Uniden America UB379 Digital Scanning Receiver User Manual
Uniden America Corporation Digital Scanning Receiver
User Manual
BCD325P2
Owner’s Manual
©2015 Uniden America Corporation Printed in Vietnam
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PRECAUTIONS
EARPHONE WARNING!
Be sure to use only a monaural earphone with this scanner. You can also use an optional stereo
headset. Use of an incorrect earphone or mono headset might be potentially hazardous to your
hearing. The output of the phone jack is monaural, but you will hear it in both headphones of a
stereo headset.
Set the volume to a comfortable audio level coming from the speaker before plugging in the
monaural earphone or headset. Otherwise, you might experience some discomfort or possible
hearing damage if the volume suddenly becomes too loud because of the volume control or
squelch control setting. This might be particularly true of the type of earphone that is placed in the
ear canal.
WATERPROOF WARNING!
Uniden does not represent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of re or electrical shock,
do not expose this unit to rain or moisture.
© 2015 Uniden America Corporation, Irving, Texas.
Questions? Problems? Get help on the web at www.uniden.com.
Or call our Customer Service line at 800-620-7531.
CONTENTS
PRECAUTIONS ..............................................2
EARPHONE WARNING! ...............................................2
WATERPROOF WARNING! ...................................2
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ....................................7
THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW .............................7
MODIFICATION NOTICE .....................................7
PART 15 INFORMATION .....................................7
SCANNING LEGALLY ........................................7
AVIS D’INDUSTRIE CANADA ..................................8
MAIN FEATURES .............................................9
UNDERSTANDING DYNAMIC MEMORY .........................11
CONVENTIONAL SIMPLEX AND REPEATER SYSTEMS ...........11
UNDERSTANDING CTCSS/DCS/NAC ..........................12
UNDERSTANDING TRUNKING ...............................12
UNDERSTANDING MULTI-SITE TRUNKING .....................13
INCLUDED WITH YOUR SCANNER .............................14
OPERATION BASICS .........................................14
CONNECT THE ANTENNA ...................................14
USING BATTERIES .........................................14
CONNECTING THE USB CABLE .............................15
TURNING ON THE SCANNER AND SETTING THE SQUELCH ......15
NAVIGATING THE MENU ....................................15
A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY ....................................21
SETTINGS MENUS .........................................25
Set Backlight ...........................................26
Adjust Key Beep .........................................26
Battery Option ...........................................26
Adjusting the Display Contrast ..............................27
Set C-CH Output ........................................27
Set GPS Format .........................................27
Set GPS Baud Rate ......................................27
Band Defaults ..........................................27
P25 LP Filter ............................................28
P25 Threshold ..........................................28
Disp. Unit ID ...........................................28
See Scanner Info .........................................28
% Memory Used ........................................28
Firmware Version and Serial Number .......................28
Locking/Unlocking the Keyboard ...........................28
Viewing the Battery Level ................................28
Cloning ................................................29
Scanner Reset ..........................................29
PLANNING SYSTEMS, SITES, AND GROUPS .....................29
ENTERING TEXT ...........................................30
PROGRAMMING SYSTEMS ...................................30
PROGRAMMING CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS ..................31
Set Quick Key ...........................................31
Set Start-up Key .........................................32
Set Number Tag .........................................32
Set Lockout ............................................32
Set Hold Time (in seconds) .................................32
Set Delay Time ..........................................32
Set Audio AGC ..........................................32
P25 Waiting Time ........................................33
PROGRAMMING TRUNKED SYSTEMS ..........................33
Set Number Tag .........................................34
ID Scan/Search (no EDACS SCAT) ..........................34
Set Delay Time ..........................................35
Edit Fleetmap (Motorola Type I systems only) ..................35
Priority ID Scan (no EDACS SCAT/P25-1Tr) ...................35
Set Status Bit (Motorola only) ...............................35
Set End Code (Motorola only) ...............................35
Emergency Alert (Motorola/EDACS only) ......................36
Set ID Format ...........................................36
Rvw ID:Srch L/O .........................................36
Clr All L/O IDs ...........................................36
Set Audio AGC ..........................................36
P25 NAC Option .........................................37
CREATING SITES .........................................37
Edit Name (no EDACS SCAT) ..............................37
Set Quick Key ..........................................38
Set Start-up Key .........................................38
Edit Band Plan (Motorola Custom/P25/VHF/UHF only) ...........38
Set Frequencies .........................................39
Set Modulation ..........................................40
Set Attenuator ...........................................40
Set Hold Time ............................................40
P25 Waiting Time (Motorola only) ...........................41
CREATING GROUPS .......................................41
Edit Name ..............................................41
Set Quick Key ...........................................41
Edit Channel ............................................42
Set Location Info .........................................42
Set Lockout .............................................42
PROGRAMMING FREQUENCIES/TGIDS .........................42
Quickly Storing a Conventional Frequency .....................42
To Program a Frequency into an Existing Group ................43
To Program an ID into a ‘Quick Save Group’ ...................43
To Program an ID into an Existing Group ......................43
MANUALLY PROGRAMMING CHANNEL FREQUENCIES/TGIDS ....43
EDIT CHANNEL OPTIONS MENU .............................45
Edit Name ..............................................45
Edit Frequency or TGID ...................................45
Set Audio Type (conventional/Motorola only) ..................45
Set Number Tag ........................................46
Set Modulation (conventional only) .........................46
Set Attenuator (conventional only) .........................46
Set priority ............................................47
Set alert ..............................................47
Set Lockout ...........................................47
Volume Offset .........................................47
Copy/Paste Channel ...................................47
USING THE BCD325P2 WITH A GPS ............................48
LOCATION-BASED SCANNING ...............................48
NON RADIO LOCATION-BASED GPS FEATURES ................48
CONNECTING YOUR SCANNER ..............................48
Edit Name ...........................................50
Set Type ............................................50
Set Alert (POI only) ....................................50
Set Alert Volume (Dangerous Road/Xing only) ..............50
Set Alert Light (Dangerous Road/Xing only) ................50
GPS DISPLAY MODE (POI ONLY) ...............................52
GPS REVIEW LOCATION MODE ..............................55
PRIORITY/PRIORITY ID/PRIORITY PLUS SCAN ...................56
USING STARTUP KEYS .......................................57
SCANNING SYSTEMS ........................................57
USING NUMBER TAGS .......................................61
P25 ADJUSTMENT MODE ...................................61
LOCKING/UNLOCKING SYSTEMS/SITES/SEARCHES ............62
LOCKING/UNLOCKING GROUPS .............................63
LOCKING/UNLOCKING CHANNELS ...........................63
BAND SCOPE MODE .........................................65
USING BAND SCOPE MODE .................................66
SEARCH/CLOSE CALL OPTIONS MENU ........................67
Unlocking All Frequencies: .................................68
Reviewing Locked Out Frequencies: .........................68
SEARCH FOR... MENU ......................................70
EDITING A SERVICE SEARCH ................................70
Custom Search ..........................................73
Set Search Key ..........................................73
Auto Search and Store ....................................73
Quick Search ............................................75
SEARCHING ................................................75
Storing a Displayed Frequency (while searching) ................76
CLOSE CALL MENU .........................................76
CLOSE CALL AUTO STORE ..................................78
USING CLOSE CALL MODES .................................79
MANAGING CLOSE CALL HITS ...............................79
In Close Call Only Mode ...................................79
In Close Call Hold Mode ...................................79
HITS WITH SCAN ..........................................80
WEATHER OPERATION MENU .................................80
Using Fire Tone-Out ......................................83
Setting up Tone-Out ......................................83
In Tone-Out Standby Mode .................................85
Key-Safe Mode ..........................................85
APPENDIX .................................................87
Preset Fleet Maps ........................................87
ENTERING IDS ............................................89
WEATHER CHANNELS .......................................90
SAME EVENT CODES ........................................91
CTCSS TONES ..............................................93
DCS CODES ................................................93
REVERSE LIST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
REPEATER FREQUENCY LIST .................................95
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................95
RBRC INFORMATION .......................................98
WARRANTY INFORMATION ...................................98
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW
IMPORTANT! This scanning radio has been manufactured so that it will not tune to the radio
frequencies assigned by the FCC for cellular telephone usage. The Electronic Communications
Privacy Act of 1986, as amended, makes it a federal crime to intentionally intercept cellular or
cordless telephone transmissions or to market this radio when altered to receive them. The
installation, possession, or use of this scanning radio in a motor vehicle may be prohibited,
regulated, or require a permit in certain states, cities, and/or local jurisdictions. Your local law
enforcement ofcials should be able to provide you with information regarding the laws in your
community.
MODIFICATION NOTICE
Changes or modications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden, or operation of this
product in any way other than as detailed by this Users Guide, could void your authority to operate
this product.
PART 15 INFORMATION
This scanner has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a scanning receiver, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This scanner generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications.
There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this scanner
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the scanner on and off, you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the scanner and the receiver.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept
any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject
to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the
device.
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio
exempts de licence. L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) l’appareil
ne doit pas causer d’interférences, et (2) l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage
radioélectrique subi, même si les interférences sont susceptibles d’en compromettre le
fonctionnement.
SCANNING LEGALLY
Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups, including police and re
departments, ambulance services, government agencies, private companies, amateur radio
services, military operations, pager services, and wireline (telephone and telegraph) service
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providers. It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive. However,
there are some transmissions that you should never intentionally listen to.
These include:
• Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of telephone signal
transmission)
• Pager transmissions
• Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions
According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are subject to nes and
possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to, using, or divulging the contents of such a
conversation unless you have the consent of a party to the conversation (unless such activity is
otherwise illegal). This scanner has been designed to prevent the reception of cellular telephone
transmissions and the decoding of scrambled transmissions. This is done to comply with the
legal requirement that scanners be manufactured so they are not easy to modify to pick up these
transmissions. Do not open your scanners case to make any modications that could allow it
to pick up transmissions that are illegal to monitor. Modifying or tampering with your scanners
internal components or using it in a way other than as described in this manual could invalidate
your warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it. In some areas, mobile and/or
portable use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit. Check the laws in your area. It is
also illegal in many areas (and a bad idea everywhere) to interfere with the duties of public safety
ofcials by traveling to the scene of an incident without authorization.
AVIS D’INDUSTRIE CANADA
Le présent appareil est conforme aux normes CNR d’Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils
radio exempts de licence. Son utilisation est assujettie aux deux conditions suivantes : (1)
l’appareil ne doit pas causer d’interférences, et (2) l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter tout
brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si les interférences sont susceptibles d’en compromettre le
fonctionnementt.
Une version française de ce guide d’utilisation est disponible sur le site Web d’Uniden au :
www.uniden.com.
1. Sur le site d’Uniden, sélectionnez “ Support”, puis “ Owner’s Manuals”.
2. Au menu déroulant de sélection des produits, choisissez “Scanners”.
3. Sélectionnez le modèle et cliquez sur le drapeau canadien.
4. La version française du guide d’utilisation de ce modèle.
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MAIN FEATURES
Trunk Tracker V Operation – follows conversations on analog Motorola, Motorola Astro 25
(APCO 25), P25 One-Frequency Trunk, EDACS, EDACS SCAT, and LTR trunked radio systems,
including systems in VHF, UHF, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, and 900 MHz bands.
APCO 25 Phase I and Phase II Support – allows you to receive transmissions with these
decoding protocols.
Dynamically Allocated Channel Memory – organized into ‘Systems’, ‘Sites’, (within trunking
systems), ‘Groups’ (within systems), and channels (within groups). Up to 500 systems, 1,000 total
sites (max 256 per system), 20 groups per system, and 25,000 channels (500 max IDs or 1,000
frequencies per system).
Multi-Site Trunking – lets you program the scanner to share trunked system IDs across multiple
sites without duplicating IDs, and turn each site on and off independently so that you can select
the best site to scan for your area.
Control Channel Only Scanning – allows you to enter just the control channels to trunktrack a
Motorola system and the scanner will nd the voice channels.
System/Channel Number Tagging – number tags allow you to quickly navigate to a specic
system or channel. You can assign number tags to systems, channels, service searches, and
custom search ranges. You can also assign a number tag to the ‘Close Call’ system created
during ‘Close Call Auto Store’ and the temporary system ‘Close Call Hits’.
Band Scope Mode – band Scope mode is a special type of search mode where the scanner
displays the strength of any signal it nds.
Priority/Priority Plus Scan – priority channels let you keep track of activity on your most
important channels while monitoring other channels for transmissions and you can scan just the
priority channels.
Priority ID Scan – allows you to set priority to talkgroup IDs.
Preemptive Priority – a feature that works on Motorola systems. If the Motorola system has
priority channels, and you assign one of those talkgroups as priority in the scanner, then when
one of those channels becomes active, the scanner will jump to it even if it is on a different system
voice channel (i.e. it preempts your current reception).
EDACS ESK Support – provides the ability to monitor analog talkgroups on those systems.
Adjustable Scan/Search Delay/Resume – set a delay up to 30 seconds or a forced resume up
to 10 seconds. (per system or search).
Intermediate Frequency Exchange – changes the IF used for a selected channel/frequency to
help avoid image and other mixer-product interference.
Individual Channel Volume Offset – allows you to adjust the volume offset for each channel.
Control Channel Data Output – allows the analysis of control channel data without the need to
perform invasive modications to the scanner.
Private Systems – lets you ag a system so that it cannot be read out of the scanner or modied
(only with optional software).
Key Safe Mode – lets you hand the scanner to a novice user and prevent programming from
being modied.
Start-up Configuration – you can program each of your conventional systems, trunked sites,
service searches, or custom searches with a ‘Startup Key’ (0-9) so that when you power up the
scanner and press the key number, just those systems/sites/searches assigned to the key will be
enabled for scan (groups are not affected).
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Location-Based Scanning - using an optional GPS unit you can scan your systems based on a
set range from your current location.
GPS (Location-Based) Alerts - noties you when you are near an area you have programmed as
a dangerous road, dangerous intersection, or a general point of interest.
Analog and Digital AGC - helps automatically balance the volume level between different radio
systems.
Adaptive Digital Threshold - automatically sets the digital decode threshold for APCO 25
systems.
Search with Scan Operation - lets you include and/or assign quick keys to selected service/
custom search ranges during scan operation.
100 Quick Keys - you can scan conventional systems/trunked sites, groups, and searches by
assigning them to quick keys.
3 Search Keys - you can assign 3 of the number keys to start a search range, Tone-Out search,
or view the ‘Band Scope’ mode.
Temporary Lockout - automatically unlock temporarily locked out channels/systems/searches/
locations when you cycle power.
CTCSS/DCS/NAC Tone Decode - decodes and displays Continuous Tone Code Squelch System
tones being transmitted and plays Digital Coded Squelch and NAC being received.
CTCSS/DCS/NAC Search - lets you search for CTCSS, DCS, or NAC tones when it nds an
active frequency in search and close call modes.
Close Call RF Capture Technology - lets you set the scanner so it detects and provides
information about nearby radio transmissions. Close Call ‘Do-Not-Disturb’ checks for Close Call
activity in between channel reception so active channels are not interrupted.
Close Call Temporary Store - temporarily stores and scans the last 10 Close Call hits in the ‘Hits
with Scan’ system.
Fire Tone-Out Standby/Tone Search - lets you set the scanner to alert you if a two-tone
sequential page is transmitted. You can set up to 10 settings (transmit frequency, tone
frequencies) then select one for standby monitoring. The scanner will also search and display
unknown tones.
Frequency/ID Auto Search and Store - the scanner can be set to automatically store all active
frequencies from a service or limit search in a conventional system you select or automatically
store all new talkgroup IDs into a trunked system you select.
Custom Alerts - you can program your scanner to alert you when, a channel is received, you
receive a Close Call hit, a talkgroup ID is transmitted with an emergency alert, you get close to
a POI (Point of Interest)/Dangerous Road/Dangerous Crossing, or you receive a Tone-Out hit.
For each alert in the scanner, you can select from 9 different tone patterns, 15 volume settings, 2
blinking, and 2 color patterns.
Repeater Reverse - allows the scanner to try to switch to the repeater if an input when frequency
is found.
Broadcast Screen - allows the scanner to ignore hits on known broadcast frequencies including
pager frequencies in search and Close Call modes. You can also program up to 10 custom
frequency ranges that the scanner will ignore.
Text Tagging - you can name each system, site, group, channel, talkgroup ID, custom search
range, location, Tone-Out, and SAME group, using up to 16 characters per name.
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SAME Weather Alert/Priority - (with programmable FIP codes) Lets your scanner alert you
when a SAME weather alert is transmitted on a NOAA weather channel. The scanner also
displays the alert type.
Adjustable Hold (Scan) Time per System/Search - allows you to adjust the length of time spent
scanning each system or search.
PC Control/Clone - you can transfer data to and from your scanner and your personal computer,
and control the scanner using a computer.
Multi-Level Display and Keypad light - makes the display and keypad easy to see in dim light
using three light levels.
Signal Strength Meter - shows the signal strength for the more powerful transmissions.
12 Service Searches - frequencies are preset in separate marine, railroad, air, CB radio, racing,
FM broadcast, public safety, military air, FRS/GMRS, news, amateur radio, and special (itinerant)
searches to make it easy to nd specic transmissions.
10 Custom Searches - lets you program up to 10 custom search ranges.
Quick Search - lets you search from the currently-tuned frequency or channel or enter a
frequency and start searching.
Automatic Channel Setup - accepts frequencies on any valid channel step, even if it does not
fall within the band plan’s default steps.
Congurable Band Defaults - allows you to set the step (5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5,15, 20, 25,
50 or 100 kHz) and modulation (AM, FM, NFM, WFM, or FMB) for 31 different bands.
Attenuator - you can set the scanner’s attenuator to reduce the input strength of strong signals by
about 20 dB per channel, search band, close call band, or trunked system.
Duplicate Frequency Alert - alerts you if you try to enter a duplicate name or frequency already
stored in the scanner.
Search Lockouts - you can lock out up to 500 frequencies (250 temporary, 250 permanent) in
search or close call search.
Built-in Battery Charger - allows you to charge the batteries in the scanner with a timer to set up
to 16 hours.
UNDERSTANDING DYNAMIC MEMORY
CONVENTIONAL SIMPLEX AND REPEATER SYSTEMS
Simplex systems use a single frequency for both transmit and receive. Most radios using this
type of operation are limited to line-of-sight operation. This type of radio is frequently used at
construction job sites, and with inexpensive consumer radios such as GMRS/FRS radios. The
range is typically 1-8 miles, depending upon the terrain and many other factors.
Repeater systems use two frequencies: one transmits from the radio to a central repeater; the
other transmits from the repeater to other radios in the system. With a repeater based system, the
repeater is located on top of a tall building or on a radio tower that provides great visibility to the
area of operation. When a user transmits (on an input frequency), the signal is picked up by the
repeater and retransmitted (on an output frequency). The user’s radios always listen for activity
on the output frequency and transmit on the input frequency. Since the repeater is located very
high, there is a very large line of sight. Typical repeater systems provide coverage out to about a
25-mile radius from the repeater location.
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UNDERSTANDING CTCSS/DCS/NAC
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 (or more commonly referred to as tone codes).
CTCSS and DCS systems all use some form of coded squelch. Coded squelch techniques involve
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. Public safety radio systems on the same frequency are usually
set up at a distance of 40 miles apart, or more. This means that you may hear transmissions from
a distant system when your local system is not transmitting. By programming the CTCSS tone
for a local channel the scanner will not stop on transmissions from the distant system. With few
exceptions, such as the VHF Aircraft and Marine bands, almost every other VHF or UHF radio
system uses some form of coded squelch. By far, CTCSS is the most popular mode among non-
trunked systems.
NAC, similar to CTCSS/DCS, has a 3 digit hexadecimal code that is broadcast along with the
digital signal being transmitted.
UNDERSTANDING TRUNKING
Trunking systems let a large group of 2-way radio users (or even different groups of 2-way
radio users) efficiently use a set of frequencies. Instead of selecting a specific frequency for a
transmission, the user’s radio selects a programmed trunking bank in the system when that user
presses their PTT (push to talk) button. The trunking system automatically transmits the call on
the first available frequency, and also sends (on a different frequency called a Data or Control
channel) a code that uniquely identifies that transmission as a talkgroup ID (or just ID.) So when
you are trunktracking a system, you are listening to active IDs transmitting in the system (each
using the first available frequency in the system.) Trunking systems in general allocate and use
fewer frequencies among many different users.
Since the trunking system might send a call and its response on different frequencies, it is difficult
to listen to trunked communications using a conventional scanner. A trunktracker let you monitor
the control channel frequency so you can hear calls and responses for users and more easily
“follow” conversations than with a conventional scanner.
This trunking scanner tracks the following types of systems:
• Motorola Type I
• Motorola Type II
• Motorola Type IIi Hybrid
• Motorola Type II Smartnet
• Motorola Type II Smartzone
• Motorola Type II Smartzone Omnilink
• Motorola Type II VOC
• LTR Standard
• Project 25 Standard
• Motorola X2-TDMA
• P25 Phase I and Phase II
• EDACS Standard (Wide)
• EDACS Narrowband (Narrow)
• EDACS Networked (Wide/Narrow)
• EDACS SCAT
• EDACS ESK
When you program Motorola/P25 and EDACS system frequencies into the scanner, one
frequency is the control (or data) channel, and the rest are voice frequencies shared by all the
users. There may be 3 or 4 frequencies assigned as (primary or alternate) control channels but
only one control channel will be active at a time. These scanners will allow you to program just
Motorola/P25 control channels into the trunking system and the voice channels will automatically
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be found (but not programmed). EDACS systems need all the frequencies for the system
programmed and with the correct LCN (Logical Channel Number) assigned.
The control channel continually transmits to the field units and has a sound similar to listening to
a boat engine over the phone (in manual mode; you won’t hear this when you are trunking the
system.) This control channel is also a good check to see if you can trunktrack the system. If you
can’t hear a control channel when you step through the trunking frequencies (in manual mode) or
can hear dropouts or interference, you either are too far away to receive the control channel and
the system or there is some interference source that will inhibit tracking and reception. Motorola
systems are limited to a maximum of 28 frequencies per site. EDACS systems are limited to 25
frequencies per site. Motorola and EDACS systems can be either analog, digital, or mixed (digital
and analog talkgroups). Mixed Motorola systems should be programmed as Motorola systems
and not P25 digital systems. That way the talkgroup options will allow you to select if it is a digital
or analog.
LTR systems work a little differently. LTR systems typically do not have a dedicated control
channel. This type of system encodes all trunking information as digital subaudible data that
accompanies each transmission. The frequencies also have to have the LCN (Logical Channel
Number) programmed for the scanner to trunktrack properly. Each repeater has its own controller,
and all of these controllers are synchronized together. Even though each controller monitors its
own channel, one of the channel controllers is assigned to be a master that all controllers report
to. Each of these controllers sends out a data burst approximately every 10 seconds so that the
subscriber units know that the system is there. This data burst is not sent at the same time by
all the channels, but happens randomly throughout all the system channels. If you listen to the
frequencies of an LTR system in manual mode (not trunking), on every channel in the system
you will hear this data burst that will sound like a short blip of static like someone keyed up and
unkeyed a radio within about 500 msec. LTR systems are limited to 20 frequencies per system.
UNDERSTANDING MULTI-SITE TRUNKING
Some Motorola and EDACS systems covering a very large geographic area use multiple antenna
sites that each operate on different frequencies and use the same talkgroup IDs for traffic. Each
site has its own set of trunking frequencies and is monitored like a single system. Each site can
have its own quick key, so you can turn each individual site on or off while you scan. Program your
talkgroups into channel groups within that system and all talkgroups in the system are available
to every site so they don’t have to be reprogrammed for each site. Since all sites share all the
talkgroups within the system, multi-site trunking is much more efficient than programming each
site as a separate system.
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INCLUDED WITH YOUR SCANNER
Accessories included in the box are:
Not Shown:
USB Cable
Hand Strap
BCD325P2 Scanner Antenna
• Owner’s Manual (English)
• APP Form
• FREQ Form
Printed Materials
OPERATION BASICS
CONNECT THE ANTENNA
Connect the antenna to the antenna post. Press and twist the antenna onto the connector to
secure it.
USING BATTERIES
You can power your BCD325P2 using two alkaline or rechargeable AA batteries
1. Remove battery cover and install 2 AA batteries, matching the polarity symbols (+ -).
2. Replace the cover.
Caution: There is no switch for the battery type. Never attempt to charge non-rechargeable
batteries. Non-rechargeable batteries can get hot or burst if you try to recharge them.
If the scanner detects batteries that cannot be charge, it displays “Battery Error.”
When battery icon flashes and the scanner beeps every 15 seconds, replace or recharge the
batteries.
The scanner has a built-in circuit that lets you recharge rechargeable batteries while they are in
the scanner.
When the scanner is turned on, the scanner will not charge the batteries.
When the scanner is turned off, the scanner will charge the batteries.
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Plug the USB cable into the scanner when the scanner is off and “Battery Charge” - “Start
Charging? Yes = “E”/ No = “.” will display. Press E/yes.
The scanner displays “Normal Charging” and charges the batteries according to the “Set
Charge Time” setting.
When charging is finished “Charge Complete” will be displayed.
Note that the charge is controlled strictly by a timer. It is impossible to detect the charge state of
cells charged at the low rate the scanner uses or when cells are charged in series.
CONNECTING THE USB CABLE
The USB jack is located under the rubber flap on the right side.
The serial mode may be used for serial control and programming the scanner when using
software from 3rd party developers.
The USB cable can also be used to power the scanner when the batteries are removed. Plug the
USB cable into the scanner with no batteries and “No Battery” will display. Press and hold to
turn on the scanner. Press again to turn the backlight on.
TURNING ON THE SCANNER AND SETTING THE SQUELCH
Note: this applies to a fresh scanner right out of the box or one that has been reset.
Press and hold for about 2 seconds to turn on the scanner. The scanner should start
scanning one of the preprogrammed systems after the welcome screen disappears. If the screen
is too dark, press to turn on the backlight. Press Hold. Press the scroll control to display the
volume level. Turn the scroll control (within 10 seconds) to adjust the volume. Press the scroll
control again to close the volume level (or let it disappear after 10 seconds). Press Func then
press the scroll control to display the squelch level. Turn the scroll control counter-clockwise all
the way then clockwise until the noise stops, then one notch more. Press the scroll control to close
the squelch level.
Right away you may want to check these settings in the ‘Settings’ menu. Set Backlight, Adjust
Key Beep, and Adjust Contrast.
The only things you will be able to scan right out of the box are the service search, custom
search, weather scan, auto search and store, close call search, or close call auto store.
NAVIGATING THE MENU
The scanner’s menu lets you select options that let you set up and use the scanner using the
Menu key. To use the menu, press the Menu button on the scanner. To select a menu item, rotate
the scroll control clockwise or counterclockwise. The currently-selected menu item is highlighted
with a bar on the display. When the menu item you want to select is highlighted, press E/yes or
the scroll control to select it. To back up a level, press Menu. To exit all menus press L/O or Scan.
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KEYPAD AND KNOB CONTROLS
Select -
Volume -
Squelch knob
Hold-Close
Call button
Scan-Search
button
Lockout
button
Menu
button
Power-Lock-Backlight
button
Function
button
Each of the keys and the knob on the BCD325P2 produce several different results depending
upon how you activate them. You can, for example, rotate the knob as well as press it. Some keys
provide one operation when briefly pressed while pressing and holding a key or knob gives a
different result. Many controls and keys behave differently depending on the mode your radio is in
when you use the key or control.
Key Function
Scroll Control, SQL,
Vol
• Press to select a menu item or save an entry in Menu Mode.
• Press then turn to adjust volume level in Scan Mode.
• Press to view battery info in Scan Mode.
• Turn to select scan/search direction and to continue scan/search in
Scan/Search Modes.
• Turn to select channel or frequency in Scan/Search Hold Modes.
• Turn to scroll to a menu item in Menu Mode.
• Turn to select POIs in GPS Display Mode.
• Turn to select locations GPS Review Location Mode.
• Turn to temporary lock out an alert in GPS Display Mode.
• Turn to select Tone-Outs in Tone-Out Standby Mode.
• Turn to select characters when editing text.
• Press Func then Vol to adjust squelch in Scan Mode.
• Press Func then Vol to view the APCO threshold display in
Volume/Squelch Adjust Mode.
• Press Func then Volto skip to the location that starts with the next
letter of the alphabet in GPS Review Location Mode.
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Key Function
Menu • Press to enter Menu Mode.
• Press to return to previous menu.
• Press to go to a channel and/or a system number tag after
entering.
• Press to return to GPS Mode in Review Location Mode.
• Press Func then Menu to go to the ‘Edit’ menu for the current
system in Scan Mode.
• Press Func then Menu to go to the ‘Search for...’ menu in Search
Mode.
• Press Func then Menu to go to the ‘Close Call’ menu in Close Call
Only Mode.
• Press Func then Menu to go to the ‘WX Operation’ menu in Any
Weather Mode.
• Press Func then Menu to go to the ‘Edit’ menu for the current POI
in GPS Display Mode.
• Press Func then Menu to go to the ‘Tone-Out for...’ menu in Tone-
Out Standby/Search.
Func • Press to enter Function Mode for 3 seconds.
• Press and hold to lock Function Mode. Press again to unlock.
Hold/ • Press to hold on a channel, frequency, search, Close Call hit, or
Tone-Out search. Press again to resume.
• Press to hold in Band Scope Mode.
• Press to recall the last Close Call Hit in Close Call Only Mode.
• Press and hold to hold on a system in Scan Mode. Press and hold
to resume.
• Press Func then Hold/ o toggle Close Call DND, Close Call
Priority, or Close Call Off in Any Mode except Tone-Out.
• Press Func then press and hold Hold/ to turn on Close Call
Only in Any Mode except GPS.
Scan/Srch • Press to start/continue/resume scanning in Scan/GPS Modes.
• Press Func then Scan/Srch to change from ‘ID Scan’ to ‘ID
Search’ while scanning a trunking site in Scan Mode.
• Press Func then Scan/Srch to start/continue/resume searching in
Search Mode.
• Press Func then Scan/Srch to start a ‘quick search’ at the current
frequency while scanning a conventional system in Scan Mode.
• Press Func then Scan/Srch to toggle ‘Srch’ and ‘Max Hold Search’
displays in Band Scope Mode.
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Key Function
L/O • Press to toggle the lockout status of a channel in Scan Mode.
• Press to toggle the lockout status of a frequency in Search Mode.
• Press to toggle the lockout status of a location in GPS Review
Location Mode.
• Press and hold to unlock (and enable) all groups and channels in a
system in Scan Hold Mode.
• Press and hold to unlock all frequencies of all search ranges/Close
Call in Search Hold Mode.
• Press and hold to unlock all locations of the current type (POI,
DRD, or DXG) in GPS Review Location Mode.
• Press Func then L/O to toggle the lockout status of a conventional
system/site/search in Scan Hold Mode.
• Press Func then L/O to review and unlock search frequencies in
Search/Close Call Only Modes.
• Press Func then Press and hold L/O to unlock (and enable) all
systems, groups, channels, and search ranges in Scan Mode.
• Press Func then Press and hold L/O to unlock all locations of all
types (POI, DRD, or DXG) in GPS Review Location Mode.
• Press to exit Menu Mode or return to the last mode.
/• Press and hold for more than 2 seconds to turn the scanner on or
off.
• Press to turn the display backlight on or off.
• Press Func then to toggle the key lock on or off in Any Mode.
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Key Function
Number Keys • Enter any 3-digit channel number tag then Menu to access a
channel in the current system in Scan Hold Mode.
• Enter any 3-digit system number tag then (.)no then any 3-digit
channel number tag then Menu to access a channel in another
system in Scan Hold Mode.
• Enter any frequency/ID then Hold to go directly to in Scan/Search
Hold Modes.
• Press 0-9 to toggle single-digit system/site/search quick keys on or
off in Scan Mode.
• Press 0-9 to toggle custom searches on or off in Search Mode.
• Press 1-7 to toggle Close Call bands on or off in Close Call Only
Mode.
• Press 4 to move the cursor to the left when editing text.
• Press 6 to move the cursor to the right when editing text.
• Press Func then 0-9 to toggle group quick keys on or off in Scan
Mode.
• Press Func then 1(sr 1)-3(sr 3) to activate or deactivate the
searches assigned to these keys in Any Hold Mode except GPS.
• Press Func then 4(ifx) to toggle intermediate frequency exchange
for a channel/frequency in Scan/Search/Weather Hold Modes.
• Press Func then 5(lvl) to toggle the volume offset for a channel in
Scan Hold Mode.
• Press Func then 6(disp) to toggle display modes (1, 2, or 3) in
Scan Hold Mode.
• Press Func then 6(disp) to toggle POI displays in GPS Display
Mode.
• Press Func then 7(att) to toggle the attenuator on/off for a
conventional channel in Scan Hold Mode.
• Press Func then 7(att) to toggle the attenuator on/off for a trunked
site in Scan Hold Mode.
• Press Func then 7(att) to toggle the attenuator on/off in Search/
Close Call Only/Tone-Out/Weather Modes.
• Press Func then press and hold 7(att) to toggle global attenuation
on/off in Any Hold Mode except GPS.
• Press Func then press and hold 8(rev) to view the repeater
frequency in Scan/Search/Close Call Only Hold Modes.
• Press Func then 9(mod) to toggle the modulation for a
conventional channel in Scan Hold Mode.
• Press Func then 9(mod) to toggle the modulation for a trunked site
in Scan Hold Mode.
• Press Func then 9(mod) to toggle the modulation for a search/
Close Call/Tone-Out in Search Mode.
• Press Func then 0(wx) to enter Weather Alert Priority mode in Any
Hold Mode.
• Press Func then press and hold 0(wx) to enter Weather Scan
mode in Any Mode except GPS.
• Press Func then 0(wx) to switch to Weather Alert in Weather Scan
Mode.
• Press Func then 0(wx) to switch to Weather Scan in Weather
Alert Mode.
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Key Function
.no(pri) • Press to cancel an error or warning message.
• Press to enter a decimal point after a system number tag.
• Press before entering a 2-digit system quick key to turn on or off in
Scan Mode.
• Press to enter a decimal point for a frequency while programming.
• Press to delete current character when editing text.
• Press twice to delete all characters when editing text.
• Press to enter a hyphen when entering an ID while programming.
• Press to enter an ‘i’ when entering an ‘I-Call’ ID while programming.
• Press to return to GPS Display Mode in GPS Review Location
Mode.
• Press Func then .no(pri) to toggle Priority On, Priority Plus, Priority
Off in Scan Hold Mode.
E/yes(gps) • Press to select a menu item or save a name in Menu Mode.
• Press to enter the Menu mode for a displayed channel in Scan
Mode.
• Press to enter the Menu mode for the current Tone-Out in Tone-
Out Standby/Search.
• Press to store a (blinking) CTCSS/DCS/NAC tone in Scan Mode.
• Press to store an ID in ‘ID Search’ mode while scanning a trunked
system in Scan Mode.
• Press to ‘quick store’ a frequency in Search/Close Call Only/
Weather Modes.
• Press to store found tones in Tone-Out Search Mode.
• Press to enter the Menu mode for the current Tone-Out in Tone-
Out Standby/Search.
• Press to enter ‘Review Location’ menu in GPS Display Mode.
• Press Func then E/yes(gps) to enter GPS mode in Scan Mode.
• Press Func then press and hold E/yes(gps) to store (overwrite)
current location (with a GPS device connected) in GPS Display/
Review Location Mode.
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A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY
Conventional Display Mode 1 (Function Mode)
Conventional Display Mode 2
Trunking Display Mode 1
Trunking Display Mode 2
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Trunking Display Mode 3 (Hold Mode)
The rst line shows the system, site, or range
name while scanning.
This shows the scanning direction.
These show the one’s place of Quick Key for
system or site.
These show Quick Key for channel groups.
This shows the ten’s place of Quick Keys for
system or site.
Close Call Auto Store
The display has indicators that show the scanner’s current operating status. The display
information helps you understand how your scanner operates.
Top Line
Displays when you press the Func key to select Function Mode in Any Mode.
Displays and blinks when you press and hold the Func key to lock Function
Mode in Any Mode.
HOLD HOLD appears in Hold Mode.
L/O Appears if the system/site/group/channel/frequency/search/location is locked
out in Hold Mode.
Displays the system number tag and channel number tag (if programmed) in
Function Mode.
PRI PRI appears in priority mode and blinks in priority plus mode in Scan Mode.
Displays to show the signal strength of the receiving channel or frequency.
Appears if the keylock is on in Any Mode.
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• Appears and blink (with a tone) if the battery is low in Any Mode.
• GPS appears if the scanner is connected to a GPS device and receiving
a signal in Any Mode.
• shows the battery level when you press Vol in Any Mode.
2nd Line
• shows the name of the currently scanned site or conventional system in Scan Mode.
• shows the name of the currently searched custom/service search in Search Mode.
• will alternate the conventional system name and channel group name for a conventional
system in Scan Receive/Hold Modes.
• will alternate the site name and channel group name for a trunking system in Scan
Receive/Hold Modes.
• will alternate the custom search name and system name for a trunking system for a ‘C-Ch
only Search’ in Search Receive/Hold Modes in display modes 1 and 3.
• will alternate the custom search name and ‘SID’ for a trunking system for a ‘C-Ch only
Search’ in Search Receive/Hold Modes in display mode 2.
3rd Line
• will scroll ‘SCAN’ (for a conventional system), ‘ID SCAN’, or ‘ID SEARCH’ (for a trunked
system) and show an up or down arrow to indicate the scan direction in Scan Mode.
• will display the search frequency range/channels and an up or down arrow to show the scan
direction in Search Mode.
• shows the frequency or ID (or text tag if programmed) for a channel in Scan Receive/Hold
Modes.
• shows the search frequency (and the channel number for CB, Rail, and FRS/GMRS/MURS
service searches) in Search Receive/Hold Modes.
• shows the ID (with C-Ch only on) in Search Receive/Hold Modes.
4th Line - Display Mode 1
• appears when receiving a conventional priority channel in Scan Receive/
Hold Modes.
• shows the acquired control channel frequency of a trunking site in Scan
Mode.
• shows the modulation and attenuation (if on) of a non-acquired trunked site
in Scan Mode.
• shows the voice channel of a trunked site in Scan Receive/Hold Modes.
• shows the receive modulation of the conventional channel in Scan Receive/
Hold Modes.
• shows the receive modulation of the custom/service search in Search Mode.
ATT • appears if the channel/search is attenuated in Receiving or Hold Modes.
• shows the tone code (if received) for a conventional frequency if
programmed and blinks in CTCSS/DCS/NAC search mode in Receiving or
Hold Modes.
IFX • appears if intermediate exchange is on for the channel in Function Hold
Mode.
• shows the volume offset for the channel in Function Hold Mode.
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P25 appears if the channel is receiving digitalized voice in Scan Receive/Hold
Modes.
LNK appears if the channel is receiving data in Scan Receive/Hold Modes.
DAT appears if the control channel is being received in Scan Receive/Hold Modes.
ENC appears if the channel is receiving encrypted voice in Scan Receive/Hold
Modes.
4th Line - Display Mode 2
• shows the acquired control channel frequency of a trunking site in Scan Mode.
• shows the modulation and attenuation (if on) of a non-acquired trunked site in Scan Mode.
• shows the ID for a trunking site in Scan Receive/Hold Modes.
• shows the frequency for a conventional channel in Scan Receive/Hold Modes.
• shows the receive modulation of the custom/service search in Search Mode.
ATT appears if the search is attenuated in Search Receive/Hold Modes.
shows the tone code (if received) for a conventional frequency if programmed
and blinks in CTCSS/DCS/NAC search mode in Scan Receive/Hold Modes.
IFX appears if intermediate exchange is on for the channel in Function Hold
Mode.
shows the volume offset for the channel in Function Hold Mode.
4th - Display Mode 3
shows only the trunking activity indicators for a trunked system in Scan, Receiving, or Hold
Modes. Conventional system/search display is the same as Display mode 1.
5th Line
S0-9: S0-9: shows the first digit of (systems/sites/search assigned to) the currently
scanned quick key on the left with the blinking second digit (1-0) on the right in
Scan/Receiving Modes.
S0-9: shows the first digit of the system/site/search quick key assigned to the
displayed channel on the left with the second digit (1-0) on the right in Hold
Mode
a non-blinking number on the right indicates the quick key is enabled waiting to
be scanned.
a - (dash) means nothing is assign to the quick key.
an * (asterisk) means the quick key is turned off
appears if the Close Call ‘Priority’ feature is on in Any Mode except GPS and
Tone-Out.
appears reversed if the Close Call ‘Do-Not-Disturb’ feature is on in Any Mode
except GPS and Tone-Out.
SCR appears if one or more broadcast/custom screen bands are turned on in
Search/Receive Modes.
REP appears if repeater reverse is turned on in Search/Receive Modes.
6th Line
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GRP shows the group quick keys (1-0) for each conventional system/site with
(groups assigned to) the currently scanned quick key blinking in Scan/
Receiving Modes.
GRP shows the group quick key for the displayed channel in Hold Mode.
• a non-blinking number on the right indicates the quick key is enabled waiting
to be scanned.
a - (dash) means nothing is assign to the quick key.
an * (asterisk) means the quick key is turned off.
WX appears if the weather alert priority feature is on in Any Mode except GPS and
Tone-Out.
GPS alert information appears if connected to a GPS device and receiving a signal
in Scan or Search Modes.
BAND DEFAULTS
Frequency
Range
Step
(kHz)
Mode Band Frequency Range Step
(kHz)
Mode Band
25-26.96 5 AM Petroleum 174-215.95 50 WFM VHF TV
26.965-27.405 5 AM CB Class D
Channel
27.41-27.995 5 AM Business/
Forest
216-224.98 20 NFM 1.25 Meter
Ham
28-29.68 20 NFM 10 Meter Ham 225-379.975 25 AM UHF Air
29.7-49.99 10 NFM VHF Low 380-399.9875 12.5 NFM Military Trunked
50-53.98 20 NFM 6 Meter Ham 400-405.9875 12.5 NFM Miscellaneous
54-71.95 50 WFM VHF TV 406-419.9875 12.5 NFM Federal
Trunked
72-75.995 5 FM Astronomy 420-449.9875 12.5 NFM 70 cm Ham
76-87.95 50 WFM VHF TV 450-469.9875 12.5 NFM UHF Standard
88-107.9 100 FMB FM Broadcast 470-512 12.5 NFM UHF TV
108-136.9916 8.33 AM Commercial Air 758-787.99375 6.25 NFM Public Service
137-143.9875 12.5 NFM Military Land
Mobile
788-805.99375 6.25 NFM Public Service
144-147.995 5 NFM 2 Meter Ham 806-823.9875 12.5 NFM Public Service
148-150.7875 12.5 NFM Military Land
Mobile
849.0125-
868.9875
12.5 NFM PS Trunked
150.8-161.995 5 NFM VHF High 894.0125-960 12.5 NFM Public Service,
33 cm Ham
162-173.9875 12.5 NFM Federal
When you select ‘AUTO’ for a channel or mode’s modulation or step, the above values are used
unless you’ve edited the Band Defaults. Although TV bands are listed, the scanner cannot decode
digital TV audio.
SETTINGS MENUS
To Edit Settings press Menu.
Scroll to ‘Settings’ and press E/yes.
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Scroll to the settings and options below (in Blue) and press E/yes.
Set Backlight Set GPS Format See Scanner Info
Adjust Key Beep Set GPS Baud Rate Locking/Unlocking
the Keypad
Battery Option Band Default Viewing Battery level
Adjust Contrast P25 LP Filter Cloning
Set C-CH Output Disp. Unit ID Scanner Reset
Set Backlight
To use the backlight press . There are 5 different ways to use the backlight and 3 light
intensities.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Backlight’ and press E/yes.
2. At ‘Set Mode’ press E/yes.
3. Scroll to 1 of 5 settings and press E/yes to save and exit.
10 sec - The backlight stays on for 10 seconds after you press .
30 sec - The backlight stays on for 30 seconds after you press .
Squelch - The backlight turns on when the squelch opens then stays on for 5 seconds.
Keypress - The backlight turns on when any key is pressed then stays on for 10
seconds.
Innite - The backlight turns on when you press then stays on until you press
again.
4. Scroll to ‘Set Dimmer’ and press E/yes.
Scroll to ‘High’, ‘Middle’, ‘Low’ or ‘Off’ and press E/yes to save and exit.
5. Press Menu to return.
Adjust Key Beep
This setting turns the key beep on or off and adjusts the volume level.
1. Scroll to ‘Adjust Key Beep’ and press E/yes.
2. At ‘Set Level’ scroll to ‘Level 1-15 or Auto’ (the scanner sets the alert beep to the master
volume level) and press E/yes to save and exit.
Battery Option
These settings allow you to turn the battery save option on or off and to set the battery charge
time. The scanner turns off power for 1 second and turns it on for 300 ms when you hold on a
channel/frequency that has no activity for more than a minute.
Note: No Icon will appear in the display to tell you if the battery save feature is on or off.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Battery Save’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to On or Off and press E/yes to save and exit.
3. Scroll to ‘Set Charge Time’ and press E/yes.
4. Enter 1-14 (hours) and press E/yes to save and exit.
5. Press Menu to return.
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Adjusting the Display Contrast
This setting controls the display’s contrast.
1. Scroll to ‘Adjust Contrast’ and press E/yes.
2. At ‘Contrast 1-15’ scroll to the preferred contrast level and press E/yes to save and exit.
Set C-CH Output
Allows you to choose how you want the scanner to handle control channel data output.
1. Scroll to ‘Set C-CH Output’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to 1 of 3 options and press E/yes.
Off - The scanner will not output the control channel data.
On - The scanner will output the control channel data.
Extend - The scanner will output the control channel data along with any description.
Set GPS Format
Allows you to set the GPS format to DD,MM,SS or decimal degrees (DD.000000), time format,
time zone, and units.
1. Scroll to ‘Set GPS Format’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Pos Format’ and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to ‘DMS:DDD MM”SS.ss’ or ‘DEG:DDD.dddddd’ and press E/yes to save and exit.
4. Scroll to ‘Set Time Format’ and press E/yes.
5. Scroll to ‘12H’ or ‘24H’ and press E/yes to save and exit.
6. Scroll to ‘Set Time Zone’ and press E/yes.
7. Scroll to ‘Your Time Zone’ and press E/yes to save and exit.
8. Scroll to ‘Set Unit’ and press E/yes.
9. Scroll to ‘mile’ or ‘km’ and press E/yes to save and exit.
10. Press Menu to return.
Set GPS Baud Rate
Allows you to set the baud rate for the serial port. You set the port to match the speed used to
communicate to 4800 bps for communicating with BC-GPSK and BC-UTGC.
1. Scroll to ‘Set GPS Baud Rate’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to Off, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200 and press E/yes to save and exit.
Band Defaults
Basically, this setting allows you change the ‘Auto’ values you can select while programming
frequencies, searches, etc. to whatever you feel ‘Auto’ should be for each band (vs. the radio
defaults). Since all of the step and modulation settings default to ‘Auto’, this allows you to skip
those settings when programming.
Note: these setting have no effect on service searches.
1. Scroll to the band you wish to edit and press E/yes.
2. At ‘Set Modulation’ scroll to AM, NFM, FM, WFM, or FMB (Broadcast) and press E/yes to
save and exit.
3. At ‘Set Step’ scroll to Auto, 5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, or 100 kHz and press
E/yes to save and exit.
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4. Scroll to any other bands you wish to edit and repeat.
5. Press Menu to return
P25 LP Filter
This setting lets you set the scanner to apply a software lter that removes the 4kHz tone you can
hear on some P25 systems. Note that turning on this setting increases the CPU load and could
slightly degrade P25 decode performance on some systems.
1. Scroll to ‘P25 LP Filter’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘On’ or ‘Off’ and press E/yes to save and exit.
P25 Threshold
This is a hidden setting accessible only by turning off the radio and pressing Hold when you turn
the scanner back on.
1. Scroll to ‘P25 Threshold’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Auto’, ‘Level 5-13’ and press E/yes.
Disp. Unit ID
Allows you see the unit ID of the radio currently transmitting on Motorola, EDACS, and APCO P25
systems.
1. Scroll to ‘Disp. Unit ID’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘On’ or ‘Off’ and press E/yes to save and exit.
See Scanner Info
% Memory Used
This setting lets you view the amount of memory used in the scanner, the number of systems, the
number of sites, and the number of channels.
1. Scroll to ‘See Scanner Info’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘% Memory Used’ and press E/yes.
3. Press Menu twice to exit.
Firmware Version and Serial Number
Allows you to view the rmware version, the serial number, and the checksum and version. It is
recommended that you download and install the latest rmware upgrade for the scanner if you
don’t already have it.
1. Scroll to ‘See Scanner Info’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Firmware Version’ and press E/yes.
3. Press Menu twice to exit.
Locking/Unlocking the Keyboard
4. Hold on any channel. Press Func then to lock or unlock the keypad. The only keys/
knobs that work are Func, Hold, and the scroll control for volume.
Viewing the Battery Level
To view the battery level (in volts) press the scroll control and look at the small numbers in
the upper right of the display. Press the scroll control again to close the volume level (or let it
disappear after 10 seconds).
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Cloning
Allows you to clone (copy) data from one (same) scanner to a PC. You must rst connect the
scanner to the PC using the USB cable. Plug the smaller end of each of the included connection
cables into the Remote jack on the side of each scanner. Then connect the other end of the
cables together using the null modem adapter.
Then set up both scanners:
1. For each scanner, press Menu.
2. Scroll to ‘Wired Clone’ and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to ‘Wired Clone’ and press E/yes.
4. Scroll to ‘Slave’ and press E/yes for the destination scanner.
5. Scroll to ‘Master’ and press E/yes for the source scanner.
6. Press Scan/Srch on the Slave scanner then on the Master scanner.
- The master scanner checks to make sure the slave is properly connected and ready to
receive, then begins the data transfer.
- When the transfer is finished, both scanners display a ‘Complete’ message.
- Reboot the slave scanner to load the new settings.
Note: All settings and data saved on the Slave scanner will be erased.
Scanner Reset
Allows you to initialize the scanner’s memory, turn off the scanner.
1. Then press 2, 9, and Hold while turning it on.
2. The scanner will give you the option
3. ‘Restore ? “Yes”=E/No=”.”’.
4. If you press E/yes, the scanner reloads the preprogrammed systems.
Important! This deletes all programmed data.
PLANNING SYSTEMS, SITES, AND GROUPS
Planning your systems will be very important even if you do have the software.
Number Tags Numbers for system and channel tags can range from 0 to 999. Systems can
have the same number tag but you will get a warning. Same warning applies to channels. You
can assign number tags to channels even if the system does not have a number tag but, without
a system number tag, you can only navigate to these channels while holding or scanning in that
system. See also Using Number Tags.
If two systems/searches 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 system/search assigned to that
number tag; if you select the same number tag again, it will go to the 2nd system/search assigned
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to that number tag, and so on). The same rule applies to channel number tags (so don’t start at 1
for each channel group in the system).
Alerts You can program your scanner to alert you when, a channel is received, you receive a
Close Call hit, a talkgroup ID is transmitted with an emergency alert, you get close to a POI (Point
of Interest)/Dangerous Road/Dangerous Crossing, or you receive a Tone-Out hit. For each alert
in the scanner, you can select from 9 different tone patterns, 15 volume settings, and 2 ash
patterns.
Startup Keys You can program each of your conventional systems, trunked sites, service
searches, or custom searches with a ‘Startup Key’ (0-9) so that when you power up the scanner
and press the key number, just those systems/sites/searches assigned to the key will be enabled
for scan (groups are not effected). See also Using Startup Keys.
ENTERING TEXT
To program text, rst program the system, site, group, channel, location, custom search, Tone-
Out, or SAME group.
To enter a letter, turn the scroll control until the character you want appears.
(character order clock-wise is upper-case, lower-case, numbers, then special characters).
• To enter a decimal point, press .no.
• To move the cursor to the right, press 6>.
• To move the cursor to the left, press <4.
• To clear a character or enter a space, press .no.
• To clear all characters, press .no twice.
• Press E/yes when nished to exit.
• Press the ‘Back’ button in your browser to return to programming.
PROGRAMMING SYSTEMS
You have to create systems rst, create sites in the trunking systems (where the trunking
frequencies now go), create groups in the systems, create channels in the groups, then program
the frequencies or IDs into the channels. Or, you can Quick store freqs or Quick store IDs (only
after you program the trunking system and site). Trunking IDs only go into trunking system groups
and conventional frequencies only go into conventional system groups. You can only store one
trunking system per ‘system’. You can store up to 500 systems, up to 20 groups per system, and
up to 1000 frequencies or 500 IDs per group. Total channels are limited to about 25,000. Also,
remember that conventional frequencies and IDs are considered channels.
Note for Private Systems: Using software, you can ag a system so that it cannot be read out of
the scanner, modied, or deleted. There are no settings in the scanner to do this. You can still use
the system as you would normally (system/channel lockouts/unlock, volume offset, attenuate, etc),
but you cannot access it in the menu. Also, you cannot upload the system back to the scanner
and must delete or modify it with the software.
To Edit the System Name press Menu.
1. At ‘Program System’ press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select System’ scroll to the system you want to name and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Edit Name’ press E/yes. See Entering Text.
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To Copy a System, press Menu.
1. At ‘Program System’ press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select System’ scroll to the system you want to copy and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to ‘Copy System’ and press E/yes.
4. At ‘New Sys Name?’ see Entering Text to name the new system.
5. Copying a system will copy all sites, groups, channels, and settings including quick key
assignments.
6. At ‘Edit Name’ press E/yes. See Entering Text.
To Delete a System, press Menu.
1. At ‘Program System’ press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select System’ scroll to the system and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to ‘Delete System’ and press E/yes.
4. At ‘Confirm Delete’ press E/yes.
PROGRAMMING CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS
To Create a New Conventional (non-trunked) System, press Menu.
1. At ‘Program System’ press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select System’ scroll to ‘New System’ and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Select Sys Type’ scroll to ‘Conventional’ and press E/yes.
4. At ‘Confirm?’ press E/yes.
5. At ‘Edit Name’ press E/yes. See Entering Text.
6. Scroll to ‘Edit Sys Option’ and press E/yes.
Continue at ‘Set Quick Key’ below, then refer to Creating Groups and Programming Frequencies/
IDs.
To Edit Conventional System Options, press Menu.
1. At ‘Program System’ press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select System’ scroll to the system that you want to edit and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to ‘Edit Sys Option’ and press E/yes.
4. Scroll to the options below and pressE/yes.
5. Press Scan/Srch when editing is finished.
Set Quick Key Set Lockout Set Audio AGC
Set Start-up Key Set Hold Time P25 Waiting Time
Set Number Tag Set Selay Time
Set Quick Key
Assigns a quick key to a system. The system will be scanned when its quick key is enabled. The
default setting is no quick key.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Quick Key’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to the quick key number (0-99 or .no for no quick key) you want assigned to the
system and press E/yes to save and exit.
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Note: Pressing the rst number of a 2-digit quick key will get you closer, 1 for 10, 2 for 20,
etc. then scroll to second digit.
Set Start-up Key
Allows you to turn on the scanner with the system unlocked using the Startup Conguration. The
default setting is no startup key.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Startup Key’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to (or enter) the startup key number (0-9 or .no for no startup key) you want assigned
to the system and press E/yes to save and exit.
Set Number Tag
Allows you to number a system. The default setting is no number tag (blank). See also Using
Number Tags.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Number Tag’ and press E/yes.
2. Enter the number tag (0-999) and press E/yes to save and exit.
Set Lockout
Determines whether a system will be scanned or not (even if the quick key for the system is
turned on). ‘Temporary L/O’ means until you cycle power. The default setting is unlocked.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Lockout’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Temporary L/O’, ‘Unlocked’ or ‘Locked’ and press E/yes to save and exit.
Note: You can also toggle system lockout by holding on the system in scan mode and
pressing E/yes then L/O.
Set Hold Time (in seconds)
Sets (in seconds) the amount of time the scanner will scan the system before moving on to the
next system. All (unlocked) channels will be scanned at least once regardless of this setting. The
scanner moves to the next system after the hold time expires, any current transmission ends, and
the channel delay time expires. The default setting is 0 seconds for each system.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Hold Time’ and press E/yes.
2. Enter the hold time (0-255 seconds) you desire and press E/yes to save and exit.
Set Delay Time
Sets the delay (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. This setting applies to all channels in the system. You cannot set the
delay on a ‘per channel’ basis. The default setting is 2 seconds.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Delay Time’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to the desired delay time (-10, -5, -2, 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, or 30 secs.) and press E/yes to
save and exit.
Set Audio AGC
Allows you to turn the AGC feature on or off for the system. See also Adjust Audio AGC.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Audio AGC’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Analog’ and press E/yes to toggle on or off.
3. Scroll to ‘Digital’ and press E/yes to toggle on or off.
4. Press Menu to return.
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P25 Waiting Time
This setting gives the scanner time to determine if a transmission is digital or analog. During this
time, the scanner evaluates the signal and, if it detects P25, it immediately opens squelch. If P25
is not detected before the delay expires, the scanner opens squelch at the end of this delay. This
prevents “false decode” problems (digital noise at the beginning of transmissions). The default
setting is 400 ms. This setting only effects conventional channels with an Audio Type set to ‘All’.
1. Scroll to ‘P25 Wait Time’ and press E/yes.
2. Set the Wait Time from 0 to 1000 ms and press E/yes.
Note: Any analog transmissions on channels with Audio Type set to All lose the rst part of
the transmission, up to the wait time you set here.
PROGRAMMING TRUNKED SYSTEMS
Note for Motorola/P25 systems: If you are not sure if the system is Motorola or P25, look at the
system type in the RadioReference.com database for your system. If the system type includes
the word “Motorola” then it is not a P25 type, even if all voice channels are digital.
Once you create a system, you can create sites, groups, and channels.
To Create a New P25 System, press Menu.
1. At ‘Program System’ press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select System’ scroll to ‘New System’ and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Select Sys Type’ scroll to ‘P25’ and press E/yes.
4. Scroll to ‘Standard Trunk’ or ‘One-Freq Trunk’ and press E/yes.
5. At ‘Confirm?’ press E/yes.
6. At ‘Edit Name’ press E/yes. See Entering Text.
7. Scroll to ‘Edit Sys Options’ and press E/yes.
Continue at ‘Set Number Tag’ below.
To Create a New Motorola System, press Menu.
1. At ‘Program System’ press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select System’ scroll to ‘New System’ and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Select Sys Type’ scroll to ‘MOT’ and press E/yes.
4. At ‘Confirm?’ press E/yes.
5. At ‘Edit Name’ press E/yes. See Entering Text.
6. Scroll to ‘Edit Sys Options’ and press E/yes.
Continue at ‘Set Number Tag’ below.
To Create a New EDACS System, press Menu.
1. At ‘Program System’ press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select System’ scroll to ‘New System’ and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Select Sys Type’ scroll to ‘EDCS’ and press E/yes.
4. Scroll to ‘WIDE/NARROW’ or ‘SCAT’ and press E/yes.
5. At ‘Confirm?’ press E/yes.
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Note: EDACS Wide is the same as EDACS Standard and uses a 9600 baud control channel.
EDACS Narrow-band systems use a 4800 baud control channel.
6. At ‘Edit Name’ press E/yes. See Entering Text.
7. Scroll to ‘Edit Sys Options’ and press E/yes.
Continue at ‘Set Number Tag’ below.
To Create a New LTR System, press Menu.
1. At ‘Program System’ press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select System’ scroll to ‘New System’ and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Select Sys Type’ scroll to ‘LT’ and press E/yes.
4. At ‘Confirm?’ press E/yes.
5. At ‘Edit Name’ press E/yes. See Entering Text.
6. Scroll to ‘Edit Sys Options’ and press E/yes.
Continue at ‘Set Number Tag’ below.
To Edit Trunking Systems Options, press Menu.
1. At ‘Program System’ press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select System’ scroll to the system that you want to edit and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to ‘Edit Sys Option’ and press E/yes.
4. Scroll to the options below and press E/yes.
5. Press Scan/Srch when editing is finished.
Note: Not all options will appear for EDACS SCAT and LTR systems.
Set Number Tag Emergency Alert
ID Scan/Search Set ID Format
Set Time Delay Reviewing L/O IDs
Edit Fleetmap Clr All L/O IDs
Priority IS Scan Set Audio AGC
Set Status Bit P25 NAC Option
Set End Code
Set Number Tag
Allows you to number a system. The default setting is no number tag (blank). See also Using
Number Tags.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Number Tag’ and press E/yes.
2. Enter the number tag (0-999) and press E/yes to save and exit.
ID Scan/Search (no EDACS SCAT)
Sets whether the scanner scans the programmed ID groups (ID Scan) or searches for all IDs (ID
Search) in a trunking system. The default setting is ID search.
1. Scroll to ‘ID Scan/Search’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘ID Scan’ or ‘ID Search’ and press E/yes to save and exit.
Note: You can also toggle this while scanning each trunked system by pressing Func then
Scan/Srch.
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Set Delay Time
Allows you to select a preprogrammed eetmap or program a eetmap for Motorola Type I
systems. You must program a system eet map in order for the scanner to properly track and
display talk group ID’s. .
1. Scroll to ‘Set Delay Time’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to the desired delay time (-10, -5, -2, 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, or 30 secs.) and press E/yes to
save and exit.
Edit Fleetmap (Motorola Type I systems only)
Allows you to select a preprogrammed eetmap or program a eetmap for Motorola Type I
systems. You must program a system eet map in order for the scanner to properly track and
display talkgroup ID’s.
1. Scroll to ‘Edit Fleetmap’ and press E/yes.
2. To select a Preset Fleetmap, scroll to ‘Preset’ and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to the number of the preset eetmap and press E/yes to save and exit. See Preset
Fleetmaps.
4. To program a Custom Fleetmap, scroll to ‘Custom’ and press E/yes.
5. At ‘Block 0’ scroll to the size code (0-14) and press E/yes. See Size Codes.
6. The scanner will prompt you to the next available block so you can scroll to and enter the
next size code (0-14) then press E/yes.
7. Repeat for each block as needed (0-7) and you will return to the ‘Edit Sys Option’ menu.
Note: If you select size code 12, 13, or 14, these restrictions apply:
• 12 can only be assigned to Blocks 0, 2, 4 or 6.
• 13 can only be assigned to Blocks 0 and 4.
• 14 can only be assigned to Block 0.
Since these size codes require multiple blocks, you will be prompted for the next available block.
For example, if you assign Block 0 as 12, the scanner prompts you for block 2, the next block
available, instead of block 1. If you assign Block 0 as 14, you would not see another prompt
because 14 uses all available blocks.
Priority ID Scan (no EDACS SCAT/P25-1Tr)
Allows you to use Priority Scan with IDs.
1. Scroll to ‘Priority ID Scan’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘On’ or ‘Off’ and press E/yes.
Set Status Bit (Motorola only)
Sets how your scanner works with status bits (also called S-bits), letting you control how the
scanner interprets and displays Motorola talkgroup IDs. The default setting is ignore.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Status Bit’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to one of two settings and press E/yes to save and exit.
Yes - the scanner treats all received ID’s as unique ID’s.
Ignore - the scanner rounds all received ID’s down to the next interval of 16.
Set End Code (Motorola only)
Sets how the scanner handles the transmission end code sent by most Motorola systems.
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1. Scroll to ‘Set End Code’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to one of three settings and press E/yes.
Analog - The scanner recognizes only analog end transmission codes.
Analog+Digital - The scanner recognizes both analog and digital end codes.
Ignore - The scanner waits for the carrier to drop before leaving a channel.
Emergency Alert (Motorola/EDACS only)
Sets how your scanner handles IDs that have the emergency ag set. The default setting is off.
1. Scroll to ‘Emergency Alert’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Set Alert Tone’ and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Set Tone’ scroll to the alert (Alert 1-9 or Off) and press E/yes.
4. At ‘Set Level’ scroll to ‘Level 1-15 or Auto’ (the scanner sets the alert beep to the master
volume level) and press E/yes.
5. Scroll to ‘Set Alert Light’ and press E/yes.
6. Scroll to Off, On, Slow Blink, or Fast Blink and press E/yes.
7. Press Menu to return.
Set ID Format
(DEC/HEX for Motorola or AFS/DEC for EDACS) sets the ID format for the system.
1. Scroll to ‘Set ID Format’ and press E/yes.
2. (Motorola) Scroll to ‘Decimal Format’ or ‘Hex Format’ and press E/yes to save and exit.
(EDACS) Scroll to ‘AFS Format’ or ‘Decimal Format’ and press E/yes to save and exit. Scroll
to ‘Set ID Format’ and press E/yes.
Rvw ID:Srch L/O
(no EDACS SCAT) allows you to review locked out IDs in a system and unlock them.
1. Scroll to ‘Rvw ID:Srch L/O’ and press E/yes.
2. At ‘Unlock?’ scroll to the ID and press E/yes to unlock.
‘Nothing Locked’ appears if nothing is locked out.
3. Press Menu to return.
Clr All L/O IDs
(no EDACS SCAT) allows you to unlock all the locked IDs in a system.
1. Scroll to ‘Clr All L/O IDs’ and press E/yes.
2. At ‘Confirm?’ press E/yes to save and exit.
‘Nothing Locked’ appears if nothing is locked out.
3. Press Menu to return.
Set Audio AGC
Allows you to turn the AGC feature on or off for the system. See also Adjust Audio AGC.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Audio AGC’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Analog’ and press E/yes to toggle on or off.
3. Scroll to ‘Digital’ and press E/yes to toggle on or off.
4. Press Menu to return.
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P25 NAC Option
(P25-1Tr only) allows you to have the scanner search for NAC codes or you can program a
specic code for the system.
1. Scroll to ‘P25 NAC Option’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to one of two settings and press E/yes.
Search - The scanner opens squelch for any digital signal and displays the NAC used.
Set P25 NAC - The scanner opens squelch only for signals having the set NAC.
3. At ‘Input P25 NAC’ see Entering Text.
CREATING SITES
After creating your trunking System and congured Systems Options create your sites. All trunked
systems need at least one site to enter trunking frequencies.
Once you have created your sites, you can create your, groups, and channels.
To Create a Site, press Menu.
1. At ‘Program System’ press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select System’ scroll to the system where you want to create a site and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to ‘Edit Site’ and press E/yes.
4. At ‘Select Site’ scroll to ‘New Site’ and press E/yes.
5. Continue at ‘Edit Name’ below.
Continue at ‘Edit Name’ below.
To Edit Site Options, press Menu.
1. At ‘Program System’ press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select System’ scroll to the system that has the site you want to edit and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to ‘Edit Site’ and press E/yes.
4. At ‘Select Site’ scroll to the site you want to edit and press E/yes.
5. Scroll to the options below and press E/yes.
6. Press Scan/Srch when editing is finished.
Note: Not all options appear for EDACS SCAT and LTR sites.
Edit Name Set Attenuator
Set Quick Key Set Lockout
Set Start-up Key Set Hold Time
Edit Band Plan Set Location Info
Set Site Type P25 Waiting Time
Set Frequencies Delete Site
Set Modulation New Site
Edit Name (no EDACS SCAT)
Assigns a name to the site.
1. Scroll to ‘Edit Name’ and press E/yes. See Entering Text.
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Set Quick Key
Assigns quick key to a site and is scanned when the key is turned on. The default setting is no
quick key.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Quick Key’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to the quick key number (0-99 or .no for no quick key) you want assigned to the site
and press E/yes.
Note: Pressing the rst number of a 2-digit quick key will get you closer, 1 for 10, 2 for 20,
etc. then scroll to second digit.
Set Start-up Key
Allows you to turn on the scanner with the site unlocked using the Startup Conguration. The
default setting is no startup key.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Startup Key’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to (or enter) the startup key number (0-9 or .no for no startup key) you want assigned
to the site no to save and exit.
Edit Band Plan (Motorola Custom/P25/VHF/UHF only)
Band plans are required so the scanner can correctly determine the voice channel frequencies.
For P25 Systems there are two types of P25 systems: Explicit mode and Implicit mode. Explicit
mode systems include all information needed to determine voice frequencies on the control
channel. For Explicit mode systems, leave all entries blank. The scanner automatically detects the
band plan and lls in the entries. You must supply the system’s band plan for Implicit systems for
the scanner to correctly determine voice frequencies.
1. Scroll to ‘Edit Band Plan’ and press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select Plan’ scroll to ‘Band Plan 0-9, A-F’ and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Input Base Freq’ enter the base frequency press E/yes.
4. At ‘Input Spacing’ enter the step size and press E/yes.
5. Repeat for each band plan as needed.
6. Press Menu to return.
For Standard Motorola 800/900/Splinter Systems:
Splinter - analog 800Mhz systems with frequencies between 866-869 MHz.
1. Scroll to ‘Edit Band Plan’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘800/900 Standard’ or ‘800 Splinter’ and press E/yes. The scanner will use the
normal Motorola band plan and return to the menu.
For Custom (rebanded) Motorola/VHF/UHF Systems: This allows you to create a custom band
plan for rebanded/VHF/UHF systems. Custom band plans require that you enter both a lower and
an upper base frequency value. The lower base frequency (or base) is always the base frequency
as provided in the Radio Reference Database.
Use this Excel spreadsheet to calculate the upper base frequency value.
Follow the instructions and use the spreadsheet at http://info.uniden.com/UnidenMan4/
CalculatingUpperBaseFrequencies to determine the upper base frequency value.
1. Scroll to ‘Edit Band Plan’ and press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select Plan’ scroll to ‘Band Plan 1-6’ and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Set Base Freq’ press E/yes.
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4. At ‘Input Lower’ enter the lower base frequency and press E/yes.
5. At ‘Input Upper’ enter the upper base frequency and press E/yes.
6. Scroll to ‘Set Offset’ and press E/yes.
7. At ‘Input Offset’ enter the offset and press E/yes.
8. At ‘Select Polarity’ scroll to + (default) or - and press E/yes.
9. Scroll to ‘Set Spacing’ and press E/yes.
10. Scroll to the step size and press E/yes.
11. Press Menu to return and repeat for each band plan as needed. Press Menu to return.
For Standard Motorola 800 MHz rebanded systems set Band Plan 1 and Band Plan 2 as follows:
Band Plan Lower Base
Freq
Upper Base
Freq
Offset Polarity Spacing
1 851.025 854.0000 440 + 25 kHz
2 851.0125 868.9875 0 + 25 kHz
Set Site Type (EDACS only)
This is where you select a Wideband or Narrowband EDACS site.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Site Type’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Wide (Standard)’ or ‘Narrow’ and press E/yes to save and exit.
Note: EDACS Wide is the same as EDACS Standard and uses a 9600 baud control channel.
EDACS Narrow-band sites use a 4800 baud control channel.
Set Frequencies
This is where you program or change the trunking frequencies, delete frequencies, or lock them out.
1. To Program New Frequencies, scroll to ‘Set Frequencies’ and press E/yes.
2. At ‘Sel Frequency’ scroll to ‘New Frequency’ and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Input Frequency’ enter the frequency and press E/yes. (For EDACS and LTR sites only,
at ‘Input LCN’ enter the LCN number and press E/yes.)
4. Scroll to ‘New Frequency’ press E/yes to enter more frequencies.
5. Press Menu twice to return to the ‘Edit Site’ menu.
6. To Edit Frequencies, scroll to ‘Set Frequencies’ and press E/yes.
7. At ‘Sel Frequency’ scroll to the frequency you want to edit and press E/yes.
8. Scroll to’ Edit Frequency’ press E/yes.
9. Edit the frequency and press E/yes to save and exit.
For EDACS and LTR sites only:
1. At ‘Input LCN’ enter the LCN number and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Set Lockout’ press E/yes. Set the lockout status and press E/yes to save and exit.
3. Scroll to’ Delete Frequency’ press E/yes.
4. At ‘Conrm Delete’ press E/yes. You will return to the ‘Edit Site’ menu.
5. Press Menu twice to return to the site menu.
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Set Modulation
This setting selects the modulation used for the site. The default setting is auto (NFM for FM
frequencies). See also Band Defaults.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Modulation’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to Auto, NFM, or FM and press E/yes.
Note: You can also toggle modulation for a site in hold mode by pressing Func then
9(mod).
Set Attenuator
This setting controls whether the scanner attenuates signals on this site by about 20 dB. The
default setting is off.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Attenuator’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to On or Off and press E/yes to save and exit.
Note: You can also toggle attenuation for a site in hold mode by pressing Func then 7(att).
Set Lockout
Determines whether a site will be scanned or not (even if the quick key for the site is turned on).
‘Temporary L/O’ locks out the site until you cycle power. The default setting is unlocked.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Lockout’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Unlocked’, ‘Temporary L/O’, or ‘Lockout’ and press E/yes to save and exit.
Note: You can also toggle lockout by holding the site and quickly pressing Func then L/O.
Set Hold Time
Sets (in seconds) the amount of time the scanner will scan the system before moving on to the
next system. All (unlocked) channels will be scanned at least once regardless of this setting. The
scanner moves to the next system after the hold time expires, any current transmission ends, and
the channel delay time expires. The default setting is 0 seconds for each system.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Hold Time’ and press E/yes.
2. Enter the hold time (0-255 seconds) you desire and press E/yes to save and exit.
Set Location Info
Allows you program a location for the site so the scanner will enable/disable it for scanning with a
GPS unit attached. See Set GPS Format rst to set your position format.
1. Scroll to ‘Set LocationInfo’ and press E/yes.
2. At ‘Set Latitude’ press E/yes.
3. Enter the latitude and press E/yes.
4. At ‘Set Longitude’ press E/yes.
5. Enter the longitude and press E/yes.
6. At ‘Set Range’ press E/yes.
7. Enter the range (0.5 to 125 in 0.5 steps) and press E/yes.
8. At ‘Set GPS Enable’ press E/yes.
9. When this option is set to “On”, the scanner will control L/O status of this site by position
information received from a GPS.
-On - The L/O state of this site is automatically controlled by position information.
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-Off - The L/O state of this site is not influenced by GPS.
10. Scroll to On or Off and press E/yes.
11. Press Menu to return.
P25 Waiting Time (Motorola only)
This setting gives the scanner time to determine if channels on Motorola mixed systems (not
P25 only) have digital or analog transmissions. During this time, the scanner evaluates the
received signal and, if it detects P25, immediately opens squelch. If P25 is not detected before the
delay expires, the scanner opens squelch at the end of this delay. This prevents “false decode”
problems (digital noise at the beginning of transmissions). The default setting is 400 ms. This
setting only effects Motorola channels with an Audio Type set to ‘All’.
1. Scroll to ‘P25 Wait Time’ and press E/yes.
2. Set the Wait Time from 0 to 1000 ms and press E/yes.
Note: Any analog transmissions will lose the rst part of the transmission, up to the wait
time you set here.
CREATING GROUPS
To Create a New Group (no EDACS SCAT) press Menu.
1. At ‘Program System’ press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select System’ scroll to the system where you want to create a group and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to ‘Edit Group’ and press E/yes.
4. At ‘Select Group’ scroll to ‘New Group’ and press E/yes.
Continue at ‘Set Number Tag’ below.
To Edit Group Options, pess Menu.
1. At ‘Program System’ press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select System’ scroll to the system where you want to edit a group and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to ‘Edit Group’ and press E/yes.
4. At ‘Select Group’ scroll to the group you want to edit and press E/yes.
5. Scroll to the options below and press E/yes.
6. Press Scan/Srch when editing is nished
Edit Name Set Location Info Delete Group
Set Quick Key Set Lockout New Group
Edit Channel
Edit Name
Allows you to change the name of a group.
1. Scroll to ‘Edit Name’, press E/yes. See Entering Text.
Set Quick Key
Sets the quick key for the group. The default setting is no quick key.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Quick Key’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to or enter the quick key number (0-9 or . for no quick key) you want to assign to the
group and press E/yes to save and exit.
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Edit Channel
Creates channels and edits channel options. See Programming Frequencies/IDs.
Set Location Info
Allows you program a location for the group so the scanner will lock/unlock it with a GPS unit
attached. See Set GPS Format rst to set your position format.
1. Scroll to ‘Set LocationInfo’ and press E/yes.
2. At ‘Set Latitude’ press E/yes.
3. Enter the latitude and press E/yes.
4. At ‘Set Longitude’ press E/yes.
5. Enter the longitude and press E/yes.
6. At ‘Set Range’ press E/yes.
7. Enter the range (0.5 to 125 in 0.5 steps) and press E/yes.
8. At ‘Set GPS Enable’ press E/yes.
9. When this option is set to “On”, the scanner will control L/O status of this group by position
information received from a GPS.
-On - The L/O state of this site is automatically controlled by position information.
-Off - The L/O state of this site is not influenced by GPS.
10. Scroll to On or Off and press E/yes.
11. Press Menu to return.
Set Lockout
Determines whether a group will be scanned or not (even if the quick key for the group is turned
on). ‘Temporary L/O’ means until you cycle power. The default setting is unlocked.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Lockout’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Unlocked’, ‘Temporary L/O’, or ‘Lockout’ and press E/yes.
3. Press Scan/Srch or L/O to exit.
PROGRAMMING FREQUENCIES/TGIDS
Quickly Storing a Conventional Frequency
To Program a Frequency into a ‘Quick Save Group’ in a ‘Quick Save System’, in scan mode press
Hold to hold on any channel.
1. Enter the frequency and press E/yes.
2. At ‘Quick Freq Save?’ press E/yes.
Note: If the frequency is already stored in the group, ‘Frequency Exists Accept? (Y/N)’
appears. Press .no to return.
The scanner saves the frequency in a (created) group called ‘Qck Save Grp’ in a system called
‘Qck Save Cnv Sys’ (with no quick keys assigned) and 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 L/O to return to ‘Hold’ to enter another frequency or Scan to exit.
Then see Edit Channel Options, Edit Group Options, and Edit Conventional Systems Options to
customize the channel(s), group, and system.
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To Program a Frequency into an Existing Group
1. In Scan Mode press Hold to hold on any channel.
2. Enter the frequency and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Quick Freq Save?’ press .no.
4. At ‘Select System’ scroll to the system where you want to store the frequency and press
E/yes.
5. At ‘Select Group’ scroll to the group where you want to store the frequency and press E/yes.
Note: If the frequency is already stored in the group, ‘Frequency Exists Accept? (Y/N)’
appears. Press .no to return.
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
L/O to return to ‘Hold’ to enter another frequency or Scan to exit.
Quickly Storing an ID Note: You have to program the trunking system and site rst. See
Programming Trunking Systems.
To Program an ID into a ‘Quick Save Group’
1. In scan mode Hold on any channel in the system you want to store the ID in.
2. Enter the ID (see Entering IDs) and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Quick TGID Save?’ press E/yes.
Note: If the ID is already stored in the group, ‘TGID Exists Accept? (Y/N)’ appears. Press .no
to return.
The scanner stores the ID into a (created) channel group called ‘Qck Save Grp’ (with no quick key
assigned) and 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 L/O to return
to ‘Hold’ to enter another ID or Scan to exit.
Then see Edit Channel Options and Edit Group Options to customize the channel(s), and group.
To Program an ID into an Existing Group
1. In Scan Mode Hold on any channel.
2. Enter the ID (see Entering IDs) and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Quick TGID Save?’ press .no.
4. At ‘Select System’ scroll to the system where you want to store the ID and press E/yes.
5. At ‘Select Group’ scroll to the group where you want to store the ID and press E/yes.
Note: If the ID is already stored in the group, ‘TGID Exists Accept? (Y/N)’ appears. Press .no
to return.
After storing the ID, 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 L/O
to return to ‘Hold’ to enter another ID or Scan to exit.
MANUALLY PROGRAMMING CHANNEL FREQUENCIES/
TGIDS
To Program a New Channel press Menu.
1. At ‘Program System’ press E/yes.
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2. At ‘Select System’ scroll to system where you want to program a channel and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to ‘Edit Group’ and press E/yes.
4. At ‘Select Group’ scroll to the group that you want to program the channel in and press
E/yes.
5. Scroll to ‘Edit Channel’ and press E/yes.
6. At ‘Select Channel’ scroll to ‘New Channel’ and press E/yes.
7. At ‘Input Frequency (or TGID)’ enter the frequency or ID and press E/yes. See also Set ID
Format and Entering IDs.
To enter a Conventional Frequency, enter the frequency and press E/yes.
To enter a Motorola Type II ID enter the ID and press E/yes.
To enter a Motorola Type I ID enter the eet number, press .no once for a hyphen, then enter the
subeet and press E/yes.
Note: If you omit the user ID (still need the hyphen), the scanner treats this eld as a
wildcard (will treat the home repeater as 1 ID). You can also lock out this home repeater ID
so you will not receive it.
To enter a Motorola I-Call ID, press .no once then enter the ID and press E/yes.
To enter a Motorola Wildcard (receive any) I-Call ID, press .no once then enter 0 and press
E/yes.
Note: You can also lock out this wildcard ID so you will not receive I-Calls.
To enter an EDACS ID in AFS (default) format, enter the agency number, press .no once for a
hyphen, then the eet and subeet and press E/yes.
Note: If you omit the eet and/or subeet (still need the hyphen), the scanner treats these
elds as wildcards (will treat the eet and/or subeet as 1 ID and receive all IDs in the eet
and/or subeet). You can also lock out this eet and/or subeet ID so you will not receive
it.
To enter an EDACS ID in Decimal format, enter the ID and press E/yes.
To enter an EDACS I-Call ID, press .no once then enter the ID and press E/yes.
To enter an EDACS Wildcard (receive any) I-Call ID, press .no once then enter 0 and press
E/yes.
Note: You can also lock out this wildcard ID so you will not receive I-Calls.
To enter a LTR ID, enter the area code (0 or 1) and press .no once, then enter the home repeater
number (01-20) and press .no once, then the user ID (1-254) and press E/yes.
Note: If you omit the user ID (still need the hyphen), the scanner treats this eld as a
wildcard (will treat the home repeater as 1 ID). You can also lock out this home repeater ID
so you will not receive it
To enter a Unit ID (Radio ID), press .no once then enter the ID and press E/yes.
Note: To view unit IDs you have to turn the option on in the ‘Settings’ menu. Other channel
attributes (alerts, etc.) will not be applied to Unit ID channels.
To enter hexadecimal IDs see Entering Text.
Note: If the channel is already stored in the group, ‘TGID or Frequency Exists Accept?
(Y/N)’ appears. Press .no to return
Continue at Edit Name below.
Press Menu to return to ‘Select Channel’.
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Scroll to ‘New Channel’ and press E/yes.
Program the rest of the channels the same way.
EDIT CHANNEL OPTIONS MENU
Once you have your Channels programmed, you can set your channel options.
To Edit Channel Options press Menu.
1. At ‘Program System’ press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select System’ scroll to the system where the channel is and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to ‘Edit Group’ and press E/yes.
4. Scroll to the Group that has the channel you want to edit and press E/yes.
5. Scroll to ‘Edit Channel’ press E/yes.
6. At ‘Select Channel’ scroll to the channel you want to edit and press E/yes.
7. You can also pressE/yes when the channel is displayed in scan mode. (Press .no to cancel
storing a CTCSS/DCS tone or NAC code if asked).
8. Scroll to the options below and press E/yes.
9. Press Scan/Srch when editing is finished.
Edit Name Set Attenuator Volume Offset
Edit Frequency/TGID Set Priority Copy/Paste Channel
Set Audio Type Set Alert Delete Channel
Set Number Tag Set Lockout New Channel
Set Modulation
Edit Name
If you do not enter a channel name, the scanner displays the frequency for conventional systems
or the talk group ID for trunked systems when it stops on a channel.
1. Scroll to ‘Edit Name’ and press E/yes. See Entering Text.
2. Press E/yes to save and exit.
Edit Frequency or TGID
See also ‘Entering IDs’.
1. Scroll to ‘Edit Frequency or TGID’ and press E/yes.
2. Enter the frequency or ID and press E/yes to save and exit.
Set Audio Type (conventional/Motorola only)
Choose ‘Digital Only’ or ‘Analog Only’ according to the signal type. Select ‘All’ if this channel might
contain both digital and analog signals.
Note: 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 or Motorola site from losing
the rst part of the transmission up to the wait time you set there. You will not see CTCSS/
DCS/NAC tones for conventional channels in the display (mode 2) with the ‘Audio Type’ set
to ‘All’.
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1. Scroll to ‘Set Audio Type’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to one of three options and press E/yes.
-All - The scanner automatically determines whether the audio is analog or digital.
-Digital Only - The scanner receives the channel only if it has APCO 25 digital audio.
At ‘P25 NAC Option’ (conventional only) scroll to 1 of 2 options and press E/yes.
-Search - The scanner searches and displays any NAC tone with the transmission.
-Set P25 NAC - Allows you to program a NAC code. See Entering Text.
Note: you can also store a (blinking) NAC code in when receiving a frequency in
scan mode by pressing E/yes.
-Analog Only - The scanner receives the channel only if it is carrying analog audio.
See also Understanding CTCSS/DCS. (Conventional only) At ‘Set CTCSS/DCS’ scroll
to 1 of 5 options and press E/yes.
-Off - Any signal opens squelch.
-Search - The scanner searches and displays any CTCSS or DCS tone with the
transmission.
-CTCSS - Enter or scroll to the desired CTCSS tone you want present with the
signal. Press E/yes to save and exit.
-DCS - enter or scroll to the desired DCS tone you want present with the signal.
Press E/yes to save and exit.
-Set Lockout - Scroll to ‘CTCSS or DCS’ and press E/yes. Enter or scroll to the
desired tone you want locked out. Press E/yes to save and exit.
Note: you can also store a (blinking) CTCSS/DCS tone in when receiving a
frequency in scan mode by pressing E/yes.
Set Number Tag
Lets you number a channel. The default setting is no number tag (blank). See also Using Number
Tags.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Number Tag’ and press E/yes.
2. Enter the number tag (0-999) and press E/yes to save and exit.
Set Modulation (conventional only)
This setting selects the modulation used for the channel. The default setting is Auto (NFM for FM
channels).
1. Scroll to ‘Set Modulation’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to Auto, AM, NFM, FM, WFM, or WFM Broadcast and press E/yes to save and exit.
Note: You can also toggle modulation for a conventional channel in hold mode by pressing
Func then 9(mod).
Set Attenuator (conventional only)
This setting controls whether the scanner attenuates signals on The channel by about 20 dB. The
default setting is off.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Attenuator’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to On or Off and press E/yes to save and exit.
Note: You can also toggle attenuation for a conventional channel in hold mode by pressing
Func then 7(att).
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Set priority
This setting controls whether the scanner treats the channel as a priority channel while scanning.
The default setting is off. See also Priority Scan/Priority ID Scan/Priority Plus Scan.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Priority’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to On or Off and press E/yes to save and exit.
Note: To use Priority ID Scan you must also enable Priority ID Scan for each system.
Set alert
This setting controls when and how the scanner alerts you if the channel becomes active.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Alert’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Set Alert Tone’ and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Set Tone’ scroll to the alert (Alert 1-9 or Off) and press E/yes.
4. At ‘Set Level’ scroll to ‘Level 1-15 or Auto’ (the scanner sets the alert beep to the master
volume level) and press E/yes.
5. Scroll to ‘Set Alert Light’ and press E/yes.
6. Scroll to Off, On, Slow Blink, or Fast Blink and press E/yes.
7. Press Menu to return.
Set Lockout
Determines whether a channel is scanned or not. ‘Temporary L/O’ means until you cycle power.
The default setting is unlocked.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Lockout’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Unlocked’, ‘Temporary L/O’, or ‘Lockout’ and press E/yes.
3. Press Scan/Srch or L/O to exit.
Note: You can also toggle lockout for a channel in scan mode by pressing L/O.
Volume Offset
This setting allows you to adjust the volume offset for the channel.
1. Scroll to ‘Volume Offset’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, or +3 and press E/yes to save and exit.
Note: You can also toggle volume offset for a channel in hold mode by pressing E/yes then
5(lvl).
Copy/Paste Channel
The scanner can copy a channel (and all its settings) into a copy buffer to paste into the same
system (in a different group) or a group in another system.
1. Scroll to ‘Copy Channel’ press E/yes to save to the channel buffer.
2. To Paste the Channel, press Menu until ‘Select System’ appears.
3. Scroll to system where you want to paste the channel and press E/yes.
4. Scroll to ‘Edit Group’ and press E/yes.
5. At ‘Select Group’ scroll to the group where you want to paste the channel and press E/yes.
6. Scroll to ‘Edit Channel’ press E/yes.
7. At ‘Select Channel’ scroll to ‘Paste Channel’ and press E/yes.
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8. Press Scan or L/O to exit.
Note: You can only copy and paste from like systems - conventional to conventional or
trunking to trunking.
USING THE BCD325P2 WITH A GPS
LOCATION-BASED SCANNING
You can connect the scanner to an optional GPS device (BC-GPSK using the BC-UTGC cable)
and set the scanner to automatically lock and unlock trunked sites and channel groups based on
the location information and range settings you program for those sites/groups. This frees you
from having to manually enable and disable sites/groups as you change location. The BCD325P2
uses the data, supplied by an (optional) attached GPS unit, that lets the radio automatically unlock
and lockout sites/groups based on latitude and longitude. It uses the (programmed) center of the
site/group, and the (programmed) range - the radius of a circle around the latitude and longitude
up to 125 miles from that center.
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.
You can nd the physical location of antennas using the databases available at Radio Reference
or the FCC’s 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. Radio Reference is more user-
friendly, so it’s easier to nd what you’re looking for.
NON RADIO LOCATION-BASED GPS FEATURES
When connected to a GPS, you can program specic location information which will trigger an
alert from the scanner. The scanner becomes an extension of the GPS device. Even if you don’t
use the scanner to scan, you can enhance you GPS unit with information the scanner provides.
The scanner also allows you to program audio and/or visual alerts for a:
Point of Interest (POI): Stores location and range. If you approach the set location, the radio
sounds an alert up to 4 miles/km from the center.
Dangerous Road/Dangerous Crossing: Stores location, direction of travel, and speed. If you
are traveling at a speed greater than that specied, in the direction specied, and if you are
within range of the set location, the scanner sounds an alert at 1, .5, and .1 miles/km from the
point. These range distances are also automatic and xed.
You can also temporarily lockout (cancel) any combination of these alerts.
CONNECTING YOUR SCANNER
Connect BC-GPS (receiver) and BC-UTGC (cable) to USB port, following the instructions provided
with them.
The scanner displays ‘Searching for Satellite’ in GPS Display Mode until it receives the signal
from the satellite if you have your connections and baud rate set correctly. The rst time the
scanner starts receiving a signal from the GPS, it beeps and briey displays ‘GPS Connected’
and (temporary) locks and unlocks all sites and groups that are ‘enabled for scan’, unlocked,
and whose quick key is enabled according to your current location. If you have a lot of data
programmed, it might take the scanner a couple of minutes to complete the process. Once the
scanner completes the initial GPS review, if you move into or out of an area covered by a site/
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group, the scanner beeps and displays the name of the site/group and whether it is being locked
or unlocked.
If you cycle power, all sites/groups (enabled for scan) are unlocked until the scanner reacquires
the GPS signal and completes the initial GPS review.
When the scanner does not receive GPS data, the scanner displays “No GPS Input”.
See also Set GPS Format in the ‘Settings’ menu to set relevant options for GPS display modes.
To Program a Current Location (when connected to a GPS) press Func then press and hold
E/yes(gps) for 2 seconds.
1. To Program a Current Location (when connected to a GPS) press Func then press and hold
E/yes(gps) for 2 seconds.
2. The scanner opens a dialog (‘Storing Location’) to store your current location (or ‘Location
Exists’, Accept?).
3. Scroll to ‘POI’, ‘Dangerous Xing’, or ‘Dangerous Road’ to select the type then press E/yes.
4. The default name is P (POI), X (dangerous crossing), R (dangerous road), then YYMMDD
hhmmss that indicates the year, month, date, and time you stored the location point. ‘Road’,
‘Xing’, or ‘POI’ Stored and the default name with the position will briey appear.
5. Continue at ‘Edit Name’ below.
To Program a New Location press Menu. Scroll to ‘Program Location’ and press E/yes.
1. To Program a Current Location (when connected to a GPS) press Func then press and hold
E/yes(gps) for 2 seconds.
2. At ‘Select Type’ scroll to ‘POI’, ‘Dangerous Xing’, or ‘Dangerous Road’ and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to ‘New Location’ and press E/yes.
4. The default name is DRD (dangerous road), DXG (dangerous crossing), or POI (point of
interest)-####(?).
5. Continue at ‘Edit Name’ below.
To Edit an Existing Location press Menu.
1. Scroll to ‘Program Location’ and press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select Type’ scroll to ‘POI’, ‘Dangerous Xing’, or ‘Dangerous Road’ and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to the location you want to edit and press E/yes.
4. Scroll to the options below and press E/yes.
5. Press Scan/Srch when editing is nished.
POI Dangerous Xing or
Roads
Edit Name Edit Name
Set Type Set Type
Set Alert Set Alert Volume
Set LocationInfo Set Alert Light
Set Range Set LocationInfo
Set Lockout Set Heading
Delete Location Set Speed Limit
New Location Set Lockout
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Delete Location
New Location
GPS Display Mode
GPS Review Location
Mode
Edit Name
Name The default name is POI, DXG (dangerous crossing), DRD (dangerous road), then
YYMMDD hhmmss that indicates the year, month, date, and time if you stored the location point
with a GPS unit.
1. Scroll to ‘Edit Name’ and press E/yes. See Entering Text.
Set Type
If you want to change the location type, the scanner resets the available options based on the new
location type and the scanner goes back to the ‘Program Location’ menu for that location.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Type’ and press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select Type’ scroll to ‘POI’, ‘Dangerous Xing’, or ‘Dangerous Road’ and press E/yes to
save and exit.
Set Alert (POI only)
Lets you congure the alert tone and/or light when you are in range of a POI.
The default tone is ‘Alert 1’, the default level is ‘Auto’, and default alert light is ‘Fast Blink’.
1. Scroll to ‘Edit Name’ and press E/yes. See Entering Text.
2. Scroll to ‘Set Alert’ and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to ‘Set Alert Tone’ and press E/yes.
4. At ‘Set Tone’ scroll to the alert (Alert 1-4 or Off) and press E/yes.
5. At ‘Set Level’ scroll to ‘Level 1-15 or Auto’ (the scanner sets the alert beep to the master
volume level) and press E/yes.
6. Scroll to ‘Set Alert Light’ and press E/yes.
7. Scroll to Off, On, Slow Blink, or Fast Blink and press E/yes.
8. Press Menu to return.
Set Alert Volume (Dangerous Road/Xing only)
The tone pattern varies depending on what type of location it is. The default setting is ‘Auto’ (the
scanner sets the alert beep to the master volume level).
1. Scroll to ‘Set Alert Volume’ and press E/yes.
2. At ‘Set Level’ scroll to Auto, Level 1-15, or Off and press E/yes.
Set Alert Light (Dangerous Road/Xing only)
Lets you congure the alert light when you approach a location. The default alert light is ‘Fast
Blink’.
3. Scroll to ‘Set Alert Light’ and press E/yes.
4. Scroll to Off, On, Slow Blink, or Fast Blink and press E/yes.
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5. Press Menu to return.
Alert in GPS Display Mode
There are three ranges for each Dangerous Xing or Dangerous Road alert: 1 mile/km, .5 mile/km
and .1 mile/km.
The scanner alerts once for each range when it meets both of the following two conditions:
1. The first condition is heading for the Location. A valid heading is within ±45˚ of the value set
in Set Heading.
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2. The second condition is speed. It meets this condition when the current speed exceeds the
speed that is set in Set Speed Limit.
When a second alert with a higher priority occurs during the current alert, the current alert is
canceled and the scanner alerts for the higher priority alert.
The priority order is as follows:
1. Dangerous Road
2. Dangerous Xing
3. Point of Interest.
Set Location Info enter the latitude and longitude for the location.
See Set GPS Format rst to set your position format.
1. Scroll to ‘Set LocationInfo’ and press E/yes.
2. At ‘Set Latitude’ press E/yes. Enter the latitude and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Set Longitude’ press E/yes. Enter the longitude and press E/yes.
Set Range (POI only) enter how far out from this location you want the scanner to alert you. You
can also congure the scanner to sound an alert tone and ash a light when you reach the radius
entered here.
The default setting is ‘.1 mile’.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Range’ and press E/yes.
2. Enter a range from (.05 to 4 mi/km in .05 mi/km steps) and press E/yes to save and exit.
Set Heading (Dangerous Road/Xing only) sets how the scanner alerts you to the location based
on how you approach it. To make the alert direction-dependent, select a direction of approach.
Select ‘All Range’ to be alerted regardless of your direction of approach. The default setting is ‘All
Range’.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Heading’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘All Range, North, NE, East, SE, South, SW, West, or NW’ and press E/yes to save
and exit.
Set Speed Limit (Dangerous Road/Xing only) decides whether the scanner alerts you each
time you approach the location or only when you are traveling above a certain speed. To make the
alert speed-dependent, enter the speed limit for this location. Leave the speed limit blank to be
alerted regardless of your speed. The default setting is ‘0 mile/h (0 km/h)’.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Speed Limit’ and press E/yes.
2. Enter a speed from 0 through 200 mi/km, in 1 mi/km steps and press E/yes to save and exit.
Set Lockout the default setting is ‘Unlocked’.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Lockout’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Unlocked.” ‘Temporary L/O’, or ‘Lockout’ and press E/yes to save and exit.
Note: you can also do this in ‘Review Location Mode’ by pressing L/O.
GPS DISPLAY MODE (POI ONLY)
To view GPS display mode Hold on any channel and press Func then E/yes(gps). In this mode,
you can see the current location information as well as information about your position relative to
selected POI’s. The third line of the screen shows ‘Off’ if no POI is selected.)
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1. Rotating the scroll control will select different POI’s.
2. Press Func then 6(disp) to toggle the Display Modes.
The left side of the 1st line displays the current direction of travel.
The right side of the 1st line displays the present time.
The left side of the 2nd line displays the current speed.
The right side of the 2nd line displays the elevation of the current location.
The 3rd line is always “OFF” because a POI is not selected.
The 1st line displays the latitude of the current location.
The 2nd line displays the longitude of the current location.
The 3rd line displays “OFF” (when a POI is not selected) or the name of the selected POI.
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The large arrow shows the direction to the selected POI.
The left side of the 1st line displays the current direction of travel.
The 2nd line displays the distance to the selected POI.
The 3rd line displays the name of the selected POI.
The right side of the 1st line displays:
- The ETA (Estimated Time for Arrival) to the selected POI.
- The present time.
- The elevation of the current location.
- The current speed.
In GPS Display Mode
To Program the Current Location :
1. Press Func and then press and hold GPS for 2 seconds.
2. To Select a POI turn the scroll control.
3. To Toggle through the POI Display Modes press Func then 6(disp) (each time).
Note: If no programmed location is displayed (‘OFF’ in the display), you will only be able to
toggle ‘Data Display’ and the (current) ‘Location Display’.
To Temporarily Lock Out an Alert press L/O or turn Func. The scanner automatically unlocks the
locked out location when it moves 4 miles or more from the alert point. Quickly pressing L/O press
twice permanently locks out the alert and it will not be activated again if you should go near that
alert point.
To Toggle ‘Hold’ mode on a background Scan/Srch press Hold.
To Return to Scan mode press Scan/Srch.
Press GPS again to view GPS Display Mode.
To View ‘Review Location’ Mode press E/yes.
Notes: All sites/groups (with quick keys enabled and gps enabled for the site/group) not
within range of your current location will be temporarily locked out. If you try to use a quick
key to enable a site/group for scan that is out of range of your current location, you will see
‘Location L/O’ and then site/group name (only once), and it will temporary lock out the site/
group.
If you disconnect/turn off your GPS unit, you will see ‘No GPS Input’ in GPS display
mode and the scanner will return to scanning any sites/groups that the scanner did not
temporary lock out. To restore all sites/groups, cycle the scanner off then on.
If you lose the satellite signal, you will see ‘Searching for Satellite’ until the GPS unit
reacquires a signal.
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If a GPS is detected as soon as the scanner is turned on, the scanner displays “GPS
CONNECTED” instead of displaying individual lock/unlock messages for groups/sites. It
applies the location-based rules to all systems at one time.
GPS REVIEW LOCATION MODE
If you have programmed data for a Point of Interest, Dangerous Crossing, and a Dangerous Road,
you can review the type, range setting, and location information for each location.
Hold on any channel and press Func then E/yes(gps) to enter GPS display mode then press E/
yes. The most recently stored location is displayed. Use the scroll control to display the next
screen for review.
Note: the scanner will mute in this mode.
Important: while you are in Review Location Mode and press and hold GPS for 2 seconds, the
data of the new point will overwrite the currently displayed data.
1. POI - Indicates a Point of Interest location.
2. DXG - Indicates a Dangerous Crossing location.
3. DRD - Indicates a Dangerous Road location.
4. Range - Indicates the programmed distance to your POI.
5. Head - Indicates the selected heading to the designated Dangerous Crossing from any
direction.
6. Head - Indicates the selected heading to the designated Dangerous Road from a set direction.
7. LS - Indicates the maximum Speed Limit you set.
In Review Location Mode:
1. To Select a Location turn the scroll control.
2. To Return to ‘GPS Display’ Mode press Menu.
3. To Overwrite and Store the Current Location press and hold GPS for 2 seconds.
4. To Edit the Current Location press E/yes.
5. To Toggle the Lockout Status of the Location press L/O to toggle ‘Temporary L/O, Locked
Out, and Unlocked’.
6. To Unlock all Locations of the Current type (POI, DXG, or DRD) press and hold L/O.
7. To Unlock all Locations of All types press E/yes then press and hold L/O.
8. To Return to Scan mode press Scan/Srch.
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PRIORITY/PRIORITY ID/PRIORITY PLUS
SCAN
Priority Scan When scanning a conventional system, scanning is interrupted (based on the
priority check interval setting) to check priority channels for activity. The more channels you have
set to priority, the longer the interruption is. The scanner cannot scan over 100 priority channels at
once. The quick keys for the system(s) and group(s) containing the priority channel(s) have to be
enabled (and unlocked) or the scanner will display ‘Priority Scan No Channel’.
Priority Plus Scan the scanner only scans priority channels in (unlocked) conventional systems
with system and group quick keys enabled.
The highest priority is for channels in system/site and group quick key 1. The lowest priority is for
channels in system/site quick key 90 and group quick key 0. Priority for priority channels in the
same channel group follows the order in which the channels were created.
Priority ID Scan this function is similar to conventional priority although there is no interruption
during the transmission. Priority ID Scan is always on for a system if enabled in the system
setting. 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.
Preemptive Priority preemptive priority is a feature that works on Motorola systems. If the
Motorola system has priority channels, and you assign one of those TGs as priority in the scanner,
then when one of those channels becomes active, the scanner will jump to it even if it is on a
different system voice channel (i.e. it preempts your current reception). This feature relies on the
system itself having talkgroups assigned as priority (so the active channel information is included
on voice channel low-speed data). If a talkgroup you assign as priority is not also a priority
channel on the transmitting system, then the scanner will use standard trunking priority for the
talkgroup.
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 Edit Priority Scan Options:
1. Press Menu.
2. Scroll to ‘Priority Scan’ and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to the options below and press E/yes.
4. Press Scan/Srch to return to scanning when done with editing.
Set Priority sets the priority mode. You can also toggle these modes by pressing Func then
.no(pri) in scan mode.
1. Scroll to 1 of 3 options and press E/yes.
Off - the priority feature is off.
On - the scanner checks conventional priority channels, and priority IDs within systems
that have priority ID enabled.
PRI - appears in the display when you select this mode.
Plus On - the scanner only scans the conventional priority channels.
PRI - ashes in the display when you select this mode.
Set Internval sets how often the scanner checks the priority channels.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Interval’ and press E/yes.
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2. Enter the number of seconds (1-10) and press E/yes to save and exit.
MaxCHs/PRI-Scan sets the maximum priority channel numbers 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. For 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.
1. Scroll to ‘MaxCHs/PRI-Scan’ and press E/yes.
2. Enter the number of number of channels to check (1-100) and press E/yes to save and exit.
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 configuration.
When you use startup conguration, the scanner checks all systems, sites, and search ranges
and:
• All systems, sites, or search ranges that do not have a startup key assigned will be scanned
the way they were when you last turned off the scanner.
• All systems, sites, or search ranges that have a the startup key you pressed are unlocked.
• All systems, sites, or search ranges that have a startup key other than the one you pressed
are locked out.
The scanner remembers the last conguration you used when you power up the scanner using
just the power key.
Caution: If you press the wrong key when you press the power key to set your startup
conguration, and that wrong key doesn’t have any systems assigned to that key, the scanner will
lock out all systems that have startup keys.
SCANNING SYSTEMS
With earlier scanners, you selected banks to scan that had channels stored in them. With this
scanner, you select ‘System Quick Keys’ to scan that have ‘Systems’, ‘Sites’, or Custom/Service
Searches assigned to them. So, now you turn ‘System/Site/Search Quick Keys’ on and off and
‘Group Quick Keys’ on and off (within each ‘System’ or ‘Site’). Turning quick keys on and off for
systems/groups/sites/searches is not the same as locking and unlocking systems/sites/searches.
You can still do that separately (if you really want to confuse yourself). See also Using Quick
Keys.
First, all (unlocked) systems/sites belonging to Quick Key 1 are scanned. Then systems/sites that
belong to Quick Key 2,…,9,0,11,…19,10,21,……,99,90 are scanned in order. Systems/sites with
the same quick key are scanned in order of creation. Systems/sites with no quick key are scanned
last and in order of creation (including created ‘Quick Save’ systems).
Groups within the systems/sites are scanned with the same rules.
Conventional channels within the groups are scanned in order of creation.
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IDs are not really scanned. The scanner checks for any activity in the trunking system by
monitoring the control channel and and, if any ID becomes active, the scanner displays it in ‘ID
Search’ mode. In ‘ID Scan’ mode, the scanner only display IDs programmed in to groups.
Then the scanner starts any (unlocked/enabled) service searches, searching them in the menu
order. Then any (unlocked/enabled) custom searches from 1 to 10 in turn.
Then the scanner scans the system called ‘Close Call’. This system is created if you do a Close
Call ‘Auto Store’. If the ‘Close Call’ system has no frequencies, the scanner does not scan the
system.
Then the scanner scans the ‘Close Call Hits’ system (if you have unlocked it; locked out by
default). This is a system that automatically stores the frequencies found by Close Call. If the
‘Close Call Hits’ system has no frequencies, the scanner does not scan the system.
Then the scanner starts all over.
Press Scan/Srch. 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 (unlocked) channels are scanned at least one time regardless of the hold
time setting.
Notes: If no systems are programmed, or all systems (or groups in a system) are locked
out or turned off, ‘Nothing to Scan’ appears. Turn on a system/site quick key or unlock a
system/site to scan. If you turn off all groups in a system you will not be able to turn any
back on and also see ‘Nothing to Scan’. In that case, while in Scan mode, press and hold
Func to lock function mode. Scroll to the system then press the number of the group quick
key(s) you want to enable. Press Func to start scanning then press Func again to unlock
function mode.
Any conventional system, Close Call system, trunked site, group, service search, custom search,
or ‘Quick Save’ system/group not assigned to a quick key (and/or not locked out) will be scanned.
To continue scanning (move on to the next channel) press Scan/Srch or turn the scroll control.
To change the scan or search direction turn the scroll control backward or forward.
To toggle between ID Scan or ID Search Mode while scanning each trunked system, press Func
then Scan/Srch.
To toggle between Display Modes 1, 2 or 3 Hold on any channel and press Func then 6(disp).
Press Hold to resume.
To toggle System/Site/Search Quick Keys on or off for a Single Digit system/site/search, press the
number key assigned to the system/site/search.
To turn a Double-Digit system/site/search on or off, press .no rst then press the two number
keys.
To toggle Group Quick Keys on or off in current system press Func then the number key assigned
to the group.
To toggle Group Quick Keys on or off in another system press and hold Func to ‘lock’ Function
mode. Scroll to the (enabled) system that contains the (enabled) group you want to turn on/off
then press the corresponding number key(s). Press Func twice to ‘unlock’ Function mode and
resume.
To hold on a channel press Hold. To step through IDs/frequencies, turn the scroll control
backward or forward. Press Hold to resume.
To hold on a specic frequency Hold on any channel in a conventional system. Enter the new
frequency and press Hold. Press Scan/Srch to exit.
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To hold on a specic ID in the current site Hold on the site.
Enter the new ID (press .. [2 dots] for a dash-EDACS AFS) and press HOLD. Press HOLD to
resume.
To hold on any system/site/search press and hold Func to ‘lock’ Function mode. Press Func to
‘unlock’ Function mode to resume.
To edit the current channel press E/yes.
To lock out a channel or frequency quickly press L/O once while the channel or frequency is in the
display to temporary lock out. Quickly press L/O twice to lock out.
To lock out a conventional system/trunked site/search while receiving the system/site/search
quickly press E/yes then L/O once to temporary lock out. Quickly press L/O twice to lock out.
To store a displayed ID into an Existing Group’ (ID Search) press E/yes.
At ‘Quick TGID Save?’ press .no. See also Storing a Displayed ID.
To store a displayed ID into ‘Quick Save’ Group’ ID (ID Search) press E/yes. At ‘Quick TGID
Save?’ press E/yes.
See also Storing a Displayed ID.
To store a (blinking) CTCSS or DCS tone (for a conventional channel set to analog only), press
E/yes. At ‘Set Found CTCSS/DCS?’ press E/yes. Press Scan/Srch to resume.
To store a (blinking) NAC code (for a conventional channel set to digital only), press E/yes. At ‘Set
Found P25 NAC?’ press E/yes.
Press Scan/Srch to resume.
To store a search frequency (Search with Scan) press E/yes.
Then see Storing a Displayed Frequency.
To toggle the attenuation for a conventional channel on or off Hold on the channel and press E/
yes then 7(att). Press Hold to resume.
To toggle the attenuation for a trunking site on or off Hold on the site and press E/yes then 7(att).
Press Hold to resume.
To toggle the attenuation for a search on or off (Search with Scan) press E/yes then 7(att) while
searching (or hold on the search rst).
To toggle global attenuation Hold on any channel and press E/yes then press and hold 7(att).
To toggle the modulation for a conventional channel or trunked site Hold on the channel/site and
press Func then 9(mod). Press Hold to resume.
To toggle the modulation for a service/custom search press Func then 9(mod) while searching.
(or hold rst).
To toggle the volume offset for a conventional channel Hold on the channel and press Func then
5(lvl). Press Hold to resume.
To check for a repeater frequency on a conventional channel Hold on the channel. Press Func
then press and hold 8(rev). Press Hold to resume.
To toggle Intermediate Frequency Exchange for a conventional channel on or off Hold on the
channel and press Func then 4(ifx). Press Hold to resume.
To toggle Priority Modes Hold on any channel and press Func then .no(pri). Press Hold to
resume.
To toggle Weather Alert Priority on or off Hold on any channel and press Func then 0(wx). Press
Hold to resume.
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To toggle Close Call Modes Hold on any channel and press Func then Hold/ . Press Hold to
resume.
To view a Close Call hit (CC Override On) press any key to view the frequency (even if it’s gone).
To view and listen to a Close Call hit (CC Override Off) press Func to listen to and view the
frequency (only if it’s still there).
To go to a channel number tag in the current system/site Hold on the system. Enter the channel
number tag and press Menu. See also Using Number Tags.
To go to a channel number tag in a different system Hold on any channel. Enter the system
number tag, press .no, the channel number tag, then Menu.
To go to on a system/search number tag Hold on any channel. Enter the system/search number
tag, press .no, then Menu.
To unlock a conventional channel see Locking/Unlocking Channels.
To unlock and/or review locked out IDs see Reviewing Locked out IDs.
To unlock all IDs see Clear All L/O IDs.
To unlock a conventional system/trunked site/search press and hold Func to ‘lock’ function mode
then scroll to the system/site/search and press L/O to unlock and search/scan.
Press Func twice to ‘unlock’ Function mode and resume. See also Locking/Unlocking Systems/
Sites/Searches.
To unlock search frequencies press Func then L/O while searching. Scroll to the frequency and
press E/yes to unlock.
To start Close Call Only Hold on any channel. Press Func then press and hold Hold/ . Press
Scan/Srch to exit.
To start Weather Scan Hold on any channel. Press Func then press and hold 0(wx). Press Scan/
Srch to exit.
To start Tone-Out Standby/Search assign it to a Search Key.
To view GPS Display Mode Hold on any channel. Press Func then E/yes(gps). Press Scan/Srch
to exit.
To view P25 Display Mode press Vol then Func then Vol. Press Vol to exit.
To view Band Scope Mode Hold on any channel and press Func then 3(sr 3). (set to Search Key
3 by default).
Storing a Displayed ID in ID Search Mode
1. To store a displayed ID into an existing group during ID Search, press E/yes.
2. You will see ‘Quick TGID Save?’ in the display then press .no.
3. At the ‘Select Group’ prompt, scroll to the group where you want to store the ID and press
E/yes.
4. After storing the ID, you will be at the ‘Edit Channel’ menu to complete the settings for the
new channel.
5. If you don’t want to edit the channel settings or are done editing the channel, press Scan/
Srch to return to scanning.
6. To store a displayed ID into a ‘Quick Save Group’ during ID Search, press E/yes.
7. You will see ‘Quick TGID Save?’ in the display then press E/yes again.
8. The scanner stores the ID into a (created) channel group called ‘Qck Save Grp’ and you will
be at the ‘Edit Channel’ menu to complete the settings for the new channel.
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9. If you don’t want to edit the channel settings or are done editing the channel, press Scan/
Srch to return to scanning.
Note: If the ID is already stored in the group, ‘TGID Exists’ Accept? (Y/N)’ appears. Press
.no to return to searching (or search hold) or E/yes to go to the ‘Edit Channel’ menu.
USING NUMBER TAGS
To View Number Tags for a Channel and/or System press HOLD to hold on the channel or
system.
Press Func (or press and hold Func to view longer) to view the current system and channel
number shown in the top left corner of the display as “T000. 000”.
For example “T002. 043” would indicate the current system is 2 and the current channel is 43.
To Go to a Channel in the Current System Hold on the current system. Enter the channel
number and press Menu. Press Hold to resume.
To Go to a Channel in a Different System Hold on any system.
Enter the system number, press .no, then the channel number and press Menu. Press Hold to
resume.
To Go to a System or Custom/Service Search Hold on any system/search.
Enter the system/search number tag, press .no, and press Menu.
Press HOLD to resume.
Note: Selecting just a system will hold on the rst frequency in the system (not ID). If two
systems/searches 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 system/search assigned
to that number tag; if you select the same number tag again, it will go to the 2nd system/
search assigned to that number tag, and so on). The same rule applies to channel number
tags (so don’t start at 1 for each channel group in the system).
P25 ADJUSTMENT MODE
You may be able to optimize the scanner’s performance with digital APCO 25 frequencies.
These steps work only when you can clearly receive the frequencies. If you are in a weak-signal
area or receive interference, these steps will not work. These steps do not compensate for weak
signals or signals subject to interference.
If you set an incorrect decode threshold level, the scanner might stop decoding digital signals. If
this happens, change the P25 Threshold Mode to Auto then repeat these steps.
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Set the P25 Threshold Mode to Manual in Site Options for the Site, System Options for any
conventional channel in the System, Srch/CloCall Opt, or Edit Custom Search.
Hold on any Site, or digital conventional Frequency.
Press Vol then Func then Vol.
The rst line on the display will show the digital error rate and the decode threshold setting (0-20)
when receiving. The second line on the display shows the decode threshold levels.
Allow the scanner to monitor the site or frequency for several minutes. Press Func and rotate
the Scroll Control to change the decode threshold level setting and obtain the lowest error rate
possible when receiving transmissions. Whatever you set at this point will be remembered as the
starting point for the auto-tuning function for subsequent transmission.
To exit P25 Adjustment Mode press Vol.
See also the following settings to make adjustments P25 Waiting Time, P25 LP Filter, and P25
Threshold.
LOCKING/UNLOCKING SYSTEMS/SITES/SEARCHES
With the advent of multi-site trunking, you can no longer lockout a trunking system. You have
to lockout the site(s) assigned to the system. You can still lockout conventional systems and
searches the same way. Also, with the ability now to assign quick keys the searches you can turn
them off and on or lockout/unlock them just like conventional systems and trunked sites.
Remember, unlocking or locking out a system/site/search is not the same thing as enabling/
disabling it (turning the quick key on or off).
To Lock out a Conventional System/Trunked Site/Search in Scan Mode hold on any channel/
frequency in the system/site/search, press Func then L/O to toggle ‘Unlocked’, ‘Temporary L/O’,
or ‘Lockout’. Press Hold to resume.
Note: ‘Temporary Lockout’ means unlocked the next time you cycle power the site/system/
search will be unlocked.
Or, use Menu to drill down to the system/site/search options and lock it out there.
See ‘Edit Conventional System Options’, ‘Edit Site Options’, ‘Edit Service Search’, or ‘Edit Custom
Search’.
To Unlock a Conventional System/Trunked Site/Search in Scan Mode press and hold Func to
‘lock’ function mode.
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Rotate the scroll control until the system/site/search you want to unlock appears. Press L/O (each
time) to toggle ‘Unlocked’, ‘Temporary L/O’, or ‘Lockout’. (You have to be quick to get ‘Lockout’).
Press Scan/Srch to return.
Note: You will see ‘Nothing to Scan’ if the quick key is not turned on for the system/site/
search (if one is assigned). Press Scan/Srch to return to scanning.
Or, use Menu to drill down to the system/site/search options and unlock it there. See ‘Edit
Conventional System Options’, ‘Edit Site Options’, ‘Edit Service Search’, or ‘Edit Custom Search’.
To Unlock All Conventional Systems, Trunked Sites, Groups, Channels, and Searches in scan
mode press Func then press and hold L/O until ‘Unlock All Systems?’ appears. Press E/yes.
LOCKING/UNLOCKING GROUPS
Remember, unlocking or locking out a group is not the same thing as enabling/disabling it (turning
the quick key on or off).
To Lock out or Unlock a Group in Scan Mode press and hold Func to ‘lock’ function mode.
1. Rotate the scroll control until the system that has the group you want to lock or unlock
appears. Press Menu.
2. Scroll to ‘Edit Group’ and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Select Group’ scroll to the group you want to lock or unlock and press E/yes.
4. Scroll to ‘Set Lockout’ and press E/yes.
5. Scroll to ‘Unlocked’, ‘Temporary L/O’, or ‘Lockout’ and press E/yes.
6. Press ScanSrch or L/O to exit.
Note: ‘Temporary Lockout’ means unlocked the next time you cycle power the group will
be unlocked.
Or, use Menu to drill down to the group options and lock/unlock it there. See ‘Edit Group Options’.
LOCKING/UNLOCKING CHANNELS
There are several ways to get to a channel. Some ways are quicker than others. Some ways you
have to be quick with those keys, other ways you can take your time pressing them. Use what
works best for you.
To Lock out a Channel while Scanning quickly press L/O when the channel appears in the
display to toggle ‘Unlocked’, ‘Temporary L/O’, or ‘Lockout’.
Note: ‘Temporary Lockout’ means unlocked the next time you cycle power the group will
be unlocked.
1. Or, quickly press Hold to hold on the channel. Press L/O to toggle ‘Unlocked’, ‘Temporary
L/O’, or ‘Lockout’.
2. Or, quickly press E/yes to go to the menu for that channel. (Press .no to cancel storing a
tone code if asked).
3. Scroll to ‘Set Lockout’ and press E/yes.
4. Scroll to ‘Unlocked’, ‘Temporary L/O’, or ‘Lockout’ and press E/yes.
5. Or, use Menu to drill down to the channel options and lock it out there. See ‘Edit Channel
Options’.
To Unlock a Single Channel in Scan Mode press HOLD to hold on any channel.
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Press Func and quickly (within 3 seconds) scroll to the system that has the channel you want to
unlock then quickly (within 3 seconds) press E/yes.
Scroll to the channel you want to unlock and press L/O until ‘Unlocked’ is displayed.
Or, use Menu to drill down to the channel options and unlock it there. See ‘Edit Channel Options’.
To Unlock All Channels in a Conventional System in Scan Mode:
1. Press Hold to hold on any channel in the system.
2. Press and hold L/O until ‘All Unlocked’ appears.
3. Press Hold or Scan/Srch to resume scanning.
Note: This will also enable all your groups (turn the quick keys on).
To Review and/or Unlock Locked out IDs in a System:
1. Press Menu. At ‘Program System’ press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select System’ scroll to the system that has the ID(s) you want to unlock and press
E/yes.
3. Scroll to ‘Edit Sys Option’ and press E/yes.
4. Scroll to ‘Rvw ID:Srch L/O’ and press E/yes.
5. At ‘Unlock?’ scroll to the ID and press E/yes to unlock.
6. ‘Nothing Locked’ appears if nothing is locked out.
7. Press Menu to return.
To Unlock All IDs in a System Scroll to ‘Clr All L/O IDs’ and press E/yes. At ‘Confirm?’ press E/yes
to save and exit.
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BAND SCOPE MODE
The Band Scope feature lets you have the scanner provide a visual representation of radio activity
in a frequency band. The screen is arranged with the frequencies increasing in value from left-to-
right, and a signal strength meter for signals. Band Scope Mode searches a frequency range and
displays the signal level in real time. You can set the center frequency and span of the frequency
range. In Hold Mode, you can monitor the displayed frequency.
The scanner rapidly sweeps between the endpoints of the selected frequency range and updates
each bar segment with the relative signal strength in each pass. You can use the band scope in
normal mode (the bars are all updated with the most recent signal strength) or ‘Max Hold Mode’
(the bars update only if there is a stronger signal than one previously stored for the current
position).
This feature allows you to get a “picture” of spectrum activity across the selected range, identify
intermittently active frequencies, check antenna performance, check coax quality, verify coverage
areas, and identify interference.
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USING BAND SCOPE MODE
To start Band Scope mode Hold on any channel and press Func then 3(Sr 3) to start Band Scope
mode at the frequency you held at. Band Scope mode is assigned to this Search Key (3) by
default.
Search Mode ‘SRCH’ shows in the display and the scanner searches and displays the signals
of the frequency range in real time. The frequency range is shown in 32 bars determined by the
center frequency and span. While searching, the center frequency icon and the bar which shows
the current frequency blink. The scanner starts from the lowest frequency of the frequency range
and searches to the highest frequency of the frequency range. If the scanner nds a transmission,
the scanner displays the strongest and most current signal level in the bar for each frequency in
the range.
Max Hold Search Mode ‘MAX’ shows in the display and will freeze the signal strength bars at
their strongest signals.
Hold Mode ‘HOLD’ shows in the display and allows you hold the sweep then scroll to and listen
to a frequency.
To toggle between ‘Search’ mode and ‘Max Hold Search’ mode press Func then Scan/Srch.
To listen to any frequency under the marker Hold (in either mode) and scroll to the frequency.
To return the marker to the center frequency press Func then L/O. Press Hold to return to the
sweep.
Normal screen - Displays the center frequency and start/end frequency of the range on the
bottom lines.
To move the marker one frequency step turn Func. Pressing Func rst will move the marker
faster.
To reset the center frequency to the new frequency under the marker press E/yes.
To return the marker to the center frequency press Func then L/O.
To enter the Settings Screen press .no. This screen displays center frequency of the range,
search step, and span of the range on the bottom lines for 10 seconds and the icon of the
selected item blinks.
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Press .no again to move to the next parameter. To exit press L/O (or wait 10 seconds).
To change the center frequency press .no until CF is blinking then press E/yes.
At ‘Edit Center Frequency’ enter the new center frequency and press E/yes to save and exit.
Press L/O to exit.
To change the span of the range press .no until SPN is blinking then use the scroll control to
select .2-500 MHz. Press L/O to exit.
To change the search step press .no until STP is blinking then use the scroll control to select the
step size from 5-100 kHz. Press L/O to exit.
To toggle the modulation press Func then 9(mod).
To toggle Intermediate Frequency Exchange on or off Hold and press Func then 4(ifx). Press
Hold to resume.
To toggle the attenuator on or off pressFunc then 7(att). (Press and hold 7(att) for global
attenuation).
Notes: The search time changes depending on the search step size. The step defaults to
the default band step for the channel. ‘Att’ will not show in the display when on unless in
Function mode. If you manually set the mode to NFM or FM, the scanner will not reliably
detect signals that are modulated in either FMB or WFM. Close Call, Priority ScCloasean,
Weather Scan and GPS functions do not work in Band Scope Mode.
SEARCH/CLOSE CALL OPTIONS MENU
These are the settings you should look at before you perform a quick search, close call search,
search and store, or close call auto store.
To Edit Search and Close Options, press Menu.
1. Scroll to ‘Srch/CloCall Opt’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to the options below and press E/yes.
3. Press Scan/Srch to return to scanning when done with editing.
Freq Lockouts Repeater Find Set Attenuator
Broadcast Screen Max Auto Store Set Audio AGC
Tone/Code Search Set Delay Time P25 Waiting Time
Freq Lockouts allows you to review locked out frequencies or unlock all frequencies for
Searching and Close Call search.
Note: You can also do this in search mode by pressing Func then pressing and holding
L/O.
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Unlocking All Frequencies:
1. Scroll to ‘Freq Lockouts’ press Menu.
2. At ‘Unlock All’ press E/yes.
3. At ‘Confirm?’ press E/yes to save and exit.
4. Press Menu to return.
Reviewing Locked Out Frequencies:
A ‘T’ appears to the right of a frequency if it is temporarily locked out.
1. Scroll to ‘Rvw Search L/O’ and press E/yes. If no frequencies are locked out, you see
‘Nothing Locked’.
2. Scroll to the frequency (or press .no to go to the next) and press E/yes to unlock.
3. Press Menu twice to return.
Note: You can also do this in search mode by pressing Func then L/O.
Broadcast Screen these settings determine whether the scanner automatically ignores
transmissions that are on common broadcasts, paging systems, and other annoyance radio
sources during Custom Search, Quick Search, or Close Call Search.
Note: Broadcast screen is not effective during some service searches.
1. Scroll to ‘Broadcast Screen’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to 1 of 4 options and press E/yes.
Set All Bands On - turns on broadcast screen on for all bands. Press Menu to return.
Set All Bands Off - turns off broadcast screen off for all bands.
3. Press Menu to return.
Set Each Band - then scroll to each band and press E/yes to turn off or on.
4. Press Menu to return.
Pager - the scanner skips known paging system frequencies.
FM - the scanner skips known FM frequencies.
UHF TV - the scanner skips known UHF TV frequencies.
VHF TV - the scanner skips known VHF TV frequencies.
NOAA WX - the scanner skips known NOAA weather frequencies.
Band 1-10 - the scanner skips known frequencies for custom broadcast ranges.
Program Band - Scroll to the custom band (1-10) and press E/yes.
1. At ‘Set Lower Limit’ enter the lower limit of the frequency range and press E/yes.
2. At ‘Set Upper Limit’ enter the upper limit of the frequency range and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to the next band and repeat.
4. Press Menu twice to return.
Tone/Code Search selects whether the scanner searches for CTCSS/DCS tones, P25 NAC
codes, or no codes in Search and Close Call modes. The scanner ignores this setting in AM,
WFM, and FMB bands.
1. Scroll to ‘Tone/Code Search’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to 1 of 3 options and press E/yes.
Off - the scanner does not search and display any tones.
CTCSS/DCS Search - the scanner searches and displays only CTCSS/DCS tones.
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P25 NAC Search - the scanner searches and displays only NAC tones.
Repeater Find this feature 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.
Since you can normally only hear one side of a conversation when you listen to an input frequency
transmission, turning this feature on can let you hear both sides of the conversation on the output
frequency. If the scanner detects the transmission on the output frequency, it beeps and ‘Repeater
Found’ appears, and it remains on the output frequency until transmissions end. The default
setting is Off.
1. Scroll to ‘Repeater Find’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to On or Off and press E/yes to save and exit.
Max Auto Store this value sets how many hits the scanner will automatically store when it is in
either Search and Store or Close Call Auto Store mode. When the scanner reaches the maximum
number of hits you set, it stops the auto-store operation.
1. Scroll to ‘Max Auto Store’ and press E/yes.
2. Enter a value from 1-256 then press E/yes to save and exit.
Set Delay Time this setting 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.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Delay Time’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to the desired delay time (-10, -5, -2, 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, or 30 secs.) and press E/yes to
save and exit.
Set Attenuator this setting controls the attenuator for Quick Search, Close Call, and Band Scope
operations. Turn on this setting if you are near other strong signal sources to attenuate about
20dB. Attenuation sometimes helps to reduce interference and desensitization that strong signals
create. The default setting is Off.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Attenuator’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to On or Off and press E/yes to save and exit.
Note: You can also toggle attenuation for search/close call mode by pressing Func then
7(att).
Set Record this setting enables the REC jack for Quick Search and Close Call modes. The
default setting is Off.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Record’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to On or Off and press E/yes to save and exit.
Set Audio AGC allows you to turn the AGC feature on or off for Quick Search and Close Call
modes. See also Adjust Audio AGC.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Audio AGC’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Analog’ and press E/yes to toggle on or off.
3. Scroll to ‘Digital’ and press E/yes to toggle on or off.
4. Press MENU to return.
P25 Waiting Time basically gives the scanner time to determine if frequencies have digital or
analog transmissions for Quick Search, Close Call, and Band Scope operations. During this
time, the scanner will evaluate the received signal and, if it detects P25 data, will open squelch
immediately. If P25 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 (digital noise at the beginning of
transmissions). The default setting is 400 ms.
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1. Scroll to ‘P25 Wait Time’ and press E/yes.
2. Set the Wait Time from 0 to 1000 ms and press E/yes.
Note: Any analog transmissions will lose the rst part of the transmission, up to the wait
time you set here.
SEARCH FOR... MENU
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 Service Set Search Key Storing a Displayed
Frequency
Service Search Search and Store Reviewing Locked out
Frequencies
Edit Custom Quick Search
Custom Search Searching
EDITING A SERVICE SEARCH
To Edit a Service Search
1. Press Menu.
2. Scroll to ‘Search for...’ and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to ‘Edit Service’ and press E/yes.
4. Scroll to the service search you want to edit and press E/yes.
5. Scroll to Set Delay Time and press E/yes.
6. Scroll to the desired delay time (-10, -5, -2, 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, or 30 secs.) and press E/yes to
save and exit.
7. A negative delay will force a resume after that number of seconds.
8. Scroll to Set Attenuator and press E/yes.
9. Scroll to On or Off and press E/yes to save and exit.
10. Scroll to Set Record and press E/yes.
11. Scroll to On or Off and press E/yes to save and exit.
12. Scroll to Set Audio AGC and press E/yes. See also Adjust Audio AGC.
13. Scroll to ‘Analog’ and press E/yes to toggle on or off.
14. Scroll to ‘Digital’ and press E/yes to toggle on or off.
15. Press Menu to return.
16. Scroll to P25 Waiting Time and press E/yes.
17. Set the Wait Time from 0 to 1000 ms and press E/yes.
18. Scroll to Search with Scan and press E/yes.
19. Scroll to Set Quick Key and press E/yes.
(Used for ‘Search with Scan’ only):
1. Scroll to 0-99 or .no for no quick key and press E/yes to save and exit.
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2. Scroll to Set Startup key and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to 0-9 or .no for no startup key and press E/yes to save and exit.
4. Scroll to Set Number Tag and press E/yes.
5. Enter 0-999 and press E/yes.
6. Scroll to Set Lockout and press E/yes.
(Used for ‘Search with Scan’ only):
1. Scroll to ‘Unlocked’, ‘Temporary L/O’, or ‘Lockout’ and press E/yes to save and exit.
2. Scroll to Set Hold Time (the amount of time the search will search in Scan Mode) and press
E/yes.
3. Enter the hold time (0-255 seconds) you desire and press E/yes to save and exit. (0 will
search the whole band before continuing)
4. Press Menu to exit.
Press Menu and scroll to another service search and repeat the previous steps or press L/O to
exit.
Service Search allows you quickly select and search the scanner’s preprogrammed frequencies.
See Edit Service Search rst.
To start a Service Search, press Menu.
1. Scroll to ‘Search for...’ and press E/yes.
2. At ‘Service Search’ press E/yes.
3. Scroll to: ‘Public Safety’, ‘News’, ‘Ham Radio’, ‘Marine’, ‘Railroad’, ‘Air’, ‘CB Radio’, ‘FRS/
GMRS’, ‘Racing’, ‘FM Broadcast’, ‘Military Air, or ‘Special’ (itinerant?) and press E/yes to
start searching.
Or, Hold on any channel/frequency and press Func then the number key (1-3) assigned to the
search. Then see Searching.
Editing a Custom Search allows you to edit the 10 custom search ranges. The default custom
search range names appear as Custom 1, Custom 2, and so on. See also Band Defaults.
To Edit a Custom Search, press Menu.
1. Scroll to ‘Search for...’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Edit Custom’ and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to the custom search you want to edit (1-10) and press E/yes.
4. Scroll to Edit Name and press E/yes. See Entering Text.
5. Scroll to Edit Srch Limit and press E/yes.
At ‘Set Lower Limit’, enter the lower limit of the search range and press E/yes.
At ‘Set Upper Limit’, enter the upper limit of the search range and press E/yes.
6. Scroll to Set Delay Time and press E/yes.
7. Scroll to the desired delay time (-10, -5, -2, 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, or 30 secs.) and press E/yes to
save and exit. A negative delay will force a resume after that number of seconds.
8. Scroll to Set Modulation and press E/yes.
9. Scroll to Auto, AM, NFM, FM, WFM, or FMB (Broadcast) then press E/yes to save and exit.
10. Scroll to Set Attenuator and press E/yes.
11. Scroll to On or Off then press E/yes to save and exit.
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12. Scroll to Set Step and press E/yes. See also Auto Step Sizes.
13. Scroll to Auto, 5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, or 100 kHz then press E/ to save
and exit.
14. Scroll to Set C-Ch only and press E/yes. (for Motorola and LTR systems).
15. Scroll to ‘C-Ch Only Mode’ and press E/yes.
16. Scroll to On or Off then press E/yes to save and exit.
17. Scroll to ‘Set MOT BandPlan’ and press E/yes. See also Edit Band Plan.
18. Scroll to 1 of 3 options and press E/yes.
800/900 Standard - The scanner will use the regular old Motorola band plan and return
to the menu.
800Splinter - The scanner will use the regular old Motorola band plan and return to the
menu.
Custom - Allows you to create a custom band plan for rebranded systems.
19. At ‘Select Plan’ scroll to ‘Band Plan 1-6’ and press E/yes.
20. At ‘Set Base Freq’ press E/yes.
21. At ‘Input Lower’ enter the lower base frequency and press E/yes.
22. At ‘Input Upper’ enter the upper base frequency and press E/yes.
23. Scroll to ‘Set Offset’ and press E/yes.
24. At ‘Input Offset’ enter the offset and press E/yes.
25. At ‘Select Polarity’ scroll to + or - and press E/yes.
26. Scroll to ‘Set Spacing’ and press E/yes.
27. Scroll to the step size and press E/yes.
28. Press Menu to return and repeat for each band plan as needed. Press Menu three times to
return.
29. Scroll to Set Record and press E/yes.
30. Scroll to On or Off and press E/yes to save and exit.
31. Scroll to Set Audio AGC and press E/yes. See also Adjust Audio AGC.
32. Scroll to ‘Analog’ and press E/yes to toggle on or off.
33. Scroll to ‘Digital’ and press E/yes to toggle on or off.
34. Press Menu to return.
35. Scroll to P25 Waiting Time and press E/yes.
36. Set the Wait Time from 0 to 1000 ms and press E/yes.
37. Scroll to Search with Scan and press E/yes.
38. Scroll to Set Quick Key and press E/yes.
(Used for ‘Search with Scan’ only):
1. Scroll to 0-99 or .no for no quick key and press E/yes to save and exit.
2. Scroll to Set Startup key and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to 0-9 or .no for no startup key and press E/yes to save and exit.
4. Scroll to Set Number Tag and press E/yes.
5. Enter 0-999 and press E/yes.
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6. Scroll to Set Lockout and press E/yes.
7. (Used for ‘Search with Scan’ only).
8. Scroll to ‘Unlocked’, ‘Temporary L/O’, or ‘Lockout’ and press E/yes to save and exit.
9. Scroll to Set Hold Time (the amount of time the search will search in Scan Mode) and press
E/yes.
10. Enter the hold time (0-255 seconds) you desire and press E/yes to save and exit. (0 will
search the whole band before continuing).
11. Press Menu to exit.
Press Menu and scroll to another custom search and repeat the previous steps or press L/O to
exit.
Custom Search
Custom Search allows you search the scanner’s 10 programmed frequency ranges. See Editing
a Custom Search rst.
To start a Custom Search, press Menu.
1. Scroll to ‘Search for...’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Custom Search’ and press E/yes to start searching.
Or, Hold on any channel/frequency and press Func then the number key (1-3) assigned to the
search. Then see Searching.
Set Search Key
The scanner has three search keys that you can assign to a special search range. The search
keys are set to number keys 1, 2, and 3. This allows you to start a service, custom, Tone-Out, or
Band Scope search without having to go into the menus.
To program a Search Key, press Menu.
1. Scroll to ‘Search for...’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Set Search Key’ and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Select Key No.’ scroll to ‘Search Key 1-3’ and press E/yes.
4. Scroll to any service search, custom search, ‘Tone-Out’, or ‘Band Scope’ and press E/yes.
5. Repeat for any other search keys you want to program. Press L/O to exit.
The default settings are:
SRCH 1: Custom 1
SRCH 2: Public Safety
SRCH 3: Band Scope Mode
Auto Search and Store
Auto Search and Store allows you search and store frequencies from enabled custom search
ranges or a service search range into a conventional system, or new talkgroup IDs into a trunked
system. To store frequencies or talkgroup IDs you nd during Auto Store, you must rst select a
system where the frequencies or talkgroup IDs will be stored. You will not hear any audio in this
mode.
See Max Auto Store rst to set the maximum number of hits the scanner will store.
Tip: Before you start an auto search and store, run the custom search(es) or service search rst
to lock out the birdies, data, noise, etc. This will prevent the scanner from stopping on them and
doing a memory check each time it passes.
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To Auto Store Conventional Frequencies, press Menu.
1. Scroll to ‘Search for...’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Search and Store’ and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Select Store Sys’ scroll to the conventional system you want to store the frequencies in
and press E/yes.
4. At ‘Select Range’ scroll to the ‘service search’ or to ‘custom search’ to select where to
search from and press E/yes.
Note: The quick key for the system must be turned on (if one is assigned to the system)
and not locked out to select the system to store frequencies in otherwise you will see
‘Nothing to Scan’. If no systems are programmed ‘No System Stored’ appears.
When you have selected a service search or custom search range(s), the scanner looks for active
frequencies within the range(s) and ‘Search and Store’ appears on the display’s lower line and the
system name and search range name(s) appear on the display’s upper line. When the scanner
nds an active transmission, it checks to see if the frequency has already been stored in the
system (‘Memory Check’ in the display). If the frequency has already been stored, the scanner
continues to search. If the frequency has not been stored, it stores the frequency into a (created)
group named ‘Found Channels’, then resumes searching. ‘Limit Reached’ will appear in the
display when the Max Auto Store value is reached.
To Auto Store IDs, press Menu.
1. Scroll to ‘Search for...’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Search and Store’ and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Select Store Sys’ scroll to the conventional system you want to store the frequencies in
and press E/yes.
4. At ‘Select Range’ scroll to the ‘service search’ or to ‘custom search’ to select where to
search from and press E/yes.
Note: The quick key for the system must be turned on (if one is assigned to the system)
and not locked out to select the system to store frequencies in otherwise you will see
‘Nothing to Scan’. If no systems are programmed ‘No System Stored’ appears.
When you have selected a service search or custom search range(s), the scanner looks for active
frequencies within the range(s) and ‘Search and Store’ appears on the display’s lower line and the
system name and search range name(s) appear on the display’s upper line. When the scanner
nds an active transmission, it checks to see if the frequency has already been stored in the
system (‘Memory Check’ in the display). If the frequency has already been stored, the scanner
continues to search. If the frequency has not been stored, it stores the frequency into a (created)
group named ‘Found Channels’, then resumes searching. ‘Limit Reached’ will appear in the
display when the Max Auto Store value is reached.
To Auto Store IDs, press Menu.
1. Scroll to ‘Search for...’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Search and Store’ and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Select Store Sys’ scroll to the trunked system you want to store the IDs in and press
E/yes.
4. At ‘Select Site’ scroll to the site you want to store the IDs in and press E/yes.
Note: The quick key for the system must be turned on (if one is assigned to the site) and
not locked out to select the system to store IDs in otherwise you will see ‘Nothing to Scan’.
If no systems are programmed, ‘No System Stored’ appears. Search and store does not
work if an EDACS SCAT system is selected.
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‘ID Search and Store’ appears on the display’s lower line and the system name appears on
the display’s upper line. When the scanner nds an active transmission, it checks to see if the
ID has already been stored in the system (‘Memory Check’ in the display). If the ID has already
been stored, the scanner continues to search. If the ID has not been stored, it stores the ID into a
(created) group named ‘Found Channels’, then resumes searching. ‘Limit Reached’ will appear in
the display when the Max Auto Store value is reached.
Quick Search
Quick Search allows you search from the currently-tuned frequency if you are scanning, or enter a
frequency to start searching from. Quick Search will search all the way up to 1300 MHz or all the
way down to 25 MHz then start over.
Note: As there is no ‘Step’ setting in ‘Search and Close Call Options’, you will have to set
the step in ‘Band Defaults’.
1. To start searching at the current frequency in scan mode quickly press Hold to hold on the
frequency.
2. Press Func then Scan/Srch.
3. At ‘Quick Search?’ press Func. Then see Searching.
4. Press Scan/Srch to exit.
5. To start searching at a specific frequency while scanning or searching, press Hold to hold on
any channel or frequency.
6. Enter the new frequency you wish to start at then press Hold to set the new starting
frequency.
7. Press Hold again to release hold mode and start searching. Then see Searching.
8. Press Scan/Srch to exit.
SEARCHING
To start a search see Quick Search, Service Search, or Custom Search.
To toggle search bands on or off for custom searches press the number key of the custom search.
To access (1) search using the programmed search keys press Func then the search key 1(srch
1), 2(srch 2), or 3(srch 3) to start searching.
To change search direction or continue searching turn the scroll control back or forward.
1. To hold on a frequency press Hold. Press Hold to resume.
2. To step through the frequencies turn the scroll control.
3. Press Hold to resume.
4. To store a frequency press Hold to hold on the frequency. Then see Storing a Displayed
Frequency.
5. To toggle the lockout status of a frequency press L/O.
6. To turn Intermediate Frequency Exchange on or off press Hold to hold on the frequency
then press Func then 4(ifx). Press Hold to resume.
7. To turn the attenuator on or off for each custom or service search press Func then press
7(att). (Press and hold 7(att) for global attenuation).
8. To check for a repeater frequency press Hold to hold on the frequency.
9. Press Func then press and hold 8(rev). Press Hold to resume.
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10. To toggle modulation for a search press Hold to hold on each search.
11. Press 7(att) then 9(mod). Press Hold to resume.
12. To toggle Close Call modes press Hold/ .
13. To review and unlock search frequencies press Func then L/O.
14. To unlock all frequencies of all search/close call ranges Hold on any search and press and
hold L/O.
Storing a Displayed Frequency (while searching)
To store a displayed frequency into an existing group:
1. Quickly press E/yes.
2. At ‘Quick Freq Save?’ press .no.
3. At ‘Select System’ scroll to the system where you want to store the frequency and press
E/yes.
4. At ‘Select Group’ scroll to the group where you want to store the frequency and press E/yes.
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 L/O to return
to searching.
To store a displayed frequency into a ‘Quick Save Group’ in a ‘Quick Save System’, quickly press
E/yes.
At ‘Quick Freq Save?’ press E/yes.
The scanner will save the frequency into a (created) group called ‘Qck Save Grp’ in a (created)
system called ‘Qck Save Cnv Sys’ (with no quick key assigned) and you will be at the ‘Edit
Channel’ menu to complete the settings for the new channel. Then see Edit Group Options and
Edit Conventional Systems Options to customize the group and system.
If you don’t want to edit the channel settings or are done editing the channel, press L/O to return
to searching.
Note: If the frequency is already stored in the group, ‘Frequency Exists’ Accept? (Y/N)’
appears. Press .no to return to searching (or search hold) or E/yes to go to the ‘Edit
Channel’ menu.
CLOSE CALL MENU
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 or
searching or use Close Call only mode. It automatically displays the frequency. ‘Close Call Do-
Not-Disturb’ only checks for Close Call signals when you are not receiving transmissions. You can
also set the frequency band(s) where you want the scanner to look for transmissions. When the
scanner detects a Close Call hit, it alerts you according to the override and alert settings. You can
also set the scanner to Auto Store Close Call hits.
‘Hits with Scan’ is a special system that automatically stores the last 10 Close Call hits until you
cycle power. The system ‘Close Call’ is created when you run a Close Call Auto Store.
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.
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Several factors affect Close Call performance. Performance is increased with higher transmit
power, receive antenna tuned to the target band, and a low background RF level. Other than the
antenna, you have no control over these factors, but they explain why performance might vary
by both location and time. 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.
To Edit Close Call Options, press Menu.
1. Scroll to ‘Close Call’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to the options below and press E/yes.
3. Press Scan/Srch to return to scanning when done with editing.
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: The items below do not follow the radio’s menu order because they should be in
the following order to properly setup and use the Close Call features. As there is no ‘Step’
setting in ‘Search and Close Call Options’, you will have to set the step in ‘Band Defaults’.
Set CC Bands Set CC Override Close Call Only Using Close Call
Modes
Set CC Alert Set CC Mode CC Auto Store Managing Close
Call Hits
Hits with Scan
Set CC Bands allows you select the Close Call bands to be searched or auto stored.
1. Scroll to ‘Set CC Bands’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to each band and press E/yes to toggle on or off.
3. Press Menu to return.
VHF Low 1 - Band 1 - 25-54MHz
VHF Low 2 - Band 2 - 54-108 MHz
Air Band-Band 3 - 108-137 MHz
VHF High1 - Band 4 - 137-225 MHz
VHF High2 - Band 5 - 225-320 MHz
UHF-Band 6 - 320-512 MHz
800MHz+-Band 7 - 758-960
Set CC Alert allows you to set an alert tone, alert light, and controls the pause for Close Call
when you receive a hit.
1. Scroll to ‘Set CC Alert’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Set Alert Tone’ and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Set Tone’ scroll to the alert (Alert 1-9 or Off) and press E/yes.
4. At ‘Set Level’ scroll to ‘Level 1-15 or Auto’ (the scanner sets the alert beep to the master
volume level) and press E/yes.
5. Scroll to ‘Set Alert Light’ and press E/yes.
6. Scroll to Off, Blue, Red, Magenta, Green, Cyan, Yellow, or White and press E/yes.
7. At ‘Set Pattern’ scroll to On, Slow Blink, or Fast Blink and press E/yes.
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8. Press Menu to return.
9. Scroll to ‘Set CC Pause’ and press E/yes.
10. Scroll to the number of seconds (3, 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60, secs. or Infinite) you want the
scanner to pause on the CC hit and press E/yes.
Set CC Override allows you select how the Close Call feature works while scanning or searching.
This setting has no effect in ‘Close Call Only’ mode.
1. Scroll to ‘Set CC Override’ press E/yes.
2. Scroll to On or Off and press E/yes to save and exit.
With this feature On, when the scanner detects a Close Call signal while scanning, the scanner
overrides the current audio with the Close Call hit.
‘Close Call’ appears for the length of time set in Close Call Pause (or until the signal is lost if
longer).
With this feature Off, when the scanner detects a Close Call signal while scanning, the scanner
does not override the current audio.
‘Close Call’ appears for the length of time set in Close Call Pause. (only if it’s still there).
Set Close Call Mode selects the Close Call mode when scanning or searching. You can also
toggle these modes by holding on any channel and pressing Hold/ .
1. Scroll to ‘Set CC Mode’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to 1 of 3 modes and press E/yes to save and exit.
Off - Close Call is turned off.
CC DND - Close Call checks for frequencies every two seconds between transmissions.
Pri - Close Call checks for frequencies every two seconds.
Close Call Only this setting puts the scanner in Close Call Only mode. You can also do this by
pressing and holding Hold/ . You will see activity in the 7 bands in the display. Bands with a *
(asterisk) under them are turned off.
1. Scroll to ‘Close Call Only’ and press E/yes.
2. Press SCAN/SEARCH to exit.
CLOSE CALL AUTO STORE
Allows you to automatically store Close Call hits into channels. If you turn this feature on, the
scanner mutes, starts Close Call Only mode, and stores any Close Call hits from the bands
selected in ‘Set CC Bands’ up to the maximum you specied in the ‘Max Auto Store’ setting.
The scanner looks for active frequencies within the range(s) and ‘Search and Store’ appears
in the display. When the scanner nds an active transmission, it checks to see if the frequency
has already been stored in the system. If the frequency has already been stored, the scanner
continues to search. If the frequency has not been stored, it stores the frequency into a (created)
system called ‘Close Call’ and a (created) group named ‘Found Channels’ then resumes
searching. This new system and group have the same options as any conventional system/group
and can be edited the same way.
1. Scroll to ‘CC Auto Store’ and press E/yes.
You will see activity in the enabled bands in the display. Bands with a * (asterisk) under them
are turned off.
‘Limit Reached’ will appear in the display when the ‘Max Auto Store’ value is reached.
2. Press Scan/Srch to exit or Hold to go to ‘Close Call Only’ mode.
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USING CLOSE CALL MODES
To Start Close Call Only Mode, press and hold Hold/ .
To Use Close Call while Scanning or Searching, press Hold/ to toggle Close Call Priority, Close
Call DND, or Off.
MANAGING CLOSE CALL HITS
In Close Call Only Mode
When the scanner detects a Close Call signal, ‘Close Call’ appears for the length of time set in
Close Call Pause (or until the signal is lost if longer).
The band number blinks under the band that the hit was found in.
The frequency is displayed for the (+) delay time set in Search/Close Call Options (even if it’s
gone).
To hold on a CC hit press Hold. Press Hold again to resume. See Close Call Hold Mode.
To store a frequency press E/yes then see Storing a Displayed Frequency.
To cancel a CC hit turn the scroll control.
To toggle CC bands off or on press the number key for each band.
To toggle the lock out status of a frequency press L/O.
To view the last CC hit press Hold. Press Hold again to resume.
To toggle the attenuation on or off (for all bands) press Func then 7(att).
To toggle the modulation (for all bands) press E/yes then 9(mod).
To exit CC only press Scan/Srch.
While Scanning or Searching with Close Call Override set to On, when the scanner detects a
Close Call signal, the scanner overrides the current audio and goes to the Close Call hit.
‘CC Found!’ and ‘Press Any Key’ appear for the length of time set in Close Call Pause (or until
the signal is lost if longer). If you do not press ‘Any Key’, the scanner will return to scanning after
‘pause’ times out.
Press any key (except Hold) to listen to and display the frequency for the (+) delay time set in
Search/Close Call Options (even if it’s gone).
Quickly press Hold to stay on the frequency. Press Hold again to resume
While Scanning or Searching with Close Call Override set to Off, when the scanner detects a
Close Call signal, the scanner does not override the current audio.
‘CC Found!’ and ‘Press Func Key’ appear for the length of time set in Close Call Pause. If you do
not press ‘Func’, the scanner will return to scanning after ‘pause’ times out.
Press E/yes to listen to and display the frequency for the (+) delay time set in Search/Close Call
Options (only if it’s still there).
Quickly press Hold to stay on the frequency.
Press Hold again to resume.
In Close Call Hold Mode
To store a frequency press E/yes then see Storing a Displayed Frequency.
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To toggle the lock out status of a frequency press L/O.
To start a ‘Quick Search’ at the current frequency turn the scroll control then press Hold.
To turn Intermediate Frequency Exchange on or off press Func then 4(ifx).
To check for a repeater frequency press Func then press and hold 8(rev).
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 unlocked to view while
scanning (default is ‘locked out’). The scanner deletes the frequencies in this system when you
turn the power off. If you want to save the any of these frequencies permanently, you need to
store them using Storing a Displayed Frequency when scanning this system.
1. Press Menu.
2. Scroll to ‘Close Call’ and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to ‘Hits with Scan’ and press E/yes.
4. Scroll to the options below and press E/yes.
5. Press Scan/Srch to return to scanning when done with editing.
6. Scroll to ‘Set Quick Key’ and press E/yes.
7. Scroll to the quick key number (0-99 or . No for no quick key) you want assigned to the
system and press E/yes to save and exit.
Note: Pressing the rst number of a 2-digit quick key will get you closer, 1 for 10, 2 for 20,
etc. then scroll to second digit.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Number Tag’ and press E/yes.
2. Enter the number tag (0-999) you want assigned to the system and press E/yes to save and
exit.
3. Scroll to ‘Set Lockout’ and press E/yes.
4. Scroll to ‘Unlocked’, ‘Temporary L/O’, or ‘Lockout’ and press E/yes to save and exit.
5. Scroll to ‘Set Hold Time’ and press E/yes.
6. Enter the hold time (0-255 seconds) you desire and press E/yes to save and exit.
Note: If you want to store any of the hits, set a hold time long enough to get to the E/yes
button when the frequency appears in the display.
WEATHER OPERATION MENU
Your scanner allows you to search for a local NOAA weather broadcast and set it to alert when
a SAME weather alert is broadcast on a NOAA weather channel. You can also program FIPS
codes into the scanner and use weather alert priority that will check the weather channel every 5
seconds for a weather alert signal.
To Edit Weather Options, press Menu.
1. Scroll to ‘WX Operation’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to the settings and options below and press E/yes.
3. Press Scan/Srch to return to scanning when done with editing.
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Weather Scan Program SAME Set Attenuator Weather Alert
Weather Alert
Priority
Set Delay Time Set Audio AGC
Weather Scan 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.
Note: You can also turn on weather scan by pressing and holding the WX button in scan or
search modes.
1. Scroll to ‘Weather Scan’ press E/yes.
2. Press Scan to exit.
In Weather Scan Mode:
1. To search for another weather channel turn the scroll control.
2. To start Weather Alert press Func then 0(wx).
3. Scroll to ‘Alert Only’, ‘SAME 1-5’, or ‘All FIP’ and press E/yes.
4. To return to Weather Scan from Weather Alert press Func then 0(wx).
5. To turn Intermediate Frequency Exchange on or off press Func then 4(ifx).
6. To turn the attenuation on or off press Func then 7(att).
7. To store a frequency press E/yes then see Storing a Displayed Frequency.
8. To go to the Weather Menu in any weather mode press Func then Menu.
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. You
will see WX in the display when Weather Alert Priority is on.
Warning! If you receive an alert it will be at FULL volume.
Note: You can also toggle weather alert priority in scan or search modes by pressing the
WX button.
1. Scroll to ‘WX Alt Priority’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to On or Off and press E/yes to save and exit.
Programming SAME Groups SAME (Specic 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 specic geographic locations
affected by the alert. In addition, certain special regions and wildcard settings can be assigned.
Your scanner can receive all SAME alert signals broadcast within about a 50-mile radius of where
you use it.
To receive SAME alerts and broadcasts about weather occurring only in particular counties
within that area, you can program up to 5 groups of 8 FIPS codes (40 codes) into the scanners
memory. This lets you avoid hearing an alert that applies to an area within a 50-mile radius but not
necessarily to your county or parish.
For the purpose of broadcasting weather information, the NWS has divided the United States into
regions by state and county (or parish, where applicable) then assigned a 6-digit FIPS code to
identify each county or parish. For example, the code for Tarrant County, Texas, is 048439. The
rst digit in a FIPS code identies the county subdivision, the next two digits identify the state,
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and the last three digits identify the county or parish. Most FIPS codes begin with 0, which means
the code represents an entire county. The NWS, however, plans to eventually subdivide some
large counties. When that happens, each subdivision will be assigned a digit from 1-9, resulting in
codes such as 148439, 248439, and so on.
To obtain the FIPS code for the location where you installed your scanner call the NWS toll free at
1-888-697-7263 (follow the instructions you hear).
FIPS codes are in the format nSSCCC:
n: A special subcounty designator. For an entire county, use 0.
SS: The state code.
CCC: The county code.
1. Scroll to ‘Program SAME’ and press E/yes.
2. At ‘Select SAME’ scroll to the SAME group (1-5) and press E/yes.
3. At ‘Edit Name’ see Entering Text to edit the name otherwise scroll to ‘Edit County’ and press
E/yes.
4. At ‘Select Code No’ scroll to the spot for the code# (1-8) and press E/yes.
5. At ‘Edit FIPS Code’ enter the FIPS code and press E/yes to save and exit.
6. Scroll to the next spot for the next code and repeat
7. Press Menu twice to return and select a different SAME group.
8. Press Menu to save and exit.
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.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Delay Time’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to the desired delay time (-10, -5, -2, 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, or 30 secs.) and press E/yes to
save and exit.
Set Attenuator sets the attenuator (20 dB) for weather operation. The default setting is Off.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Attenuator’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to On or Off and press E/yes to save and exit.
Note: You can also toggle attenuation for weather scan by pressing Func then 7(att).
Set Audio AGC allows you to turn the AGC feature on or off. See also Adjust Audio AGC.
1. Scroll to ‘Set Audio AGC’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Analog’ and press E/yes to toggle on or off.
3. Press Menu to return.
Weather Alert this setting turns on weather alert and determines which types of signals will trigger
an alert. The scanner will mute and scan only the weather channels.
Note: You can also turn on weather alert in scan or search modes by pressing and holding
the WX button. Press WX again, then scroll to ‘Alert Only’, ‘SAME 1-5’, or ‘All FIP’ and
press E/yes.
1. Scroll to ‘Weather Alert’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to 1 of 7 options and press E/yes.
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Alert Only - the scanner immediately sounds a weather alert siren when it detects
the 1050 Hz weather alert tone, then opens the squelch and remains on the weather
channel.
SAME 1-5 - the scanner sounds a weather alert siren for the programmed county, then
opens the squelch and remains on the weather channel.
All FIPS - the scanner sounds a weather alert siren for any programmed county, then
opens the squelch and remains on the weather channel.
Using Fire Tone-Out
With the tone out feature, the scanner monitors up to 10 different channels for paging tones (two-
tone sequential, single tone, and group tone). See also Hardware: Tone-Out at WPA Scanner.
Tone-Out Standby Mode is used if you know and use programmed tones.
Tone-Out Search Mode is used if you don’t know the tones.
Setting up Tone-Out
1. Press MENU. Scroll to ‘Tone-Out for...’ and press E/yes.
2. Scroll to ‘Tone-Out Setup’ and press E/yes.
3. Scroll to ‘Tone-Out 1’ and press E/yes.
4. At ‘Edit Name’ press E/yes. See Entering Text.
5. Scroll to ‘Set Frequency’ press E/yes.
6. At ‘Edit Frequency’ press E/yes. Enter the frequency to monitor for Tone-Out and press
E/yes to save and exit.
7. Scroll to ‘Set Modulation’ and press E/yes.
8. Scroll to Auto, FM, or NFM and press E/yes to save and exit.
9. Scroll to ‘Set Attenuator’ and press E/yes.
10. Scroll to On or Off and press E/yes to save and exit.
11. Press Menu to return.
12. Scroll to ‘Set Tone’ and press E/yes.
Notes: 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 B.
For long-tone pages, such as group pages of more than 3.75 seconds, enter 0 for A and the
tone for B.
To search for tones, leave the tones for A and B at 0.
1. Scroll to ‘Edit Tone A’ and press E/yes.
2. Enter the tone and press E/yes to save and exit.
3. Scroll to ‘Edit Tone B’ and press E/yes.
4. Enter the tone and press E/yes to save and exit.
5. Press Menu to return.
6. Scroll to ‘Set Delay Time’ and press E/yes.
7. Scroll to one of 3 settings and press E/yes to save and exit.
Off - the scanner resumes standby as soon as the carrier drops after a page.
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1-30 - (seconds): the scanner resumes standby mode after the carrier drops and the
selected time expires.
Innite - you must press Hold after a page to resume standby mode.
8. Scroll to ‘Set Alert’ and press E/yes.
9. Scroll to ‘Set Alert Tone’ and press E/yes.
10. At ‘Set Tone’ scroll to the alert (Alert 1-9 or Off) and press E/yes.
11. At ‘Set Level’ scroll to ‘Level 1-15 or Auto’ (the scanner sets the alert beep to the master
volume level) and press E/yes.
12. Scroll to ‘Set Alert Light’ and press E/yes.
13. Scroll to On, Off, Slow Blink, or Fast Blink and press E/yes.
14. Press Menu to return.
15. Scroll to ‘Set Record’ and press E/yes.
16. Scroll to On or Off and press E/yes to save and exit.
17. Press Menu to return then scroll to ‘Tone-Out 2’ and repeat to program more tones.
18. Press Menu to return.
Using Tone-Out Standby/Search See Setting up Tone-Out rst.
Press Menu. Scroll to ‘Tone-Out for...’ and press E/yes.
Scroll to ‘Tone-Out Standby’ and press E/yes.
You can also assign Tone-Out to a Search Key.
The display will show the Tone-Out name, channel number (1-10), and tone settings. Any
transmission received on the frequency will not be heard but you will still see the signal strength
bars.
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 10 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
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frequency. Regardless of the current display, the scanner will alert on any received tone out that
matches a stored setting (channel) for the frequency.
If you press Hold 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 Hold again to return to ‘Standby/Search’ mode.
In Tone-Out Standby Mode
1. To select another Tone-Out turn the scroll control.
2. To save found tones in Tone-Out Search mode, press E/yes at ‘Save Found Tones?’.
3. To turn Intermediate Frequency Exchange on or off press Func then 4(ifx).
4. To turn the attenuation on or off press Func then 7(att).
5. To toggle the modulation press Func then 9(mod).
Key-Safe Mode
This mode prevents accidental programming changes and prevents anyone from changing
modes. Some keys don’t work in this mode. SQ, Vol/Light, the scroll control /, Vol/Light,
the scroll control, Function Mode, and Hold all still work in their primary functions. The scanner
only operates in one mode; the mode the scanner was in when the radio was last turned off. So, if
you turned the scanner off in Close Call mode and turn it back on in Key-Safe mode, that’s the
mode you’re stuck with.
To turn Key-Safe mode on or off press and hold Func then turn on the scanner. The rst time
(only) you turn on the scanner in Key-Safe mode you will see ‘Key Safe Mode On’.
In the following tables, keys with numbers in each mode refer to the legend below each chart.
Keys (or Function + keys) with an ‘X’ will not work in that mode and will give you the ‘Key-Safe’
display. Keys with blank cells work as normal for each mode.
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NORMAL PRESS
MODE
KEYS Scan Service
Search
Custom
Search
Quick
Search
Weather
Scan
Close
Call
Tone-
Out
GPS Band
Scope
Menu 1 1X X X X 5 X X X
Scan/Srch 2 2 2 X 5 x x x
L/O 3, 4 3, 4 3, 4 3, 4 N/A 3, 4 4
1-3
(Srch 1 -
Srch 3)
N/A
<4(ifx) N/A
5(lvl) N/A
6(disp) N/A
7(att) N/A
8(rev) N/A
9(mod) N/A
0/wx N/A
.no/pri N/A
E/yes/gps X X X X X 4 X X
1: Key-Safe only applies for press and hold for this key.
2: Key-safe only allows toggle of ‘Temporary Lockout” and “Unlock.”
3: Key-Safe only allows MENU for selecting system/channel number tags.
4: Key-Safe only applies after pressing “any key.”
5: Key-Safe only allows Resume in Search Hold mode.
N/A = Not applicable.
FUNCTION + PRESS
MODE
KEYS Scan Service
Search
Custom
Search
Quick
Search
Weather
Scan
Close
Call
Tone-
Out
GPS Band
Scope
Menu X X X X X X X X X
Scan/Srch 1 1 1 1 1 X N/A N/A
L/O X X X X X
1-3
(Srch 1 -
Srch 3)
1, 2 X X X N/A X N/A N/A
<4(ifx) 3 X X X X X X N/A X
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FUNCTION + PRESS
MODE
5(lvl) 3 X X X X X X N/A X
6>(disp) 3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
7(att) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
8(rev) 3 X X X X X X N/A X
9(mod) N/A N/A N/A N/A
0/wx 3 X X X N/A X X N/A X
.no/pri 1 1 1 1 X 1 N/A N/A N/A
E/yes/gps N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Menu X X X X X X X X X
1: Key-Safe only applies for press and hold for this key.
2: Key-safe only allows toggle of ‘Temporary Lockout” and “Unlock.”
3: Key-Safe only applies in HOLD mode.
N/A = Not applicable.
APPENDIX
Preset Fleet Maps
Preset
Map 1
Preset
Map 2
Preset
Map 3
Preset
Map 4
Preset
Map 5
Preset
Map 6
Preset
Map 7
Preset
Map 8
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
0S-11 0S-4 0S-4 0S-12 0S-4 0S-3 0S-10 0S-1
1S-11 1S-4 1S-4 1(S-12) 1S-4 1S-4 1S-10 1S-1
2S-11 2S-4 2S-4 2S-4 2S-12 2S-4 2S-11 2S-2
3S-11 3S-4 3S-4 3S-4 3(S-12) 3S-4 3S-4 3S-2
4S-11 4S-4 4S-4 4S-4 4S-4 4S-12 4S-4 4S-3
5S-11 5S-4 5S-4 5S-4 5S-4 5(S-12) 5S-4 5S-3
6S-11 6S-4 6S-12 6S-4 6S-4 6S-12 6S-4 6S-4
7S-11 7S-4 7(S-12) 7S-4 7S-4 7(S-12) 7S-4 7S-4
Preset
Map 9
Preset
Map 10
Preset
Map 11
Preset
Map 12
Preset
Map 13
Preset
Map 14
Preset
Map 15
Preset
Map 16
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
0S-4 0S-0 0S-4 0S-0 0S-3 0S-4 0S-4 0S-3
1S-4 1S-0 1S-0 1S-0 1S-3 1S-3 1S-4 1S-10
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Preset
Map 9
Preset
Map 10
Preset
Map 11
Preset
Map 12
Preset
Map 13
Preset
Map 14
Preset
Map 15
Preset
Map 16
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
Block Size
Code
2S-0 2S-0 2S-0 2S-0 2S-11 2S-10 2S-4 2S-10
3S-0 3S-0 3S-0 3S-0 3S-4 3S-4 3S-11 3S-11
4S-0 4S-0 4S-0 4S-0 4S-4 4S-4 4S-11 4S-0
5S-0 5S-0 5S-0 5S-0 5S-0 5S-4 5S-0 5S-0
6S-0 6S-4 6S-0 6S-0 6S-0 6S-12 6S-12 6S-12
7S-0 7S-4 7S-0 7S-4 7S-0 7(S-12) 7(S-12) 7(S-12)
Size
Code Fleets Sub-Fleets Number of
Blocks
Number of
Talkgroups
per Block
Max
IDs per
Talkgroup
Max
Radios per
Block
S0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 512
S1 128 4 1 512 16 16
S2 16 8 1 128 64 64
S3 8 8 1 64 128 128
S4 1 16 1 16 512 512
S5 64 4 1 256 32 32
S6 32 8 1 256 32 32
S7 32 4 1 128 64 64
S8 16 4 1 64 128 128
S9 8 4 1 32 256 256
S10 4 8 1 32 256 256
S11 2 16 1 32 256 256
S12 1 16 2 8 1024 512
S13 1 16 4 4 2048 512
S14 1 16 8 2 4096 512
You can tell which block a Motorola ID is in by its number.
Block Lower ID# Upper ID #
0 0000 8191
1 8192 16383
2 16384 24575
3 24576 32767
4 32768 40959
5 40960 49151
6 49152 57343
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Block Lower ID# Upper ID #
7 57344 65535
ENTERING IDS
These are the acceptable entry formats for IDs.
Partial IDs can be used to receive all IDs in a Fleet, Sub-Fleet, Agency, etc.
Partial IDs can also be Avoided.
Partial IDs cannot be used with decimal formats.
Direct entry (Quick Save) not allowed for I-Call IDs.
System Type TGID Format
Motorola Type I Systems
B=Block (0-7)
FF(F)=Fleet
S(S)=Sub-Fleet
BFF-SS Normal ID
BFFF-S Normal ID (Fleet is 100-127)
BFF- Fleet ID
BFFF- Fleet ID (Fleet is 100-127)
B- Block ID
N=Decimal Number
i=I-Call ID
NNNNN
iNNNNN (size code 0)
Motorola Type II Systems
N=Decimal Number
H=Hexadecimal Character
i=I-Call ID
Decimal Format
NNNNN
iNNNNN
Hexadecimal Format
HHH
iHHHH
P25 Systems
N=Decimal Number
H=Hexadecimal Character
i=I-Call ID
Decimal Format
NNNNN
iNNNNNNNN
Hexadecimal Format
HHHH
iHHHHHH
EDACS Systems
AA=Agency (00-15)
FF=Fleet (00-15)
S=Sub-Fleet (0-7)
N=Decimal Number
i=I-Call ID
AFS Format
AA-FFS Normal ID
AA-FF- Fleet ID
AA- Agency ID
Decimal Format
NNNN
iNNNNN
LTR Systems
A = Area number (0 or 1)
RR = Home Repeater Number
(01-20)
U = Decimal Number (000-254)
A-RR-UUU Normal ID
A-RR- Repeater ID
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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.
TT ID + # Usage TT ID + # Usage
ID+0 Normal Talkgroup ID+8 DES/DVP Encryption
Talkgroup
ID+1 All Talk troup ID+9 DES All Talkgroup
ID+2 Emergency ID+10 DES Emergency
ID+3 Talkgroup patch to
another
ID+11 DES Talkgroup patch
ID+4 Emergency Patch ID+12 DES Emergency
Patch
ID+5 Emergency Patch ID+13 DES Emergency
multi-group
ID+6 Not Assigned ID+14 Not Assigned
ID+7 Multi-select (initiated
by Dispatcher)
ID+15 Multi-select DES TG
Therefore, if a user was transmitting a multi-select call on talkgroup 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 talkgroup revert to
the emergency status talkgroup (ID+2) until the dispatch clears the emergency status.
Therefore, if someone hit their emergency button and their radio was on talkgroup 16, all
communications would switch to talkgroup 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 talkgroup is 1616, and
they do dispatch tone-outs and alarms as Multi-selects, then those communications will be
on talkgroup 1623.
WEATHER CHANNELS
Channel Frequency Channel Frequency
1 162.550 5 162.450
2 162.400 6 162.500
3 162.475 7 162.525
4 162.425
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SAME EVENT CODES
Standard Event Code Warning Watch Advisory Description
ADR Administrative Message X Admin Message
AVA Avalanche Watch X Avalanche
AVW Avalanche Warning X Avalanche
BHW Biological Hazard Warning X Biological
BWW Boil Water Warning X Boil Water
BZW Blizzard Warning X Blizzard
CAE Child Abduction Emergency X Child Emergency
CDW Civil Danger Warning X Civil Danger
CEM Civil Emergency Message X Civil EMG
CFA Coastal Flood Watch X Coastal Flood
CFW Coastal Flood Warning X Coastal Flood
CHW Chemical Hazard Warning X Chemical
CWW Contaminated Water Warning X Contam. Water
DBA Dam Watch X Dam Break
DBW Dam Break Warning X Dam Break
DEW Contagious Disease Warning X Contagious
DMO Practice/Demo X System Demo
DSW Dust Storm Warning X Dust Storm
EAN Emergency Action Notication X EMG Notify
EAT Emergency Action Termination XEMG Terminate
EQW Earthquake Warning X Earthquake
EVA Evacuation Watch X Evacuate Note
EVI Immediate Evacuation X Evacuate Note
FCW Food Contamination Warning X Food
FFA Flash Flood Watch X Flash Flood
FFS Flash Flood Statement X Flash Flood
FFW Flash Flood Warning X Flash Flood
FLA Flood Watch X Flood
FLS Flood Statement X Flood
FLW Flood Warning X Flood
FRW Fire Warning X Fire
FSW Flash Freeze Warning X Flash Freeze
FZW Freeze Warning X Freeze
HLS Hurricane Statement X Hurricane
HMW Hazardous Material Warning X Hazardous
HUA Hurricane Watch X Hurricane
HUW Hurricane Warning X Hurricane
HWA High Wind Watch X High Wind
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HWW High Wind Warning X High Wind
IBW Iceberg Warning X Iceberg
IFW Industrial Fire Warning X Industrial Fire
LAE Local Area Emergency X Local EMG
LEW Law Enforcement Warning X Law Enforcement
LSW Land Slide Warning X Land Slide
NAT National Audible Test XNational Audible
NIC National Information Center X National Info
NMN Network Notication Message X Network Message
NPT National Periodic Test X Nation Period
NST National Silent Test X Nation Silent
NUW Nuclear Power Plant Warning X Nuclear Plant
POS Power Outage Advisory X Power Outage
RHW Radiological Hazard Warning X Radiological
RMT Required Monthly Test X Monthly
RWT Required Weekly Test X Weekly
SMW Special Marine Warning X Special Marine
SPS Special Weather Statement X Special WX
SPW Shelter In-Place Warning X Shelter
SVA Severe Thunderstorm Watch X Thunderstorm
SVR Severe Thunderstorm Warning X Thunderstorm
SVS Severe Weather Statement X Severe WX
TOA Tornado Watch X Tornado
TOE 911 Telephone Outage
Emergency X911 Phone Outage
TOR Tornado Warning X Tornado
TRA Tropical Strom Watch X Tropical Storm
TRW Tropical Storm Warning X Tropical Storm
TSA Tsunami Watch X Tsunami
TSW Tsunami Warning X Tsunami
TXB Transmitter Backup On X TX Backup On
TXF Transmitter Carrier Off X TX Carrier Off
TXO Transmitter Carrier On X TX Carrier On
TXP Transmitter Primary On X TX Primary On
VOW Volcano Warning X Volcano
WFA Wild Fire Watch X Wild Fire
WFW Wild Fire Warning X Wild Fire
WSA Winter Storm Watch X Winter Storm
WSW Winter Storm Warning X Winter Storm
**A Unrecognized Watch X Unrecognized
**E Unrecognized Emergency X Unrecognized
**S Unrecognized Statement X Unrecognized
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**W Unrecognized Warning X 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 TONES
The scanner can detect the following 50 CTCSS tones.
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 112 hexadecimal DCS codes.
023 025 026 031 032 036 043 047
051 053 054 065 071 072 073 074
114 115 116 122 125 131 132 134
143 145 152 155 156 162 165 172
174 205 212 223 225 226 243 244
245 246 251 252 255 261 263 265
266 271 274 306 311 315 325 331
332 343 346 351 356 364 365 371
411 412 413 423 431 432 445 446
452 454 455 462 464 465 466 503
506 516 523 526 532 546 565 606
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612 624 627 631 632 654 662 664
703 712 723 731 732 734 743 754
006 007 015 017 021 050 141 214
REVERSE LIST
Range (MHz) Offset
(MHz)
Range (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
148.1500 - 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 - 5 851.0000 - 868.9875 - 45
440.0000 - 444.9875 + 5 896.0000 - 901.0000 + 39
445.0000 - 449.9875 - 5 935.0000 - 940.0000 - 39
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REPEATER FREQUENCY LIST
Range (MHz) Offset
(MHz)
Range (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
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Band Coverage : 31 Bands
Size: 7.2 in (W) x 5.9 in (D) x 2.2 in (H) (without antenna)
184 mm (W) x 151 mm (D) x 56 mm (H) (without antenna)
Weight: 3.5 lbs (1.59 kg.)
Operating Temperature: Nominal: – 4º F (– 20º C) to + 140º F (+ 60º C )
Close Call: + 14º F (– 10º C) to + 140º F (+ 60º C )
Storage Temperature: – 22º F (– 30º C) to + 158º F (+ 70º C )
Power Requirements: DC: 11.0V ~ 16.6V (Ext. DC power jack or DC power jack)
AC Adapter: (13.8V DC 750mA Regulated) (AD-1009)
LCD Display: 64 x 128 Full Dot Matrix LCD with multi-color backlight
Internal Speaker: 8 ohm, 5W Max. 77mm (3.0 in.)
Certied in accordance with FCC Rules and Regulations Part 15 Sub-part C as of date of
manufacture.
Weather Channels: 7 Channels
Audio Output Power:
• At 8Ω speaker Jack
2.6W nominal for FM, FMB and NFM bands
2.7W nominal for AM bands
2.5W nominal for WFM bands
• At 32Ω stereo headphone Jack
6mW nominal @FM, NFM Bands
7mW nominal @FMB, WFM Bands
10mW nominal @AM Bands
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External Jacks: Antenna Jack: BNC Type
Phone Jack: 3.5mm (1/8 in.) Stereo Type
Ext.SP Jack: 3.5mm (1/8 in.) Monaural Type
REC.Out Jack: 3.5mm (1/8 in.) Stereo Type
Ext. DC Power and Orange Wire Jack: 3 pin (Center Orange Wire)
DC Power Jack: 5.5mm (1/5 in.) (Center Positive)
GPS/Remote Interface Jack: D Sub 9pin Male Type
USB Jack (front panel): 4-pin Mini USB Type
Antenna: 50 ohms (Impedance)
Sensitivity (12dB SINAD) Nominal
VHF Low Band 1
(AM) 25.005 MHz 0.4 μV
(NFM) 40.840 MHz 0.3 μV
(NFM) 53.980 MHz 0.3 μV
VHF Low Band 2
(WFM) 54.050 MHz 0.6 μV
(FM) 72.515 MHz 0.2 μV
(FMB) 107.100 MHz 0.5 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 Band 1
(NFM) 138.150 MHz 0.3 μV
(NFM) 161.985 MHz 0.3 μV
(NFM) 173.225 MHz 0.3 μV
(WFM) 197.450 MHz 0.5 uV
(NFM) 216.020 MHz 0.3 uV
VHF High Band 2
(AM) 225.050 MHz 0.3 μV
(AM) 272.950 MHz 0.3 μV
(AM) 315.050 MHz 0.3 μV
UHF Band
(AM) 325.050 MHz 0.3 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
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(NFM) 857.150 MHz 0.3 μV
(NFM) 954.9125 MHz 0.3 μV
1200MHz Band
(NFM) 1299.925 MHz 0.3 μV
Hum & Noise (Nominal)
VHF Low Band 1
(AM) 25.005 MHz 48 dB
(NFM) 40.840 MHz 43dB
VHF Low Band 2
(WFM) 54.050 MHz 53 dB
(FM) 72.515 MHz 48 dB
(FMB) 107.100 MHz 59 dB
Aircraft Band
(AM) 127.175 MHz 49 dB
VHF High Band 1
(NFM) 161.985 MHz 41 dB
(NFM) 173.225 MHz 41 dB
(WFM) 197.450 MHz 53 dB
VHF High Band 2
(AM) 272.950 MHz 50 dB
UHF Band
(AM) 325.050 MHz 50 dB
(NFM) 406.874 MHz 40 dB
Public Service Band
(NFM) 758.0125 MHz 43 dB
(NFM) 857.150 MHz 41 dB
1200MHz Band
(NFM) 1299.925 MHz 42 dB
Close Call Sensitivity (Nominal)
(NFM) 40.8400 MHz -62 dBm
(NFM) 161.9850 MHz -69 dBm
(AM) 272.9500 MHz -69 dBm
(NFM) 406.8750 MHz -65 dBm
(NFM) 857.1500 MHz -62 dBm
(NFM) 1299.9250 MHz -57 dBm
Features, specications, and availability of optional accessories are all subject to change without
notice.
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RBRC INFORMATION
As part of our committment to protect the
environment and conserve natural resources, Uniden voluntarily participates in an
RBRC industry program to collect and recycle Ni-MH batteries within the US.
Please call 1-800-BATTERY for information on Ni-MH battery recycling in your
area. (RBRC is a registered trademark of the Rechargeable Battery Recycling
Corporation.)
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) modied, altered, or used as part of any conversion kits, subassemblies, or any congurations
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 specic 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.
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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
C/O Saddle Creek
743 Henrietta Creek Rd., Suite 100
Roanoke, Texas 76262.
(800) 620-7531, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST, Monday through Friday
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