BCD396T questions 12/26/2005
 

My BCD396T contains firmware version 1.07.01. The radio is expected to be
used only to monitor the Michigan APCO-25 system.

I was not able to find the answers to the following in the BCD396T's manual:

1. With the radio off and the charger plugged in, page 34 indicates that
when the batteries are fully charged one will see the message: "Charge
Complete." After many hours of such charging, I still see the charging
message: " Normal Charging."
Is the manual correct and eventually I will see a Charge Complete
message?

2. Uniden's site provides a vague sentence description of the enhancement
between 1.08 and 1.09 versions of the radio's firmware.
What is/are the improvements between 1.07 and 1.08? Have improvements
been noted with the use of 1.08 or 1.09?

Thank you. Regards, Mac

--
J. Mc Laughlin; Michigan U.S.A.
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BCD396T questions 12/26/2005
 

Question 1 has been answered. After a very long time, "Charge Complete"
appeared.

Another couple of questions:
3. On the right hand side of the second line down from the top is an
arrow pointing up. I have not found the significance of the arrow in the
manual. What does the arrow signify?

4. The ID Numbers displayed by the radio have equaled the specific users
shown by Radio Reference's site. However, the radio has some ID numbers
replaced with a name that is displayed in place of an ID number. Uniden
placed these substitute names into the radio.
How does one discover the actual ID number when a substitute name
appears?

Thanks, Mac

--
J. Mc Laughlin; Michigan U.S.A.
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"J. Mc Laughlin" wrote in message
...
My BCD396T contains firmware version 1.07.01. The radio is expected to be
used only to monitor the Michigan APCO-25 system.

I was not able to find the answers to the following in the BCD396T's
manual:

snip

2. Uniden's site provides a vague sentence description of the
enhancement
between 1.08 and 1.09 versions of the radio's firmware.
What is/are the improvements between 1.07 and 1.08? Have improvements
been noted with the use of 1.08 or 1.09?

Thank you. Regards, Mac

--
J. Mc Laughlin; Michigan U.S.A.
Home:

BCD396T questions 12/26/2005
 

I don't have the BCD396T, however, Radio Reference has a lot of resources
for the owners of the BCD396T. Even the person who designed it, Paul Opitz
(aka; UPMan) is accessible via email, and responds to this site, supporting
Uniden scanners.

http://www.radioreference.com

Bill Crocker




"J. Mc Laughlin" wrote in message
...
My BCD396T contains firmware version 1.07.01. The radio is expected to be
used only to monitor the Michigan APCO-25 system.

I was not able to find the answers to the following in the BCD396T's
manual:

1. With the radio off and the charger plugged in, page 34 indicates that
when the batteries are fully charged one will see the message: "Charge
Complete." After many hours of such charging, I still see the charging
message: " Normal Charging."
Is the manual correct and eventually I will see a Charge Complete
message?

2. Uniden's site provides a vague sentence description of the
enhancement
between 1.08 and 1.09 versions of the radio's firmware.
What is/are the improvements between 1.07 and 1.08? Have improvements
been noted with the use of 1.08 or 1.09?

Thank you. Regards, Mac

--
J. Mc Laughlin; Michigan U.S.A.
Home:

BCD396T questions 12/26/2005
 

Dear Mr. Crocker:
Thank you for your message.
I went to the Radio Reference site and spent a long time looking for
useful information about a BCD396T. Alas, I was not able to find anything
at all.

I will appreciate a URL that goes to the page on the Radio Reference
site that provides useful information on the BCD396T. I was not able to
find such a page.

Regards, Mac

--
J. Mc Laughlin; Michigan U.S.A.
Home:
"Bill Crocker" wrote in message
. ..
I don't have the BCD396T, however, Radio Reference has a lot of resources
for the owners of the BCD396T. Even the person who designed it, Paul
Opitz
(aka; UPMan) is accessible via email, and responds to this site,
supporting
Uniden scanners.

http://www.radioreference.com

Bill Crocker




"J. Mc Laughlin" wrote in message
...
My BCD396T contains firmware version 1.07.01. The radio is expected to
be
used only to monitor the Michigan APCO-25 system.

I was not able to find the answers to the following in the BCD396T's
manual:

snip

2. Uniden's site provides a vague sentence description of the
enhancement
between 1.08 and 1.09 versions of the radio's firmware.
What is/are the improvements between 1.07 and 1.08? Have
improvements
been noted with the use of 1.08 or 1.09?

Thank you. Regards, Mac

--
J. Mc Laughlin; Michigan U.S.A.
Home:

BCD396T questions 12/26/2005
 

You will have to create an account for yourself before you can post
anything. Just make up a nick-name, and a password. Then click here, and
post your questions:

http://www.radioreference.com/forums...splay.php?f=82

Bill Crocker


"J. Mc Laughlin" wrote in message
...
Dear Mr. Crocker:
Thank you for your message.
I went to the Radio Reference site and spent a long time looking for
useful information about a BCD396T. Alas, I was not able to find anything
at all.

I will appreciate a URL that goes to the page on the Radio Reference
site that provides useful information on the BCD396T. I was not able to
find such a page.

Regards, Mac

--
J. Mc Laughlin; Michigan U.S.A.
Home:
"Bill Crocker" wrote in message
. ..
I don't have the BCD396T, however, Radio Reference has a lot of resources
for the owners of the BCD396T. Even the person who designed it, Paul
Opitz
(aka; UPMan) is accessible via email, and responds to this site,
supporting
Uniden scanners.

http://www.radioreference.com

Bill Crocker




"J. Mc Laughlin" wrote in message
...
My BCD396T contains firmware version 1.07.01. The radio is expected to
be
used only to monitor the Michigan APCO-25 system.

I was not able to find the answers to the following in the BCD396T's
manual:

snip

2. Uniden's site provides a vague sentence description of the
enhancement
between 1.08 and 1.09 versions of the radio's firmware.
What is/are the improvements between 1.07 and 1.08? Have
improvements
been noted with the use of 1.08 or 1.09?

Thank you. Regards, Mac

--
J. Mc Laughlin; Michigan U.S.A.
Home:

BCD396T questions 12/26/2005
 

After about 14 hours, you will get a "charge complete" message. It is
a timer based system, not a current based charger.

My BCD396T contains firmware version 1.07.01. The radio is expected to be
used only to monitor the Michigan APCO-25 system.

I was not able to find the answers to the following in the BCD396T's manual:

1. With the radio off and the charger plugged in, page 34 indicates that
when the batteries are fully charged one will see the message: "Charge
Complete." After many hours of such charging, I still see the charging
message: " Normal Charging."
Is the manual correct and eventually I will see a Charge Complete
message?

2. Uniden's site provides a vague sentence description of the enhancement
between 1.08 and 1.09 versions of the radio's firmware.
What is/are the improvements between 1.07 and 1.08? Have improvements
been noted with the use of 1.08 or 1.09?

Thank you. Regards, Mac

BCD396T questions 12/26/2005
 

Dear Mr. Crocker:
I do have an account.
I did not realize that when you said that the Radio Reference site "has
a lot of resources for the owners of the BCD396T" you meant one should post
questions.

Eventually, I will figure things out or encounter someone who has
experience. So far, the quality of reception is highly variable. I was in
the center of the county today where one might assume that signals are
strong and it made no significant difference. The users of the system must
not be pleased.

Regards, Mac

--
J. Mc Laughlin; Michigan U.S.A.
Home:
"Bill Crocker" wrote in message
. ..
You will have to create an account for yourself before you can post
anything. Just make up a nick-name, and a password. Then click here, and
post your questions:

http://www.radioreference.com/forums...splay.php?f=82

Bill Crocker


"J. Mc Laughlin" wrote in message
...
Dear Mr. Crocker:
Thank you for your message.
I went to the Radio Reference site and spent a long time looking for
useful information about a BCD396T. Alas, I was not able to find
anything
at all.

I will appreciate a URL that goes to the page on the Radio Reference
site that provides useful information on the BCD396T. I was not able to
find such a page.

Regards, Mac

--
J. Mc Laughlin; Michigan U.S.A.
Home:
"Bill Crocker" wrote in message
. ..
I don't have the BCD396T, however, Radio Reference has a lot of
resources
for the owners of the BCD396T. Even the person who designed it, Paul
Opitz
(aka; UPMan) is accessible via email, and responds to this site,
supporting
Uniden scanners.

http://www.radioreference.com

Bill Crocker

BCD396T questions 12/26/2005
 

Dear "Chuck:"

Thanks for the observation. Sure seems a poor way to charge batteries.

Where might one find a source of this sort of information?

Regards, Mac

--
J. Mc Laughlin; Michigan U.S.A.
Home:
"Chuck" wrote in message
...
After about 14 hours, you will get a "charge complete" message. It is
a timer based system, not a current based charger.

My BCD396T contains firmware version 1.07.01. The radio is expected to
be
used only to monitor the Michigan APCO-25 system.

snip

2. Uniden's site provides a vague sentence description of the
enhancement
between 1.08 and 1.09 versions of the radio's firmware.
What is/are the improvements between 1.07 and 1.08? Have
improvements
been noted with the use of 1.08 or 1.09?

Thank you. Regards, Mac

BCD396T questions 12/26/2005
 

I did not realize that when you said that the Radio Reference site "has
a lot of resources for the owners of the BCD396T" you meant one should
post
questions.

The site has a Wiki that includes all Uniden models...

BCD396T questions 12/26/2005
 

Having just purchased a 396 two days ago I was a little surprised at how
unfriendly the Uniden manual is to use. As a long term scanner user despite
not having played with any of the newer trunk capable scanners, I didn't
expect to find it all that hard to pick it up and be able to know how to use
it without to much of a problem.
Well talk about a shock to the system whenI turned it on - only slowly
finding out how to use it properly after a couple of days of on and off
playing with it.
I remember that there is supposed to be an easier to understand manual on
the net somewhere (not uniden written) - can anyone help me out with where I
can find it as well as some hints for the brain dead (like myself at the
moment) to get the best out of the radio?



Matt

BCD396T questions 12/26/2005
 

Dear "Matt"
I am in a similar situation trying to get a new BCD396T up to speed.
Have no idea where you are located nor what you are wishing the receiver to
do.
My goal is to get the radio to work with the Michigan APCO 25 system on
800 MHz, and that is all that I have worked on.

So far, I have not found much on the WEB that is of actual use. As was
pointed out to me here, a set of forums exists off of the radioreference.com
site. Some information of interest to me is available there.

Let us know if you find something of value. It might also help to
describe your goals for the radio and generally where you are located. Such
information might prompt someone to help with your goals.

Regards, Mac

--
J. Mc Laughlin; Michigan U.S.A.
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"Matt" wrote in message
...
Having just purchased a 396 two days ago I was a little surprised at how
unfriendly the Uniden manual is to use. As a long term scanner user
despite
not having played with any of the newer trunk capable scanners, I didn't
expect to find it all that hard to pick it up and be able to know how to
use
it without to much of a problem.
Well talk about a shock to the system whenI turned it on - only slowly
finding out how to use it properly after a couple of days of on and off
playing with it.
I remember that there is supposed to be an easier to understand manual on
the net somewhere (not uniden written) - can anyone help me out with where
I
can find it as well as some hints for the brain dead (like myself at the
moment) to get the best out of the radio?



Matt

BCD396T questions 12/26/2005
 

"J. Mc Laughlin" wrote in message
...
Dear "Matt"
I am in a similar situation trying to get a new BCD396T up to speed.
Have no idea where you are located nor what you are wishing the receiver
to do.
My goal is to get the radio to work with the Michigan APCO 25 system
on 800 MHz, and that is all that I have worked on.

So far, I have not found much on the WEB that is of actual use. As
was pointed out to me here, a set of forums exists off of the
radioreference.com site. Some information of interest to me is available
there.

Let us know if you find something of value. It might also help to
describe your goals for the radio and generally where you are located.
Such information might prompt someone to help with your goals.

Regards, Mac

Hi Mac - well locality wise I am a fair way away from you - Australia, so
will be reasonably difficult for either of us to monitor the same signals
with the 396. We have only just had the 396T (an Australian version)
released here about a week ago (although there are probably a number of
others who have imported US versions prior to the release of our version),
so there hasn't been (to my knowledge) too much work done on the
construction of profiles or similar (anyone in Aust - preferably the
Melboure or Darwin area - playing with the 396, please drop me a line).
What I mainly wanted the 396 was to listen to some of the police comms -
unfortunately Melbourne (AS) is encrypted digital, so no go there, but I
still travel enough that I may be able to use it for this purpose.
Additionally I also want it for the trunking capability - haven't played
with this field previously, so quite concious of being a particularly raw
newbie there. Anyway, time to get back to the manual and try and make some
sense out of it.




Matt