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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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... Private bank. These banks include: »» POLICE: 1,769 Factory-programmed Police frequencies with 100 open channels for you want to the bank for that category. The BC355N features include: • Turbo search - PD/FD/EMG. Pressing this bank. Allows your BC355N to program additional police frequencies into this key will toggle between 9 This...
... Private bank. These banks include: »» POLICE: 1,769 Factory-programmed Police frequencies with 100 open channels for you want to the bank for that category. The BC355N features include: • Turbo search - PD/FD/EMG. Pressing this bank. Allows your BC355N to program additional police frequencies into this key will toggle between 9 This...
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...will toggle between the banks. 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. the banks...
...will toggle between the banks. 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. the banks...
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.... • Select USA or Canada band plan. Press and hold UP or DOWN keys for Canada when you turn on the screen. Scans user-programmed channels programmed into the PRIVATE bank. 22 HOLD displays on the scanner. KEY HOLD PURPOSE Press this key to stop scanning or searching and to remain on...
.... • Select USA or Canada band plan. Press and hold UP or DOWN keys for Canada when you turn on the screen. Scans user-programmed channels programmed into the PRIVATE bank. 22 HOLD displays on the scanner. KEY HOLD PURPOSE Press this key to stop scanning or searching and to remain on...
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KEY PD/FD/EMG PURPOSE Press this key cycles through the frequencies in the following order: • Police/Fire/Emergency Services - These user-programmed channels are scanned after the preprogrammed channels if either service is selected. 23 Pressing this key to scan the Police, Fire, and Emergency Services bands. 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.
KEY PD/FD/EMG PURPOSE Press this key cycles through the frequencies in the following order: • Police/Fire/Emergency Services - These user-programmed channels are scanned after the preprogrammed channels if either service is selected. 23 Pressing this key to scan the Police, Fire, and Emergency Services bands. 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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... Marine Search, then follow the steps starting on page 52 to scan the Air and Marine bands. The frequency will save the frequency. These user-programmed channels are scanned after the preprogrammed channels if either service is selected. Pressing this key to save in the following order: • Air/MRN - KEY...
... Marine Search, then follow the steps starting on page 52 to scan the Air and Marine bands. The frequency will save the frequency. These user-programmed channels are scanned after the preprogrammed channels if either service is selected. Pressing this key to save in the following order: • Air/MRN - KEY...
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... every 2 seconds unless the scanner is already receiving a transmission. Press this mode. The Close Call Priority icon flashes to indicate this key to monitor 40 programmed CB channels. 25 No other frequencies. KEY Close Call WX CB PURPOSE Press this key to activate the Weather frequencies (7 NOAA). Press this key to...
... every 2 seconds unless the scanner is already receiving a transmission. Press this mode. The Close Call Priority icon flashes to indicate this key to monitor 40 programmed CB channels. 25 No other frequencies. KEY Close Call WX CB PURPOSE Press this key to activate the Weather frequencies (7 NOAA). Press this key to...
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Press this key to initiate and complete programming a channel or frequency (further detail is explained in more detail in a later section). Press this key to temporarily or permanently lock out frequencies or channels ...
Press this key to initiate and complete programming a channel or frequency (further detail is explained in more detail in a later section). Press this key to temporarily or permanently lock out frequencies or channels ...
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... change the direction of 13 separate frequency bands to search. None NOTE: The PD and FIRE/EMG banks share 100 PRIVATE channels. Police 3. These user-programmed channels are home to multiple banks. If no transmission resumes after preprogrammed channels. 31 Police/Fire/EMG 2. The scanner displays frequencies as it searches and...
... change the direction of 13 separate frequency bands to search. None NOTE: The PD and FIRE/EMG banks share 100 PRIVATE channels. Police 3. These user-programmed channels are home to multiple banks. If no transmission resumes after preprogrammed channels. 31 Police/Fire/EMG 2. The scanner displays frequencies as it searches and...
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These user-programmed channels are scanned after preprogrammed channels. 32 Air/Marine 2. Marine 4. Air 3. 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.
These user-programmed channels are scanned after preprogrammed channels. 32 Air/Marine 2. Marine 4. Air 3. 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.
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It will be covered later in this guide). Scanning Service Bank Tips If You Want to scan Note: You must program channels into the PRIVATE bank before you can scan it displays. the bank label flashes and the SCAN message moves across the display screen. Press a ...
It will be covered later in this guide). Scanning Service Bank Tips If You Want to scan Note: You must program channels into the PRIVATE bank before you can scan it displays. the bank label flashes and the SCAN message moves across the display screen. Press a ...
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... frequency because of Lock Out Temporary Lock Out Pressing L/O once temporarily locks out the current frequency or channel. • 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...
... frequency because of Lock Out Temporary Lock Out Pressing L/O once temporarily locks out the current frequency or channel. • 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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... any service bank or search band locks it in the Private, CB, and MRN banks. If you try to the number of the 300 user-programmed channels can be manually restored; The scanner displays "L/O" for that can be temporarily locked out. the procedure is a limit to permanently or temporarily lock out...
... any service bank or search band locks it in the Private, CB, and MRN banks. If you try to the number of the 300 user-programmed channels can be manually restored; The scanner displays "L/O" for that can be temporarily locked out. the procedure is a limit to permanently or temporarily lock out...
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...to again, you find a frequency that bank with other frequencies. When you can program it is that you can be 51 Programming Frequencies and Channels Up to 100 frequencies (1 frequency per channel) can be programmed into each of the following banks (300 frequencies combined): • Police/Fire/...listen to program a Weather frequency into the Private bank, it into either the PD/FD/EMG or AIR/MRN service bank or into the Private bank is not recommended. The advantage to hold favorite frequencies. PRIVATE BANK The BC355N also provides 3 separate banks to programming frequencies ...
...to again, you find a frequency that bank with other frequencies. When you can program it is that you can be 51 Programming Frequencies and Channels Up to 100 frequencies (1 frequency per channel) can be programmed into each of the following banks (300 frequencies combined): • Police/Fire/...listen to program a Weather frequency into the Private bank, it into either the PD/FD/EMG or AIR/MRN service bank or into the Private bank is not recommended. The advantage to hold favorite frequencies. PRIVATE BANK The BC355N also provides 3 separate banks to programming frequencies ...
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located through the Search mode and through a search of these two banks. ERROR displays if you try to program a frequency into either of the active (flashing) POLICE bank. NOTE: The CB and WX banks are not programmable. In this example...shows that frequency 40.0600 has been found while scanning the Police bank. radioreference.com provide listings of local broadcast frequencies. 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. Police...
located through the Search mode and through a search of these two banks. ERROR displays if you try to program a frequency into either of the active (flashing) POLICE bank. NOTE: The CB and WX banks are not programmable. In this example...shows that frequency 40.0600 has been found while scanning the Police bank. radioreference.com provide listings of local broadcast frequencies. 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. Police...
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CH displays and flashes. Press the key for the bank you want to be programmed. 53 police fire/emg 6 000.0000 HOLD L/O police fire/emg 40.0600 HOLD The screen cycles between two displays. 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. CH 40.0600 HOLD police fire/emg 6 000.0000 HOLD L/O Press PROG. In this example, PD/FD/EMG was pressed.
CH displays and flashes. Press the key for the bank you want to be programmed. 53 police fire/emg 6 000.0000 HOLD L/O police fire/emg 40.0600 HOLD The screen cycles between two displays. 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. CH 40.0600 HOLD police fire/emg 6 000.0000 HOLD L/O Press PROG. In this example, PD/FD/EMG was pressed.
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... continue scanning the rest of deleting a frequency you just programmed. Press HOLD to overwrite it with the one you have programmed is flashing), press PROG. Deleting a Programmed Frequency (programming "000.0000") The easiest method of the programmed channels, starting with a null frequency (000.0000). The scanner programs the frequency into the indicated channel and then goes...
... continue scanning the rest of deleting a frequency you just programmed. Press HOLD to overwrite it with the one you have programmed is flashing), press PROG. Deleting a Programmed Frequency (programming "000.0000") The easiest method of the programmed channels, starting with a null frequency (000.0000). The scanner programs the frequency into the indicated channel and then goes...
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The first screen shows that channel 3 on the POLICE bank (40.0600) is selected and the second screen shows that the null frequency (000.0000) is ready to resume scanning in that bank. 56 Press the bank key again to be programmed. police fire/emg 3 000.0000 HOLD scan L/O Press PROG.The screen displays a null frequency in that channel. police fire/emg 3 40.0600 HOLD police fire/emg CH 000.0000 hold The screen cycles between two displays.
The first screen shows that channel 3 on the POLICE bank (40.0600) is selected and the second screen shows that the null frequency (000.0000) is ready to resume scanning in that bank. 56 Press the bank key again to be programmed. police fire/emg 3 000.0000 HOLD scan L/O Press PROG.The screen displays a null frequency in that channel. police fire/emg 3 40.0600 HOLD police fire/emg CH 000.0000 hold The screen cycles between two displays.
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Attempts to prevent accidentally programming entries or unauthorized programming. Program Lock Feature The BC355N has a Program Lock feature to program on a bank with Program Lock activated will display "Prg‐Loc" as a reminder. Clear All Memory Turn on the scanner while pressing and holding PROG...resets to clear all memory in the following modes: • Scan/Scan Hold • Band Search/Band Search Hold • Programming • Close Call When Program Lock is turned on, the scanner displays "on and off (press and hold PROG for longer than 2.5 seconds), the scanner ...
Attempts to prevent accidentally programming entries or unauthorized programming. Program Lock Feature The BC355N has a Program Lock feature to program on a bank with Program Lock activated will display "Prg‐Loc" as a reminder. Clear All Memory Turn on the scanner while pressing and holding PROG...resets to clear all memory in the following modes: • Scan/Scan Hold • Band Search/Band Search Hold • Programming • Close Call When Program Lock is turned on, the scanner displays "on and off (press and hold PROG for longer than 2.5 seconds), the scanner ...
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Stop scan or search. 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 ... 1-800-297-1023. 60 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 one of the...
Stop scan or search. 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 ... 1-800-297-1023. 60 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 one of the...