Uniden Br330t Wideband Trunktracker Scanner Owners Manual

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Feature Highlights
Feature HighlightsGeneral
2500 Dynamic Channels - Your scanner stores 
channels more efficiently than conventional scanners, 
letting you store and quickly tune greater numbers of 
interesting frequencies.
Close Call
TM RF Capture Technology - You can set 
the scanner so it detects and provides information 
about nearby radio transmissions. See “Using the 
Close Call Feature” on Page 107 for more information.
Dynamically Allocated Channel Memory - Your 
scanner’s memory is organized...

12 If you lock out a system or group, any channels 
belonging to that system or group are also locked out.
You can lock out up to 200 frequencies and review all 
locked-out frequencies. The scanner skips locked-out 
frequencies while using the Close Call feature or while 
searching.
CTCSS and DCS Squelch Modes – prevent interfer-
ence from stations not using the mode you select.
Fire Tone-Out Standby – Lets you set the scanner to 
alert you if a two-tone sequential page is transmitted. 
You can set up to...

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Feature Highlights
Custom Alerts – For each alert in the scanner (such as 
channel alert, Close Call alert, emergency alert), you can 
select from 9 different tone patterns and also set the alert 
volume level independently from the main volume level.
Automatic Channel Step – Accepts frequencies on 
any valid channel step, even if it does not fall within 
the band plan’s default step.
Frequency Step – Lets you select a frequency step 
(5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, 9, 10, 12.5,15, 20, 25, 50 or 100 
kHz) for...

14 The scanner can scan both conventional and trunked 
systems at the same time.
Control Channel Only Scanning – If the scanner is 
set to scan Motorola trunking frequencies, you can set 
it so it scans using only control channel data. You do 
not have to program voice channel frequencies into 
memory in this mode as long as all possible control 
channels are programmed.
Weather
Weather Search – Lets your scanner receive your 
local NOAA weather transmission.
SAME Weather Alert – Lets your scanner alert...

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Feature Highlights
Talk Group ID AutoStore – Automatically stores all 
new talk group ID’s into a channel group you select. 
Priority
Priority Scan – Priority channels let you keep track of 
activity on your most important channel(s) while 
monitoring other channels for transmissions. 
Priority Plus – You can set the scanner so it scans 
only the priority channels 
Backlight and Power
Display and Keypad Backlight – Makes the display and 
keypad easy to see in dim light. You can adjust the 
back light...

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About This Manual
The screen displays used in this manual are 
representations of what might appear when you use 
your scanner. Since what you see depends on the 
frequencies and user IDs for your area and the 
settings you select, you might notice some differences 
between what is in this manual and what appears on 
your scanner. 
Using the Multifunction Scroll Control
The scroll control on top of the BR330T lets you 
easily control channel selection, volume, and squelch, 
and how information appears...

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Feature Highlights
How the Scanner’s Controls Are 
Represented in This Manual
To help navigate the scanner ’s menus, the steps 
shown in this manual show the displays you see and 
the keys you press or control you operate to get a 
desired result.
This example shows you how to use the scanner’s 
menu to edit an existing system name. It shows you 
the key to press () to select a menu option and 
the option you see (Program System) when you 
press  . It also instructs you to turn the scroll 
control...

18• The default system names include the following 
letter in the 16th position to indicate the system 
type: 
R = Racing
M = Motorola
E = EDACS
L = LTR
C = Conventional
• Press   twice to delete the current character.
• Press   three times to clear the entire alpha tag.
To get the most from this manual, review the contents 
to become familiar with the basic functions available. 
If you are new to scanning or trunk tracking, be sure to 
read “Understanding Scanning” on Page 19 for a quick 
background on...

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Understanding Scanning
Understanding ScanningThis section provides you with background on how 
scanning works. You don’t really need to know all of 
this to use your scanner, but some background 
knowledge will help you get the most from your 
BR330T. 
Understanding the Scanner’s 
Memory
Your scanner ’s memory is organized in an architecture 
called Dynamic Allocated Channel memory. This type 
of memory is organized differently and more efficiently 
than the bank/channel architecture used by...

20finds an active frequency, then stops on that frequency 
and remains on that channel as long as the 
transmission continues. When the transmission ends, 
the scanning cycle resumes until the scanner receives 
another transmission. 
What is Searching?
The BR330T can search each of its bands and up to 
10 bands together to find active frequencies. This is 
different from scanning because you are searching for 
frequencies that have not been programmed into the 
scanner. When you select frequency bands to...