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Number Key/Knob

What it does

18

Press once to:

 

-

Decrease one channel in these modes:

 

x

Scan Hold

 

x

Service Search Hold

 

x

WX Hold

 

x

Program Hold

 

-

Decrease one frequency in Limit Search Hold mode and 

Direct entry in Radio mode.

 

-

Decrease time in Time Setting and Sleep mode.

Press and hold to:

 

-

Rapidly decrease channels in these modes:

 

x

Scan Hold

 

x

Service Search Hold

 

x

WX Hold

 

x

Program Hold

 

-

Rapidly decrease frequencies in Limit Search Hold mode 

and Direct entry in Radio mode.

 

-

Rapidly decrease time in Time Setting and Sleep mode.

19

Press once to:

 

-

Increase one channel in these modes:

 

x

Scan Hold

 

x

Service Search Hold

 

x

WX Hold

 

x

Program Hold

 

-

Increase one frequency in Limit Search Hold mode and 

Direct entry in Radio mode.

 

-

Incerase time in Time Setting and Sleep mode.

Press and hold to:

 

-

Rapidly increase channels in these modes:

 

x

Scan Hold

 

x

Service Search Hold

 

x

WX Hold

 

x

Program Hold

 

-

Rapidly increase frequencies in Limit Search Hold mode and 

Direct entry in Radio mode.

 

-

Rapidly increase time in Time Setting and Sleep mode.

20

Power jack

DC IN power input jack

Summary of Contents for BC345CRS

Page 1: ...BC345CRS Owner s Manual 2013 Uniden America Corporation Printed in Vietnam Fort Worth Texas U01UB371ZZZ 0...

Page 2: ...anner Use of an incorrect earphone or stereo headset might be potentially hazardous to your hearing The output of the phone jack is monaural but you will hear it in both headphones of a stereo headset...

Page 3: ...nooze 21 Listening to AM FM Channels 21 Directly Selecting a Channel 21 Using AM FM Channel Memory 21 Setting up Sleep Mode 22 Using the Scanner Memories 22 Programming Memories 22 Selecting a Channel...

Page 4: ...Service to Search 26 LISTENING TO WEATHER CHANNELS 27 Weather Alert Detection 27 CARE AND MAINTENANCE 27 General use 27 Location 27 Cleaning 27 Repairs 28 Birdies 28 Resetting the Scanner Clearing al...

Page 5: ...oups including police and fire departments ambulance services government agencies private companies amateur radio services military operations pager services and wireline telephone and telegraph servi...

Page 6: ...C 3 4 5 C R S SQUELCH 1 50 51 100 101 150 MODE Sleep POWER 151 200 201 250 251 300 301 350 351 400 451 500 401 450 PGM CLR 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 E 1 2 3 AM FM Weather Scanner VOLUME HOLD SCAN SNOOZE FM2 MEM...

Page 7: ...o and utilities Marine and amateur ham radio bands Aircraft commercial and private band Railroad AM FM Broadcast Stations Band Ranges Your BC345CRS can operate using the common band steps used in the...

Page 8: ...21000 6 25 173 21500 173 22000 5 0 173 22500 173 38750 12 5 173 39000 173 39625 6 25 173 40000 174 00000 5 0 9 225 00000 380 00000 12 5 AM Military Air Band 10 406 00000 419 99375 6 25 NFM Fed Gov Lan...

Page 9: ...els per second Memory Availability Store and scan any of up to 500 channels distributed over 10 banks Direct Channel Access Press 0 9 and HOLD to directly access any stored frequency Channel Lockout S...

Page 10: ...standby mode displays the time The clock also features an alarm that can sound up to 20 minutes or be shut off manually A convenient snooze button lets you silence the alarm for an extra 5 minutes De...

Page 11: ...you will hear hissing between transmissions This lets you hear weak signals but prevents scanning Clockwise Close As you close squelch a stronger signal is required to stop scanning and open audio Yo...

Page 12: ...he Program mode Then 3 Enter the desired frequency using the numeric keys 4 Press E PGM to store that frequency into the memory In Limit Search mode Press E PGM after entering the frequency to program...

Page 13: ...ay option on off In AM FM mode press to select the FM2 memory bank In Service mode press to select AIR service 15 PRI MEM In Scanner mode press to set a Priority channel for Scan Hold mode and Program...

Page 14: ...rch Hold mode and Direct entry in Radio mode Rapidly decrease time in Time Setting and Sleep mode 19 Press once to Increase one channel in these modes x x Scan Hold x x Service Search Hold x x WX Hold...

Page 15: ...pplied loop antenna and position it for best AM Broadcast radio reception Display 1 4 3 2 8 7 6 5 10 9 12 13 11 14 14 16 15 17 Number Display What it means 1 1 to 10 Scan mode indicates Channel memory...

Page 16: ...cates AM PM and appears in Clock mode The letter P indicates a Priority channel in Scan mode The letter M indicates the Minute setting in Sleep Time Set mode 14 POLICE Indicates a Police service searc...

Page 17: ...t plug the adapter into a switch controlled outlet 2 Open the battery compartment and insert 3 AA batteries Be sure to note the polarity markings in the battery compartment You can use either alkaline...

Page 18: ...als on the back of the scanner You can also use an external antenna not supplied to help to bring in weaker signals Use RG58 50 Ohm lead with a BNC connector to connect the antenna to the scanner Conn...

Page 19: ...he time Setting the Alarm Time Follow these steps to set the alarm time 1 Move the slide switch to Alarm Set The hours digits flash 2 Press or to change the hour by one hour increments or press the nu...

Page 20: ...buttons to step through the selected band The scanner stops on active channels You can also enter the channel frequency using the keypad enter the channel frequency for FM or AM and press E Using AM...

Page 21: ...memories each While scanning you can quickly select which bank to scan by pressing the number button that corresponds to the bank you want to turn on or off for scanning To select the scanner mode sli...

Page 22: ...hannel in Step 3 the scanner beeps and displays the channel where you have previously stored the frequency If you want to store the frequency anyway press E PGM a second time in Step 3 To clear the co...

Page 23: ...priority To switch between Priority Scan Priority DND Off press PRI while the scanner is scanning or holding on a channel but not in Program mode You will notice a short break in audio every 2 second...

Page 24: ...within the Limit Search Range 1 In Limit Search mode press HOLD Sleep The scanner holds on the current frequency regardless of its transmission state 2 Press or to change the direction of the search i...

Page 25: ...tops on a transmission you can force it to resume searching by pressing or The BC345CRS searches five preset service frequencies Police Fire EMS AIR HAM Marine To access these service frequencies 1 Mo...

Page 26: ...the scanner detects the alert If it can no longer detect the alert the siren tone stops Press any key to stop the tone and move into WX Hold mode CARE AND MAINTENANCE General use Turn the scanner off...

Page 27: ...HOLD reconnect power to the scanner All scanner memory contents are erased and the band plan resets to USA Certificated accordance with FCC Rules and Regulations Part 15 Sub part C as of date of manuf...

Page 28: ...ternal 8 ohm 2 watt Operating Temp 14 F 10 C to 122 F 50 C Storage Temp 4 F 20 C to 140 F 60 C Size without antenna 5 8 W 8 2 D 3 2 H inches 147 75 W 209 0 D 80 7 H mm Weight without antenna AC adapto...

Page 29: ...SOLE AND ENTIRE WARRANTY PERTAINING TO THE PRODUCT AND IS IN LIEU OF AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER WHETHER EXPRESS IMPLIED OR ARISING BY OPERATION OF LAW INCLUDING BUT NOT...

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