Uniden BEARTRACKER 885 English Owners Manual - Page 26

Beartracker Update Manager

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OTHER FEATURES SRF/CAL/SWR Meter You can check your incoming signal strength and output power as you use your BearTracker 885. The 12-column LCD display (refer to item number 3 on page 10) displays this data. Press and hold PTT on the microphone to see the RF output power levels. Release PTT to see incoming signal strength. Antenna System Check Check and calibrate the Standing Wave Ratio (SWR) to be sure your antenna system is properly tuned. Be sure to perform this check away from other vehicles and large structures. 1. Connect the antenna. 2. Turn Channel Selector to set a channel. 3. Press SRF/CAL/SWR until CAL displays on the LCD. 4. Press and hold PTT, then rotate the Channel Selector until the bar graph meter is at CAL . Release PTT. 5. Press SRF/CAL/SWR again until SWR displays. Press PTT again to check the antenna's SWR. Note the SWR reading and release PTT. If the reading is > 1.5, follow your antenna's instructions to adjust the antenna length. Then, repeat this step. The closer the reading is to 1.0, the better. BEARTRACKER UPDATE MANAGER Uniden updates the BearTracker 885 frequency database every week using RadioReference.com's extensive frequency database. The BearTracker Update Manager's (BTOM) simple procedures make updating your radio as easy as 1-2-3 (remove the SD card - update the database through your PC to the SD card - reinstall the SD card). 1. Download and run the BearTracker Update Manager from www. uniden.com. 2. Turn off your radio. Remove the SD card. E-26

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OTHER FEATURES
SRF/CAL/SWR Meter
You can check your incoming signal strength and output power as you
use your BearTracker 885. The 12-column LCD display (refer to item
number 3 on page 10) displays this data. Press and hold
PTT
on the
microphone to see the RF output power levels. Release
PTT
to see
incoming signal strength.
Antenna System Check
Check and calibrate the Standing Wave Ratio (SWR) to be sure your
antenna system is properly tuned. Be sure to perform this check away
from other vehicles and large structures.
1.
Connect the antenna.
2.
Turn
Channel Selector
to
set a channel
.
3.
Press
SRF/CAL/SWR
until
CAL
displays on the LCD.
4.
Press and hold
PTT
, then rotate the Channel Selector until the bar
graph meter is at
CAL
. Release
PTT
.
5.
Press
SRF/CAL/SWR
again until
SWR
displays. Press
PTT
again to
check the antenna’s SWR. Note the SWR reading and release
PTT
.
If the reading is > 1.5, follow your antenna’s instructions to adjust
the antenna length. Then, repeat this step.
The closer the reading is to 1.0, the better.
BEARTRACKER UPDATE MANAGER
Uniden updates the BearTracker 885 frequency database every week
using RadioReference.com’s extensive frequency database. The
BearTracker Update Manager’s (BTOM) simple procedures make updating
your radio as easy as 1-2-3 (remove the SD card - update the database
through your PC to the SD card - reinstall the SD card).
1.
Download and run the BearTracker Update Manager from www.
uniden.com.
2.
Turn off your radio. Remove the SD card.