search ­ Increases the search speed to 300 steps per second. This applies only to transmission bands with 5 kHz steps. · Text Tags ­ You can customise your scanner by storing text tags (up to 16 characters). · Auto Store ­ The scanner automatically arranges a memory store for searched frequencies. · CTCSS/DCS ­ The scanner can receive and search for subaudible tones. 3 Included with Your Scanner Package If any of these items are missing or damaged, immediately contact your place of purchase. · AC Adaptor · Cigarette Lighter Adaptor Cord · DC Cord · Mounting Bracket · Telescopic Antenna · Operating Guide · Other Printed Materials 4 Setup Connecting an Antenna You must install an antenna before you can operate the scanner. You have been provided a standard telescopic antenna that works well with this scanner, but you may want to purchases another type to increase the range. To connect the telescopic antenna, simply connect it to the BNC type ANT. connector on the rear of the scanner. You can purchase a variety of scanner antennas for both mobile and base station available at a local electronics store. Choose the one that best meets your needs. When deciding on a mobile or base station antenna and its location, consider these points. · The antenna should be as high as possible on a vehicle or a house. · The antenna and its cable should be as far as possible from sources of electrical noise (ignition systems, gauges, and so on). · The antenna should be vertical for the best performance. Mounting an Antenna Once you choose an antenna, follow the mounting instructions supplied with the antenna. Then route the antenna cable to the scanner. The antenna connector on your scanner makes it easy to use the scanner with a variety of antennas, such as an external mobile antenna or an outdoor base station antenna. Always use 50 ohm coaxial cable, such as RG-58 or RG-8, to connect an outdoor antenna. For lengths over 50 feet, use RG-8 low-loss dielectric coaxial cable. If your antenna's cable does not have a BNC connector, you will also need a BNC adaptor (available at a local electronics store). Follow the Installation instructions supplied with the antenna, route the antenna cable to the scanner, then connect it to the ANT. jack. Warning: Use extreme caution when you install or remove an outdoor antenna. If the antenna starts to fall, let it go! It could contact overhead power lines. If the antenna touches a power line, contact with the antenna, mast, cable, or guy wires can cause electrocution and death. Call the power company to remove the antenna. DO NOT attempt to do it yourself. Optional Antenna If you have chosen an optional mobile antenna, connect the antenna plug into the ANT connector on the rear of the scanner. (For more information on antenna installation, please refer to the instruction guide that came with your antenna.) 5 Typical Mounting Methods The UBC780XLT can be conveniently mounted on a table, bulkhead, overhead, or any other desired location (refer to figure below for typical mounting methods). Caution: Make sure there are no hidden electrical wires or other items behind the desired location before proceeding. Check that free access for mounting and cabling is available. · Table top mount · Bulkhead mount · Overhead mount Mounting the Scanner in Your Vehicle Before you mount the scanner, make sure you have all the necessary materials. Then confirm that the scanner fits your vehicle's mounting area. This unit requires a mounting area of 61mm high by 176.5mm wide by 167mm deep. Caution: Be sure to avoid obstructions behind the mounting surface. Follow these steps to mount the scanner in your vehicle. 1. Choose a mounting location, then use the supplied mounting bracket as a template to mark the positions for the mounting screw holes. 2. In the marked positions, drill holes slightly smaller than the supplied screws. 3. Attach the mounting bracket to the mounting location using the supplied screws and lock washers. 4. Attach the scanner to the mounting bracket using the supplied mounting knobs. 5. Connect the antenna's cable to the ANT. connector on the back of the scanner. Note: If the antenna cable's connector does not fit in the ANT. connector, you might also need a Motorola-to-BNC antenna plug adaptor (available at a local electronics store). 6 Applying Power for Vehicle Installation You can power your scanner using either the supplied DC power cord or your vehicle's cigarette lighter socket using DC cigarette lighter power cord. Caution: You must use a power source that supplies 13.8 V DC and delivers at least 700 mA. Your standard 12V car battery should be sufficient. The cord connector's centre tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the scanner's DC 13.8 V jack. The supplied DC power cord meets these specifications. Using a power cord that does not meet these specifications could damage the scanner or the adaptor. · Always connect the adaptor or DC power cord to the scanner before you connect it to the power source. When you finish, disconnect the adaptor or DC power cord from the power source before you disconnect it from the scanner. · For added safety and to protect your scanner, disconnect the cable from your vehicle battery's negative (-) terminal before you begin. Follow these steps to connect the supplied DC power cord. 1. Connect the power cord's black wire to a chassis ground, such as a metal screw attached to a metal part of the vehicle's frame. Be sure that the screw is not insulated from the frame by a plastic part. 2. Connect the power cord's red wire (with in-line fuse) to a source of voltage that turns on and off with the ignition switch, such as a spare accessory terminal in your vehicle's fuse box. 3. Insert the power cord's barrel plug into the DC 13.8 V jack on the back of the scanner. 4. Reconnect the cable to the vehicle battery's negative (-) terminal. To power the scanner from a vehicle's 12 V power source (such as a cigarette-lighter socket), use the supplied cigarette-lighter adaptor cord. To connect the supplied DC cigarette-lighter power cord, insert its barrel plug into the DC 13.8 V jack on the back of the scanner, then plug the power cord into your vehicle's cigarette lighter socket. Note: If you use a cigarette-lighter power cord and your vehicle's engine is running, you might hear electrical noise from the engine while scanning. This is normal. 7 Desktop Installation You can place this scanner on a desk, shelf, or table to use it as a base station. 1. Flip up the feet for desk installation. 2. Extend the antenna to full vertical position. Adjust the angle for best reception. Applying Power Using Standard AC Power To power the scanner from an AC outlet, use the provided AC adaptor with a 5.5 mm outer diameter/2.1mm inner diameter tip. Caution: You must use only the AC adaptor provided as power source that supplies 13.8 V DC and delivers at least 700 mA. The cord connector's centre tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the scanner's DC 13.8 V jack. Using an adaptor that does not meet these specifications could damage the scanner or the adaptor. · Always connect the AC adaptor to the scanner before you connect it to AC power. When you finish, disconnect the adaptor from the AC power before you disconnect it from the scanner. 1. Insert the adaptor's barrel plug into the DC 13.8 V jack on the back of the scanner. 2. Plug the adaptor into a standard AC outlet. Note: Use only the AC adaptor supplied with your scanner. 13.8 V Connecting an External Speaker In a noisy area, an external speaker (available at a local electronics store) positioned in the right place might provide more comfortable listening. Plug the speaker cable's 1/8 inch (3.5 mm) plug into your scanner's EXT. SP. jack. Note: Connecting an external speaker disconnects the scanner's internal speaker. 8 Connecting an Earphone For private listening, you can connect an earphone (not supplied) with a 3.5 mm plug to the EXT. SP. jack on the back of the scanner. Be very careful as damage to your hearing can result if the VOLUME control is not set to the lowest level first. See below for "Listening Safely" instructions. (Your local electronics store should carry a wide selection of earphones.) Once the earphone is connected, it will automatically disconnects the internal speaker. Listening Safely To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use an earphone or headphones. · Do not listen at extremely high volume levels. Extended high volume listening can lead to permanent hearing loss. · Set the VOLUME to the lowest setting before you begin listening. After you begin listening, adjust the VOLUME to a comfortable level. · Once you set the VOLUME, do not increase it. Over time, your ears adapt to the volume level, so a volume level that does not cause discomfort might still damage your hearing. Connecting the Clone Cable You can transfer the programmed data to and from another UBC780XLT scanner using an RS232C Cable (9 pin to 9 pin) (not supplied). Connect the cable between each scanner's REMOTE jacks. See "Clone Mode" on page 56. You can also upload or download the programmed data to or from a PC using an optional PC interface kit available through your local electronics store. Connecting the Tape Recorder You can use a standard tape recorder or a VOX (Voice Operated Control) recorder. To connect the recorder to the scanner, connect a cable with a 1/8 inch (3.5 mm) plug from the tape recorder's remote jack to the TAPE OUT jack on the back of the scanner. (Your local electronics store should carry a wide selection of cables and tape recorders.) Refer to the "Record" section under "Additional Features" in the manual. Remember! · You must mark a channel, ID, talkgroup, or bank for Recording in order for this feature to work. The LINE icon appears on all channels that have been properly marked. · This feature does not work if your scanner is set with MUTE ON. · The VOLUME control affects the Audio output. Do not set the volume on minimum. Make a trial taping to be certain the volume levels are set correctly. 9 Basic Operation Turn the Scanner On Turn the VOLUME control clockwise out of the detent position. The scanner automatically starts scanning. Since there are no frequencies programmed in your scanner initially, you may not receive any signals. Once you set the squelch and program some frequencies, you will be hearing conversations regularly. Setting the Squelch To set the squelch, you must be in the Manual mode, and you should not be receiving a signal on your scanner. 1. Press MAN until you do not hear a signal. 2. Make sure that the VOLUME is set to a comfortable listening level. STRONG SIGNALS MEDIUM SIGNALS 3. Think of the Squelch Control as a gate. Turn SQUELCH fully counter-clockwise. This raises the "Squelch Gate" so high that only very strong signals can get through. WEAK SIGNALS NOISE STRONG SIGNALS MEDIUM SIGNALS 4. Turn SQUELCH fully clockwise until you hear a hiss. This lowers the "Squelch Gate" so that everything gets through ­ noise, weak signals, and strong signals. WEAK SIGNALS NOISE STRONG SIGNALS MEDIUM SIGNALS 5. Turn SQUELCH back counter-clockwise just until the hiss stops. Now the "Squelch Gate" allows only clear signals through. WEAK SIGNALS NOISE Next you must program some frequencies. (Page 18) It is recommended that you read the next part "Understanding the Menu System" because it will assist you in accessing and understanding many of the features. Later in a section called "Additional Features", you will find explanations on how to disable the keypad acknowledgement tones, how to mute the audio, how to change the appearance of the display and other general features. 10 Understanding the Menu System It is very important for you to understand the Menu screen. To navigate through the Menu screen is really quite simple. Many of the features of this scanner, can only be accessed by the menu screens. There are several ways to get through the screens. First of all, press MENU to get started. Any time you want to exit this mode or simply quit from where you are, repeatedly press MENU until the scanner returns to the original state. Anytime you are in the Menu Mode, the audio will be muted. To assist you in understanding the Menu screen, flow charts are provided towards the back of the manual so you can follow along. Two things to remember are scroll through the menu and execute the command. For simplicity, we have chosen to use the up and down arrow keys (v and w) in order to scroll through the menu and the E key for entering or executing a command. Once you have pressed the E key and executed the final choice (for instance, ON or OFF), the display backs up to the previous level of options. Other methods for scrolling through the menu screen include rotating the VFO control or press and hold the up and down arrow keys (v and w) in order to scroll more quickly. Also direct entry of the numbers in the flow chart will get you through the screens, but the other screen options are not visible. This method should be used only after you have gone through the manual at least once. A tearout shortcut card is provided in the front of the manual to assist you in the direct entry method for commonly used features. Another method for entering or executing the command, press the SELECT/MUTE key or press the VFO/SELECT control. Below is the first level of the Menu screen. These levels are then expanded on the foldout towards the back of the manual. You will find a description section to explain the meanings of these functions on the next few pages. Then, you will be walked through all the steps of programming, scanning, searching, and trunktracking. 11 Menu Description and Numeric Keypad Equivalents Below are the menu screens and a brief description or purpose of the feature. 1:SYSTEM DATA 1:DIMMER Allows you to change the brightness of the display. Screen Mask allows you to limit what appears on the display to the alpha tags that you have set for a channel along with a few function icons. Screen Mask removes the frequency, receiving mode, tone data, signal strength bars, and the trunking repeater activity indicators. This mode is particularly useful in public safety vehicles where "information overload" is already a problem. Screen Mask does not work in Search mode. Use this function to turn off the keypad acknowledgement beep. The default setting is on. Use Enter Lock to prevent accidental re-programming of channels and talkgroups entered into memory. The default setting is off. Use this function to set the transfer speed (baud rate) at which your personal computer (PC) communicates with the scanner when downloading information into your scanner using the third party software. See page 55 for details. You can clone all the programming, including frequencies, talkgroups and alpha tags as well as bank settings and other parameters from one UBC780XLT to another. Not applicable. 2:SCREEN MASK 3:KEY BEEP 4:ENTER LOCK 5:PC CONTROL 6:CLONE 7:SMART SCAN 8:DATA SKIP A scanner will normally stop on any transmission it receives. This means the UBC780XLT will occasionally stop on data signals and unmodulated transmissions. You can automatically skip many of these types of transmissions during search. The Squelch Mode allows you to set, at your option, whether the scanner will stop on all active transmissions on a particular frequency or it will only respond to transmissions with a pre-set sub-audible tone. This applies to both conventional search and scan modes.The options are as follows: 1. CSQ - The default setting is CSQ (carrier squelch). In this mode the scanner will stop on any transmission on a programmed frequency (Squelch mode does not apply to trunking). 2. Tone SQ - In Tone Squelch mode, if you have set a subaudible tone (CTCSS or DCS) for a frequency, the scanner will only stop on that frequency if the transmission includes the prescribed tone. 9:SQUELCH MODE 12 3. Tone Search - In this mode, as soon as the scanner stops on any (non-trunked) channel, the scanner will begin to search for any subaudible tone that is being used on a transmitted frequency. The scanner will check each CTCSS tone sequentially and it will find DCS tones instantly. 0:BANK TAG Allows you to set an alphanumeric text tag for individual banks in the scanner (1-10).(The "0" key represents Bank number 10.) For example, you may wish to set the Bank One text tag as Law Enforcement, the second bank as Fire, etc. 2:CHANNEL DATA Choose the channel number. The following options are available for the selected channel only. Repeat using a different channel number, if necessary. Allows you to set an alphanumeric text tag for individual frequencies that you have programmed. For example, you can set CITY PD CH #3. The default delay for all programmed channels and talkgroups is two seconds. At the end of any transmission the scanner will remain on the frequency for two seconds before resuming scanning. This will allow you to catch most replies. You can change the delay to 1, or 4 seconds as well as set no delay (the scanner will immediately resume scanning after the end of a transmission). With the UBC780XLT you can also set negative or inverse delays, also known as Pause. With a 5 second pause, for example, the scanner will resume scanning after five seconds even if the transmission you are currently listening to has not ended. Finally, you can set an Infinite Delay. If a transmission is received on a frequency with Infinite delay set, the scanner will stop on the channel and remain on it until you have hit scan, search, etc. You can set a CTCSS (analog) or DCS (digital) sub-audible tone for a frequency. To do so you must have the Squelch Mode in the System Menu set to Tone Squelch. You can also program a subaudible tone easily by pressing the E (enter) key after programming a frequency. This will bring up the Tone Data menu without your having to navigate the Menu. You can also lock a tone assigned to a frequency. By doing this you will receive all transmissions on the frequency, regardless of the subaudible tone, except the one which you have locked. Any transmissions with that tone will not be received. You can set a Beep Alert on a per-channel basis to alert you when specific frequencies are active. For example, you may wish to be alerted anytime a mutual aid fire frequency is active. With beep alert, you will hear a rapid three-beep tone at the start of each transmission that you have flagged as such. You will also notice that as you scroll pass the flagged channel(s), you will hear the tones. The UBC780XLT comes with an RF Attenuation feature. If you are near an unusually strong signal source, the signal may overload the scanner. The scanner may stop repeatedly on that signal and miss other transmissions. 13 1:ALPHA TAG 2:DELAY 3:TONE DATA 4:BEEP ALERT 5:ATTENUATOR The RF Attenuation feature works in all modes and attenuates (reduces) the incoming signal strength to prevent stronger signals from overloading the scanner. 6:STEPS Your UBC780XLT is programmed with default step sizes for each frequency range (see Introduction page). Steps are important if you are interested in using the VFO to tune off-frequency from a frequency programmed into memory or if you wish to program a frequency that the default step size will not accept. Default receive modes are also programmed into memory. AM for the aircraft and CB bands, for example. All frequencies (other than TV broadcast audio) above 400 MHz are received in NFM mode which helps prevent adjacent channel interference. You can change the default settings on a per-channel basis with this Menu item. You can flag any channel for recording using this menu function. The LINE icon will become active for any such flagged channel. Use your own recording device plugged into the jack on the back of the scanner. 7:MODE 8:RECORD 3:TRUNK DATA Choose the Trunk bank. The following options are available for the selected trunk bank only. Repeat using a different trunk bank, if necessary. You will need to assign the correct trunking type for the bank you are about to program. If you want to listen to a Motorola Type 1 system, you will need to use this menu option to assign the same. Note: Some trunking systems require that you know the channel order. In these cases you will also need to start programming the trunked system at the start of the bank. The scanner defaults to the most common type of trunking system, Motorola Type II. You can set delay for a trunk system on a bank by bank basis. If you've set delay for 1 second, then there will be a one second delay in Trunk Search for that bank and a one second delay for all the talkgroups you have programmed into Scan List memory. You cannot set delay individually by talkgroup. The default delay is two seconds. This Record option applies to Trunk Search. If you have set Record on, the LINE icon will be lit. All talkgroups received during Trunk Search will be recordable through the TAPE OUT jack on the back of the scanner. To record individual talkgroups during Scan, see Item 5 on the next page. The default is off. Use this menu item to review the IDs that you have locked out during Search and Scan. Use the Up/Down arrow keys or turn the VFO to the left or right to view the IDs that have been locked out. To leave the lockout IDs unchanged, press MENU to back out of the menu. To unlock an ID, press the L/O key. To unlock all the IDs that have been locked out, press the E (Enter) key. 1:TRUNK TYPE 2:DELAY 3:RECORD 4:L/O ID REVIEW 14 5:PROGRAM ID You can program IDs into Scan List memory either during Trunk Scan or Search without going into the Menu. However, you can also use the Menu to program IDs. This is particularly helpful when you are not near the trunked system you wish to later monitor. You can set it up and have it ready to go at some later time. After you have selected the Scan List location (1-10) and the memory location (1-10), you can then do the following: 1 Program the talkgroup or I-CALL ID number 2 Set an alpha tag for same 3 Assign the Record option for same. Whenever a transmission is active on the ID the signal can be recorded to a tape recorder using the TAPE OUT jack on the back of the radio. 4. Assign a Beep Alert to the ID. Whenever that ID is active, you will hear a rapid three beep tone at the start of the transmission. Assign an alphanumeric tag to any or all of the 10 Scan Lists for the system. During Scan Mode, you will see the List Tag (on the bottom text line) along with any alpha tag you may have set for an ID. In Search mode, you will see any Bank Tag you have set. 6:ID LIST TAG 7:I-CALL (MOTOROLA AND EDCS) Most communications within a trunked system are group calls where one unit (such as a dispatcher) communicates with all the units within his/her group (all the patrol vehicles on the east side of town, for example). The units within this group comprise what is typically known as a talkgroup. There are some communications which are direct unit-to-unit conversations where one individual converses with another individual. The call is initiated by a radio and is directed to another single radio. Within the system, no one outside of these two users hears the conversation. Your UBC780XLT defaults to I-CALL OFF mode. You can hear these conversations by using this Menu item to turn the I-CALL function to ON. In Search mode, with I-CALL on, you will hear both talkgroup calls and I-CALLs. You can also set ICALLs to I-CALL ONLY during which you will monitor only I-CALLs in Search mode. You can also program I-CALL IDs into Scan List memory. OR 8:ID SCAN LIST (LT) When scanning an LT system you can only turn Scan Lists off and on when an LT talkgroup that you have entered into memory is active. To provide you with another method to turn Scan Lists on and off, you can use this Menu item which only appears when you have selected LT in Trunk Type. 9:STATUS BIT (MOTOROLA) On Type II trunking systems there is a method by which specialised types of communications utilise unique talkgroup numbers. An emergency call will occur on a unique talkgroup from its primary assignment, for example. Because the UBC780XLT defaults to Status-Bit On mode, you never need to worry about missing these transmissions. If you've programmed talkgroup 33264 into Scan List memory, for example, and there is an emergency call within the group, you will hear it on 33264. OR 15 10:EDACS ID FORM (EDCS) You can change to display the talkgroups in decimal mode, but this mode does not provide you with nearly the flexibility that you get with AFS. The UBC780XLT defaults to show the talkgroup number in AFS mode (Agency-Fleet-Subfleet). For details on AFS see pages 46. When this function is disabled, the radio looks for squelch before returning to the control channel instead of waiting for the disconnect tone. Only in rare instances will you need to adjust the default settings. The condition to return to control channels depends on whether signal is present or not. With this mode you will be able to track Motorola Type I and II 800 and 900 MHz trunked systems by simply entering the control channel which manages the trunked system. You will not have to program the voice channels. There are 4 channel plans which you can select from. 11:END CODE (MOTOROLA) 12:CONTROL CH ONLY (MOTOROLA 800 & 900 SYSTEMS) 4:SEARCH EVENT You can program up to 10 search ranges (one per bank). The first time you program a range for a bank you will need to do so through the Menu. After the first time you can program a range as you do on most any other scanner, using the numeric keypad and the v/HOLD or w/LIMIT keys. Use this Menu item to select the search bank that you want to program. You can program banks 1 through 10, one at a time. For each of the banks, the following options can be modified. 1:SEARCH BANK 1:EDIT RANGE 2:STEPS Enter the upper and lower frequency limits of the search range. You can assign a variety of step sizes to the search range. Note: The default step is usually acceptable and is listed in the front of the manual. (See inside front cover) 3:MODE You can change the default receive mode with this menu item. 4:ALPHA TAG 2:DELAY You can alpha tag any or all of the search banks. Set a delay for the search ranges. This applies to all ranges (See CHANNEL DATASTEPS for details). Set attenuation for all search ranges. (See CHANNEL DATA-ATTENUATOR for details). The default mode is off. This means that you will receive all transmissions on any frequencies that are active within your search range(s). By selecting CTCSS or DCS you can set the radio to receive only a particular subaudible tone to be 16 3:ATTENUATOR 4:TONE DATA received during your search. You can also lockout a particular CTCSS or DCS tone. You may wish to do this if you want to search a range but not hear transmissions on any frequency that have particular subaudible tone. Note: Through the System Menu you can set the radio to operate in Tone Search mode during Search as well. In this mode, the radio will automatically determine the active subaudible tone on any frequency received during the Search. 5:RECORD With Record set to on, any frequency that is active, during the search, can be recorded to an external tape recorder. You can automatically store active frequencies found during a search into memory. You can select which bank you want to program the found frequencies. Note that the audio will be muted during Auto Store. 6:AUTO STORE 17 Programming Before the UBC780XLT can begin conventional scanning, you must program a frequency into at least one channel. Repeat this procedure for each channel you want to program. Storing Frequencies into Channels 1. Select desired frequency. Here is a list of sample frequencies you can try: 156.800 Marine Calling channel 468.400 Police Channel 476.425 UHF CB 2. Press MAN. 3. Select a channel. a. Enter the channel number. b. Then press MAN. 4. Enter the frequency. a. Enter the frequency number. b. Then press E. Note: · To clear a mistake while entering the frequency, press until the display is cleared. · If you enter a channel or frequency which is out of the scanner's range, a distinctive beep will sound and ERROR appears in the display. (decimal key) repeatedly · You can use v or w when selecting a channel. Press and hold v or w for 1 second to move up/down more quickly. 18 Duplicate Frequency Alert If you enter a frequency which has been stored in another channel, you will hear a beep and the other channel displays WARNING. Press to clear and start again. ­­­ OR ­­­ Press E again to store the frequency in both channels. Storing Text Tags You can customise your scanner by storing text tags for easy identification of banks, channel transmissions, trunking talkgroup IDs, etc. The text tags can be set at the menu mode. (Refer to Understanding Menu System on page 11.) Assigning a Bank Tag to a Bank 1. Press MENU. 2. Press E to select SYSTEM DATA. 3. Press v or w to select BANK TAG and then press E. 4. Select the bank number to be tagged using v or w and then press E. 5. The cursor appears on the display. Rotate VFO to change letters, and then press v or w to shift right or left. Both capital and lower case letters are available, as well as numbers and punctuation marks. 6. After entering the desired text, press E or SELECT. Remember! You can also use the VFO control for scrolling. To clear a mistake while entering the frequency, press (decimal key) repeatedly until the display is cleared. Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel 1. Press MENU. 2. Press v or w to select CH DATA and then press E. 3. Select the channel number to be tagged using v or w and pressing E. You can also enter the channel number in using the keypad and then press E. 4. Press v or w to select ALPHA TAG and then pressing E. Note: · If you have not stored a frequency in the channel, UNREGISTERED will appear in the display. 5. The cursor appears on the display. Rotate VFO to change letters, and press v or w to shift right or left. Both capital and lower case letters are available, as well as numbers and punctuation marks. 6. After entering the desired text, press E, SELECT or VFO. 19 Beep Alert The scanner can alert you with three rapid beeps at the beginning of a transmission on an assigned frequency. Assigning the beep alert to a channel This alert can be set on/off to every channel (or to every ID memory for Trunking mode). 1. Press MENU. 2. Press v or w to select CH DATA and then press E. 3. Select the channel number to be tagged using v or w and then press E. (You can also enter the channel number in using the keypad or VFO control and then press E.) 4. Press v or w to select BEEP ALERT and then press E. 5. Press v or w to select ON or OFF and then pressing E. Note: If NOT REGISTER appears, make sure a frequency is stored in the channel. Programming Tips · Group similar services into a bank. For example, program police frequencies in channels 1 through 10 and fire/emergency into channels 51 through 60, and so on. · Put the frequency that you listen to the most or the most important frequency into a Priority channel. · To quickly program a series of channels, start with the lowest number channel. For example, when you are programming five new frequencies into Channels 4 through 8, start with Channel 4. After you finish programming a channel, press MAN or HOLD/v to go to the next higher channel. · Write down your programmed channels and frequencies and put in a convenient place in case of accidental reprogramming. · Frequencies are rounded off according to the step of each channel. · When you are overwriting a tagged channel with a new frequency, the previous alpha tag will be deleted. You must re-enter the alpha tag. · When programming frequencies, a 2 second delay is set automatically but can be changed in the Channel Data menu. Deleting a Stored Frequency To delete a stored frequency: a. Select a channel. b. Press 0. c. Then press E. Note: Channels with no frequencies are automatically locked out. SERVICE SEARCH PUBLIC SAFETY 20 Scanning 1. After programming frequencies, simply press SCAN to begin scanning. 2. The bank indicators selected for scanning appear in the display, and the bank being currently monitored flashes. You can deselect banks from active scanning by pressing their number on your keypad. The indicator for each deselected bank turns off, and the banks channels are not scanned. Note: One Bank must always be active. You cannot deactivate all ten banks at the same time. If you try to turn off all the banks, the first bank is automatically selected. To restore a bank to active scanning, press the banks number on your keypad. The banks indicator will display again. SCAN 3. During normal scanning the scanner skips unprogrammed or locked out channels. 4. When a transmission is received, the scanner stops on that channel. When the transmission ends, scanning resumes automatically. If you want to stop on a channel during scanning, press MAN. If you want to resume scanning, press SCAN. To directly access a specific channel: There are several ways to access a specific channel quickly. 1. Press MAN. 2. Using the keypad, enter the channel number. 3. Press MAN again. Another method is as follows: 1. Press the VFO control until CHAN is displayed. 2. Rotate the VFO control until the desired channel is displayed. The scanner will automatically go to manual mode. Note: You can accidentally change the frequency if you don't verify that CHAN is displayed. If FREQ is displayed, you will be changing the frequency when you rotate the VFO control. Just don't press E or it will be changed! 21 CHANNELS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Frequency not entered Frequency Locked Out (L/O) Still another method of direct access to a specific channel: 1 2 Press MAN. Press v or w to select the channel. (or press and hold v or w to scroll more quickly.) Lastly to step up through the channels one at a time, repeatedly press MAN. RF Attenuation Feature The UBC780XLT comes with an RF Attenuation feature. If you're near an unusually strong signal source, the signal may overload the scanner. The scanner may stop repeatedly on that signal and miss other transmissions. The RF Attenuation feature works in all modes and attenuates (reduces) the incoming signal strength to prevent stronger signals from overloading the scanner. The RF attenuation is set at the menu mode. 1. Press MENU. 2. For Search mode, press v or w to select SEARCH EVENT and then press E. OR For Scan mode, press v or w to select CH DATA and then press E. Then you must enter your channel data by pressing v , w or direct keypad entry. Then press E. 3. Press v or w to select ATTENUATOR and then press E. 4. Set to ON using v or w and then press E. ATT appears on the display. Remember! You can also use the VFO control for scrolling. Also instead of pressing E, you can press the VFO/SELECT control or press the SELECT/MUTE key. Note: Attenuation will only be active for the specified channel. In SEARCH mode, it is applied to the search ranges in all banks. Setting the Delay Mode A default delay of 2 seconds is automatically set for each frequency or talkgroup. A different delay can be set for each programmed channel so that when scan or search stops on a channel there is a brief pause before the scanning cycle resumes. To set the delay feature, enter into the menu mode. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press v or w to select CH DATA and then press E. 3. Select the channel number to be delayed using v or w and then press E. 4. Press v or w to select DELAY and then press E. 22 5. Press v or w to select one of the delay periods provided and then press E. DLY appears on the display unless no delay has been set. 6. For Search mode, select SEARCH EVENT - DELAY, then set the delay period. Note: The delay periods are as follows: · · · · · · · · None: Delay feature off 1 sec.: Delays for 1 sec. before re-scanning 2 sec.: Delays for 2 sec. before re-scanning 4 sec.: Delays for 4 sec. before re-scanning Infinite: Stays on until SCAN is pressed -2 sec.: Stays for 2 sec. only before re-scanning * -5 sec.: Stays for 5 sec. only before re-scanning * -10 sec.: Stays for 10 sec. only before re-scanning * *Setting negative delay periods are useful if you are only interested in small segments of conversations. For example: If you set a -5 second delay, you will only hear 5 seconds of the conversation and then the scanner will resume scanning, whether or not the conversation is finished. Channel Lockout You can lockout any channel so it is not checked during normal scanning. You can restore the channel to scanning when you wish. Lockout in Manual Mode 1. Press MAN. 2. Select a channel. Enter the channel numbers. Press MAN again. ­­­ OR ­­­ Press MAN or HOLD/v to change higher, or LIMIT/w to lower the channel. 3. Press L/O to lockout the channel. L/O appears in the display. MUTE Lockout in Scanning Mode If the scanner keeps stopping on a particular channel due to noise or too frequent transmissions, you may want to keep that channel from scanning. 1. Wait until the scanner stops at the channel. 2. Then press L/O. 23 3. The scanner immediately resumes scanning because the locked out channel is no longer in the scanning sequence. Lockout Tips · Write down your locked-out channels and put in a convenient place in case you need to restore them. Restoring a Locked-out Channel 1. Press MAN. 2. Select a locked out channel. a. Enter the channel number. b. Then press MAN again. 3. Press L/O to unlock the channel. The L/O icon goes out. Restoring All Locked-out Channels You can restore all locked-out channels in a bank only when a bank is selected for scan. If you have deselected a bank and you want to restore all of its locked-out channels using the steps below, you must press SCAN and then press the number of the bank on your keypad. 1. Press MAN. Note: You must be in Manual mode before restoring all locked-out channels. 2. Press and hold L/O for about two seconds. You will hear two beeps when all the channels have been restored. MUTE Priority Scan When Priority Scan is turned on, your scanner checks the priority channel every two seconds for activity. If a signal is present on the priority channel, your scanner monitors the channel until the transmission ends, then resumes normal scanning. You can designate one channel in each bank as a Priority Channel. By default, the first channel in each bank is the priority channel, but you can change this. To activate Priority Scan (in either the Manual or Scan Mode): 1. Press PRI. Note: If you have locked out the priority channel, ERROR message appears when you select Priority mode. 2. Press PRI again at anytime to deactivate Priority Scan. 24 Changing the Priority Channel You cannot eliminate the Priority Channel, but you can change it to any one of the 50 available channels in each bank. 1. Press MAN. 2. To select a new Priority Channel: a. Enter the channel number. b. Then press MAN again. 3. Press and hold PRI for two seconds to designate this channel as your new Priority Channel. Two beeps indicate that the Priority channel has been changed. The P icon appears in the display. MUTE Note: · Priority in Trunking mode works just the same, except instead of setting priorities for channels, you set them for talkgroup IDs. The scanner only checks priority talkgroups between transmission, not in 2 second intervals. · Priority scan is disabled while the TRUNK icon is lit (an error tone will sound if you try). To make it possible, turn off the TRUNK icon then press PRI. · At Priority scan, it scans the designated Priority Channels in the banks you selected. 25 Searching Setting a Search Range Note: First you must set the search ranges through the menu screen prior to any searching. The UBC780XLT can search up to 10 separate frequency ranges to help you discover new stations in your area. To set a search range, enter into the menu mode. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press v or w to select SEARCH EVENT and then press E. 3. Press v or w to select SEARCH BANK and then press E. 4. Press v or w to select the desired bank number and then press E. 5. Press v or w to select EDIT RANGE and then press E. 6. Enter the lowest frequency using the keypad and then press E, then repeat the same for the highest frequency. Then press SRCH. Note: · The scanner can search up to 10 ranges by selecting specific banks which you have programmed search ranges. (Chain Search) · You can select or deselect the search bank freely by pressing the corresponding number with the keypad. · The scanner automatically increases its search speed from 100 to 300 steps per second for the bands having 5 kHz steps. (Turbo Search) · Press and hold v or w for more than 2 seconds while searching to switch the search direction. · When searching in WFM, it stops before reaching the desired frequency if the step is other than 50 kHz or 100 kHz. · After you have set the Search Range through the Menu the first time for a bank, you will be able to set new ranges for the same bank by using the keypad and the standard direct entry method. Note: After you have entered the search range in a selected bank while still in the menu mode, you can set your alpha tag (see page 19), change the step size of the search, or change the mode. Once the lower and upper parameters of your search are edited, the menu screen backs up one level to allow you to modify the step size, receive mode, and alpha tag. Select 2: STEPS for your step size choices and then 26 press E. Select 3: MODE for the receiver mode choices and then press E. Select 4: ALPHA TAG to enter an alpha tag using the VFO control. Search Hold Feature 1. Press HOLD/v at anytime to stop the search. 2. Press HOLD/v to move to the next higher frequency. ­­­ OR ­­­ Press LIMIT/w to move down to the previous frequency. 3. Press SRCH to resume searching. Data Skip A scanner will normally stop on any transmission it receives. This means the UBC780XLT will occasionally stop on data signals and unmodulated transmissions. You can automatically skip many of these types of transmissions during search. To activate the data skip feature, enter into the menu mode. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press v or w to select SYSTEM DATA and then press E. 3. Press v or w to select DATA SKIP and then press E. 4. Set to ON using v, w or VFO and then press E. DATA appears on the display. When data skip is active, your scanner may pause momentarily on an unwanted signal but will resume searching in 2 or 3 seconds. Data Skip does not function during AM/WFM band scan, chain search, or SVC search, Priority Scan, and Trunking Mode. Frequency Skip If a particular frequency continues to interrupt search scanning, it is possible to set your scanner to skip the frequency. To skip over a frequency, press L/O when stopping at the frequency you want to skip. Note: · You can program up to 200 skip frequencies. The 201st skip frequency entered causes the first skipped frequency to unlock. · If all frequencies in the search range are set to skip, it moves to Search hold mode. To resume searching, do as follows: 1) Cancel the frequency skip set, or 2) Reset the search frequency range. To cancel all skipped frequencies, press and hold L/O for 2 seconds. 27 MUTE Storing Search Frequencies You can quickly store any frequency you find during Search. Caution: You must select the channel in which you will store the frequency before entering the search mode. Otherwise, you may erase a stored frequency that you want to keep. 1. During search, press HOLD/v when the scanner stops at the frequency you want to store. 2. Press E to store the frequency in the channel you selected. Note: · If the frequency you want to store exists already, WARNING appears on the display with a beep. (See Duplicate Frequency Alert on page 19.) · After storing the frequency, it moves to the manual mode. 3. To store another frequency, select another channel for the new frequency by pressing MAN or HOLD/v or LIMIT/w. 4. Repeat steps 1 and 2 after starting search for all the Search frequencies you want to store. Auto Storing The scanner automatically stores searched frequencies if its auto store feature is activated. To make use of this feature, set a search range first (see page 26), then enter into the menu mode. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press v or w to select SEARCH EVENT and then press E. 3. Press v or w to select AUTO STORE and then press E. 4. Set to ON using v, w or VFO and pressing E. All bank numbers start flashing and AUTO is lit on the display. 5. Select the bank numbers you want to use with the keypad. The selected bank numbers stop flashing. Note: If the selected bank has no free channels to store, ERROR will appear on the display with a beep. 6. Press SRCH to start auto storing.The AUTO icon on the display begins to flash. Audio is muted during the storing process. 7. After the search has gone through the search range, press MAN or MENU to stop this feature. STORE END appears in the display. You may want to let it run through the search range again because during the first pass there may not be any transmissions at that particular time. Remember! You can also use the VFO control for scrolling. Also instead of pressing E, you can press the VFO/SELECT control or press the SELECT/MUTE key. 28 Squelch (SQ) Mode The scanner can be set to the following SQ modes. · Carrier SQ mode (default setting) The scanner will stop on any transmission or squelch opening, regardless of whether any sub-audible tone has been programmed for the channel or search range. · Tone SQ mode The scanner will stop on any active frequency for which either no sub-audible tone has been programmed or for which the user-programmed sub-audible tone is also active. · Tone Search mode During any transmission, the scanner will begin searching all possible sub-audible tones, one of which may also be in use. The scanner counts up through the CTCSS tones and instantly determines any possible DCS tone. See Page 83 for a listing of the tones that the UBC780XLT decodes. Note: When Tone Search is active in Scan Mode, once the CTCSS/DCS display flashes a tone repeatedly (meaning that it has found the tone match), you can press E to program that frequency with the captured tone. When you change the mode to Tone Squelch from Tone Search, that frequency and tone will be programmed. · Tone Lock (out) mode For either a memory channel or a search range, you can lock a particular sub-audible tone by pressing L/O after scrolling to the desired tone. The scanner will stop on any transmission except those which may be using the locked sub-audible. To set your scanner, enter into the menu mode. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press v or w to select SYSTEM DATA and then press E. 3. Press v or w to select SQ MODE and then press E. 4. Press v or w to select one type (CSQ, Tone SQ, Tone Search) and then press E. 5. To set Tone Lock mode, do the following first, then select Tone SQ in step 4. 1) For scan mode, enter CH DATA - CH No. - TONE DATA, select CTCSS/DCS with v or w, set Tone Lock ON by pressing L/O. 2) For search mode, enter SEARCH EVENT - TONE DATA, select CTCSS/DCS with v or w, set Tone Lock ON by pressing L/O. Note: · CTCSS: Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System. · DCS: Digital Coded Squelch. 29 · For example, the scanner shows the following displays Tone SQ on, CTCSS 123.0 Hz set Tone SQ on, DCS 325 set Tone SQ on, No CTCSS & DCS set Tone Search, CTCSS 67.0 Hz detected Tone Search, DCS 023 detected Tone Search, no signal present · If the delay feature (-2 sec/-5 sec/-10 sec) has been set while in Tone search mode, it resumes scanning according to the delay setting. Additional Menu Options for Searching Each of these additional menu options apply to all banks with search ranges entered. If there is a bank that you do not want an option to apply, then simply press the bank number on the numerical keypad. You will see the bank number that you have selected, disappears from the display. (For more information on these options refer to the "Menu Descriptions" section and "Additional Features" section. Options: RECORD (for more information see page 9) 1. Press MENU. 2. Press v or w to select SEARCH EVENT and then press E. 3. Press v or w to select RECORD and then press E. 4. Set to ON using v, w or VFO and pressing E. LINE is lit on the display. ATTENUATOR (for more information see page 22) 1. Press MENU. 2. Press v or w to select SEARCH EVENT and then press E. 3. Press v or w to select ATTENUATOR and then press E. 4. Set to ON using v, w or VFO and pressing E. ATT is lit on the display. DELAY Refer to page 22. 30 ADDENDUM SHEET Service Search The Service Search feature allows you to toggle through the following five preprogrammed services. The frequencies selected for these services are the most commonly used around the Australia. · · · · · 1. Press SVC the display indicates as illustrated. 2. After a 3 second delay, searching begins for the first preprogrammed service ­ Police (initial setting). 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: POLICE RAILROAD AIR MARINE UHF CB 1:POLICE 2:RAILROAD 3. If you want to skip a frequency, press SRCH to start searching immediately. 4. To change the searched service, use v, w or VFO after pressing SVC. Note: · You can not change such settings as delay, during a service search. · The channel number corresponding to certain services will appear when a frequency within the search is active. · You can enter one of the Service Search frequencies into Channel Memory by pressing E when holding on one of the frequencies. 5. To exit from the service search mode, press MAN or SCAN. During the search of one of the preprogrammed services, the lower display line will indicate the service that you are searching. To stop the search, press HOLD/v. HOLD appears in the display. Press HOLD/v or LIMIT/w to move up or down one programmed frequency, or press SRCH to resume scanning. Service Search Skip You can set the scanner to skip the frequencies unwanted during service search. 100 skipped frequencies are programmable. 1. To skip over a frequency, press L/O when stopping at the frequency you want to skip. 2. To cancel a skip during search, press HOLD/v, tune in the desired frequency using v, w or VFO, then press L/O. To restore all skipped frequencies, press L/O for 2 seconds. SERVICE SEARCH POLICE 31 Trunked Systems Your UBC780XLT is designed to track three major types of trunked radio systems. These systems are described here. MOTOROLA - Including Type I, Type II, Hybrid, SMARTNET, and Privacy Plus. Motorola systems are widely used by public safety and business users. Most are on the 800 MHz band, and recent systems are appearing on other bands. EDACS - Including "Wideband" 9600 baud, and "Narrowband" 4800 baud systems. "Wideband" systems are mostly on the 800 MHz band, and are used by public safety, utilities, and business users. Some systems are used on the VHF and UHF bands. "Narrowband" systems are used in the 935-940 MHz band, many by utilities. (See page 49) LTR - These systems are mostly for business users, and found on the UHF, 800 and 900 MHz bands. (See page 48) For details on the operation and programming for all of these systems, see pages 32-34. When tracking these types of systems, remember these important points: · Your scanner defaults to monitor Motorola Type II systems; however, you can change this if the system in your area is different. (The types of systems are discussed in the following pages.) Note: *Motorola, SMARTNET, and PRIVACY PLUS are trademarks of Motorola Inc. EDACS is a registered trademark of the Ericsson Corporation. LTR is a registered trademark of E.F. Johnson Company. 32 Programming and Receiving Trunked Systems Programming Trunking Frequencies The first step in tracking a trunked system is storing the frequencies in one of the 10 available banks in your scanner. Remember that you can only store one trunking system in each bank. Important: If you are programming an EDACS or LTR trunked system, you must enter the frequencies in a specific order. Check the frequency guide included with the scanner for the frequencies in your area. 1. Press MENU. 2. Press v or w to select TRUNK DATA and then press E. 3. Press v or w to select the bank no. and then press E. 4. Press v or w to select the TRUNK TYPE and then press E. Remember! You can also use the VFO control for scrolling. Also instead of pressing E, you can press the VFO/SELECT control or press the SELECT/MUTE key. 5. Choose the system you want to track using the keypad, v or w and then press E. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LCD display Type 2 800 Type 1 Type 2 900 Type 2 UHF Type 2 VHF EDCS WIDE EDCS Narrow LT Icon M M M M M E E L Trunking Type Motorola Type 2 800 MHz Motorola Type 1 Motorola Type 2 900 MHz Motorola Type 2 UHF Motorola Type 2 VHF EDACS Wideband 9600 baud EDACS Narrowband 4800 baud LTR Special requirements a. Must program a fleet map. b. Must program base, spacing, frequency and offset channel. c. Must program frequencies in exact order and location. 4. To exit from this mode, press MENU repeatedly. 5. Select a channel using the keypad and then press MAN. 6. Enter a frequency for the trunked system using the keypad. For example, enter 867.8375 (Type 2) or enter a frequency you are going to track. 33 Important! 7. Press TRUNK for 2 seconds. A tone sounds, and E, M, or L icon appears on the display according to the system selected. Note: · To clear a mistake while entering the frequency, press (decimal key) repeatedly until the display is cleared. · If you enter a frequency which is out of the system's trunking range, a distinctive beep sounds and ERROR appears on the display. · Repeat Step 7 for every trunk frequency entered. Selecting Trunking Programming Menu Mode To change the system type which your scanner monitors, you must be in the Trunking Programming menu mode. To select this mode, follow these steps: 1. Press MENU. 2. Press v or w to select TRUNK DATA and then press E. 3. Select the bank you want to program using v, w or VFO and then press E. Remember! You can also use the VFO control for scrolling. Also instead of pressing E, you can press the VFO/SELECT control or press the SELECT/MUTE key. Selecting Trunking System Type 1. Select TRUNK TYPE using v, w or VFO and then press E, SELECT or VFO. 2. Select the system type you want to program using v, w or VFO and then press E, SELECT or VFO. 34 Setting the Squelch For trunked reception, a good setting for the SQUELCH control is in the centre of the range with the red marker pointing up. See the illustration. If set too high (CCW) in some cases it could prevent your scanner from locking to the control channel reliably. If set too low (CW) it will slightly delay finding the control channel. The best setting is the same as for conventional reception, and is not critical. Receiving Trunked Systems When you have properly programmed all the frequencies for a trunked system, you can receive the system several different ways. You will find that Search, Hold, Lockout, Scan and Manual are all similar to conventional scanning. TRUNKED SEARCH lets you hear all system talkgroup activity (unit-to-unit I-Calls may be received as well). This is the best way to get started. ID HOLD works with Search mode to let you quickly freeze reception on an interesting transmission. Or you can manually specify a talkgroup with DIRECT ENTRY ID HOLD. ID LOCKOUT works with Search to exclude talkgroups that you don't want to hear. ID SCAN lets you receive only those talkgroups that you store in Scan Lists. MANUAL lets to selectively listen to a talkgroup in your Scan Lists When receiving EDACS systems, remember that Uniden's AFS talkgroups give you powerful flexibility. In a few keystrokes, you can specify a single talkgroup, a fleet, or an entire agency in all the above modes. Read the section "EDACS Reception" to understand how this works. Trunked Search Once you have programmed all the frequencies for a trunked system, SEARCH will let you immediately start hearing transmissions. It is suggested you try SEARCH mode first. 1. Press SCAN, and select the bank(s) you wish to receive, just as you select banks in conventional scanning. 2. Press TRUNK to enable trunked reception. The radio will seek and acquire the trunked system control channel. The scanner will now be in MONITOR mode. You will hear the control channel and see active talkgroups on the screen. You will not hear the voice transmissions in MONITOR mode. Hint: MONITOR mode is an excellent way to observe system activity and determine which talkgroups are most active. Locked-out IDs display during MONITOR mode. 3. Press SRCH to begin searching and receiving. You will hear talkgroups and see them on the screen. Talkgroups display differently in Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems. You should read the appropriate parts of this guide to understand the formats. 35 The bottom line of the display indicates the Bank and the type of trunked system you are monitoring. You can change this to display a bank tag by using the System Menu. Regardless of the system, you won't know exactly who you are receiving until you listen for a while. Of course, figuring out who each ID represents is half the fun of TrunkTracking. Later, when you learn more about a system, you will want to store lists of talkgroups. Then you can scan specific agencies and users, and use the many other features your radio provides. ID Hold and Direct Entry ID Hold Mode Just like in conventional Search, HOLD lets you pause ID Search on an interesting transmission without storing the talkgroup into memory. If you hear an interesting ID during SEARCH mode, and want to continue listening to it -· Press HOLD/v to stop the search. HOLD appears in the display. If you want to listen to a specific ID, while in HOLD -· Use the keypad to enter the ID you want and press HOLD/v. HOLD appears in the display. If you want to stop holding -· Press SRCH to return to Search Mode. ID Lockout Like conventional scanning, it's possible to lockout unwanted traffic. This is particularly important in trunked systems because in many areas, water meters, door alarms, traffic signals, and other mechanical devices are assigned IDs just like other users. Also some users scramble or encrypt their communications, and you may want to lock out these unintelligible broadcasts. To lockout an ID, press L/O when the ID displays. The ID is locked out. You can lockout up to 200 IDs. Note: If you lockout an ID in Search mode, it is also locked out in Scan List mode. Conversely, if you lockout an ID while in Scan List mode, it is locked out in Search mode. For information about Scan Lists see page 42. EDACS BLOCKOUT is a powerful form of ID LOCKOUT that can be used only with AFS and EDACS systems. This feature lets you lock out entire Agencies or Fleets, not just individual talkgroups. Using ID BLOCKOUT you can, for example, prevent Search from stopping on any of hundreds of talkgroups in the Utilities agency. You can do this with just a few keystrokes. To use ID BLOCKOUT just enter the Agency- part, or the Agency-Fleet part, of the talkgroup code and press L/O. For example, to Blockout Agency 4 in Trunk Search, press HOLD/v, 04, (decimal key), and then L/O. For other ways to use partial AFS entry, be sure to read the section "EDACS Reception". 36 Restoring Locked-out IDs To unlock a single ID, follow these steps: 1. Press MENU. 2. Select TRUNK DATA - BANK NO. - L/O ID REVIEW using v, w or VFO and pressing E, SELECT or VFO. 3. Select the locked out ID you want to unlock using v or w. 4. Press L/O. The ID is unlocked and the next locked ID displays. To unlock all locked out IDs in a bank at once: 1. Press E instead of L/O in step 4 above. 2. To exit from this mode, press MENU repeatedly. Channel Activity Indicators The UBC780XLT has 30 Channel Activity Indicators to visually display a trunked systems activity. You'll always know which frequencies are in use and how much communication traffic is occurring. Each frequency you program in a trunking bank corresponds to an activity indicator at the top of your scanners display. The way in which the Activity Indicators display provide you with information about the system you're tracking. · The indicator which remains on, even if when there is no traffic, represents the frequency being used as the data channel. · If an indicator turns on and you don't hear a conversation, then the channel may be used as a telephone interconnect call (some systems) or a talkgroup that has been locked out. · The indicator which flashes when an ID displays represents the frequency being used by the talkgroup. · If you're holding on an ID which isn't active, the activity indicators will turn on and off as other groups use the system. 37 Scan Lists Each bank of your UBC780XLT can be a trunk tracking bank and it can be a conventional scanning bank. When you designate a bank as a trunking bank, your scanner sets up 10 Scan Lists, which are simply lists used to store your favourite IDs. Each list can contain up to 10 IDs, so you can store a total of 100 IDs for each trunk tracking bank. (1000 if you use all banks as trunking banks!) Scan Lists help you organise the trunking system users into categories. For example, you might use List#1 for police IDs, List#2 for fire department IDs, List#3 for emergency medical service IDs, etc. Once IDs are stored in lists, you can scan them like you scan conventional frequencies and you can lock out any one (and up to 9) of the 10 scan lists by pressing the corresponding numeric key. When an ID is active, the scan list number icon into which it is programmed will flash in the display (when the LIST icon is also active ­ see below). You can program your scan lists either manually or during trunking search mode. SELECT Key Use the SELECT key while trunking to toggle between viewing the active Banks and the active Scan Lists. To see which is currently active, check the display for either the BANK or the LIST icon. Programming ID Scan Lists Manually 1. Press MAN, the lowest available ID list number appears on the display. 2. Use HOLD/v and LIMIT/w to select the Scan List location you want to program. For example, select the third memory location in the fifth scan list. Note: You can also use the keypad to input directly. 3. Enter the Type II ID you want to store, and press E. ­­­ OR ­­­ To enter a Type I ID: a. Enter the block number and fleet number. b. Press . c. Enter the subfleet number, and press E. ­­­ OR ­­­ 38 To enter an EDACS® ID: a. Enter ID you want to store. Use the for the "dash". b. Press E. Hint: Remember that Uniden's AFS format allows you to enter full or partial EDACS IDs for powerful flexibility in all modes. Be sure to read the section "EDACS Reception" on page 49 to learn how this works. Note: The UBC780XLT defaults to "AFS" talkgroup displays for EDACS® only. ­­­ OR ­­­ To enter a LTR ID: a. Enter Area code and then press . b. Enter Home Repeater number and then press c. Enter ID you want to store and then press E. Note: To clear a mistake while entering an ID, press start over. . and E successively, and 4. Press MAN or HOLD/v to select the next Scan List location. Program ID Manually with the Menu Mode Note: It is also possible to do ID programming in the menu mode by selecting TRUNK DATA - BANK NO. - PROGRAM ID. Do the following: 1. Press MENU. 2. Press v or w to select TRUNK DATA and then press E. 3. Press v or w to select the bank no. and then press E. 4. Press v or w to select the PROGRAM ID and then press E. Remember! You can also use the VFO control for scrolling. Also instead of pressing E, you can press the VFO/SELECT control or press the SELECT/MUTE key. 5. Select the ID location using the VFO control, keypad, v or w and then press E. (first number represents the bank number and second number represents the memory location.)(Direct entry method example: enter "5-1" by pressing 5, ,1.) 6. Press v or w to select ID and then press E. 7. Enter the ID number using the keypad and then press E. Note: After you have programmed the ID in a selected bank while still in the menu mode, you can set your alpha tag (see page 19), flag the individual ID or talkgroup for recording (see page 30 and 9), or turn on the beep alert for an individual talkgroup (see page 20). 39 ID Scan Mode 1. Press SCAN to begin scanning the lists you have programmed. If you haven't programmed any IDs, for a few seconds. ERROR appears 2. To remove a Scan List from active scanning, press the number of the Scan List on your keypad. The Scan List indicator turns off, and the IDs in that list are not scanned. Note: One Scan List must always be active. If you try and deactivate all the Scan Lists, Scan List 1 will automatically be active. 3. To restore a Scan List to active scanning, press its number again. 4. Press SRCH to return to Trunk Tracking Search mode. For motorola and EDACS system, to change your display between the Scan List indicators and trunk bank display, press SELECT. For LTR systems only, the talkgroup must be active in order to change the scan list and bank indicators. If the talkgroup is not active, change the scan list by using the menu screen. Note: · Once you press SCAN or SRCH in one bank, all trunking banks will change to that mode. · Selecting a Scan List is also possible in the menu mode. (LTR only) · simply ID SCANNING appears on the bottom of the screen during Trunk Scan instead of SCANNING. 40