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P25 Adjust Mode this is a hidden setting accessible only by turning off the radio and pressing Hold when you turn the scanner back on. (For now, this is just a test
setting and can be ignored). This mode sets the algorithm for P25 decode. Leave it at 3. Anything higher than 3 will just act like 3. Anything lower will have the reduced
performance of previous firmware versions.
Scroll to 'P25 Adjust Mode' and press E/yes.
Enter 1-15 and press E/yes to save and exit.
P25 Adjust Level this is a hidden setting accessible only by turning off the radio and pressing Hold when you turn the scanner back on. Sets the RSSI value below
which the scanner will not attempt to make P25 fine tune adjustments. If the signal is too low, RX reliability is not high enough to make P25 adjustments correctly. The
default value is 50.
Scroll to 'P25 Adjust Level' and press E/yes.
Enter 1-200 and press E/yes to save and exit.
P25 Wait Time
(Requires firmware 3.00 or newer). This setting basically gives the scanner time to determine if channels on conventional and Motorola analog or mixed
systems (not P25 only) have digital or analog transmissions. 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. This setting only affects conventional channels that have CTCSS or DCS set to 'Off' and channels on
Motorola (non P25) systems.
Scroll to 'P25 Wait Time' and press E/yes.
Set the Wait Time from 0 to 1000 mS and press E/yes to save and exit.
% Memory Used
this setting lets you view the amount of memory left in the scanner.
Scroll to 'See Scanner Info' and press E/yes.
Scroll to '% Memory Used' and press E/yes.
Press Menu twice to exit.
Firmware Version and Serial Number
scanner if you don't already have it. Uniden has a new
Scroll to 'See Scanner Info' and press E/yes.
Scroll to 'Firmware Version' and press E/yes.
Press Menu twice to exit.
Cloning
to clone (copy) data from one (same) scanner to another, you must first connect the scanners to each other using the included connection cables and a DB9 null
modem adapter and DB9 gender changer (neither included), available at most computer stores. Then you must set one scanner as the master (source) and the other as
the slave (destination). Plug the smaller end of each of the included connection cables into the Remote jack on the right side of each scanner. Then connect the other
end of the cables together using the null modem connector and gender changer.
Then set up both scanners:
For each scanner, press Menu. Scroll to 'Xfer Information' and press E/yes.
Scroll to 'Wired Clone' and press E/yes.
Scroll to 'Master' and press E/yes for the source scanner.
Scroll to 'Slave' and press E/yes for the destination scanner.
When you are ready to clone the scanner, press Scan on the slave scanner first, then Scan on the master scanner. The master scanner checks the connection
between the two scanners, then transfers its data to the slave scanner. When the transfer is complete, 'Complete' appears on both scanners. If the transfer did
not work, 'Error' appears on the master scanner.
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allows you to view the firmware version. It is recommended that you download and install the latest firmware upgrade for the
Wiki where you will find all the information necessary to upgrade your firmware.
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