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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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... open channels (shared with 100 open channels for that category. Allows your BC355N to program local fire/ EMG frequencies into this key will toggle between 9 These banks include: »» POLICE: 1,769 Factory-programmed Police frequencies with FIRE/EMG), allowing you to search 180 steps per second.... This gives you quick access to the frequencies you want to the bank for you to program additional police frequencies into this bank. to hear. FEATURE SUMMARY The BC355N is a compact mobile/base scanner and one standard, programmable Private bank. Note: The Police ...
... open channels (shared with 100 open channels for that category. Allows your BC355N to program local fire/ EMG frequencies into this key will toggle between 9 These banks include: »» POLICE: 1,769 Factory-programmed Police frequencies with FIRE/EMG), allowing you to search 180 steps per second.... This gives you quick access to the frequencies you want to the bank for you to program additional police frequencies into this bank. to hear. FEATURE SUMMARY The BC355N is a compact mobile/base scanner and one standard, programmable Private bank. Note: The Police ...
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...band to 136.9916 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. Pressing this key will toggle... between the banks. Additional information is provided in later sections. »» AIR: 2,280 Factory-programmed frequencies which covers the complete AIR band, 118.000 to search. 10 Additional information is provided in later sections. »» WX: 7...
...band to 136.9916 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. Pressing this key will toggle... between the banks. Additional information is provided in later sections. »» AIR: 2,280 Factory-programmed frequencies which covers the complete AIR band, 118.000 to search. 10 Additional information is provided in later sections. »» WX: 7...
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... a second time to remain on the current frequency. 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. UP and DOWN Press these directional keys to: PRIVATE • Manually search up or...
... a second time to remain on the current frequency. 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. UP and DOWN Press these directional keys to: PRIVATE • Manually search up or...
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These user-programmed channels are scanned after the preprogrammed channels if either service is selected. 23 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. 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 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. KEY PD/FD/EMG PURPOSE Press this key cycles through the frequencies in the following order: • Police/Fire/Emergency Services -
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These user-programmed channels are scanned after the preprogrammed channels if either service is selected. To save a marine frequency into a private channel, first hold on the frequency in ...
These user-programmed channels are scanned after the preprogrammed channels if either service is selected. To save a marine frequency into a private channel, first hold on the frequency in ...
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Press this key cycles through the frequencies in the following order: • Close Call ® Priority - Pressing this key to monitor 40 programmed CB channels. 25 No other frequencies. Checks for strong, nearby signals. Press this mode. The Close Call Priority icon flashes to indicate this key to ...
Press this key cycles through the frequencies in the following order: • Close Call ® Priority - Pressing this key to monitor 40 programmed CB channels. 25 No other frequencies. Checks for strong, nearby signals. Press this mode. The Close Call Priority icon flashes to indicate this key to ...
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....) Turn on the scanner while pressing and holding PROG + L/O to search for active frequencies within a selected band range. Press this key to initiate and complete programming a channel or frequency (further detail is explained in more detail in a later section).
....) Turn on the scanner while pressing and holding PROG + L/O to search for active frequencies within a selected band range. Press this key to initiate and complete programming a channel or frequency (further detail is explained in more detail in a later section).
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... PD/FD/EMG key manages the Police and Fire/Emergency Services banks and the AIR/MRN key manages the Air and Marine banks. These user-programmed channels are home to search. Press the SEARCH key to change bands. Press BAND key to select 1 of 13 separate frequency bands to multiple banks...
... PD/FD/EMG key manages the Police and Fire/Emergency Services banks and the AIR/MRN key manages the Air and Marine banks. These user-programmed channels are home to search. Press the SEARCH key to change bands. Press BAND key to select 1 of 13 separate frequency bands to multiple banks...
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Air/Marine 2. These user-programmed channels are scanned after preprogrammed channels. 32 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. Marine 4.
Air/Marine 2. These user-programmed channels are scanned after preprogrammed channels. 32 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. Marine 4.
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... channel and displays that channel until all desired banks are displayed (activated). 33 Scanning Service Bank Tips If You Want to scan Note: You must program channels into the PRIVATE bank before you can scan it displays. Continue pressing other banks' keys until the transmission ends. It will be covered later...
... channel and displays that channel until all desired banks are displayed (activated). 33 Scanning Service Bank Tips If You Want to scan Note: You must program channels into the PRIVATE bank before you can scan it displays. Continue pressing other banks' keys until the transmission ends. It will be covered later...
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... Out Pressing L/O once temporarily locks out the current frequency or channel. Types of noise or other unwanted transmissions. • Private Bank • Program Frequencies into Programmable Banks. • Program Lock • Clear All Memory Lock Out Channels / Frequencies Sometimes the scanner may stop on . 39 This feature lets you lock out channels...
... Out Pressing L/O once temporarily locks out the current frequency or channel. Types of noise or other unwanted transmissions. • Private Bank • Program Frequencies into Programmable Banks. • Program Lock • Clear All Memory Lock Out Channels / Frequencies Sometimes the scanner may stop on . 39 This feature lets you lock out channels...
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... Lock Out Pressing L/O twice permanently locks out the current frequency or channel. The scanner displays "L/O" for that can be locked out of the 300 user-programmed channels can be locked out; "L/O" frequencies/channels can be manually restored; If you lock out all service banks or search bands. Locking out a frequency in...
... Lock Out Pressing L/O twice permanently locks out the current frequency or channel. The scanner displays "L/O" for that can be locked out of the 300 user-programmed channels can be locked out; "L/O" frequencies/channels can be manually restored; If you lock out all service banks or search bands. Locking out a frequency in...
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...recommended. Note: Although it is that you can scan that you find a frequency that bank with other frequencies. PRIVATE BANK The BC355N also provides 3 separate banks 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. The advantage to programming frequencies into each of the following banks (300 frequencies combined): • Police/Fire/EMG • Air/Marine • Private Any displayed frequency...
...recommended. Note: Although it is that you can scan that you find a frequency that bank with other frequencies. PRIVATE BANK The BC355N also provides 3 separate banks 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. The advantage to programming frequencies into each of the following banks (300 frequencies combined): • Police/Fire/EMG • Air/Marine • Private Any displayed frequency...
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... not programmable. Police hold scan 40.0600 Press HOLD. radioreference.com provide listings of the active (flashing) POLICE bank. HOLD displays. 52 Programming a Channel The following steps detail how to program a frequency into a channel for a specific bank when the frequency was found while scanning or searching. Police fire/emg air mrN 40... banks. In addition, websites such as www. In this example, the frequency was found while scanning the Police bank. ERROR displays if you try to program a frequency into either of these two banks.
... not programmable. Police hold scan 40.0600 Press HOLD. radioreference.com provide listings of the active (flashing) POLICE bank. HOLD displays. 52 Programming a Channel The following steps detail how to program a frequency into a channel for a specific bank when the frequency was found while scanning or searching. Police fire/emg air mrN 40... banks. In addition, websites such as www. In this example, the frequency was found while scanning the Police bank. ERROR displays if you try to program a frequency into either of these two banks.
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police fire/emg 6 000.0000 HOLD L/O police fire/emg 40.0600 HOLD The screen cycles between two displays. CH displays and flashes. 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. Press the key for the bank you want to be programmed. 53 In this example, PD/FD/EMG was pressed. CH 40.0600 HOLD police fire/emg 6 000.0000 HOLD L/O Press PROG.
police fire/emg 6 000.0000 HOLD L/O police fire/emg 40.0600 HOLD The screen cycles between two displays. CH displays and flashes. 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. Press the key for the bank you want to be programmed. 53 In this example, PD/FD/EMG was pressed. CH 40.0600 HOLD police fire/emg 6 000.0000 HOLD L/O Press PROG.
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... (a channel bank is to release the Hold and continue scanning the rest of deleting a frequency you just programmed. HOLD displays and CH displays and flashes. Deleting a Programmed Frequency (programming "000.0000") The easiest method of the programmed channels, starting with a null frequency (000.0000). police FIRE/EMG 6 40.0600 hold L/O for 2.5 seconds. 54 Press...
... (a channel bank is to release the Hold and continue scanning the rest of deleting a frequency you just programmed. HOLD displays and CH displays and flashes. Deleting a Programmed Frequency (programming "000.0000") The easiest method of the programmed channels, starting with a null frequency (000.0000). police FIRE/EMG 6 40.0600 hold L/O for 2.5 seconds. 54 Press...
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police fire/emg 3 40.0600 HOLD police fire/emg CH 000.0000 hold The screen cycles between two displays. Press the bank key again to resume scanning in that channel. The first screen shows that channel 3 on the POLICE bank (40.0600) is ready to be programmed. 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
police fire/emg 3 40.0600 HOLD police fire/emg CH 000.0000 hold The screen cycles between two displays. Press the bank key again to resume scanning in that channel. The first screen shows that channel 3 on the POLICE bank (40.0600) is ready to be programmed. 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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... displays "OF Prg‐Loc" and returns to the previous mode. Program Lock Feature The BC355N has a Program Lock feature to USA. 57 The band plan resets to prevent accidentally programming entries or unauthorized programming. Clear All Memory Turn on the scanner while pressing and holding PROG and... Hold • Band Search/Band Search Hold • Programming • Close Call When Program Lock is turned off . Program Lock is available in your BC355N. Press and hold the PROG key for longer than 2.5 seconds to toggle Program Lock on Prg‐ Loc" and then returns to ...
... displays "OF Prg‐Loc" and returns to the previous mode. Program Lock Feature The BC355N has a Program Lock feature to USA. 57 The band plan resets to prevent accidentally programming entries or unauthorized programming. Clear All Memory Turn on the scanner while pressing and holding PROG and... Hold • Band Search/Band Search Hold • Programming • Close Call When Program Lock is turned off . Program Lock is available in your BC355N. Press and hold the PROG key for longer than 2.5 seconds to toggle Program Lock on Prg‐ Loc" and then returns to ...
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... Stop scan or search. Try one 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. It is possible that ...none of the programmed frequencies are locked out. 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...
... Stop scan or search. Try one 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. It is possible that ...none of the programmed frequencies are locked out. 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...