Uniden UBC125XLT, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...UBC125XLT Scanner UB374ZV UBC125XLT 130329 indd 1 UB374ZV UBC125XLT 130329 indd 1 2013 03 29 10 34 48 2013 03 29 10 34 48...

Page 2: ...e you might experience some discomfort or possible hearing damage if the volume suddenly becomes too loud because of the volume control or squelch control setting This might be particularly true of th...

Page 3: ...earch Banks 16 Custom Search Banks 17 SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER 17 CONNECTING THE ANTENNA 18 Connecting an Optional Antenna 18 CONNECTING AN EARPHONE HEADPHONE 18 CONNECTING AN EXTENSION SPEAKER 18 ADJU...

Page 4: ...ANNING STORED CHANNELS 41 Priority Scan Modes 42 MANUALLY SELECTING A CHANNEL 43 Locking Out Channels 43 Unlocking Channels 44 Unlock all Channels in Banks Currently Enabled for Scan 44 SERVICE SEARCH...

Page 5: ...s 59 Close Call Alert 59 Close Call Hits Bank 60 Close Call Delay 60 Close Call CTCSS DCS Search 61 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 62 REFERENCES 66 CTCSS FREQUENCIES 66 DCS CODES 67 BIRDIES 67 DECLARATION O...

Page 6: ...is preprogrammed with service banks for your convenience You can quickly search those frequencies most commonly used by police and other agencies without tedious and complicated programming Use your...

Page 7: ...ver specified channels or frequencies when scanning or searching Temporary Lockout makes it easy to temporarily lock out any channel or frequency The lockout is cleared when you turn power off then ba...

Page 8: ...o set a negative delay where the scanner stops on transmissions for a set time then automatically resumes Custom Search lets you program up to 10 Custom Search Ranges and search any or all of these ra...

Page 9: ...scanner using the included two AA rechargeable or alkaline batteries or the supplied USB cable Built In Charger allows you to charge Ni MH batteries in the scanner using a USB port on any computer an...

Page 10: ...STEP kHz MODE LOWER UPPER 25 0000 27 9950 5 0 FM 28 0000 30 1950 5 0 FM 30 2000 49 9950 5 0 FM 50 0000 79 9950 5 0 FM 80 0000 82 9950 5 0 FM 83 0000 83 9950 5 0 FM 84 0000 88 0000 5 0 FM 108 0000 136...

Page 11: ...6 25 FM 470 0000 512 0000 6 25 FM 806 0000 960 0000 12 5 FM BAND PLAN 2 FREQUENCY MHz STEP kHz MODE LOWER UPPER 25 0000 27 9950 5 0 AM 28 0000 30 1950 5 0 AM 30 2000 49 9950 5 0 FM 50 0000 79 9950 5 0...

Page 12: ...0 174 0000 10 0 FM 225 0000 399 9875 12 5 AM 400 0000 439 9937 6 25 FM 440 0000 449 9937 6 25 FM 450 0000 465 9900 10 0 FM 466 0000 469 9900 10 0 FM 470 0000 512 0000 6 25 FM 806 0000 960 0000 12 5 FM...

Page 13: ...n ends the scanning cycle resumes until the scanner receives another transmission WHAT IS SEARCHING The UBC125XLT can search for active frequencies This is different from scanning because you are sear...

Page 14: ...sed for many purposes In many cases CTCSS and DCS are used to restrict access to a commercial repeater so that only those units which transmit the correct tone along with their signal can talk to the...

Page 15: ...y 2 way radio users who operate using a conventional system Aircraft Amateur radio PMR users Many business radio users When you want to store a conventional system all you need to know is the frequenc...

Page 16: ...equency Since the repeater is located very high there is a very large line of sight Typical repeater systems provide coverage out to about a 35 kilometer radius from the repeater location UNDERSTANDIN...

Page 17: ...r or its antenna away from the source You might also try changing the height or angle of the rubber antenna To improve the scanner s reception use an optional external antenna designed for multiband c...

Page 18: ...enna is over 50 feet from the scanner use RG 8 low loss dielectric coaxial cable If it is less than 50 feet use RG 58 You can get a BNC adapter at local electronics stores CONNECTING AN EARPHONE HEADP...

Page 19: ...d Nickel Metal Hydride Ni MH rechargeable batteries Uniden provides a USB cable to charge the Ni MH batteries on initial installation and to recharge them through your computer or through a power adap...

Page 20: ...ert the batteries as indicated by the polarity symbols and marked inside the battery compartment 5 Replace the battery compartment cover Installing Rechargeable Ni MH Batteries You can also use two Ni...

Page 21: ...hargeable batteries or install non rechargeable batteries when the battery selection switch is set to Ni MH The USB cable will only charge the batteries if the scanner is turned off 1 Be sure the scan...

Page 22: ...MH Batteries cannot be charged dead battery Off Illegal Voltage Ni MH USB external power is out of range Off See also Setting the Charging Timer page 32 If the batteries are good the scanner charges...

Page 23: ...ng within a selected frequency range you can also search your scanner s service banks Service banks are preset groups of frequencies categorized by the type of services that use those frequencies For...

Page 24: ...nds you can press other keys and operate that function Pressing Func again before 3 seconds returns to Normal mode and the F icon disappears In Normal mode the F icon is not displayed HEADSET JACK ANT...

Page 25: ...nc Enter Function mode for 3 seconds Return to Normal mode from Function mode NA Hold Hold on a current channel Release hold and resume scanning searching Monitor an unprogrammed frequency after you h...

Page 26: ...search frequencies press and hold Lock or unlock the keypad Turn scanner on and off press and hold Turn backlight on and off Enter the Dis play Charge menu Pgm E Select input data or a menu item Acces...

Page 27: ...e Call Do Not Disturb active Otherwise the scanner displays the last mode the scanner was in before it was powered down A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY The display has indicators that show the scanner s current...

Page 28: ...rvice Search Custom Search Close Call Only mode C is for the Close Call Hits bank 5 AM FM shows channel frequency modulation 6 PRI indicates Priority Scan PRI indicates Priority Do Not Disturb PRI ind...

Page 29: ...ness etc Using the SCROLL CONTROL Knob Turn the SCROLL CONTROL knob on top of the UBC125XLT to Select channels Adjust volume Adjust squelch Set display settings Selects characters for text tagging Scr...

Page 30: ...level from 0 to 15 3 Turn SCROLL CONTROL until the audio mutes If the scanner picks up unwanted partial signals or very weak transmissions increase the Squelch setting to increase the signal level re...

Page 31: ...Off 5 Press Clr to exit Notes If the backlight is set to Always On when is pressed the backlight is turned off and the backlight setting is then set to Always Off If the backlight is set to Always Off...

Page 32: ...lied USB cable into a USB port and connect it to your scanner WARNING The Charging Timer will reset to the set charging time every time you plug the USB cable into the scanner or charge the batteries...

Page 33: ...On or Keypad Lock Off Setting the Beep Tone Press Func then Beep 7 Default ON to toggle the keypress confirmation tone on or off Resetting the Scanner WARNING Resetting the scanner clears all data and...

Page 34: ...ng your scanner s preprogrammed service banks the custom search banks the Close Call feature You can also program your channel memories or re program your 10 custom search bank memories Before the sca...

Page 35: ...r to the nearest valid frequency For example if you enter 151 473 MHz your scanner accepts it as 151 475 If you entered an invalid frequency Out of Band appears and the scanner beeps three times Press...

Page 36: ...to the right or left If you make a mistake press CLR to clear the last character Press CLR twice to clear all characters To cancel and exit press L O 5 Press Pgm E to save the tag and return to the C...

Page 37: ...on any signal No Tone indicates that the channel squelch will only open if no CTCSS DCS is detected Back returns to Channel Menu Note If you select Off CTCSS DCS Search or No Tone the scanner returns...

Page 38: ...n the scanner checks that bank s priority channel for activity every 2 seconds as it scans the bank This feature lets you scan through the channels and still not miss important or interesting calls on...

Page 39: ...channel press Func then Pgm E 3 Scroll to Set Delay and press Pgm E 4 Turn SCROLL CONTROL to select the delay time from the following options 10 sec resumes after 10 seconds 5 sec resumes after 5 sec...

Page 40: ...Clr to cancel and return to the Channel menu Clearing a Bank You can delete all channels in a bank 1 Press Hold to select any channel in the bank then enter that channel number 2 Press Pgm E to enter...

Page 41: ...s and scrolls SCAN from right to left with the direction indicator or Enabled scan banks appear on the lowest line Disabled scan bank numbers are not displayed The currently scanned bank number flashe...

Page 42: ...ed blinks in CTCSS DCS search and appears solid if programmed Numbers at the bottom of the display show the selected scan banks The currently scanned bank number flashes in Receive mode To temporarily...

Page 43: ...to previous mode Note If no Priority channels are enabled for scan Priority Scan No Channel displays and Priority mode is set to Off MANUALLY SELECTING A CHANNEL You can continuously monitor a single...

Page 44: ...o press Hold and scroll to the channel 3 Press L O once to temporarily lockout or press L O twice quickly to permanently lock out the channel Note You can still manually select locked out channels If...

Page 45: ...nner resumes searching according to the delay setting see page 50 During a Service Search the upper line displays the current service name The lower line displays the search frequency and the directio...

Page 46: ...search banks The currently searched bank number flashes in Receive mode To store a frequency press Pgm E see Storing Found Search Frequencies on page 52 To temporarily lock out a frequency press L O T...

Page 47: ...hen the transmission ends the scanner resumes searching according to the delay setting While searching the upper line displays the current search bank name The lower line displays the search frequency...

Page 48: ...and the Close Call icon if CC Pri or CC DND is enabled will also appear in the display Numbers at the bottom of the display show the enabled search banks The currently searched bank number flashes in...

Page 49: ...tting While searching in Quick Search mode the upper line displays Quick Search and the lower line displays the searching frequency and the direction indicator or with the modulation If you want to ch...

Page 50: ...h Delay This setting controls how many seconds the scanner waits after a transmission ends before resuming searching If you select a minus delay time the scanner stops on the transmission for the sett...

Page 51: ...ffects both Search and Close Call 1 Press Func then Pgm E in any Service Custom or Quick Search Search Hold mode to view the Search menu 2 Turn SCROLL CONTROL to CTCSS DCS Search and press Pgm E 3 Tur...

Page 52: ...s into the channel storage banks in any Search mode any Close Call mode To store a frequency press Pgm E To store a frequency in the Close Call Hits bank to a Channel Storage Bank in Scan mode press F...

Page 53: ...from the next frequency Notes Any frequency locked out in one Search mode will also be locked out in all Service Custom Quick and Close Call Search modes You can still manually select locked out freq...

Page 54: ...You can change the steps of each band Selected step affects both search and Close Call For air band selected step also affects air service search 1 Press Func then 3 Step to step frequency menu while...

Page 55: ...Using the Close Call Feature Unlike searching which requires the scanner to tune to a frequency to check for a transmission Close Call RF capture directly detects the presence of a strong nearby signa...

Page 56: ...vices etc Close Call RF capture might not find the transmission you are searching for or it might find a transmission other than the one you are searching for Close Call works better with some types o...

Page 57: ...rolls from the right to the left on the second line and the Close Call icon blinks in the display Enabled search bands appear on the lowest line Disabled search bands are not displayed The currently s...

Page 58: ...he delay setting To hold on a frequency press Hold To start a Quick Search at the current frequency turn the SCROLL CONTROL in Hold mode and press Hold to start searching To cancel the hit turn the Sc...

Page 59: ...ft Band 225 320 MHz 320 512 UHF UHF Band 320 512 MHz 806 960 800MHz 800 MHz Band 806 960 MHz Back returns to previous menu 5 Press Clr or scroll to Back and press Pgm E to return to the Close Call men...

Page 60: ...Default Off 1 Press Func then Hold to view the Close Call menu 2 Scroll to Scan Hits and press Pgm E 3 Scroll to Scan Hits On or Off and press Pgm E to save and return to the Close Call menu Default O...

Page 61: ...hen resumes 4 sec waits 4 seconds for a reply then resumes 5 sec waits 5 seconds for a reply then resumes 4 Press Pgm E to save and return to the Close Call menu Close Call CTCSS DCS Search This setti...

Page 62: ...3 0V DC Connect to AC adapter or PC with USB cable 5 0V DC 500mA LCD Display 64 X 128 Full Dot Matrix LCD with orange color backlight Internal Speaker 24ohm 32mm diameter Dynamic Type 0 8W Max Scan Ba...

Page 63: ...l 24ohm Headphone L ch 4mW nominal 32ohm Antenna 50 ohms Impedance Sensitivity 12dB SINAD Nominal VHF Low Band AM 25 005 MHz 0 4 uV FM 54 050 MHz 0 2 uV FM 86 275 MHz 0 2 uV Aircraft Band AM 118 800 M...

Page 64: ...ic Service Band FM 806 000 MHz 0 3uV FM 857 150 MHz 0 3uV FM 954 9125 MHz 0 3uV Close Call Sensitivity No Modulation Nominal VHF Low Band FM 54 050 MHz 320 uV Aircraft Band AM 127 175 MHz 130 uV VHF H...

Page 65: ...dB VHF High 1 Band FM 161 9875 MHz 42dB VHF High 2 Band AM 272 950 MHz 46dB UHF Band AM 325 050 MHz 48dB FM 406 875 MHz 41dB FM 857 150 MHz 42dB Features specifications and availability of optional ac...

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Page 68: ...h the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the Council Directive1999 5 EC The product is in conformity with the following European Standards and or normative documents Radio EN 300...

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