Uniden UBC780XLT, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...500 Channel Trunk Tracking Scanner UBC780XLT TRUNKTRACKER III...

Page 2: ...tep size settings 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...

Page 3: ...Key PRI 16 Service Key SVC 17 Enter Remote Key E REM 18 Trunk Mode Indicator 19 Trunk Type Indicators 20 Frequency Display 21 Priority Channel Indicator 22 Channel Number Display 23 Bank Trunk Scan L...

Page 4: ...View 33 Antenna Connector Uniden and Bearcat are registered trademarks of Uniden Corporation 34 Tape Recorder Output Jack 35 External Speaker Jack 36 DC Power Jack 37 Remote Control Terminal 33 34 35...

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Page 9: ...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 Ti...

Page 10: ...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...

Page 11: ...top 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...

Page 12: ...ner 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...

Page 13: ...ity 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 trunki...

Page 14: ...ner Package If any of these items are missing or damaged immediately contact your place of purchase AC Adaptor Cigarette Lighter Adaptor Cord Operating Guide Other Printed Materials Mounting Bracket T...

Page 15: ...e 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 coax...

Page 16: ...ep 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 te...

Page 17: ...nal 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...

Page 18: ...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 di...

Page 19: ...cting 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...

Page 20: ...high that only very strong signals can get through 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 signa...

Page 21: ...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 rotati...

Page 22: ...hen downloading information into your scanner using the third party software See page 55 for details 6 CLONE You can clone all the programming including frequencies talkgroups and alpha tags as well a...

Page 23: ...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 In...

Page 24: ...r 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 chan...

Page 25: ...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 indivi...

Page 26: ...m 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 HOLD or LIMIT keys 1 SEAR...

Page 27: ...rch 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 t...

Page 28: ...68 400 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 mistak...

Page 29: ...o 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 c...

Page 30: ...nto 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...

Page 31: ...cked 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 M...

Page 32: ...A and then press E Then you must enter your channel data by pressing or direct keypad entry Then press E 3 Press or to select ATTENUATOR and then press E 4 Set to ON using or and then press E ATT appe...

Page 33: ...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 conv...

Page 34: ...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...

Page 35: ...indicate that the Priority channel has been changed The P icon appears in the display Note Priority in Trunking mode works just the same except instead of setting priorities for channels you set them...

Page 36: ...rch 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...

Page 37: ...and then press E 4 Set to ON using 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...

Page 38: ...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 or to select SEARCH EVENT and then press E 3 Press or to...

Page 39: ...hat 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 To...

Page 40: ...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 or to select SEARCH EVENT and then press E 3 Pr...

Page 41: ...earch 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 Du...

Page 42: ...sed 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 band...

Page 43: ...rolling 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 or and then press E 4 To exit from this mode...

Page 44: ...ing 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 or to sele...

Page 45: ...e 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...

Page 46: ...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 ID...

Page 47: ...d 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 Indic...

Page 48: ...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 progr...

Page 49: ...y selecting TRUNK DATA BANK NO PROGRAM ID Do the following 1 Press MENU 2 Press or to select TRUNK DATA and then press E 3 Press or to select the bank no and then press E 4 Press or to select the PROG...

Page 50: ...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...

Page 51: ...D in List 1 will be checked before the priority in List 2 etc Note This function does not work in LTR tracking Programming Scan Lists During Search To select a Scan List location and store an ID durin...

Page 52: ...ALL and make your selection The menu choices are I CALLs TALKGROUPS 1 OFF Not received Received normally This is the UBC780XLT default 2 ON YES Received normally Use this choice to receive I Calls tog...

Page 53: ...ish to be active with trunking off then press TRUNK The scanner will instantly begin scanning If you have not programmed a trunking bank with talkgroup ID s you will receive NO ID message for that ban...

Page 54: ...e on LIMIT KEY If you wish to exit a trunked system without waiting for the currently active talkgroup to finish its communication press the LIMIT key This is particularly helpful on very busy systems...

Page 55: ...r transmissions switch between the thirteen system frequencies Notice how the dotted line shows talkgroup 02 023 moving from channel to channel Your UBC780XLT can clearly and automatically follow this...

Page 56: ...you can easily include nearby related channels in the same Fleet or Agency You can just as easily exclude entire unwanted Fleets and Agencies When in Search mode with the system frequencies programmed...

Page 57: ...d efficient Emergency Call Alert Your UBC780XLT alerts you when an EDACS Emergency transmission occurs EDACS systems often provide users with an Emergency button on their radios Users in trouble can a...

Page 58: ...umbers These numbers are in the form AHHUUU where A Area code 0 or 1 H Home repeater 01 through 20 U User ID 000 through 254 When the scanner receives a transmission on a channel set to the LTR mode i...

Page 59: ...he database instead of reprogramming individual radios Another difference between the systems is that Type I systems are arranged in a Fleet Subfleet hierarchy For example its possible for a city usin...

Page 60: ...oose a preset map and still have difficulty following complete conversations then you ll have to program your own Fleet Map Selecting Preset Fleet Map 1 Select TYPE 1 for the Trunk Type Refer to Selec...

Page 61: ...etting the Base Spacing Frequencies and Offset Channel for Motorola VHF UHF Trunked Systems To properly track Motorola VHF and UHF trunked systems you must enter what is known as the base the spacing...

Page 62: ...ress MENU to exit the programming mode and return to scanning Toggling the Status Bit On Type II trunking systems there is a method by which specialised types of communications utilise unique talkgrou...

Page 63: ...digits 000 250 500 or 750 use Plan 3 PLAN 4 If the last three digits of frequencies less than 866 0000 end in one of the following three digits 000 250 500 or 750 AND if ANY other frequencies end in...

Page 64: ...fore 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...

Page 65: ...connector into a personal computers serial port A few PCs may require an adaptor most will not You may need a DB 9 to DB 25 null modem adaptor or gender changer adaptor available at most computer stor...

Page 66: ...an RS232C cable and a null modem adaptor RS232C cables are available as male to male or male to female Even if the cable you buy already has the Male to Male connectors you will still have to have th...

Page 67: ...that is the Master Unit select MASTER then press E 5 On the scanner that is the Slave Unit select SLAVE then press E 6 Press the SCAN key on both scanners The data transfer is started from the Master...

Page 68: ...to select SYSTEM DATA 3 Press to select ENTER LOCK then press E 4 Set to ON using or and then press E The icon appears on the display when locked Key Beep Option To choose beep sound on or off 1 Press...

Page 69: ...y Refer to page 9 Channel Step Selection You can set channel steps 5 kHz 100 kHz or Auto in Manual mode or Chain search mode The default receive mode should be the proper mode setting in almost all ca...

Page 70: ...ntenna away from the source of the noise If possible a higher elevation may provide better reception Also try changing the height or angle of the antenna Cleaning Disconnect the power to the unit befo...

Page 71: ...l multi band antenna Check with your dealer or local electronics store Scan won t stop 1 Adjust squelch threshold refer to page 10 Setting the Squelch 2 Check the antenna connection 3 Check to see if...

Page 72: ...a channel Check your frequency list Missing replies 1 Change to a Type 1 Scanner setup to conversations Review Fleet Map Programming on page 50 2 Try another Preset Fleet Map or Program your own Fleet...

Page 73: ...UHF Band 806 0000 to 956 0000 MHz 800 MHz Band 1240 0000 to 1300 0000 MHz 25cm Amateur Band Operating Temperature 20 o C to 60 o C Scan Rate 100 channels per second conventional mode Search Rate 100...

Page 74: ...responsive devices which allow audio signals to appear at the audio output select voice processing such as scrambling or control repeater functions only when a carrier modulated with a specific tone...

Page 75: ...rogram frequencies and other useful information via a computer by means of the Uniden national database or third party software You can change the transfer speed on the scanner needed to be compatible...

Page 76: ...lock 1 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 Preset Map 5 Size Code S4 S4 S12 S4 S4 S4 Block 1 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 S4 Preset Map 7 Size Code S10 S10 S11 S4 S4 S4 S4 Block 1 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 S4 Preset Map 8 Size Code S1 S1 S2 S2 S3 S3...

Page 77: ...S0 S0 Block 1 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 S0 Preset Map 15 Size Code S4 S4 S4 S11 S11 S0 S12 Block 1 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 Preset Map 16 Size Code S10 S3 S10 S11 S0 S0 S12 Block 1 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 Preset Map 14 Size Code S3...

Page 78: ...a Type I System designer are highly dependent on the specific needs of the systems users Some organisations may want many subfleets with only a few radios each while another organisation may want onl...

Page 79: ...e prompted for the next available block when programming a Fleet Map For example if you assign Block 0 as an SIZE CODE 12 you will be prompted for Block 2 the next block available instead of Block 1 A...

Page 80: ...s 4 6 MHz Repeater outputs 154 6000 156 0000 VHF High band A FM Repeater inputs 162 0500 165 2000 VHF High band A FM minus 4 6 MHz Repeater outputs 157 4500 160 6000 VHF High band A FM Repeater inputs...

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Page 85: ...please check out our website at www uniden com au and www uniden co nz A Uniden representative will be happy to help you with any matters regarding the operation of this unit available accessories or...

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Page 90: ...tting through the menu screens using the direct entry mode for commonly used features Please read the manual thoroughly before using this card Be sure to back out of the menu screen after each shortcu...

Page 91: ...MENT OF REMEDY In the event that the product does not conform to this warranty at any time while this warranty is in effect the warrantor at its discretion will repair the defect or replace the produc...

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