Uniden Br330t Wideband Trunktracker Scanner Owners Manual

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Searching and Storing
Custom Search
Custom Search lets you program and search 10 
custom search ranges. You can search any of these 
ranges simultaneously and select each custom search 
range you set. During custom search, the scanner 
searches starting with the lowest frequency in the 
search range you select to the highest frequency in 
the range.
Notes: 
• Search ranges are preset. See “Editing a Custom 
Search Range” on Page 102 to change the range.
• You cannot turn off all custom search ranges.
 
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The scanner starts custom search of the custom 
search range you selected, stopping on any 
transmission it finds and displaying the frequency. 
Turn the scroll control to change the search 
direction. An arrow appears, showing the current 
search direction.
To turn search ranges on or off, press 0 and 1-9. 
To hold searching, press Hold. To resume searching, 
press  then press Scan/srch or Hold again. 
To lock out a frequency found while searching, press 
L/O. Locked Out appears and the scanner 
resumes custom search.
If you turn off the active custom search range, the 
scanner skips to the next custom search range and 
continues searching.
Note: If all frequencies in all active custom search 
ranges are locked out, All Locked! appears and 
the scanner does not stop.
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Editing a Custom Search Range
You can edit up to 10 custom search ranges. The 
names of the custom search ranges appear on the 
display. The default custom search range names 
appear as Custom 1, Custom 2, and so on.
 
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Select your setting, then press the scroll control.
Edit Name  - lets you edit the custom search range’s 
name
Edit Srch Limit  - lets you view and select the 
frequency ranges to search. The scanner prompts you 
to enter the upper and lower search limits.
Set Delay Time - lets you set the amount of time 
the scanner will delay before continuing to search after 
a transmission ends
Set Modulation  - lets you set the custom search 
range’s modulation type
Set Attenuator  - lets you set whether the scanner 
will attenuate reception by 18dB during search
Set Data Skip  - lets you set whether the scanner 
will skip data transmissions during search
Set Step  - lets you set the custom search range’s 
step (the gap between frequencies)
Set C-Ch Only - lets you search for a Motorola 
control channel. If it finds one, the scanner scans the 
system.
Search with Scan - sets whether the scanner 
includes the custom search during scanning. 
If unlocked, the scanner first scans all selected 
systems, then searches the selected custom searches 
for the selected hold time (0-255 seconds).
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Searching and Storing
Notes: 
• You can also lock and unlock a search range by 
pressing         , selecting the search range then 
pressing         + L/O.
• If you select 0, the scanner then searches the 
entire range one time.
• The default setting is 2 seconds for each 
search range.
• The scanner moves to the next system or 
search range after the hold time expires, any 
current transmission ends, and the channel 
delay time expires.
Editing a Service Search
You can change the way service search works for 
each service.
 
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Select your setting, then press the scroll control.
•Set Delay Time This setting determines how 
long the scanner waits after a transmission ends 
before resuming quick search or Close Call 
operation. Select your setting, then press the scroll 
control.
Off The scanner resumes immediately when 
the transmission ends.
1-5 sec The scanner waits the set amount of 
time after the transmission ends before 
resuming.
• Set Attenuator This setting controls the 
attenuator for search operation. Select your 
setting, then press the scroll control.
Off  The attenuator is off.
On     Reception is attenuated by about 18 dB.
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							104Notes: 
• Turn on this setting if you are near other strong 
signal sources. Attenuation sometimes helps to 
reduce interference and desensitization that 
strong signals create.
• Even if ATT appears, attenuation might not work if 
the bar antenna is turned on and the tuned fre-
quency is from 0.1 to 1.7 MHz.
•Search with Scan - sets whether the scan-
ner includes the service search during scan-
ning. If unlocked, the scanner first scans all 
selected systems, then searches the selected 
service searches for the selected hold time
(0-255 seconds).
Notes: 
• You can also lock and unlock a search range by 
pressing         , selecting the search range then 
pressing         + L/O.
• If you select 0, the scanner searches the entire 
range one time.
• The default setting is 2 seconds for each 
search range.
• The scanner moves to the next system or 
search range after the hold time expires, any 
current transmission ends, and the channel 
delay time expires.
Auto Search and Store
Your scanner ’s Auto Store feature lets you search for 
new frequencies in custom search ranges or within a 
service search range on a conventional system, or 
new talk group ID’s on a trunked system.
Note: You cannot use Auto Search and Store to select 
racing systems or EDACS SCAT systems.
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Searching and Storing
Selecting a System
To store frequencies or talk group ID’s you find during 
Auto Store, you must first select a system where the 
frequencies or talk group ID’s will be stored.
 
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If no systems are programmed, No System Stored 
appears. If you have already stored too many systems, 
Over Limit appears.
Storing a Conventional System
You can store frequencies into the system you 
selected in “Selecting a System”. Otherwise, the 
scanner stores frequencies in a new group it creates.
1. Follow Steps 1-3 under “Selecting a System” on 
Page 105. A search option appears.
2. Turn the scroll control until the type of search you 
want appears, then press the scroll control to 
select it. A search band appears.
If all systems are locked out, All Locked! 
appears and the scanner does not store any 
frequencies.
When you select a search range, the scanner looks for 
active frequencies within that range and SEARCH AND 
STORE appears on the display’s lower line and the 
system name and search range name appear on the 
display’s upper line. When the scanner finds an active 
transmission, it checks to see if the frequency has 
already been stored in the system. If the frequency 
has already been stored, the scanner continues to 
search. If the frequency has not been stored, it stores 
the frequency into a group named Found Channels, 
then resumes searching. The scanner creates this 
group if it doesn’t already exist.
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Storing a Trunked System
You can store talk group ID’s into the system you 
selected in “Selecting a System”. Otherwise, the 
scanner stores talk group ID’s in a new group it 
creates.
Note: Trunked system search and store does not work 
if an EDACS SCAT system is selected, a system with 
no frequency is selected, the selected system is 
locked out or the quick key to which the system 
belongs is turned off, and the group you selected to 
store found talk group ID’s contains more talk group 
ID’s than the maximum set in Max Auto Store.
To store a trunked system, follow Steps 1-3 under 
“Selecting a System” on Page 105. The scanner 
enters ID Search and Store mode.
If all systems are locked out, All Locked! appears 
and the scanner does not store any frequencies.
When you select a search range, the scanner looks for 
active talk group ID’s within that range and ID 
SEARCH AND STORE appears on the display’s lower 
line and the system name and search range name 
appear on the display’s upper line. When the scanner 
finds an active talk group ID, it checks if the talk group 
ID has already been stored in the system. If it has, the 
scanner continues to search. If the talk group ID has 
not been stored, it stores the talk group ID into a group 
named Found Channels, then resumes searching. 
The scanner creates this group if it does not already 
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Using the Close Call Feature
Using the Close Call FeatureYour scanners Close CallTM feature lets you set the 
scanner so it detects, displays the frequency of, and 
lets you hear a nearby strong radio transmission. You 
can set the scanner so the Close Call feature works in 
the background while you are scanning other 
frequencies, turn off normal scanning while the Close 
Call feature is working, or turn off the Close Call 
feature and use the scanner normally. You can set the 
scanner so it alerts you when the Close Call feature 
finds a frequency. You can also set the frequency band 
where you want the scanner to look for transmissions.
To turn Close Call detection on or off, press   then 
. When the feature is on,   appears on the display 
and normal operation is briefly interrupted about every 
2 seconds.
Notes: 
• The Close Call feature works well for locating the 
source of strong local transmissions such as 
mobile and handheld two-way radios in areas with 
no other strong transmission sources. Several 
factors affect Close Call performance, however. 
Performance is increased with higher transmit 
power, receive antenna tuned to the target band, 
and a low background RF level. Other than the 
antenna, you have no control over these factors, 
but they explain why performance might vary by 
both location and time.
• The Close Call feature cannot detect satellite 
dishes or any transmitter with a frequency above 
or below the frequency ranges listed under the 
Set CC Bands: option on Page 110.
• The Close Call feature works better with some 
types of transmissions than others. It might not 
correctly display frequency information for trans-
mitters using a highly directional antenna (such as 
an amateur radio beam antenna) or if there are 
many transmitters operating at the same time in 
the same area.
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Setting Close Call Options
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Select your setting, then press the scroll control. 
Then turn the scroll control to select an option.
•Close Call Only: Lets you set the scanner 
only for Close Call searching. The scanner 
does not scan frequencies or channels when 
this option is turned on. To select this option, 
press E.
•CC Auto Store: Lets you select whether the 
scanner automatically stores Close Call hits 
into channels. If you turn this option on, the 
scanner starts Close Call mode and stores any 
Close Call hits, up to the maximum you 
specified in the Max Auto Store setting. If the 
scanner stores more hits than this setting, it 
stops Autostore operation.
Turn the scroll control to display an option, then 
press the scroll control.
•Set CC Mode: Lets you select the Close Call 
mode. If you turn this option on, the scanner 
sets itself to its Close Call settings about once 
every 2 seconds.
Turn the scroll control to display an option, then 
press the scroll control.
You can also toggle this setting by pressing 
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•Set CC Override: Lets you select how the 
Close Call feature works with other scanning 
activities. If you turn this option off, when the 
scanner detects a Close Call signal, CC 
Found! and “E” to listen appear for the 
time you set in Set CC Pause. Press the 
scroll control or E when this appears to jump to 
and hold on the frequency.
If this option is turned on, the scanner overrides 
the current channel and goes to the Close Call 
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Using the Close Call Feature
hit. The scanner displays CC Found! Press 
Any Key.  When you press a key, the 
frequency appears.
Turn the scroll control to display an option, then 
press the scroll control.
•Set CC Alert: Lets you select how the 
scanner alerts you when it receives a Close 
Call signal. You can select any of the following 
options.
Select Mode
•  Beep (the scanner beeps when it receives a
  Close Call signal)
•  Light (the backlight turns on when it
  receives a Close Call signal)
•  Beep+Light (the scanner beeps and the
   backlight turns on when it receives a Close
   Call signal) 
•  None (the scanner does not alert)
Select Beep
•   Off (the scanner does not beep)
•   Alert 1-9 - (the scanner sounds an alert     
beep to notify you of a Close Call hit. When 
you select an alert level, the scanner 
automatically enters the setting of the Alert 
volume level. You can choose different beep 
types.)
Set CC Pause: Lets you select how long the 
scanner waits after a hit before it returns to the 
previous operation.
•    3/5/10/15/30/45/60 sec.
•   Infinite.
Turn the scroll control to display an option, then 
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							11 0•Set CC Bands: Lets you select the Close Call 
band settings. You can turn the following bands 
on or off.
VHF Low (25.000 - 107.900 MHz) 
Air Band (108.000 - 136.975 MHz)
VHF High (137.000 - 317.950 MHz)
UHF1 (318.000 - 511.9875 MHz)
UHF2 (512.000 - 763.950 MHz)
800MHz+ (764.0000 - 823.9875 MHz,
                 849.0125 - 868.9875 MHz,
                894.0125 - 1300.0000 MHz)
Use the scroll control to select a band, press 
the scroll control, then use the scroll control to 
select On or Off and press the scroll control. 
Turning off undesired bands speeds up Close 
Call operation. (The Close Call feature works 
for all frequencies listed above.)
Close Call Hits
When the scanner detects a Close Call hit, it alerts you 
according to the Override and Alert settings in the 
previous section. While listening to a Close Call hit, 
you can press Hold to hold on the hit frequency, press 
the scroll control to quickly save the frequency into 
memory, press L/O to lock out the frequency from 
Close Call and Search operation, or wait for the 
transmission to end. If you are in Close Call Only or 
Close Call Override mode, and you do not press any 
key, the scanner returns to its previous operation after 
the transmission ends and the set delay time expires.
If you are holding on the frequency, press Hold again 
to resume the previous operation.