Uniden Br330t Wideband Trunktracker Scanner Owners Manual

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Included With Your Scanner
Included With Your Scanner
If any of these items are missing or damaged, 
immediately contact your place of purchase or Uniden 
Customer Service at: (800) 297-1023, 8:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m., Central, Monday through Friday. 
Owners  ScannerAC Adapter
Belt Clip
Manual Wrist Strap
Batteries Connection
Cable
(with antenna
attached)
BNC/SMA Adapter
and other
printed
material
BR330T
OWNER’S
MANUAL
OWNER’S MANUAL
Included With Your Scanner 

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Setting Up Your ScannerThese guidelines will help you install and set up your 
new scanner: 
• If your scanner receives interference or electrical 
noise, move the scanner or its antenna away from 
the source.
• To improve the scanner ’s reception, use an 
optional external antenna designed for multi-band 
coverage. (You can purchase this type of antenna 
at a local electronics store). If the optional antenna 
has no cable, use 50-75 Ω coaxial cable for 
lead-in. A mating plug might be necessary for...

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Setting Up Your Scanner
2. Install 3 AA batteries, 
matching the polarity 
symbols (+ -).
   WARNING! 
Set ALKALINE/Ni-MH to Ni-MH for use only with 
rechargeable batteries. Never attempt to recharge 
non-rechargeable batteries. Non-rechargeable 
batteries can get hot and can even burst if you try to 
recharge them.
3. Replace the cover.
When   flashes and the scanner beeps every 15 
seconds, replace the batteries.
Using Rechargeable Batteries
You can also use three rechargeable batteries to power...

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If an AC adapter is connected to the scanner,  the 
scanner checks the condition of the installed batteries. 
If the scanner is turned off and the batteries require a 
full charge, Normal Charging appears as the bat-
teries are recharged. When the batteries are fully 
charged, Charge Complete appears.
If no batteries are installed in the scanner, No Battery 
appears. If there is a problem with the installed batteries, 
Battery Error appears. If the installed batteries are 
Ni-MH batteries but...

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Setting Up Your Scanner
Connecting the Antenna
To attach the supplied flexible antenna to the 
connector on the top of your scanner, simply screw it 
onto the scanners SMA connector.
Connecting an Optional Antenna
The scanners SMA connector makes it easy to 
connect a variety of optional antennas, including an 
external mobile antenna or outdoor base station 
antenna.
Note: Always use 50- or 75-ohm, RG-58, or RG-8, 
coaxial cable and the supplied BNC/SMA adapter to 
connect an outdoor antenna. If the...

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WARNING! 
Never connect any part of the headphone jack to 
the antenna jack or connect the radio to an 
installation where the antenna and audio 
connection are grounded. This might damage the 
scanner.
Attaching the Belt Clip
To make your scanner easier to carry when you are on 
the go, use the supplied belt clip. Rotate the scanner 
upside down to remove it from the clip.
Attaching the Wrist Strap
To keep your scanner safely close at hand, use the 
supplied wrist strap. Push the small loop on one...

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Setting Up Your Scanner
If your scanners keys seem confusing at first, the 
following information should help you understand each 
keys function.
Key Name Description
Hold/Hold – Holds the scan or the 
frequency search when pressed. 
Resumes the scan or the 
frequency search when pressed 
again.
 +   – Quickly turns the 
Close Call feature on or off (see 
“Setting Close Call Options” on 
Page 108).
Scan/srch Scan – Scans the stored channels.
 + srch – Starts quick search 
or quickly accesses the...

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backlight on or off.
Press and hold for more than 2 
seconds to turn the scanner on or 
off. 
 +   – Locks and unlocks 
the keypad.
1-91-9 – Enters a frequency, enters 
quick key numbers, and selects a 
custom search range in Custom 
Search mode.
Selects systems by quick key in 
scan mode.
 + 1-9 – Selects groups by 
quick key in scan mode.
1/pri 1 – Enters a 1.
 + pri – Selects the priority 
mode in scan hold mode.
2/wx 2 – Enters a 2.
 + wx – Selects the weather 
function in...

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Setting Up Your Scanner
A Look At The Display
The display has indicators that show the scanners 
current operating status. The display information helps 
you understand how your scanner operates.7/rcl 7 – Enters a 7.
 + rcl – Displays a series of 
prompts to quickly select a specific 
channel in the scan hold mode.
 no
/rev – Enters a decimal point or dash 
in a frequency or talk group ID, 
enters or selects an extended 2-
digit Quick Key, enters an “i” for 
I-Call input.
At a prompt, answers “No.”
 +...

40 Sn: - appears with a number to show the currently-
selected System Quick Key number. n appears to 
show the first digit of the Quick Key number. 
For example, if System Quick Key 75 is selected, S7: 
appears. The currently active system indicator flashes.
ATT - appears when the attenuation feature is turned 
on. See “Setting Attenuation” on Page 71, “Setting 
System Attenuation (Trunked Systems Only)” on 
Page 88, and “Setting Channel Attenuation (Conven-
tional Channels Only)” on Page 96.
PRI -...