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Special EDACS ® Features
AFS Partial Entry Feature
AFS is Uniden’s method of encoding EDACS talkgroups.
AFS stands for ‘Agency-Fleet-Subfleet’.
AFS talkgroups are used in all EDACS reception -- in ID Search, ID Lockout and ID Scan.
The powerful AFS Partial Entry feature designed into the UBCT9 lets you use either a
complete talkgroup code, or just the most significant part.
This feature lets you expand or narrow searching and
scanning to one of 4 levels. By entering only the desired part
of an AFS talkgroup, you can select 128 talkgroups, 8
talkgroups, or a single talkgroup. For example, you
could program every talkgroup in a police department
with just 4 key presses. You can use the AFS Partial Entry feature anywhere you need to
specify EDACS talkgroup.
Your UBCT9 can also enter or display EDACS talkgroups in decimal format (0-2047).
1. Press and hold TRUNK for 1.5 seconds and select the bank you want to change.
2. Use the or key to select , then press
E
.
3. Use the or key to select
, then press
E
.
4. Use the or key to select
or
, then press
E
.
You can use this feature to translate decimal talkgroups lists to the much more powerful
AFS format.
Examples of how you might use AFS are shown above in the description of an EDACS
trunked system, and elsewhere in this manual. It is very easy to use. Be sure to become
familiar with AFS Partial Entry, and your scanning will become far more flexible and
efficient.
EDACS D Range Search
When the scanner searches EDACS talk group IDs, the scanner can search within a range
you set for Agency or Fleet listings. For example if you want to search within the 01
agency, while in Hold mode press
0, ,
.
(decimal key) then
SRCH
. Or if you want to
search within the 01 agency and 01 fleet, while trunking press
0, ,
(decimal key),
0, ,
then
SRCH
. To stop the ID range search, press
SRCH
.
EDACS SCAT
With the EDACS SCAT feature, the data stream transmissions will be eliminated allowing
you to clearly monitor the voice communications on EDACS SCAT systems.
To monitor EDACS SCAT systems you only need to program the frequency in the Trunk
Tracking Programming mode. You do not need to enter group ID’s.
Note:
As EDACS SCAT is different from the other tracking feature, and it is not a feature
which the scanner tracks any ID, you do not need to program Talk Group ID’s.
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