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Welcome to the Uniden DMA FAQ; here we'll start from scratch, and take you through some of the most basic of questions, and (in many cases) what things mean and how to find information. A word of explanation; if a word or phrase appears in blue and/or underlined, then it's a link; clicking it should take you to another article in our wiki, another part of our website or perhaps a different website.

What Models Does This FAQ Cover?

This FAQ covers the Uniden models that utilize DMA technology, specifically:

SC230	BC346XT(C)	BCD325P2
BC246T	BCD396XT	BCD996P2
BR330T	BCT15X
BCD396T	BCD996XT
BCT15
BCD996T

NOTE: We have separate FAQs for other Uniden products;

For the HomePatrol-1 and HomePatrol-2, see the Uniden Home Patrol FAQ
For the BCD436HP and BCD536HP, see the BCD436HP and BCD536HP Scanner FAQ

DMA Scanner Topics and Terms

What is Dynamic Memory Architecture?

What are Uniden Scanners Systems, Sites and Groups and how do they relate to each other?

How does Trunking work with these scanners?

What is Multi Site Trunking?

What is the Close Call feature?

What is Digital End Code detection and why do I want to use it?

How do I use the Fire Tone Out feature?

What does Location Based Scanning do for me? How does it work (BCD996T, BCT15, XT and P2 Scanners)?

General Categories

For the following issues, please see our DMA Scanners and Software article
- Connecting the scanner to the PC
- Programming questions
- Software packages

For firmware updates and Rebanding please see the Updating the Firmware in Uniden DMA Scanners article

For audio issues (P25 decoding sounds bad, audio popping, etc.) please see the DMA P25 Decoding and Audio Issues article

For display, miscellaneous function and battery issues, please see the DMA Scanner Functions and Batteries article

For undocumented hacks, please see the DMA Scanner Hacks article

Additional Resources

Where can I get more information on the XT series of scanners?

Go to the Scanner Guides on the Uniden TWiki site

The Manuals Are Too Confusing. Anyone have anything that's easier to read?

Uniden did a fine job designing these radios. Too bad one cannot say the same about their manuals. Fortunately, there is another resource - loosely referred to as the 'Easier to Read' series, they have been generally lauded as being much more readable and understandable. As of this writing, the following members are available;

Non-XT Scanners

XT / P2 scanners

Printed manuals (via Scanner Master)

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