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Related Uniden BC355N Manual Pages

English Owner's Manual - Page 4

... INFORMATION 2 PRECAUTIONS 2 Warning 2 THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW 3 Scanning Legally 7 ABOUT YOUR NEW BC355N SCANNER 8 FEATURE SUMMARY 9 Band Plans 11 USA Band Plan 11 Canada Band Plan 13 INCLUDED IN YOUR SCANNER PACKAGE 16 Optional Accessories 16 INSTALLING THE BC355N SCANNER 17 FOR HOME USE (DESKTOP INSTALLATION 17 For Mobile Use (In-Car Installation 18...

English Owner's Manual - Page 5

USING YOUR BC355N SCANNER 29 set up 29 Adjusting Squelch 29 Operating Modes 29 SCAN 30 SEARCH 30 SPECIAL NOTES FOR SCANNING PD/FD/EMG AND AIR/MRN BANKS ...

English Owner's Manual - Page 8

... officials by traveling to the scene of this manual could allow it to operate it 8 ABOUT YOUR NEW BC355N SCANNER The BC355N comes with your FCC authorization to pick up these transmissions. Do not open your scanner's case to make any service category, you encounter a newly activated local frequency for monitoring police, fire/emergency...

English Owner's Manual - Page 9

FEATURE SUMMARY The BC355N is a compact mobile/base scanner and one standard, programmable Private bank. Allows your BC355N to program local fire/ EMG frequencies into this bank. These banks include: »» POLICE: 1,769 Factory-programmed Police frequencies with 100 open channels (shared with FIRE/EMG), allowing you to search 180 steps per second. (5 kHz step...

English Owner's Manual - Page 11

...BC355N can operate using either the common band steps used in the USA or Canada. The scanner remembers your setting if you clear memory by turning on the scanner. To select a band plan: USA: Press UP while powering on the scanner and pressing and holding PROG and L/O, the scanner...Band AM Aircraft Band 11 However, if you power off. Canada: Press DOWN while powering on the scanner.

English Owner's Manual - Page 16

...Close Call Sensitivity (Nominal) 200 µV 450 µV INCLUDED IN YOUR SCANNER PACKAGE • BC355N Scanner • Telescoping Antenna • Flexible Window-Mount Mobile Antenna • ... or damaged, immediately contact your BC355N are available: 16 Optional Accessories The following optional accessories for hard-wiring power from your car to your scanner. • Bracket • Screw...

English Owner's Manual - Page 17

... volume in your local Uniden Dealer or the Uniden Parts Department by calling: (800) 554-3988 during regular business hours Monday through Friday. use (Incar Installation); unidendirect.com. Extend the antenna to install the BC355N in noisy environments. We can also be reached on the rear panel. 2. INSTALLING THE BC355N SCANNER FOR HOME USE (DESKTOP...

English Owner's Manual - Page 18

... Vehicle Power Adapter into the vehicle's accessory power jack and the other end into the DC 13.8V jack on the back of antenna at a local electronics store.) • If the optional... Mobile Installation A Vehicle Power Adapter is received, relocate the scanner or its antenna away from the source. • If you are operating the scanner in a fringe area or need to improve reception, use an...

English Owner's Manual - Page 19

...screws. 2. Avoid any locations that could interfere with your driving. physically installing the scanner and physically connecting the power supply. perform these procedures in your vehicle's configuration. ...Use the mounting bracket (optional) as a template for your vehicle to mount the BC355N unit. Select a location in an order that came with your mobile antenna. For...

English Owner's Manual - Page 21

Caution: In vehicles with a positive ground, the RED wire connects to the chassis and the BLACK wire connects to the accessory contact in the fuse box. 4. SCANNER OPERATION OVERVIEW BC355N Front Panel 21 Insert the DC plug into the DC 13.8V jack on the back panel.

English Owner's Manual - Page 22

... to remain on the screen. HOLD displays on the current frequency. Press and hold UP or DOWN keys for Canada when you turn on the scanner. Scans user-programmed channels programmed into the PRIVATE bank. 22

English Owner's Manual - Page 27

The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) shows the current channel or its frequency. Adjust SQ to "Screens" on the BC355N unit. It utilizes a 7-segment LCD pattern for more details.) 27 When you are monitoring a single channel in the absence of an incoming signal. It also ...

English Owner's Manual - Page 28

Insert optional external speaker plug here. BC355N Rear Panel ITEM ANT EXT SP DC 13.8V PURPOSE BNC Antenna Connector. Power Connection. Connect the specified AC Adapter or DC power cord here. 28 Insert the antenna plug here. External Speakers.

English Owner's Manual - Page 29

This is the threshold point at which the incoming signal is just slightly stronger than the noise will open squelch noise. 2. Operating Modes The BC355N operates in two modes - You should hear open the squelch. 3. Turn SQ clockwise slowly until the sound disappears. Adjust the volume to a comfortable listening level. ...

English Owner's Manual - Page 35

If the BC355N stops on an active channel Select a different bank to scan Here's How - Use the UP key to Do This - Deactivate the bank(s) you do not ... next frequency. Begin searching Press the BAND key. Use one of the following two methods: 1. If You Want to Do This Keep scanning after the BC355N has stopped on an active channel that band. 35

English Owner's Manual - Page 36

... stopped on an active channel If the BC355N stops on the displayed channel until searching is resumed. The scanner stays on an active channel that you do not want to monitor but you turn on the scanner, press and hold UP (for USA) or DOWN (for CANADA). 36 Press HOLD again to search...

English Owner's Manual - Page 37

... the scanned bank will flash. Screens This section shows typical screen displays: SCANNING BANKS police fire/emg air mRn scan SCA scan This screen shows BC355N is actively scanning a displayed bank. police hold scan 45.0600 This screen shows that the scanner has been put on the Police bank. 37

English Owner's Manual - Page 38

up or down. special features The BC355N scanner boasts of the search - Press BAND again (or UP/DOWN within 3 seconds) to be searched. Pointers ( ▲or ▼) indicate the direction of several special ...

English Owner's Manual - Page 51

... bank is that you can scan that you would like to listen to programming frequencies into the Private bank. PRIVATE BANK The BC355N also provides 3 separate banks to program a Weather frequency into the scanner, and frequencies not currently displayed can be programmed into the Private bank, it is not recommended. Weather frequencies broadcast continuously, and...

English Owner's Manual - Page 57

... scanner displays "OF Prg‐Loc" and returns to clear all memory in the following modes: • Scan/Scan Hold • Band Search/Band Search Hold • Programming • Close Call When Program Lock is turned off . The band plan resets to prevent accidentally programming entries or unauthorized programming. Program Lock is available in your BC355N. Program Lock...