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6Important Notice• This scanning radio has been manufactured so that it will not tune radio frequenciesassigned by the FCC for cellular telephone usag

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7TerminologyWhat is Scanning?Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations, most two-way communications do not transmitcontinuously. The BC785D scans the Fr

TrunkTracker III changes this! Not only does your new BC785D scan channels like aconventional scanner, it actually follows the users of a trunked radi

9Feature Highlights• Trunk Tracking – Follow VHF High Band UHF 800/900MHz trunked public safety andpublic service systems just as if conventional two-

Where to Obtain More InformationBefore using your scanner, you must program frequencies into available channels. The BettyBearcat Frequency Guide list

11Included with Your Scanner PackageIf any of these items are missing or damaged, immediately contact your place of purchase orUniden Customer Service

12SetupConnecting an AntennaYou must install an antenna before you can operate the scanner. You have been provided astandard telescopic antenna that w

13Typical Mounting MethodsThe BC785D can be conveniently mounted on a table, bulkhead, overhead, or any otherdesired location (refer to figure below f

Applying Power for Vehicle InstallationYou can power your scanner using either the supplied DC power cord or your vehicle’scigarette lighter socket us

Desktop InstallationYou can place this scanner on a desk, shelf, or table to use it asa base station.1. Flip up the feet for desk installation.2. Exte

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Listening SafelyTo protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use an earphone or headphones.• Do not use the earphone to listen to the WX

Basic OperationTurn the Scanner OnTurn the VOLUME control clockwise out of the detent position. The scanner automaticallystarts scanning. Since there

18Next you must program some frequencies (page 26). It is recommended that you read thenext part "Understanding the Menu System" because it

Menu Description and Numeric Keypad EquivalentsBelow are the Menu screens and a brief description or purpose of the feature.1:SERVICE OPTIONService Se

4:ALPHA TAGYou can enter an Alpha Tag for any or all of the search ranges.5:TRUNKDuring Chain Search mode, when the scanner finds an activefrequency,

2:DELAYYou can set delay for a trunk system on a bank by bank basis. If you’ve setdelay for 1 second, then there will be a one second delay in Trunk S

8:RECORDYou can flag any channel for recording using this menu function. Use yourown recording device plugged into the jack on the back of the scanner

6:ID LIST TAGAssign an alphanumeric tag to any or all of the 10 Scan Lists for the system.During ID Scan Mode, you will see the ID List Tag (on the bo

0:STATUS BIT (MOTOROLA)On Type 2 trunking systems there is a method by which specialized types ofcommunications utilize unique talkgroup numbers. An e

256:CLONEYou can clone all the programming, including frequencies, talkgroups and alphatags as well as bank settings and other parameters from one BC7

ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ProgrammingBefore the BC785D can begin conventional scanning, you must program a frequency into atleast one channel. Repeat this procedure for each ch

Note: • You can also ▲ or ▼ when selecting a channel. Press and hold ▲ or ▼ for1second to move up/down more quickly.• To clear a mistake while enterin

28Transfer FrequenciesYou can transfer a frequency that has been stored in a channel to another channel.1. Press ▲/HOLD.2. Press TRNFR, and the smalle

29numbers and punctuation marks.6. After entering the desired text, press E.☞ Remember! To clear a mistake while entering the letters, press (decimal

30Scanning1. After programming frequencies, simply press SCAN to beginscanning. During scanning, when you rotate the VFO, you canselect the direction

31Note: When in Hold mode, you can use the VFO to step up or down through the channels.You can also switch from stepping up/down through channels to s

321. Press MENU.2. For Scan mode, select 2:SCAN OPTION / 1:CONVENTIONAL by rotating theVFO and pressing E.3. Select the channel number of the stored f

33Lockout in Scanning ModeIf the scanner keeps stopping on a particular channel due to noise or frequent transmissions,you may want to keep that chann

Priority ScanWhen Priority Scan is turned ON, your scanner checks the priority channel in the banks youselected every 2 seconds for activity. If a sig

35Priority Channel Plus ScanYou can scan only the Priority Channels (except for the locked out channels) in the banksyou selected. To activate Priorit

Squelch (SQ) Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Additional

SearchingSetting a Search RangeNote: First you must set the search ranges through the Menu screen prior to any searching.The BC785D can search up to 1

3:MODE for the receiver mode choices and then press E or VFO. Select 4:ALPHA TAG to enter an alpha tag using the VFO and then press E. Select 5:TRUNK

Frequency SkipIf a particular frequency continues to interrupt search scanning, it is possible to set yourscanner to skip the frequency.To skip over a

39Auto StoringThe scanner automatically stores active frequencies if its Auto Store feature is turned ON.But the frequencies already stored can not be

• Tone Lock (out) modeFor either a Memory channel or a Search Range, you can lock a particular subaudibletone by pressing L/O after scrolling to the d

41Additional Menu Options for SearchingEach of these additional menu options applys to all search ranges entered. If there is arange that you do not w

Service SearchThe Service Search feature allows you to scroll through the following twelve preprogrammedservices. The frequencies selected for these s

43During the search of one of the preprogrammed services, the lowest display line will indicatethe service that you are searching. To stop the search,

Testing the Alert SirenTo test and recognize the difference between the types of alert sirens, perform the followingsteps:1. During WX Hold mode and w

45Digital and Trunked SystemsYour BC785D is designed to monitor APCO Project 25 digital communication systems (usingoptional BCi25D) and tracks three

1IntroductionThe BC785D is a state-of-the-art Digital Capable radio with TrunkTracker III and automaticscanning capabilities. It can store frequencies

Programming and ReceivingDigital and Trunked SystemsThere are three steps for programming a trunked sytem:1. Program the Trunk Type – What type of sys

Note: Information on APCO P-25 Systems are referred to in “APCO Project 25 Reception”on page 68.STEP 2: Programming Trunking FrequenciesAfter you fini

☞ Remember! You can also use ▲ or ▼ instead of rotating the VFO.Also instead of pressing E, you can press the VFO control (except for ALPHA TAGsetting

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

504. Select 3:TALK GROUP and ID location number byrotating the VFO and pressing E.5. Select 2:ALPHA TAG by rotating the VFO and pressingE.6. The curso

ID Scan Mode1. Press SCAN to begin scanning the lists you haveprogrammed.If you haven't programmed more than 2 IDs, ERRORappears on the display.H

Press SCAN, and select the bank(s) you wish to receive, just as you select banks inconventional scanning and ID scanning.Hint: Press and hold RSM for

53Note: 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 l

Reverse KeyFor Motorola and EDACS system; to change your display between the Scan List indicatorsand trunk bank display, press RVRS.For LTR systems on

2. Press TRNFR and the smallest empty Scan List appears onthe display, then press E. In case you want to change thememory location, you can change it

Front and Rear View1. Volume/Squelch Control2. VFO/SelectChannel/Frequency Control3. Scan Key (SCAN)4. Service Key (SRVC)5. Display6. Resume Key ( )7.

56You can hold any I-Call IDs. Because you can only hold on one ID, and there are two IDsinvolved in any I-Call communication (the transmitting and th

❖ You can program conventional frequencies in the same bank as trunking systems.After the scanner finishes checking a trunked system for activity, it

58EDACS®ReceptionEDACS®TrackingTrunkTracker III now allows tracking of EDACS®trunked systems. Until now these widelyused systems have been almost impo

An EDACS®Trunked systemThis chart shows how talkgroups are organized within anEDACS system at the Agency level. The individualtalkgroups cannot be sho

60Lists. The powerful AFS Partial Entry feature designed into the BC785D lets you use either acomplete talkgroup code, or just the most significant pa

61EDACS SCATWith the EDACS SCAT feature turned “ON”, the data stream transmissions will beeliminated allowing you to clearly monitor the voice commun

62LTR®ReceptionLTR®TrackingLTR®(Logic Trunked Radio) systems are trunking systems used primarily by business orprivate communications service provider

63Motorola ReceptionMotorola TrackingThere are really two types of Motorola trunking systems. These are usually referred to asType I and Type II syste

64Fleet Map ProgrammingIf you have programmed a trunk tracking bank for Motorola press SCAN to start Multi-Track,you will see user IDs display on the

2. Select USER CUSTOM by rotating the VFO and pressingE.3. Select the size code for the first block by rotating the VFO.4. Press E.The next available

3Uniden®and Bearcat®are registered trademarks of UnidenAmerica Corporation.TrunkTracker is a proprietary trademark of Uniden AmericaCorporation.

668. Enter a new Spacing Frequency with the keypad.Note: You can only enter within a range of 5-100 kHz, and 5 or 7.5 or 12.5 kHz multiples.9. Press E

67PLAN 1: Use Plan 1 if the last three digits of ALL the frequencies in use end in one of thefollowing three digits: 125, 375, 625, or 875 (example: 8

68APCO Project 25 ReceptionAPCO Project 25 is a modulation process where voice communications are converted intodigital communications. This conversi

4. Replace the cover and tighten the screw.5. Turn on the scanner, and APCO P25 CARD INSTALLED appears on the display.Installation is completed. You c

70APCO P-25 Sound Quality Fine TuningWith each APCO Project 25 system, particularly at 800MHz, the sound quality (C4FMDemodulation Threshold) may need

714. Once you have adjusted the Sound Quality to the lowest possible level, press the Ekey.Press the RSM key to exit the Sound Quality Adjustment Mode

Remote InterfaceYou can communicate and program your BC785D in numerous ways with peripheral devicesusing the Remote Interface Cable port. This radio

73Start Remote Mode and Change Transfer Speed:Through the Menu system, select 3:SYSTEM OPTION /5:PC CONTROL by rotating the VFO and pressing E. To sta

74To connect the Scanner to Scanner:Plug the smaller end of each of the supplied Remote Interface Cablesinto the remote ports which are on the right s

6. Press SCAN on both scanners. The data transfer begins from the Master Unit to the SlaveUnit.During the data transfer, both scanners show the follow

432133 23123E2 23911311341▲/HOLD ▲/HOLD5155.4211ID MEMORYselect4EEESCANEMENUMENUMENUMENUMENUMENUMENUMENUneat entry programming.reenterthen by rotating

76Additional FeaturesThe following additional features are designed for you to customize your scanner. Oncethese features have been turned ON or OFF,

77Reverse ModeThis key will allow you to observe the reverse frequency of the repeater. While pressingRVRS, the standard pair frequency will be displa

78Care and MaintenanceGeneral Use• Turn the scanner OFF before disconnecting the power.• Always write down the programmed frequencies in the event of

79TroubleshootingIf your BC785D is not performing properly, try the following steps.If you experience difficulty while in TrunkTracker mode, try the f

80If you still cannot get satisfactory results while using your scanner or if you want additionalinformation, please call or write the Uniden Parts an

SpecificationsCertified in accordance with FCC Rules and Regulations Part 15, Subpart C, as of date of manufacture.Channel: 1000Banks: 10 (100 channel

82Glossary of TermsAlpha tag - This term refers to an alphanumeric text tag that you can enter to describe theindividual frequencies that you have pro

83• Enter or modify the Tone information• Enter or modify the Trunking ID. ( this can be modified through the menu screen.)FIPS codes - For the purpos

Status Bit - This term refers to Motorola Type II systems. There is a method by whichspecial types of communications utilize unique talk group numbers

85AppendixPreset Fleet MapsPreset Map 1Size CodeSIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11SIZE CODE 11Block1

5SRCH11EE2122112123 51152E71SRCHselectbankselectrangeselectspeedselectrangeEE1EECHAINSEARCHE4EEEETo set up a system for trunk tracking, select a bank,

86Preset Map 9Preset Map 11Preset Map 13Preset Map 15 Preset Map 16Preset Map 14Preset Map 12Preset Map 10Size CodeSIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 4SIZE CODE 0S

87User Defined Fleet MapsType I Programming InformationWhen a Type I system is designed, the address information for all the IDs are divided into 8equ

88Fleet Map Size CodesSize Code RestrictionsIf you select SIZE CODE 12, 13, or 14, there are some restrictions as to which blocks canbe used for these

89NWR-SAME EVENT CODEEvent Code Standard Event Level (Siren Type) LCD DisplayWarning Watch Statement TestHurricane/Tropical Storm Warning HUW 0 HURRIC

90Range Offset29.520 - 29.580 +0.1 MHz29.620 - 29.680 -0.1 MHz52.010 - 52.990 +1 MHz53.010 - 53.990 -1 MHz143.750 +4.375 MHz143.900 +4.25 MHz144.510 -

91CTCSS Frequency List (Hz)DCS Tone Code67.091.5118.8156.7210.771.994.8123.0162.2218.174.497.4127.3167.9225.777.0100.0131.8173.8233.679.7103.5136.517

921234567890WEATHERPUBLIC SAFETYNEWSTV BROADCASTHAM RADIOMARINERAILROADAIRCB RADIOFRSRACINGSPECIALCHAIN SEARCH12MONITORALERT1: ONFIPS CODE 1::FIPS COD

931 2CONVENTIONAL(CHANNEL SELECT)TRUNK(BANK SELECT)123456 78FREQUENCYDELAYTONE DATABEEP ALERTATTENUATORSTEPSMODERECORDFREQUENCY1: NONE/ 2: 1 SECOND/3:

9412345 678 9 0DIMMERSCREEN MASKKEY BEEPENTER LOCKPC CONTROL CLONEDATA S K IPSQ MODE BANK TAG(SELECT BANK)P-25 CARD1: ON/ 2:OFF1: ON/ 2:OFF1: ON/ 2:

95One Year Limited WarrantyImportant: Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service.WARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATION (Uniden)ELE