Uniden UBCD996T - Manual (Page 114)

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Fire Tone-Out
Your scanner can be set to respond to fire tone-outs, a system comprised of
standardized two-tone sequential paging, short one-tone paging, and long group
tone paging. You can save up to 10 settings. When you select a setting in standby
mode, the scanner also monitors for any other setting that uses the same transmit
frequency, modulation, and attenuation settings. To quickly switch to Fire Tone-Out
mode, press and then .
You need tone-out setup information from the agency you wish to monitor. Check
with your local agency or on-line resources.
The Fire Tone-Out feature is not used in Australia or New Zealand.
Turn the to select which of the ten tone-outs to monitor. Or, while
holding on any channel, press then to quickly switch to Tone-Out Standby,
then rotate scroll to select the settings to monitor. All tone-outs that have the same
frequency, modulation, and attenuation setting as the one you select, are also
monitored.
In standby mode, the display cycles through all monitored tone-out settings.
Regardless of the current display, the scanner always alerts on any received tone-
out that matches a stored setting.
If you press while in standby mode, the scanner temporarily exits
the mode and you hear all transmissions on that frequency. No alerts sound, even if
a tone-out matches one you have stored. Press again to return to
standby mode.
Scroll to select the tone-out (1 - 10) you want to program, then press . Then you
can scroll to any of the following settings and press to select and modify the
selected settings:
— Sets the name for the selected tone-out setting.
Sets the tone-out’s RF frequency parameters. Then select:
[SQ]
Note:
[MENU]
Scroll Control
[SQ]
[HOLD/RESUME]
[HOLD/RESUME]
[MENU]
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Setting Tone-Out Standby
Setting Up Tone-Out
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Tone-Out for...
Tone-Out Standby
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Tone-Out Setup
Edit Name
Set Frequency