Uniden America UB315 Trunk Tracking Digital Capable User Manual users manual

Uniden America Corporation Trunk Tracking Digital Capable users manual

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  Digital Scanner    BC250DOwner's Manual(Draft)
ContentsIntroduction...........................................................................................1Front View ............................................................................................2Top View and Icon Display...................................................................3BC250D SHORTCUTS.....................................................................4Important Notice ...................................................................................6Terminology..........................................................................................7What is Scanning?............................................................................7What is Searching?...........................................................................7What is Trunk Tracking?...................................................................7What is APCO Project 25 Digital Communications ?.......................8Feature Highlights ................................................................................9Where to Obtain More Information.....................................................11Information on the Internet .............................................................11Included with Your Scanner Package ................................................12Setup ..................................................................................................13Installing the Battery Pack..............................................................13Charging the Battery Pack..............................................................13Low Battery Indicator......................................................................13Flexible Antenna.............................................................................14Beltclip ............................................................................................14Listening Safely ..............................................................................14Connecting the Clone Cable...........................................................14Basic Operation..................................................................................15Turn the Scanner On......................................................................15Setting the Squelch ........................................................................15Understanding the Menu System ...................................................16Menu Description and Numeric Keypad Equivalents .....................17Programming ......................................................................................26Storing Frequencies into Channels in Menu Mode ........................26Editing a Stored Frequency............................................................27Duplicate Frequency Alert ..............................................................27Transfer Frequencies......................................................................27Storing Text Tags ...........................................................................28Beep Alert.......................................................................................29Programming Tips ..........................................................................29Deleting a Stored Frequency..........................................................30Scanning.............................................................................................31Scan Hold Feature..........................................................................31Storing Frequency ..........................................................................32RF Attenuation Feature ..................................................................32Setting the Delay Mode for Frequency...........................................33Channel Lockout.............................................................................33Restoring a Locked-out Channel....................................................34Restoring All Locked-out Channels ................................................34Priority Scan ...................................................................................35Changing the Priority Channel........................................................35Prioroty Channel Plus Scan............................................................36Searching............................................................................................37Setting Chain Search......................................................................37Search Hold Feature.......................................................................38Data Skip ........................................................................................38Frequency Skip...............................................................................39Storing Search Frequencies ...........................................................39Auto Storing....................................................................................40Squelch (SQ) Mode ........................................................................41Additional Menu Options for Searching .........................................43Service Search ...................................................................................44Service Search Skip .......................................................................45BC250D 9/20/2 2:51 PM Page iii
NWR-SAME Alert ...........................................................................45Testing the Alert Siren....................................................................46Programming FIPS Code................................................................46Digital and Trunked Systems .............................................................48Programming and Receiving Digital and Trunked Systems...............50Selecting or Changing Trunking System Type...............................50Programming Trunking Frequencies ..............................................50Setting the Squelch ........................................................................51Receiving Trunked Systems...........................................................51Trunked Search ..............................................................................52ID Search Hold and Direct Entry ID Hold Mode.............................53ID Lockout.......................................................................................53Review ID Lockout..........................................................................54Restoring Locked-out IDs ...............................................................54Scan Lists .......................................................................................55Programming ID Manually with the Menu Mode ............................56ID Scan Mode.................................................................................57Setting the Delay Mode for Trunking Mode....................................58Setting Priority in Trunking Mode ...................................................58Programming Scan Lists During Search ........................................59Deleting a Stored ID .......................................................................59Moving between Scan List Memories.............................................59I-Call (Motorola/EDACS).................................................................59Multi-Track ......................................................................................61EDACS Reception..............................................................................63EDACS Tracking.............................................................................63Programming EDACS System Frequencies...................................63An EDACS Trunked system ...........................................................64Special EDACS Features ...............................................................65LTR Reception....................................................................................67LTR Tracking ..................................................................................67Motorola Reception ............................................................................68Motorola Tracking...........................................................................68Fleet Map Programming .................................................................69Selecting Preset Fleet Map ............................................................69Programming a Fleet Map..............................................................70Programming a Hybrid System.......................................................70Setting the Base, Spacing Frequencies and Offset Channel for Motorola VHF/UHF Trunked Systems...............................................71Toggling the Status Bit ...................................................................72Control Channel Only Mode ...........................................................72Disconnect Tone Detect Option (End Code)..................................74EDACS SCAT.................................................................................74APCO Project 25 Reception...............................................................75Installing the APCO card ................................................................75Turn the APCO operation On .........................................................75Precautions for Iistalling the BCi25D Card.....................................76Remote Interface................................................................................77PC Control Mode ............................................................................77Clone Mode ....................................................................................78Additional Features.............................................................................81Care and Maintenance .......................................................................84Troubleshooting..................................................................................85Specifications......................................................................................87Glossary of Terms ..............................................................................89Appendix.............................................................................................93One Year Limited Warranty..............................................................103BC250D 9/20/2 2:51 PM Page iv
1IntroductionThe BC250D is a state-of-the-art Digital Capable radio withTrunkTracking™ and automatic scanning capabilities. It canstore frequencies such as police, fire/emergency, marine,railroad, air, amateur, and other communications into 10banks of 100 channels, or a total of 1000 channels.With the optional BCi25D, 25 Digital Card installed you canmonitor Public Safety Organizations who currently use anAPCO 25 system.Use your new scanner to monitor:• Police and Fire Departments (including rescue and paramedics)• VHF High Band, UHF, 800/Type II 900 MHz Trunked PublicSafety Systems• Trunking for Motorola Type, EDACS and LTR Systems• NOAA Weather Broadcasts• Business/Industrial Radio• Utilities• Marine and Amateur (ham radio) Bands• Air Band• And much more...The chart below identifies the scanner band numbers, thefrequency range, the modulation mode and the default stepsize settings.1 25.0000 - 26.9600 AM 52 26.9650 - 27.4050 AM 53 27.4100 - 27.9950 AM 54 28.0000 - 29.6900 FM 105 29.7000 - 49.9900 FM 106 50.0000 - 53.9900 FM 107 54.0000 - 71.9500 WFM 508 72.0000 - 75.9950 FM 59 76.0000 - 87.9500 WFM 5010 88.0000 - 107.9000 WFM 10011 108.0000 - 136.9750 AM 2512 137.0000 - 143.9950 FM 513 144.0000 - 147.9950 FM 514 148.0000 - 161.9950 FM 5BandNo.Frequency Range(MHz) Mode Step(kHz)15 162.0000 - 173.9875 FM 12.516 174.0000 - 215.9500 WFM 5017 216.0000 - 224.9950 FM 518 225.0000 - 399.9500 AM 5019 400.0000 - 405.9875 NFM 12.520 406.0000 - 419.9875 NFM 12.521 420.0000 - 449.9875 NFM 12.522 450.0000 - 469.9875 NFM 12.523 470.0000 - 512.0000 NFM 12.524 806.0000 - 823.9875 NFM 12.525 849.0125 - 868.9875 NFM 12.526 894.0125 - 956.0000 NFM 12.527 1240.0000 - 1300.0000 NFM 12.5BandNo.Frequency Range(MHz) Mode Step(kHz)BC250D 9/20/2 2:51 PM Page 1
2Front View1. Antenna Connector2. Speaker3. Display4. DC Power Jack5. Hold/Manual/Channel/Frequency Key (HOLD/MAN)6. Scan Key (SCAN)7. Menu/Back Key (MENU/BACK)8. Lockout Key (L/O)9. Light/Keypad Lock Key (/ )10. Decimal/Reverse Key ( )11. Earphone Jack12. Volume/Switch Control13. Squelch Level Control14. Remote Jack15. VFO Control16. Resume Key ( )17. Service Key (SERVICE)18. Search Key (SEARCH)19. Numeric Keypad20. Trunk Key (TRUNK)21. Priority Key (PRI)22. Transfer/Mute Key (TRNSFR/MUTE)23. Enter/Select Key (E)RSM.21345678910 22232120191817161514131211SEARCHSCAN SERVICECH/FRQMENU/BACKL/O.SELECTREVERSETRUNKRSMEHOLD/MANBC250D 9/20/2 2:51 PM Page 2
Top View and Icon Display3Uniden®and Bearcat®are registered trademarks of UnidenAmerica Corporation.TrunkTracker is a proprietary trademark of Uniden AmericaCorporation. DESCRIPTIONPriority Channel IndicatorConventional/Channel Mode IndicatorLock Out Mode IndicatorScan/Search Direction IndicatorChain Search Mode IndicatorService Search Mode IndicatorScan Mode IndicatorID Scan Mode IndicatorID Search Mode IndicatorTrunk TypeM: Morola Tracking ModeL: LTR Tracking ModeE: EDACS Tracking ModeENC: EDACS SCAT Tracking ModeReceiving Mode IndicatorsSignal MeterBattery IndicatorICONPCL/OSRCHSRVCSCANID SCANID SEARCHM,LEENCAM,FMWFM,NFMBC250D 9/20/2 2:51 PM Page 3
4321 33 223113E2 2391113111341HOLD/MAN HOLD/MAN5155 .4211ID MEMORYselectE3ID No.enterMENU/BACKMENU/BACKMENU/BACKMENU/BACKMENU/BACKMENU/BACKMENU/BACKMENU/BACKEEESCANEthen by rotating the VFO control to enter the text and using RSM or HOLD/MAN to move cursor.After the text is entered, pressThis shortcut card is designed to assist you ingetting through the menu screens using the directentry mode for commonly used features. Pleaseread the manual thoroughly before using this card.Be sure to back out of the menu screen after eachshortcut by repeatedly pressing MENU/BACK.BC250D SHORTCUTSBC250D 9/20/2 2:51 PM Page 4
5SEARCH11121221142123 5115261SEARCHselectbankselectrangeselectspeedselectrangeEEEEEMENU/BACKMENU/BACKMENU/BACKMENU/BACKMENU/BACKCHAINSERCHMENU/BACKE1EEETo set up a system for trunk tracking, select a bank, then enter trunk typeThen enter the trunk type you want to track.MUTEMUTETo silence the scanner's audio output,set the scanner to "Mute On".Press and hold .To record either of channel, bank, ID memory and search bank.In each mode, do the following:PressCHAINSERCHselectCHAIN SEARCHThen enter the lower and upper ranges and press . Rotate the VFO controlto enter the tag and use RSM or HOLD/MAN to move cursor and then press .Rotate the VFO control to enter the tag and use RSM or HOLD/MAN to move cursor and then press .If you need any assistance with this product, please call ourCustomer Service Hotline at 1-800-297-1023. A Unidenrepresentative will be happy to help you with any mattersregarding the operation of this unit, available accessories, orany other related matters.Hours: M-F 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Central time.Also please check out our website at scanner.uniden.comBC250D SHORTCUTSBC250D 9/20/2 2:51 PM Page 5
6Important Notice•This scanning radio has been manufactured so that it willnot tune radio frequencies assigned by the FCC for cellulartelephone usage. The Electronic Communications PrivacyAct of 1986, as amended, makes it a federal crime tointentionally intercept cellular or cordless telephonetransmissions or to market this radio when altered toreceive them.•The installation, possession, or use of this scanning radio ina motor vehicle may be prohibited, regulated, or require apermit in certain states, cities, and/or local jurisdictions.Your local law enforcement officials should be able toprovide you with information regarding the laws in your community.•Changes or modifications to this product not expresslyapproved by Uniden, or operation of this product in any wayother than as detailed by this Operating Guide. Theseviolations could void your authority to operate this product.•The screen displays used in this manual arerepresentations of what might appear when you use yourscanner.BC250D 9/20/2 2:51 PM Page 6
7TerminologyWhat is Scanning?Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations, most two-waycommunications do not transmit continuously. The BC250Dscans the channels you program until it finds an activefrequency.Scanning stops on an active frequency and remains on thatchannel as long as the transmission continues. When thetransmission ends, the scanning cycle resumes until anothertransmission is received.What is Searching?The BC250D can search each of its 17 bands to find activefrequencies. This is different from scanning because you aresearching for frequencies that have not been programmedinto your scanner. The scanner automatically choosesbetween two speeds while searching.Turbo Search, can search the VHF FM bands at up to 300steps per second.What is Trunk Tracking?Conventional scanning is a simple concept. You enter a radiofrequency in your scanner’s memory which is used bysomeone you want to monitor. For example, the police in yourarea may broadcast on 460.500 MHz, the fire department on154.445 MHz, the highway department on 37.900 MHz, etc.So when your scanner stops on a frequency, you usuallyknow who it is, and more importantly, you can stop on achannel and listen to an entire conversation. This type ofscanning is easy and fun.As the demand for public communications has increased,many public radio users don't have enough frequencies tomeet 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 differentfrequencies, radio users are divided into groups, often calledtalkgroups, 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 trunkingsystem computer uses this data to temporarily assign eachradio in a talkgroup to an available frequency. If the groupusing a frequency stops broadcasting or pauses betweenBC250D 9/20/2 2:51 PM Page 7
replies for a few seconds, they are removed from thefrequency so another talkgroup can use it.Sharing of the available public service frequencies, or trunking, allows cities, counties, or other agencies toaccommodate hundreds of users with relatively fewfrequencies. Following a conversation on a trunked systemusing a scanner is difficult, if not impossible. Because whenthere's a short break during the conversation you'remonitoring, it’s possible that the talkgroup will be assigned to a completely different frequency in the trunked system. Thistype of scanning is difficult and frustrating.TrunkTrack changes this! Not only does your new BC250Dscan channels like a conventional scanner, it actually followsthe 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 thefirst part of this manual and use your scanner in conventionalmode before you begin trunk tracking. Understandingscanning fundamentals and its terminology will make trunktracking much easier. A glossary of other commonly usedterms is provided in the back. (Refer to the "Glossary ofTerms" section.) But if you're already an experienced scanneroperator, you may want to skip to Trunked System on page50.What is APCO Project 25 DigitalCommunications?APCO Project 25 is a modulation process where Voicecommunications are converted into digital communications.This conversion is similar to the technology used with digitalmobile phones. There are several types of project 25 systemsavailable! - Conventional – One frequency with digital voice.- Trunked with analog control channel and digital voice –many frequencies shared by many departments and thecontrol channel is analog with digital voice. Control channeloperates at 3600 Band.8BC250D 9/20/2 2:51 PM Page 8
9Feature Highlights•Trunk Tracking – Follow UHF High Band UHF800/900MHz trunked public safety and public servicesystems just as if conventional two-way communicationswere used. •Digital Capable – With the APCO 25 Digital card (BCi25D)installed, you can monitor project 25 systems.•Multi-Track – Track more than one trunking system at atime. Scan conventional and trunked systems at the sametime. •1000 Channels – Program one frequency into eachchannel. You must have at least one channel programmedto use the Scan mode.•17 Bands, 10 Banks – Includes 17 bands, with Aircraft and800 MHz.10 banks with 100 channels each are useful forstoring similar frequencies to maintain faster scanningcycles or for storing all the frequencies of a trunked system.•25 MHz-1300 MHz – Indicates the range of frequencies thatcan be searched within the bands of your scanner.Note: The frequency coverage is not continuous andexcludes the cellular band, 512-806MHz.•10 Priority Channels – You can assign one prioritychannel in each bank. Assigning a priority channel allowsyou to keep track of activity on your most importantchannel(s) while monitoring other channels fortransmissions. You can also assign trunking prioritytalkgroups.•Priority Plus Scan – You can keep only priority channelsyou assigned in the selected bank.•Preprogrammed Service (SVC) Search – Allows you totoggle through preprogrammed public safety, news media,TV broadcast audio, Ham, CB, FRS, special low power, railroad, aircraft, marine, racing, and weather frequencies.•Unique Data Skip – Allows your scanner to skip unwanteddata transmissions and reduces birdies.•Memory Backup – If power is disconnected, thefrequencies programmed in your scanner are retained inmemory.•Direct Channel Access – Go directly to any channelwithout entering the menu mode.•Attenuator – Reduces the signal strength on a perfrequency basis.BC250D 9/20/2 2:51 PM Page 9
•PC Programmable – Allows you to easily program allfrequencies and Trunking Talk Groups into your BC250Dthrough third party software running on your PC.•Turbo Search – Increases the search speed to 300 stepsper second. This applies only to transmission bands with 5 kHz steps.•Text Tags – You can customize your scanner by storingtext tags (up to 16 characters).•Auto Store – The scanner automatically arranges a memorystore for searched frequencies.•CTCSS/DCS – The scanner can receive and search forsubaudible tones.•NWR-SAME Alert – The scanner is compatible withwarning siren and message transmissions.•FIPS Code – Six digit FIPS Code (emergency andgeographic area code) programmable.•LCD Back-Light – LCD lights when you press the Lightkey. You can select the lighting length of time in the menumode.•Battery Save – In Scan hold mode and no transmission,your Scanner automatically reduces its power requirementsto extend the battery life10BC250D 9/20/2 2:51 PM Page 10
11Where to Obtain MoreInformationBefore using your scanner, you must program frequenciesinto available channels. The Betty Bearcat Frequency Guidelists typical frequencies used around the U.S.A. and Canadathat you may program into your new scanner.To obtain another copy of the frequency guide, contact one of the following:•Uniden Parts Department (800) 554-3988 (Hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Central Time Monday through Friday.)•Local DealerTo obtain additional frequency information for your area,contact one of the following:•Bearcat Frequency Hotline (937) 299-0414 (Hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Eastern Time Monday through Friday.)•Bearcat Radio Club(800) 423-1331 (Hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Eastern Time Monday through Friday.)•Scanner Master(800) 722-6701 (Hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Eastern Time Monday through Friday.)Information on the InternetIf you have access to the internet, you may want to visit oneof the following websites for additional information:scanner.uniden.comwww.bearcat1.comBC250D 9/20/2 2:51 PM Page 11
12Included with YourScanner PackageIf any of these items are missing or damaged, immediatelycontact your place of purchase or Uniden Customer Serviceat: (800) 297-1023, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Central Time,Monday through Friday.• AC Adapter (AD-600U)• Ni-MH Battery• Rubber Antenna• Remote Cable• Beltclip• Operating Guide• Trunk Tracker Frequency Guide and Other Printed MaterialBC250D 9/20/2 2:51 PM Page 12
13SetupInstalling the Battery Pack1. Open the cover.2. Insert the battery pack connector withthe correct polarity.3. Replace the cover and press down untilit clicks into place.Charging the Battery PackUse the AC Adapter/Chargerto power the BC250D from anAC outlet.You can use your scannerwhile the battery charges. Tofully charge the battery, leavethe AC Adapter/Chargerconnected for 14 — 16 hours.Note: Disconnect the AC Adapter/Charger from the unit whencharging is complete.Low Battery IndicatorWhen the Battery Pack is low and needs to be charged, iconappears on the display. You will also hear a beep every15 seconds as an audible alert.HOLD/MANCH/FRQRSMSCANSERVICESEARCHMENU/BACKL/OSELECTMUTEREVERSETRUNKUse only the supplied AC AdapterBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 13
Flexible AntennaAttach the flexible antenna to the BNCconnector.Beltclip1. Snap the tab out of the beltclip notchon the back side of the scanner.2. Slide the clip into the tab slot. Thebeltclip is designed to fit snugly intothe scanner, as shown on the right.Listening SafelyTo protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you usean earphone or headphones.•Do not use the earphone to listen to the WX alert sirentest. The volume is not adjustable and damage to yourhearing could occur.•Do not listen at extremely high volume levels. Extendedhigh volume listening can lead to permanent hearing loss.•Set the VOLUME to the lowest setting before you begin lis-tening. After you begin listening, adjust the VOLUME to acomfortable level.•Once you set the VOLUME, do not increase it. Over time,your ears adapt to the volume level, so a volume level thatdoes not cause discomfort might still damage your hearing.Connecting the REMOTE CableYou can transfer the programmed data to and from anotherBC250D or BC785D scanner using an remote cable. See"Clone Mode" on page 79. You can also upload or downloadthe programmed data to or from a PC using third partysoftware. See "PC control MODE" on page 78.14BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 14
15Basic OperationNote: See the Controls and Indicators on page 2 whilereading this guide.Turn the Scanner OnTurn the VOLUME inside control clockwise out of the detentposition. The scanner automatically starts scanning. Sincethere are no frequencies programmed in your scanner initially,you may not receive any signals. Once you set the squelchand program some frequencies, you will be hearingconversations regularly.Setting the SquelchTo set the squelch, you must be in the hold mode, and youshould not be receiving a signal on your scanner.1. Press HOLD/MAN until you do not hear a signal.2. Make sure that the VOLUME is set to a comfortable listening level.3. Think of the SquelchControl as a gate. Turn SQUELCHoutside control fullycounter-clockwise. Thisraises the "SquelchGate" so high that onlyvery strong signals can get through.4. Turn SQUELCH fullyclockwise until you heara hiss. This lowers the"Squelch Gate" so that everything gets through– noise, weak signals,medium signals andstrong signals.5. Turn SQUELCH backcounter-clockwise justuntil the hiss stops.Now the "SquelchGate" allows only clearsignals through.STRONG SIGNALSMEDIUM SIGNALSWEAK SIGNALSNOISESTRONG SIGNALSMEDIUM SIGNALSWEAK SIGNALSNOISESTRONG SIGNALSMEDIUM SIGNALSWEAK SIGNALSNOISEBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 15
Next you must program some frequencies (Page 26). It isrecommended that you read the next part "Understanding theMenu System" because it will assist you in accessing andunderstanding many of the features. Later in a section called"Additional Features", you will find explanations on how todisable the keypad acknowledgement tones, how to mute theaudio, how to change the appearance of the display and othergeneral features.Understanding the Menu SystemIt 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 bythe menu screens. There are several ways to get through thescreens. First of all, press MENU/BACK to get started. Any time you want to exit this mode or simply quit from whereyou are, repeatedly press MENU/BACK until the scannerreturns to the original state. Anytime you are in the Menumode, the audio will be muted.To assist you in understanding the Menu screen, flow chartsare provided towards the back of the manual so you canfollow along. Two things to remember are rotate the throughthe menu and execute the command. For simplicity, we havechosen to rotate the VFO key up or down in order to scrollthrough the menu and the Ekey for entering or executing acommand. Once you have pressed the Ekey and executedthe final choice (for instance, ON or OFF), the display backsup to the previous level of options.Also direct entry of the numbers in the flow chart will get youthrough the screens, but the other screen options are notvisible. This method should be used only after you have gonethrough the manual at least once. A tearout shortcut card (seepage 4) is provided to assist you in the direct entry method forcommonly used features.Next page is the first level of the Menu screen. These levelsare then expanded from 100 to 102 page of the manual. Youwill find a description section to explain the meanings of thesefunctions on the next pages. Then, you will be walked throughall the steps of programming, scanning, searching, andtrunktracking.☞Hint: You can check the options you programmed on thedisplay when you press and hold MENU/BACK for 2 seconds in the following modes.•Scan mode/Scan hold mode (as well as Trankmode).•Chain Search mode/Chain Search hold mode•ID Search mode/ID Search hold mode16BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 16
Menu Description and Numeric KeypadEquivalentsBelow are the menu screens and a brief description orpurpose of the feature.1:SERVICE OPTIONThe followings are Service Search and Chain Searchfeatures. Service Search menu are preprogrammedservices used around the U.S.1:WEATHER1:MONITORWhen you select this mode, thepreprogrammed NOAA weather channelbegins to activate.2:ALERTYou can set NWR-SAME weather alert to ONor OFF. With ALERT ON you enter themode to program your FIPS code.2:PUBLIC SAFETY3:NEWS4:TV BROADCAST5:HAM RADIO6:MARINE7:RAILROAD8:AIR9:CB RADIO0:FRS:RACING:SPECIAL:CHAIN SEARCHYou can program up to 10 search ranges. The firsttime you program a range you will need to do sothrough the Menu. After the first time you canprogram a range as you do on most any otherscanner, using the numeric keypad.Use this Menu item to select the search range that171:SERVICE OPTION2:SCAN OPTION3:SYSTEM OPTIONMENU MODEBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 17
you want to program. You can program range 1through 10, one at a time. For each of the ranges, the following options can be modified.1:CHAIN SEARCHWhen you turn chain search setting to ON,you can use chain search.2:SEARCH RANGE1:RANGEEnter the upper and lower frequencylimits of the SEARCH range.2:STEPSYou can assign a variety of step sizesto the search range. Note: The default step is usuallyacceptable and is listed onpage 1.3:MODEYou can change the default receivemode with this menu item.4:ALPHA TAGYou can enter an alpha tag for any orall of the search ranges.5:TRUNKDuring chain search mode, when thescanner finds any active frequency,trunking system will be active. 4frequency plans apply to the ControlChannel Only feature (For details onpage 73).3:DELAYSet the delay for the search ranges to ON orOFF. This applies to each range for chainsearch mode, and each service group forservice search mode (See SCAN OPTION-CONVENTIONAL-DELAY for details).4:ATTENUATORSet attenuation for all search ranges. (See SCAN OPTION-CONVENTIONAL-ATTENUATOR for details).5:TONE DATAThe default mode is OFF. This means thatyou will receive all transmissions on anyfrequencies that are active within your searchrange(s). By selecting CTCSS or DCS youcan set the radio to receive only a particularsubaudible tone to be received during your18BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 18
search. You can also lockout a particularCTCSS or DCS tone.You may wish to do this if you want to searcha range but not hear transmissions on any frequency that has a particularsubaudible tone.Note: Through the System Menu you can setthe radio to operate in Tone Searchmode during Search as well. In thismode, the radio will automaticallydetermine the active subaudible toneon any frequency received during thesearch.6:AUTO STOREYou can automatically store activefrequencies found during a search into thememory.You can select which bank you want toprogram the found frequencies. Note that theaudio will be muted during Auto Store.2:SCAN OPTION1:CONVENTIONALChoose the channel number. The following optionsare available for the selected channel only. Repeatusing a different channel number, if necessary.1:FREQUENCY.Allows you to edit or enter a frequency ineach channel you select.Also you can set an alphanumeric text tag foreach programmed frequency.2:DELAYThe delay for all programmed channels is 2 seconds. At the end of any transmission thescanner will remain on the frequency for 2 seconds before resuming scanning. This will allow you to catch most replies. 3:TONE DATAYou can set a CTCSS (analog) or DCS(digital) sub-audible tone for a frequency. To do so you must have the SQ Mode in theSystem Menu set to Tone SQ. You can alsoprogram a subaudible tone easily by pressingthe Ekey in scan hold mode afterprogramming a frequency. This will bring upthe Tone Data menu without your having tonavigate the Menu. By doing this you will19BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 19
receive all transmissions on the frequency,regardless of the subaudible tone, except theone which you have locked. Any transmissions with that tone will not bereceived.4:BEEP ALERTYou can set a Beep Alert on a per-channelbasis to alert you when specific frequenciesare active. For example, you may wish to bealerted anytime a mutual aid fire frequency is active. With beep alert, you will hear threebeeps at the start of each transmission thatyou have flagged as such. You will alsonotice that as you scroll pass the flaggedchannel(s), you will hear three beeps.5:ATTENUATORThe BC250D comes with an RF Attenuationfeature. If you are near an unusually strongsignal source, the signal may overload thescanner. The scanner may stop repeatedly on that signal and miss other transmissions. The RF Attenuation feature works in allmodes and attenuates (reduces) the incomingsignal strength to prevent stronger signalsfrom overloading the scanner.6:STEPSYour BC250D is programmed with defaultstep sizes for each frequency range (seepage 1). Steps are important if you areinterested in using the VFO to tune off-frequency from a frequency programmed intomemory or if you wish to program a frequencythat the default step size will not accept. For example, in VHF Hi-band mode, thedefault step size between 148 and 162 MHzis 5 KHz. However, the FCC has recentlyinstituted 7.5 KHz channel intervals. If youwish to enter 155.4075 into the scannerwithout changing the default step, the scannerwill change the programmed frequency to155.4100. Use the menu to change thedefault step size to 7.5 KHz and then you willbe able to enter 155.4075.7:MODEDefault receive modes are also programmedinto memory. AM for aircraft and CB bands,for example. All frequencies (other than TVbroadcast audio) above 400 MHz are20BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 20
received in NFM mode which helps preventadjacent channel interference.You can change the default settings on a per-channel basis with this Menu item.2:TRUNKChoose the Trunk bank. The following options areavailable for the selected trunk bank only. Repeatusing a different trunk bank, if necessary.1:TRUNK TYPEYou will need to assign the correct trunkingtype for the bank you are about to program. If you want to listen to a Motorola Type Isystem, you will need to use this menu optionto assign the same. If you do not know thetype of trunking system you are about tomonitor, refer to the guide included with thescanner or check outwww.trunktracker.com.Note: Some trunking systems require that youknow the channel order. In these casesyou will also need to start programmingthe trunked system at the start of thebank. The scanner defaults to the mostcommon type of trunking system,Motorola Type II 800.2:TRUNK CHANNEL1:FREQUENCYTo use Trunk tracking, you need toprogram a frequency for at least onechannel.Also you can enter an alpha tag foreach channel in this menu.2:STEPSYou can assign a variety of step sizesto the channel.3: MODEYou can change the receive mode inthis menu.3:TALK GROUP SETYou can program IDs into the Scan Listmemory either during Trunk Scan or Searchwithout going into the Menu. However, youcan also use the Menu to program IDs.This is particularly helpful when you are notnear the trunked system you wish to latermonitor. You can set it up and have it readyto go at some later time.21BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 21
After you have selected the Scan List location(1-10), you can then do the following:1. Program ID number2. Set an alpha tag3. Assign a Beep Alert to the ID. Wheneverthat ID is active, you will hear three beepsat the start of the transmission.4:DELAYYou can set a Delay for a trunk system on abank by bank basis. The delay time is 5seconds, and this setting can not be changed.5:ID LIST TAGAssign an alphanumeric tag to any or all ofthe 10 Scan Lists for the system. During IDScan Mode, you will see the ID List Tag (onthe bottom text line) along with any alpha tagyou may have set for an ID. In Search mode,you will see any Bank Tag you have set.6:L/O ID REVIEWUse this menu item to review the IDs that youhave locked out during Search and Scan.Rotate the VFO up or down to view the IDsthat have been locked out. To leave thelockout IDs unchanged, press MENU/BACKto back out of the menu. To unlock an ID,press the L/O key. To unlock all the IDs thathave been locked out, press and hold L/Okey for about 2 seconds.7: ACTIVITY IDSet ACTIVITY ID to ON, when your scannerfinds any other active ID during your scannerreceives any transmissions on the ID, theactive ID appears every 0.5 seconds.8:I-CALL (MOTOROLA/EDACS)Most communications within a trunked systemare group calls where one unit (such as adispatcher) communicates with all the unitswithin his/her group (all the patrol vehicles onthe east side of town, for example). The unitswithin this group comprise what is typicallyknown as a talkgroup. There are somecommunications which are direct unit-to-unitconversations where one individual converseswith another individual. The call is initiated bya radio and is directed to another single radio.Within the system, no one outside of thesetwo users hears the conversation.Your BC250D defaults to I-CALL OFF mode.22BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 22
You can hear these conversations by using this Menu item to turn the I-CALLfunction to ON. In Search mode, with I-CALL ON, you will hear both talkgroup callsand I-CALLs. You can also set I-CALLs to I-CALL ONLY during which you will monitoronly I-CALLs in Search mode. You can alsoprogram I-CALL IDs into Scan List memory.OR8:ID SCAN LIST (LTR)When scanning an LTR system you can onlyturn Scan Lists OFF and ON when an LTRtalk group that you have entered into memoryis active. To provide you with another methodto turn Scan Lists on and off, you can use thisMenu item which only appears when youhave selected LTR in Trunk Type.9:EMERGENCY ALT (EDACS)In EDACS trunked systems, you can set analert for an EDASC transmission received.Set EMERGENCY ALERT to ON, andEMERGENCY flashes on the display and youwill hear beep alerts when you receive anEDASC emergency transmission.9:STATUS BIT OR9:STATUS BIT (MOTOROLA)On Type 2 trunking systems there is amethod by which specialized types ofcommunications utilize unique talkgroupnumbers. An emergency call will occur on a unique talkgroup from its primaryassignment, for example. Because the BC250D defaults to Status-Bit On mode, younever need to worry about missing thesetransmissions. If you've programmedtalkgroup 33264 into Scan List memory, forexample, and there is an emergency callwithin the group, you will hear it on 33264.0:EDACS ID FORM (EDACS)You can change to display the talkgroups indecimal mode, but this mode does notprovide you with the flexibility that you getwith AFS. The BC250D defaults to show thetalkgroup number in AFS mode (Agency-Fleet-Subfleet). For details on AFS see pages23BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 23
65~67. OR0:END CODE (MOTOROLA)When this function is disabled, the radio looksfor squelch before returning to the controlchannel instead of waiting for the disconnecttone. Only in rare instances will you need to adjust the default settings.The condition to return to control channelsdepends on whether signal is present or not.:CNTRL CH ONLY (TYPE 1/TYPE 2 800, 900)With this mode you will be able to trackMotorola Type I and II 800 and 900 MHztrunked systems by simply entering thecontrol channel which manages the trunkedsystem. You will not have to program thevoice channels. There are 4 channel planswhich you can select from.3:SYSTEM OPTION1:DIMMERAllows you to change the brightness of the display.Also you can change the lighting length of time.2:SCREEN MASKScreen Mask allows you to limit what appears on thedisplay to the alpha tags that you have set for achannel along with a few function icons. Screen Maskremoves the frequency, receiving mode tone dataand signal strength bars. This mode is particularlyuseful in public safety vehicles where "informationoverload" is already a problem. Screen Mask doesnot work in Search mode.3:KEY BEEPUse this function to turn OFF the keypadacknowledgement beep. The default setting is ON.4:ENTER LOCKUse Enter Lock to prevent accidental re-programmingof channels, tone (CTCSS/DCS) and talkgroupsentered into memory. The default setting is OFF.5:PC CONTROLUse this function to set the transfer speed (baud rate)at which your personal computer (PC) communicateswith the scanner when downloading information intoyour scanner using the Uniden national database orthird party software. See page 78 for details.24BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 24
256:CLONEYou can clone all the programming, includingfrequencies, talkgroups and alpha tags as well asbank settings and other parameters from oneBC250D to another.7:DATA SKIPA scanner will normally stop on any transmission itreceives. This means the BC250D will occasionallystop on data signals and unmodulated transmissions.You can automatically skip many of these types oftransmissions during search.8:SQ MODEThe SQ Mode allows you to set at your option,whether the scanner will stop on all activetransmissions on a particular frequency or it will onlyrespond to transmissions with a pre-set subaudibletone. This applies to both conventional search andscan modes. The options are as follows:1. CSQ - The default setting is CSQ (carriersquelch). In this mode the scanner will stop onany transmission on a programmed frequency(Squelch mode does not apply to trunking).2. TONE SQ - In Tone Squelch mode, if you haveset a subaudible tone (CTCSS or DCS) for afrequency, the scanner will only stop on thatfrequency if the transmission includes theprescribed tone.3. TONE SEARCH - In this mode, as soon as thescanner stops on any (non-trunked) channel, thescanner will begin to search for any subaudibletone that is being used on a transmittedfrequency. The scanner will check each CTCSStone sequentially and it will find DCS tonesinstantly.9:BANK TAGAllows you to set an alphanumeric text tag forindividual banks in the scanner (1-10).(The "0" keyrepresents Bank number 10.) For example, you maywish to set the Bank one text tag as LawEnforcement, the second bank as Fire, etc.10:BATTERY SAVEWhen you set BATTERY SAVE to on in this menu,BATTERY SAVE is active in Scan hold mode(exceptpriority scan mode).:APCO CardWhen you set optional card (Bci25D) andselect ENABLE in this mode, you canactivate Digital Communications. See page76 for details.BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 25
26ProgrammingBefore the BC250D can begin conventional scanning, youmust program a frequency into at least one channel. Repeat this procedure for each channel you want to program.Storing Frequencies into Channels in MenuMode1. Select frequencies you receivedfrom your dealer, from varioussources on the internet, or fromone of the guides listed on pageX.Here is a list of sample frequencies you should try:156.800 Marine Calling channel 155.340 Ambulance operations155.280 Ambulance operations155.160 Ambulance operations462.950 Ambulance operations462.5625 Family Radio Services (channel one)2. Press MENU/BACK.3. Select SCAN OPTION-CONVENTIONAL by rotatingthe VFO and pressing E.4. Select a channel.a. Enter the channel numberusing the keypad.Note: If you pressSCAN for 2 seconds, the lowest empty channelappears on the display.b. Then press E.5. Select FREQUENCY, and enter thefrequency.a. Enter the frequency numberusing the keypad.b. Then press E.6. Enter the alpha tag. (See page 28.)7. The following display appears, youselect a location you want.HOLD/MANSEARCHSCAN SERVICECH/FRQMENU/BACKL/O.SELECTREVERSETRUNKRSME C 001 855.0000 NFMENTER CHANNEL No. C 001 855.0000 NFMALPHA TAG¡1:OTHER CHANNEL2:CHANNEL OPTION3:DONE BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 26
Note: •To clear a mistake while entering the frequency,press (decimal key) repeatedly until the display is cleared.•If you enter a channel or frequency which is out of thescanner’s range, a beep willsound and ERROR appears onthe display.•You can change a channel orfrequency by using VFO. To switch the setting for VFOcontrol, press and holdHOLD/MAN for 2 seconds totoggle between ROTARY:CHANNEL or ROTARY:FREQUENCY on the display.•After programming frequencies for each bank, youcan also change the step size or the mode.(Seepage 101)Editing a Stored Frequency1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SCAN OPTION-CONVENTIONAL by rotatingthe VFO and pressing E.3. Select the channel number by rotating the VFO andpressing E.4. Edit the frequency by using (decimal key) or the keypad andpressing E.Duplicate Frequency AlertIf you enter a frequency which has been stored in anotherchannel, you will hear a beep and the channel stored displaysWARNING.Press (decimal key) to clear and start again.––– OR –––Press Eagain to store the frequency in both channels.Transfer FrequenciesYou can transfer a frequency that has been stored in achannel to another channel.1. Press HOLD/MAN....27 C 010 512.0000 NFMERROROUT OF CHANNEL C 010 512.0000 NFMERROROUT OF BAND C 010 512.0000 NFMWARNINGDUPLICATE 17 BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 27
2. Press TRANSFR, and the smallest empty channel numberalong with the frequency will flash on the display. 3. Press Eand the frequency can be stored in this channel.4. If you want to enter it into another channel, select anotherchannel that the same frequency has not been stored byrotating the VFO and pressing E.Note: When the frequency is transferred, channel data alongwith the frequency is also transferred.Storing Text TagsYou can customize your scanner by storing text tags for easyidentification of banks, channel transmissions, trunkingtalkgroup IDs, etc. The text tags can be set at the menumode. (Refer to Understanding the Menu System)Assigning a Bank Tag to a Bank1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SYSTEM OPTION - BANK TAG by rotatingthe VFO and pressing E.3. Select the bank number by rotatingthe VFO and then press E.4. The cursor appears on the display.Scroll VFO to change letters, andthen press HOLD/MAN or RSM tomove right or left. Both capital andlower case letters are available, aswell as numbers and punctuationmarks.5. After entering the desired text, press E.☞Remember! To clear a mistake while entering thefrequency, press (decimal key) repeatedly until thedisplay is cleared.Assigning a Text Tag to a Channel1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SCAN OPTION - CONVENTIONAL byrotating the VFO and pressing E.3. Select the channel number by rotating the VFO andpressing E. You can also enter the channel number byusing the keypad and then press E.4. Select FREQUENCY and ALPHATAG by rotating the VFO and thenpressing E..28 C 001 855.0000 NFMALPHA TAG¡> BANK TAG 1Uniden Group > BANK TAG 1BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 28
295. The cursor appears on the display. Rotate the VFO tochange letters, and press HOLD/MAN or RSM to moveright or left. Both capital and lower case letters areavailable, as well as numbers and punctuation marks.6. After entering the desired text, press E.Beep AlertThe scanner can alert you with three beeps at the beginningof a transmission on an assigned frequency.Assigning the beep alert to a channelThis alert can be set ON/OFF to every channel forConventional mode or to every ID memory for Trunking mode.In conventional mode -1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SCAN OPTION - CONVENTIONAL byrotating the VFO and pressing E.3. Select the channel number by rotating the VFO and thenpress E. (You can also enter the channel number by usingthe keypad and then press E.)4. Rotate the VFO to select BEEP ALERT and then pressE.5. Rotate the VFO to select ON or OFF and then pressing E.Note: If NOT REGISTERED appears, make sure afrequency is stored in the channel.Programming Tips•Do not program a weather frequency into one of thechannels, since weather channels transmit continuously. Use the Weather Search feature to select the weatherinformation band.•Group similar services into a bank. For example, programpolice frequencies in channels 1 through 10 andfire/emergency into channels 51 through 60, and so on.•Put the frequency that you listen to the most or the mostimportant frequency into a Priority channel.•To quickly program a series of channels, start with thelowest number channel.For example, when you are programming five newfrequencies into Channels 4 through 8, start with Channel4. After you finish programming a channel, rotate the VFOup to go to the next higher channel.•Write down your programmed channels and frequenciesBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 29
and put them in a convenient place in case of accidentalreprogramming.•Frequencies are rounded off according to the step of eachchannel.•When you are overwriting a tagged channel with a newfrequency, the previous alpha tag will be deleted. You mustre-enter the alpha tag.•When programming frequencies, a 2 second delay is setautomatically and can not be changed.Deleting a Stored FrequencyTo delete a stored frequency:a. Select a channel.b. Press 0.c. Then press E.Note: Channels with no frequencies are automatically locked out.30 C10000000.0000BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 30
Scanning1. After programming frequencies, simply press SCAN to begin scanning.During scanning, when you rotate theVFO, you can select the direction (↑or ↓) you want to scan.2. The bank indicators selected for scanning appear on thedisplay, and the bank being currently monitored flashes.You can deselect banks from active scanning by pressingtheir number on your keypad. The indicator for eachdeselected bank turns off, and the bank’s channels are notscanned.Note: One bank must always be active. You cannotdeactivate all ten banks at the same time. If you try toturn off all the banks, the first bank is automaticallyselected.To restore a bank to active scanning, press the banksnumber on your keypad.The banks indicator will display again.3. During normal scanning thescanner skips unprogrammed or lockedout channels.4. When a transmission isreceived, the scanner stops on that channel. When thetransmission ends, scanningresumes automatically.Scan Hold FeatureIf you want to stop on a channel duringscanning, press HOLD/MAN.If you want to resume scanning, press RSM.To directly access a specific channel:There are several ways to access aspecific channel quickly.1. Press HOLD/MAN.2. Using the keypad, enter the channelnumber.3. Press HOLD/MAN again.3113459 10267 8CHANNELSFrequency not enteredFrequencyLocked Out(L/O)SCAN C 0011300.0000 NFM25cm Amateur 1UNIDEN Group A HOLD/MANSCANCH/FRQMENU/BACKL/O.SELECTREVERSETRUNKRSMESEARCHSERVICE C 001SCANBank 1234567890BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 31
Another method is as follows:1. Press HOLD/MAN.2. While the setting for VFO is a channel,rotate the VFO until the desiredchannel is displayed. The scanner willautomatically go to hold mode.Storing FrequencyDuring Scanning1. Press HOLD/MAN.2. Press TRANSFER, and the empty channel numberappears on the display.3. Press E.Note: If you want to change the channel, rotate VFO.RF Attenuation FeatureThe BC250D comes with an RF Attenuation feature. If you'renear an unusually strong signal source, the signal mayoverload the scanner. The scanner may stop repeatedly onthat signal and miss other transmissions.The RF Attenuation feature works in all modes and attenuates(reduces) the incoming signal strength to prevent strongersignals from overloading the scanner.The RF attenuation is set at the menu mode.1. Press MENU/BACK.2. For Search mode, select SERVICE OPTION - CHAINSEARCH - ON - by rotating the VFO and pressing E.ORFor Scan mode, select SCAN OPTION -CONVENTIONAL by rotating the VFO and pressing E.Then select the channel number by rotating the VFO andpressing E.3. Select ATTENUATOR by rotating the VFO and pressingE.4. Set to ON by rotating the VFO and then press E.Note: Attenuation will only be active for the specified channel. In Search mode, it is applied to the searchranges.32HOLD/MANSCANCH/FRQMENU/BACKL/O.SELECTREVERSETRUNKRSMESEARCHSERVICEBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 32
Setting the Delay Mode for FrequencyThe delay of 2 seconds is automatically set for eachfrequency. To set the delay feature, enter into the menumode.1. Press MENU/BACK.2. For Scan mode, select SCAN OPTION -CONVENTIONAL by rotating the VFO and pressing E.3. Select the channel number to be delayed by rotating theVFO and then press E.4. Select DELAY and then press E.5. Rotate the VFO to select ON or OFF and then press E. 6. For Search mode, select SERVICE OPTION - CHAINSEARCH - DELAY by rotating the VFO and pressing E,then set to ON or OFF by the same way as the Scanmode setting.Channel LockoutYou can lockout any channel so it is not checked duringnormal scanning. You can restore the channel to scanningwhen you wish.Lockout in HOLD Mode1. Press HOLD/MAN.2. Select a channel.a. Enter the channel number usingthe keypad.b. Press HOLD/MAN again.––– OR –––Rotate the VFO up or down to changethe channel.3. Press L/O to lockout the channel.L/O icon appears on the display.33HOLD/MANSCANCH/FRQMENU/BACKL/O.SELECTREVERSETRUNKRSMESEARCHSERVICE C 001 141.5000 NFMUNIDEN Group ABC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 33
Lockout in Scanning ModeIf the scanner keeps stopping on a particular channel due tonoise or too frequent transmissions, you may want to keepthat channel from scanning.1. Wait until the scanner stops at thechannel.2. Then press L/O.3. The scanner immediately resumesscanning because the locked outchannel is no longer in the scanningsequence.Lockout Tips Write down your locked-out channels andput in a convenient place in case you needto restore them.Restoring a Locked-out Channel1. Press HOLD/MAN.2. Select a locked out channel.a. Enter the channel number using the keypad.b. Then press HOLD/MAN again.3. Press L/O to unlock the channel. The L/O icondisappears.Restoring All Locked-out ChannelsYou can restore all locked-out channels in a bank only when abank is selected for scan. If you have deselected a bank andyou want to restore all of its locked-out channels using thesteps below, you must press SCAN and then enter thenumber of the bank on your keypad.1. Press HOLD/MAN.Note: You must be in Hold mode beforerestoring all locked-out channels.2. Press and hold L/O for about 2 seconds.You will hear a confirmation tonewhen all the channels have beenrestored.34 C 001 141.5000 NFM25cm Amateur Grp C 001SCANBank 1234567890HOLD/MANSCANCH/FRQMENU/BACKL/O.SELECTREVERSETRUNKRSMESEARCHSERVICEBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 34
35Priority ScanWhen Priority Scan is turned On, your scanner checks thepriority channel in the banks you selected every 2 seconds foractivity. If a signal is present on the priority channel, yourscanner monitors the channel until the transmission ends,then resumes normal scanning. You can designate onechannel in each bank as a Priority Channel. By default, thefirst channel in each bank is the Priority Channel, but you canchange this.To activate Priority Scan (in either the Hold or Scan Mode):1. Press PRI to select PRIORITY:ONon the display.Note: If you have locked out the prioritychannel, ERROR appears whenyou select Priority mode.2. Press PRI to selectPRIORITY:OFF on the display todeactivate Priority Scan.If you want to resume normal scanning, when the scannerstops, press RSM.Changing the Priority ChannelYou cannot eliminate the Priority Channel, but you canchange it to any one of the 100 available channels in eachbank.1. Press HOLD/MAN.2. Select a new Priority Channel:a. Enter the channel number usingthe keypad.b .Then press HOLD/MAN again.3. Press and hold PRI for 2 seconds todesignate this channel as your newPriority Channel.A confirmation tone indicates that thePriority Channel has been changed.The Picon appears on the display. PRIORITY ON C 0101240.0000 NFMERRORPRI CH LOCKOUT HOLD/MANSCANCH/FRQMENU/BACKL/O.SELECTREVERSETRUNKERSMSEARCHSERVICE C 001 512.0000 NFMUHF TV 1UNIDEN Group A BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 35
Note:•Priority in Trunking mode works just the same,except instead of setting priorities for channels, youset them for talkgroup IDs. The scanner only checkspriority talkgroups between transmission, in 2 secondintervals.•Priority Scan is disabled while M, Eor L(Trunkingtype) icons are illuminated (a beep will sound if youtry to scan). To make it possible, turn Off eachfunction M, Eor L(Trunking type) icon then pressPRI to select PRIORITY:ON on the display.Priority Channel Plus ScanYou can scan only the Priority Channels (except for the lockout channels) in the banks you selected. To activate PriorityChannel Plus (Only in Scan mode):1. Press PRI to select PRIORITY:PLUS on the display.2. Press PRI to select PRIORITY:ON orPRIORITY:OFF on the display to deactivate PriorityChannel Plus Scan.Note: Priority Plus Scan is disabled while Search mode isselected.36BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 36
SearchingSetting a Search RangeNote: First you must set the search ranges through the menuscreen prior to any searching.The BC250D can search up to 10 separate frequency rangesto help you discover new stations in your area.To set a Search Range, enter into the Menu mode.1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SERVICE OPTION - CHAIN SERCH -SEARCH RANGE - RANGE - by rotating the VFO andpressing E.3. Enter the lowest frequency using the keypad and thenpress E, then repeat the same for thehighest frequency.Then press SEARCH.––– OR –––Another method is as follows:1. Press and hold SEARCH for 2 seconds.2. Program the lowest and highest frequencies by the sameway as step 3 above.Note:•The scanner can continuously search up to 10ranges. (Chain Search)•You can select or deselect the search range freelyby pressing the corresponding number with thekeypad.•The scanner automatically increases its searchspeed from 100 to 300 steps per second for thebands having 5 kHz steps. (Turbo Search)•After you have set the search range through theMenu at the first time for a range, you will be able toset new ranges for the same range by using thekeypad and the standard direct entry method.•Searching feature is applied to Control Channel Onlymode (see page 73). Caution: After you have entered the search range while stillin the menu mode, you can set your alpha tag (seepage 28), change the step size of the search, orchange the mode. Once the lower and upper37 12.5k1240.0000 NFMRange 1234567890BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 37
parameters of your search are edited, the menuscreen backs up one level to allow you to modifythe step size, receive mode, and alpha tag. Select STEPS for your step size choices and thenpress E. Select MODE for the receiver modechoices and then press E. Select ALPHA TAG toenter an alpha tag using the VFO and then pressE.Starting Chain Search 1. After setting the search ranges, select SERVICEOPTION - CHAIN SEARCH - CHAIN SRCH byrotating the VFO and pressing E.2. Set to ON by rotating the VFO and pressing E.3. Press SEARCH to search up to 10 ranges continuously.Note:•If CHAIN SRCH is OFF in the menu mode, onlyrange 1 can be searched.•When searching stops, press RSM to resumesearching.•When you rotate the VFO while searching, you canchange the search direction to up or down.•When searching in WFM, it will stop before reachingthe desired frequency if the step is other than 50 kHzor 100 kHz.Search Hold Feature1. Press HOLD/MAN at anytime to stopthe search.Note: While Search Hold mode is On,you can change the searchdirection to up or down by rotating the VFO.2. Press RSM or SEARCH to resume searching.Data SkipA scanner will normally stop on any transmission it receives.This means the BC250D will occasionally stop on data signalsand unmodulated transmissions. You can automatically skipmany of these types of transmissions during search. The DataSkip feature can be set per range. To activate the Data Skipfeature, enter into the Menu mode.1. Press MENU/BACK.38SRCH 12.5k1240.0000 NFMRange 125cm Amateur Grp BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 38
392. Select SYSTEM OPTION - DATASKIP by rotating the VFO andpressing E.3. Set to ON by rotating the VFO andthen press E.When Data Skip is active, your scanner may pausemomentarily on an unwanted signal but will resumesearching in 2 or 3 seconds. The Data Skip feature is active as well as Scan mode andService Search mode. Data Skip does not function duringAM/WFM band Scan, Chain Search for AM/WFM band, orWX Search, Priority Scan, and Trunking mode.Frequency SkipIf a particular frequency continues to interrupt searchscanning, it is possible to set your scanner to skip thefrequency.To skip over a frequency, press L/O when stopping at thefrequency you want to skip or when in Search Hold mode.Note:•You can program up to 200 skip frequencies.The 201st skip frequency enteredcauses the first skipped frequencyto unlock.•If all frequencies in the searchrange are set to skip, a beepsounds and it moves to SearchHold 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 holdL/O for 2 seconds in Search Hold mode.Storing Search FrequenciesYou can quickly store any frequency you find during Search.Caution: You must select the channel in which you will storethe frequency before entering the Search mode.Otherwise, you may erase a stored frequency thatyou want to keep.1. During Search, press HOLD/MAN to store or when theSYSTEM OPTION 5:PC CONTROL 6:CLONE 7:DATA SKIPHOLD/MANSCANCH/FRQMENU/BACKL/O.SELECTREVERSETRUNKRSMESEARCHSERVICEBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 39
scanner stops on the frequency you want to store.2. Press TRNSFR to store the frequency in the channel you selected. The smallest empty channel number flashes on thedisplay. If necessary, you can alsochange the channel by scrolling theVFO. 3. Press E.Note:•If the frequency you want to store exists already,WARNING appears on the display and you will heara beep. (See Duplicate Frequency Alert on page 27.)•After storing the frequency, it moves to the SearchHold mode.•In case there is a not free channel, the frequencyyou want to store will automatically be stored in theprevious channel before you entered into Chainsearch mode. 4. To store another frequency, select another channel for thenew frequency by rotating the VFO.5. Repeat steps 1, 2 and 3 after starting the search for all theSearch Frequencies you want to store.Auto StoringThe scanner automatically stores searched frequencies if itsauto store feature is activated.But the frequency already stored can not be stored.To make use of this feature, set a search range first (seepage 37), then enter into the menu mode. If you start thisfeature without setting a search range, NO LIMIT DATAappears on the display.1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SERVICE OPTION - CHAIN SEARCH -AUTO STORE by rotating the VFO and pressing E.3. Set to ON by rotating the VFO andpressing E.4. Select the bank number you want touse with the keypad. The selectedbank number appears on the display.Note: If the selected bank has no freechannels to store, CH DATAFULL will appear on the display40AUTO STORESELECT BANK12--56----AUTO STOREERRORCH DATA FULLSRCH 12.5k1240.0000 NFMRange 125cm Amateur Grp BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 40
41and you will hear a beep.6. Press SEARCH to start auto storing. 7. After the search has gone through thesearch range, press HOLD/MAN tostop this feature. STORE ENDappears on the display and the bankno. disappears. You may want to let itrun through the search range againbecause during the first pass theremay not have been any transmissionsat that particular time.Squelch (SQ) ModeThe scanner can be set to the following SQ modes.•Carrier SQ mode (default setting)The scanner will stop on any transmission or squelchopening, regardless of whether any sub audible tone hasbeen programmed for the channel or search range.•Tone SQ modeThe scanner will stop on any active frequency for whicheither no sub audible tone has been programmed or forwhich the user-programmed sub audible tone is also active.•Tone Search modeDuring any transmission, the scanner will begin searchingall possible sub audible tones, one of which may also be inuse. The scanner counts up through the CTCSS tones andinstantly determines any possible DCS tone. See Page XXfor a listing of the tones that the BC250D decodes.Note: When Tone Search is active in Scan mode, once theCTCSS/DCS display flashes a tone repeatedly(meaning that it has found the tone match), you canpress Eto program that frequency with the capturedtone. When you change the mode to Tone Squelchfrom Tone Search that frequency and tone will beprogrammed.•Tone Lock (out) modeFor either a Memory channel or a Search Range, you canlock a particular sub audible tone by pressing L/O afterscrolling to the desired tone. The scanner will stop on anytransmission except those which may be using the lockedsub audible tone.To set your scanner, enter into the Menu mode.1. Press MENU/BACK. C 0011245.8500 NFMBank 12--56----AUTO STOREBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 41
2. Select SYSTEM OPTION - SQ MODE by rotating theVFO and pressing E.3. Rotate the VFO to select one type (CSQ, TONE SQ,TONE SEARCH) and then press E.4. To set Tone Lock mode, do the following first, then selectTONE SQ in step 3.1) For Scan mode, select SCAN OPTION -CONVENTIONAL - select the channel number -TONE DATA - CTCSS or DCS by rotating the VFOand pressing E. With CTCSS or DCS, Tone Lock ON isset by pressing L/O.2) For search mode, select SERVICE OPTION -CHAIN SEARCH - TONE DATA - CTCSS or DCSby rotating the VFO and pressing E. With CTCSS orDCS Tone Lock ON is set by pressing L/O.Note: To set Tone Lock OFF for either Scan mode orSearch mode, press Einstead of pressing L/O onstep 1 or 2 above.Note:•CTCSS: Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System.•DCS: Digital Coded Squelch.•For example, the scanner shows the followingdisplays. When Search mode and Tone Search areselected, the display shows the frequency and tonedata alternately.•If the Delay feature has been set while in ToneSearch mode, it resumes scanning after a 2 seconddelay.42 C 001 512.0000 NFM CTCSS250.3Bank Tag C 001 512.0000 NFM DCS 025Bank Tag C 001 512.0000 NFMChannel TagBank Tag SRCH 12.5k1240.0000 NFM CTCSS 250.3UNIDEN Group A SRCH 12.5k1240.0000 NFM DCS 023UNIDEN Group A 12.5k1240.0000 NFMRange 1234567890Tone SQ ON, CTCSS 250.3 HzsettingTone Search, CTCSS 250.3 HzdetectingTone Search, DCS 023 detectingTone Search, no signal receivedTone SQ ON, DCS 025 settingTone SQ ON, CTCSS & DCS non-settingBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 42
Additional Menu Options for SearchingEach of these additional menu options applys to all searchranges entered. If there is a range that you do not want anoption to apply, then simply enter the range number on thenumerical keypad. You will see the range number that youhave selected disappears from the display. (For moreinformation on these options refer to the "Menu Descriptions"section and "Additional Features" section.)Options:ATTENUATOR (for more information see page XX)1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SERVICE OPTION - CHAIN SEARCH -ATTENUATOR by rotating the VFO and pressing E.3. Set to ON by rotating the VFO and pressing E.DELAYRefer to page XX.43BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 43
Service SearchThe Service Search feature allows you to scroll through thefollowing twelve preprogrammed services. The frequenciesselected for these services are the most commonly usedaround the U.S.• 1:WEATHER • 7:RAILROAD• 2:PUBLIC SAFETY • 8:AIR• 3:NEWS • 9:CB RADIO• 4:TV BROADCAST • 10:FRS• 5:HAM RADIO • RACING• 6:MARINE • SPECIAL1. Press SERVICE. The display indicates as illustrated.––– OR –––Another method is as follows:To set Service Search, enter into the Menu mode.1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SERVICE OPTION byrotating the VFO and pressing E.2. Select one Service Search menu youwant from the lists above by rotating the VFO or directlyentering the number listed above, and then pressSERVICE.3. After a 3 second delay, searching begins for the selectedservice. If you want to start searching immediately, pressRSM.4. To change the searched service, rotate the VFO or directlyenter the number listed above after pressing SERVICE.Note: •When you start searching RACING or SPECIAL ,press RSM instead of SERVICE.•You can not change such settings as Auto Delay,during a Service Search.•You can enter one of the Service Search frequenciesinto Channel Memory by pressing TRNSFR/MUTEwhen holding on one of the frequencies.•Special Frequencies are low-power, itinerant, FRS,"splinters" and other frequencies which arecommonly used at special events and other locationsand may or may not be licensed.•When you rotate the VFO while the Service Search44SERVICE OPTION1:WEATHER2:PUBLIC SAFETY3:NEWSBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 44
45is active, you can change the search direction to upor down.During the search of one of the preprogrammed services, thelowest display line will indicate the service that you aresearching. To stop the search, press HOLD/MAN. Rotate theVFO to move up or down one programmed frequency whenthe FREQ icon is displayed, or press RSM to resumesearching.Service Search SkipYou can set the scanner to skip the frequencies unwantedduring Service Search. 100 skipped frequencies areprogrammable.1. To skip over a frequency, press L/O when stopping at thefrequency you want to skip.2. To cancel a skip during search, pressHOLD/MAN, tune in the desiredfrequency by rotating the VFO, thenpress L/O.To restore all skipped frequencies, press and hold L/O for2 seconds.Note: You can not set any skip frequency in WEATHERservice mode.NWR-SAME AlertIn addition to the conventional weather broadcasts, yourBC250D is compatible with NWR-SAME weather alert. When the scanner receives NOAA’s Specific Area MessageEncoding (SAME) coded weather emergency signal, it soundsthe alert siren with a specified message. You must programyour FIPS code to identify the Specific Area where you arelocated.1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SERVICE OPTION - WEATHER - ALERT byrotating the VFO and pressing E.3. Set to ON by rotating the VFO andpressing E. WX ALERT ONdisplays.4. When the unit receives a warning signal, it shows amessage with the alert siren defined. (For NWR-SAMEEVENT CODE, see the table in the Appendix.)5. To deactivate, just press any key or it is automaticallycanceled and the alert siren stops.SRVC 15CH 453.6000 NFMSERVICE SEARCHPUBLIC SAFETYSRVC 2CH 162.6000 FMSERVICE SEARCHWX ALERT ONBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 45
46Testing the Alert SirenTo test and recognize the difference between the types ofalert sirens, perform the following steps:1. During WX hold mode and when the WX ALT is off, pressand hold the PRI key for 2 seconds until you hear thestatement alert siren. WX ALERT ON appears on thedisplay and the statement, watch and warning sirenssound alternately.Note: The samples of each alert siren only last for a fewseconds. You may need to listen to each siren severaltimes to be sure you recognize the different sirens. The sirens continue to sound rotating through thesamples until you silence the test.2. To stop the test, press any key.Make sure you can hear the siren in all areas that you wouldneed to. If not, optional accessories can be purchased toensure that you are alerted for emergency broadcasts.See your dealer or local electronics store for accessories. DO NOT USE EARPHONES TO LISTEN TO THE TEST.DAMAGE TO YOUR HEARING COULD OCCUR.Programming FIPS CodeThe 6-digit Federal Information Processing System (FIPS)codes established by the National Weather Service (NWS)must be programmed in your scanner. These codes specifyan emergency and the specific geographic area (such ascounty) affected by the emergency.1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SERVICE OPTION -WEATHER - ALERT by rotating theVFO and pressing E.3. Set to ON by rotating the VFO and pressing E.4. Select the desired memory number (F1-F15) by rotatingthe VFO.5. Enter FIPS code using the keypad.6. Press E.––– OR –––1. When you rotate the VFO to move up when F1 isdisplayed or VFO to move down when F15 is displayed,ALL FIPS appears on the display.2. Press E. The scanner is now set for ALL FIPS mode.WEATHER ALERTSELECT CODE No.FIPS CODE 1-----------BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 46
3. To cancel the ALL FIPS mode, while an individualFIPS code is displayed, press E.Note:•To cancel the entry, press (decimal key).•To obtain the FIPS code for your area, contact theNWS toll free at 1-888-697-7263.(1-888-NWR-SAME) or visit their web sitehttp://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm.47BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 47
Digital and TrunkedSystemsYour BC250D is designed to digital communication system(using optional BCi25D) and track three major types oftrunked radio systems. These systems are described here.❖APCO Project 25 Systems - Digital systems which supportthe APCO Project 25 protocol developed by theTelecommunications Industry Association (TIA) andElectronic Industries Alliance (EIA). Systems canoperate in conventional, trunked and mixed-modes(analog and digital) in any frequency band includingUHF, VHF and 800 MHz.❖MOTOROLA - Including Type I, Type II, Hybrid,SMARTNET, and Privacy Plus.Motorola systems are widely used by public safety andbusiness users. Most are on the 800 MHz band, andrecent systems are appearing on other bands. (Seepage 69)❖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 businessusers. Some systems are used on the VHF and UHFbands."Narrowband" systems are used in the 935-940 MHzband, many by utilities.(See page 64)❖EDACS SCAT - These systems are mainly used in theMidwestern United States and are one-channeltrunking sites using the EDACS format.❖LTR - These systems are mostly for business users, andfound on the UHF, 800 and 900 MHz bands. (Seepage 68)For details on the operation and programming for all of thesesystems, see pages 48-77.When tracking these types of systems, remember theseimportant points:•Your scanner defaults to monitor Motorola Type II systems;however, you can change this if the system in your area isdifferent. (The types of systems are discussed below.)•The frequencies for many of the trunked public safetysystems are listed in the TrunkTracker National Public48BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 48
Safety Trunked System Frequency Guide included with yourBC250D scanner. Frequencies sometimes change, checkwith www.bearcat1.com/free.htm.•If you have internet access, you can visitscanner.uniden.com or www.bearcat1.com/free.htm foradditional information, for current news and frequencyinformation, about Trunk Tracking Scanning.* Motorola, SMARTNET, and PRIVACY PLUS aretrademarks of Motorola Inc. EDACS is a registeredtrademark of the Ericsson Corporation. LTR is a registeredtrademark of E.F. Johnson Company.49BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 49
Programming andReceivingDigital and TrunkedSystemsSelecting or Changing Trunking System TypeBefore using the Trunk Tracking system, you must select thetrunk type.1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SCAN OPTION-TRUNK byrotating the VFO and pressing E.3. Select the bank number using the keypad and pressing E.4. Select TRUNK TYPE and the system type you want to track byrotating the VFO and pressing E.Programming Trunking FrequenciesAfter you finish to selecting a trunked type you want to track,store the frequencies in one of the 10 available banks in yourscanner. Remember that you can only store one trunkingsystem in each bank.Important: If you are programming an EDACS or LTRtrunked system, you must enter the frequenciesin a specific order. Check the frequency guideincluded with the scanner for the frequencies inyour area. For additional frequencies, check theweb sites listed on page 11.50 M 001 173.2250 FM1:TRUNK TYPE2:TALK CH PRG M001 867.8375 NFM1:TYPE2 8002:TYPE1No. LCD display Icon TrunkingType Special requirements1 Type 2 800 MOT Motorola Type 2 800 MHz2 Type 1 MOT Motorola Type 1 a. Must program a fleet map.3 Type 2 900 MOT Motorola Type 2 900 MHz4 Type 2 UHF MOT Motorola Type 2 UHF b. Must program base, spacing,5 Type 2 VHF MOT Motorola Type 2 VHF frequency and offset channel.6 EDCS WIDE EDCS EDACS Wideband 9600 baud c. Must program frequencies7 EDCS NARROW EDCS EDACS Narrowband 4800 baud in exact order and location.8 EDCS SCT. LTR LTR 9 OFFBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 50
1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SCAN OPTION-TRUNK byrotating the VFO and pressing E.3. Select the bank number by rotating theVFO and pressing E.4. Select TRUNK CHANNEL and thechannel number by rotating the VFO andpressing E.5. Select FREQUENCY and enter a frequency for thetrunked system using the keypad and press E.For example, enter 867.8375 (Type 2 800) or enter afrequency you are going to track.6. Enter the alpha tag and press E. (See page 28).7 You can also change the step size orthe mode in this menu.(See page 101)8. The following display appears, youselect a location you want.Note:•To clear a mistake whileentering the frequency, press(decimal key), and thedisplay is cleared.•If you enter a frequency whichis out of the system’s trunkingrange, a beep sounds andERROR appears on the dis-play.Setting the SquelchFor trunked reception, a good setting for theSQUELCH control is in the center of therange with the red marker pointing up. See the illustration.If it is set too high (CCW) in some cases itcould prevent your scanner from locking to the ControlChannel reliably. If it is set too low (CW) it will slightly delayfinding the Control Channel. The best setting is the same asfor conventional reception, and is not critical.Receiving Trunked SystemsWhen you have properly programmed all the frequencies for atrunked system, you can receive the system in several.51HOLD/MANSCANCH/FRQMENU/BACKL/O.SELECTREVERSETRUNKRSMESEARCHSERVICE M 010 512.0000 NFMERROROUT OF BAND M 001 867.8375 NFMALPHA TAG¡ 1:OTHER CNANNEL2:CHANNEL OPTION3:DONEBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 51
different ways. You will find that Search, Hold, Lockout andScan, Delay are all similar to conventional scanning.❖TRUNKED SEARCH lets you hear all system talkgroupactivity (unit-to-unit I-Calls may be received as well).This is the best way to get started.❖ID SEARCH HOLD works with Search mode to let youquickly freeze reception on an interesting transmission.Or you can manually specify a talkgroup with DIRECTENTRY in ID HOLD.❖ID LOCKOUT works with Search and Scan to excludetalkgroups that you don't want to hear.❖ID SCAN lets you receive those talkgroups that youstore in Scan Lists.❖ID SCAN HOLD lets you selectively listen to atalkgroup in your Scan Lists.❖ID DELAY works with each talkgroup to be delayed for5 seconds when the communication ends.When receiving EDACS systems, remember that Uniden'sAFS talkgroups give you powerful flexibility. In a few keypresses, you can specify a single talkgroup, a fleet, or anentire agency in all the above modes. Read the section"EDACS Reception" to understand how this works.Note: To switch ID SCAN or ID SEARCH, press and holdTRUNK in the trunked system.Trunked SearchOnce you have programmed all the frequencies for a trunkedsystem, SEARCH will let you immediately start hearingtransmissions. 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 willseek and acquire the trunked system control channel. Thescanner will now be in MONITOR mode. You will hear thecontrol channel and see active talkgroups on the display.You will not hear the voice transmissions in MONITORmode.☞Hint: MONITOR mode is an excellent way to observesystem activity and determine which talkgroups aremost active. Locked out IDs display during MONITORmode.3. Press SEARCH to begin searching and receiving. You willhear talkgroups and see them on the display.52BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 52
Talkgroups display differently in Motorola, EDACS and LTRsystems. You should read the appropriate parts of this guideto understand the formats.The display indicates the bank and the type of trunked systemyou are monitoring. You can change this to display a bank tagby using the System Option menu.Regardless of the system, you won't know exactly who youare receiving until you listen for a while, or refer to frequencyguides or internet sites such as www.bearcat1.com. Of course, figuring out who each ID represents is half the funof TrunkTracking.Later, when you learn more about a system, you will want tostore lists of talkgroups. Then you can scan specific agenciesand users, and use the many other features your radioprovides.ID Search Hold and Direct Entry ID Hold ModeJust like in Conventional Search, HOLD lets you pause IDSearch on an interesting transmission without storing thetalkgroup into memory.If you hear an interesting ID during SEARCH mode, and wantto continue listening to it --•Press HOLD/MAN to stop the search.If you want to listen to a specific ID, while in HOLD --•Use the keypad to enter the ID you want and press SCAN, RSM or SEARCH (SEARCH key can not beused for EDACS).If you want to resume searching --•Press RSM to return to Search mode.Note: ID Hold feature is also applied toID Scan mode.ID LockoutLike conventional scanning, it’s possible to lockout unwantedtraffic. This is particularly important in trunked systemsbecause in many areas, water meters, door alarms, trafficsignals, and other mechanical devices are assigned IDs justlike other users. Also some departments scramble orencumber their communications, and you may want to lockout these unintelligible broadcasts.To Lockout an ID, press L/O when the ID you want tolockout displays.53M ID:4128 867.8375 NFMBank 1234567890Bank:04 MOT TYP2BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 53
The ID is locked out. You can Lockout up to 200 IDs.Note: If you Lockout an ID in Search mode, it is also lockedout in Scan List mode.Conversely, if you Lockout an ID while in Scan Listmode, it is locked out in Search mode. For informationabout Scan Lists see page 55.EDACS BLOCKOUT is a powerful form of ID LOCKOUTthat can be used only with AFS andEDACS systems. This feature lets youlockout entire Agencies or Fleets, not justindividual talkgroups. Using IDBLOCKOUT you can, for example,prevent Search from stopping on any of hundreds oftalkgroups in the Utilities agency. You can do this with just afew key presses. To use ID BLOCKOUT just enter theAgency- part, or the Agency-Fleet part, of the talkgroup codeand press L/O. For example, to Blockout Agency 4 in TrunkSearch, press HOLD/MAN, 0, 4, (decimal key), and thenL/O. For other ways to use partial AFS entry, be sure to readthe section "EDACS Reception".Review ID LockoutYou can check all IDs already locked out.1. Press MENU/BACK.––– OR –––1. When you press and hold L/O for 2 seconds in trunking,you can also check all IDs already locked out.2. Select SCAN OPTION-TRUNK by rotating the VFO andpressing E.3. Enter the bank number using the keypad and pressing E.4. Select L/O REVIEW.Restoring Locked-out IDsTo unlock a single ID, follow these steps:1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SCAN OPTION-TRUNK byrotating the VFO and pressing E.3. Select the bank number by rotatingthe VFO and pressing E.4. Select L/O ID REVIEW and the.54 LLT ID:0-02-042L/O ID REVIEW M1-1:4128 867.8375 NFMMOT ID:8192LIST Tag BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 54
locked out ID you want to unlock by rotating the VFO.5. Press L/O. The ID is unlocked and the next locked IDdisplays.To unlock all locked out IDs in a bank at once:1. Press L/O for 2 seconds after selecting L/O IDREVIEW in step 4.Scan ListsEach bank of your BC250D can be a trunk tracking bank andit can be a conventional scanning bank. When you designatea bank as a trunking bank, your scanner sets up 10 ScanLists, which are simply lists used to store your favorite IDs.Each list can contain up to 10 IDs, so you can store a total of100 IDs for each trunk tracking bank. (1000 if you use allbanks as trunking banks!)Scan Lists help you organize the trunking system users intocategories.For example, you might use List#1 for police IDs, List#2 forfire department IDs, List#3 for emergency medical service IDs,etc. Once IDs are stored in lists, you can scan them like youscan conventional frequencies and you can lockout any one(and up to 9) of the 10 scan lists by pressing thecorresponding numeric key. When an ID is active, the scan listnumber icon into which it is programmed will appear on thedisplay. You can program your scan lists either manually orduring trunking search mode.REVERSE KeyUse the REVERSE key while trunking to toggle betweenviewing the active banks and the active Scan Lists. To seewhich is currently active, check the display for either Bank orList.Check the web site www.bearcat1.com/free.htm for acomplete list of talkgroups for your area that you can programinto your Scan Lists.55BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 55
Programming ID Manually with the Menu Mode1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SCAN OPTION-TRUNK by rotating the VFO andpressing E.3. Select the bank number by rotating the VFO and pressingE.4. Select TALK GROUP by rotating the VFO and pressingE.5. Select the ID location by rotating the VFO or using thekeypad and then press E. (The first number represents theID list number and second number represents the memorylocation number.) (Direct entry method example: enter "1-5" by pressing 1, (decimal key), 5.)6. Select ID by rotate the VFO andthen press E.7. Enter the ID number using thekeypad and then press E.Note: After you have programmed the ID in a selected bankwhile still in the menu mode, you can set your alphatag (see page 28), or turn on the beep alert for anindividual talkgroup (see page 29).a. Enter the Type 2 ID you want tostore, and press E.––– OR –––To enter a Type 1 ID:a. Enter the block number andfleet number.b. Press (decimal key).c. Enter the sub fleet number, and press E.––– OR –––To enter an EDACS®ID:a. Enter the ID you want to store.Use the (decimal key) forthe "dash".b. Press E.Hint: Remember that Uniden's AFS format allows you toenter full or partial EDACS IDs for powerful flexibility inall modes. Be sure to read the section "EDACSReception" on page 64 to learn how this works....56 1-5¡ENTER ID 5-0------050-2¡ENTER ID 5-0------09-022¡ ENTER ID 5-041281216¡ENTER ID BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 56
Note: The BC250D default to "AFS" talkgroup displays forEDACS®only.––– OR –––To enter a LTR ID:a. Enter the Area code and thenpress (decimal key)b. Enter the Home Repeaternumber and then press (decimal key).c. Enter the ID you want to store and then press E.Note: To clear a mistake while entering an ID, press 0and Esuccessively, and start over.4. Rotate the VFO to move up to select the next Scan Listlocation.ID Scan Mode1. Press SCAN to begin scanning thelists you have programmed.If you haven't programmed any IDs,ERROR appears on the display.2. To remove a Scan List from active scanning, press thenumber of the Scan List on your keypad.The Scan List indicator turns Off, and the IDs in that listare not scanned.Note: One Scan List must always be active. If you try anddeactivate all the Scan Lists, Scan List 1 willautomatically be active.3. To restore a Scan List to active scanning, press itsnumber again.4. Press SEARCH to return to Trunk Tracking Search mode.For motorola and EDACS system; to change your displaybetween the Scan List indicators and trunk bank display,press REVERSE.For LTR systems only, the talkgroup must be active inorder to change the Scan List and bank indicators. If the..57ID SCAN 867.9875 NFMList 1234567890 5-0------0-02-120¡ ENTER IDID SCAN 867.9875 NFMBank 1234567890 ID SCAN 867.9875 NFMList 1234567890 BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 57
talkgroup is not active, change the Scan List by using theMenu screen.Note:•Once you press SEARCH or SERVICE in one bank,all trunking banks will change to that mode.•Selecting a Scan List is also possible in the Menumode. (LTR only)•ID SCAN appears on the display during TrunkScan instead of simply SCAN.Setting the Delay Mode for Trunking ModeThe delay of 5 seconds is automatically set for each talkgroupfor ID Scan mode and ID Search mode. To set the delayfeature, enter into the Menu mode.1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SCAN OPTION-TRUNK by rotating the VFO andpressing E.3. Select the bank number by rotating the VFO and pressingE.4. Select DELAY and then press E.5. Rotate the VFO to select ON or OFF and then press E.Note: If you want to verify Delay mode setting, press andhold MENU/BACK for 2 seconds.Setting Priority in Trunking ModeYou can set priority in your trunking lists, just as you do inyour conventional ones. You can set the priority by pressingand holding PRI for 2 seconds in ID Scan Hold mode. After you’ve set up your Scan List, press PRI to activate it.It’s very similar to conventional priority although there is no"interrupt" during the transmissions. Priorities are checked inbetween transmissions.With Priority On, you can hold on an ID in your Scan List,such as Scan List 6, memory position 7, and the scanner willcheck all the priorities in all the active Scan Lists in betweenany transmissions on the ID on which you’re holding. Thelowest numbered priority will be checked first. For example,the priority ID in List 1 will be checked before the priority inList 2, etc.Note: This function does not work in LTR tracking.58BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 58
Programming Scan Lists During SearchTo select a Scan List location and store an ID during Searchmode, follow these steps:1. When your scanner stops on an IDyou want to store, press HOLD/MAN.2. Press TRNSFR and the empty ScanList appears on the display, then pressE. In case you want to change thememory location, you can change it byrotating the VFO.3. Press RSM to return to Trunk Tracking Search mode.Deleting a Stored IDTo delete a stored ID:a. Press HOLD/MAN.b. Rotate the VFO to select theScan List location you want todelete.c. Press 0.d. Then press E.Moving between Scan List MemoriesThere are a number of ways to step and move through yourScan List memories:1. Press HOLD/MAN and rotate the VFO to move to up ordown.2. Or, press HOLD/MAN, next press 0-9 (scan list number),then press 0-9 (memory position), for example. To moveto Scan List 4, memory position 10, press: HOLD/MAN, 4,0, HOLD/MANSet ACTIVITY ID to ON, when your scanner finds any otheractive ID during a transmission is received, the active IDappears every 0.5 seconds.I-Call (Motorola/EDACS)I-Calls are direct unit-to-unit transmissions that are not heardby other system users. Your BC250D can receive thesetransmissions. How you receive I-Calls depends on whetheryou are in Search or Scan mode.59M ID:4128 867.8375 NFMBank:04 MOT TYP2 BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 59
During I-Call reception the display will show the Unit IDnumber of either the transmitting or receiving mobile unit, nota talkgroup. Unit IDs will display differently according to thetype of trunked system, and will replace the n's shown here.EDACS and MOTOROLA TYPE 1 innnnnMOTOROLA TYPE 2 7nnnnnHint -- There are thousands of Unit IDs in typical systems,but relatively few I-Calls at a given moment, so it isnormally best to let the scanner receive any I-Callswithout trying to specify particular units.I-CALLS IN SEARCH MODEIn SEARCH mode, the scanner default is that I-Call receptionis OFF. This means that I-Calls will not be received until youprogram them to be ON. You have three choices forcontrolling I-Call reception. Through the Menu system, go toSCAN OPTION - TRUNK - select bank number - I-CALL, and make your selection. The menu choices are:You can HOLD any I-Call IDs. Because you can only hold onone ID, and there are two IDs involved in any I-Callcommunication (the transmitting and the receiving units), youmight not hear the full conversation, but you probably will.☞In SEARCH mode, when you hear an interesting I-Call,you can enter the instant shortcut (decimal key)then RSM to enter I-Call ONLY mode. This blocks alltalkgroup traffic and lets you hear just the I-Call. To return to normal reception, you must use the Menusystem to select the ON or OFF option.Note: When storing I-Call IDs, remember that the ID will befor only one of the units – either the transmitting orreceiving unit. Unless you specifically want to receive acertain ID, it might be better to use the special code inthe HINT below.I-CALLS IN SCAN AND HOLD MODEYou can store I-Call IDs in Scan Lists, just like talkgroup IDs,for use by ID Scan and Manual modes. To program a specificI-Call Unit ID into a Scan Lists:.60I-CALLs TALKGROUPS1OFF Not received Received normally This is the BC250D default2ON YES Received normally Use this choice to receive I-Calls together with normal talkgroup traffic.3 ONLY YES NOT RECEIVED Use this setting to listen to I-Calls, and block all talkgroup reception. For quick access to this mode, press (decimal) then RSM. .BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 60
61EDACS or Motorola Type 1Enter (decimal key) followed by the Unit ID digits,then SCAN.Motorola Type 2Enter 7 followed by the Unit ID digits, then E.HINT - There is a special code to let you receive all I-CallIDs with a single Scan Lists entry.Simply enter (decimal key), 0, SCAN. This willstore the special code i0 in an EDACS Scan Lists,or 700000 in a Motorola Scan Lists or Digital.Then, whenever you SCAN this entry, or select it inHOLD mode, the scanner will receive any active I-Calls, regardless of the Unit IDs.Note: Motorola I-CALL tracking performance may varybetween systems.Multi-TrackThe BC250D allows you to track more than one system at atime. Here are some highlights of this feature:❖You can actually track up to 10 trunking systems atone time.❖You can trunk, scan, or search and scan conventionalfrequencies at the same time.❖You can program conventional frequencies in the samebank as trunking systems.After the scanner finishes checking a trunked systemfor activity, it will conventionally scan the otherfrequencies in the bank (remember, only trunkingfrequencies are programmed in TRUNK mode).To scan a mix of trunking and conventional banks, select thebanks you wish to be active with trunking Off, then pressTRUNK. The scanner will instantly begin scanning. If youhave not programmed a trunking bank with talkgroup ID’s, youwill receive NO ID (----) message for that bank. You can switch to SEARCH mode and the scanner will searchfor any active ID’s on the system.Multi-Track Operational DetailsWhen more than one trunk system is active (for example twoor more trunked systems or a trunked system and one ormore conventional frequencies), the radio jumps betweensystems/frequencies as follows:TRUNK SCAN: The scanner moves to a trunked systemand looks for IDs in your Scan List(s) for up to 1 second. Ifit finds no activity on your programmed talkgroups, it..BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 61
moves on to conventional channels in the same bank or tothe next active bank.If the scanner finds that a talkgroup in one of your activeScan Lists is on the air, you will begin to hear thatcommunication and the scanner will of course display theproper talkgroup number and any alpha tag. When thecommunication ends, the scanner will wait for 5 secondsfor any further replies and, if none, the scanner will move to the conventional channels in the same bank or to thenext bank.The scanner will not look for any other IDs within the sametrunked system (as this would slow the scan process).Note that if you press RSM while you are listening to oneID, the scanner will check to see if another ID in your ScanList is active. It will disregard the ID to which you were justmonitoring.TRUNK SEARCH: This mode works similarly to TRUNKSCAN. If the scanner finds any (non-locked-out) ID when it checks the control channel, you will hear it. You will thenhear any replies that follow within 5 seconds. After that thescanner will move on and not continuously search thesystem for additional IDs (on busy systems you would neverleave the system if this were the case). Note that if youpress the RSM key while monitoring one ID, the radio willcheck if any other IDs are active (it will disregard the ID youjust left), and if none are active, it will move on.SCAN & SEARCH IconsFor the first time on a Uniden scanner, you will see both theSCAN and the SEARCH icons active at the same time.This indicates that the radio is scanning conventional banksand Trunk searching trunking banks. When the radio istrunking, only the SEARCH icon will be illuminated. Notethat to start a conventional search, you must place the radioin conventional hold mode and then press the SEARCHkey.62BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 62
EDACS®ReceptionEDACS®TrackingTrunkTracker III now allows tracking of EDACS®trunkedsystems. Until now these widely used systems have beenalmost impossible to monitor with a conventional scanner.With your TrunkTracker III listening to EDACS(s) isremarkably easy, and perhaps even easier than conventionalscanning.EDACS systems use 'Transmission Trunking', which meansthat each transmission is assigned a new frequency. As theconversation moves through the system's frequencies, yourTrunkTracker III automatically follows it.This chart shows a 30 second sample of EDACStransmissions. Eight different talkgroups are using the systemas their transmissions switch between the thirteen systemfrequencies. Notice how the dotted line shows talkgroup 02-023 movingfrom channel to channel. Your BC250D can clearly andautomatically follow this talkgroup, or any other, as you select.EDACS systems are organized in a logical way that keepsrelated talkgroups together. Your scanner is designed to takemaximum advantage of this organization to make yourscanning easy. It lets you zero in on just the part of thesystem you want to hear, whether it is an individual channelor an entire department or city.Programming EDACS System FrequenciesWhen you program EDACS frequencies, it is critical that youstore each one in the CORRECT LOCATION. By the natureof EDACS systems this is necessary for tracking. This often isnot the frequency order, so you must be sure you have theright sequence. Sources for this information can be found atscanner.uniden.com.63BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 63
An EDACS®Trunked systemThis chart shows how talkgroups areorganized within an EDACS system at the AGENCY level. The individualtalkgroups cannot be shown at thisscale because there are over 2000.However the chart can show the 16Agencies in this example. The system islogical and easy to understand. EDACSsystems are typically arranged in anoutline structure.The system users are given blocks oftalkgroups. Sizes vary but most largecities and other agencies have blocks of128 channels. Smaller cities have only64 or 32 channels.In this example, the County Sheriff isagency 01. The city of Sullivan isAgency 03. Adams Hill and MatthewJunction share Agency 08.Your scanner shows EDACS talkgroupsin AFS (Agency-Fleet-Subfleet) format.This helps you see, at a glance, whoyou are monitoring. And with the partial-entry feature you can easily includenearby, related channels in the sameFleet or Agency. You can just as easilyexclude entire unwanted Fleets andAgencies.When in Search mode, with the system frequenciesprogrammed, and your scanner locked to the control channel,you can select a desired city by keying in the AGENCY part ofthe AFS talkgroup. For example, you can select the entire cityof Sullivan with 4 key presses 0, 3, (decimal key),SEARCH.When you hear an interesting talkgroup, capture it to yourscan list by pressing Eduring the transmission.Or HOLD on it by pressing the HOLD/MAN key.If you want to monitor the Sullivan Police Dispatch channel(which is talk group 03-062), press 0, 3, (decimal key), 0, 6, 2, RSM.Your scanner can also work in DECIMAL format. This talkgroup in decimal format is 434. But decimal format doesnot give you any information about the system hierarchy. For example Sullivan, in decimal, uses channels from 384 to..64BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 64
65511. This is not as easy to remember as Agency 03. Butdecimal is useful if you need to work from decimal talkgrouplists.Special EDACS®FeaturesAFS Partial Entry FeatureAFS is Uniden's method of encoding EDACS talkgroups. AFS stands for 'Agency-Fleet-Subfleet'.AFS talkgroups are used in all EDACS reception -- in IDSEARCH, ID LOCKOUT and ID SCAN Scan Lists. The powerfulAFS Partial Entry feature designed into the BC250D lets youuse either a complete talkgroup code, or just the mostsignificant part.This feature lets you expand ornarrow searching and scanning to one of 4 levels. By entering only the desired partof an AFS talkgroup, you can select 2048 talkgroups, 128 talkgroups, 8 talkgroups, or a single talkgroup. For example, you could program every talkgroup in a policedepartment with just 4 key presses. You can use the AFS Partial Entry feature anywhere that you need to specifyEDACS talkgroup.Your BC250D can also enter or display EDACS talkgroups indecimal format (0-2047).Select SCAN OPTION - TRUNK - select bank Number -EDACS ID FORM by rotating the VFO and pressing E.And change it to DECIMAL and press E. You can use thisfeature to translate decimal talkgroups lists to the much morepowerful AFS format.Examples of how you might use AFS are shown above in thedescription of an EDACS trunked system, and elsewhere inthis manual. It is very easy to use. Be sure to become familiarwith AFS Partial Entry, and your scanning will become farmore flexible and efficient.Emergency Call AlertYour BC250D alerts you when an EDACS Emergencytransmission occurs.EDACS systems often provide users with an 'Emergency'mode on their radios. Users in trouble can alert the dispatcherand other units and get priority access to the radio system.When a user activates Emergency mode, EMERGENCY willflash the display during the entire transmission. At theBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 65
66beginning of each transmission it will sound a distinctiveemergency alert tone three times.Patch TrackingThe BC250D can follow EDACS patched talkgroups.EDACS systems sometimes bring several talkgroups togetherin a 'Patch'. A patch might be used by a police agency at nightto provide a single channel with a single dispatcher for a widearea. A patch is created when a single, temporary talkgroupsubstitutes for the original talkgroups. While the patch isrunning, which may be for hours or days, the originaltalkgroups cease to be used. If you were monitoring one ofthese talkgroups, you might think there was no traffic, but infact the talkgroup was operating at the different temporarynumber.If a talkgroup in your Scan List is patched, your scanner willcontinue to receive it under its new identity until the patch hasended. When a patch is being received, the radio will displayPATCH ID, and will show the temporary common talkgroupplus all the included talkgroups in a cycling display. The BC250D is limited to following one patch.The temporary talkgroups used for patches are usually foundin AFS code 15-xxx, and sometimes 00-xxx.BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 66
LTR®ReceptionLTR®TrackingLTR®(Logic Trunked Radio) systems are trunking systemsused primarily by business or private communications serviceproviders, such as taxicabs, delivery trucks, and repairservices. These systems encode all trunking information asdigital subaudible data that accompanies each transmission.Users on an LTR system are assigned to specific talkgroups,which are identified by the radio as six digit numbers. 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 setto the LTR mode, it first decodes the LTR data included withthe transmission. In the ID Search mode, the scanner stopson the transmission and displays the talkgroup ID on thedisplay. In the ID Scan mode, the scanner only stops on thetransmission if the LTR data matches a talkgroup ID that youhave stored in the bank’s talkgroup ID list and have notlocked out.LTR systems are frequently programmed so that each radiohas a unique ID code.67BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 67
Motorola ReceptionMotorola TrackingThere are really two types of Motorola trunking systems.These are usually referred to as Type I and Type II systems.Type I only occurs on some 800 MHz systems. All VHF, UHFand 900 MHz trunking systems use Type II.One important distinction between these two systems is theamount of data transmitted by each radio when its push-to-talk button (PTT) is pressed. Every radio in a trunked systemis assigned a unique ID so the central site computer canidentify it when it’s used. Both Type I and Type II systemsplace radios (or radio users) into groups, called talkgroups,and these talkgroups are also assigned unique IDs. Someradios have access to only one talkgroup, while others haveaccess to many talkgroups. The talkgroup(s) each radio canaccess is called the radio’s affiliation(s).In a Type II system, when someone uses their radio, only theradio ID is transmitted when PTT is pressed, whereas in aType I system the radio ID and its current affiliation are bothtransmitted when PTT is pressed.Why the difference? Type II systems are slightly moreadvanced because the central computer maintains a databasewhich is used to determine each radio’s affiliation (s).Changes to a Type II system are easier than Type I becausethe system manager only needs to update the databaseinstead of reprogramming individual radios.Another difference between the systems is that Type Isystems are arranged in a Fleet-Subfleet hierarchy. For example, its possible for a city using a Type I system todesignate 4 Fleets, each with 8 Subfleets. Their fleets mightbe the Police Department, the Fire Department, Utilities, andAdministration. The Police may decide to further divide theirfleet into subfleets such as Dispatch, Tactical Operations,Detectives, North, South, East and West Side Patrols, andSupervisors. All the available police radios would then beassigned to one of the police subfleets. Determining the exactFleet-Subfleet hierarchy for a particular area is referred to asFleet Map Programming, which is discussed further in thismanual.The disadvantage of a Type I system is that when PTT ispressed, the brief burst of data must contain the radio’s IDand its Fleet and Subfleet. This is three times the amount ofdata a Type II system radio sends, and as a result Type I68BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 68
systems usually accommodate fewer users than Type IIsystems.Even though there are many Type II systems, Type I systemsare still in use. There are also Hybrid systems which are acombination of both Type I and Type II. Your scanner defaultsto monitor Type II systems, but its possible to select aPreprogrammed Fleet Map or create a Custom Fleet Map foryour area.For VHF and UHF Type II trunking systems, you will need toknow the base, spacing frequencies and offset channels. See page 72 for details.Fleet Map ProgrammingIf you have programmed a trunk tracking bank for Motorolatype and press TRUNK to start Multi-Track, you will see userIDs display on the display. Since the BC250D defaults to TypeII systems, all the IDs will appear as numbers. However, if younotice a mix of odd and even user IDs, for example 6477,2560, 6481, 6144, 1167, etc., then you are probablymonitoring either a Type I or Hybrid systems.You may also notice that you are missing responses whenyou hold on an active ID. Unlike Type II, Type I/Hybridsystems require a Fleet Map that sets specific Fleet-Subfleetparameters. It is easy to select a Fleet Map for your scanner;what is not always easy is selecting or programming a mapthat matches your particular area.There are 16 preset Fleet Maps listed in the appendix thatyou can choose, and these are usually a good place to startwhen setting up a Type I/Hybrid trunk tracking bank. If youchoose a preset map and still have difficulty followingcomplete conversations, then you'll have to program your ownFleet Map.Selecting Preset Fleet Map1. Select TYPE 1 for the Trunk Type.(Refer to "Selecting or ChangingTrunking System Type" on page 50.)2. Select the map you want to program by rotating the VFO and pressing E.The scanner returns to the other programming items.Note: You will now begin to see Type I Fleet-Subfleet IDs.69 M 001 867.8375 NFM1:TYPE 2 8002:TYPE 1 M 001 867.8375 NFMFLEET MAPPRESET 1BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 69
For example, 100-12, 100-9, 000-12, 400-8, etc. See "User Defined Fleet Maps in the Appendix" formore information about Type I IDs.How do you know if the preset map is correct? You will haveto listen to see if you're following complete conversations. If not, you should try another preset map.Programming a Fleet MapYou may want to read "User Defined Fleet Maps" in theAppendix before programming a Fleet Map. It contains adetailed explanation of Scanner Fleet Map Programming, aswell as a table listing the Fleet Map Size Codes.1. Select TYPE 1 for the Trunk Type.(Refer to "Selecting or ChangingTrunking System Type" on page 50.)2. Select USER CUSTOM by rotatingthe VFO and pressing E.3. Select the size code for the first blockby rotating the VFO.4. Press E.The next available block displays.5. Repeat step 3 and 4 until you haveselected a size code for each block.For details about each size code, see "Fleet Map Size Codes" in the Appendix.Programming a Hybrid SystemA Hybrid system is simply a Type I system with some blocksdesignated as Type II blocks. To program a Hybrid system,follow the steps listed in "Programming a Fleet Map" in theprevious section. However, if you want a block to be Type II,select Size Code S-0.When you begin searching a trunking bank with a Hybrid FleetMap, you will see both types of system IDs. That is, Type IIIDs usually appear as an even number without a dash; Type IIDs appear as a three or four digit number, followed by ahyphen, followed by a one or two digit number.70 M 001 867.8375 NFM1:TYPE 2 8002:TYPE 1 M 001 867.8375 NFMFLEET MAPUSER CUSTOM M 001 867.8375 NFMBLOCK 0SIZE CODE 0BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 70
Setting the Base, Spacing Frequencies andOffset Channel for MotorolaVHF/UHF Trunked SystemsTo properly track Motorola VHF and UHF trunked systemsyou must enter what is known as the base, the spacingfrequencies and offset channels for each system.To find these out, check the www.trunktracker.com orwww.bearcat1.com/free.htm and other web sites andfrequency resources.To enter the Base, Spacing Frequencies and Offset Channel:(You can set up to three sets of these, but almost all systemsonly use one set)1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SCAN OPTION-TRUNK by rotating the VFO andpressing E.3. Select the bank number by rotating the VFO and pressingE.4. Select TRUNK TYPE-TYPE 2 UHF or TYPE 2VHF by rotating the VFO and pressing E.5. Select BASE CONFIG from 1 - 3 byrotating the VFO and pressing E.6. Enter a new Base Frequency with thekeypad.7. Press E.The display changes for entering theSpacing Frequency.8. Enter a new Spacing Frequency withthe keypad.Note: You can only enter within a range of 5-100 kHz, and 5 or 7.5 or 12.5 kHz multiples.9. Press E.The display changes for entering the Offset Channel.10. Enter a new Offset Channel with thekeypad.Note: You can only input within a rangeof 380-759.11. Press E.The display changes for entering the next BaseFrequency.12. To exit from this mode, press MENU/BACK repeatedly.71 M 406.0000ENTER FREQUENCYBASE FREQUENCY 1 M 50.0ENTER FREQUENCYSPACE FREQUENCY1 M CH 380ENTER CHANNELOFFSET CHANNEL1BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 71
Note: •If the system is not tracking properly, you may needto try a new Base Frequency or Offset Channel oryou may be missing frequencies from the system.•You can set up to three Base, Spacing and Offsetsfor Motorola VHF/UHF trunked systems.13. The Offset Channel for the first set should be CH380 (justpress MENU/BACK to confirm this as the default).14. After you have pressed MENU/BACK to confirm CH380,the display will change to allow you to set the second (of amaximum of three) Base/Space/Offset combinations.Since almost all systems only use one set, pressMENU/BACK to exit the programming mode and return toscanning.Toggling the Status BitOn Type II trunking systems there is a method by whichspecialized types of communications utilize unique talkgroupnumbers. An emergency call will occur on a unique talkgroupfrom its primary assignment, for example. Because theBC250D defaults to Status-Bit On mode, you never need toworry about missing these transmissions. If you haveprogrammed talkgroup 33264 into Scan List memory, forexample, and there is an emergency call within the group, youwill hear it on 33264.The only time you may wish to turn Status Bits Off is if you'retrying to figure out the proper Fleet Map of a Type I trunkingsystem. To turn Status Bits Off, enter into the Menu mode andselect SCAN OPTION - TRUNK - select bank number -STATUS BIT. (This feature does not apply to EDACS andLTR operation within the scanner.) Then rotate the VFO tochange the setting (ON to OFF) and press Eto program yourchange.Control Channel Only ModeWhen this function is activated, trunking is performed usingControl Channel data only. Voice channel (also known as"DATA channel") frequencies do not have to be programmedinto memory. When using this feature, the scanner will displayCC and channel activity indicator bars will not operate. This feature only applies to Motorola 800 MHz and 900 MHzsystems.To turn this function on, choose Motorola TYPE 2800 MHz or 900 MHz or TYPE 1 in the Menu mode.Then set to the desired control plan by selecting SCANOPTION - TRUNK - select bank number - CNTRL CH72BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 72
73ONLY.You must choose one of 4 frequency plans before you beginto Control Channel Trunk. Note that the default, Plan 1, is themost common. Read the description of the Plans below fordetails on which may apply for you.PLAN 1: Use Plan 1 if the last three digits of ALL thefrequencies in use end in one of the following three digits:125, 375, 625, or 875 (example: 856.1125, 860.7375,859.6625, 855.8875).PLAN 2: If the last three digits of frequencies are less than869.0000 and end in one of the following three digits (125,375, 625, or 875) AND if ANY other frequencies end in(000, 250, 500, or 750) use Plan 2.PLAN 3: If the last three digits of ALL the frequencies inuse end in one of the following three digits (000, 250, 500,or 750) use Plan 3.PLAN 4: If the last three digits of frequencies are less than866.0000 and end in one of the following three digits (000,250, 500, or 750) AND if ANY other frequencies end in(125, 375, 625, or 875) use Plan 4.Of course you will know the Control Channel frequency itselfso that will help you determine the proper plan. If you try oneplan and you receive errors (such as the scanner jumping tochannels that are obviously not part of the system), youshould try an alternate Plan.Note: In chain search mode, Control Channel Trunk isactivated in the menu mode (See page 18).Note: You can assign a Fleet Map to TYPE 1 or Hybridsystems scanned in Control Channel Only mode bygoing into the Menu. You can also program IDs, set adelay, alpha tags and all the other parameters forsystems scanned in this mode. You can then eithersearch the system to find new IDs or you canprogram IDs into memory and then scan them.Note: The Control Channel Only feature is an extremelypowerful tool. You can use it to determine if systemsyou are familiar with may have added newfrequencies or you can use it to discover newsystems by simply finding active control channels(using Search) and then programming them forControl Channel operation only.Remember that this feature only applies to Motorola800 and 900 MHz systems, that you do have to setthe Menu for the proper system type (800 MHz ofType 1 or Type 2 or 900 MHz) and you do have toBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 73
program the Control Channel frequency into Memoryand press and hold the TRUNK key to identify thefrequency as trunked.Disconnect Tone Detect Option (End Code)When this function is disabled, the radio looks for squelchbefore returning to the Control Channel instead of waiting forthe Disconnect Tone. Only in rare instances will you need toadjust the default settings.The condition to return to Control Channels depends onwhether the signal is present or not.To set this function to on/off, select SCAN OPTION -TRUNK - select bank number - END CODE(MOTOROLA).Select DETECT or IGNOR you want to set.EDACS SCATWith the EDACS SCAT feature turned “ON”, the data streamtransmissions will be eliminated allowing you to clearlymonitor the voice communications on EDACS SCAT systems.To monitor EDACS SCAT systems you only need to turn thisfeature EDCS SCT. “ON” with designated frequency. Youdo not need to enter group ID’s.Note: As EDACS SCAT is different from the other trackingfeature, and it is not a feature which the scannertracks any ID, you do not need to program TALKGROUP ID in the menu mode.74BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 74
75APCO Project 25ReceptionAPCO Project 25 is a modulation process where VoiceCommunications are converted into Digital Communications.This conversion is similar to the technology used with digitalmobile phones. There are several Types of Project 25systems available! - Conventional – One frequency with Digital voice.- Trunked with Analog Control Channel and Digital Voice –Many Frequencies shared by many Departments and thecontrol channel is analog with digital voice. Control channeloperates at 3600 Band.Note: Do not install the APCO card with AC Adapterconnected.Installing the APCO card1. Turn off the scanner, and open thecover.2. Carefully unplug the battery pack.3. Insert the APCO card.4. Carefully plug the battery pack.5. Replace the cover and press downuntil it clicks into place, and thenturn On the scanner.APCO 25 CARD INSTALLEDappears on the display.Installation is completed. You canuse APCO Project 25.Turn the APCO operation On1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SCAN OPTION - TRUNK by rotating the VFOand pressing E.3. Select the bank number by rotating the VFO and pressingE.BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 75
4. Select APCO Card - ENABLE by rotating the VFO andpressing E, and exit from this menu mode and APCO 25CARD INSTALLED appears on the display. You canuse APCO Project 25.Precautions for Installing the BCi25D Card1. Do not touch the BCi25D card without first removing thestatic electricity from your body. Touch any metal torelease static electricity build-up before you touch theBCi25D card.2. Turn Off the scanner, before inserting the BCi25D cardinto the slot.3. Hold the BCi25D card by its edges when inserting it intothe slot.4. Do not touch any of the terminals. The BCi25D is asensitive electrical device.5. Do not operate with an open battery compartment cover.This exposes the circuitry to dust and other environmentalparticles that cause the unit to function improperly. 6. When you remove the BCi25D card, pull out the ribbon. 76BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 76
77Remote InterfaceYou can communicate and program your BC250D innumerous ways with peripheral devices using the RemoteInterface Cable port. This radio offers the following modes:❖PC Control MODEProgram and control your scanner from a PC using thirdparty software.❖CLONE MODEClone all the frequencies, trunking talkgroups, and fleetmaps programmed into your scanner to another BC250Dscanner or BC785D.PC Control ModeTo connect Scanner to PC:Plug the smaller end of the supplied Remote Interface cableinto the remote port which is on the right side of the scanner.Plug the other end of the cable (DB-9 serial connector) into a personal computer’s serial port. A few PC’s may require anadapter, most will not. Of course, make sure your PC isturned On.To program your scanner:You can program and control your scanner remotely from a PC using third party software.After connecting the scanner to a PC, turn the radio On.To use the Remote (PC Control) mode, you must purchasethird party software and use as directed. Make sure that yourscanner is connected to the serial port of the PC using theREMOTE interface cable.HOLD/MANSCANCH/FRQMENU/BACKL/O.SELECTREVERSETRUNKRSMESEARCHSERVICEBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 77
Start Remote Mode:Through the Menu system, selectSYSTEM OPTION - PC CONTROLby rotating the VFO and pressing E. Tostart Remote mode, select the transferspeed listed below except for OFF.A unique feature of the BC250D is that all the front panel keysas well as the VFO on the radio remain operational in Remotemode.For information on purchasing cables, connectors, and thirdparty software to program and control your BC250D, you cancontact the following:Uniden Parts Department (800) 554-3988 (Hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time Monday through Friday)scanner.uniden.comScanner Master (800) 722-6701 (Hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern TimeMonday through Friday)PC Control ParameterFor your information:Transfer speed : 2400/4800/9600/19200 bps (adjustable)Start/Stop : 1 bit, 1 bitData Length : 8 bitParity bit : NoneCode : ASCII codeFlow Control : NoneReturn Code : Carriage Return onlyChange Transfer SpeedTo change transfer speed, enter into the Menu mode.1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SYSTEM OPTION-PC CONTROL by rotatingthe VFO and pressing E.3. To change the transfer speed, rotate the VFO and thenpress EClone ModeYou will need to purchase an GENDER CHANGER and a nullmodem adapter. GENDER CHANGER cables are available asmale to male or male to female. Even if the GENDERCHANGER you buy already has the male to male connectors,you will still have to have the null modem adapter. On the78SPEED3:9600 bps4:19200 bps5:OFFBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 78
79next page you will see the pin connections that are internal toa standard device. (These items are available at your localelectronics stores.)To connect the Scanner to Scanner:Plug the smaller end of each of thesupplied Remote interface cables into theremote ports which are on the right sidesof each of the two scanners.Plug the other ends of the cables (DB-9serial connector) together using a DB-9 toDB-9 null modem adapter, and GENDERCHANGER available at most computerstores.You can clone all of the programming of one BC250D intoanother, including frequencies, talkgroup IDs, alpha tags,delay settings, etc. After connecting the two scanners, turnthe radios On. Prepare each scanner for clone mode asfollows.1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SYSTEM OPTION - CLONE by rotating the VFOand pressing E.3. Determine the scanner that has the frequency data thatyou want to transfer. This one must be set up as the"Master Unit", and the other must be set as the "SlaveUnit".4. On the scanner that is the "MasterUnit", select MASTER, then press E.5. On the scanner that is the "SlaveUnit", select SLAVE, then press E.HOLD/MANSCANCH/FRQMENU/BACKL/O.SELECTREVERSETRUNKRSMEHOLD/MANSCANCH/FRQMENU/BACKL/O.SELECTREVERSETRUNKRSMESEARCHSERVICE SEARCHSERVICEFemaleDB9MaleDB914233246 & 1556478879Not usedNull Modem Adapter Pin connectionsCLONESELECT UNITMASTERSLAVE>CLONE> SELECT UNITMASTERSLAVEBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 79
806. Press SCAN on both scanners. The data transfer is started from theMaster Unit to the Slave Unit.During the data transfer, bothscanners show the followingdisplays.When the data transfer is complete,COMPLETE displays.If the data transfer is not successful,the following error message willappear.Note: To clear ERROR, press (decimal key).To exit the clone mode, press MENU/BACKrepeatedly.Note: Once you have completed the cloning of the scanners,reset the scanners by turning the scanners Off andthen On again. This is particularly important to know ifyou wish to clone another scanner right away..CLONE== >MASTER UNITCLONECOMPLETEMASTER UNITCLONEERRORMASTER UNITCLONE== <SLAVE UNITBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 80
81Additional FeaturesThe following additional features are designed for you tocustomize your scanner. Once these features have beenturned On or Off, they will remain as they are set until youreset them, even if you turn the scanner Off and then Onagain.DimmerTo change brightness of the display:1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SYSTEM OPTION - DIMMER by rotating theVFO and pressing E.3. Select one from HIGH or MEDIUM or OFF by rotatingthe VFO and then press E.To change lighting time:1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SYSTEM OPTION - DIMMER by rotating theVFO and pressing E.3. Select 15 SECONDS or INTINATE by rotating theVFO and then press E.Enter LockYou can lockout the keypad to prevent re-programming ofchannels, talkgroups and tones (see page 90).1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SYSTEM OPTION - ENTER LOCK by rotatingthe VFO and pressing E.3. Set to ON by rotating the VFO and then press E.Key LockKey Lock prevents accidental key entries except the followingkeys (KEYLOCK, HOLD/MAN and RSM).1. Press and hold for 2 seconds to turn ON or OFF ,and then two beep tone sounds.BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 81
82Key Beep OptionTo choose beep sound ON or OFF:1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SYSTEM OPTION - KEY BEEP by rotating theVFO and pressing E.3. Set to ON or OFF by rotating the VFO and then press E.Screen MaskThe trunk, frequency, receiving mode, and signal meterindications on the display are masked when this feature isactivated (except while in Search mode). This feature reducesthe amount of displayed information.1. Press MENU/BACK.2. Select SYSTEM OPTION - SCREEN MASK byrotating the VFO and pressing E.3. Set to ON or OFF by rotating the VFO and then press E.Reverse ModeThis key will allow you to observe the reverse frequency ofthe repeater. While pressing REVERSE, the standard pairfrequency will be displayed. For a list of the standard pairfrequencies, refer to the table "Reverse List" in the Appendix.If the frequency that you have chosen does not have an offsetfrequency, the display will indicate ERROR and NOREVERSE. This feature does not work in the WeatherSearch mode.Channel Step SelectionYou can set channel steps, 5 kHz - 100 kHz or Auto, inConventional mode or Chain search mode. The defaultreceive mode should be the proper mode setting in almost all cases. You may wish to set some VHF channels for NFMmode, depending on any adjacent channel interferenceproblems. Note that WFM is typically only used for broadcastfrequencies, such as TV audio or FM radio.See STEPS in "Menu Description" for details.Mute On/OffTo manually turn On the Mute function, press and hold MUTEfor more than 1 second until MUTE ON is displayed. You will not hear any audio. This feature does not function inthe WX alert mode, because the audio is already muted. Toturn it Off, press MUTE again.BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 82
83Receiving Mode SelectionYou can also set the receiving mode, AM or FM etc., inConventional mode or Chain Search mode.See MODE in "Menu Description" for details.Frequency and Channel Tuning with the VFOControlThe VFO knob can be used for changing frequencies orchanging memory channels (for Conventional channels ortalkgroup ID Scan Lists).1. In Conventional mode, when the setting for VFO ischannel, rotate the VFO to move up (to step up throughchannels) or down (to step down through channels). If youare in Trunk Manual mode, you will step through Scan Listmemory locations (whether the CHAN or the FREQ iconis active).2. In Chain Search mode, when the setting for VFO isfrequency, rotate the VFO to move up to step up throughfrequencies sequentially or to down to step down throughfrequencies. To change the step, you will need to go into theChain Search menu and adjust the step for the desiredmemory location.BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 83
84Care and MaintenanceGeneral Use•Turn the scanner Off before disconnecting the power.•Always write down the programmed frequencies in theevent of memory loss.•If memory is lost, simply reprogram each channel. The display shows 000.0000 in all channels when there hasbeen a memory loss.•Always press each button firmly until you hear the entrytone for that key entry, unless you have turned OFF the KEY BEEP in the menu system.Location•Do not use the scanner in high-moisture environments suchas the kitchen or bathroom.•Avoid placing the unit in direct sunlight or near heating elements or vents.•If the scanner receives strong interference or electricalnoise, move it or its antenna away from the source of thenoise. If possible, a higher elevation, may provide betterreception. Also try changing the height or angle of theantenna.Cleaning•Disconnect the power to the unit before cleaning.•Clean the outside of the scanner with a mild detergent. To prevent scratches, do not use abrasive cleaners or sol-vents. Be careful not to rub the LCD window.•Do not use excessive amounts of water.Repairs•Do not attempt any repair. The scanner contains no userserviceable parts. Contact the Uniden Customer ServiceCenter or take it to a qualified repair technician.Birdies•All radios can receive birdies (undesired signals). If yourscanner stops during Scan mode and no sound is heard, itmay be receiving a birdie. Birdies are internally generatedsignals inherent in the electronics of the receiver.Press L/O to lockout the channel, and then press RSMto resume scanning.BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 84
85TroubleshootingIf your BC250D is not performing properly, try the followingsteps.If you experience difficulty while in TrunkTracker mode, try thefollowing steps.Problem SuggestionScanner won't work. 1. Check the connections at both ends of the AC Adapter.2. Turn ON the wall switch of your room. You could beusing an outlet controlled by the wall switch.3. Move the AC Adapter to another wall outlet.Improper reception. 1. Check the antenna connection or move and repositionthe antenna.2. Move the scanner.3. You may be in a remote area which could require anoptional multi-band antenna. Check with your dealer orlocal electronics store.Scan won't stop. 1. Adjust squelch threshold - refer to page 15, "Setting theSquelch".2. Check the antenna connection.3. Check to see if many of the channels are Locked Out.If so, the scanner has less chance of finding an active channel.4. Review each channels frequency to see if it is stillstored in Memory and is correct.5. Its possible that none of the programmed frequenciesare currently active.Scan won't start. 1. Press the SCAN key again.2. Adjust the SQUELCH control.3. Check to see if all channels are Locked Out.Weather Scan won't work. 1. Adjust squelch threshold - refer to page XX, "Setting theSquelch".2. Check the antenna.Problem SuggestionScanner won't track. 1. May not be a system which can be tracked by your scanner. Make sure you press and hold TRUNK for 2 seconds to enter into Trunk mode.2. Missing the Data Frequency.3. Change to a Type 1 Scanner setup.Review Fleet Map Programming on page 70.Scanner won't stop 1. No IDs have been programmed.during Scan List mode. 2. The IDs you have stored are not active.Scanner will not acquire 1. Adjust the squelch for Trunking mode.data channel. See page 51.2. Missing the frequency used for the data channel.Check your frequency list.Missing replies 1. Change to a Type 1 scanner setup .to conversations. Review Fleet Map Programming on page 71.2. Try another Preset Fleet Map or Program your ownFleet Map.3. Check to see that all of the systems frequencieshave been entered.Channel Activity 1. May be a telephone interconnect call, which areIndicators are flashing intentionally blocked by your scanner.but no sound is heard. 2. The ID on your display is not active .Scanner not tracking 1. Logical channel numbers (frequencies) for the systeman EDACS system are not programmed in the correct order.properly. Check frequency resources and reprogram.2. Not all frequencies for the system are programmed.Check frequency resources.BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 85
86If you still cannot get satisfactory results while using yourscanner or if you want additional information, please call orwrite the Uniden Parts and Service Division. The address andphone number are listed in the Warranty at the end of thismanual. If you would like immediate assistance, please callCustomer Service at (800)297-1023.If you have internet access, you can visitscanner.uniden.com for additional information. Problem SuggestionAPCO 25 CARD INSTALLED screen does not appear when the scanner is turned ON.Scratchy or robotic sound is heard during communications.Digital communication is not heard.DATA sound is heard at the beginning of digital communications.Robotic sound is heard.1. Check to see if the BCi25D is properly installed.2. Check to see if the P25 Mode is ON or DISABLE in the Menu mode (See page 76-77).1. Move to a location where the signal strength is strong.2. Modulation accuracy of transmissions sent can be low.1. Verify the accuracy of the frequencies of the P25 system you are trying to monitor.2. You might be in a dead-spot for the P25 system you are trying to monitor. Check other locations in the area.1. APCO project 25 systems can send data before voice communication.2. Data sound can be heard when signal strength is weak.1. Check to see if the ENCRYPTION message appears on the display.The scanner doesn’t monitor encrypted voice communications.BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 86
SpecificationsCertified in accordance with FCC Rules and Regulations Part 15,Subpart C, as of date of manufacture.Channel: 1000Banks: 10 (100 channels each)Service Bands: 12 preprogrammed search bands(including the NOAA Weather Service band)Frequency Range: 25.0 - 27.995 MHz AM28.0 - 53.99 MHz FM54.0 - 71.95 MHz WFM72.0 - 75.995 MHz FM76.0 - 87.95 MHz WFM88.0 - 107.9 MHz WFM108.0 - 136.975 MHz AW137.0 - 161.995 MHz FM162.0 - 173.9875 MHz FM174.0 - 215.95 MHz WFM216.0 - 224.995 MHz FM225.0 - 399.95 MHz AM400.0 - 512.0 MHz NFM806.0 - 823.9875 MHz NFM849.0125 - 868.9875 MHzNFM849.0125 - 956.0 MHz NFM1240.0 - 1300.0 MHz NFMOperating Temperature: –20 °C to +60 °CScan Rate: 100 channels per second MAX.(conventional mode)Search Rate: 100 steps per second MAX.(Normal Search)300 steps per second MAX.(Turbo Search)Scan Delay: 2 secondsAudio Output: 240 mW nominal (8Ωinternal speaker)38 mW nominal (32Ωstereo headphone)9 mW nominal (64Ωearphone)Internal Speaker: 8 ohms (36 mm outer diameter)Power Requirements: AD600U AC Adapter (4.8V DC, 1500mA)or4.8V DC 1500mAh (internal battery)12V DC (AD600U AC Adapter)Antenna: Rubber Antenna (included)Antenna Jack: BNC typeExternal Jacks: DC 12 V Power Jack (center is positive)Remote Jack (DB-9)Earphone Jack87BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 87
88Size: 65mm (W) x 45mm (D) x 153mm (H)Weight: 350 g (11-1/4 oz.)Features and specifications are all subject to change without notice.BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 88
Glossary of TermsAlpha tag - This term refers to an alphanumeric text tag thatyou can enter to describe the individual frequencies thatyou have programmed. Rather than having to associate aspecific frequency to the individuals that are using it, youcan enter the actual name of the group. This will eliminatethe need for memorizing the group’s frequency.Attenuator - This scanner comes with a feature to attenuateor reduce the signal strength. The built-in attenuator can beturned on specific frequencies to prevent strong signalsfrom overloading the scanner input, possibly damaging thescanner or missing other transmissions due to the repeatedstopping on the stronger signal.Clone - This term identifies the ability to set up a duplicatescanner. This function allows you to clone all theprogramming information, including frequencies, talkgroupsand alpha tags as well as bank settings and otherparameters from one BC250D to another or BC785D.Control Channel - This is the frequency within a trunkingsystem that runs the system. On Control Channels (some-times called Data Channels) you will hear a buzz sawsound. For the most part, it is the sound of the system’scentral computer directing talkgroups to particular voice(working) frequencies within the system.CTCSS - (Continuous Tone Controlled Squelch System)refers to a system where the radio receivers are equippedwith tone responsive devices which allow audio signals toappear at the audio output, select voice processing such asscrambling or control repeater functions only when a carriermodulated with a specific tone is received. This methodmay be used to restrict access to the repeater or receiver,or reduce interference where several stations with outputfrequencies in close proximity of each other make it difficultto hear the conversation you are interested in. With CTCSSsquelching, you can eliminate the possibility of hearingunwanted conversations by selecting one of the 38 standardsubaudible tones. You will only hear those transmissionsthat have been programmed on specific frequencies withthe specific subaudible tone that you have selected.DCS - (Digital Controlled Squelch) refers to a system wherethe radio receivers are equipped with data burst responsivedevices which allow audio signals to appear at the audiooutput, select voice processing such as scrambling orcontrol repeater functions only when a carrier modulated89BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 89
90with specific data burst is received. This method may beused to restrict access to the repeater or receiver, or reduceinterference where several stations with output frequenciesin close proximity of each other make it difficult to hear theconversation you are interested in. With DCS squelching,you can eliminate the possibility of hearing unwantedconversations by selecting one of the 104 standard databurst subaudible tones. You will only hear thosetransmissions that have been programmed on specificfrequencies with the specific subaudible tone that you haveselected.Enter Lock - This is the term used for locking the keypad.This prevents accidental re-programming of channels andtalkgroups entered into memory. The default setting is OFF.When ENTER LOCK is enabled, the following functions willbe disabled:• Enter or modify the Memory Channel frequency• Enter or modify the Tone information• Enter or modify the Trunking ID. ( this can be modified through the menu screen.)FIPS codes - For the purpose of broadcasting weatherinformation, the NWS (National Weather Service) hasdivided the United States into regions by state and county(or parish, where applicable) then assigned a 6 digit FIPScode to identify each county or parish. The first digitrepresents the county subdivision, the next two representsthe state, and the last three digits represent the county orparish. Your scanner can receive all SAME alert signalsbroadcasted within about a 50-mile radius of where youinstall it. So if you only want to hear the counties that arenearest to your area, you can choose specifically the FIPScode of areas that you want. This lets you avoid hearingwarnings that apply to an area within a 50-mile radius butnot necessarily in your county or parish.I-Call - Most communications within a trunked system aregroup calls where one unit (such as a dispatcher)communicates with all the units within her group (all thepatrol vehicles on the east side of town, for example). Theunits within this group comprise what is typically known as atalkgroup. There are some communications which are directunit-to-unit conversations where one individual converseswith another individual. The call is initiated by a radio and isdirected to another single radio. Within the system, no oneoutside of these two users hears the conversation. This callis referred to as I-Call.BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 90
Key Beep - This is another term for the tone you hear as akeypad acknowledgement beep. The default setting is on. If you have turned the Key Beep off, you now have a silentkeypad. You will not hear a tone each time you press a key.NWR S.A.M.E. Weather Alert - In 1994, the NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) beganbroadcasting coded signals called FIPS (FederalInformation Processing System) codes along with thestandard weather broadcasts for stations in your area.These codes identify an emergency and the specificgeographic area (such as your county) affected by theemergency. The scanner was developed with SAME(Specific Area Messaging Encoding) technology. Thisallows you scanner to receive, interpret, and display theinformation about the codes so you can determine if theemergency might affect you area.Each FIPS code identifiesa specific geographic area (defined by the National WeatherService) so your scanner sounds an alert only when aweather emergency is declared in those locations. Thishelps you more efficiently track the weather conditions inand around your area.PC Control - This term is associated with the ability toprogram frequencies and other useful information via acomputer by means of the Uniden national database or thirdparty software. You can change the transfer speed on thescanner needed to be compatible with your PC. (See pageXX)Scan List - When you designate a bank to be a trunkingbank, your scanner sets up 10 Scan Lists, which are simplylist of your favorite IDs. Each list can contain up to 10 IDs,so you can store a total of 100 IDs for each trunk bank.These lists are designed to help you organize the trunkingsystem users into categories.Screen Mask - Screen Mask reduces the amount ofinformation that appears on the display. Alpha tags that youhave set for a channel along with a few function icons willappear only on the display. This mode is particularly usefulin public safety vehicles where that are already overloadedwith information. Screen Mask does not work in Searchmode.Status Bit - This term refers to Motorola Type II systems.There is a method by which special types ofcommunications utilize unique talk group numbers. Forexample, if all emergency calls are set to occur on aspecific talk group number then you will not miss thetransmission even if you have not programmed all the talkgroup numbers. With the Status Bit on and you have91BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 91
programmed the unique number, then you don’t have toworry what the rest of the groups numbers are. The topic ofinterest will be picked up.Talkgroup - A group of users within a trunked system thatcommunicates with one another.92BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 92
AppendixPreset Fleet Maps93Preset Map 1Size CodeSIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11Block10234567Preset Map 2Size CodeSIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4Block10234567Preset Map 3Size CodeSIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 12(SIZE CODE 12)Block10234567Preset Map 5Size CodeSIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 12(SIZE CODE 12)SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4Block10234567Preset Map 7Size CodeSIZE CODE 10SIZE CODE 10SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4Block10234567Preset Map 8Size CodeSIZE CODE 1SIZE CODE 1SIZE CODE 2SIZE CODE 2SIZE CODE 3SIZE CODE 3SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4Block10234567Preset Map 6Size CodeSIZE CODE 3SIZE CODE 10SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 12(SIZE CODE 12)SIZE CODE 12(SIZE CODE 12)Block10234567Preset Map 4Size CodeSIZE CODE 12(SIZE CODE 12)SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4Block10234567BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 93
94Preset Map 9Preset Map 11Preset Map 13Preset Map 15 Preset Map 16Preset Map 14Preset Map 12Preset Map 10Size CodeSIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0Block10234567Size CodeSIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4Block10234567Size CodeSIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0Block10234567Size CodeSIZE CODE 3SIZE CODE 3SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0Block10234567Size CodeSIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 12(SIZE CODE 12)Block10234567Size CodeSIZE CODE 3SIZE CODE 10SIZE CODE 10SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 12(SIZE CODE 12)Block10234567Size CodeSIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 3SIZE CODE 10SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 12(SIZE CODE 12)Block10234567Size CodeSIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 0SIZE CODE 4Block10234567BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 94
User Defined Fleet MapsType I Programming InformationWhen a Type I system is designed, the address informationfor all the IDs are divided into 8 equal sized blocks. When youprogram your scanner to track a Type I system, you mustselect a size code for each of these blocks. When you haveassigned a size code to all 8 blocks, you have defined theFleet Map for the system you're tracking. Each size codedetermines the number of Fleets, Subfleets, and IDs eachblock will have. For example, a size code of "4" has one Fleet,which is divided into 16 separate Subfleets, and it has a totalof 512 individual IDs.When a block is assigned a size code, the Fleet or Fleetscreated within the block are assigned a Type I ID. The waythese IDs display on your scanner depends on the blocknumber and the blocks size code. When a Type I ID displays,the left most digit represents the block which contains the ID.The next two or three digits identify which Fleet is active, andthe last digit(s) identifies the Subfleet.The details concerning how the size codes are selected by aType I system designer are highly dependent on the specificneeds of the systems users. Some organizations may wantmany subfleets with only a few radios each, while anotherorganization may want only a few subfleets with many radioseach. Your task is to program your fleet map with the samesize code assignments as the trunked system. If you do thisaccurately, you'll track all the Fleet-Subfleet combinationsused by the system. In other words, you'll hear completecommunications while monitoring a trunked system.If you don't already know the size codes used, you'll have toguess at them. But since you don't have to figure out all theblocks at once, this isn't as hard as it seems. Select a sizecode for a block, and then press SCAN. Now listen to thecommunications. If you decide you are receiving most of thereplies to the conversations with IDs assigned to the blockyou just programmed, then you've probably selected the rightsize code and can work on the next block of the map.95Block(1 digit) Subfleet(1 or 2 digits)Which Fleetwithin the Block(2 or 3 digits)BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 95
Finally, for most public safety systems there are some sizecodes which are more common. SIZE CODE 3 and SIZECODE 4 are probably the most common, followed by SIZECODE 10, SIZE CODE 11, and SIZE CODE 12.Fleet Map Size CodesSize Code RestrictionsIf you select SIZE CODE 12, 13, or 14, there are somerestrictions as to which blocks can be used for these codes.•SIZE CODE 12 can only be assigned to Blocks 0, 2, 4,or 6.•SIZE CODE 13 can only be assigned to Blocks 0 and 4.•SIZE CODE 14 can only be assigned to Block 0.Since these SIZE CODES require multiple blocks, you will beprompted for the next available block when programming aFleet Map. For example, if you assign Block 0 as an SIZECODE 12, you will be prompted for Block 2, the next blockavailable, instead of Block 1. And if you assign Block 0 asSIZE CODE 14, you would not see another prompt becauseall available blocks have been used.96Size Fleets Subfleets IDs BlocksUsed0 Reserves block for Type II IDs +1 128 4 16 1216 8 64 13 8 8 128 14 1 16 512 1564 4 32 1632 8 32 1732 4 64 18 16 4 128 19 8 4 256 110 4 8 256 111 2 16 256 112 1 16 1024 213 1 16 2048 414 1 16 4096 8BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 96
NWR-SAME EVENT CODE97Event Code Standard Event Level (Siren Type) LCD DisplayWarning Watch Statement TestHurricane/Tropical Storm Warning HUW 0 HURRICANETsunami Warning TSW 0 TSUNAMICoastal Flood Warning CFW 0 COASTAL FLOODSpecial Marine Warning SMW 0 SPECIAL MARINEAvalanche Warning AVW 0 AVALANCHEVolcano Warning VOW 0 VOLCANOShelter In Place Warning SPW 0 SHELTERCivil Danger Watch CDA 0 CIVIL DANGERRadiological Hazard Watch RHA 0 RADIOLOGICALHazardous Material Watch HMA 0 HAZARDOUSWinter Storm Watch WSA 0 WINTER STORMHigh Wing/ Dust Storm Watch HWA 0 THUNDERSTORMTornado Watch TOA 0 HIGH WINDService Thunderstorm Watch SVA 0 THUNDERSTORMFlash Flood Watch FFA 0 FLASH FLOODFlood Watch FLA 0 FLOODHurricane/ Tropical Storm Watch HUA 0 HURRICANETsunami Watch TSA 0 TSUNAMICoastal Flood Watch CFA 0 COASTAL FLOODAvalanche Watch AVA 0 AVALANCHEVolcano Watch VOA 0 VOLCANOEvent Code Standard Event Level (Siren Type) LCD DisplayWarning Watch Statement TestEmergency Action Notification EAN 0 EMG NOTIFYEmergency Action Termination EAT 0 EMG TERMINATENational Information Center NIC 0 NATIONAL INFOTornado Warning # TOW(or TOR)0 TORNADOService Thunderstorm Warning # SVW(or SVR)0 THUNDERSTORMFlash Flood Warning FFW 0 FLASH FLOODFlash Warning FLW 0 FLOODWinter Storm Warning WSW 0 WINTER STORMBlizzard Warning BZW 0 BLIZZARDHigh Wing/ Dust Storm Warning HWW 0 HIGH WINDRadio logical Hazard Warning RHW 0 RADIOLOGICALCivil Danger Warning CDW 0 CIVIL DANGERLocal Area Emergency LAE 0 LOCAL EMGHazardous Material Warning HMW 0 HAZARDOUSCivil Emergency Message CEM 0 CIVIL EMGImmediate Evacuation Warning IEW 0 EVACUATIONImmediate Evacuation Notice EVI 0 EVACUATE NOTELaw Enforcement Warning LEW 0 LAW ENFORCEMENTFire Warning FRW 0 FIREBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 97
98Range Offset29.520 - 29.580 +0.1 MHz29.620 - 29.680 -0.1 MHz52.010 - 52.990 +1 MHz53.010 - 53.990 -1 MHz143.750 +4.375 MHz143.900 +4.25 MHz144.510 - 144.890 +0.6 MHz145.110 - 145.490 -0.6 MHz146.010 - 146.385 +0.6 MHz146.415 - 146.505 +1 MHz146.595 +1 MHz146.610 - 146.985 -0.6 MHz147.000 - 147.390 +0.6 MHz147.415 - 147.505 -1 MHz147.595 -1 MHz147.600 - 147.990 -0.6 MHz148.125 -4.375 MHz148.150 -4.25 MHz222.120 - 223.380 +1.6 MHz223.720 - 224.980 -1.6 MHz420.000 - 424.9875 +5 MHz425.000 - 429.9875 -5 MHz440.000 - 444.9875 +5 MHzREVERSE LISTEvent Code Standard Event Level (Siren Type) LCD DisplayWarning Watch Statement TestService Weather Statement SVS 0 SERVICE WXSpecial Weather Statement SPS 0 SPECIAL WXFlash Flood Statement FFS 0 FLASH FLOODFlood Statement FLS 0 FLOODHurricane Statement HLS 0 HURRICANENational Periodic Test NPT 0 NATION PERIODRequired Monthly Test RMT 0 MONTHLYRequired Weekly Test RWT 0 WEEKLYSystem Demonstration/ Practice DMO Note SYSTEM DEMONational Hazard Warning NHW 0 NATION HAZARDUnknown Emergency Tune TV **E 0 UNKNOWN TVUnknown Warning Tune TV **W 0 UNKNOWN TVUnknown Watch Tune TV **A 0 UNKNOWN TVUnknown Statement Tune TV **S 0 UNKNOWN TVRange Offset445.000 - 449.9875 -5 MHz450.000 - 454.9875 +5 MHz455.000 - 459.9875 -5 MHz460.000 - 464.9875 +5 MHz465.000 - 469.9875 -5 MHz470.000 - 472.9875 +3 MHz473.000 - 475.9875 -3 MHz476.000 - 478.9875 +3 MHz479.000 - 481.9875 -3 MHz482.000 - 484.9875 +3 MHz485.000 - 487.9875 -3 MHz488.000 - 490.9875 +3 MHz491.000 - 493.9875 -3 MHz494.000 - 496.9875 +3 MHz497.000 - 499.9875 -3 MHz500.000 - 502.9875 +3 MHz503.000 - 505.9875 -3 MHz506.000 - 508.9875 +3 MHz509.000 - 511.9875 -3 MHz806.000 - 823.9875 +45 MHz851.000 - 868.9875 -45 MHz896.000 - 901.000 +39 MHz935.000 - 940.000 -39 MHzBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 98
99CTCSS Frequency List (Hz)DCS Tone Code67.091.5118.8156.7210.771.994.8123.0162.2218.174.497.4127.3167.9225.777.0100.0131.8173.8233.679.7103.5136.5179.9241.882.5107.2141.3186.2250.385.4110.9146.2192.888.5114.8151.4203.5023051114143174245266332411452506612703025053115145205246271343412454516624712026054116152212251274346413455523627723031065122155223252306351423462526631731032071125156225255311356431464532632732036072131162226261315364432465546654734043073132165243263325365445466565662743047074134172244265331371446503606664754BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 99
100BC250D Flow Charts1234567890WEATHERPUBLIC SAFETYNEWSTV BROADCASTHAM RADIOMARINERAILROADAIRCB RADIOFRSRACINGSPECIALCHAIN SEARCH12MONITORALERT 1: ON FIPS CODE 1::FIPS CODE15ALL FILPS CODE123456CHAIN SEARCH SEARCH RANGE(RANGE SELECT)DELAYATTENUATORTONE DATAAUTO STORE1: ON/ 2:OFF1: ON/ 2:OFF1: ON/ 2:OFF1: CTCSS/ 2: DCS/ 3: OFF1: ON/ 2:OFF12345RANGE(RANGE SELECT)STEPSMODEALPHA TAGTRUNK1 SERVICE OPTION2: OFF1: 5KHz/2: 7.5KH/3: 10KHz/4: 12.5KHz/5: 25KHz/6: 50KHz/7: 100KHz/8: AUTO1: AM/2: FM/3: WFM/4: NFM/5: AUTOONOFFPLAN 1PLAN 2PLAN 3PLAN 412BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 100
1011 2CONVENTIONAL(CHANNEL SELECT)TRUNK(BANK SELECT)123456 7FREQUENCYDELAYTONE DATABEEP ALERTATTENUATORSTEPSMODEFREQUENCY1: ON/ 2:OFF1: CTCSS/2: DCS/ 3: OFF1: ON/ 2:OFF1: ON/ 2:OFF1: 5KHz/ 2: 7.5KHz/ 3: 10 KHz/ 4: 12.5 KHz/ 5: 25 KHz/ 6: 50 KHz/ 7: 100 KHz/ 8: AUTO1:AM/ 2:FM/ 3:WFM/ 4:NFMALPHA TAG12 3 4 5 678 89900TRUNK TYPETRUNK CHANNEL(CHANNEL SELECT)TALK GROUP SET(SELECT ID NO. )DELAY ID LIST TAG L/O ID REVIEWACTIVITYI-CALL(MOTOROLA/ EDACS)ID SCAN LIST (LTR)EMERGENCY ALT (EDACS)STATUS BIT (MOTOROLA)EDACS ID FORM (EDACS)END CODE (MOTOROLA)CNTRL CH ONLY(TYPE1/ TYPE2 800,900) 1 2 3 1: ON/ 2: OFF 1: ON/ 2: OFF1: ON/ 2: OFF/ 3: ONLY 1: ON/ 2: OFF1: ON/ 2: OFF1: AFS/ 2: DECIMAL1: DETECT/ 2: IGNORE(TYPE2 800/TYPE1 SYSTEM) 1: PLAN1/ 2: PLAN2/ 3: PLAN3/ 4: PLAN4/ 5: OFF (TYPE 2 900 SYSTEM) 1: ON/ 2: OFFFREQUENCYSTEPSMODEALPHA TAG1: 5KHz/2: 7.5KH/3: 10KHz/4: 12.5KHz/5: 25KHz/6: 50KHz/7: 100KHz/8: AUTO1: AM/2: FM/3: WFM/4: NFM12 3 4 5 67891 2ON OFFTYPE2 800TYPE1 TYPE2 900 TYPE2 UHF TYPE2 VHF EDCS WIDEEDCS NARROWEDCS SCT.LT123IDALPHA TAGBEEP ALERTSET FLEET MAP USER CUSTOM / PRESET 1-16 SET BASE CONFIG 1-3SET BASE CONFIG 1-3ENTER SPACE FREQUENCY ENTER SPACE FREQUENCYENTER OFFSET CHANNELENTER OFFSET CHANNEL2 SCAN OPTIONENTER BASE FREQUENCY ENTER BASE FREQUENCYBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 101
10212345 678 9 0DIMMERSCREEN MASKKEY BEEPENTER LOCKPC CONTROL CLONEDATA SKIPSQ MODE BANK TAG(SELECT BANK)APCO CARDBATTERY SAVEDIMMER LIGHTDIMMER TIME1: ON/ 2:OFF1: ON/ 2:OFF1: ON/ 2:OFF1: 2400 bps / 2: 4800 bps / 3: 9600 bps/ 4: 19200 bps/ 5: OFFMASTER / SLAVE1: ON/ 2:OFF1: CSQ/ 2: TONE SQ/ 3: TONE SEARCHENABLE/DISABLE1: ON/ 2: OFFHIGH/MEDIUM15SECONDS/INFINITE3 SYSTEM OPTIONBC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 102
One Year Limited WarrantyImportant: Evidence of original purchase is required for warrantyservice.WARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATION (Uniden)ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants, for one year, to theoriginal retail owner, this Uniden product to be free from defects inmaterials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below.WARRANTY DURATION: This warranty to the original user shallterminate and be of no further effect 12 months after the date oforiginal retail sale. The warranty is invalid if the Product is (A) damaged or not maintained as reasonable or necessary, (B) modified, altered, or used as part of any conversion kits,subassemblies, or any configurations not sold by Uniden, (C) improperly installed, (D) serviced or repaired by someone otherthan an authorized Uniden service center for a defect or malfunctioncovered by this warranty, (E) used in any conjunction with equipmentor parts or as part of any system not manufactured by Uniden, or (F)installed or programmed by anyone other than as detailed by theowners manual for this product.STATEMENT OF REMEDY: In the event that the product does notconform to this warranty at any time while this warranty is in effect,warrantor will either, at its option, repair or replace the defective unitand return it to you without charge for parts, service, or any other cost(except shipping and handling) incurred by warrantor or itsrepresentatives in connection with the performance of this warranty.Warrantor, at its option, may replace the unit with a new orrefurbished unit. THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE IS THE SOLE AND ENTIRE WARRANTY PERTAINING TO THEPRODUCT AND IS IN LIEU OF AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHERWARRANTIES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, WHETHEREXPRESS, IMPLIED OR ARISING BY OPERATION OF LAWINCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIESOF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULARPURPOSE. THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER OR PROVIDEFOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OR PAYMENT OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. Some states do not allow thisexclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so theabove limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.LEGAL REMEDIES: This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.This warranty is void outside the United States of America.PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OF WARRANTY:If, after following the instructions in the owners manual you are certainthat the product is defective, pack the Product carefully (preferably in its original packaging). The product should include all parts andaccessories originally packaged with the Product. Include evidence of original purchase and a note describing the defect that has causedyou to return it. The Product should be shipped freight prepaid, bytraceable means, to warrantor at:UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATIONParts and Service Division4700 Amon Carter BoulevardFort Worth, TX 76155(800) 554-3988, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time, Monday throughFriday103BC250D 9/20/2 2:52 PM Page 103

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