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Setting C ‐ C.ALEt Options 48 Setting C ‐ C.PS Options 48 Close Call Tips 49 PRIVATE BANK 51 Programming Frequencies and Channels 51 Programming a Channel 52 Deleting a Programmed Frequency (programming "000.0000 54 Program Lock Feature 57 Clear All Memory 57 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 58 GENERAL PRODUCT CARE 61 Location 61 Cleaning 61 Repairs 62 Birdies 62 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 62 WARRANTY 64 6
Setting C ‐ C.ALEt Options 48 Setting C ‐ C.PS Options 48 Close Call Tips 49 PRIVATE BANK 51 Programming Frequencies and Channels 51 Programming a Channel 52 Deleting a Programmed Frequency (programming "000.0000 54 Program Lock Feature 57 Clear All Memory 57 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 58 GENERAL PRODUCT CARE 61 Location 61 Cleaning 61 Repairs 62 Birdies 62 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 62 WARRANTY 64 6
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...key - These banks include: »» POLICE: 1,769 Factory-programmed Police frequencies with 100 open channels (shared with FIRE/EMG), allowing you to program additional police frequencies into this key will toggle between 9 Allows your BC355N to search 180 steps per second. (5 kHz step band only) &#...8226; Seven Banks - 6 preprogrammed Service banks and one of the most user-friendly communication products available today. to the bank for you to program local fire/ EMG frequencies into...
...key - These banks include: »» POLICE: 1,769 Factory-programmed Police frequencies with 100 open channels (shared with FIRE/EMG), allowing you to program additional police frequencies into this key will toggle between 9 Allows your BC355N to search 180 steps per second. (5 kHz step band only) &#...8226; Seven Banks - 6 preprogrammed Service banks and one of the most user-friendly communication products available today. to the bank for you to program local fire/ EMG frequencies into...
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...9916 MHz. 100 open channels (shared with MRN) for user frequencies are also included. »» MRN: 90 Factory-programmed frequencies which cover the complete Marine band. 100 open channels (shared with AIR) for user frequencies are also included. Additional ...information is provided in later sections. »» WX: 7 Factory-programmed Weather frequencies covering NOAA Weather Service. »» CB: 40 Factory-programmed frequencies covering CB communications. »» PRIVATE: 100-channel, fully user-programmable bank. • Search...
...9916 MHz. 100 open channels (shared with MRN) for user frequencies are also included. »» MRN: 90 Factory-programmed frequencies which cover the complete Marine band. 100 open channels (shared with AIR) for user frequencies are also included. Additional ...information is provided in later sections. »» WX: 7 Factory-programmed Weather frequencies covering NOAA Weather Service. »» CB: 40 Factory-programmed frequencies covering CB communications. »» PRIVATE: 100-channel, fully user-programmable bank. • Search...
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... 1 second) while in Hold mode. • Select USA or Canada band plan. Press HOLD a second time to remain on the current frequency. Scans user-programmed channels programmed into the PRIVATE bank. 22 KEY HOLD PURPOSE Press this key to stop scanning or searching and to resume scanning. Press and hold UP or...
... 1 second) while in Hold mode. • Select USA or Canada band plan. Press HOLD a second time to remain on the current frequency. Scans user-programmed channels programmed into the PRIVATE bank. 22 KEY HOLD PURPOSE Press this key to stop scanning or searching and to resume scanning. Press and hold UP or...
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Pressing this key to scan the Police, Fire, and Emergency Services bands. These user-programmed channels are scanned after the preprogrammed channels if either service is selected. 23 KEY PD/FD/EMG PURPOSE Press this key cycles through the frequencies in the following order: • Police/Fire/Emergency Services - all activated • Police department only (turn off Fire/EMG bank) • Fire/EMG only (turn off Police bank) • None active (turn off both Police and Fire/ EMG banks) NOTE: The PD and FIRE/EMG banks share 100 PRIVATE channels.
Pressing this key to scan the Police, Fire, and Emergency Services bands. These user-programmed channels are scanned after the preprogrammed channels if either service is selected. 23 KEY PD/FD/EMG PURPOSE Press this key cycles through the frequencies in the following order: • Police/Fire/Emergency Services - all activated • Police department only (turn off Fire/EMG bank) • Fire/EMG only (turn off Police bank) • None active (turn off both Police and Fire/ EMG banks) NOTE: The PD and FIRE/EMG banks share 100 PRIVATE channels.
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... off Air bank) • None active (turn off both Air and Marine banks) NOTE: The AIR and MRN banks share 100 PRIVATE channels. These user-programmed channels are scanned after the preprogrammed channels if either service is selected.
... off Air bank) • None active (turn off both Air and Marine banks) NOTE: The AIR and MRN banks share 100 PRIVATE channels. These user-programmed channels are scanned after the preprogrammed channels if either service is selected.
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... Weather frequencies (7 NOAA). KEY Close Call WX CB PURPOSE Press this key to begin monitoring for longer than 2.5 seconds. Press this key to monitor 40 programmed CB channels. 25 You will hear a slight break in the following order: • Close Call ® Priority - This prevents the breaks in audio, but can...
... Weather frequencies (7 NOAA). KEY Close Call WX CB PURPOSE Press this key to begin monitoring for longer than 2.5 seconds. Press this key to monitor 40 programmed CB channels. 25 You will hear a slight break in the following order: • Close Call ® Priority - This prevents the breaks in audio, but can...
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... the scanner while pressing and holding PROG + L/O to clear all memory. KEY SEARCH L/O BAND PROG 26 PURPOSE Press the SEARCH key to initiate and complete programming a channel or frequency (further detail is explained in more detail in a later section). Note: If you press a non-programmable bank key (WX, or CB),"Error...
... the scanner while pressing and holding PROG + L/O to clear all memory. KEY SEARCH L/O BAND PROG 26 PURPOSE Press the SEARCH key to initiate and complete programming a channel or frequency (further detail is explained in more detail in a later section). Note: If you press a non-programmable bank key (WX, or CB),"Error...
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... share 100 PRIVATE channels. The scanner displays frequencies as it searches and stops on active frequencies until that transmission ends. Police/Fire/EMG 2. These user-programmed channels are home to change the direction of the band. If no transmission resumes after preprogrammed channels. 31 The PD/FD/EMG key manages the...
... share 100 PRIVATE channels. The scanner displays frequencies as it searches and stops on active frequencies until that transmission ends. Police/Fire/EMG 2. These user-programmed channels are home to change the direction of the band. If no transmission resumes after preprogrammed channels. 31 The PD/FD/EMG key manages the...
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Pressing AIR/MRN more than once will cycle through the banks in this order: 1. Air 3. Air/Marine 2. These user-programmed channels are scanned after preprogrammed channels. 32 Marine 4. None NOTE: The AIR and MRN banks share 100 PRIVATE channels.
Pressing AIR/MRN more than once will cycle through the banks in this order: 1. Air 3. Air/Marine 2. These user-programmed channels are scanned after preprogrammed channels. 32 Marine 4. None NOTE: The AIR and MRN banks share 100 PRIVATE channels.
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Continue pressing other banks' keys until it . Scanning Service Bank Tips If You Want to scan Note: You must program channels into the PRIVATE bank before you can scan it displays. Scanning automatically stops on an active channel and displays that frequency (except for locked-...
Continue pressing other banks' keys until it . Scanning Service Bank Tips If You Want to scan Note: You must program channels into the PRIVATE bank before you can scan it displays. Scanning automatically stops on an active channel and displays that frequency (except for locked-...
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... channel and continues scanning. This feature lets you lock out channels and frequencies you don't want to scan. • Private Bank • Program Frequencies into Programmable Banks. • Program Lock • Clear All Memory Lock Out Channels / Frequencies Sometimes the scanner may stop on . 39 Types of noise or other unwanted transmissions...
... channel and continues scanning. This feature lets you lock out channels and frequencies you don't want to scan. • Private Bank • Program Frequencies into Programmable Banks. • Program Lock • Clear All Memory Lock Out Channels / Frequencies Sometimes the scanner may stop on . 39 Types of noise or other unwanted transmissions...
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The scanner displays "L/O" for that can be locked out; Lock Out Limits Any of the 300 user-programmed channels can be manually restored; However, it will not affect the frequency if you have saved it out in a channel. If you try to permanently ...
The scanner displays "L/O" for that can be locked out; Lock Out Limits Any of the 300 user-programmed channels can be manually restored; However, it will not affect the frequency if you have saved it out in a channel. If you try to permanently ...
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... a frequency that bank with other frequencies. The advantage to other service banks turned off. 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 frequencies combined): • Police/Fire/EMG...
... a frequency that bank with other frequencies. The advantage to other service banks turned off. 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 frequencies combined): • Police/Fire/EMG...
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... HOLD. located through the Search mode and through a search of local broadcast frequencies. ERROR displays if you try to program a frequency into either of these two banks. Programming a Channel The following steps detail how to program a frequency into a channel for a specific bank when the frequency was found through manually scanning the preprogrammed banks.
... HOLD. located through the Search mode and through a search of local broadcast frequencies. ERROR displays if you try to program a frequency into either of these two banks. Programming a Channel The following steps detail how to program a frequency into a channel for a specific bank when the frequency was found through manually scanning the preprogrammed banks.
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CH 40.0600 HOLD police fire/emg 6 000.0000 HOLD L/O Press PROG. The first screen shows that channel 6 is the lowest available channel on the POLICE bank (press UP or DOWN to select a different channel) and the second screen shows that frequency 40.0600 is available to program. In this example, PD/FD/EMG was pressed. police fire/emg 6 000.0000 HOLD L/O police fire/emg 40.0600 HOLD The screen cycles between two displays. Press the key for the bank you want to be programmed. 53 CH displays and flashes.
CH 40.0600 HOLD police fire/emg 6 000.0000 HOLD L/O Press PROG. The first screen shows that channel 6 is the lowest available channel on the POLICE bank (press UP or DOWN to select a different channel) and the second screen shows that frequency 40.0600 is available to program. In this example, PD/FD/EMG was pressed. police fire/emg 6 000.0000 HOLD L/O police fire/emg 40.0600 HOLD The screen cycles between two displays. Press the key for the bank you want to be programmed. 53 CH displays and flashes.
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... PROG. HOLD displays and CH displays and flashes. Press and hold sCAN Press PROG. police FIRE/EMG 6 40.0600 hold L/O for 2.5 seconds. 54 The scanner programs the frequency into the indicated channel and then goes into SCAN HOLD mode. Press HOLD to release the Hold and continue scanning the rest of...
... PROG. HOLD displays and CH displays and flashes. Press and hold sCAN Press PROG. police FIRE/EMG 6 40.0600 hold L/O for 2.5 seconds. 54 The scanner programs the frequency into the indicated channel and then goes into SCAN HOLD mode. Press HOLD to release the Hold and continue scanning the rest of...
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Press the bank key again to be programmed. The first screen shows that channel 3 on the POLICE bank (40.0600) is ready to resume scanning in that channel. police fire/emg 3 40.0600 HOLD police fire/emg CH 000.0000 hold The screen cycles between two displays. police fire/emg 3 000.0000 HOLD scan L/O Press PROG.The screen displays a null frequency in that the null frequency (000.0000) is selected and the second screen shows that bank. 56
Press the bank key again to be programmed. The first screen shows that channel 3 on the POLICE bank (40.0600) is ready to resume scanning in that channel. police fire/emg 3 40.0600 HOLD police fire/emg CH 000.0000 hold The screen cycles between two displays. police fire/emg 3 000.0000 HOLD scan L/O Press PROG.The screen displays a null frequency in that the null frequency (000.0000) is selected and the second screen shows that bank. 56
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...and holding PROG and L/O to prevent accidentally programming entries or unauthorized programming. Program Lock is available in your BC355N. Press and hold the PROG key for longer than 2.5 seconds to the previous mode. Program Lock Feature The BC355N has a Program Lock feature 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 (press and...
...and holding PROG and L/O to prevent accidentally programming entries or unauthorized programming. Program Lock is available in your BC355N. Press and hold the PROG key for longer than 2.5 seconds to the previous mode. Program Lock Feature The BC355N has a Program Lock feature 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 (press and...
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PROBLEM Scan won't stop Scan won't start Search won't start PROGRAM key won't work You still have a problem SOLUTION Try one of these options: • Check and adjust Squelch • Check the antenna connection. • Check ... Stop scan or search. It is possible that none of these options: • Press the bank key again. • Adjust the Squelch Control. • Scan program frequencies into the bank before using (for PRIVATE bank). • Adjust the Squelch Control. • Check the antenna connection. Try the band search. Try one...
PROBLEM Scan won't stop Scan won't start Search won't start PROGRAM key won't work You still have a problem SOLUTION Try one of these options: • Check and adjust Squelch • Check the antenna connection. • Check ... Stop scan or search. It is possible that none of these options: • Press the bank key again. • Adjust the Squelch Control. • Scan program frequencies into the bank before using (for PRIVATE bank). • Adjust the Squelch Control. • Check the antenna connection. Try the band search. Try one...
