A Short User’s Guide to Assist the
Scanner Enthusiast and Glossary
Welcome to the family of Uniden scanner users. You have just unpacked your Uniden UBCD996T scanner. You are anxious to scan and hear something so you rotate the [VOL/POWER] control and wait a moment as the opening Message and Copyright screens confirm the model information.
Then, if you live in a residential area, you probably hear nothing or very little. Why?
The reason is simple. The programmable UBCD996T does not instinctively know where you are and what you wish to listen to.
Take a few minutes to assist in the ‘educating your scanner’ process so you can enjoy listening for the first time and feel good about your purchase.
Before proceeding, first follow the steps on Page 45 to set the volume and the squelch levels. Once set correctly, these settings let you listen at a comfortable level and let the scanner provide a signal whose strength is sufficient to be heard clearly. Always be sure to connect the provided antenna.
Uniden has made it easy for you to start scanning. We have preprogrammed the UBCD996T with local systems (for Australia and New Zealand Emergency Services). Simply press [SCAN] to start scanning.
Finally, you may decide to program the scanner yourself. To correctly program the UBCD996T scanner begin on Page 62. The two programming steps are
1.Plan the system
2.Program the system based on the plan.
To provide you with useful sized worksheets and instructions to complete them, we have established links at our company website.
Visit, http://www.uniden.com/scanners to see a list of helpful forms. But first, visit http://www.radioreference.com and locate the system nearest your location that you want to scan. If you register and pay a small fee, you can download a
Otherwise, you can print the blank worksheet on our web page as you would any other web based page.
The programming data of a large metropolitan area may consist of many pages depending on how extensive the area’s Public Service System Talkgroups are. Don’t
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