Uniden UBC330CRS User manual

UBC330CRS
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Before you use this scanner, please read and observe the following.
EARPHONE WARNING!
Use only a genuine Uniden earphone. An incorrect earphone may be hazardous
to your hearing. Turn down volume before connecting the earphone and then
adjust volume to suit.
Precautions
Precautions
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WARNING!
Uniden does not represent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of
fire or electrical shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture.
Trademarks used throughout this manual are the property of their respective
holders.
Important: If you use the supplied AC adapter to power the scanner but have
not installed batteries in the scanner, never turn the scanner off by disconnecting
the AC adapter or unplugging it from the AC outlet. This might corrupt the
scanner’s memory. Always use POWER to turn the scanner off before
disconnecting AC power.
PrecautionsPrecautions
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Unpacking Your Scanner........................................... 5
Introduction...................................................... 6
Features........................................................ 7
Controls ........................................................ 9
Setting Up The Scanner........................................... 13
Connecting Power .............................................. 13
Connecting an Antenna .......................................... 14
Using the Backlight.............................................. 15
Country mode (Australia/New Zealand). . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........15
Using the Alarm Clock............................................ 16
Setting the Current Time ......................................... 16
Setting the Alarm Clock .......................................... 16
Using Snooze .................................................. 17
Listening to AM/FM/TV Channels................................... 18
Directly Selecting a Channel ...................................... 18
Using AM/FM/TV Channel Memory ................................. 19
Using the Scanner Memories ...................................... 20
Programming Memories .......................................... 20
Selecting a Memory ............................................. 21
Scanning Memory Banks ......................................... 22
Locking/Unlocking Memories...................................... 22
Using Priority Scan .............................................. 22
Setting Channel Delay ........................................... 23
Searching for Active Frequencies .................................. 24
Using Limit Search .............................................. 24
Programming an Upper/Lower Limit ............................... 24
Searching the Selected Range ................................... 24
Using Service Search ............................................ 24
Selecting a Service to Search .................................... 24
Saving a Found Frequency into a Scan Memory ......................25
Search Lockouts ................................................ 25
Care and Maintenance............................................ 26
General Use.................................................... 26
Contents
Contents
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Location....................................................... 26
Cleaning....................................................... 26
Repairs........................................................ 26
Birdies ........................................................ 26
Resetting the Scanner (Clearing all Memories)........................ 26
Technical Specifications .......................................... 27
One-Year Limited Warranty........................................ 29
ContentsContents
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Please unpack this box carefully and make sure you have:
Unpacking Your Scanner
Unpacking Your Scanner
Band
No.
Lower Limit
(MHz)
Upper Limit
(MHz) Modulation Step (kHz) Service
1 0.53100 1.70100 AM 9 AM Broadcast
2 25.00000 27.99500 AM 5 AM Band
3 28.00000 50.74500 FM 5 10-6 Meter Amateur
Band
4a
51.7500
62.7500
69.7500
TV 7000 TV Broadcast
AUS Mode Ch. 0 - 2
4b
50.7500
60.7500
67.7500
TV 7000 TV Broadcast
NZ Mode Ch. 1 - 3
5 70.00000 87.98750 FM 12.5 VHF Low Band
6 88.00000 107.90000 WFM 100 FM Broadcast
7 108.00000 136.98750 AM 12.5 Aircraft Band
8 137.00000 147.99500 FM 5 2 Meter Amateur Band
9 148.00000 174.00000 FM 12.5 VHF High Band
10a
180.75000
187.75000
194.75000
201.75000
214.75000
TV 7000 TV Broadcast
AUS Mode Ch. 6 - 10
10b
180.75000
187.75000
194.75000
201.75000
208.75000
215.75000
TV 7000 TV Broadcast
NZ Mode Ch. 4 - 9
11 400.00000 512.00000 FM 6.25 Land Mobile Radio
UBC330CRS Scanner
Note: If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your place of
purchase.
This Owner’s Manual Other Printed Material
AM Loop Antenna AC Adapter
Telescopic Antenna
UBC330CRS
Owner’s Manual
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Your UBC330CRS scanner is a multi-featured conventional channel scanner. You
can easily enter and store frequencies for police, marine, air, amateur, and other
radio services into 100 channels distributed over ten banks. Use your scanner to
monitor:
Police•
Marine band•
AM CB•
UHF CB•
Railroad•
Air band•
AM/FM Broadcast Stations•
TV Channels (Australia 0-2, 6-10 and NZ 1-9)•
Your scanner can monitor the following bands.
Introduction
IntroductionUnpacking Your Scanner
Band
No.
Lower Limit
(MHz)
Upper Limit
(MHz) Modulation Step (kHz) Service
1 0.53100 1.70100 AM 9 AM Broadcast
2 25.00000 27.99500 AM 5 AM Band
3 28.00000 50.74500 FM 5 10-6 Meter Amateur
Band
4a
51.7500
62.7500
69.7500
TV 7000 TV Broadcast
AUS Mode Ch. 0 - 2
4b
50.7500
60.7500
67.7500
TV 7000 TV Broadcast
NZ Mode Ch. 1 - 3
5 70.00000 87.98750 FM 12.5 VHF Low Band
6 88.00000 107.90000 WFM 100 FM Broadcast
7 108.00000 136.98750 AM 12.5 Aircraft Band
8 137.00000 147.99500 FM 5 2 Meter Amateur Band
9 148.00000 174.00000 FM 12.5 VHF High Band
10a
180.75000
187.75000
194.75000
201.75000
214.75000
TV 7000 TV Broadcast
AUS Mode Ch. 6 - 10
10b
180.75000
187.75000
194.75000
201.75000
208.75000
215.75000
TV 7000 TV Broadcast
NZ Mode Ch. 4 - 9
11 400.00000 512.00000 FM 6.25 Land Mobile Radio
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Features
Channel Memory Scanning - Scans frequencies you have stored in any of the
channels or banks at a rate of up to 60 channels per second.
Memory Availability - Store and then scan any of up to 100 channels distributed
over 10 banks.
Direct Channel Access - Press 0-9and HOLD to directly access any stored
frequency.
Channel Lockout/Frequency Lockout - Skip over stored frequencies (channels)
using the Lockout feature to enable faster scanning. Lets you designate up to
50 frequencies to skip during a search (limit or service) to increase the scanning
speed.
Alarm Clock with Snooze - provides standard radio broadcasts that you can set
as your alarm sound.
AM/FM and TV Broadcast - lets you store up to 30 preset broadcast channels
(10 AM and 20 FM/TV) for quick access. TV Broadcast allows tuning to the audio
of CH 0-2 and 6-10 in Australian Mode and CH1-9 in New Zealand Mode.
Air Band - separate search setting for Air band, 118MHz to 136.9875MHz.
Priority Channel - Designate a specific frequency as a Priority Channel. Then
the radio scans and checks that channel every 2 seconds. Select and designate
up to 10 frequencies as Priority Channels (one per bank).
Duplicate Channel Alert - Lets you know that a selected frequency has already
been programmed into memory if you attempt to store it again.
Limit Frequency Searching - Lets you designate lower and upper frequency
range and search within that range for active frequencies.
You can then store frequencies in memory as channels for later recall.
Service Search - Lets you designate one of the five preprogrammed service
channels (Police, Marine, Railroad, AM-CB, UHF-CB) to search.
Scan and Search Speed
Scan Speed 60 channels per second maximum in SCAN MODE.•
Search Speed 60 steps per second maximum in SEARCH MODE.•
TURBO MODE For frequency steps 5kHz apart, searching occurs in•
Turbo Mode which is 180 steps per second.
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Clock Display - the scanner, in standby mode, displays the time.
The clock also features an alarm that can sound up to 20 minutes or be shut
off manually. A convenient snooze button lets you silence the alarm for an extra
5-minutes.
Delay - you can enable or disable the 2-second delay to resume scanning when
a transmission ends. Enabling this feature helps prevent missing a response from
one of the parties in the transmission.
LCD Backlight - you can enable or disable the LCD back lighted display.
Key Touch Tone - a tone sounds to confirm you have made a valid key input
while a different tone sounds to alert you to an invalid entry.
EEPROM Memory Backup - the scanner uses a non-volatile EEPROM for
memory backup.
Battery Alert - A battery icon alerts you to a no battery installed condition, and
a battery low voltage condition. An alert tone sounds when the battery needs to
be replaced. The backup provides backup for the clock when power is off and
will power scanning for a short time.
Auto Power Off - turns the scanner off when the battery power gets
too low.
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Controls
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Introduction
1 VOLUME Control - lets you raise or lower the level of the sound.
2 SQUELCH Control - lets you set the signal level required to receive a
transmission. If you open the squelch all the way, you will hear hissing
between transmissions. This lets you hear weak signals, but prevents
scanning. As you close squelch, a stronger signal is required to stop
scanning and open audio. You normally set the control to a point just
where hissing on all channels stops between transmissions.
3 SCAN - press to begin scanning the channels or to resume scanning.
4 ALARM Select - Set to Off to disable alarm; Set to Radio to enable the
radio alarm; Set to Tone to enable the tone alarm.
5 SNOOZE/Backlight - Backlight: Tap to turn the LCD backlight on for 5
seconds. Press and hold to permanently turn on the backlight. Press and
hold again to turn off the backlight.
Snooze: Press while the alarm sounds to silence the alarm for 5 minutes.
6 TIME Set - Use to select your desired operation: Alarm Set; Clock Set;
Clock.
7 HOLD - press to temporarily stop scanning, limit searching, or AIR
scanning and remain on the channel. The scanner displays the channel on
hold. Press again to resume searching or scanning.
8 E/PGM - Press to enter the Program Mode. In Program Mode, enter the
desired frequency using the numeric keys. Then press E/PGM to store that
frequency into the memory.
In Limit Search Mode, after entering the frequency, press E/PGM to
program the upper and lower limit frequency.
9 0 to 9 - use the numeric keys in three basic operations:
• pressanumerickeytoenterafrequency.
• pressanumerickeytochangeachannelusingtheDirectChannel
Access
feature.
• pressanumerickeywhilescanningtoenableordisabletheassociated
scanning bank memory bands.
10 POWER - Press and hold more than 500ms to turn power on and off. The
time displays when power is off (standby mode).
11 ./CLR - this key has three functions:
• presstoinputadecimalpointwhenyouenterafrequency.
• presstocancelanumerickeyinput-0to 9
• presstoclearanerrordisplay.
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12 SEARCH/AM - In Scanner mode press to start a Limit Search or to resume
searching. In AM/FM mode, press to select the AM memory bank.
In Service mode, press to select the POLICE service.
13 L/O FM1 - In Scanner mode, press to lock or unlock a channel memory in
SCAN (HOLD) or PROGRAM mode.
In Search mode, press to set or clear a selected frequency previously
locked out in the LIMIT SEARCH or SERVICE SEARCH (Hold) mode. In AM/
FM mode, press to select the FM1 memory bank.
In Service mode, press to select the MARINE service.
14 DELAY/FM2 - In Scanner mode, press to turn the delay option on/off. In
AM/FM mode, press to select the FM2 memory bank.
In Service mode, press to select the RAIL ROAD service.
15 PRI/MEM - In Scanner mode, press to set a Priority channel for Scan Hold
mode and Program mode.
In Service mode, press to select AM CB service.
In Program mode, press to set the Priority channel setting. In SCAN and
SCAN HOLD, press to set Priority Scan on or off.
In AM/FM mode, press to select Memory Mode to allow quick channel
recall using the 0-9 keys.
16 SVC/DIR - In Scanner mode press to change to Service Search mode.
In AM/FM mode, press to change to Direct Entry mode to allow channel
frequency selection using the up / down arrows or 0-9 keys.
In Service mode, press to select the UHF CB service.
17 MODE Switch - Use to select the desired mode: AM/FM; Air; Scanner.
(TIME switch must be set to Clock)
18 t- Press and release to move down through channel numbers in the
following HOLD modes: SCAN, PROGRAM, SERVICE SEARCH, and AIR
or the step frequency in LIMIT SEARCH, and AM/FM mode. (refer to the
frequency and step table on page 6)
Press and hold for more than 1 second to have the changes run
continuously.
19 s- Press and release to move up through channel numbers in the
following HOLD modes: SCAN, PROGRAM, SERVICE SEARCH, and AIR
or the step frequency in LIMIT SEARCH, and AM/FM mode. (refer to the
frequency and step table on page 6)
Press and hold for more than 1 second to have the changes run
continuously.
20 HEADPHONE Jack - lets you use an headphone for private listening.
21 Antenna Connector - connect an external antenna using a BNC connector.
AM RADIO ANT connector - connect the supplied loop antenna and
position it for best AM Broadcast radio reception.
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11to 10 - Scan mode: indicates Channel memory Bank
AM/FM mode: indicates a radio station
2L/O - Indicates a Locked Out channel or to skip a frequency while
searching
3SRCH - Indicates Limit Search mode, Service Search mode, and Direct
Entry mode
4DELAY - Indicates a 2 second set delay for a channel before scanning
resumes
5PGM - Indicates Program mode
6Battery - Flashes when the battery power is low.
Non-flashing: no battery installed
7ALARM - Indicates the alarm is enabled. Flashes when alarm sounds or
if Snooze is selected
8PRI - Indicates the designated Priority channel
9HOLD - Indicates a hold in Scan, Search, AIR, and Direct Entry mode
10 POLICE - Indicates a Police service search
11 MARINE - Indicates searching commercial and private watercraft
communications
12 AM/PM - Indicates AM/PM and appears in Clock mode
13 RAIL ROAD - Indicates searching Rail Road communications
14 AM-CB - Indicates searching AM CB band
15 UHF-CB - Indicates searching UHF CB band
Notes:
The backlight turns off automatically after 5 seconds from the last key stroke (if
not permanently turned on).
The scanner sounds special tones as follows:
 • toconfirmkeyentry.
 • toindicateanerrorinkeyentry,
 • toindicatelowbatteryvoltage.
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Setting Up The Scanner
Setting Up The Scanner
These guidelines will help you install and use your new scanner:
If your scanner receives interference or electrical noise, move the scanner•
or its antenna away from the source. You might also try changing the
height or angle of the antennas.
Use an optional mono earphone or mono headset with proper impedance•
for private listening.
Do not use the scanner in high-moisture environments such as in the•
kitchen or bathroom.
Avoid placing the scanner in direct sunlight or near heating elements or•
vents.
Connecting Power
Insert the supplied AC Adapter’s•
barrel plug into the power jack
on the back of the scanner. Then
plug the Adapter into a standard
household outlet that supplies
240V AC, 50Hz. Do not plug the
adapter into a switch controlled
outlet.
Open the battery compartment•
and insert 3 AA batteries.
Be sure to note the polarity markings in the
battery compartment. You can use either
alkaline or rechargeable batteries, but the
scanner will not recharge batteries in the
compartment.
  • UseonlyfreshalkalineAAbatteries.
Rechargeable batteries can be used, but
battery life is shorter than with alkaline
batteries.
  • Alwaysremoveoldorweakbatteries.
Batteries can leak chemicals that destroy
electronic circuits.
  • Donotmixoldandnewbatteries,
different types of batteries (standard,
alkaline, or rechargeable) or rechargeable batteries of different
capacities.
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Model AAD-008S
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Setting Up The Scanner
Note that the batteries are intended to provide backup power for the clock and
for scanning for a short time. When the backup batteries becomes too low,
appears. Promptly replace the batteries.
When you either install batteries or connect the AC Adapter to a standard
Australia/New Zealand wall outlet, the scanner powers on and goes to
STANDBY mode. The display shows the initial clock time of 12:00 AM. The
scanner remains in STANDBY mode.
Connecting an
Antenna
The scanner uses an external
loop antenna to receive AM
broadcast stations and an
external telescopic antenna
to receive all other signals.
Connect the supplied rod
antenna by pushing the
antenna’s connector onto the
antenna jack on the back of
the scanner and twisting it to the desired angle. Connect the two wires from the
loop antenna to the AM RADIO ANT terminals on the back of the scanner.
* Carefully remove the tube inserted before using the AM
Antenna Jack. When the Jack is not in use, keep the tube
mounted.
You can also use an external antenna (not supplied) to help to bring in weaker
signals. Use RG58, 50-Ohm lead with a BNC connector to connect the antenna
to the scanner. Connect and mount the antenna according to the instructions
provided with the antenna.
Setting Up The Scanner
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CAUTION: Be sure to follow all safety warnings provided with the antenna.
Failure to do so could expose you to risk of injury or death and could severely
damage the scanner.
Using the Backlight
To turn on the backlight for 5 seconds, tap SNOOZE/Backlight. To turn on the
backlight permanently, press and hold SNOOZE/Backlight for over 2 seconds.
To turn off the backlight, press and hold SNOOZE/Backlight again.
Country Mode (Australia/New Zealand)
The UBC330CRS is set to the Australian mode by default.
Australian mode: Australian service search frequencies and TV channel
frequencies.
New Zealand mode: New Zealand service search frequencies and TV channel
frequencies.
The country mode can be switched between Australia (AUS) and New Zealand
(nL) as follows:
1. Turn on the power while pressing down the [HOLD] key.
The display will momentarily show AUS for Australian mode or nL for
New Zealand mode.
The country mode is remembered for the next power on.
2. To change the country mode again, repeat step 1.
Setting Up The Scanner
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Using the Alarm Clock
Using the Alarm Clock
Your scanner’s Clock displays whenever you turn off the radio functions. It can
also be used as a standard alarm clock.
Setting the Current Time
Follow the steps to set the current time:
1. Move the slide switch to Clock Set.
The hour digits flash.
2. Press sor tto change the hour by one
hour increments or press the number keys to
select the present hour. Then press E/PGM
to set the hour. The minutes digits flash.
3. Press sor tto change the minute setting by one minute or press the
appropriate number keys to enter the minutes. The seconds reset to 00.
Press E/PGM, AM/PM flashes.
4. Press sor tto select AM or PM. To make your selection, move the slide
switch to Clock. The scanner exits the clock setting mode.
Setting the Alarm Clock
Follow these steps to set the alarm time:
1. Move the slide switch to Alarm Set.
The hours digits flash.
2. Press sor tto change the hour by one hour
increments or press the number keys to select
the present hour. Then press E/PGM to set
the hour. The minutes digits flash.
3. Press sor tto change the minute setting by
one minute or press the appropriate number
keys to enter the minutes. Press E/PGM to set the minutes. The AM/PM
display icon flashes.
4. Press sor tto move from AM to PM and back. Press E/PGM to make
your selection. To lock in the alarm time, move the slide switch
to Clock.
CAUTION: Be sure to follow all safety warnings provided with the antenna.
Failure to do so could expose you to risk of injury or death and could severely
damage the scanner.
Using the Backlight
To turn on the backlight for 5 seconds, tap SNOOZE/Backlight. To turn on the
backlight permanently, press and hold SNOOZE/Backlight for over 2 seconds.
To turn off the backlight, press and hold SNOOZE/Backlight again.
Country Mode (Australia/New Zealand)
The UBC330CRS is set to the Australian mode by default.
Australian mode: Australian service search frequencies and TV channel
frequencies.
New Zealand mode: New Zealand service search frequencies and TV channel
frequencies.
The country mode can be switched between Australia (AUS) and New Zealand
(nL) as follows:
1. Turn on the power while pressing down the [HOLD] key.
The display will momentarily show AUS for Australian mode or nL for
New Zealand mode.
The country mode is remembered for the next power on.
2. To change the country mode again, repeat step 1.
Setting Up The Scanner
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Using the Alarm Clock
To have the UBC330CRS alert you at the selected
time, slide Off/Radio/Tone to either Radio or
Tone. If you set the selector to Radio, the alarm
will sound with the selected audio source (AM/FM,
Scanner, or AIR). If you set the selector to Tone,
the scanner will sound a tone at the set time. To
silence the alarm, slide Off/Radio/Tone to Off.
If you do not turn off the alarm, it will sound for 20
minutes, then reset to alert you again the following
day.
Using Snooze
When the alarm sounds, press the snooze bar to
silence the alarm for 5 minutes.
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Listening to AM/FM/TV Channels
Listening to AM/FM/TV Channels
To listen to AM/FM/TV channels, slide the
mode selector to AM/FM. Then, press the
button at the top of the scanner to select the
desired source (AM for AM Broadcast, FM1 or
FM2 for FM or TV Broadcast).
Directly Selecting a Channel
Press SVC/DIR to select the direct entry
mode. Use the s/tbuttons to step through
the selected band. The scanner stops on active
channels. TV channels are scanned after FM
channels in FM mode.
You can also enter the channel frequency using
the keypad, enter the channel frequency (for FM
or AM) or the TV channel number and press E/
PGM.
Using the Alarm Clock
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Using AM/FM/TV Channel Memory
Your scanner has 30 AM/FM memories for quick
channel recall (10 for AM, 20 for FM/TV). To store
a channel into memory, first select the band (AM,
FM1 or FM2). Then, directly select the channel
you want to store (see above). While listening to
the channel, press and hold the number button
that corresponds to the memory you want to
save the channel into for 2 seconds. The scanner
switches to the Memory mode for the current
band.
To quickly recall a channel, select the band, select the channel memory mode
by pressing PRI/MEM, then tap the number button that corresponds to the
memory where the channel is stored.
Listening to AM/FM/TV Channels
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