UBCD3600XLT Reading the Display & Icons

Summary: A guide to the icons and lines on the UBCD3600XLT’s screen in Scan, Search, Receive and Hold modes.

The Main Display

The display shows the Favorites List, system, site and department names, the channel name, frequency or talkgroup, and a row of status icons. Some of the icons only appear after you press Func, or in particular modes. Temporary avoids appear in reversed (highlighted) colours.

Top Row and Status Icons

• F, F0-9 – Function mode is active. In Scan mode, the first digit of the Favorites List Quick Key shows on the left and the second digit (blinking for the list being scanned) on the right. A plain number on the right means the quick key is enabled and waiting; a dash means nothing is assigned; an asterisk means the quick key is disabled.
• SITE HOLD – the scanner is in Site Hold.
• SEARCH – the scanner is in Search mode.
• Time and date
• Up / down arrow – Scan or Search direction
• GPS – a GPS unit is connected
• REC – recording in progress
• Signal strength bars
• Priority icon – steady for Priority, reversed for Priority DND
• Battery – blinks when the battery is low
• Close Call icon – shown if Close Call Priority is on, reversed for Close Call DND
• S=NN and V=NN – the squelch or volume level, shown for three seconds when you turn the control
• Battery level – shown when you press the Scroll Control

System, Department and Site Lines

• S0-9 – the system quick key: first digit on the left, blinking second digit on the right for the system being scanned. The same dash and asterisk rules apply as for lists.
• D0-9 – the department quick key, shown when you press Func and the decimal point.
• 0-9 – the custom search key status, in Search mode.
• System name and department name, with avoid or hold status. In Search with Scan, the custom search name shows.
• Site name – for a trunked system in Scan mode.
• Scanning / ID Scanning / ID Searching – conventional systems show Scanning; trunked systems show ID Scanning or ID Searching.
• Channel name, with avoid or hold status, and a priority marker when receiving a priority channel.
• Channel service type
• Tone/Code – for conventional channels. A blinking tone or code means a tone/code search is under way; means the tone or code is locked out.
• Frequency and modulation for conventional channels; TGID or Unit ID for trunked sites, depending on the Display Unit ID setting.
• Number Tag information – in Function mode for a Favorites List.

Signal-Type Icons

• P25 – the channel is receiving digital voice (also used for the other digital types below)
• LNK – data received on a voice channel
• DAT – data received on a control channel
• ENC – the channel is receiving encrypted voice, and is muted
• PT0 / PT1 – Phase 2 voice and slot information
• PX0 / PX1 – X2-TDMA voice and slot information
• PRV – EDACS ProVoice digital voice
• CAP – Capacity Plus / Linked Capacity Plus voice and data (MOTOTRBO)
• CON – Connect Plus voice and data (MOTOTRBO)
• DT3 – Trunked DMR (ETSI Tier 3) voice and data
• DMR – One-frequency DMR site, or simplex DMR voice
• XPT – Hytera XPT voice and data
• S1 / S2 – TDMA slot 1 or slot 2 in DMR/MOTOTRBO

Other Indicators

• IFX – Intermediate Frequency Exchange is on for the channel
• ATT – channel attenuation in Receive/Hold, or search attenuation in Search mode; ATT blinks for global attenuation
• Volume Offset – the offset for the channel, in Function mode
• SCR – one or more broadcast or custom screen bands are on
• REP – Repeater Find is on
• Search with Scan – a custom search is running in Scan mode

Display Options

Under Menu, Display Options:

• Set Backlight, Set Mode: Squelch (off, 5 s, 10 s or open squelch), Keypress (off, 5 s or 10 s), Timeout (10, 30 or 60 seconds, or infinite after pressing the power key), and Set Dimmer (High, Middle, Low). The keypad backlight follows the same settings.
• Adjust Contrast – levels 1-15.
• Display Unit ID – show the unit ID of the radio that’s transmitting on Motorola, EDACS and P25 systems (on or off).
• Set ID Format – decimal or hex for Motorola/P25 (default decimal); AFS or decimal for EDACS (default AFS).