How to create a system, a group and
store a frequency.
UBCD396XT and UBCD325P2-AU Models
Sometimes it’s handy to be able to store your
own frequencies in your own system that you can access at the push of a button
and modify at your own leisure.This quick guide will show you how to create your own system then create a group to store your frequencies in.
Groups are a collection of individual channels. A group could store all the active Police channels in your area. Another group could store the Fire brigades local channels.
Channels are nothing without the frequency. A channel is where you store your frequency. If you have ten frequencies – you will need ten channels.
For this example we want to create a system that is our own, something that we can store our own information and monitor with ease of operation.
The system you want to create should be
something relevant to your location and perhaps an indication of what
information is also stored inside the system.
For example – Melb Emgcy Srvcs, may be what the system could be called. (Abbreviated
of course from Melbourne Emergency Services- limitations of the alpha tagging
max out at around 16 symbols) The groups inside the system could be Police, Fire and SES.
This indicates the obvious – the system is in the Melbourne Metro Area and contains the emergency services including the Police – Fire and SES.
An even simpler system could be the name of your local town and the group could be the local postcode.
The following example will give you a basic example of a
very simple system and group.
CREATING A SYSTEMPush the MENU button.
Program System will be highlighted. This is where you can create a new system.
Push the E.Yes button
The Select System menu will now be displayed.
At this point you can scroll down the que to
see what is actually stored in your Scanner, by highlighting your selected
System you can then modify it through further menu options. For this example we
wish to create a new ‘System’.
So scroll down the que until New System
is highlighted.Push the E.Yes button
The Select Sys (System) Type menu will now be displayed.
This menu gives you the option to select which
type of system to create.
For
this example we are going to select ‘Conventional’ as the system we want to
create will contain analogue frequencies only.
By using simple analogue frequencies we do not have to worry about
digital trunking networks and the associated configurations needed.
Scroll down the menu until Conventional
is highlighted, then push the E.Yes
button.The Scanner will ask you to confirm your selection, push the E.Yes button again.
Processing Please Wait will appear on the screen.
The next menu will be the default name setting
of the system. If you look at the top of the screen it will have the word
System and then a number after it. Depending on how many systems are already
stored in the scanner, it will display the next sequential number of the new
system. If you have already 12 systems in operation it would show ‘System 13’at
the top of the screen. It will also have a small letter ‘C’ to the right of the
screen to indicate it’s a ‘conventional system.
Edit Name will
be highlighted.I would suggest changing the name to something a little more user friendly. Perhaps for this example you could enter the name of your city/town? I will use Adelaide for this example.
Push the E.Yes
button to edit the system name.
Edit Name menu
will now be displayed.
To remove the current alpha text on the
screen - push the .No button twice.
This will remove the default alpha tag of ‘System #’. You can create new text for your system by
using the volume dial and rotating it left or right and you will see text
appear on the screen where the cursor is. I’m calling my system ‘Adelaide’ so I
will select capital A to start with. To enter the second letter push the 6
button once to move the cursor to the next position. Repeat the process of selection again until
you have completed the name of your system. If you make a mistake push the 4
button and it will move the cursor back and you can make a correction – to
leave a space – push the 6 button twice and it will create a space between
words. These clues are also shown on the
bottom of the screen.
Once you have entered the name you have chosen for your
system you can then push the E.Yes
button.
The screen will now revert back to the System
menu screen and display the name of the system you have created at the top of
the screen. You now have to give your system a quick key number to make
accessing it easier. By giving the system a quick key number you can turn it ON
or OFF via the keypad. If you do not give the system a quick key, the default
setting is ON.
While the scanner is in the system menu screen, scroll down
the screen and highlight Edit Sys Option. Push the E.Yes button.
Edit Sys Option screen will now be displayed and Set Quick Key should be highlighted .Push the E.Yes button.
Set Quick Key menu will now be displayed.
At this point you can now select a quick key
number to allocate to your new system. Make sure that it is a quick key that is
not already allocated to an existing system.
Using the volume dial, scroll down the que then select a
number that you wish to allocate to the new system you created. Once you have
highlighted a number that you wish to use, push the E.Yes button. The Screen will now revert back to the Edit Sys Option menu and Set Quick Key should be highlighted again.
We now have to create a group to store our
frequencies. Imagine a group being a folder on your computer. Each group contains
information relevant to the system. The system being of course the main folder
where they are all stored. Each group could store the individual frequencies
for each service. One group could be for Police, one for Fire and one for SES. These groups can even be given quick key
numbers to turn them on or off.
While the Scanner is in the Edit Sys Option menu – push the Menu button to revert back to the System screen. Edit Sys Option should be highlighted.
Using the volume dial, scroll down the que and highlight Edit Group. Then push the E.Yes button.Select Group Menu will now be displayed.
Highlight New Group if it is not already and push the E.Yes button.
The Group 1 menu will now be displayed.
Here is your chance to re-name the group into
something more familiar. For my example I’m going to name my group the postcode
of Adelaide – ‘5000’.
Edit Name will
be highlighted – push the E.Yes
button.
Repeat the same process as you created a name for the
system.To remove the current alpha text on the screen - push the .No button twice. This will remove the default alpha tag of ‘Group 1’. You can create new text for your group by using the volume dial and rotating it left or right and you will see text appear on the screen where the cursor is. I’m calling my group ‘5000’ so I will select number 5 to start with. To enter the second number or letter, push the 6 button once to move the cursor to the next position. Repeat the process of selection again until you have completed the name of your group. If you make a mistake push the 4 button and it will move the cursor back and you can make a correction – to leave a space – push the 6 button twice and it will create a space between words. These clues are also shown on the bottom of the screen.
Once you have entered the name for your
group, push the E.Yes button.
I entered ‘5000’ (Postcode of Adelaide) as
it’s an easy reference point. I can now put in frequencies relevant to the
postcode of Adelaide. By creating other groups I can put in the postcodes of
other suburbs of Adelaide if I choose. Then I have a series of groups that I can
turn on or off as I travel around Adelaide, by using the postcodes as a
reference. This is one way to create
groups, they don’t have to be by postcode, they can be named after whatever you
wish to use. You are only limited by your imagination.
Once the group name has been completed and you have pushed
the E.Yes button, the screen will
revert back to the Group menu and
the name of your group should be displayed on the Screen.
You now need to scroll down the que and give your group a
quick key number. Scroll down the menu and highlight Set Quick Key then push the E.Yes button.
Set Quick Key menu will now be displayed. Highlight number 1
and push the E.Yes button.
The screen will now return to the previous menu.Highlight Edit Channel and push the E.Yes button.
This is where you can now entered the
frequency or frequencies you wish to monitor. Make sure you have them somewhere
easy to access. Write them down on a notepad.
Select Channel
menu will now be displayed.
Highlight New Channel and
push the E.Yes button. Input Frequency
menu will now be displayed.
For this example I am going to use the
frequency 412 .3875 – Using the Keypad type in the frequency that you wish to
use from your list. Make sure you enter the frequency correctly! Once you have
entered the frequency you want to monitor, push the E.Yes button.
The screen will revert back to the previous menu and you can
now edit the name of the channel.
Edit Name will
be highlighted.
Editing the frequency name is the same method
as changing the name of the system and the group. By giving the frequency a
name means that when it stops on that frequency/channel it will display the
name of the user making it easier to see who it is.
If you choose not to create a name, scroll down the menu and
select highlight New Channel.
Push the E.Yes
button again.
Enter your next frequency and then push the E.Yes button again.
This time the menu will default directly back to highlight New Channel.
Repeat the process of entering frequencies
until you have entered the ones you wish to monitor. Manual entry is slow and
time consuming so it is recommended that if you wish to enter multiple
frequencies, you should familiarise yourself with available software. In regards to the frequencies modulation and
step size, the default settings on the Scanner should be fine. If you are using
a US model Scanner you may want to adjust the modulation and step size settings
via the Select Channel menu.
Once you have entered all your frequencies,
you are now ready to monitor you system.
To start monitoring the frequencies you have entered, simply
push the SCAN button and put the Scanner into Scan mode.
If the frequencies are active – you should hear something within a few minutes depending on of course the time of the day etc. Most business frequencies are busy during the day and obviously quite at night.
If you can’t hear or see the name of your system on the screen, make sure that you have activated it via the Quick Key. Sometimes a system that has only a few frequencies entered may flash across the screen very quickly making it hard to see if it’s actually being monitored.
You can also check to see if your system is active by looking at the bottom of the screen.
There are two lines S and GRP. S represents the system/s that is active and GRP represents the groups inside the system being monitored.
For example – if your system has quick key number 23 allocated to it, the screen would look like this.
S2 **3******
GRP 1 ---------
S2 = System active in the 21 to 29 range.
* = systems that are OFF. (21,22,24,25,26,27,28 and 29 are all OFF)
GRP 1 = Group one of system 23 is active.
Once you hear activity, you can push the HOLD button and monitor the channel for more conversations. To resume scanning, push the HOLD button again or the SCAN button.
These
instructions are a basic guide to the operation of the Scanner and it is
recommended that you read the supplied manual for more in depth information.
While every effort is made to be accurate as possible in providing the
information, sometimes mistakes happen – should you come across something that
requires editing, please contact me directly at ozscan@outlook.com
