Uniden BC355N Support Question
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Question posted by Shoemaker22760 on June 2nd, 2022
When Programming Scanner Where Is The Enter Key To Program
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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on June 3rd, 2022 12:42 PM
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You press the HOLD key or the key for the bank you want to program, The instructions are on the 2 pages starting at https://www.manualslib.com/manual/438265/Uniden-Bc355n.html?page=52#manual
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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 9
.../base scanner and one standard, programmable Private bank. These banks include: »» POLICE: 1,769 Factory-programmed Police frequencies with 100 open channels for that category. The BC355N features include:
• Turbo search - Allows your BC355N to hear. This gives you quick access to the frequencies you to program local fire/ EMG frequencies into this key...
English Owner's Manual - Page 10
...»» WX: 7 Factory-programmed Weather frequencies covering NOAA Weather Service.
»» CB: 40 Factory-programmed frequencies covering CB communications.
»&#...are also included.
»» MRN: 90 Factory-programmed frequencies which cover the complete Marine band. 100 open channels...187; AIR: 2,280 Factory-programmed frequencies which covers the complete AIR band, 118.000 to...
English Owner's Manual - Page 16
Optional Accessories The following optional accessories for hard-wiring power from your car to your place of these items are available:
16
Frequency Band 108.000 - 136.9916 806.000 - 956.000
Close Call Sensitivity (Nominal) 200 µV 450 µV
INCLUDED IN YOUR SCANNER PACKAGE
• BC355N Scanner • Telescoping Antenna • Flexible Window-Mount Mobile...
English Owner's Manual - Page 21
Insert the DC plug into the DC 13.8V jack on the back panel. SCANNER OPERATION OVERVIEW
BC355N Front Panel
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.
English Owner's Manual - Page 22
... DOWN Press these directional keys to resume scanning. Scans user-programmed channels programmed into the PRIVATE bank.
22 HOLD displays on the current frequency. Press HOLD a second time to :
PRIVATE
• Manually search up or down for Canada when you turn on the scanner. Press and hold UP or DOWN keys for longer than 1 second...
English Owner's Manual - Page 23
... Fire/
EMG banks)
NOTE: The PD and FIRE/EMG banks share 100 PRIVATE channels. These user-programmed channels are scanned after the preprogrammed channels if either service is selected.
23 KEY PD/FD/EMG
PURPOSE
Press this key cycles through the frequencies in the following order:
• Police/Fire/Emergency Services - Pressing this...
English Owner's Manual - Page 24
... 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 - both activated • Air only (turn off Marine bank...
English Owner's Manual - Page 25
...key
for Close Call hits every 2 seconds
unless the scanner is activated.
Pressing this key to activate the Weather frequencies (7 NOAA). CC checks for strong, nearby signals.
No other frequencies. KEY Close Call
WX CB
PURPOSE
Press this key... Only - Press this key to indicate this mode. The Close Call
Priority icon flashes to monitor 40 programmed CB channels.
25
English Owner's Manual - Page 26
..., or CB),"Error" will be displayed; Press this key displays the upper/lower limits of a band range for other searchable bands.
press a programmable
bank key. KEY SEARCH L/O
BAND PROG
26
PURPOSE
Press the SEARCH key to clear all memory. Pressing this key to initiate and complete programming a channel or frequency (further detail is explained in more...
English Owner's Manual - Page 31
... through the banks in this order:
1. Press the SEARCH key to search. The scanner displays frequencies as it searches and stops on active frequencies until that transmission ends. Press BAND key to select 1 of 13 separate frequency bands to begin searching. These user-programmed channels are home to change the direction of the band.
English Owner's Manual - Page 33
...channels, which will stay on that channel until the transmission ends. Press a desired service bank's key until all desired banks are displayed (activated).
33
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 ...
English Owner's Manual - Page 39
.... This feature lets you lock out channels and frequencies you don't want to scan. The scanner displays "T L/O" for that frequency or channel and continues scanning.
Types of noise or other ...scanning. • Private Bank • Program Frequencies into Programmable Banks. • Program Lock • Clear All Memory
Lock Out Channels / Frequencies
Sometimes the scanner may stop on .
39
English Owner's Manual - Page 40
... be permanently locked out, and up to permanently or temporarily lock out 101 frequencies, the scanner releases the first locked out frequency when you have saved it in any service bank or ...
If you lock out all service banks or search bands. The scanner displays "L/O" for that can be locked out of the 300 user-programmed channels can be locked out; the procedure is a limit to the...
English Owner's Manual - Page 51
... or into the Private bank. 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 ...programmed into the scanner, and frequencies not currently displayed can be
51 Weather frequencies broadcast continuously, and the scanner will not change to again, you can scan that you can program...
English Owner's Manual - Page 53
Press the key for the bank you want to be programmed.
53 In this example, PD/FD/EMG was pressed.
police fire/emg
6 000.0000
HOLD L/O
police fire/emg
40.0600
HOLD...bank (press UP or DOWN to select a different channel) and the second screen shows that frequency 40.0600 is available to program. CH displays and flashes. CH 40.0600
HOLD
police fire/emg
6 000.0000
HOLD L/O
Press PROG.
English Owner's Manual - Page 54
....
54 Press HOLD to overwrite it with the one you have programmed is flashing), press PROG. Press and hold sCAN
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 into SCAN HOLD...
English Owner's Manual - Page 56
...) 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 40.0600
HOLD
police fire/emg
CH 000.0000
hold
The screen cycles between two displays.
English Owner's Manual - Page 57
... Search Hold • Programming • Close Call When Program Lock is turned off . The band plan resets to prevent accidentally programming entries or unauthorized programming. Press and hold the PROG key again to unlock this function and return to the previous mode. Program Lock is available in your BC355N.
Program Lock Feature
The BC355N has a Program Lock feature to USA...
English Owner's Manual - Page 60
... the Squelch Control. • Check the antenna connection.
Call our customer hotline at the time. 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 to...
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