Uniden America UB376 DIGITAL SCANNER RECEIVER User Manual 2

Uniden America Corporation DIGITAL SCANNER RECEIVER 2

User Manual 2

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DEPARTMENT OPTIONS
Edit Name Set Location Information Delete Department
Set Department Quick Key Set Avoid New Department
Edit Channel
Edit Name
See Data Naming.
Set Department Quick Key
This assigns a quick key to the Department and the scanner will scan the Department when
the key is enabled. The default setting is . (no quick key). If you don’t assign a Quick Key to
a departmtnt, it will always be scanned unless you Avoid it.
0-99 or . (for no quick key)
Note: Pressing the rst number of a 2-digit quick key will get you closer. For example,
press 1 for 10, 2 for 20, etc., then scroll to the second digit.
Edit Channel
See Channel Options.
Set Location Information – This allows you program a location for the Department to use with
Location Control enabled or with a GPS. You can program a circle with a radial range or multiple
rectangles as a location.
See Set Up GPS rst.
Circle
Set Latitude
Enter the latitude. Press ./no to toggle N or S, and press E/yes.
Set Longitude
Enter the longitude. Press ./no to toggle E or W, and press E/yes.
Set Range See also Understanding Range.
0-6000
Rectangles
New Rectangle
Latitude - Top Left
Enter the latitude. Press ./no to toggle N or S, and press E/yes.
Longitude - Top Left
Enter the longitude. Press ./no to toggle E or W, and press E/yes.
Latitude - Bottom Right
Enter the latitude. Press ./no to toggle N or S, and press E/yes.
Longitude - Bottom Right
Enter the longitude. Press ./no to toggle E or W, and press E/yes.
Stored Rectangle
Edit Rectangle See Rectangles above.
Delete Rectangle
At Confirm Delete? press E/yes or ./no.
Set Avoid – This determines whether a Department will be scanned or not. Temporary Avoids
cancel when you cycle power.
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The default setting is Stop Avoiding.
Stop Avoiding, Temporary Avoid, or Permanent Avoid
See also Scan Avoids.
Delete Department – Deletes the Department.
At Confirm Delete? press E/yes or ./no.
New Department – See New Department.
PROGRAMMING FREQUENCIES/TGIDS
QUICKLY STORING A FREQUENCY/TGID
In scan mode press Channel to hold on any channel.
Enter the Frequency or TGID and press E/yes. See also Edit Frequency/TGID.
Note: You have to enter a TGID/frequency in the proper format for the system you are
holding on. Example: You can’t enter a Motorola Type II TGID when holding on an LTR
system.
Store a Frequency/TGID into a “Quick Save” Favorites List
At Quick Freq/TGID Save?, press E/yes.
The scanner will save the Frequency/ TGID in a Favorites List called Quick Save
Favorites List, in a System called Quick Save System, (with no quick keys assigned), in a
Department called Quick Save Department.
Store a Frequency/TGID into a Current Favorites List
At Quick Freq/TGID Save?, press ./no.
At inquiry Press E/yes.
At Select Favorites List, scroll to the Favorites List where you want to store the
Frequecy/TGID and press E/yes.
At Select System, scroll to the System where you want to store the Frequency/TGID and
press E/yes.
At Select Department, scroll to the Department where you want to store the Frequency/
TGID and press E/yes.
After storing the Frequency/TGID, you will be at the Channel Options menu to complete the
settings for the new channel. If you don’t want to edit the channel settings press Avoid to
return.
NEW CHANNEL/CHANNEL OPTIONS
Press Menu then scroll to Manage Favorites and press E/yes.
Scroll to the Favorites List and press E/yes.
Scroll to Review/Edit System and press E/yes.
Scroll to the System and press E/yes.
Scroll to Edit Department and press E/yes.
Scroll to the Department and press E/yes.
Scroll to Edit Channel and press E/yes.
To Create a New Channel, scroll to New Channel and press E/yes.
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At Input Frequency/TGID, enter the frequency or TGID and press E/yes.
To Edit an Existing Channel, scroll to the Channel and press E/yes.
CHANNEL OPTIONS
Note: Not all options will appear for all channels.
Edit Name Set Attenuator Set Alert
Edit Frequency or TGID Set Service Type Set Avoid
Set Audio Type Set Delay Time Volume Offset
Set Number Tag Set Priority Delete Channel
Set Modulation New Channel
Edit Name
See Data Naming.
Edit Frequency or TGID
Enter the frequency or TGID and press E/yes to save. See also Entering IDs for Partial IDs.
To enter a Conventional Frequency, enter the Frequency and press E/yes.
To enter a Motorola Type II TGID, enter the TGID and press E/yes.
To enter a Motorola Type I TGID, enter the Block Number and Fleet Number, press ./no
twice for a hyphen, then enter the Subfleet and press E/yes.
To enter an EDACS ID in AFS format, enter the Agency Number, press ./no twice for a
hyphen, then the Fleet and Subfleet and press E/yes.
To enter an EDACS TGID in Decimal format, enter the TGID and press E/yes.
To enter a LTR TGID, enter the Area Code (0 or 1) and press ./no twice for a hyphen,
then enter the Home Repeater Number (01-20) and press ./no once, then the User ID
(1-254) and press E/yes.
To enter an I-Call ID, press ./no once then enter the ID and press E/yes.
To enter a Wildcard I-Call ID, press ./no once then enter 0 and press E/yes.
To enter Hexadecimal IDs, see Data Naming.
Note: If the channel is already stored in the group TGID or Frequency Exists Accept? (Y/N)
appears. Press ./no to return. You can also Avoid wildcard IDs.
Set Audio Type (Conventional/Motorola Only) – Select All if this channel might contain both
digital and analog signals. If you are sure the channel is analog set the channel to Analog Only.
This will prevent the P25 Waiting Time for the conventional system from losing the rst part of the
transmission up to the wait time you set there.
All. The scanner determines whether the audio is analog or digital.
Digital Only. The scanner will receive the channel only if it is carrying APCO 25 digital
audio.
P25 NAC Option (Conventional Only)
Search - the scanner searches and displays any NAC tone received.
Set P25 NAC - allows you to program a NAC code. See Data Naming.
Note: You can also store a (blinking) NAC code when receiving the frequency
in scan mode by pressing E/yes.
Analog Only. The scanner will only receive analog audio.
Set CTCSS/DCS
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Search. The scanner searches and displays any CTCSS or DCS tone.
Note: You can also store a (blinking) CTCSS/DCS tone when receiving a
frequency in scan mode by pressing E/yes.
CTCSS. Scroll to the desired CTCSS tone. Press E/yes to save.
DCS. Scroll to the desired DCS tone. Press E/yes to save.
Set Lockout. Scroll to CTCSS or DCS and press E/yes.
Scroll to the desired tone you want avoided and press E/yes to save.
Set Number Tag – This allows you to number a Channel so you can access it quickly from scan
hold mode.
The default setting is no number tag. See also Using Number Tags.
0-999, Blank (No number tag)
Set Modulation (Conventional Only) – This setting selects the modulation used for the channel.
The default setting is Auto.
Auto, AM, FM, NFM, WFM, or FMB (FM Broadcast)
See also Scan Modulation.
Set Attenuator (Conventional Only) – This setting controls whether the scanner attenuates
signals on the Channel by about 20 dB.
The default setting is Off.
On or Off
See also Scan Attenuation.
Set Service Type – This sets the Service Type for The Channel.
The Appendix has a list of Service Types and their general descriptions.
Default is Custom 1.
Scroll to the Service Type and press E/yes.
Set Delay Time – This sets (in seconds) the amount of time the scanner stays on a channel
after the transmission has ended before moving to the next channel. A negative delay will force a
resume after that number of seconds.
The default setting is 2 seconds.
-10, -5, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, or 30 sec.
Set Priority – This sets the channel as a priority channel while scanning. The default setting is
Off.
Note: To use Priority ID Scan you must also enable Priority ID Scan for each System. See
also Priority Scanning.
On or Off
Set Alert – This setting controls when and how the scanner alerts you if the channel becomes
active. The default setting is Off.
Set Alert Tone
Alert 1-9 or Off.
Set Level
Level 1-15 or Auto (the master volume level).
Set Alert Light
Set Color
Off, Blue, Red, Magenta, Green, Cyan, Yellow, or White.
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Set Pattern
On, Slow Blink, or Fast Blink.
Set Avoid – This determines whether a channel will be scanned or not. Temporary Avoids cancel
you cycle power. The default setting is Stop Avoiding.
Stop Avoiding, Temporary Avoid, or Permanent Avoid
See also Scan Avoids.
Volume Offset – This sets the Volume Offset for the Channel.
-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, or 3
Note: You can also toggle volume offset for a channel in scan hold mode by pressing Func
then 0(LVL).
Delete Channel – Deletes the Channel.
At Confirm Delete? press E/yes or ./no.
New Channel – See New Channel.
SET SCAN SELECTION
Manage Quick Key Status – This is one way to enable or disable your System quick keys and
Favorites Lists quick keys. The other way is using the number keys on the keypad. See Selecting
Quick Keys.
Favorites Quick Key
Scroll to each Favorites List quick key and press E/yes to enable or disable.
System Quick Key
Scroll to each Favorites List and press E/yes.
Favorites List
Scroll to each System quick key and press E/yes to enable or disable.
Set Nationwide Systems (Database Only) – This setting enables or disables Nationwide
systems in the Database, only when the Database is being scanned.
Scroll to each Nationwide System and press E/yes to enable or disable.
Select Lists to Monitor – This setting enables or disables your Favorites Lists and the database
for scanning. You must rst enable each list here, before you can enable the quick key for the list
or you will see Nothing to Scan.
Note: You will need to set a location to enable the database.
Scroll to the Full Database, Search with Scan, or each Favorites List, then press E/yes to
enable or disable.
For Search with Scan, see also Search with Scan and Edit Custom Search.
Set All Lists Off/On – These settings turn all Favorites Lists on or off.
Select Set All Lists Off/On then press E/yes to toggle each setting.
MANAGING FULL DATABASE
Press Menu then scroll to Manage Full Database and press E/yes.
Scroll to the options below and press E/yes.
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Review Avoids – You can review all Systems, Departments, and Channels that are avoided and
stop avoiding each one.
Note: The Database must be enabled for scan to review Avoids.
Scroll to each System, Department, or Channel and press E/yes to stop avoiding. Temporary
Avoids appear reversed in the display - .
Stop All Avoiding – This will stop avoiding all Systems, Departments, and Channels in the
Database.
At Confirm Delete?, press E/yes or ./no.
Information – This will show the database version in the scanner.
USING STARTUP KEYS
TO USE A STARTUP KEY:
1. Turn the scanner off.
2. Press and hold the number key that corresponds to the startup key when you turn the
scanner on.
3. Continue holding the number key until the scanner display shows the number of the startup
key conguration
When you use Startup Conguration, the scanner checks all Favorites Lists and:
1. Favorites whose Startup Key matches the one the user pressed are changed to Monitor
Status ON.
2. Favorites whose Startup Key DOES NOT match the one the user pressed are changed to
Monitor Status OFF.
Caution: If you press the wrong key when you press the power key to set your startup
conguration, and that wrong key doesn’t have any Favorites Lists assigned to that
key, you will start up your scanner with all systems Avoided-Nothing to Scan.
PRIORITY SCANNING
Priority Scan – When the scanner is scanning a Conventional System, it interrupts scanning,
based on the Priority Interval and Max Channels settings, to check priority channels for activity.
The more channels you have set to priority, the longer the interruption will be. The Favorites
List(s) and System(s) containing the priority channel(s) have to be enabled (and not Avoided) or
the scanner will display Priority Scan No Channel.
Priority ID Scan – This function is similar to conventional priority although there is no interruption
during the transmission. Priority is checked in between transmissions, when the scanner is
receiving the control channel, and during the channel delay period. The scanner can only look for
priority IDs in the trunked system it is currently scanning.
Priority DND – The scanner checks priority channels, based on the Priority Interval and Max
Channels settings, only when not receiving other conventional channels so there is no interruption
in scanning with conventional systems.
The highest priority is for channels in System and Department Quick Key 0. The lowest priority is
for channels in System and Department Quick Key 99. Priority for priority channels in the same
channel Department follows the order in which the channels were created.
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To use Priority Scan, you must rst set your Priority Channels.
To use Priority ID Scan, you must also enable Priority ID Scan for each system.
To Toggle Priority Modes, press Func then ./no(Pri).
PRIORITY SCAN OPTIONS
Press Menu then scroll to Priority Scan and press E/yes.
Set Priority Set Interval MaxChannels/Pri-Scan
Set Priority – Sets the Priority mode. You can also toggle these modes by holding on any channel
in scan mode and pressing Func then ./no(Pri).
Off - The Priority feature is off.
Priority DND - The scanner checks Priority channels only when not receiving other
conventional channels.
PRI appears in the display reversed - .
Priority Scan - The scanner checks conventional priority channels.
PRI appears in the display - .
Set Interval – This sets (in seconds) how often the scanner will check the priority channels.
1-10 sec.
MaxChannels/Pri-Scan – This sets the maximum number of priority channels that are scanned
during one priority scan interrupt. If there are more priority channels than the value you select,
the channels are divided into more than one group and the scanner scans each group in turn.
Example: If you set the maximum channels to 20 and there are 100 priority channels, the scanner
checks those 100 channels in groups of 20 and takes a total of 5 intervals to complete the priority
scan.
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SCANNING BY ASSIGNING QUICK KEYS
With previous scanners, you selected banks to scan. With this scanner, you select Favorites List,
and Systems, and Departments to scan by assigning Quick Keys to them.
See also Understanding Quick Keys.
Scanning is performed with a mixture of FLQK, SQK, and DQK order. The scanner will not scan all
Systems in one Favorites List and then move to the next List.
For each Favorites List, starting with 0, the scanner will scan each 0 SQK in FLQK order and then
move to the next set of SQKs for each list.
Example:
FLQK 0, SQK 0; FLQK 1, SQK 0…. FLQK 98, SQK 99; FLQK 99, SQK, 99.
Systems with the same quick key are scanned in order of creation.
The Database is scanned next, in order of creation. Then, Systems with no quick key (including
created Quick Save Systems) are scanned and in order of creation.
Departments within Systems are also scanned the same as Systems.
Conventional Channels within Systems are also scanned in order of creation.
IDs are not really scanned. The scanner checks for any activity in the trunking system and:
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• Will display all IDs when ID Search mode is set to On.
• Will display only programmed IDs when ID Search mode is set to Off.
Next, any Custom Searches (enabled for Search with Scan) are scanned in order.
Then, the scanner scans the Close Call ‘Hits with Scan’ system (if Unavoided). This is a system
that automatically stores the frequencies found by Close Call. If the ‘Hits with Scan’ system has no
frequencies, the scanner will not scan the system.
The scanner scans a system for the duration you set using the System Hold Time option. For
trunked systems, the scanner moves to the next system after the hold time expires, the current
transmission ends, and the channel delay expires. Conventional systems operate similarly, but all
(Unavoided) channels are scanned at least one time regardless of the hold time setting.
Scanning Checklist:
1. You must enable at least one Favorites List or the Full Database in Select Lists to Monitor.
2. Favorites Lists, or Systems, or Departments with Quick Keys assigned to them, must be
enabled with quick keys or through Manage Quick Key Status for Favorite Lists or Systems.
3. Service Types required for channels must be set to On.
Any Favorites List not assigned to a quick key, not Avoided, and set to On in Select – to Monitor
will be scanned.
Any Departments not assigned to a quick key and not Avoided will be scanned.
Any System not assigned to a quick key and not Avoided, will be scanned.
Scanning
Direction
System
Name
Favorites List Name
Time
and
Date
Quick Key for
Favorites List
Quick Key for
System
Department Name
Scan Mode
Channel
Name
Function Tag Frequency CTCSS/DCS/NAC
Signal Strength
Scan Receive
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System Hold Site Hold
Unit ID Display - Channel Hold Search with Scan - Frequency Hold
Change Direction or Resume Scan Turn the Scroll Control.
SELECTING QUICK KEYS
Select a Favorites List Quick Key – Press the number key(s) assigned to the Favorites List then
press E/yes. Example: 00, E/yes to enable or disable List 0.
Select a System Quick Key in the Current List – Press ./no, then the number key (2 digits)
assigned to the System.
Example: ./no, 03, E/yes to enable or disable System 3.
Select a Department Quick Key in the current List – Press ./no twice, then the number key (2
digits) assigned to the Department.
Example: ./no twice, 07, E/yes to enable or disable Department 7.
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Select a System Quick Key in a Different List – Press the number key(s) assigned to the
Favorites List then ./no, then the number key (2 digits) assigned to the System then E/yes.
Example: 00, ./no, 04, E/yes to enable or disable List 0, System 4.
TOGGLE DISPLAY MODES
Hold on any channel and press Func then 9(DISP). Press Channel to resume.
In BCD536HP, you can turn 3-Line Display on and off.
In BCD436HP, you can turn on Disp. Unit ID on and off.
TOGGLE ID SCAN OR ID SEARCH
While scanning each Trunked System, press Func then E/yes.
SELECT SERVICE TYPES
(BCD536HP) Press Serv.
(BCD436HP) Press Func then Zip/Services.
Scroll to each Service Type and press E/yes to enable or disable.
HOLDING
Channel Hold
Press Channel to hold on a Channel. Scroll to channels.
Press Channel to release Hold mode.
3-Line Display O
3-Line Display On
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Department Hold
Press Dept to pause then hold on any Department.
Double press Dept to hold without a pause.
Press Dept then quickly scroll to the Department in pause mode.
Double press Dept to release Department hold.
Site Hold
Press Func then Dept to hold on any Site.
Press Func then Dept to release Site hold.
Press Dept then rotate the scroll control to select a Site.
System Hold
Press System to pause then hold on any System.
Double press System to hold without a pause.
Press System then quickly scroll to the System in pause mode.
Double press System to release System hold.
REPLAY THE LAST TRANSMISSIONS
While scanning, press Replay.
Press Channel to pause/resume replay.
Turn the Scroll Control to select recordings.
START/STOP RECORDING
While scanning, press Func then Replay.
Note: Resets to Off when you turn off the scanner.
ADVANCED CHANNEL MENU
While the channel is in the display, press E/yes.
Edit Current Channel - See Channel Options.
Add to Favorites List - Press E/yes or ./no.
At Select Favorites List, scroll to the Favorites List and press E/yes.
Save Sub Audio/P25 NAC - CTCSS Tone or DCS/NAC Code (blinking)
At Are you sure?, press E/yes.
Save Talk Group ID - Unknown Talk Group ID with ID Search
At Are you sure?, press E/yes or .No.
At Select Department, scroll to the Department and press E/yes.
Save Unit ID - Unknown Unit ID
At Are you sure?, press E/yes or .No.
STORE A SEARCH FREQUENCY SEARCH WITH SCAN
Press E/yes.
Then see Storing Frequencies.
Adding Systems From the Database
Press E/yes to store a frequency.
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ATTENUATION
Channel Attenuation - Press Channel to hold on the channel and press Func then 4(ATT)
to toggle attenuation.
Global Attenuation - Press Channel to hold on any channel then press Func then press
and hold 4(ATT) to toggle global attenuation.
MODULATION
Conventional Channel Modulation
Press Channel to hold on the channel.
Press Func then Channel(MOD) to toggle modulation.
Press Channel to release hold mode.
Site Modulation
Press Func then Dept to hold on the Site.
Press Channel to hold on any channel.
Press Func then Channel(MOD) to toggle modulation.
Press Channel to release hold mode.
Press Func then Dept to release Site hold mode.
INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY EXCHANGE
Press Channel to hold on the channel.
Press Func then 7(IFX) to toggle on or off.
REPEATER FREQUENCY CONVENTIONAL CHANNEL
Press Channel to hold on the channel.
Press Func then press and hold 8(REV).
CHANNEL VOLUME OFFSET
Press Channel to hold on the channel.
Press Func then press 0(LVL) to toggle.
AVOIDING CHANNELS, DEPARTMENTS, SITES, AND SYSTEMS
Avoids are common to every System in the Favorites List.
Temporary Avoids cancel when you cycle power. See also Review Avoids.
Channel Avoid When the Channel is in the display or in Channel Hold mode:
To Temporary Avoid, press Avoid once.
To Permanent Avoid, press twice when the channel is in the display or in Channel Hold
mode.
Department Avoid
Press Dept then Avoid once to Temporary Avoid.
Press Avoid twice to Permanent Avoid.
Site Avoid When the Site is in the display or in Site Hold mode (Func then Dept):
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To Temporary Avoid, press Dept then quickly press Avoid.
To Permanent Avoid, press Dept then quickly press Avoid twice.
To Stop Avoiding, press Dept then Avoid once.
Press Func then Dept to release Site hold.
System Avoid
Press System then Avoid once to Temporary Avoid.
Press Avoid twice to Permanent Avoid.
CHANGE YOUR LOCATION
(BCD536HP) Press the Zip button.
(BCD436HP) Press Zip/Services.
Select your Country, and enter a zip/postal code. See also Set Your Location.
SET THE RANGE
(BCD536HP) Press the Rang button.
Enter new range using the numeric keys and press E/yes to save.
(BCD436HP) See Set Range.
See also Understanding Range and Understanding Location Control.
DIRECT FREQUENCY/TGID ENTRY
Press Channel to hold on any Channel.
Enter the Frequency/TGID and press E/yes. Press Channel to release hold.
USING NUMBER TAGS
If two Favorites Lists have the same number tag, they will be selected in sequence. The rst time
you select the number tag, the scanner will go to the rst Favorites List assigned to that number
tag; if you select the same number tag again, it will go to the 2nd Favorites List assigned to that
number tag, and so on. The same rule applies to System and Channel number tags.
View Number Tags
BCD436HP - Number Tag is always displayed in Scan Hold mode.
BCD536HP - Press Func in Scan Hold mode..
Go To Number Tag
Press Channel to hold on any channel.
Favorite Number
Tag
System Number
Tag Channel Number
Tag
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Enter the Favorites number tag, ./no, then the System number tag, ./no, then the
Channel number tag and press Channel.
Examples:
1.01.36 to go to Channel 36 in System 01 in Favorites List 1.
.01.36 to go to Channel 36 in System 01 in current Favorites List.
..36 to go to Channel 36 in current System.
CLOSE CALL MODES
To toggle CC Off, CC DND, or CC Pri:
(BCD536HP) Press SQ ( ).
(BCD436HP) Hold on any channel and press Func then Avoid( ).
Close Call Hit
See Using Close Call.
PRIORITY MODES
Press Func then ./no(PRI) to toggle Priority mode Off, DND, or On.
Weather Alert Priority
Press Channel to hold on any channel.
Press Func then 6(WX) to toggle on or off.
CUSTOM SEARCH BY SEARCH KEY
Press Channel to hold on any channel.
Press Func then 1(SRCH1), 2(SRCH2), or 3(SRCH3), to start a Custom Search assigned to
a Search Key.
CLOSE CALL ONLY
(BCD536HP) Press and hold SQ ( ).
(BCD436HP) Press Func then press and hold Avoid ( ).
WEATHER SCAN
Press Channel to hold on any channel.
Press Func then press and hold 6(WX).
System
Number Tag
Favorite
Number Tag
Channel
Number Tag
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TONEOUT STANDBY/SEARCH
(BCD536HP Only)
Press Func then SQ. (Push F+FTO)
(BCD436HP) Assign Tone-Out Standby/Search to a Search Key.
REVIEW AVOIDS
Database Avoids. Press Menu and scroll to Manage Full Database.
Scroll to the following:
Review Avoids - Scroll to each channel, department, site, or system and press E/yes to
Stop Avoiding. Temporary Avoids appear reversed in the display - .
Stop All Avoiding - At Confirm?, press E/yes or ./no.
Favorites List Avoids. Press Menu and scroll to Manage Favorites.
Scroll to the Favorites List and press E/yes.
Scroll to the following:
Review Avoids - Scroll to each channel, department, site, or system and press E/yes
to Stop Avoiding. Temporary Avoids appear reversed in the display - .
Stop All Avoiding - At Confirm? press E/yes or ./no.
ID Avoids. Press Menu and scroll to Manage Favorites.
Scroll to the Favorites List and press E/yes.
Scroll to Review/Edit System and press E/yes.
Scroll to the System and press E/yes.
Scroll to Edit Sys Options and press E/yes.
Scroll to the following:
Review ID Avoids - Scroll to each ID and press E/yes to Stop Avoiding.
Clear All ID Avoids - At Conrm? press E/yes or ./no.
Clear All Avoids for Site or Department – Press Channel to hold on any System.
Press and hold Avoid.
QUICK SEARCH
Press Func then E/yes to start Quick Search at the current frequency.
P25 ADJUSTMENT MODE
(BCD536HP) Press Func then Scroll Control knob. Press Func then Scroll Control knob to
exit.
(BCD436HP) Press Scroll Control knob then Func then Scroll Control knob. Press Scroll
Control knob to exit.
APCO Decode
Error Rate
Threshold
Level
P25 Condition
Mode
Threshold
Voltage
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Set the P25 Threshold mode to Manual in Site Options or System Options for a
Conventional channel.
Press Func then Dept to hold on a Site or Channel to hold on a digital Channel.
The rst line on the display now shows the digital error rate and the decode threshold setting
(0-20). The second line on the display shows the decode threshold levels for the site.
Allow the scanner to monitor the site or channel for several minutes. The error rate should
drop for each transmission and the threshold levels should automatically adjust to a more
optimal setting. Then, once the threshold level settles to a stable setting, make a note of the
value. This is the site’s or channel’s optimum decode threshold.
Press Func and rotate the Scroll Control to set the MAN decode threshold start level to a
setting that most closely matches the system’s optimum decode threshold. Whatever you set
at this point will be remembered for this site as the starting point for the auto-tuning function
for subsequent transmission on site. See also P25 Threshold Level.
USING A GPS
LOCATIONBASED SCANNING
You can connect the scanner to a compatible GPS device and set the scanner to automatically
Avoid and Unavoid Departments and Sites based on your current location. This frees you from
having to manually enable and disable Departments and Sites as you change locations.
For the BCD436HP, use the 4-pin mini plug to connect to the scanner using a NMEA compatible
GPS device. The BCD536HP has a 9-pin RS232 male serial connector and you should select a
baud rate of (4800 bps) for the serial port.
A good application of this feature would be to set the longitude and latitude for each multi-site
system transmitter as usually you can receive at least a handful in any given location. Set the
range to around 30 miles and the scanner will automatically Avoid or Unavoid Sites when in and
out of range. It may also be relevant to set different locations/ranges for the Departments within
the site.
You can nd the physical location of antennas using the databases available at Radio Reference
or the FCCs Antenna Structure Registration site.
Both sites list the latitude, longitude, and height of the antenna and both sites can map the exact
location for you.
Once the scanner completes the initial GPS review, if you move into or out of an area covered
by a Site/Department, the scanner will Avoid and Unavoid Sites and Departments according to
Range settings for the scanner and Sites/Departments.
If you cycle power, all Sites/Departments are Unavoided until the scanner reacquires the GPS
signal and completes the initial GPS review.
Note: If you unplug your GPS device or it loses reception to satellites, the scanner will use
the last known location as the current location.
See also Set Location to set your Location, Range, and relevant GPS options.
See also Understanding Location Control and Understanding Range.
All Sites/Departments with locations set and not within range of your current location will be
temporarily Avoided.
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DISCOVERY MODE
Trunking Discovery mode allows you to monitor a trunked radio system, logging system channel
activity and recording the audio for channels.
Conventional Discovery mode lets you monitor a range of frequencies, logging frequencies with
activity and recording the audio for frequencies that are not already known to be in use in your
area so that you can more easily identify the users. This includes frequencies used conventionally
as well as in trunked radio systems.
In both modes, you also have the option to compare hits to the Database and log all hits or just
new hits.
If you use the Auto Store option, Discovery will create a new Trunking System for IDs found for
each Session or will create a new Conventional System for frequencies found for each Session.
You can create and save several sessions with different settings. Every time you start a session
you create a Run that can later be reviewed in the scanner or the Sentinel software.
NEW SESSION
Press Menu then scroll to Discovery and press E/yes.
Scroll to Trunking Discovery or Conventional Discovery and press E/yes.
Scroll to New Session and press E/yes.
Conventional Discovery
Input Session Name - Enter the Name and press E/yes. See Data Naming.
Trunking Discovery
Input System Name - Enter the rst few relevant letters of the system and press E/yes.
See Data Naming.
Note: The System must be enabled for scan to input system name.
Select System - Scroll to the System and press E/yes.
Select Site - Scroll to the Site and press E/yes.
Input Session Name - Enter the Name and press E/yes. See Data Naming.
SESSION OPTIONS
Press Menu then scroll to Discovery and press E/yes.
Scroll to Trunking/Conventional Discovery and press E/yes.
Scroll to the Discovery Session and press E/yes.
Start Discovery Set Compare to database
Edit Session Name Set Record Duration
Set Limit Frequencies Set Time-Out Timer
Set Modulation System Information
Set Step Set Auto Store
Set Delay Delete Session
Set Logging Change System
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Start Discovery
This starts the Discovery Session.
Press Menu to stop and review the Run information. See Review Discovery.
Press Avoid to Avoid a hit.
Press Func then System to exit.
Edit Session Name
This allows you to name a Session.
See Data Naming.
Set Limit Frequencies (Conventional Only)
This sets the lower and upper frequencies for conventional discovery session.
Set Lower Limit Enter the lower limit.
Set Upper Limit Enter the upper limit.
Set Modulation (Conventional Only)
This sets the modulation for conventional discovery session.
Auto, AM, FM, NFM, WFM, or FMB (FM Broadcast)
Set Step (Conventional Only)
This sets the step size for conventional discovery session.
Auto, 5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, or 100 kHz
Set Delay
This sets the Delay when monitoring a site or frequencies.
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 sec.
Set Logging
This will log all hits or just new hits.
All or New Only
Set Compare to Database
Select On to compare hits against the channels already in the Database. Only new channels will
have audio recorded (if enabled). Select Off to treat all hits as new channels.
On or Off
Set Record Duration
This sets how much audio will be recorded for each new channel.
None, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 300, or 600 sec.
Set Time-Out Timer
This is used to keep a stuck channel from stealing the whole Run in a session.
Off, 10, 30, or 60 sec.
System Information (Trunking Only)
This will give you where it came from, (Full Database or Favorites List), the System Type,
(Motorola, P25, etc.), and the System used for the Discovery Session.
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Set Auto Store
This turns Auto Store on and will create a System called Conventional or Trunking Discovery.
On or Off
Delete Session
This deletes the session.
At Confirm Delete? Press E/yes or ./no.
Change System (Trunking Only)
This allows you to create or change the System used and change the Site used for the session.
Input System Name
Press E/yes to Skip if System is saved.
See Data Naming.
Select System
Select the System to use for the session.
Select Site
Select the Site to use for the session.
REVIEW DISCOVERY
In Review Discovery mode, you can review the results of discovery mode runs, resume runs, or
restart saved discovery sessions.
Press Menu then scroll to Discovery and press E/yes.
Scroll to Review Discovery and press E/yes.
Scroll to Trunking/Conventional Discovery Results and press E/yes.
Scroll to select each Run.
Review Run Results
Summary List by each frequency.
Detail - List by each hit.
Restart this Run. Delete all log les.
Restart? Press E/yes or ./no.
Resume this Run Continue without deleting log les.
Resume? Press E/yes or ./no.
Delete this Run
At Confirm Delete?, press E/yes or ./no.
Rename this Run
Conventional Discovery
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See Data Naming.
Run Information
Shows the Session settings.
SEARCH/CLOSE CALL OPTIONS
These are the settings you should look at before you perform a Quick Search, or Close Call
Search.
Press Menu. Scroll to Srch/CloCall Opt and press E/yes.
Scroll to the options below and press E/yes.
Freq Avoids Set Delay Time P25 Waiting Time
Broadcast Screen Set Attenuator P25 Threshold Mode
Repeater Find Set Audio AGC P25 Threshold Level
Freq Avoids – This allows you to review Avoided Frequencies or Stop Avoiding all Frequencies
for Searching and Close Call search.
Temporary Avoids appear reversed in the display - .
Stop All Avoiding. See also Search Avoids.
At Confirm? Press E/yes or ./no.
Rvw Search Avoid
Scroll to Frequency and press E/yes to Stop Avoiding.
Broadcast Screen – Automatically ignores transmissions that are on common broadcasts, paging
systems, and other annoyance radio sources during Custom Search, Quick Search, or Close Call
Search. The default setting is Pager On.
Set All Band On/Off. Turns Broadcast Screen On or Off for All Bands.
Set Each Band
Scroll to each Band and press E/yes to enable or disable.
Program Band
Band 0-9 Select for each Close Call Band and other searches.
Set Lower Limit - Input the lower frequency limit.
Set Upper Limit - Input the upper frequency limit.
Press Menu to return and repeat for each band as needed.
Repeater Find – Sets whether the scanner tries to tune to a repeater output frequency when it
detects a transmission on a repeater input frequency, in Search and Close Call modes. Turning
this feature on can let you hear both sides of the conversation on the output frequency. The
default setting is Off.
On or Off
Set Delay Time – Determines how long the scanner waits after a transmission ends before
resuming Quick Search and Close Call Search operations.
A negative delay will force a resume after that number of seconds.
The default setting is 2 seconds.
-10, -5, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, or 30 sec.
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Set Attenuator – This controls the attenuator for Quick Search, and Close Call operations by
about 20dB. The default setting is Off.
On or Off
See also Search Attenuation.
Set Audio AGC – This allows you to turn AGC (Automatic Gain Control) on or off for Quick Search
and Close Call modes. The default settings are Off.
Analog. Press E/yes to toggle On or Off.
Digital. Press E/yes to toggle On or Off.
P25 Waiting Time – This setting gives the scanner time to determine if frequencies have digital
or analog transmissions. During this time, the scanner will evaluate the received signal and, if
it detects digital data, will open squelch immediately. If digital is not detected before the delay
expires, the scanner will open squelch at the end of this delay. This is to prevent “false decode”
problems. The default setting is 400 ms.
0 to 1000 ms
Note: Any analog transmissions will lose the rst part of the transmission, up to the wait
time you set here.
P25 Threshold Mode – The default setting is Auto.
Auto. Automatically sets the decode threshold based on the received signal.
Manual. Allows you to manually set the threshold in threshold setting mode or using the
P25 Threshold Level setting.
Default. Sets the scanner to the default threshold of 8, Auto.
P25 Threshold Level – The default setting is 8.
0 to 20
SEARCH OPTIONS
Press Menu. Scroll to Search for... and press E/yes.
Scroll to the options below and press E/yes.
Custom Search Set Search Key
Edit Custom Search with Scan
IMPORTANT! There are many options and setting in Search/Close Call Options that affect
and compliment the settings for searching. Please review those rst.
EDIT CUSTOM
You can edit the 10 Custom Search ranges. The default custom search range names appear as
Custom 1, Custom 2, and so on.
Custom 0-9. Select for each Custom Search.
Edit Name. See Data Naming.
Edit Srch Limit
Set Lower Limit. Enter the lower limit.
Set Upper Limit. Enter the upper limit.
Set Delay Time
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-10, -5, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, or 30 sec.
Set Modulation
Auto, AM, NFM, FM, WFM, or FMB (Broadcast)
Set Attenuator
On or Off
Set Step
Auto, 5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, or 100 kHz
Set Audio AGC
Analog - Press E/yes to toggle On or Off.
Digital - Press E/yes to toggle On or Off.
P25 Waiting Time
0 to 1000 ms
P25 Threshold Mode
Auto, Manual, Default
P25 Threshold Level
0 to 20
Search with Scan. See also Select Lists to Monitor and Search with Scan.
Set Avoid
Stop Avoiding, Temporary Avoid, or Permanent Avoid
Set Hold Time. Sets how long to search when scanning.
Enter the hold time (0-255 sec.) and press E/yes to save.
SET SEARCH KEY
The scanner has three search keys that you can assign to a search range. The search keys
are number keys 1, 2, and 3. This allows you to start a Custom, Tone-Out, or Close Call Search
without having to go into the menus.
Search Key 1-3. Select a search for each Search Key.
. (nothing assigned), Custom Search 0-9, Tone-Out, or Close Call.
SEARCH WITH SCAN
This enables Custom Searches in Scan mode.
See also Select Lists to Monitor and Edit Custom Search.
Set System Avoid
Stop Avoiding, Temporary, or Permenant Avoid.
QUICK SEARCH
Allows you to start searching at the displayed frequency, or enter a frequency and start searching
from that frequency in hold modes.
Quick Search will search all the way up to 1300 MHz or all the way down to 25 MHz then start
over.
To Start a Quick Search from the Displayed Frequency:
Press Channel to hold on the channel or frequency.
Press Func then E/yes. At Quick Search? Press E/yes.
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Press Channel again to release hold mode and start searching.
To Start a Quick Search from a New Frequency:
Press Channel to hold on any channel or frequency.
Enter the new frequency then press Channel to set the new starting frequency. Press
Channel again to release hold mode and start searching.
Press Channel to hold on any channel or frequency. Enter the new frequency you wish
to start at then press Channel to set the new starting frequency. Press Channel again to
release hold mode and start searching.
CUSTOM SEARCH
Allows you to search the scanners 10 programmed frequency ranges.
See also Edit Custom Search.
Press Menu. Scroll to Search for... and press E/yes.
Scroll to Custom Search and press E/yes.
See also Set Search Key.
Change Direction or Resume Search
Turn the Scroll Control.
Select Custom Search Bands
Press the number keys to enable or disable each Custom Search band.
Holding
Frequency Hold. Press Channel to hold on a Frequency.
Scroll to frequencies. Press Channel to release hold.
Avoiding Frequencies
Temporary Avoids cancel when you cycle power.
Frequency Avoid - Press Avoid once to Temporary Avoid.
Range number
currently being
searched
Search range
name
Searching
Direction
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Press quickly to toggle Permanent Avoid and Stop Avoiding when the the scanner
stays in a frequency or in Search Hold mode.
Review Avoids - Press Channel to hold on any Frequency.
Press Func then Avoid. Scroll to each frequency and press E/yes to Stop Avoiding.
Temporary Avoids appear reversed -
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Stop All Avoiding - Press Channel to hold on any Frequency.
Press and hold Avoid. The scanner displays Search Frequencies All Unavoided.
See also Freq Avoids.
Attenuation
Band Attenuation. Press Func then 4(ATT) for each band.
Global Attenuation. Press Channel to hold on any frequency then press and hold Func
then 4(ATT) to toggle global attenuation.
Modulation
Press Func then Channel(MOD) for each band.
Direct Frequency Entry
Press Channel to hold on any frequency. Enter the frequency and press Channel. Press
Channel to release hold.
Frequency Intermediate Exchange
Press Channel to hold on any frequency. Press Func then 7(IFX) to toggle on or off.
Repeater Frequency
Press Channel to hold on any frequency.
Press Func then press and hold 8(REV).
Replay the Last Transmissions
While searching, press Replay.
Press Channel to pause/resume replay.
Turn the Scroll Control to select recordings.
Start/Stop Recording
While searching, press Func then Replay.
Note: Resets to Off when you turn off the scanner.
Storing Frequencies
Displayed Frequency into a Quick Save Department – Press E/yes.
You will see Quick Frequency Save in the display then press E/yes.
The scanner stores the frequency into the Quick Save Department in the Quick Save
System.
Displayed Frequency into an Existing Department – Press E/yes.
You will see Saving to Quick Dept in the display then press ./no.
At Saving Channel to scroll to the Favorites List and press E/yes.
At Select System scroll to the System and press E/yes.
At Select Department scroll to the and press E/yes.
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After storing the frequency, you will be at the Edit Channel menu to complete the
settings for the new channel.
If you don’t want to edit the channel settings or are done editing the channel, press
Avoid to return to searching.
Search Menu
Press Func then Menu.
Close Call Modes
To toggle CC Off, CC Pri, or CC DND:
(BCD536HP) Press SQ( ).
(BCD436HP) Press Func then Avoid( ).
Weather Alert Priority Mode
Press Channel to hold on any channel.
Press Func then 6(WX) to toggle on or off.
CLOSE CALL
Your scanner’s Close Call feature lets you set the scanner so it detects, alerts you to, and displays
the frequency of a nearby strong radio transmission. You can set the scanner so the Close Call
feature checks for a Close Call hit every 2 seconds in the background while you are scanning,
searching, listening to the weather frequency, etc. or use Close Call Only mode. Close Call
‘Do-Not-Disturb’ will only check for close call signals when you are not receiving transmissions.
You can also select the frequency band(s) to look for transmissions. When the scanner detects a
Close Call hit, it alerts you according to the alert settings.
‘Hits with Scan’ is a special system that automatically stores the last 10 Close Call hits until you
cycle power.
The Close Call feature works well for locating the source of strong local transmissions such
as mobile and handheld two-way radios in areas with no other strong transmission sources.
Performance is increased with higher transmit power, a receive antenna tuned to the target band,
and a low background RF level.
The Close Call feature works better with some types of transmissions than others.
It might not correctly display frequency information for transmitters using a highly directional
antenna (such as an amateur radio beam antenna) or if there are many transmitters operating at
the same time in the same area.
CLOSE CALL OPTIONS
Important! There are many options and settings in Search/Close Call Options that affect and
compliment the settings for Close Call. Please review those rst.
Note: Close Call does not operate in Weather Scan or Tone-Out Standby/Search.
Press Menu. Scroll to Close Call and press E/yes.
Scroll to the options below and press E/yes.
Close Call Only Set CC Bands
Hits with Scan Set CC Alert
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Set CC Mode
Close Call Only
This setting puts the scanner in Close Call Only mode.
See also Using Close Call.
You can also toggle these modes by:
BCD436HP: Holding on any channel and pressing Func then Avoid ( ).
BCD536HP: Pressing SQ ( ).
Hits with Scan
This is a special system that automatically stores the last 10 close call hits and allows you to scan
them. Accessible only in the Close Call menu, the system has to be Unavoided to view while
scanning (default is Permanent Avoid). The scanner will delete the frequencies in this system
when you turn the power off.
Set Avoid
Stop Avoiding, Temporary, or Permanent Avoid
Set Hold Time. Sets how long to search when scanning.
Enter the hold time (0-255 sec.) and press E/yes to save.
Set CC Mode
Selects the Close Call mode when scanning or searching.
Off. Close Call is turned off.
CC DND. Close Call checks for frequencies every two seconds when the scanner is not
receiving a transmission.
CC Priority. Close Call checks for frequencies every two seconds.
You can also toggle these modes by:
(BCD536HP) Pressing SQ ( ).
(BCD436HP) Holding on any channel and pressing Func then Avoid ( ).
Set CC Bands
Lets you select the Close Call bands to be searched.
Scroll to each Band and press E/yes to toggle On or Off.
Press Menu to return.
VHF Low 1 - 25-54 MHz VHF High2 - 225-320 MHz
VHF Low 2 - 54-108 MHz UHF - 320-512 MHz
Air Band - 108-137 MHz 800MHz+ - 758-960, 1240-1300 MHz
VHF High1 - 137-225 MHz (Cellular frequencies not scanned)
Set CC Alert
This allows you to set an Alert Tone, Alert Light, and sets the Pause time for Close Call when you
receive a hit.
Set Alert Tone
Alert 1-9 or Off.
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Set Level
Level 1-15 or Auto (the master volume level).
Set Alert Light
Set Color
Off, Blue, Red, Magenta, Green, Cyan, Yellow, or White.
Set Pattern
On, Slow Blink, or Fast Blink.
Set CC Pause
3, 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60, sec. or Innite.
Close Call Only Mode
(BCD536HP) Press and hold SQ ( ).
(BCD436HP) Press Channel to hold on any channel/frequency.
Press Func then press and hold Avoid ( ) . See also Set Search Key.
You will see activity on the 7 bands in the display. Bands with an * (asterisk) under them are
turned off.
When the scanner detects a Close Call signal, CC Found! and Press Any Key display for the
length of time set in Close Call Pause.
Toggle Close Call Bands
Press the number keys to enable or disable each Close Call band.
Cancel a Hit
Turn the Scroll Control.
Holding on a Hit
Press System, Department, or Channel to hold on the Close Call Hit.
Press Channel to cancel hold. Turn the Scroll Control to start Quick Search.
View Last Hit
Press System, Department, or Channel to recall the last hit.
Press Channel to cancel hold.
Avoiding Hits
Temporary Avoids cancel when you cycle power.
Press Avoid once to Temporary Avoid.
Close Call Only Mode
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Press quickly to toggle Permanent Avoid and Stop Avoiding when the frequency is in the
display or in Search Hold mode.
Review Avoids. Press Channel to hold on any Frequency.
Press Func then Avoid. Scroll to each frequency and press E/yes to Stop Avoiding.
Temporary Avoids appear reversed in the display -
T
.
Clear All Avoids - Press Channel to hold on any Frequency.
Press and hold Avoid. The scanner displays Search Frequencies All Unavoided.
Close Call Hit
Attenuation
Press Func then 4(ATT) for all bands.
Modulation
Press Func then Channel(MOD) for all bands.
Intermediate Frequency Exchange
Press Channel to hold on any frequency.
Press Func then 7(IFX) to toggle on or off.
Repeater Frequency
Press Channel to hold on any frequency.
Press Func then press and hold 8(REV).
Replay the Last Transmissions
Press Replay.
Press Channel to pause/resume replay.
Turn the Scroll Control to select recordings.
Start/Stop Recording
Press Func then Replay.
Note: Resets to Off when you turn off the scanner.
Storing
Displayed Frequency into a Quick Save Department. Press E/yes.
You will see Saving to Quick Save Department in the display then press E/yes.
The scanner stores the frequency into the Quick Save Department.
Displayed Frequency into an Existing Department Press E/yes.
You will see Saving to Quick Save Department in the display, then press ./no.
At Select Department, scroll to the department where you want to store the frequency and
press E/yes.
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After storing the frequency, you will be at the Edit Channel menu to complete the settings
for the new channel.
If you don’t want to edit the channel settings or are done editing the channel, press Avoid
to return to searching.
Close Call Menu
Press Func then Menu.
WEATHER OPERATION
WEATHER OPTIONS
Press Menu. Scroll to WX Operation and press E/yes.
Scroll to the options below and press E/yes.
Set Delay Time WX Alt Priority
Set Attenuator Weather Scan
Set Audio AGC Weather Alert
Program SAME Review WX Alerts
Set Delay Time
Sets the number of seconds the scanner should wait after a transmission stops before moving on
to the next channel during weather scan.
A negative delay will force a resume after that number of seconds.
The default setting is 2 seconds.
-10, -5, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, or 30 sec.
Set Attenuator
Sets the attenuator (20 dB) for weather operation.
The default setting is Off.
On or Off
Note: You can also toggle attenuation for weather scan by pressing Func then 4(ATT).
Set Audio AGC
This allows you to turn AGC (Automatic Gain Control) on or off for Weather operations.
The default setting is Off.
Analog - Press E/yes to toggle On or Off.
Program SAME
SAME (Specic Area Messaging System) is a system developed by the National Weather Service
to reduce the number of alerts received by consumers by allowing them to hear alerts only for the
county(ies) they are interested in. Each alert contains information about the type and severity of
the alert, as well as the specic geographic locations affected by the alert.
To receive SAME alerts, you can program up to 5 groups of 8 FIPS codes (40 codes) into the
scanners memory.
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To nd the FIPS codes for your scanner call the NWS toll free at 1-888-697-7263 (follow the
instructions you hear) or see FIP codes for the United States and its Possessions.
SAME 0-4 Select for each SAME group.
Edit Name. See Data Naming.
Edit County
Code 1-8. Select for each FIP code.
Enter the FIPS code and press E/yes to save.
Weather Alert Priority
Turning the weather alert priority feature on allows the scanner to check the weather channels
every 5 seconds for a 1050 Hz weather alert signal and still scan or search. If you should receive
an alert, you will hear a loud warbling then the weather channel audio.
On or Off
Note: You can also toggle weather alert priority in scan or search modes by holding on any
channel and pressing Func then 6(wx).
Weather Scan
Press Channel to hold on any channel/frequency. Press Func then press and hold 6(WX).
The scanner starts scanning the preprogrammed weather frequencies and stops on the rst good
signal. If the signal is lost, the scanner resumes searching for another weather transmission.
Change Channel
Turn the Scroll Control.
Attenuation
Press Func then 4(ATT).
Intermediate Frequency Exchange
Press Channel to hold on any frequency. Press Func then 7(IFX) to toggle on or off.
Replay the Last Transmissions
Recording starts when the scanner receives an Alert in Weather Alert.
Press Replay.
Press Channel to pause/resume replay.
Turn the Scroll Control to select recordings.
Quick Search
Press Func then E/yes to start Quick Search at the current frequency.
Weather Menu
Press Func then Menu.
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WEATHER ALERT
This setting turns on weather alert and determines which types of signals will trigger an alert. See
also Program SAME.
Press Channel to hold on any channel/frequency.
Press Func and then press and hold 6(WX). Press Func then Menu.
Scroll to Weather Alert and press E/yes.
Alert Only - The scanner will scan all the weather channels and immediately sound a
weather alert siren when it detects the 1050 Hz weather alert tone. Press any key to stop the
siren which opens the squelch and the scanner remains on the weather channel.
SAME 0-4 - The scanner sounds a weather alert siren for any programmed county(ies). The
scanner displays warning level as “Warning WX”, “Watch WX” or “Advisory WX” and it
displays decoded Event Code.
When an alert is received, press any key to listen to the alert.
All FIPS - The scanner sounds a weather alert siren for any county.
The scanner displays warning level as “Warning WX,” “Watch WX” or “Advisory WX” and it
displays decoded Event Code.
When an alert is received, press any key to listen to the alert.
The scanner will mute and scan only the weather channels.
WARNING! If you receive an alert it will be at FULL volume.
Review WX Alerts
Replay and review WX/SAME alert event results. The scanner drops these alert events after
the alert time expires.
FIRE TONEOUT
Fire Tone-Out will monitor up to 32 different channels for paging tones (two-tone sequential, single
tone, and group tone).
Weather Alert
Weather Warning
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Tone-Out Standby Mode is used if you use programmed tones.
Tone-Out Search Mode is used if you don’t know the tones.
All tone-outs (channels) that have the same frequency (and modulation and attenuation) as the
one you select will also (and only) be monitored so you can monitor up to 32 tone-out channels for
one frequency.
In this case, the scanner displays each tone-out channel for two seconds. It does not scan them;
tone-out monitors the frequency for all tone-out channels with the same frequency.
Regardless of the current display, the scanner will alert on any received tone out that matches a
stored setting (channel) for the frequency.
Note: Tone-Out Search Mode will not display each Tone-Out channel for two seconds, even
when multiple channels have the same frequency, modulation and attenuator settings with
other channels.
TONEOUT SETUP
Press Menu. Scroll to Tone-Out for... and press E/yes.
Scroll to Tone-Out Setup and press E/yes.
Scroll to Tone-Out (0-31) and press E/yes.
Note: Close Call DND/Pri and Weather Alert Priority do not operate in this mode.
Edit Name Start Delay Time
Set Frequency Set Alert
Set Tone Set Audio AGC
Edit Name
See Data Naming.
Set Frequency
Edit Frequency Enter the frequency and press E/yes.
Set Modulation
Auto, NFM, FM
Set Attenuator
On or Off
Set Tone
Edit Tone A and press E/yes. Enter the tone and press E/yes to save.
Edit Tone B and press E/yes. Enter the tone and press E/yes to save.
Press Menu to return.
For two-tone pages, enter the tones (in Hz) for tone A and tone B.
For one-tone pages using short tones between 1.25 and 3.75 seconds, enter tone for
tone A, and 0 for tone B.
For long-tone pages, such as group pages of more than 3.75 seconds, enter 0 for tone
A, and the tone for B.
To search for tones, leave the tones for A and B at 0.
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Set Delay Time
0 - the scanner resumes standby as soon as the carrier drops after a page.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 30 - (seconds): the scanner resumes standby mode after the carrier drops
and the selected time expires.
Infinite - you must press Hold after a page to resume standby mode.
Set Alert
Set Alert Tone
Alert 1-9 or Off.
Set Level
Level 1-15 or Auto (the master volume level).
Set Alert Light
Set Color
Off, Blue, Red, Magenta, Green, Cyan, Yellow, or White.
Set Pattern
On, Slow Blink, or Fast Blink.
Set Audio AGC
This allows you to turn AGC (Automatic Gain Control) on or off for Tone-Out operations. The
default setting is Off.
Analog - Press E/yes to toggle On or Off.
FIRE TONEOUT STANDBY/SEARCH
Press Menu. Scroll to Tone-Out for... and press E/yes.
Scroll to Tone-Out Standby and press E/yes.
(BCD536HP Only) press FUNC then SQ.
See also Set Search Key.
Scroll to monitor a Tone-Out channel (0-31).
Press Func then System to exit.
Any transmission received on the frequency will not be heard but you will still see the signal
strength bars.
To monitor a different frequency, scroll to a tone-out (channel) with a different frequency.
Tone-Out
channel name
Tone A and B
frequency
Tone-Out
Standby Status
Tone-Out
channel
Tone-Out Standby Mode
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If you press Channel while in Standby/Search mode, the scanner temporarily exits and you will be
able to hear any transmissions on that frequency. No alerts sound, even if a tone-out matches one
you have programmed in hold mode. Press Channel again to return to Standby/Search mode.
If the scanner nds tones in Tone-Out Search mode, you will see Set Found Tone A and B? after
you press E/yes to save.
Select a Dierent Tone-Out
Turn the Scroll Control.
Listen to Tone-Out Frequency
Press Channel.
Attenuation
Press Func then 4(ATT).
Modulation
Press Func then Channel(MOD).
Intermediate Frequency Exchange
Press Func then 7(IFX) to toggle on or off.
Start/Stop Recording
Press Func then Replay.
Note: Resets to Off when you turn off the scanner.
Store Found Tones
Press E/yes at Save Found Tones?.
Tone-Out Menu
Press Func then Menu.
APPENDIX
TROUBLESHOOTING
Scan Mode, Nothing to Scan
1. Make sure you Set Your Location to scan the Database.
2. Make sure Favorites Lists are enabled in Set Scan Selection.
3. Make sure Service Types are enabled for the Channels you want to hear.
4. Make sure you have locations programed if Use Location Control is On.
5. Make sure longitude and latitude are N and W (for N America).
Tone-Out Search Mode
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6. Make sure Systems/Departments/Channels are not Avoided.
7. Make sure Favorites List/System/Department quick key is enabled.
8. (Search with Scan) Make sure Search with Scan is enabled in Select Lists to Monitor and
the Search for Menu and for the Custom Search.
Scanning Interrupted
1. Turn off Priority Scan. Change Priority Interval.
2. Turn off Close Call Priority.
3. Turn off Weather Priority.
4. Set Channel Delay longer.
5. Set positive Channel Delay.
All Channels Out of Range
1. Increase your range.
2. Turn Location Control off for the Favorites List..
DEFAULT BAND COVERAGE
Frequency Range Mode Step
(kHz) Band
Lower Upper
25.0000 26.9600 AM 5 Petroleum Products & Broadcast Pickup
26.9650 27.4050 AM 5 CB Class D Channel
27.4100 27.9950 AM 5 Business & Forest Products
28.0000 29.6800 NFM 20 10 Meter Amateur Band
29.7000 49.9900 NFM 10 VHF Low Band
50.0000 53.9800 NFM 60 6 Meter Amateur Band
54.0000 71.9500 WFM 50 VHF TV Broadcast 2 – 4
72.0000 75.9950 FM 5 Intersystem & Astronomy
76.0000 87.9950 WFM 50 VHF TV Broadcast 5 – 6
88.0000 107.9000 FMB 100 FM Broadcast
108.0000 136.9916 AM 8.33 Commercial Aircraft
137.0000 143.9875 NFM 12.5 Military Land Mobile
144.0000 147.9950 NFM 5 2 Meter Amateur Band
148.0000 150.7875 NFM 12.5 Military Land Mobile
150.8000 161.9950 NFM 5 VHF High Band
162.0000 173.9875 NFM 12.5 Federal Government
174.0000 215.9500 WFM 50 TV Broadcast 7 – 13
216.0000 224.9800 NFM 20 1.25 Meter Amateur Band
225.0000 379.9750 AM 25 UHF Aircraft Band
380.0000 399.9875 NFM 12.5 Trunked Military Band
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Frequency Range Mode Step
(kHz) Band
Lower Upper
400.0000 405.9875 NFM 12.5 Miscellaneous
406.0000 419.9875 NFM 12.5 Trunked Federal Government
420.0000 449.9875 NFM 12.5 70 cm Amateur Band
450.0000 469.9875 NFM 12.5 UHF Standard Band
470.0000 512.0000 NFM 12.5 UHF TV Band
758.0000 787.99375 NFM 6.25 Public Service Band
788.0000 805.99375 NFM 6.25 Public Service Band
806.0000 823.9875 NFM 12.5 Public Service Band
849.0125 868.9875 NFM 12.5 Public Service Band
894.0125 960.0000 NFM 12.5 Public Service Band
1240.0000 1300.0000 NFM 25 25 cm Amateur Band
When you select AUTO for a channel, modulation, or step, the above values are used unless
you’ve edited the Band Defaults
Steps can be selected from 5/6.25/7.5/8.33/10/12.5/15/20/25/50/100/AUTO (kHz).
Although TV bands are listed, the scanner cannot decode digital TV audio.
SERVICE TYPES
Service Type Description
Aircraft For civilian aircraft and air trafc control operations most typically in the 118-
136 MHz and 225-380 MHz bands in AM mode.
Business Most business related entities not covered by other tags.
Corrections Jail/prison operations, corrections activities, federal prisons.
Emergency Ops Emergency Operation Centers and similar emergency management or
disaster related operations.
EMS Dispatch Ambulance dispatch, including rescue squads.
EMS-Tac Ambulance on-scene communications, tactical operations and secondary
channels.
EMS-Talk Ambulance talk-around, car-to-car and supervisor operations.
Federal All federal government operations (except corrections, traditional law
enforcement patrol and re/EMS operations).
Fire Dispatch Fire dispatch, including combined re/ambulance dispatch.
Fire-Tac Fireground, tactical and on-scene communications, including combined re/
ambulance operations.
Fire-Talk Fire talk-around and car-to-car operations, chiefs, supervisors, etc., including
combined re/ambulance operations.
Ham Any amateur radio assignment
Hospital Ambulance-to-Hospital communications and patient reports.
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Service Type Description
Interop Interoperability communications, cross-agency communications, mutual aid,
etc.
Law Dispatch Law enforcement dispatch.
Law-Tac Law enforcement tactical, SWAT, on-scene, surveillance and specic sub-
agency communications.
Law Talk Law enforcement talk-around, car-to-car and supervisor operations.
Media Newspapers, television and broadcast radio operations.
Military Military operations, e.g., range control, air-to-air combat, etc.
Multi-Dispatch Combined law enforcement and re/ambulance dispatch.
Multi-Tac Combined law enforcement and re/ambulance tactical and on-scene
communications.
Multi-Talk Combined law enforcement and re/ambulance tactical talk-around and car-
to-car operations.
Public Works Public agency non-public safety communications. This includes any non-
public safety government services, such as trash, streets, roads, sewer, zoos,
administration, maintenance, animal control, community initiatives, code
compliance, etc.
Racing Officials Available for use to identify ofcials’ frequencies for racing events.
Racing Teams Available for use to identify team frequencies for racing events.
Railroad All common carrier railroad communications.
Schools School-related communications (schools, school buses, football games, etc.).
Security Non-law enforcement security operations, including private security
companies, noncommissioned government agency security, school security,
etc.
Transportation Public and private bus, taxi, and public passenger rail communications.
Utilities Private electric, water, natural gas, phone, cable TV, etc. operations.
Other Miscellaneous channels that do not fall into another service type.
Custom 1-8 User-dened service types. These can be used for custom groups of
channels, systems, sites, etc.
REMOVING THE microSD CARD
Turn your scanner off. Carefully remove the microSD card by using a thumbnail or pencil eraser
to push the card in so it will spring out. Handle with care if you are going to use it in a card reader.
Gently install the microSD card the same way it was removed and to push the card in so it will
spring back into place.
Reformatting the microSD Card
Reformat microSD cards using a special SD Card Formatter (https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/
formatter_4/). Then, you need to “Clear User Data” using Sentinel to restore all HP les and
directories to the card.
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After formatting, the HP won’t be automatically detected (since it is wiped clean), so you may need
to uncheck “Hide empty drives” in windows “Tools>Folder Options>View before doing the “Clear
User Data” step.
ENTERING IDS
These are the acceptable ID entry formats.
Partial IDs can be used to receive all IDs in a Fleet, Sub-Fleet, Agency, etc.
Partial IDs can also be Avoided.
System Type TGID Format
Motorola Type 1
Systems
B = Block
F = Fleet
S = Sub-Fleet
N = Decimal Number
i = I-Call ID
BFF-SS = Normal ID
BFFF-S = Normal ID (Fleet is 100 - 127)
BFF- = Partial Fleet ID
BFFF- = Partial Fleet ID (Fleet is 100 - 127)
B- = Partial Block IDS
NNNNN (Size code 0)
iNNNNN (Size code 0)
Motorola Type 2
Systems
N = Decimal Number
H = Hexadecimal Number
i = I-Call ID
Decimal Format
NNNNN
iNNNNN
Hexadecimal Format
HHHH
iHHHH
P25 Systems N = Decimal Number
H = Hexadecimal Number
i = I-Call ID
Decimal Format
NNNNN
iNNNNNNNN
Hexadecimal Format
HHHH
iHHHHHH
EDACS Systems A = Agency
F = Fleet
S = Sub-Fleet
N = Decimal Number
i = I-Call ID
Only AFS Format is allowed for
direct entry except for I-Call ID.
AFS Format
AA-FFS (Normal ID)
AA-FF- (Partial Fleet ID)
AA- (Partial Agency ID)
Decimal Format
NNNN
iNNNNN
LTR Systems A = Area number
RR = Home Repeater Number
U = Decimal Number
A-RR-UUU (Normal ID)
A-RR (Partial Repeater ID)
Note: A-RR (Partial Repeater ID) cannot be used with decimal formats.
TYPE II SPECIAL STATUS BITS
Type II Motorola Smartnet systems use these status bits for special transmissions such as
emergency, patches, DES/DVP scrambled transmissions, and multiselects. Motorola trunking
radios directly interpret them for their special functions, thus no difference is noticed by the person
with the radio. The scanner however interprets these special talk group status bits as different talk
groups entirely. Below is the conversion chart for these special status bits.
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TT ID + # Usage TT ID + # Usage
ID+0 Normal Talk group ID+8 DES/DVP Encryption talk group
ID+1 All Talk group ID+9 DES All Talk group
ID+2 Emergency ID+10 DES Emergency
ID+3 Talk group patch to another ID+11 DES Talk group patch
ID+4 Emergency Patch ID+12 DES Emergency Patch
ID+5 Emergency multi-group ID+13 DES Emergency multi-group
ID+6 unassigned ID+14 unassigned
ID+7 Multi-select (initiated by dispatcher) ID+15 Multi-select DES TG
Therefore, if a user was transmitting a multi-select call on talk group 1808, the scanner would
actually receive those transmissions on 1815.
Some common uses of these status bits are as follows:
When a user hits their emergency button, all conversations on the talk group revert to
the emergency status talk group (ID+2) until the dispatch clears the emergency status.
Therefore, if someone hit their emergency button and their radio was on talk group 16, all
communications would switch to talk group 18.
A lot of Fire and EMS departments dispatch tone-outs and alarms as Multi-select
communications (ID+7). Therefore, if your re department dispatch talk group is 1616, and
they do dispatch tone-outs and alarms as Multi-selects, then those communications will be
on talk group 1623.
WEATHER CHANNELS
Channel Frequency Channel Frequency
1162.550 5162.450
2162.400 6162.500
3162.475 7162.525
4162.425
ST Event Code Warning Watch Advisory Denition?
ADR Administrative Message O Admin Message
AVA Avalanche Watch O Avalanche
AVW Avalanche Warning O Avalanche
BHW Biological Hazard Warning O Biological
BWW Boil Water Warning O Boil Water
BZW Blizzard Warning O Blizzard
CAE Child Abduction Emergency O Child Emergency
CDW Civil Danger Warning O Civil Danger
CEM Civil Emergency Message O Civil EMG
CFA Coastal Flood Watch O Coastal Flood
CFW Coastal Flood Warning O Coastal Flood
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ST Event Code Warning Watch Advisory Denition?
CHW Chemical Hazard Warning O Chemical
CWW Contaminated Water Warning O Contam. Water
DBA Dam Watch O Dam Break
DBW Dam Break Warning O Dam Break
DEW Contagious Disease Warning O Contagious
DMO Practice/Demo O System Demo
DSW Dust Storm Warning O Dust Storm
EAN Emergency Action
Notification
O EMG Notify
EAT Emergency Action
Termination
O EMG Terminate
EQW Earthquake Warning O Earthquake
EVA Evacuation Watch O Evacuate Note
EVI Immediate Evacuation O Evacuate Note
FCW Food Contamination Warning O Food
FFA Flash Flood Watch O Flash Flood
FFS Flash Flood Statement O Flash Flood
FFW Flash Flood Warning O Flash Flood
FLA Flood Watch O Flood
FLS Flood Statement O Flood
FLW Flood Warning O Flood
FRW Fire Warning O Fire
FSW Flash Freeze Warning O Flash Freeze
FZW Freeze Warning O Freeze
HLS Hurricane Statement O Hurricane
HMW Hazardous Material Warning O Hazardous
HUA Hurricane Watch O Hurricane
HUW Hurricane Warning O Hurricane
HWA High Wind Watch O High Wind
HWW High Wind Warning O High Wind
IBW Iceberg Warning O Iceberg
IFW Industrial Fire Warning O Industrial Fire
LAE Local Area Emergency O Local EMG
LEW Law Enforcement Warning O Law Enforcement
LSW Land Slide Warning O Land Slide
NAT National Audible Test O National Audible
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ST Event Code Warning Watch Advisory Denition?
NIC National Information Center O National Info
NMN Network Notification
Message
O Network Message
NPT National Periodic Test O Nation Period
NST National Silent Test O Nation Silent
NUW Nuclear Power Plant Warning O Nuclear Plant
POS Power Outage Advisory O Power Outage
RHW Radiological Hazard Warning O Radiological
RMT Required Monthly Test O Monthly
RWT Required Weekly Test O Weekly
SMW Special Marine Warning O Special Marine
SPS Special Weather Statement O Special WX
SPW Shelter In-Place Warning O Sheleter
SVA Severe Thunderstorm Watch O Thunderstorm
SVR Severe Thunderstorm
Warning
O Thunderstorm
SVS Severe Weather Statement O Severe WX
TOA Tornado Watch O Tornado
TOE 911 Telephone Outage
Emergency
O 911 Phone Outage
TOR Tornado Warning O Tornado
TRA Tropical Storm Watch O Tropical Storm
TRW Tropical Storm Warning O Tropical Storm
TSA Tsunami Watch O Tsunami
TSW Tsunami Warning O Tsunami
TXB Transmitter Backup On O TX Backup On
TXF Transmitter Carrier Off O TX Carrier Off
TXO Transmitter Carrier On O TX Carrier On
TXP Transmitter Primary On O TX Primary On
VOW Volcano Warning O Volcano
WFA Wild Fire Watch O Wild Fire
WFW Wild Fire Warning O Wild Fire
WSA Winter Storm Watch O Winter Storm
WSW Winter Storm Warning O Winter Storm
**A Unrecognized Watch O Unrecognized
**E Unrecognized Emergency O Unrecognized
**S Unrecognized Statement O Unrecognized
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ST Event Code Warning Watch Advisory Denition?
**W Unrecognized Warning O Unrecognized
Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) and Digital Coded Squelch (DCS) are two
methods used to prevent interference by other radio communications. Your scanner can receive
transmissions that use these codes.
CTCSS and DCS systems all use some form of coded squelch. Coded squelch involves the
transmission of a special code signal along with the audio of a radio transmission. A receiver with
coded squelch only activates when the received signal has the correct code. This lets many users
share a single frequency, and decreases interference caused by distant transmitters on the same
channel. In all major metropolitan areas of the United States, every available radio channel is
assigned to more than one user.
CTCSS FREQUENCIES
The scanner can detect the following 50 CTCSS frequencies.
67.0Hz 94.8Hz 131.8Hz 171.3Hz 203.5Hz
69.3Hz 97.4Hz 136.5Hz 173.8Hz 206.5Hz
71.9Hz 100.0Hz 141.3Hz 177.3Hz 210.7Hz
74.4Hz 103.5Hz 146.2Hz 179.9Hz 218.1Hz
77.0Hz 107.2Hz 151.4Hz 183.5Hz 225.7Hz
79.7Hz 110.9Hz 156.7Hz 186.2Hz 229.1Hz
82.5Hz 114.8Hz 159.8Hz 189.9Hz 233.6Hz
85.4Hz 118.8Hz 162.2Hz 192.8Hz 241.8Hz
88.5Hz 123.0Hz 165.5Hz 196.6Hz 250.3Hz
91.5Hz 127.3Hz 167.9Hz 199.5Hz 254.1Hz
DCS CODES
The scanner can detect the following hexadecimal DCS codes.
006 031 054 116 145 205 245 266 332 411 452 506 612 703
007 032 065 122 152 212 246 271 343 412 454 516 624 712
015 036 071 125 155 214 251 274 346 413 455 523 627 723
017 043 072 131 156 223 252 306 351 423 462 526 631 731
021 047 073 132 162 225 255 311 356 431 464 532 632 732
023 050 074 134 165 226 261 315 364 432 465 546 654 734
025 051 114 141 172 243 263 325 365 445 466 565 662 743
026 053 115 143 174 244 265 331 371 446 503 606 664 754
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REVERSE LIST
Base Frequency
(MHz)
Offset
(MHz)
Base Frequency
(MHz)
Offset
(MHz)
29.5200 - 29.5800 +0.1 450.0000 - 454.9875 +5
29.6200 - 29.6800 -0.1 455.0000 - 459.9875 -5
52.0100 - 52.9900 +1 460.0000 - 464.9875 +5
53.0100 - 53.9900 -1 465.0000 - 469.9875 -5
143.7500 +4.375 470.0000 - 472.9875 +3
143.9000 +4.25 473.0000 - 475.9875 -3
144.5100 - 144.8900 +0.6 476.0000 - 478.9875 +3
145.1100 - 145.4900 -0.6 479.0000 - 481.9875 -3
146.0100 - 146.3850 +0.6 482.0000 - 484.9875 +3
146.4150 - 146.5050 +1 485.0000 - 487.9875 -3
146.5950 +1 488.0000 - 490.9875 +3
146.6100 - 146.9850 -0.6 491.0000 - 493.9875 -3
147.0000 - 147.3900 +0.6 494.0000 - 496.9875 +3
147.4150 - 147.5050 -1 497.0000 - 499.9875 -3
147.5950 -1 500.0000 - 502.9875 +3
147.6000 - 147.9900 -0.6 503.0000 - 505.9875 -3
148.1250 -4.375 506.0000 - 508.9875 +3
158.1500 -4.25 509.0000 - 511.9875 -3
222.1200 - 223.3800 +1.6 758.0000 - 775.9937 +30
223.7200 - 224.9800 -1.6 788.0000 - 805.9937 -30
420.0000 - 424.9875 +5 806.0000 - 823.9875 +45
425.0000 - 429.9875 -5 851.000 - 868.9875 -45
440.0000 - 444.9875 +5 896.0000 - 901.0000 +39
445.0000 - 449.9875 -5 935.0000 - 940.0000 -39
REPEATER FREQUENCY LIST
Base Frequency
(MHz)
Offset
(MHz)
Base Frequency
(MHz)
Offset
(MHz)
455.0151 - 459.9950 -5 497.0001 - 500.0000 -3
465.0101 - 469.9950 -5 503.0001 - 506.0000 -3
473.0001 - 476.0000 -3 509.0001 - 512.0000 -3
479.0001 - 482.0000 -3 758.0000 - 775.9937 +30
485.0001 - 488.0000 -3 806.0051 - 823.9875 +45
491.0001 - 494.0000 -3 894.0125 - 921.0000 +39
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS BCD436HP
Band Coverage : 31 Bands
Size: 2.8 in (W) x 1.5 in (D) x 6.3 in (H) (without antenna)
71.1 mm (W) x 36.9 mm (D) x 160.9 mm (H) (without antenna)
Weight: 12.3 oz. (with antenna and battery)
Operating Temperature: + 14º F (– 10º C) to + 140º F (+ 60º C )
Storage Temperature: – 22º F (– 30º C) to + 158º F (+ 70º C )
Power Requirements: 3 X AA Rechargeable Ni-MH Batteries (2300mAh) (included)
3 X AA Alkaline Batteries (not included)
DC 5.0V ±5%. Connect to PC with USB cable (included)
LCD Display: 192 X 160 Full Dot Matrix LCD with white-color backlight.
Internal Speaker: 24ohm, 0.8W Max.
Certied in accordance with FCC Rules and Regulations Part 15 Sub-part C as of date of
manufacture.
Weather Channels: 7 Channels
Scan Rate: 85 channels/second
Search Rate: 80 steps/second (12.5kHz step)
250 steps/second (5kHz step)
Scan Delay: 2 seconds
Audio Output Power: Internal Speaker - 360mW nominal
(24ohm)
Headphone (L-ch) 4mW nominal
(32 ohm)
Antenna: 50 ohms (Impedance)
Sensitivity (12dB SINAD) Nominal
VHF Low 1 Band
(AM) 25.005 MHz 0.4 μV
(NFM) 40.840 MHz 0.3 μV
(NFM) 53.980 MHz 0.3 μV
VHF Low 2 Band
(WFM) 54.050 MHz 0.7 μV
(FM) 72.515 MHz 0.3 μV
(FMB) 107.100 MHz 0.6 μV
Aircraft Band
(AM) 118.800 MHz 0.4 μV
(AM) 127.175 MHz 0.4 μV
(AM) 135.500 MHz 0.4 μV
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VHF High 1 Band
(NFM) 138.150 MHz 0.4 μV
(NFM) 161.985 MHz 0.3 μV
(NFM) 173.225 MHz 0.3 μV
(WFM) 197.450 MHz 0.6 uV
(NFM) 216.020 MHz 0.3 uV
VHF High 2 Band
(AM) 225.050 MHz 0.3 μV
(AM) 272.950 MHz 0.4 μV
(AM) 315.050 MHz 0.4 μV
UHF Band
(AM) 325.050 MHz 0.4 μV
(NFM) 406.875 MHz 0.3 μV
(NFM) 511.9125 MHz 0.3 μV
Public Service Band
(NFM) 758.0125 MHz 0.3 μV
(NFM) 806.000 MHz 0.3 μV
(NFM) 857.150 MHz 0.3 μV
(NFM) 954.9125 MHz 0.3 μV
1200MHz Band
(NFM) 1299.925 MHz 0.4 μV
Close Call Sensitivity (No Modulation)
(NFM) 40.8400 MHz -58 dBm
(FM) 72.5150 MHz -65 dBm
(AM) 127.1750 MHz -69 dBm
(NFM) 161.9850 MHz -71 dBm
(AM) 272.9500 MHz -71 dBm
(NFM) 406.8750 MHz -66 dBm
(NFM) 857.1500 MHz -64 dBm
(NFM) 1299.9250 MHz -58 dBm
Signal Noise Ratio (nominal)
VHF Low 1 Band
(AM) 25.0050 MHz 49 dB
(NFM) 40.8400 MHz 43 dB
VHF Low 2 Band
(WFM) 54.0500 MHz 53 dB
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(FM) 72.5150 MHz 47 dB
(FMB) 107.100 MHz 60 dB
Aircraft Band
(AM) 127.1750 MHz 50 dB
VHF High 1 Band
(NFM) 161.9850 MHz 41 dB
(NFM) 173.2250 MHz 42 dB
(WFM) 197.4500 MHz 52 dB
VHF High 2 Band
(AM) 272.9500MHz 50 dB
UHF Band
(AM) 325.0500 MHz 50 dB
(NFM) 406.8750 MHz 41 dB
Public Service Band
(NFM) 758.0125 MHz 42 dB
(NFM) 857.1500 MHz 42 dB
1200 MHz Band
(NFM) 1299.9250 MHz 41 dB
Features, specications, and availability of optional accessories are all subject to change without
notice.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS BCD536HP
Size: 7.2 in W (184 mm) x 5.9 in D (151) x 2.2 in H (56 mm)
Weight: 54.3 oz. (without accessories)
Operating Temperature: + 14º F (– 10º C) to + 140º F (+ 60º C )
Storage Temperature: – 22º F (– 30º C) to + 158º F (+ 70º C )
Power Requirements: DC 11.0 V - 16.6 V (Ext. DC Power Jack or DC Power Jack)
Orange Wire Operation: DC 3 V - 16.6 V (Less than 10mA)
LCD Display: 64 X 288 Full Dot Matrix LCD
Internal Speaker: 8 ohm, 5W Max.
Certied in accordance with FCC Rules and Regulations Part 15 Sub-part C as of date of
manufacture.
Weather Channels: 7 Channels
Scan Rate: 85 channels/second (nominal)
Search Rate: 80 steps/second (nominal)
250 steps/second (5kHz step - nominal)
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Scan Delay: 2 seconds
Audio Output Power : 5W Max., 8 ohm Load
Antenna: 50 ohms (Impedance)
Sensitivity (12dB SINAD) Nominal
VHF Low Band
(AM) 25.005 MHz 0.4 μV
(NFM) 40.840 MHz 0.2 μV
(NFM) 53.980 MHz 0.2 μV
VHF Low 2 Band
(WFM) 54.050 MHz 0.6 μV
(FM) 72.515 MHz 0.2 μV
(FMB) 107.100 MHz 0.6 μV
Aircraft Band
(AM) 118.800 MHz 0.3 μV
(AM) 127.175 MHz 0.3 μV
(AM) 135.500 MHz 0.3 μV
VHF High 1 Band
(NFM) 138.150 MHz 0.2 μV
(NFM) 161.985 MHz 0.2 μV
(NFM) 173.225 MHz 0.3 uV
(WFM) 197.450 MHz 0.6 uV
(NFM) 216.020 MHz 0.3 uV
VHF High 2 Band
(AM) 225.050 MHz 0.3 μV
(AM) 272.950 MHz 0.3 μV
(AM) 315.050 MHz 0.4 μV
UHF Band
(AM) 325.050 MHz 0.4 μV
(NFM) 406.8750 MHz 0.3 μV
(NFM) 511.9125 MHz 0.3 μV
Public Service Band
(NFM) 758.0125 MHz 0.3 μV
(NFM) 806.000 MHz 0.3 μV
(NFM) 857.150 MHz 0.2 μV
(NFM) 954.9125 MHz 0.2 μV
1200MHz Band
(NFM) 1299.9250MHz 0.3 μV
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Close Call Sensitivity (No Modulation)
(NFM) 40.8400 MHz -60dBm
(FM) 72.5150 MHz -62dBm
(AM) 127.1750 MHz -67dBm
(NFM) 161.9850 MHz -66dBm
(AM) 272.9500 MHz -67dBm
(NFM) 406.8750 MHz -63dBm
(NFM) 857.1500 MHz -63dBm
(NFM) 1299.9250 MHz -56dBm
Signal Noise Ratio (nominal)
VHF Low 1 Band
(AM) 25.0050 MHz 48dB
(NFM) 40.8400 MHz 42dB
VHF Low 2 Band
(WFM) 54.0500 MHz 52dB
(FM) 72.5150 MHz 47dB
(FMB) 107.1000 MHz 58dB
Aircraft Band
(AM) 127.1750 MHz 49dB
VHF High 1 Band
(NFM) 161.9850 MHz 40dB
(NFM) 173.2250 MHz 41dB
(WFM) 197.4500 MHz 53dB
VHF High 2 Band
(AM) 272.9500 MHz 49dB
UHF Band
(AM) 325.0500 MHz 49dB
(NFM) 406.8750 MHz 40dB
Public Service Band
(NFM) 758.0125 MHz 41dB
(NFM) 857.1500 MHz 41dB
1200 MHz Band
(NFM) 1299.9250 MHz 42dB
Features, specications, and availability of optional accessories are all subject to change without
notice.
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WARRANTY INFORMATION
WARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATION (Uniden)
ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants, for one year, to the original retail owner, this
Uniden Product to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or
exclusions set out below.
WARRANTY DURATION: This warranty to the original user shall terminate and be of no further
effect 12 months after the date of original retail sale.
The warranty is invalid if the Product is
(A) damaged or not maintained as reasonable or necessary,
(B) modied, altered, or used as part of any conversion kits, subassemblies, or any congurations
not sold by Uniden,
(C) improperly installed,
(D) serviced or repaired by someone other than an authorized Uniden service center for a defect
or malfunction covered by this warranty,
(E) used in any conjunction with equipment or parts or as part of any system not manufactured by
Uniden, or
(F) installed or programmed by anyone other than as detailed by the Operating Guide for this
product.
STATEMENT OF REMEDY: In the event that the product does not conform to this warranty
at any time while this warranty is in effect, warrantor will repair the defect and return it to you
without charge for parts, service, or any other cost (except shipping and handling) incurred by
warrantor or its representatives in connection with the performance of this warranty. THE LIMITED
WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE IS THE SOLE AND ENTIRE WARRANTY PERTAINING
TO THE PRODUCT AND IS IN LIEU OF AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES
OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR ARISING BY
OPERATION OF LAW, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS WARRANTY DOES
NOT COVER OR PROVIDE FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OR PAYMENT OF INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. Some states do not allow this exclusion or limitation of incidental
or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion might not apply to you.
LEGAL REMEDIES: This warranty gives you specic legal rights, and you might 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 this Operating Guide you are certain that the Product is defective, pack the Product
carefully (preferably in its original packaging). Include evidence of original purchase and a note
describing the defect that has caused you to return it. The Product should be shipped freight
prepaid, by traceable means, or delivered, to warrantor at:
Uniden America Corporation
Parts and Service Division
743 Henrietta Creek Rd.
Roanoke, Texas 76262.

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