User manual UNIDEN BC785D

[. . . ] . 7 What is APCO Project 25 Digital Communications ?. 10 Included with Your Scanner Package . . 13 Mounting the Scanner in Your Vehicle . . 13 Applying Power for Vehicle Installation . [. . . ] DAMAGE TO YOUR HEARING COULD OCCUR. Programming FIPS Code The 6-digit Federal Information Processing System (FIPS) codes established by the National Weather Service (NWS) must be programmed in your scanner. These codes specify an emergency and the specific geographic area (such as county) affected by the emergency. Select 1:SERVICE OPTION / 1:WEATHER / 2:ALERT by rotating the VFO and pressing E. Select 1:ON by rotating the VFO and pressing E. WEATHER ALERT SELECT CODE No. Select the desired memory number (FIPS CODE 1~15) by rotating the VFO and pressing E. When you rotate the VFO or use M to move down when FIPS CODE 1 is displayed or the VFO or use L to move up when FIPS CODE 15 is displayed, ALL FIPS appears on the display. You can also use L or M instead of rotating the VFO. Also instead of pressing E, you can press the VFO control. Note: · To cancel the entry, press . (decimal key). · To clear a stored FIPS code, press 0 and E successively. · To obtain the FIPS code for your area, contact the NWS toll free at 1-888-697-7263. (1-888-NWR-SAME) or visit their web site http://www. nws. noaa. gov/nwr/indexnw. htm 44 Digital and Trunked Systems Your BC785D is designed to monitor APCO Project 25 digital communication systems (using optional BCi25D) and tracks three major types of trunked radio systems. APCO Project 25 Systems - Digital systems which support the APCO Project 25 protocol developed by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA). Systems can operate in conventional, trunked and mixedmodes (analog and digital) in any frequency band including UHF, VHF and 800 MHz. MOTOROLA - Including Type I, Type II, Hybrid, SMARTNET, and Privacy Plus. Motorola systems are widely used by public safety and business users. Most are on the 800 MHz band, and recent systems are appearing on other bands. EDACS - Including "Wideband" 9600 baud, and "Narrowband" 4800 baud systems. "Wideband" systems are mostly on the 800 MHz band, and are used by public safety, utilities, and business users. Some systems are used on the VHF and UHF bands. "Narrowband" systems are used in the 935-940 MHz band, many by utilities. EDACS SCAT - These systems are mainly used in the Midwestern United States and are one-channel trunking sites using the EDACS format. LTR - These systems are mostly for business users, and found on the UHF, 800 and 900 MHz bands. For details on the operation and programming for all of these systems, see pages 45-71. [. . . ] SIZE CODE 3 and SIZE CODE 4 are probably the most common, followed by SIZE CODE 10, SIZE CODE 11, and SIZE CODE 12. 87 Fleet Map Size Codes Size 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Fleets Subfleets IDs Blocks Used + 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 8 Reserves block for Type II IDs 128 16 8 1 64 32 32 16 8 4 2 1 1 1 4 8 8 16 4 8 4 4 4 8 16 16 16 16 16 64 128 512 32 32 64 128 256 256 256 1024 2048 4096 Size Code Restrictions If you select SIZE CODE 12, 13, or 14, there are some restrictions as to which blocks can be used for these codes. · SIZE CODE 12 can only be assigned to Blocks 0, 2, 4, or 6. · SIZE CODE 13 can only be assigned to Blocks 0 and 4. · SIZE CODE 14 can only be assigned to Block 0. [. . . ]