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Question posted by Anonymous-167440 on December 13th, 2020

Frequency Step

How do we change the frequency step from 12.5 to 5

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Instructions for Programming Your Uniden BC355N Scanner

press SEARCH.
press BAND.
press HOLD.
UP/DOWN arrows to get frequency.
press PROG.
press PRIVATE.
press PROG.

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English Owner's Manual - Page 4

... 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...

English Owner's Manual - Page 5

... 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 31 Scanning Service Bank Tips 33 Searching Band Tips 35 Screens 37 SCANNING BANKS 37 SEARCHING BANDS 38 special features 38 Lock Out Channels / Frequencies...

English Owner's Manual - Page 7

...almost every transmission your scanner can receive. This is legal to listen to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are some transmissions that scanners be 7 This ...fines and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to . Scanning Legally Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups, including police and fire departments, ambulance services, ...

English Owner's Manual - Page 8

... could allow it 8 manufactured so they are not easy to modify to pick up to 300 frequencies that are illegal to monitor. In addition, the BC355N has 13 separate band searches. ABOUT YOUR NEW BC355N SCANNER The BC355N comes with your scanner's internal components or using it in a way other than as described in...

English Owner's Manual - Page 9

FEATURE SUMMARY The BC355N is a compact mobile/base scanner and one standard, programmable Private bank. These banks include: »» POLICE: 1,769 Factory-programmed Police frequencies with 100 open channels (shared with POLICE) open channels for you want to search 180 steps per second. (5 kHz step band only) • Seven Banks - 6 preprogrammed Service banks and...

English Owner's Manual - Page 11

... Your BC355N can operate using either the common band steps used in the USA or Canada. To select a band plan: USA: Press UP while powering on the scanner. However, if you power off. USA Band Plan FREQUENCY (MHz) LOWER UPPER 25.0000 27.9950 28.0000 54.0000 108.0000 136.9916 STEP (kHz...

English Owner's Manual - Page 13

... Business & Forest Products 10 Meter Amateur Band NFM VHF Low Band 6 Meter Amateur Band 13 FREQUENCY (MHz) LOWER UPPER 406.0000 419.9875 420.0000 449.9875 450.0000 469.9875 470.0000 512.0000 STEP (kHz) 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 MODE SERVICE NFM Federal Government NFM 70 cm Amateur Band NFM UHF Band NFM UHF...

English Owner's Manual - Page 14

... Federal Government Federal Government 70 cm Amateur Band UHF Band UHF "T" Band* 800 Band Frequency Band 25.000 - 27.995 28.000 - 54.000 Sensitivity (Nominal) 12 dB SINAD 0.4 µV 0.3 µV 14 FREQUENCY (MHz) LOWER UPPER 108.0000 136.9916 STEP (kHz) MODE 8.33 AM 137.0000 174.0000 5.0 NFM 406.0000 419.9875...

English Owner's Manual - Page 16

...; Vehicle Power Adapter • DC Power Cord for your BC355N are missing or damaged, immediately contact your scanner. • Bracket • Screw • This Owner's Manual • Other Printed Materials If any of these items are available: 16 Optional Accessories The following optional accessories for hard-wiring power from your car to your...

English Owner's Manual - Page 17

... can also be reached on the rear panel. 2. INSTALLING THE BC355N SCANNER FOR HOME USE (DESKTOP INSTALLATION) 1. Extend the antenna to install the BC355N in noisy environments. Insert the DC plug end of unit) for a better viewing and operating angle. 17 For frequencies higher than 406 MHz, shortening the antenna may improve the...

English Owner's Manual - Page 19

Connect the mobile antenna plug into a vehicle involves two main steps - physically installing the scanner and physically connecting the power ...location is installed first; Use the mounting bracket (optional) as a template for your vehicle to mount the BC355N unit. perform these procedures in your vehicle's configuration. For more information on the rear panel. Avoid any ...

English Owner's Manual - Page 21

SCANNER OPERATION OVERVIEW BC355N Front Panel 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. Insert the DC plug into the DC 13.8V jack on the back panel.

English Owner's Manual - Page 22

...HOLD a second time to : PRIVATE • Manually search up or down for frequencies while in Hold mode. • Change direction of a search during Search mode. • Quickly search up or down for frequencies (hold UP for USA or DOWN for longer than 1 second) while in Hold .... Press and hold UP or DOWN keys for Canada when you turn on the current frequency. HOLD displays on the screen.

English Owner's Manual - Page 24

.... These user-programmed channels are scanned after the preprogrammed channels if either service is selected. To save a marine frequency into a private channel, first hold on the frequency in the Marine Search, then follow the steps starting on page 52 to scan the Air and Marine bands. Pressing this key to save in the...

English Owner's Manual - Page 27

... (Squelch) Control LCD PURPOSE Turn this control clockwise to adjust the volume. It utilizes a 7-segment LCD pattern for character display. (Go to "Screens" on the BC355N unit. Adjust SQ to eliminate the background noise heard in the absence of an incoming signal. The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) shows the current channel...

English Owner's Manual - Page 31

... transmission resumes after preprogrammed channels. 31 None NOTE: The PD and FIRE/EMG banks share 100 PRIVATE channels. Use the UP or DOWN key to change bands. Fire/EMG 4. Press BAND key to select 1 of 13 separate frequency bands to begin searching. Press the SEARCH key to search.

English Owner's Manual - Page 35

... do not want to monitor but you do not want to listen to the next frequency. Here's How - Searching Band Tips If You Want to move through frequencies and banks. 2. Begin searching Press the BAND key. If the BC355N stops on an active channel Select a different bank to scan Here's How - Deactivate the...

English Owner's Manual - Page 37

... that the scanner has been put on HOLD to left across the screen, and the scanned bank will flash. "SCAN"scrolls from right to monitor frequency 45.0600 on the Police bank. 37 Screens This section shows typical screen displays: SCANNING BANKS police fire/emg air mRn scan SCA scan This...

English Owner's Manual - Page 38

... BAND again (or UP/DOWN within 3 seconds) to be searched. This SEARCH screen shows that frequency 409.9875 has been found through an upward search. up or down. SEARCHING BANDS 148 ‐...Pointers ( ▲or ▼) indicate the direction of several special features: • Lock Out Channels/Frequencies • Close Call 38 special features The BC355N scanner boasts of the search -

English Owner's Manual - Page 51

... you can scan that you would like to listen to program a Weather frequency into the scanner, and frequencies not currently displayed can be 51 Programming Frequencies and Channels Up to hold favorite frequencies. PRIVATE BANK The BC355N also provides 3 separate banks to 100 frequencies (1 frequency per channel) can be programmed into each of the following banks (300...