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Question posted by Anonymous-95332 on January 22nd, 2013

Scanner Locks On A Channel

after about five minutes scanner locks on 64 found it says and makes the squelch sound

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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

... 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 39 Types of Lock...

English Owner's Manual - Page 8

...scanner's case to make any service category, you can also save up these transmissions. Check the laws in this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit. So whenever you encounter a newly activated local frequency for monitoring police, fire/emergency medical services, marine, air, weather, and CB frequencies. You can add it . In addition, the BC355N...NEW BC355N SCANNER The BC355N comes...

English Owner's Manual - Page 9

...EMG banks share a single key - FEATURE SUMMARY The BC355N is a compact mobile/base scanner and one standard, programmable Private bank. PD/FD/EMG. Allows your BC355N to search 180 steps per second. (5 kHz step band.../EMG frequencies plus an additional 100 (shared with POLICE) open channels (shared with FIRE/EMG), allowing you to program additional police frequencies into this key will toggle...

English Owner's Manual - Page 11

... 136.9916 STEP (kHz) 5.0 5.0 8.33 MODE SERVICE Petroleum Products & Broadcast Pickup AM CB Class D Channel Business & Forest Products 10 Meter Amateur Band NFM VHF Low Band 6 Meter Amateur Band AM Aircraft Band 11 Canada: Press DOWN while powering on the scanner. To select a band plan: USA: Press UP while powering on the...

English Owner's Manual - Page 16

...Accessories The following optional accessories for hard-wiring power from your car to your scanner. • Bracket • Screw • This Owner's Manual • Other Printed Materials If any of these items are missing or damaged, immediately contact your BC355N... µV 450 µV INCLUDED IN YOUR SCANNER PACKAGE • BC355N Scanner • Telescoping Antenna • Flexible Window-...

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 26

Press this key to temporarily or permanently lock out frequencies or channels from being searched or scanned. (L/O is explained in more detail in a later section.) Turn on the scanner while pressing and holding PROG + L/O to initiate and complete programming a channel or frequency (further detail is provided in a later section). Note: If you press a non-programmable...

English Owner's Manual - Page 29

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

English Owner's Manual - Page 34

...the next frequency 34 The scanner stays on the displayed channel until scanning is resumed. The bank's screen label resumes flashing. • UP or DOWN - Press this key to lock out this key to release ...- The bank's screen label remains steady and does not flash. Scan Hold remains active but single channels can be monitored. • Any bank key - Press one of the following keys to the ...

English Owner's Manual - Page 35

...You will scan 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 Use the UP key to Do This - Deactivate the bank(s) you do not...for an active frequency in that you do not want to monitor but you do not want to listen to lock out, press the bank key or the UP key. Here's How - Searching Band Tips If You Want...

English Owner's Manual - Page 36

... scanner stays on the scanner, press and hold UP (for USA) or DOWN (for CANADA). 36 Select USA or Canada band plan When you do not want to lock out, press the SEARCH key or the UP/ DOWN keys. Continue after the BC355N has stopped on an active channel If the BC355N stops on an active channel...

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 the Police bank. 37 "SCAN"scrolls from right to monitor frequency 45.0600...

English Owner's Manual - Page 38

up or down. special features The BC355N scanner boasts of the search - Pointers ( ▲or ▼) indicate the direction of several special features: • Lock Out Channels/Frequencies • Close Call 38 SEARCHING BANDS 148 ‐ 174 SRCH 409.9875 SRCH ▲ When BAND is pressed, this screen displays the band range ...

English Owner's Manual - Page 39

...during scanning. The scanner displays "T L/O" for that frequency or channel and continues scanning. All "T L/O" frequencies/channels are restored when the scanner is powered off and back on a particular channel or frequency because of Lock Out Temporary Lock Out Pressing L/O once temporarily locks out the current frequency or channel. This feature lets you lock out channels and frequencies you...

English Owner's Manual - Page 40

... that can be manually restored; If you try to permanently or temporarily lock out 101 frequencies, the scanner releases the first locked out frequency when you lock out all the channels or frequencies 40 Lock Out Limits Any of the 300 user-programmed channels can only lock out all service banks or search bands. however, there is provides...

English Owner's Manual - Page 41

... that bank key will make the scanner emit an error tone and the scanner will not scan. Lock Out Tips If You Want to release the Scan Hold function. If the scanner was in Hold mode, it then resumes scanning. Temporary Lock Out While on that channel and displays T L/O. The scanner beeps and temporarily locks out that bank. 41...

English Owner's Manual - Page 42

... UP or DOWN to search manually through the bank. to begin scanning that channel or frequency, displays T L/O and then L/O, and then resumes scanning. The scanner locks out that new bank. L/O appears on the screen to Do This - Temporary Lock Out (Cont.) Permanent Lock Out • Press the bank you were scanning to resume scanning in...

English Owner's Manual - Page 51

Weather frequencies broadcast continuously, and the scanner will not change to hold favorite frequencies. PRIVATE BANK The BC355N also provides 3 separate banks to other service banks turned off. When you find a frequency that you would like to listen to 100 frequencies (1 frequency per channel) can be programmed into each of the following banks (300...

English Owner's Manual - Page 57

... "OF Prg‐Loc" and returns to scanning mode. When Program Lock is turned on, the scanner displays "on a bank with Program Lock activated will display "Prg‐Loc" as a reminder. Program Lock Feature The BC355N has a Program Lock feature to USA. 57 Press and hold the PROG key for longer than 2.5 seconds to toggle Program...