Uniden UBCD436-PT User manual

UBCD436-PT
and
UBCD536-PT
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The AMBE+2™ voice coding Technology embodied in this product is protected by intellectual
property rights including patent rights, copyrights and trade secrets of Digital Voice Systems, Inc.
The voice coding technology is licensed solely for use within this Communications Equipment.
The user of this technology is explicitly prohibited from attempting to extract, remove, decompile,
reverse engineer, or disassemble the object code, or in any other way convert the object code into
a human-readable form.
US Patent Nos #7,970,606, #6,912,495 B2, #6,199,037 B1, #5,870,405, #5,826,222, #5,754,974,
#5,701,390, #5,715,365, #5,649,050, #5,630,011, and #5,517,511.
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NOTE
Parts of this manual which relate to features and/or functions
of the UBCD436-PT which are not available for Australia/New
Zealand have been shaded out.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THIS MANUAL

CONTENTS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION.............................................1
THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW ............................................ 1
MODIFICATION NOTICE .................................................... 1
PART 15 INFORMATION .................................................... 1
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS.................................................... 2
Earphone Warning ...........................................................2
Liquid Exposure Warning .....................................................2
Power Disconnection Caution ................................................2
SCANNING LEGALLY........................................................ 2
AVIS D’INDUSTRIE CANADA ................................................ 3
INTRODUCTION........................................................4
HOW DOES THE HOME PATROL® WORK? .................................... 4
WHAT YOU HEAR ........................................................... 4
CREATE FAVORITES LISTS ................................................... 4
AVOID TRANSMISSIONS .................................................... 4
REPLAY TRANSMISSIONS ................................................... 5
RECORD TRANSMISSIONS .................................................. 5
MAIN FEATURES .......................................................5
INCLUDED WITH YOUR SCANNER .......................................8
UBCD436PT ............................................................... 8
UBCD536PT ............................................................... 9
INSTALLING YOUR SCANNER ...........................................9
POWER RELATED ISSUES.................................................... 9
CONNECTING AN OPTIONAL ANTENNA..................................... 9
CONNECTING AN EXTENSION SPEAKER..................................... 9
BASE STATION .............................................................10
VEHICLE INSTALLATION ...................................................11
Mounting Using the Bracket................................................. 11
Mounting Using the DIN-E Sleeve ........................................... 12
Removing the Scanner from the DIN-E Sleeve................................ 13
Connecting DC Cable with Orange Wire ..................................... 14
USING INTERNAL BATTERIES UBCD436PT ONLY..........................14
Using Rechargeable Batteries ............................................... 14
UNDERSTANDING THE MEMORY .......................................15
FAVORITES LISTS ..........................................................15
SYSTEMS ..................................................................15
TRUNKING SITES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
DEPARTMENTS ............................................................15
SENTINEL SOFTWARE .................................................15
MANAGE PROFILES .......................................................15

MANAGE FAVORITES LISTS ................................................16
MANAGE DATABASES .....................................................16
SHARE FAVORITES LISTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
HOW TO INSTALL SENTINEL SOFTWARE ...................................16
UPDATING FIRMWARE ....................................................16
UPDATING THE DATABASE ................................................17
SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
TURN ON THE SCANNER ...................................................17
KEYPAD AND KNOB CONTROLS............................................18
UBCD536-PT................................................................ 18
UBCD436-PT................................................................ 19
COMMON CONTROLS (UBCD436-PT and UBCD536-PT) ...................... 21
SET YOUR LOCATION AND RANGE......................................23
LOCATION OPTIONS .......................................................23
UNDERSTANDING RANGE .................................................24
SELECTING SERVICE TYPES ............................................24
NAVIGATING THE MENUS..............................................25
DATA NAMING.............................................................25
DISPLAY MENU ............................................................25
A Look at the Display........................................................ 27
SETTINGS MENU ..........................................................30
Adjust Key Beep ............................................................ 30
Battery Option (UBCD436-PT Only).......................................... 30
Band Defaults .............................................................. 31
Auto Shuto ................................................................ 31
Set Clock.................................................................... 31
Replay Options ............................................................. 31
PC Programming Mode ..................................................... 31
Initialize Setting (Resetting the Scanner)..................................... 32
See Scanner Information.................................................... 32
QUICK KEY CONCEPTS.................................................33
QUICK KEYS ...............................................................33
FAVORITES LIST QUICK KEYS ...............................................33
SYSTEM QUICK KEYS.......................................................33
DEPARTMENT/SITES QUICK KEYS ..........................................33
SEARCH QUICK KEYS ......................................................33
SEARCH KEYS..............................................................33
PLANNING PROFILES..................................................33
STARTUP KEYS ............................................................33
NUMBER TAGS ............................................................34
ALERTS ...................................................................34
MANAGING FAVORITES LISTS .........................................34

NEW FAVORITES LIST/ FAVORITES LIST OPTIONS ...........................34
UNDERSTANDING LOCATION CONTROL ...................................35
PROGRAMMING SYSTEMS .............................................36
NEW SYSTEM/SYSTEM SETTINGS ..........................................36
SYSTEM SETTINGS.........................................................37
SYSTEM OPTIONS .........................................................37
PROGRAMMING SITES.................................................39
NEW SITE/SITE OPTIONS...................................................39
PROGRAMMING DEPARTMENTS .......................................43
NEW DEPARTMENT/DEPARTMENT OPTIONS ...............................43
DEPARTMENT OPTIONS ...................................................43
PROGRAMMING FREQUENCIES/TGIDS .................................44
QUICKLY STORING A FREQUENCY/TGID....................................44
NEW CHANNEL/CHANNEL OPTIONS .......................................45
CHANNEL OPTIONS .......................................................46
SET SCAN SELECTION .................................................47
MANAGING FULL DATABASE...........................................48
USING STARTUP KEYS .................................................48
TO USE A STARTUP KEY: ...................................................49
PRIORITY SCANNING ..................................................49
PRIORITY SCAN OPTIONS..................................................49
SCANNING ORDER ....................................................50
SCANNING ................................................................50
SELECTING QUICK KEYS ...................................................52
TOGGLE DISPLAY MODES..................................................53
TOGGLE ID SCAN OR ID SEARCH ..........................................53
SELECT SERVICE TYPES ....................................................53
HOLDING..................................................................53
REPLAY THE LAST TRANSMISSIONS ........................................53
START/STOP RECORDING .................................................54
ADVANCED CHANNEL MENU ..............................................54
STORE A SEARCH FREQUENCY SEARCH WITH SCAN ......................54
ATTENUATION.............................................................54
MODULATION .............................................................54
Conventional Channel Modulation.......................................... 54
Site Modulation............................................................. 54
INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY EXCHANGE ...................................55
REPEATER FREQUENCY CONVENTIONAL CHANNEL ........................55
CHANNEL VOLUME OFFSET................................................55
AVOIDING CHANNELS, DEPARTMENTS, SITES, AND SYSTEMS...............55
CHANGE YOUR LOCATION ................................................55
SET THE RANGE ...........................................................55

DIRECT FREQUENCY/TGID ENTRY..........................................56
USING NUMBER TAGS .....................................................56
CLOSE CALL MODES.......................................................57
CLOSE CALL HIT ...........................................................57
PRIORITY MODES .........................................................57
Weather Alert Priority ....................................................... 57
CUSTOM SEARCH BY SEARCH KEY .........................................57
CLOSE CALL ONLY ........................................................57
WEATHER SCAN ...........................................................57
TONEOUT STANDBY/SEARCH .............................................57
REVIEW AVOIDS ...........................................................57
QUICK SEARCH AT CURRENT FREQUENCY .................................58
QUICK SEARCH ............................................................58
P25 ADJUSTMENT MODE ..................................................58
USING A GPS..........................................................59
LOCATIONBASED SCANNING .............................................59
DISCOVERY MODE ....................................................59
NEW SESSION.........................................................60
SESSION OPTIONS.........................................................60
Start Discovery ............................................................. 60
Edit Session Name .......................................................... 60
Set Limit Frequencies (Conventional Only)................................... 60
Set Modulation (Conventional Only) ........................................ 61
Set Step (Conventional Only) ................................................ 61
Set Delay ................................................................... 61
Set Logging................................................................. 61
Set Compare to Database................................................... 61
Set Record Duration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Set Time-Out Timer ......................................................... 61
System Information (Trunking Only) ........................................ 61
Set Auto Store............................................................... 62
Delete Session .............................................................. 62
Change System (Trunking Only) ............................................. 62
REVIEW DISCOVERY...................................................62
SEARCH/CLOSE CALL OPTIONS ........................................62
SEARCH OPTIONS .....................................................64
EDIT CUSTOM .............................................................64
SET SEARCH KEY...........................................................65
SEARCH WITH SCAN .......................................................65
QUICK SEARCH ............................................................65
CUSTOM SEARCH..........................................................66

SEARCHING
CHANGE DIRECTION OR RESUME SEARCH .................................66
Select Custom Search Bands ................................................ 66
Start/Stop Recording
Frequency Hold ............................................................. 67
Avoiding Frequencies
Storing Frequencies ......................................................... 67
Search Attenuation ......................................................... 67
Modulation ................................................................ 67
Direct Frequency Entry ...................................................... 67
Intermediate Frequency Exchange .......................................... 67
View Repeater Frequency ................................................... 67
Replay the Last Transmissions............................................... 67
Start/Stop Recording ....................................................... 67
Storing Frequencies ......................................................... 67
Search Menu................................................................ 67
Close Call Modes............................................................ 67
Weather Alert Priority Mode................................................. 67
Review Search Avoids ....................................................... 68
Close Call Hit................................................................ 68
Direct Frequency Entry ...................................................... 68
Clear All Search Avoids ...................................................... 68
CLOSE CALL...........................................................68
CLOSE CALL OPTIONS .....................................................68
Close Call Only.............................................................. 69
Hits with Scan .............................................................. 69
Set CC Mode ................................................................ 69
Set CC Bands ............................................................... 69
Set CC Alert ................................................................. 69
USING CLOSE CALL ........................................................70
Toggle Close Call Bands ..................................................... 70
Cancel a Hit................................................................. 70
Holding on a Hit ............................................................ 70
View Last Hit................................................................ 70
Avoiding Hits ............................................................... 71
Store a Hit .................................................................. 71
Close Call Attenuation ...................................................... 71
Review Avoids .............................................................. 71
Clear All Avoids ............................................................. 71
Attenuation ................................................................ 71
Modulation ................................................................ 71
Intermediate Frequency Exchange .......................................... 71

View Repeater Frequency ................................................... 72
Replay the Last Transmissions............................................... 72
Start/Stop Recording........................................................ 72
Storing ..................................................................... 72
Quick Search at Current Frequency .......................................... 72
Weather Alert Priority Mode................................................. 72
Close Call Menu............................................................. 72
WEATHER OPERATION.................................................72
WEATHER OPTIONS........................................................72
Set Delay Time.............................................................. 73
Set Attenuator .............................................................. 73
Set Audio AGC .............................................................. 73
Program SAME.............................................................. 73
Weather Alert Priority ....................................................... 73
Weather Scan............................................................... 74
Change Channel............................................................ 74
Attenuation ................................................................ 74
Intermediate Frequency Exchange .......................................... 74
Replay the Last Transmissions............................................... 74
Quick Search ............................................................... 74
Weather Menu .............................................................. 74
WEATHER ALERT ..........................................................74
FIRE TONEOUT .......................................................76
TONEOUT SETUP .........................................................76
Edit Name .................................................................. 77
Set Frequency............................................................... 77
Set Tone .................................................................... 77
Set Delay Time.............................................................. 77
Set Alert .................................................................... 77
Set Audio AGC .............................................................. 77
FIRE TONEOUT STANDBY/SEARCH ........................................78
Select a Dierent Tone-Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Listen to Tone-Out Frequency ............................................... 79
Attenuation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Modulation................................................................. 79
Intermediate Frequency Exchange .......................................... 79
Start/Stop Recording........................................................ 79
Store Found Tones .......................................................... 79
Tone-Out Menu ............................................................ 79
APPENDIX ............................................................79
TROUBLESHOOTING.......................................................79
Scan Mode, Nothing to Scan ................................................ 79

Scanning Interrupted ....................................................... 79
All Channels Out of Range .................................................. 80
CHARACTERS..............................................................80
DEFAULT BAND COVERAGE ................................................81
SERVICE TYPES ............................................................82
Reformatting the microSD Card ............................................. 83
ENTERING IDS .............................................................83
TYPE II SPECIAL STATUS BITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
WEATHER CHANNELS......................................................85
CTCSS FREQUENCIES ......................................................87
DCS CODES ...............................................................88
REVERSE LIST..............................................................88
REPEATER FREQUENCY LIST ...............................................89
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS  UBCD436PT ............................90
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS  UBCD536PT ............................92