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UBC3000XL T
400 Channel, 20-Bank
Scanning Radio with
25MHz to 1.3GHz
Scanning Range
OPERATING GUIDE
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Precautions Before you use this scanner, please read This may be particularly true of the type of and observe the following: earphone that is placed in the ear canal. Earphone Warning! WARNING! Uniden does not represent this unit to be Be sure to use only the recommended waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire or optional monaural earphone (EPOO9). You electrical shock, do not expose this unit to may also use a 320 stereo headset. Use of rain or moisture. an incorrect earphone or stereo headset m
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Controls and Indicators 1. Keypad 2. Enter 35 7 9 3. ShiftI DecimalI Clear 1 214161 8 10 4. Search Down/Limit 5. Search Up/Hold Search 6. ;';---"'.."i"I.."'..."': ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 7. Send/WFMSignal Mode -@-~ -@)i Q!9 N "' ... '.0"'" 8. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ AutoStore/NFMSignal Mode 9. -@) -@) -@) N@ Frequency Step/AMSignal Mode ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ) - ~ ... n~:"'" 10. Speaker ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ C ~~...~~..~~ 0r. 11. aJ LiquidCrystal Display ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 'C Scan Mode 12. C ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ = 13. Manual ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 14. Delay/Battery Save Turbo Se
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'":":--- Controls and Indicators ~ 1 2 3 4 1 2 14 r~~~~: :~:: ~ ~:t: :t:lt~ ti £~1i'~~ ~,~,~, ~v~ j~ i] = 1'- 13 : 8FT 5 !8881!'8 . Si--M-ii-z] 12 8 8 8 88 "-'--" " 00_00_" ~ n n n_-.J n..n n_n_nhn 00 0000_0000_' 6 HOLD LIO [i::2~§ij: ~KB ii AM_: :N:f=. :M~W :f=.:MJ 3 4 5 11 10 9 8 7 1. Bank Indicators 1. External Speaker Jack 9. Frequency Step Indicators 2. Search Indicator 10. Lockout Indicator 2. Earphone Jack 3. Antenna Connector 3. 11. Hold Indicator Signal Attenuation Indicator 4. 12. Prio
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~ Contents I Introduction.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 TransferringA Channel Frequency. . 17 Locking Outa Frequency. . . . . . 30 Included withyourScanner.. . . . . . 4 DeletingA Stored Channel Frequency 18 Unlocking a Frequency. . . . . . . 31 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 TheScanMode. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 The ManualMode. . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Power 5 BeginScanning 20 ScrollingChannels. . . . . . . . . . . 32 Installing/Removingthe Battery. . . 5 Turning Banks On or Off
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-:-- Introduction Your UBC3000XLT Scanner is a Additional Features You can program the UBC3000XL T with up to 400 channels that are divided into 20 sophisticated information radio that allows The UBC3000XL T has so many features, it banks. you to monitor 16 different frequency bands. might take you a while to become familiar These bands include radio information This arrangement of banks and channels with them all. But the following summary lets sources such as allows you to easily select which
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~. 1'- Auto-Store-Lets you automatically store channel withoutsearching. See "Manual scanning (after three seconds) when it active frequencies in empty channels. See Programming"on Page 10. encounters an unmodulated or data signal. "Auto-Store Programming" on Page 15. See "Using Data Skip" on Page 34. Frequency Transfer-Lets you transfer a Auto-Sort-In the Scan Mode, sorts the frequency intoan empty channel. See Keypad Lockout-Temporarily disables I channels in each bank by frequency to "Transfe
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r - It Included with your Scanner Your UBC3000XL T Scanner comes with the following standard equipment. (See "Optional Accessories & Replacement Parts" on Page 39.) Belt Clip Operating Guide Rubber Antenna Leather Case (BCK300) (OMUBC3000XL T) (AT218) ... t£:I """ """" UBC8C>-.T' UBC3000XL T ; "-_m-- , .... ~MH(~""" ,..... (I D 11 (0"") 0' (f/ @" (o...,,~@' @"@/ 880' @J°@" El8 cr@/ @ Monaural Earphone AC Adaptor Australian El8"EI~ 64Q (AAD-2500U) Warranty . Read this Operating 88888 (EPOO9) Prog
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1r Getting Started To remove the..battery, press the release Power Installing/Removing the Battery button and slide the battery off. 1. Turn off the scanner. Your scanner's nickel-cadmium battery can power the scanner for up to 5 hours on a full 2. Slidethe batteryon. charge. I Before you use the scanner the first time, and whenever the [BA TT] indicator appears, you should fully charge the battery. Notes: ~ . Install the battery before you charge it. ~ . When the [BATT] indicator appears, there
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~ Notes: Charging the Battery Attaching the Antenna . It takes 14 - 16 hoursto fully charge Use the AC Adaptor/Charger to power the UBC3000XLT from an AC outlet. the battery. . You can operate the scanner while the battery charges. AC 240V Outlet . Disconnect the adaptor/charger during a power failure. m~1U8) ~T See also, "Battery Maintenance" on 8 t:J 8 Page 40. D: AAD-2500U CJ AC Adaptor Installing the Belt Clip Warning! Use only the supplied AC adaptor/charger. Other external power sources co
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'":":--. Scanner Basics To use your scanner with confidence, it's You can also temporarily lock out extremely helpful to understand the .... individual channels within a bank during - - - - - -S"CAN - - - - - -.. "'... 1 , following scanner basics. scanning. This lets you further I' ------ customise your scanning without Banks and Channels deleting channel frequencies. See Banks and channels are the way stored v..r-0.~0.~ "Locking Out Channels" on Page 21. frequencies are organized in your scann
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r How Squelch Works If the gate is set too high, nothing gets Setting the Squelch through ... not even the strong signals. The squelch circuit in your scanner is like a Adjust VOLUME to a comfortable listening level. gate. If it is too Iow, everything gets through When the gate is correctly set, strong ... noise, weak signals, and strong signals. signals get through, but weaker signals and To set the Squelch, you must be in the noise are blocked. Manual Mode. No signal should be present Strong S
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r Turn until hiss heard. Keypad Lockout To unlock the keypad. Keypad lockout lets you disable all keypad keys (except B ) to prevent accidental 880@@ pressing of a key. 8FT 20 To lock the keypad: 880@@ Pressand hold until B 8]" 81~ w-C AM NFM WFM 88 disappears.---a 01 (3 [8 18 This lowers the squelch gate so that B8 ANK 1I14;~'f Press and everything gets through. SCAN hold until 888 SCR n Turn just until hiss stops. I w-C E. appears. BANK 1U ~~f7 SCAN 888 SCAn t) This raises the "squelch gate" a
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'""::--. . '!I Programming Channels 2. Enter the Manual Mode. Before you can scan, you must store two or 4. Enter the frequency. more frequencies into the scanner's channel r - - 1'- - -12 - - -'31 I Enter the memories. There are three ways to program ~1 ~'2 ~13 (OSCAN):@ @ @ (0SCAN) @~~ I I frequency new frequencies into channels-Manual ~ I 14 15 18I b Programming, Search Programming, and Press .0IIAN~ ~ :@)@ @: nurn er. €f @15 @18 ~wl I Auto-Store Programming. I 17 18 191 Q 5 ~7 ~18~19 oc I 7
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--:--.. 5. Store the frequency. Automatic Battery Save Further press @ to store the frequency in the selected channel, or press
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-:-- 2. Enter the Manual Mode. 4. Enter the lower limit of the range. Search Programming r - -11-- - if - -131 This procedure lets you search for active 11 12 13 frequencies in a selected range and store (OSCAN]: 0 ~ @ ; Enterthe (OSCAN) @ @ @ 1 ~4 ~'5 fI'::'t.'81 any or all of those frequencies into channels. 14 15 18 frequency (OIlAH~: ~ ~ ~ : Press number. BSAVE1 1 OMANUA @) @ @ 17 '8 For more information about searching, see 1 19) BSAVE oc 1 7 a 9 1 E3 [3 @ @ "The Search Mode," page 27. I 0
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-:--. 5. Enter the upper limit of the range. The scanner stops on the first active 68. To store the search frequency in another selected channel: frequency it finds. r - - 1'- - - 12-- - ;31 BANK' 1. DLY SRCU. ~:0 ~ @): : 14 15 16; Enter the J ~rn 120.500 MHz (OIlANUA~ :@J@ @: frequency 12.5 KHz AM 8(3(7)@@ BSAVE 1 17 18 19' number. 9FT 20 E3r3:€))@@: . To store the frequency, stop searching. 880@@ : SFT 20,----- Then, proceed to Step 6A, 68, or 6C. B 8J I 0 @: @ Then, ,-------- E]8"8~ press . I
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-' _J- BANK I 6C. To store the search frequency in the first Note: For channels 1 -9, you can enter just DLY I empty channel in another bank: a single digit. iP ~~ 120.500 MHz 12.5 KHz AM 1. 2. Press ~ . The display alternates between the search frequency and the 3. Store the search frequency. new channel/frequency. 88€)@@ 11 12 13 8FT 20 BANK 9 ((oscAN) 6) @ @ 8E30@@ 14 1S 16 P 151 000.000 MHz wo 12.5KHzAM (@)@@ BE3 ~ E] ~ BSAVE 17 18 19 AM NFM WFM DLY 88)@@ Press 88 (3 8 B 120.500 MHz 8FT 20 1
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" "--.. ~---"-'- ---- 2. Enter the Manual Mode. 4. Enter the upper limit of the range. Auto-Store Programming r--"---'2 '31 11 12 13 This procedure searches a frequency range (OSCAN):{D ~ @: and automatically stores active frequencies (OSCAN) 0 @ @ : 14 15 18 ; Enter the 14 15 16 <23 :@ @ @: frequency into empty channels of the selected bank(s). Press IlSAVE 1 17 18 19 I number. (OIlAN @ @ @ Note: Be sure to set SQUELCH before you BSAVE 17 18 19 813:0 @ @: 1 8FT 20,-- - - - begin a search. See "
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- 6. Select the bank(s). 7. Begin searching. When all empty channels in the bank(s) have been programmed, FULL appears r - - 11-- -12- - -'31 along with the last channeVfrequency ' Press (OSCAN):@ @ @ f3130@@ programmed. 1 I Bank ~ 8FT 20 1 14 15 181 (3(30@@ BAtIK (OIlAN~ :@ @ @: number ~~I 1 17 18 Press 1 1111 DC 1 7 S 9 1 60 FULL E3 (3 1 €) @ @ 1 B8~~ 12.5 KHz NFII AM NFU WFM ----"., ,-- -- 88888 [3 (3 d,@)20:@ ,--__I BANK BANK H€2ifii'iii'iiiiim'I"'iii"I'r'iiiiIE BANK ~s ," """""I.~'~"""'ii..
