Uniden Br330t Wideband Trunktracker Scanner Owners Manual

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Setting Up Your Scanner
- appears to show signal strength (0 to 5).
REP - appears when repeater find is turned on.
Using Menu
Press   on the left side of the scanner to enter the 
menu. See “Using the Menu” on Page 49 for more 
information about the scanner ’s menu options.
Using Func
To select the function labeled below a key on the front 
of the scanner, hold down   on the left side of the 
scanner, then press that key. To hold on a system 
while scanning or temporarily stop on a channel while...

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Basic OperationTurning On the Scanner and 
Setting the Squelch
Note: Make sure the scanners antenna is connected 
before you turn it on.
1. Press and hold   for about 2 seconds to turn on 
the scanner.
2. Briefly press the scroll control 
once. VOLUME LEVEL and a 
number appear on the display.
3. While VOLUME LEVEL appears, rotate the scroll 
control to set the volume to a comfortable listening 
level.
Note: If you do not press any key or turn the scroll 
control within about 10 seconds, VOLUME LEVEL...

43
Basic Operation
Scanning Systems
To begin scanning programmed systems, press Scan. 
The BR330T scans all unlocked systems in all 
activated quick-key groups and any searches 
unlocked for search and scan.
Notes: 
• If no systems are programmed, or all systems are 
locked out, an error message appears. Program a 
system or select a system to scan.
• When scanning multiple systems, the BR330T 
scans systems according to the assigned quick 
key. Systems assigned to quick key 1 are scanned 
first, then 2,...

44Notes: 
• The systems preprogrammed into the scanner are 
located primarily in major metropolitan areas. 
• You might hear transmissions on frequencies 
assigned to very distant stations. This will happen 
if a local system also uses the same frequency. 
You can scan the preprogrammed systems more 
efficiently by preventing the BR330T from trying to 
scan systems that are not in your area. To do this, 
refer to the quick key assignments listed in
 “Preprogrammed Systems” on Page 148, and enter 
the...

45
Basic Operation
To select or lock out a system that is not assigned to a 
key, press and hold   while you rotate the scroll 
control until the desired system is selected. Then, 
continue to hold   and press L/O to either lock out 
or unlock the system.
Selecting System Channel Groups
Within a system, you can assign groups of channels to 
a group quick key (see “Setting the Group Quick Key” 
on Page 90). 
Follow these steps to activate or deactivate a channel 
group within a system while scanning.
1....

46 2. Release   then press Hold within 2 seconds 
to hold on the system.
3. Rotate the scroll control to select the channel you 
want to lock or unlock.
4. Press L/O to lock or unlock the channel.
You can also lock out an active channel by pressing 
L/O while the scanner is stopped on the channel.
ID Scan/ID Search Mode
While you are scanning a trunked system, the scanner 
can be in either ID Scan or ID Search mode:
• ID Scan – the scanner only stops on talk group 
ID’s that you have programmed into the...

47
Basic Operation
previous or next system. To resume scanning, press 
Scan.
Quickly Storing an ID During ID 
Search
To quickly store an active talk group ID during ID 
search, press E. You see:
Quick TGID Save?
To save the ID into a channel, press E. Otherwise, 
press  . If you press E, the scanner stores the ID into 
a channel group called Qck Save Grp in the 
current system.
Quick-Storing Channels or
Talk Group ID’s
1. Hold on an existing channel in any system.
2. Enter the frequency or talk group ID...

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Quickly Recalling Channels
1. Press Hold to hold on any channel.
2. Press  + rcl. The scanner prompts you to 
select the system where the channel is stored.
3. Rotate the scroll control to select the system, then 
press E. The scanner prompts you to select the 
channel group where the channel is stored.
4. Rotate the scroll control to select the group, then 
press E. The scanner prompts you to select a 
channel.
5. Rotate the scroll control to select the channel, 
then press E to hold on that...

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Using the Menu
Using the MenuThe scanner’s menu lets you select options that let you 
set up and use the scanner. 
To use the menu, press   on the left side of the 
scanner. To select a menu item, rotate the scroll control 
clockwise or counterclockwise. The currently-selected 
menu item is highlighted with a bar on the display. When 
the menu item you want to select is highlighted, briefly 
press the scroll control to select it. To back up a level, 
press  . To exit the menu mode, press   again or...

50 Menu Item Submenu
-- M E N U --Srch/CloCall Opt
Search for ...
Close Call
Close Call       
CC Auto Store    
Set CC Mode      
Set CC Override  
Set CC Alert     
Set CC Bands      Close Call Only  (108)
(108)
(108)
(108)
(108)
(108)
-- M E N U --Search for ...Close CallSet Priority
Set Priority     
Srch/CloCall Opt On               
Plus On          
(54)
Off              (54)
(54)
(54)
-- M E N U --Close Call
Set Priority
WX Operation
WX Operation     
Srch/CloCall Opt Weather Alert    
Program...