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Introduction
Main Features
Understanding Dynamic Memory
Understanding Quick Keys
Conventional Simplex and Repeater Systems
Understanding CTCSS/DCS
Understanding Trunking
Understanding IDs
Terms Used in this Document
Turning on the Scanner/Setting the Squelch/Volume
Keypad and Knob Controls
Navigating the Menu
A Look at the Display
Auto Step Size Chart
Planning 'Systems'
Worksheets
Entering Text
**Program 'Systems' Menu**
Conventional Systems
Motorola Systems
EDACS Systems
LTR Systems
Edit System Name
Motorola/LTR System Modulation
Trunked System Attenuation
Copying/Deleting Systems
**Edit 'System' Options Menu**
Creating 'Groups'
**Edit Group Menu**
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Contents
Scanning 'Systems' with Search
Turning System Quick Keys On/Off
Turning Group Quick Keys On/Off
Viewing Tags or Frequencies/IDs
Changing ID Scan/ID Search Mode
Holding on a System
Holding on a ID/Frequency
Storing a Displayed ID (In ID Search Mode)
Viewing Active IDs
Trunking Activity Indicators
Locking/Unlocking Channels
Locking/Unlocking Groups
Locking/Unlocking Systems/Searches
Reviewing L/O IDs
Optimizing P25 Performance
Priority/Priority Plus Scan
**Search/Close Call Options Menu**
**Search For... Menu**
Quick Search
Reviewing Locked out Frequencies
Searching
Storing a Displayed Frequency
**Close Call Menu**
Managing Close Call Hits
**Weather Operation Menu** (no UBCD396T)
**Tone-Out For... Menu**
**Settings Menu**
Set Backlight
Set AGC Settings
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  • Page 1 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Home How to view these pages in your browsers Last Updated August 17, 2010 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Contents Introduction Scanning 'Systems' with Search Main Features Turning System Quick Keys On/Off...
  • Page 2 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Programming Freqs/IDs into 'Groups' Adjusting P25 Wait Time Quickly Storing a Frequency Memory Used Quickly Storing an ID Cloning Manually Programming Frequencies/IDs Locking/Unlocking the Keypad **Edit Channel Options Menu** Viewing Battery Level Scanner Reset...

  • Page 3: Main Features

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual For those of you who are new to trunking, dynamic memory, or haven't had a scanner in the last 10 years it is a good idea to read the respective sections on those topics.
  • Page 4 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual 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.

  • Page 5: Understanding Dynamic Memory

    You can store as many as 400 'Systems' and you can have as many as 20 groups per 'System' with up to 200 frequencies or IDs in each 'Group' (if you have enough memory). The (U)BCD396T will give you up to 6000 tagged channels.

  • Page 6: Understanding Trunking

    Motorola Type IIi Hybrid EDACS Networked (Wide/Narrow) Motorola Type II Smartnet EDACS SCAT Motorola Type II Smartzone EDACS ESK (version 3.0 firmware or later required-BCD396T only) Motorola Type II Smartzone Omnilink LTR Standard Motorola Type II VOC Project 25 Standard When you program Motorola frequencies into the scanner, one frequency is the control (or data) channel, and the rest are voice frequencies shared by all the users.

  • Page 7: Terms Used In This Document

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual 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.

  • Page 8: Keypad And Knob Controls

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Trunkscanning (ID scan mode)- the process of scanning for active programmed talk group IDs in ID groups, in programmed 'systems'. You search for frequencies in frequency bands. You scan programmed channels in groups (in programmed 'systems').
  • Page 9 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Function(s) http://marksscanners.com/396/396.shtml (9 of 51)8/17/2010 10:11:40 PM...
  • Page 10 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Scroll Control, Press to select a menu item or save an entry in Menu Mode. Sql, Vol Press then turn to adjust volume level in Scan Mode. Press to view battery info in Scan Mode.

  • Page 11: Navigating The Menu

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Number Keys Enter any frequency to go directly to in Scan/Search Hold Modes. Press 0-9 to toggle single-digit system quick keys on or off in Scan Mode. Press 0-9 to toggle custom searches on or off in Search Mode.
  • Page 12 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual The display has indicators that show the scanner's current operating status. The display information helps you understand how your scanner operates. Top Line appears when you press and hold Func to select Function mode in Any Mode.
  • Page 13 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual shows the name of the currently scanned system in Scan Mode. shows the name of the currently searched custom/service search in Search Mode. will alternate the system name and channel group name for a system in Receiving or Hold Modes.
  • Page 14 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual will appear if the weather alert priority feature is on in Any Mode except Tone-out. BCD396T Auto Step Sizes/Auto Modulation Contents Frequency Range Step (kHz) Mode Band Frequency Range Step (kHz) Mode Band...

  • Page 15: Entering Text

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Planning your systems will be very important even if you do have the software. Organizing your quick keys will be the hardest part of the planning. You can assign quick keys and copy and paste most of the freqs, alpha tags, and IDs easily into the software.
  • Page 16 IDs per group. Note: Once a system has been created, the system type cannot be changed. The (U)BCD396T will give you about 6000 tagged channels. Also, remember that conventional frequencies and IDs are considered as channels. One suggestion; assign every group and every system to a quick key. You can assign as many systems you want to a system quick key and as many groups you want to a group quick key.
  • Page 17 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Note: EDACS Wide is the same as EDACS Standard and use a 9600 baud control channel. EDACS Narrow-band systems use a 4800 baud control channel. See here at RR for a description of SCAT.
  • Page 18 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual system, press Menu. At 'Program System' press E/yes. To Delete a At 'Select System' scroll to the system you want to delete and press E/yes. Scroll to 'Delete System' and press E/yes. At 'Confirm Delete?' press E/yes.
  • Page 19 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Note: Pressing the first number of a 2- digit quick key will get you closer, 1 for 10, 2 for 20, etc. Set Lockout determines whether a system will be scanned or not even if the quick key for the system is turned on. The default setting is unlocked.
  • Page 20 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Edit Band Plan (Motorola Custom/VHF/UHF/P25 only) 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.
  • Page 21 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Fleetmap, scroll to 'Preset' and press E/yes. To select a Preset Scroll to the number of the preset fleetmap and press E/yes to save and exit. See Preset Fleetmaps. Fleetmap, scroll to 'Custom' and press E/yes.

  • Page 22: Creating Groups

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual At 'Set Level' scroll to: Auto- the scanner automatically sets the emergency alert beep to the master volume level. Press E/yes to save and exit. 1-15- scroll to the volume level preferred. Press E/yes to save and exit.

  • Page 23: Programming Frequencies/Tgids

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual To Create a New Group (no EDACS SCAT) press Menu. At 'Program System' press E/yes. At 'Select System' scroll to system where you want to create a group and press E/yes. Scroll to 'Edit Group' and press E/yes.
  • Page 24 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual 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. Enter the frequency and press E/yes.

  • Page 25: Edit Channel Options Menu

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual To program a new channel press Menu. At 'Program System' press E/yes. At 'Select System' scroll to system where you want to program a channel and press E/yes. Scroll to 'Edit Group' and press E/yes.
  • Page 26 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual To Edit Channel Options press Menu. At 'Program System' press E/yes. At 'Select System' scroll to the system that contains the channel and press E/yes. Scroll to 'Edit Group' and press E/yes. At 'Select Group' scroll to the group that has the channel you want to edit and press E/yes.

  • Page 27: Scanning 'Systems'

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Channel, press Menu until 'Select System' appears. To Paste the At 'Select System' scroll to system where you want to paste the channel and press E/yes. Scroll to 'Edit Group' and press E/yes.
  • Page 28 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual With all previous 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' assigned to them. See also Using Quick Keys.
  • Page 29 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual press Hold while scanning the system you want to monitor. Scroll to the (noisy) control channel. Active IDs will scroll in the To view active IDs in a trunked system display. Press Scan to resume.

  • Page 30: Locking/Unlocking Groups

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual 5. While holding down Func, rotate the scroll control to set the AUTO decode threshold start level to a setting that most closely matches the system's optimum decode threshold. Now, when the scanner stops on a system, it will use this threshold as the starting point for automatic optimization.

  • Page 31: Locking/Unlocking Channels

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual To lock out or unlock a group in scan mode press Hold to hold on any channel. Press and hold Func then press 7/rcl. At 'Select System' scroll to the system that contains the group and press E/yes.
  • Page 32 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Reviewing Locked Out Frequencies: Scroll to 'Freq Lockouts' press E/yes. Scroll to 'Rvw Search L/O' and press E/yes. If no frequencies are locked out, you will see 'Nothing Locked'. Scroll to the frequency (or press (.)no to go to the next) and press E/yes to unlock the frequency.

  • Page 33: Quick Search

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Set Delay Time Quick Search and Close Call Search This setting determines how long the scanner waits after a transmission ends before resuming operations. The default setting is 2 seconds. Scroll to 'Set Delay Time' and press E/yes.

  • Page 34: Editing A Service Search

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual searching, press Hold to hold on any channel or frequency. To start searching at a specific frequency while scanning or Enter the new frequency you wish to start at then press Hold to set the new starting frequency.

  • Page 35: Custom Search

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual and press E/yes. See also Scroll to Set Step Auto Step Sizes. Scroll to Auto, 5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, or 100 to set the step size and press E/yes.

  • Page 36: Auto Search And Store

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual group, quickly press E/yes. To program a displayed frequency into an existing At 'Quick Freq Save?' press (.)no. At 'Select System' scroll to the system where you want to store the frequency and press E/yes.

  • Page 37: Close Call Menu

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Notes: 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 IDs in otherwise you will see 'System Locked'. If no systems are programmed, 'No System Stored' appears. Search and store does not work if an EDACS SCAT system is selected.
  • Page 38 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Set CC Alert/Beep/Pause lets you select how the scanner alerts you when it receives a Close Call signal. Pause lets you select how long the scanner waits after a hit before it returns to the previous operation.

  • Page 39: Close Call Auto Store

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual When the scanner detects a Close Call signal, '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).
  • Page 40 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual 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 priority that will check the weather channel every 5 seconds for a weather alert signal. For a table of all the...

  • Page 41: Set Attenuator

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual SS: The state code. CCC: The county code. Scroll to 'Program SAME' and press E/yes. At 'Select SAME' scroll to the SAME group (1-5) and press E/yes. At 'Edit Name' see to edit the name otherwise scroll to 'Edit County' and press E/yes.
  • Page 42 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Tone' and press E/yes. Scroll to 'Set 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.

  • Page 43: Settings Menu

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Settings Menu Contents To Edit Settings press Menu. Scroll to 'Settings' and press E/yes. Blue) and press E/yes. Scroll to the settings and options below Set Backlight Adjust Contrast P25 Wait Time Cloning...
  • Page 44 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Adjusting the Analog AGC settings: Turn off the Digital AGC option and turn on the Analog AGC option. Start scanning. Press and hold Func then tap the scroll knob (3 times) until AUDIO AGC settings are displayed.
  • Page 45 Firmware Version and Serial Number allows you to view the firmware version. It is recommended that you download and install the latest firmware upgrade for the scanner if you don't already have it. Uniden has a new Wiki where you will find all the information necessary to upgrade your firmware.
  • Page 46 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Locking/Unlocking the Keypad 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.

  • Page 47: Preprogrammed Systems

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Links Radio Reference.com eHam.net-reviews Radio Reference Data Base Strong Signals Radio Reference BD396T Wiki Software BCD396T Manager-for Mac OS ProScan FreeSCAN-Freeware Strong Signals-Software page bcTool-Freeware ScanControl arc396-Butel software Scancat-Lite Plus BD396T Manager-Linux software...

  • Page 48: Preset Fleetmaps

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual Preset Fleetmaps Contents There are 16 preset fleet maps programmed into your scanner to choose from. In Motorola II systems, all the blocks have size code 0. In Type I systems, size codes are used in different blocks to denote the maximum number of users in that block.
  • Page 49 Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual (12) (12) (12) (12) Preset Map 9 Preset Map 10 Preset Map 11 Preset Map 12 Preset Map 13 Preset Map 15 Preset Map 16 Preset Map 14 Block Size Code Block Size Code...

  • Page 50: Type Ii Special Status Bits

    Easier to Read BCD396T/UBCD396T Digital Scanner Manual You can tell which block a Motorola ID is in by its number. Block Lower ID# Upper ID# 0000 8191 8192 16383 16384 24575 24576 32767 32768 40959 40960 49151 49152 57343 57344...
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