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Squelch (sq) mode – Uniden UBC780XLT User Manual

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Squelch (SQ) Mode

The scanner can be set to the following SQ modes.

• Carrier SQ mode (default setting)

The scanner will stop on any transmission or squelch opening, regardless of whether any
sub-audible tone has been programmed for the channel or search range.

• Tone SQ mode

The scanner will stop on any active frequency for which either no sub-audible tone has
been programmed or for which the user-programmed sub-audible tone is also active.

• Tone Search mode

During any transmission, the scanner will begin searching all possible sub-audible tones,
one of which may also be in use. The scanner counts up through the CTCSS tones and
instantly determines any possible DCS tone. See Page 83 for a listing of the tones that
the UBC780XLT decodes.

Note: When Tone Search is active in Scan Mode, once the CTCSS/DCS display flashes

a tone repeatedly (meaning that it has found the tone match), you can press E to
program that frequency with the captured tone. When you change the mode to
Tone Squelch from Tone Search, that frequency and tone will be programmed.

• Tone Lock (out) mode

For either a memory channel or a search range, you can lock a particular sub-audible
tone by pressing L/O after scrolling to the desired tone. The scanner will stop on any
transmission except those which may be using the locked sub-audible.

To set your scanner, enter into the menu mode.

1. Press

MENU

.

2. Press

or

to select SYSTEM DATA and then press

E

.

3. Press

or

to select SQ MODE and then press

E

.

4. Press

or

to select one type (CSQ, Tone SQ, Tone Search) and then press

E

.

5. To set Tone Lock mode, do the following first, then select Tone SQ in step 4.

1) For scan mode, enter CH DATA - CH No. - TONE DATA, select CTCSS/DCS with

or

, set Tone Lock ON by pressing

L/O

.

2) For search mode, enter SEARCH EVENT - TONE DATA, select CTCSS/DCS with

or

, set Tone Lock ON by pressing

L/O

.

Note: • CTCSS: Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System.

• DCS: Digital Coded Squelch.