Merry Christmas! There are going to be a lot of new folks joining us on the boards as they unwrap their new toys, this year. This is an attempt to put in one place helpful resources to common answers for the new scanner owner.
If you've gotten a new Trunked Scanner, check out its Wiki page on this site for a great list of features and relevant links:
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Uniden_Scanners
Just click the model on that page to go to the detailed model page.
Also, there are some good links for Uniden's Dynamic Memory scanners, as well as info on our upcoming scanners at:
http://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/ScannerManuals
If your audio is cutting out every couple of seconds, then you probably have one of the priority features turned on.
Close Call Priority -- audio will cut out every 2 seconds on all systems. If your model supports it, check out Close Call Do-Not-Disturb to keep the Close Call feature but lose the "gap."
Weather Prioirty -- audio will cut out every 5 seconds on all systems.
Conventional Priority -- audio will cut out every 2 seconds only on Conventional systems.
If your Digital Trunked System isn't being received, then maybe it isn't a digital system. Many analog systems include some digital channels and should be programmed as "Type II". While targeted to Uniden's next-generation radios, the explanation linked below applies generally to any trunked scanner and might help you understand what type of system to select in your system based on the RadioReference database entry:
Deciphering Trunked Systems
Got another helpful tip or link? Post it below. Please don't use this thread for general QA (there are plenty of other threads for this).
If you've gotten a new Trunked Scanner, check out its Wiki page on this site for a great list of features and relevant links:
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Uniden_Scanners
Just click the model on that page to go to the detailed model page.
Also, there are some good links for Uniden's Dynamic Memory scanners, as well as info on our upcoming scanners at:
http://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/ScannerManuals
If your audio is cutting out every couple of seconds, then you probably have one of the priority features turned on.
Close Call Priority -- audio will cut out every 2 seconds on all systems. If your model supports it, check out Close Call Do-Not-Disturb to keep the Close Call feature but lose the "gap."
Weather Prioirty -- audio will cut out every 5 seconds on all systems.
Conventional Priority -- audio will cut out every 2 seconds only on Conventional systems.
If your Digital Trunked System isn't being received, then maybe it isn't a digital system. Many analog systems include some digital channels and should be programmed as "Type II". While targeted to Uniden's next-generation radios, the explanation linked below applies generally to any trunked scanner and might help you understand what type of system to select in your system based on the RadioReference database entry:
Deciphering Trunked Systems
Got another helpful tip or link? Post it below. Please don't use this thread for general QA (there are plenty of other threads for this).