Uniden 996xt manual pdf

Their radio is programmed up at the radio shop. In the RadioReference database, you can generally determine the radio system type by looking at the line labeled System Type at the top of the screen inside the red square in the screenshot.

If the System Type line says anything else, then it is not a P25 system even though it might have some P25 channels. Page 50 RadioReference is the ability to tag channels directly on the site and print out a nicely-formatted hardcopy of each system. It makes this task much, much easier.

This frees you from having to manually enable and disable systems or channel groups as you change location. To use the geopolitical approach, find the geographical center of the scanning target's territory whether city, county, district, precinct, or other agency jurisdiction , and set these coordinates as your center point location.

Both sites list the latitude, longitude, and height of the antenna, and both sites can map the exact location for you. Combining for Efficiency Because many trunked systems have both multiple antenna sites and multiple agencies with differing geographic boundaries, you may want to combine the approaches: 1.

Use the antenna centric approach at the site level: set the geographic coordinates of the antenna as the central location for each site. It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive.

However, there are some transmissions that you should never intentionally listen to. Page General Precautions This might be particularly true of the type of earphone that is placed in the ear canal. Liquid Exposure Warning Uniden does not represent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture!

Power Disconnection Caution Important: Always turn the scanner off before disconnecting external power. Page 61 Scanning Legally.

Modification Notice Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden, or operation of this product in any way other than as detailed by this User's Guide, could void your authority to operate this product.

Part 15 Information This scanner has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a scanning receiver, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Page 62 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. Page 64 Uniden, C improperly installed, D serviced or repaired by someone other than an authorized Uniden service center for a defect or malfunction covered by this warranty, E used in any conjunction with equipment or parts or as part of any Page 66 Uniden America is marked as such and used with permission.

Content or information in external sources are neither the intellectual property not the responsibility of Uniden America Corp. Uniden America makes no claim to the accuracy or completeness of external content. Page 67 BCDXT Specs To determine whether the information on this page applies to your scanner, see the tags at the bottom of the page. Stereo Type Ext. SP Jack: 3. Monaural Type REC. Out Jack: 3. Page Scan Mode When the signal stops, the scanner continues the scan.

Enter Hold mode. If no conventional channels in enabled and unlocked systems are designated as priority, the scanner will display Priority Scan No Channel. Weather Priority Mode Set one of the 3 search keys to a Band Scope search. The scanner goes back to the operating mode it was in before you entered the menu.

The diagram shows common icon locations, and table below lists the most common icons and their meanings: Attenuator icon Steady: The attenuator is turned on for the current channel. DAT: The current channel is configured as a control channel, and the scanner is receiving data on it.

The unit can also be placed above, beneath, or in the dash of your vehicle using the supplied bracket and mounting hardware. At the marked positions, drill holes slightly smaller than the screws. Align the bracket with the threaded holes on the sides of the radio case so the bracket is beneath the radio. Secure the bracket using the two threaded knobs. Using appropriate screws or other hardware, secure the bracket.

Insert the scanner and insert the bracket knobs to lock the scanner in position. Unthread the four screws in the rear of the unit. Slide the cover toward the rear and off. Once the sleeve is removed, you will see threaded, metric machine screw holes on either side of the chassis cabinet. You can store up to systems, up to 20 groups per system, and up to frequencies or IDs per group. Total channels are limited to about 25, Also, remember that conventional frequencies and IDs are considered channels.

Note: Once a system has been created, the system type cannot be changed. See also Deciphering Trunked Systems a t the Wiki. Use the Worksheets to help you program your systems, sites, and groups. Private Systems You can flag a system only in the software so that it cannot be read out of the scanner, modified, or deleted.

There are no settings in the scanner to do this. Also, you can't even upload the system back to the scanner and have to delete it with the software too. At ' New Sys Name? Copying a system will copy all sites, groups, channels, and settings including quick key assignments.

Programming Conventional Systems. At ' Confirm? Continue at ' Set Quick Key ' below. Then see Creating Groups. Set Quick Key. Set Lockout. Set Record. Set Start-up Key. Set Hold Time. Set Audio AGC. Set Number Tag. Set Delay Time. P25 Waiting Time. Set Quick Key assigns a system to a quick key and will be scanned when the key is turned on. The default setting is no quick key. Scroll to the quick key number or. Note: Pressing the first number of a 2-digit quick key will get you closer, 1 for 10, 2 for 20, etc.

Set Start-up Key allows you to turn on the scanner with the system enabled for scan using the Startup Configuration. The default setting is no startup key. Scroll to or enter the startup key number or. Set Number Tag allows you to number a system.

The default setting is no number tag blank. Enter the number tag Press. Set Lockout determines whether a system will be scanned or not even if the quick key for the system is turned on. The default setting is unlocked. Set Hold Time sets in seconds the amount of time the scanner will scan the system before moving on to the next system. All unlocked channels will be scanned at least once regardless of this setting. The scanner moves to the next system after the hold time expires, any current transmission ends, and the channel delay time expires.

The default setting is 2 seconds for each system. Tip : set your systems to 0. Set Delay Time sets the delay in seconds the amount of time the scanner stays on a channel after the transmission has ended before moving to the next channel. A negative delay will force a resume after that number of seconds. This setting applies to all channels in the system. You cannot set the delay on a 'per channel' basis. The default setting is 2 seconds.

Scroll to the desired delay time , -5, -2, 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, or 30 secs. Set Record enables the REC jack for marked channels, no channels, or all channels in the system. The default setting is off. Marked Channel - The scanner only sends the audio for channels that have the record option turned on to the REC jack.

Off - The scanner does not send any audio from any channel in the system to the REC jack, even if the record option is turned on for a channel.

P25 Waiting Time this setting basically gives the scanner time to determine if channels on conventional systems have digital or analog transmissions. During this time, the scanner will evaluate the received signal and, if it detects P25 data, will open squelch immediately. If P25 is not detected before the delay expires, the scanner will open squelch at the end of this delay. This is to prevent "false decode" problems digital noise at the beginning of transmissions.

The default setting is ms. This setting only effects conventional channels with an Audio Type set to ' All '. Programming Trunking Systems. Program these systems as a Motorola system and let the scanner detect the digital.

Continue at ' Set Number Tag ' below. Then see Creating Sites. Then see Edit Site Options. Set Status Bit Motorola only. The default setting is ID search. You must program a system fleet map in order for the scanner to properly track and display talk group ID's. Since it is rather lengthy, I will just give you the link. Set Status Bit Motorola only sets how your scanner works with status bits also called S-bits , letting you control how the scanner interprets and displays Motorola talk group IDs.

The default setting is ignore. Yes - the scanner treats all received ID's as unique ID's. Ignore - the scanner rounds all received ID's down to the next interval of Set End Code Motorola only sets how the scanner handles the transmission end code sent by most Motorola systems. Analog - The scanner recognizes only analog end transmission codes. Ignore - The scanner waits for the carrier to drop before leaving a channel.

Set Record enables the REC jack for all channels or marked channels in the system or off. At ' Unlock? Search - The scanner opens squelch for any digital signal and displays the NAC being used.

Once you have your trunking Systems Created and Systems Options configured you can create your sites. All trunked systems need at least one site to enter trunking frequencies. Set Frequencies. Set Modulation no PTR. Set Location Info. Edit Frequency. Set Attenuator. P25 Waiting Time Motorola only. Delete Site. Delete Frequency. New Site. New Frequency. Set Quick Key assigns quick key to a site and will be scanned when the key is turned on.

Set Start-up Key allows you to turn on the scanner with the site enabled for scan using the Startup Configuration. For P25 Systems there are two types of P25 systems: Explicit mode and Implicit mode channel assignment. Explicit mode systems include all information needed to determine voice frequencies on the control channel. For Explicit mode systems, leave all entries blank. The system will automatically detect the band plan and fill in the entries. You must supply the system's band plan for Implicit systems for the scanner to correctly determine voice frequencies.

Repeat for each band plan as needed. The scanner will use the regular old Motorola band plan and return to the menu. Custom band plans require that you enter both a lower and an upper base frequency value.

The l ower base frequency or base is always the base frequency as provided in the Radio Reference Database. Use this Excel spreadsheet to calculate the upper base frequency value. If you don't have Excel you can download and install a viewer here.

The upper base frequency can also be found using the Band Plan Calculator at the online Wiki. Press MENU to return and repeat for each band plan as needed. Set Frequencies this is where you program or change the trunking frequencies, delete frequencies, or lock them out. You will return to the ' Edit Site ' menu. Press MENU twice to return to the site menu. Set Modulation This setting selects the modulation used for the site.

Set Attenuator This setting controls whether the scanner attenuates signals on this site by about 20 dB. Set Lockout determines whether a site will be scanned or not even if the quick key for the site is turned on. Set Hold Time sets in seconds the amount of time the scanner will scan the site before moving on to the next site. If you select 0 for trunking sites, the scanner stays on the site for at least 1 second.

The scanner moves to the next site after the hold time expires, any current transmission ends, and the channel delay time expires. The default setting is 2 seconds for each site. Tip : set your sites to 0. Enter the range 0. P25 Waiting Time Motorola only this setting basically gives the scanner time to determine if channels on Motorola analog mixed systems not P25 only have digital or analog transmissions. This setting only effects Motorola channels with an Audio Type set to ' All '.

Creating Groups. Once you have your Systems built, systems options configured, trunking system Sites Created , and Site Options configured, you can create your groups.

Edit Name. Delete Group. New Group. Edit Channel. Edit Name allows you to change the name of a group. Set Quick Key sets the quick key for the group.

Scroll to or enter the quick key number or. Edit Channel creates channels and edits channel options. Set Lockout determines whether a group will be scanned or not even if the quick key for the group is turned on. Once you have your Systems built, systems options configured, Sites Created for trunking systems , Site Options configured, and Groups Created , you can finally program your channels.

Quickly Storing a Conventional Frequency. At ' Quick Freq Save? Note: If the frequency is already stored in the group, ' Frequency Exists Accept? No to return. The scanner will save the frequency in a created group called ' Qck Save Grp ' in a created system called ' Qck Save Cnv Sys ' with no quick keys assigned and you will be at the ' Edit Channel ' menu to complete the settings for the new channel.

Note: If the frequency is already stored in the group, ' Frequency Exists' Accept? After storing the frequency, you will be at the ' Edit Channel ' menu to complete the settings for the new channel. See Programming Trunking Systems. The scanner stores the ID into a created channel group called ' Qck Save Grp ' with no quick key assigned and you will be at the ' Edit Channel ' menu to complete the settings for the new channel.

After storing the ID, you will be at the ' Edit Channel ' menu to complete the settings for the new channel. See also Set ID Format. Note: If you omit the subfleet still need the hyphen , the scanner treats this field as a wildcard will treat the subfleet as 1 ID and receive all IDs in the subfleet. You can also lock out this subfleet ID so you will not receive it.

No once , then enter the home repeater number 01 - 20 and press. Note: If you omit the user ID still need the hyphen , the scanner treats this field as a wildcard will treat the home repeater as 1 ID. You can also lock out this home repeater ID so you will not receive it. Notes: To view unit IDs you have to turn the option on in the ' Settings ' menu. Other channel attributes alerts, etc. To enter hexadecimal IDs see Entering Text.

Continue at Edit Name below. Program the rest of the channels the same way. Edit Channel Options Menu. Once you have your systems built , systems options configured, Groups Created , and your Channels Programmed , you can set your channel options. Set Attenuator conventional only. Volume Offset. Set Priority. Set Alert. Delete Channel. New Channel. Set Modulation conventional only. Edit Name If you do not enter a channel name, the scanner displays the frequency for conventional systems or the talk group ID for trunked systems when it stops on a channel.

Select 'All' if this channel might contain both digital and analog signals. Notes: If you are sure the channel is analog, set the channel to ' Analog Only '. This will prevent the 'P25 Waiting Time' for the conventional system or Motorola site from losing the first part of the transmission up to the wait time you set there. All - The scanner automatically determines whether the audio is analog or digital.

Search - the scanner searches and displays any NAC tone with the transmission. Analog Only - The scanner will receive the channel only if it is carrying analog audio. Off - any signal opens squelch. Scroll to the desired DCS code you want present with the signal. Set Number Tag allows you to number a channel. Set Modulation conventional only This setting selects the modulation used for the channel. Set Attenuator conventional only This setting controls whether the scanner attenuates signals on The channel by about 20 dB.

Set Priority This setting controls whether the scanner treats the channel as a priority channel while scanning. Set Alert This setting controls when and how the scanner alerts you if the channel becomes active. Set Record enables the REC jack for the channel. You must also set the system's record option to either 'All Channel' which will record all channels regardless of the channel's record setting or 'Marked Channel' which only records the channels you've set to record.

Set Lockout determines whether a channel will be scanned or not. Volume Offset This setting allows you to adjust the volume offset for the channel. Note : You can only copy and paste from like systems - conventional to conventional or trunking to trunking. Location-Based Scanning. Or, you can use multiple rectangles to define scanning areas. A good application of this feature would be to set the longitude and latitude for each multi-site system transmitter as usually you can receive at least a handful in any given location.

Both sites list the latitude, longitude, and height of the antenna, and both sites can map the exact location for you. Radio Reference is more user-friendly, so it's easier to find what you're looking for. Connecting Your Scanner. Dangerous Xing or Dangerous Road. Set Type. Set Alert Volume. Set LocationInfo. Set Alert Light. Set Range. Set Heading. Delete Location. Set Speed Limit. New Location. Alert in Scan Mode. The scanner alerts once for each range when it meets both of the following two conditions:.

The first condition is heading for the Location. The priority order is as follows:. Set Location Info enter the latitude and longitude for the location. Set Range POI only enter how far out from this location you want the scanner to alert you. You can also configure the scanner to sound an alert tone and flash a light when you reach the radius entered here.

The default setting is '. Enter a range from. To make the alert direction-dependent, select a direction of approach. Select ' All Range ' to be alerted regardless of your direction of approach. The default setting is ' All Range '.

To make the alert speed-dependent, enter the speed limit for this location. Leave the speed limit blank to be alerted regardless of your speed. Set Lockout the default setting is ' Unlocked '. GPS Data Display. Location Display. ETA Display. Clock Display. Elevation Display.

Speed Display. The large arrow shows the direction to the selected POI. If you have programmed data for a Point of Interest, Dangerous Crossing, and a Dangerous Road, you can review the type, range setting, and location information for each location. While in Review Location Mode:.

To Select a Location turn the scroll control. The Startup Configuration option lets you quickly and automatically lock and unlock systems based on how you assign your startup keys. Simply hold down a number key while powering on the scanner, or while the opening screen is displayed, and systems assigned to that number key are automatically unlocked and systems assigned to other startup keys are automatically locked.

Systems that are not assigned to any startup key are left unchanged. You could use this feature to give you quick, single-press access to your favorite systems. Scanning Systems. You can still do that separately if you really want to confuse yourself. See also Using Quick Keys. The scanner stores the ID into a created channel group called ' Qck Save Grp ' and you will be at the ' Edit Channel ' menu to complete the settings for the new channel. See also this post. Hold on any site or digital conventional frequency to monitor.

The next to last line on the display now shows the digital error rate and the AUTO decode threshold setting The last line on the display shows the decode threshold levels for the site. With the advent of Multi-site trunking, you can no longer lockout a trunking system. You have to lockout the site assigned to the system.

You can still lockout conventional systems and searches the same way. You have to be quick to get ' Lockout '. Rotate the scroll control until the system that has the group you want to lock or unlock appears. Press MENU. Note: 'Temporary Lockout' means unlocked the next time you cycle power the group will be unlocked. See ' Edit Group Options '. There are several ways to get to a channel. Some ways are quicker than others. Some ways you have to be quick with those keys, other ways you can take your time pressing them.

Use what works best for you. Note: 'Temporary Lockout' means unlocked the next time you cycle power the channel will be unlocked. Or , quickly press Hold to hold on the channel.

You still have to be quick to get ' Lockout '. No to cancel storing a tone code if asked. Or , use MENU to drill down to the channel options and lock it out there. See ' Edit Channel Options '. Or , use MENU to drill down to the channel options and unlock it there. Note: This will also enable all your groups turn the quick keys on.

Press ' Menu ' to return. Search Mode with Normal Screen. Max Hold Mode with Settings Screen. Using Band Scope Mode. These are the settings you should look at before you perform a quick search , close call search , search and store , or close call auto store. Freq Lockouts. Max Auto Store. Repeater Find. Freq Lockouts allows you to review locked out frequencies or unlock all frequencies for Searching and Close Call search. Reviewing Locked Out Frequencies: A ' T ' will appear to the right of a frequency if it is temporarily locked out.

If no frequencies are locked out, you will see ' Nothing Locked '. Scroll to the frequency or press. Broadcast Screen these settings determine whether the scanner automatically ignores transmissions that are on common broadcasts, paging systems, and other annoyance radio sources during Custom Search, Quick Search, or Close Call Search.

Note : Broadcast screen is not effective during some service searches. Set All Bands On - turns on broadcast screen on for all bands. Set All Bands Off - turns off broadcast screen off for all bands. Scroll to the next band and repeat. Off - the scanner does not search and display any tones.

Repeater Find this feature sets whether the scanner tries to tune to a repeater output frequency when it detects a transmission on a repeater input frequency in Search and Close Call modes. Since you can normally only hear one side of a conversation when you listen to an input frequency transmission, turning this feature on can let you hear both sides of the conversation on the output frequency.

If the scanner detects the transmission on the output frequency, it beeps and ' Repeater Found ' appears, and it remains on the output frequency until transmissions end. When the scanner reaches the maximum number of hits you set, it stops the auto-store operation.

Set Delay Time this setting determines how long the scanner waits after a transmission ends before resuming Quick Search and Close Call Search operations.

Turn on this setting if you are near other strong signal sources to attenuate about 20dB. Attenuation sometimes helps to reduce interference and desensitization that strong signals create. P25 Waiting Time basically gives the scanner time to determine if frequencies have digital or analog transmissions for Quick Search, Close Call, and Band Scope operations. Search For Please review those first. Note: The items below in Blue do not follow the radio's menu order because IMHO they should be in the following order to properly setup and use the Search features.

Edit Service Search. Reviewing Locked Out Frequencies. Edit Custom Search. Editing a Service Search. Used for 'Search with Scan' only. Scroll to or. Service Search lets you quickly select and search the scanner's preprogrammed frequencies. See Edit Service Search first. Then see Searching. Editing a Custom Search allows you to edit the 10 custom search ranges.

The default custom search range names appear as Custom 1 , Custom 2 , and so on. Scroll to Auto , 5 , 6. See also Edit Band Plan. Custom - Allows you to create a custom band plan for rebanded systems. Press MENU 3 times to return. Press MENU to exit. Custom Search lets you search the scanner's 10 programmed frequency ranges. See Editing a Custom Search first. The scanner has three search keys that you can assign to a special search range.

The search keys are set to number keys 1 , 2 , and 3. This allows you to start a service, custom, Tone-Out, or Band Scope search without having to go into the menus. Lets you search and store frequencies from enabled custom search ranges or a service search range into a conventional system, or new talk group IDs into a trunked system.

To store frequencies or talk group IDs you find during Search and Store, you must first select a system where the frequencies or talk group IDs will be stored. You will not hear any audio in this mode. See Max Auto Store first to set the maximum number of hits the scanner will store. Tip: Before you start Search and Store, run the custom search es or service search first to lock out the birdies, data, noise, etc. This will prevent the scanner from stopping on them and doing a memory check each time it passes.

Notes: The quick key for the system must be turned on if one is assigned to the system and not locked out to select the system to store frequencies in otherwise you will see ' Nothing to Scan '. If no systems are programmed ' No System Stored ' appears. When you have selected a service search or custom search range s , the scanner looks for active frequencies within the range s and ' Search and Store ' appears on the display's lower line and the system name and search range name s 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 ' Memory Check ' in the display. 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 created group named ' Found Channels ', then resumes searching.

Notes: The quick key for the system must be turned on if one is assigned to the site and not locked out to select the system to store IDs in otherwise you will see ' Nothing to Scan '. If no systems are programmed, ' No System Stored ' appears. When the scanner finds an active transmission, it checks to see if the ID has already been stored in the system ' Memory Check ' in the display. If the ID has already been stored, the scanner continues to search.

If the ID has not been stored, it stores the ID into a created group named ' Found Channels ', then resumes searching. Quick Search lets you search from the currently-tuned frequency if you are scanning, or enter a frequency to start searching from.

To start searching at the current frequency in scan mode quickly press Hold to hold on the frequency. At ' Quick Search? To start searching at a specific frequency while scanning or searching , press Hold to hold on any channel or frequency. Enter the new frequency you wish to start at then press Hold to set the new starting frequency. Press Hold again to release hold mode and start searching. Searching only, not Search with Scan. To toggle search bands on or off for custom searches press the number key of the custom search.

To change search direction or continue searching turn the scroll control back or forward. To hold on a frequency press Hold. To step through the frequencies turn the scroll control. To store a frequency press Hold to hold on the frequency.

To check for a repeater frequency press Hold to hold on the frequency. To toggle modulation for a search press Hold to hold on each search.

To toggle Close Call modes press SQ. I will be interested in other folks opinions about it. Russian version appears to be specific to the xt. Maybe I'm getting too old, but I like simple if I can get it. Well, it somehow made it there from my hard drive. The date shows that it is about 4 years old.

After thinking about it a bit I tried it on a old XP laptop. Still did not get anything like your file. Double clicking on ShellExec. Tried right clicking on autorun. Got a message installation failed. As I said in my previous post, I like simple things, why not just put the pdf file on the disk?

PDF files are pretty much usable on most platforms. It was just a partial image of the pages from the web site as of the date at the bottom of the page.