Uniden Bc785d Trunk Tracker Scanner Owners Manual

Note:Information on APCO P-25 Systems are referred to in “APCO Project 25 Reception”
on page 68.
STEP 2: Programming Trunking Frequencies
After you finish selecting the bank and trunk type you want to track, store the frequencies in
the channels for your selected bank in your scanner. Remember that you can only store one
trunking system in each bank.
Important: If you are programming an EDACS or LTR trunked system, you must enter the
frequencies in a specific order. Check the frequency guide included...

Remember! You can also use or instead of rotating the VFO.
Also instead of pressing E, you can press the VFOcontrol (except for ALPHA TAG
setting).
STEP 2 is complete.
STEP 3: Programming ID Scan Lists Manually
Scan Lists
Each bank of your BC785D can be a trunk tracking bank and it can be a conventional
scanning bank. When you designate a bank as a trunking bank, your scanner sets up 10
Scan Lists, which are simply lists used to store your favorite Talk Group IDs. Each list can
contain up to 10 IDs,...

To enter a Type 2 Talk Group ID:
1. Enter the ID you want to store.
2. Press E.
To enter a Type 1 ID:
For a Type I ID, the block number, Fleet number and Subfleet
number make up the Talk Group ID number. Please see page
87.
1. Enter the ID you want to store (ID = Block number + Fleet
number +  (decimal key) + Subfleet number).
2. Press E.
To enter an EDACS
®ID:
1. Enter the ID you want to store.
Use the  (decimal key) for the dash.
2. Press E.
Hint: Remember that Unidens AFS format allows you to enter...

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4. Select 3:TALK  GROUPand ID location number by
rotating the VFOand pressing E.
5. Select 2:ALPHA  TAGby rotating the VFOand pressing
E.
6. The cursor appears on the display. Rotate the VFOto
change letters, and press /HOLDor LIMIT/to move right or left. Both capital and
lower case letters are available, as well as numbers and punctuation marks.
7. After entering the desired text, press E.
Remember! To clear a mistake while entering the letters, press /HOLD, LIMIT/or 
(decimal key) repeatedly...

ID Scan Mode
1. Press SCANto begin scanning the lists you have
programmed.
If you havent programmed more than 2 IDs, ERROR
appears on the display.
Hint:Press and hold RSMfor 2 seconds, the scanner will move to the next trunking bank.
2. To remove a Scan List from active scanning, press the number of the Scan List on your
keypad.
The Scan List indicator turns Off, and the IDs in that list are not scanned.
Note: One Scan List must always be active. If you try and deactivate all the Scan Lists,
Scan List 1...

Press SCAN, and select the bank(s) you wish to receive, just as you select banks in
conventional scanning and ID scanning.
Hint:Press and hold RSMfor 2 seconds, the scanner will move to the next trunking bank.
Talkgroups display differently in Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems. You should read the
appropriate parts of this guide to understand the formats.
The display indicates the bank and the type of trunked system you are monitoring. You can
change this to display a bank tag by using the System Option...

53 Note: If you Lockout an ID in Search mode, it is also locked out in Scan List mode.
Conversely, if you Lockout an ID while in Scan List mode, it is locked out in Search
mode. For information about Scan Lists see page 48.
EDACS BLOCKOUTis a powerful form of ID  LOCKOUTthat can be used only with AFS
and EDACS systems. This feature lets you lockout entire Agencies or Fleets, not just
individual talkgroups. Using ID  BLOCKOUTyou can, for example, prevent Search from
stopping on any of hundreds of...

Reverse Key
For Motorola and EDACS system; to change your display between the Scan List indicators
and trunk bank display, press RVRS.
For LTR systems only, the talkgroup must be active in order to change the Scan List and
bank indicators. If the talkgroup is not active, change the Scan List by using the Menu
screen.
Setting the Delay Mode for Trunking Mode
The delay time is automatically set for each talkgroup for ID Scan mode and ID Search mode.
The setting periods can be changed. To set the delay...

2. Press TRNFRand the smallest empty Scan List appears on
the display, then press E. In case you want to change the
memory location, you can change it by rotating the VFO.
3. Press RSMto return to Trunk Tracking Search mode.
Deleting a Stored ID
To delete a stored ID:
a. Press /HOLD in the ID Scan mode.
b. Rotate the VFOto select the Scan List location you
want to delete.
c. Press 0.
d. Then press E.
Moving between Scan List Memories
There are a number of ways to step and move through your Scan List...

56 You can hold any I-Call IDs. Because you can only hold on one ID, and there are two IDs
involved in any I-Call communication (the transmitting and the receiving units), you might not
hear the full conversation, but you probably will.
In Search mode, when you hear an interesting I-Call, you can enter the instant
shortcut  (decimal key) then RSMto enter I-Call Only mode. This blocks all
talkgroup traffic and lets you hear just the I-Call. To return to normal reception, you
must use the Menu system to...