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Uniden UBC780XLT Operating Manual

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  • Page 1 UBC780XLT TRUNK TRACKER III...

  • Page 2: Important Notice

    Band Important Notice • Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden, or operation of this product in any way other than as detailed by this Operating Manual are violations that could void your authority to operate this product or claim warranty on this product.
  • Page 3 Front View and Display 9 10 1. VFO/SELECT Control 2. VOLUME/SQUELCH Control 3. Scan Key (SCAN) 4. Manual Key (MAN) 5. Display 6. Search Key (SRCH) 7. Hold/Up Key (HOLD/ ) 8. Numeric Keypad (each banks channel numbers) 9. Menu Key (MENU) 10.

  • Page 4: Rear View

    Rear View 34. Tape Recorder Output Jack 33. Antenna Connector 35. External Speaker Jack 36. DC Power Jack 37. Remote Control Terminal Uniden ® and Bearcat ® are registered trademarks of Uniden Corporation.
  • Page 5 UBC780XLT Flow Charts NOTE: SMART SCAN NOT APPLICABLE IN AUSTRALIA...
  • Page 6 UBC780XLT Flow Charts (continued)
  • Page 7 UBC780XLT Flow Charts (continued)
  • Page 8 UBC780XLT Flow Charts (continued)

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Introduction ............inside front cover Terminology .
  • Page 10 Selecting Trunking Programming Menu Mode .........34 Selecting Trunking System Type .

  • Page 11: Terminology

    What is Searching? The UBC780XLT can search each of its 24 bands to find active frequencies. This is different from scanning because you are searching for frequencies that have not been programmed into your scanner. The scanner automatically chooses between two speeds while searching.
  • Page 12 TrunkTrack™ changes this! Not only does your new UBC780XLT scan channels like a conventional scanner, it actually follows the users of a trunked radio system. Once you know a talkgroups ID, you won’t miss any of the action. If you're a new scanner enthusiast, you may want to read the first part of this manual and use your scanner in conventional mode before you begin trunk tracking.

  • Page 13: Feature Highlights

    Feature Highlights • Trunk Tracking – Follows VHF High Band, UHF, 800MHz trunked public and government service systems just as if conventional two-way communications were used. • Multi-Track – Track more than one trunking system at a time. Scan conventional and trunked systems at the same time.

  • Page 14: Included With Your Scanner

    Included with Your Scanner Package If any of these items are missing or damaged, immediately contact your place of purchase. • AC Adaptor • Cigarette Lighter • DC Cord Adaptor Cord • Mounting Bracket • Telescopic Antenna • Operating Guide •...

  • Page 15: Setup

    Connecting an Antenna You must install an antenna before you can operate the scanner. You have been provided a standard telescopic antenna that works well with this scanner, but you may want to purchases another type to increase the range. To connect the telescopic antenna, simply connect it to the BNC type ANT.

  • Page 16: Typical Mounting Methods

    Typical Mounting Methods The UBC780XLT can be conveniently mounted on a table, bulkhead, overhead, or any other desired location (refer to figure below for typical mounting methods). Caution: Make sure there are no hidden electrical wires or other items behind the desired location before proceeding.

  • Page 17: Applying Power For Vehicle Installation

    Applying Power for Vehicle Installation You can power your scanner using either the supplied DC power cord or your vehicle’s cigarette lighter socket using DC cigarette lighter power cord. Caution: You must use a power source that supplies 13.8 V DC and delivers at least 700 mA.

  • Page 18: Desktop Installation

    Desktop Installation You can place this scanner on a desk, shelf, or table to use it as a base station. 1. Flip up the feet for desk installation. 2. Extend the antenna to full vertical position. Adjust the angle for best reception. Applying Power Using Standard AC Power To power the scanner from an AC outlet, use the provided AC adaptor with a 5.5 mm outer diameter/2.1mm inner diameter tip.

  • Page 19: Connecting An Earphone

    Connecting the Clone Cable You can transfer the programmed data to and from another UBC780XLT scanner using an RS232C Cable (9 pin to 9 pin) (not supplied). Connect the cable between each scanner’s REMOTE jacks.

  • Page 20: Basic Operation

    Turn the Scanner On Turn the VOLUME control clockwise out of the detent position. The scanner automatically starts scanning. Since there are no frequencies programmed in your scanner initially, you may not receive any signals. Once you set the squelch and program some frequencies, you will be hearing conversations regularly.

  • Page 21: Understanding The Menu System

    Understanding the Menu System It is very important for you to understand the Menu screen. To navigate through the Menu screen is really quite simple. Many of the features of this scanner, can only be accessed by the menu screens. There are several ways to get through the screens. First of all, press MENU to get started.

  • Page 22: Menu Description And Numeric Keypad Equivalents

    See page 55 for details. 6:CLONE You can clone all the programming, including frequencies, talkgroups and alpha tags as well as bank settings and other parameters from one UBC780XLT to another. 7:SMART SCAN Not applicable.
  • Page 23 1, or 4 seconds as well as set no delay (the scanner will immediately resume scanning after the end of a transmission). With the UBC780XLT you can also set negative or inverse delays, also known as Pause. With a 5 second pause, for example, the scanner will resume scanning after five seconds even if the transmission you are currently listening to has not ended.
  • Page 24 6:STEPS Your UBC780XLT is programmed with default step sizes for each frequency range (see Introduction page). Steps are important if you are interested in using the VFO to tune off-frequency from a frequency programmed into memory or if you wish to program a frequency that the default step size will not accept.
  • Page 25 On Type II trunking systems there is a method by which specialised types of communications utilise unique talkgroup numbers. An emergency call will occur on a unique talkgroup from its primary assignment, for example. Because the UBC780XLT defaults to Status-Bit On mode, you never need to worry about missing these transmissions.
  • Page 26 10:EDACS ID FORM You can change to display the talkgroups in decimal mode, but this mode does not provide you with nearly the flexibility that you get with AFS. The UBC780XLT defaults to show the talkgroup number in AFS mode (Agency-Fleet-Subfleet). For details on AFS see pages 46.
  • Page 27 received during your search. You can also lockout a particular CTCSS or DCS tone. You may wish to do this if you want to search a range but not hear transmissions on any frequency that have particular subaudible tone. Note: Through the System Menu you can set the radio to operate in Tone Search mode during Search as well.

  • Page 28: Programming

    Before the UBC780XLT can begin conventional scanning, you must program a frequency into at least one channel. Repeat this procedure for each channel you want to program. Storing Frequencies into Channels 1. Select desired frequency. Here is a list of sample frequencies you can try: 156.800 Marine Calling channel...

  • Page 29: Duplicate Frequency Alert

    Duplicate Frequency Alert If you enter a frequency which has been stored in another channel, you will hear a beep and the other WARNING channel displays Press to clear and start again. ––– OR ––– Press E again to store the frequency in both channels. Storing Text Tags You can customise your scanner by storing text tags for easy identification of banks, channel transmissions, trunking talkgroup IDs, etc.

  • Page 30: Beep Alert

    Beep Alert The scanner can alert you with three rapid beeps at the beginning of a transmission on an assigned frequency. Assigning the beep alert to a channel This alert can be set on/off to every channel (or to every ID memory for Trunking mode). 1.

  • Page 31: Scanning

    1. After programming frequencies, simply press SCAN to begin scanning. 2. The bank indicators selected for scanning appear in the display, and the bank being currently monitored flashes. You can deselect banks from active scanning by pressing their number on your keypad. The indicator for each deselected bank turns off, and the banks channels are not scanned.

  • Page 32: Rf Attenuation Feature

    Lastly to step up through the channels one at a time, repeatedly press MAN. RF Attenuation Feature The UBC780XLT comes with an RF Attenuation feature. If you're near an unusually strong signal source, the signal may overload the scanner. The scanner may stop repeatedly on that signal and miss other transmissions.

  • Page 33: Channel Lockout

    5. Press to select one of the delay periods provided and then press E. display unless no delay has been set. 6. For Search mode, select SEARCH EVENT - DELAY, then set the delay period. Note: The delay periods are as follows: •...

  • Page 34: Restoring A Locked-Out Channel

    3. The scanner immediately resumes scanning because the locked out channel is no longer in the scanning sequence. Lockout Tips • Write down your locked-out channels and put in a convenient place in case you need to restore them. Restoring a Locked-out Channel 1.

  • Page 35: Changing The Priority Channel

    Changing the Priority Channel You cannot eliminate the Priority Channel, but you can change it to any one of the 50 available channels in each bank. 1. Press MAN. 2. To select a new Priority Channel: a. Enter the channel number. b.

  • Page 36: Searching

    Setting a Search Range Note: First you must set the search ranges through the menu screen prior to any searching. The UBC780XLT can search up to 10 separate frequency ranges to help you discover new stations in your area. To set a search range, enter into the menu mode.

  • Page 37: Search Hold Feature

    3. Press SRCH to resume searching. Data Skip A scanner will normally stop on any transmission it receives. This means the UBC780XLT will occasionally stop on data signals and unmodulated transmissions. You can automatically skip many of these types of transmissions during search. To activate the data skip feature, enter into the menu mode.

  • Page 38: Storing Search Frequencies

    Storing Search Frequencies You can quickly store any frequency you find during Search. Caution: You must select the channel in which you will store the frequency before entering the search mode. Otherwise, you may erase a stored frequency that you want to keep.

  • Page 39: Squelch (Sq) Mode

    The scanner counts up through the CTCSS tones and instantly determines any possible DCS tone. See Page 83 for a listing of the tones that the UBC780XLT decodes. Note: When Tone Search is active in Scan Mode, once the CTCSS/DCS display flashes a tone repeatedly (meaning that it has found the tone match), you can press E to program that frequency with the captured tone.

  • Page 40: Additional Menu Options For Searching

    • For example, the scanner shows the following displays Tone SQ on, CTCSS 123.0 Hz set Tone Search, CTCSS 67.0 Hz detected • If the delay feature (-2 sec/-5 sec/-10 sec) has been set while in Tone search mode, it resumes scanning according to the delay setting. Additional Menu Options for Searching Each of these additional menu options apply to all banks with search ranges entered.

  • Page 41: Service Search

    ADDENDUM SHEET The Service Search feature allows you to toggle through the following five preprogrammed services. The frequencies selected for these services are the most commonly used around the Australia. 1. Press SVC the display indicates as illustrated. 2. After a 3 second delay, searching begins for the first preprogrammed service –...

  • Page 42: Trunked Systems

    Trunked Systems Your UBC780XLT is designed to track three major types of trunked radio systems. These systems are described here. MOTOROLA - Including Type I, Type II, Hybrid, SMARTNET, and Privacy Plus. Motorola systems are widely used by public safety and business users. Most are on the 800 MHz band, and recent systems are appearing on other bands.

  • Page 43: Programming And Receiving Trunked Systems

    Programming and Receiving Trunked Systems Programming Trunking Frequencies The first step in tracking a trunked system is storing the frequencies in one of the 10 available banks in your scanner. Remember that you can only store one trunking system in each bank.

  • Page 44: Selecting Trunking Programming Menu Mode

    Important! 7. Press TRUNK for 2 seconds. A tone sounds, and display according to the system selected. Note: • To clear a mistake while entering the frequency, press (decimal key) repeatedly until the display is cleared. • If you enter a frequency which is out of the system’s trunking range, a distinctive beep ERROR sounds and...

  • Page 45: Setting The Squelch

    MANUAL lets to selectively listen to a talkgroup in your Scan Lists When receiving EDACS systems, remember that Uniden's AFS talkgroups give you powerful flexibility. In a few keystrokes, you can specify a single talkgroup, a fleet, or an entire agency in all the above modes.

  • Page 46: Id Hold And Direct Entry Id Hold Mode

    The bottom line of the display indicates the Bank and the type of trunked system you are monitoring. You can change this to display a bank tag by using the System Menu. Regardless of the system, you won't know exactly who you are receiving until you listen for a while.

  • Page 47: Restoring Locked-Out Ids

    2. To exit from this mode, press MENU repeatedly. Channel Activity Indicators The UBC780XLT has 30 Channel Activity Indicators to visually display a trunked systems activity. You’ll always know which frequencies are in use and how much communication traffic is occurring.

  • Page 48: Scan Lists

    Scan Lists Each bank of your UBC780XLT can be a trunk tracking bank and it can be a conventional scanning bank. When you designate a bank as a trunking bank, your scanner sets up 10 Scan Lists, which are simply lists used to store your favourite IDs. Each list can contain up to 10 IDs, so you can store a total of 100 IDs for each trunk tracking bank.
  • Page 49 “dash”. b. Press E. Hint: Remember that Uniden's AFS format allows you to enter full or partial EDACS IDs for powerful flexibility in all modes. Be sure to read the section "EDACS Reception" on page 49 to learn how this works.

  • Page 50: Id Scan Mode

    ID Scan Mode 1. Press SCAN to begin scanning the lists you have programmed. If you haven't programmed any IDs, for a few seconds. 2. To remove a Scan List from active scanning, press the number of the Scan List on your keypad. The Scan List indicator turns off, and the IDs in that list are not scanned.

  • Page 51: Setting Priority In Trunking Mode

    Setting Priority in Trunking Mode You can set priority in your trunking lists, just as you do in your conventional ones. You can set the priority by pressing and holding PRI for 2 seconds. After you’ve set up your Scan List, press PRI to activate it.

  • Page 52: I-Call (Motorola/Edacs)

    I-Call (Motorola/EDACS) I-Calls are direct unit-to-unit transmissions that are not heard by other system users. Your UBC780XLT can receive these transmissions. How you receive I-Calls depends on whether you are in Search or Scan mode. During I-Call reception the display will show the Unit ID number of either the transmitting or receiving mobile unit, not a talkgroup.

  • Page 53: Multi-Track

    Note: Motorola I-CALL tracking performance may vary between systems. Multi-Track The UBC780XLT allows you to track more than one system at a time. Here are some highlights of this feature: You can actually track up to 10 trunking systems at one time.
  • Page 54 SCAN & SEARCH Icons For the first time on a Uniden scanner, you will see both the SCAN and the SEARCH icons active at the same time. This indicates that the radio is scanning conventional banks and Trunk searching trunking banks.

  • Page 55: Edacs Reception

    Notice how the dotted line shows talkgroup 02-023 moving from channel to channel. Your UBC780XLT can clearly and automatically follow this talkgroup, or any other, as you select. EDACS systems are organised in a logical way that keeps related talkgroups together. Your scanner is designed to take maximum advantage of this organisation to make your scanning easy.

  • Page 56: An Edacs Trunked System

    An EDACS Trunked system ® This chart shows how talkgroups are organised within an EDACS system at the AGENCY level. The individual talkgroups cannot be shown at this scale because there are over 2000. However the chart can show the 16 Agencies in this example. The system is logical and easy to understand.

  • Page 57: Special Edacs Features

    AFS talkgroups are used in all EDACS reception -- in ID SEARCH, ID LOCKOUT and ID SCAN scanlists. The powerful AFS Partial Entry feature designed into the UBC780XLT lets you use either a complete talkgroup code, or just the most significant part.

  • Page 58: Ltr Reception

    LTR ® Tracking ® (Logic Trunked Radio) systems are trunking systems used primarily by business or private communications service providers, such as taxicabs, delivery trucks, and repair services. These systems encode all trunking information as digital subaudible data that accompanies each transmission. Users on an LTR system are assigned to specific talkgroups, which are identified by the radio as six digit numbers.

  • Page 59: Motorola Reception

    Motorola Reception Motorola Tracking There are really two types of Motorola trunking systems. These are usually referred to as Type I and Type II systems. Type I only occurs on some 800 MHz systems. All VHF, UHF and 900 MHz trunking systems use Type II. One important distinction between these two systems is the amount of data transmitted by each radio when its push-to-talk button (PTT) is pressed.

  • Page 60: Fleet Map Programming

    If you have programmed a trunk tracking bank for Motorola type and press TRUNK to start Multi-Track, you will see user IDs display on your screen. Since the UBC780XLT defaults to Type II systems, all the IDs will appear as numbers. However, if you notice a mix of odd and even user IDs, for example 6477, 2560, 6481, 6144, 1167, etc., then you are probably...

  • Page 61: Programming A Hybrid System

    3. Select the size code for the first block using , or VFO. 4. Press E, SELECT, or VFO. The next available block displays. 5. Repeat step 3 and 4 until you have selected a size code for each block. For details about each size code, see Fleet Map Size Codes in the Appendix.

  • Page 62: Toggling The Status Bit

    On Type II trunking systems there is a method by which specialised types of communications utilise unique talkgroup numbers. An emergency call will occur on a unique talkgroup from its primary assignment, for example. Because the UBC780XLT defaults to Status-Bit On mode, you never need to worry about missing these transmissions. If you have programmed talkgroup 33264 into Scan List memory, for example, and there is an emergency call within the group, you will hear it on 33264.

  • Page 63: Control Channel Only Mode

    Control Channel Only Mode When this function is activated, trunking is performed using control channel data only. Voice channel (also known as "working channel") frequencies do not have to be programmed into memory. When using this feature, the scanner will display "CC" and channel activity indicator bars will not operate.

  • Page 64: Disconnect Tone Detect Option

    Disconnect Tone Detect Option (End Code) When this function is disabled, the radio looks for squelch before returning to the control channel instead of waiting for the disconnect tone. Only in rare instances will you need to adjust the default settings. The condition to return to control channels depends on whether the signal is present or not.

  • Page 65: Remote Interface

    You can communicate and program your UBC780XLT in numerous ways with peripheral devices using the Remote Interface Cable port. This radio offers the following modes: REMOTE (PC Control) MODE Program and control your scanner remotely from a PC using third party software (see the flyer included in the box).

  • Page 66: Clone Mode

    For information on purchasing third party software to program and control your UBC780XLT, see the flyer included in the box with this radio. PC Control Parameter For your information: Transfer speed : 2400/4800/9600/19200 bps (adjustable) Start/Stop : 1 bit, 1 bit...
  • Page 67 You can clone all of the programming of one UBC780XLT into another, including frequencies, talkgroup IDs, alpha tags, delay settings, etc. After connecting the two scanners, turn the radios on. Prepare each scanner for clone mode as follows. 1. Press MENU.

  • Page 68: Additional Features

    Additional Features The following additional features are designed for you to customise your scanner. Once these features have been turned on or off, they will remain as they are set until you reset them, even if you turn the scanner off and then on again. Dimmer To change brightness of the display: 1.
  • Page 69 Reverse Mode This key will allow the user to observe the reverse frequency of the repeater. While pressing /RVRS, the standard pair frequency will be displayed. For a list of the standard pair frequencies, refer to the table “Reverse List” in the Appendix. If the frequency that you have chosen does not have an offset frequency, the second line will indicate the error and display NO REVERSE .

  • Page 70: Care And Maintenance

    Repairs • Do not attempt any repair. The scanner contains no user serviceable parts. Contact the Uniden Customer Service Centre or take it to a qualified repair technician. Birdies • All radios can receive birdies (undesired signals). If your scanner stops during Scan mode and no sound is heard, it may be receiving a birdie.

  • Page 71: Troubleshooting

    If your UBC780XLT is not performing properly, try the following steps. Problem Scanner won’t work. Improper reception. Scan won’t stop. Scan won’t start. Weather Scan won’t work. 1. Adjust squelch threshold - refer to page 10, “Setting Troubleshooting 1. Check the connections at both ends of the AC Adaptor.
  • Page 72 Problem Scanner won’t track. Scanner won’t stop during Scan List mode. Scanner will not acquire data channel. Missing replies to conversations. Channel Activity Indicators are flashing but no sound is heard. Scanner not tracking an EDACS system properly. Suggestion 1. May not be a system which can be tracked by your scanner.

  • Page 73: Specifications

    UBC780XLT is certified in accordance with AS/NZS 1053. Channel: Banks: Service Bands: Frequency Range: Operating Temperature: Scan Rate: Search Rate: Audio Output: Internal Speaker Power Requirements: Antenna: Antenna Jack: External Jacks: Size: Weight: Features and specifications are all subject to change without notice.

  • Page 74: Glossary Of Terms

    UBC780XLT to another. Control Channel - A Control Channel is the frequency within a trunking system that runs the system.
  • Page 75 PC Control - This term is associated with the ability to program frequencies and other useful information via a computer by means of the Uniden national database or third party software. You can change the transfer speed on the scanner needed to be compatible with your PC.

  • Page 76: Appendix

    Preset Fleet Maps Preset Map 1 Block Size Code Preset Map 3 Block Size Code Preset Map 5 Block Size Code Preset Map 7 Block Size Code Appendix Preset Map 2 Block Size Code Preset Map 4 Block Size Code Preset Map 6 Block Size Code...
  • Page 77 Preset Map 9 Block Size Code Preset Map 11 Block Size Code Preset Map 13 Block Size Code Preset Map 15 Block Size Code Preset Map 10 Block Size Code Preset Map 12 Block Size Code Preset Map 14 Block Size Code Preset Map 16 Block...

  • Page 78: User Defined Fleet Maps

    User Defined Fleet Maps Type I Programming Information When a Type I system is designed, the address information for all the IDs is divided into 8 equal sized blocks, numbered 07. When you program your scanner to track a Type I system, you must select a size code for each of these blocks.
  • Page 79 Fleet Map Size Codes Size Fleets Reserves block for Type II IDs Size Code Restrictions If you select size code 12, 13, or 14, there are some restrictions as to which blocks can be used for these codes. • SIZE CODE 12 can only be assigned to Blocks 0, 2, 4, or 6. •...
  • Page 80 AUSTRALIAN REVERSE FREQUENCY LIST Lower Upper Band Name 31.0000 32.0000 VHF Low band 33.0000 34.0000 VHF Low band 35.0000 36.0000 VHF Low band 37.0000 38.0000 VHF Low band 44.0000 45.0000 VHF Low band 42.0000 43.0000 VHF Low band 53.5000 53.9750 6 metre ham band 52.5000 52.9750...
  • Page 81 CTCSS Frequency List (Hz) DCS Tone Code...
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  • Page 85 If you need any assistance with this product, please check out our website at www.uniden.com.au and www.uniden.co.nz. A Uniden representative will be happy to help you with any matters regarding the operation of this unit, available accessories, or any other...
  • Page 86 UBC780XLT Flow Charts NOTE: SMART SCAN NOT APPLICABLE IN AUSTRALIA...
  • Page 88 UBC780XLT Flow Charts (continued)
  • Page 90 UBC780XLT SHORTCUTS This shortcut card is designed to assist you in getting through the menu screens using the direct entry mode for commonly used features. Please read the manual thoroughly before using this card. Be sure to back out of the...

  • Page 91: One Year Limited Warranty

    (B) Modified, altered or used as part of any conversion kits, subassemblies, or any configurations not sold by Uniden, (C) Improperly installed, (D) Repaired by someone other than an authorised Uniden Repair Agent for a defect or malfunction covered by this warranty, (E) Used in conjunction with any equipment or parts or as part of a system not manufactured by Uniden.
  • Page 92 © 2001 Uniden Australia Pty. Ltd. Uniden New Zealand Ltd. All rights reserved. Printed in the Philippines. UBZZ01305AZ...

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