Uniden BC355N Support Question
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Question posted by aporlp on October 8th, 2014
How To Program A Bc355n
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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
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 ...
English Owner's Manual - Page 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...
English Owner's Manual - Page 8
ABOUT YOUR NEW BC355N SCANNER
The BC355N comes with the duties of public safety officials by traveling to the scene of this manual... described in this scanner is also illegal in many areas (and a bad idea everywhere) to operate it
8 In addition, the BC355N has 13 separate band searches. You can add it . Do not open your FCC authorization to interfere with 6 Service banks for ...
English Owner's Manual - Page 9
.../FD/EMG. to the bank for you want to hear. The BC355N features include:
• Turbo search - 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...
English Owner's Manual - Page 11
...
AM
CB Class D Channel
Business & Forest Products 10 Meter Amateur Band
NFM
VHF Low Band
6 Meter Amateur Band
AM
Aircraft Band
11
BAND PLANS
Your 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...
English Owner's Manual - Page 16
...Sensitivity (Nominal) 200 µV 450 µV
INCLUDED IN YOUR SCANNER PACKAGE
• BC355N Scanner • Telescoping Antenna • Flexible Window-Mount Mobile Antenna • AC ...place of these items are missing 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. ...
English Owner's Manual - Page 17
...the web at www.
We can also be reached on the rear panel.
2. INSTALLING THE BC355N SCANNER
FOR HOME USE (DESKTOP INSTALLATION)
1. Use the desktop stand (fold out from bottom ... wall outlet.
3. use (Incar Installation); Contact your car. Extend the antenna to install the BC355N in noisy environments. Plug the Telescoping Antenna into the ANT connector.
Mobile Mounting Bracket (Model MB...
English Owner's Manual - Page 18
... type of the scanner.
18 Plug one end 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 no cable, use the Vehicle Power Adapter in...
English Owner's Manual - Page 19
... for marking the location of the mounting screws. Connect the mobile antenna plug into a vehicle involves two main steps - Permanent Mobile Installation Permanently installing the BC355N scanner into the ANT connector on the passenger side.
2. physically installing the scanner and physically connecting the power supply. It does not matter which is...
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 27
.... Continue turning this control clockwise to turn on page 36 for character display. (Go to set the scan threshold.
Adjust SQ to "Screens" on the BC355N unit. ITEM VOLUME Control/Power Switch SQ (Squelch) Control
LCD
PURPOSE
Turn this control clockwise to eliminate the background noise heard in Manual Mode, adjust...
English Owner's Manual - Page 28
BC355N Rear Panel
ITEM ANT
EXT SP
DC 13.8V
PURPOSE
BNC Antenna Connector. External Speakers. Connect the specified AC Adapter or DC power cord here.
28
Insert optional external speaker plug here. Power Connection. Insert the antenna plug here.
English Owner's Manual - Page 29
...
set up
Adjusting Squelch
To Adjust Squelch 1. Scan and Search:
29 Operating Modes
The BC355N operates in two modes - This is the threshold point at which the incoming signal is just slightly stronger than the noise will open squelch noise.
2.
...
English Owner's Manual - Page 35
Begin searching
Press the BAND key. If the BC355N stops on an active channel
Select a different bank to move through frequencies and banks.
2. Deactivate the bank(s) you do not want to , leaving ...the following two methods:
1. Here's How - Use the UP key to scan
Here's How -
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 an active channel that you do not want to monitor but you turn on the displayed channel until searching is resumed. Stop searching
...
English Owner's Manual - Page 37
... on the Police bank.
37 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.
English Owner's Manual - Page 38
Press BAND again (or UP/DOWN within 3 seconds) to be searched. special features
The BC355N scanner boasts of the search - SEARCHING BANDS
148 ‐ 174
SRCH
409.9875
SRCH ▲
When BAND is pressed, this screen displays the band range ...
English Owner's Manual - Page 51
...find a frequency that bank with other 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):
•...8226; Private Any displayed frequency for these banks can be
51
When you can program it into either the PD/FD/EMG or AIR/MRN service bank or into the scanner...
English Owner's Manual - Page 57
Press and hold the PROG key for longer than 2.5 seconds to the previous mode. The band plan resets to prevent accidentally programming entries or unauthorized programming. Program Lock Feature
The BC355N has a Program Lock feature to USA.
57 Clear All Memory
Turn on the scanner while pressing and holding PROG and L/O to clear all memory in...
