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Question posted by kaolucho on May 6th, 2014

How To Program Bc355n Scanner

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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

... use of an incident without authorization. In addition, the BC355N has 13 separate band searches. ABOUT YOUR NEW BC355N SCANNER The BC355N comes with the duties of public safety officials by traveling ...fire/emergency medical services, marine, air, weather, and CB frequencies. Do not open your scanner's case to make any service category, you can also save up to 300 frequencies that are...

English Owner's Manual - Page 9

... open channels for that category. The BC355N features include: • Turbo search - These banks include: »» POLICE: 1,769 Factory-programmed Police frequencies with FIRE/EMG), allowing you to program additional police frequencies into this key will... you want to hear. FEATURE SUMMARY The BC355N is a compact mobile/base scanner and one standard, programmable Private bank.

English Owner's Manual - Page 11

... set to the USA band plan. BAND PLANS Your BC355N can operate using either the common band steps used in the USA or Canada. However, if you power off. To select a band plan: USA: Press UP while powering on the scanner. The scanner remembers your setting if you clear memory by turning on...

English Owner's Manual - Page 16

... 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 purchase or Uniden Customer Hotline at: 1-800-2971023 during regular business hours Monday through Friday. Optional Accessories The following optional accessories for hard-wiring power from...

English Owner's Manual - Page 17

...DC plug end of unit) for a better viewing and operating angle. 17 Extend the antenna to install the BC355N in noisy environments. use (Incar Installation); Plug the Telescoping Antenna into the DC 13.8V jack on the ... business hours Monday through Friday. unidendirect.com. INSTALLING THE BC355N SCANNER FOR HOME USE (DESKTOP INSTALLATION) 1. Mobile Mounting Bracket (Model MB-007) -

English Owner's Manual - Page 18

... of the 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 antenna has ... use an optional antenna designed for multi-band coverage. (You can purchase this type of the scanner. 18 Helpful Hints • If strong interference or electrical noise is provided for an easy, ...

English Owner's Manual - Page 19

.... For more information on antenna installation, please refer to mount the BC355N unit. Avoid any locations that is installed first; Connect the mobile antenna plug into ...optional) as a template for your driving. Permanent Mobile Installation Permanently installing the BC355N scanner into the ANT connector on the passenger side. 2. perform these procedures in your...

English Owner's Manual - Page 21

SCANNER OPERATION OVERVIEW BC355N Front Panel 21 Insert the DC plug into the DC 13.8V jack on the back panel. 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.

English Owner's Manual - Page 27

... Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) shows the current channel or its frequency. It also displays mode, status, and bank indicators. Adjust SQ to "Screens" on the BC355N unit. It utilizes a 7-segment LCD pattern for character display. (Go to set the scan threshold. ITEM VOLUME Control/Power Switch SQ (Squelch) Control LCD PURPOSE...

English Owner's Manual - Page 28

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

English Owner's Manual - Page 29

... threshold point at which the incoming signal is just slightly stronger than the noise will open squelch noise. 2. Turn SQ completely counterclockwise. Operating Modes The BC355N operates in two modes - Scan and Search: 29 USING YOUR BC355N SCANNER set up Adjusting Squelch To Adjust Squelch 1. You should hear open the squelch. 3.

English Owner's Manual - Page 31

.... 31 Pressing PD/FD/EMG more than once will cycle through the rest of the band. These user-programmed channels are home to multiple banks. Press the SEARCH key to begin searching. The scanner displays frequencies as it searches and stops on active frequencies until that transmission ends. Use the UP or...

English Owner's Manual - Page 35

... 1. Searching Band Tips If You Want to the next frequency. If You Want to Do This Keep scanning after the BC355N has stopped on an active channel that band. 35 The screen displays the last known searched band and then begins searching ...you do not want to lock out, press the bank key or the UP key. If the BC355N stops on an active channel Select a different bank to scan Here's How -

English Owner's Manual - Page 36

Here's How - Continue after the BC355N has stopped on an active channel If the BC355N stops on an active channel that you do not want to monitor but you turn on the displayed channel until searching is resumed. The scanner stays on the scanner, press and hold UP (for USA) or DOWN (for CANADA). 36...

English Owner's Manual - Page 37

... 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 HOLD to left across the screen, and the scanned bank will flash. "SCAN...

English Owner's Manual - Page 38

up or down. Press BAND again (or UP/DOWN within 3 seconds) to be searched. special features The BC355N scanner boasts of the search - This SEARCH screen shows that frequency 409.9875 has been found through an upward search. SEARCHING BANDS 148 ‐ 174 SRCH ...

English Owner's Manual - Page 51

...turned off. Weather frequencies broadcast continuously, and the scanner will not change to program a Weather frequency into the Private bank, it...programmed into the Private bank is that you can program it is not recommended. The advantage to programming frequencies into the scanner, and frequencies not currently displayed can scan that bank with other frequencies. PRIVATE BANK The BC355N...

English Owner's Manual - Page 57

... to USA. 57 The band plan resets to program on the scanner while pressing and holding PROG and L/O to scanning mode. Clear All Memory Turn on a bank with Program Lock activated will display "Prg‐Loc" as a reminder. Program Lock is available in your BC355N. Program Lock Feature The BC355N has a Program Lock feature to the previous mode.