Uniden Bc780xlt Trunk Tracker Scanner Owners Manual

33 The Service Search feature allows you to toggle through the following ten preprogrammed
services. The frequencies selected for these services are the most commonly used around
the U.S.
• 1: PUBLIC SAFETY• 6: RAILROAD
• 2: NEWS• 7: AIR
• 3: TV  BROADCAST• 8: CB RADIO
• 4: HAM RADIO• 9: FRS
• 5: MARINE• 0: SPECIAL(frequencies)
1. Press 
SRCHfor 2 seconds. the display indicates 
as illustrated.
2. After a 3 second delay, searching begins for the first
preprogrammed service – Public Safety (initial...

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Weather Channel Search
To hear preprogrammed NOAA weather channels:
1. Press 
WX.
Note: • It’s possible to receive more than one weather broadcast in your area. If the
broadcast sounds weak or distant, press 
SRCHto look for a closer station.
• Press 
HOLD/sif you want to stop searching (WX hold mode).
NWR-SAME Alert
In addition to the conventional weather broadcasts, your BC780XLT is compatible with
NWR-SAME weather alert. When the scanner receives NOAA’s Specific Area Message
Encoding (SAME) coded...

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Programming FIPS Code
The 6-digit Federal Information Processing System (FIPS) codes established by the National
Weather Service (NWS) must be programmed in your scanner. These codes specify an
emergency and the specific geographic area (such as county) affected by the emergency.
1. At the WX hold mode, press and hold 
WXfor 2 seconds.
2. Select the desired memory number (F1-F15) 
using sor t.
3. Enter FIPS code using the keypad.
4. Press 
E.
5. To exit from this programming mode, press 
WX.
––– OR...

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Trunked Systems
Your BC780XLT is designed to track three major types of trunked radio systems. These
systems are described here.
vMOTOROLA - 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.
vEDACS - Including Wideband 9600 baud, and Narrowband 4800 baud systems.
Wideband systems are mostly on the 800 MHz band, and are used by public safety,...

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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.
Important: If you are programming an EDACS or LTR trunked system, you must enter the
frequencies in a specific order. Check the frequency guide included with the
scanner for the frequencies in your area. For additional frequencies, check...

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+Important!
7. Press 
TRUNKfor 2 seconds.
A tone sounds, and 
E, M, or Licon appears on the
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
sounds and 
ERRORappears on the display.
Selecting Trunking Programming Menu Mode
To change the system type which your scanner monitors, you must be in the...

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Setting the Squelch
For trunked reception, a good setting for the SQUELCHcontrol is in the center of the range
with the red marker pointing up. See the illustration.
If set too high (CCW) in some cases it could prevent your scanner from
locking to the control channel reliably. If set too low (CW) it will slightly
delay finding the control channel. The best setting is the same as for
conventional reception, and is not critical.
Receiving Trunked  Systems
When you have properly programmed all the...

40 Talkgroups display differently in Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems. You should read the
appropriate parts of this guide to understand the formats.
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 wont know exactly who you are receiving until you listen for
awhile, or refer to frequency guides or internet sites such as www.trunktracker.com.Of
course,...

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Restoring Locked-out IDs
To unlock a single ID, follow these steps:
1. Press 
MENU.
2. Select TRUNK DATA- BANK NO.- L/O ID REVIEW
using s, tor VFOand pressing 
E, SELECTor VFO.
3. Select the locked out ID you want to unlock using sor t.
4. Press 
L/O. The ID is unlocked and the next locked ID displays.
To unlock all locked out IDs in a bank at once:
1. Press 
Einstead of L/Oin step 4 above.
2. To exit from this mode, press 
MENUrepeatedly.
Channel Activity Indicators
The BC780XLT has 30 Channel...

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Scan Lists
Each bank of your BC780XLT 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 favorite IDs. Each list can contain up to
10 IDs, so you can store a total of 100 IDs for each trunk tracking bank. (1000 if you use all
banks as trunking banks!)
Scan Lists help you organize the trunking system users into categories.
For example, you might use List#1...