Uniden BC355C, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL BC355C SCANNER...

Page 2: ...ctrical shocks or damage to the unit do not expose this unit to rain or moisture Patents May be covered under one or more of the following U S patents 5 199 109 5 408 692 5 428 826 5 438 688 5 465 402...

Page 3: ...Corporation All Rights Reserved 2009 Uniden This product contains Uniden proprietary information Software control codes protocols and other such related matter may be the copyrighted work of Uniden Am...

Page 4: ...IN YOUR SCANNER PACKAGE 15 Optional Accessories 15 INSTALLING THE BC355C SCANNER 16 FOR HOME USE DESKTOP INSTALLATION 16 Helpful Hints 17 For Mobile Use In Car Installation 17 Temporary Mobile Install...

Page 5: ...IAL NOTES FOR SCANNING PD FD EMG AND AIR MRN BANKS 31 Scanning Service Bank Tips 32 Searching Band Tips 35 Screens 36 SCANNING BANKS 36 SEARCHING BANDS 37 special features 37 Lock Out Channels Frequen...

Page 6: ...tions 48 Setting C C PS Options 48 Close Call Tips 49 PRIVATE BANK 50 Programming Frequencies and Channels 51 Programming a Channel 52 Deleting a Programmed Frequency programming 000 0000 54 Program L...

Page 7: ...ful interference to radio communications There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this scanner does cause harmful interference to radio or television rece...

Page 8: ...providers It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive However there are some transmissions that you should never intentionally listen to These include Telephone conver...

Page 9: ...with your scanner s internal components or using it in a way other than as described in this manual could invalidate your warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it In some areas mobile a...

Page 10: ...er and one of the most user friendly communication products available today The BC355C features include Turbo search Allows your BC355C to search 180 steps per second 5 kHz step band only Seven Banks...

Page 11: ...open channels shared with MRN for user frequencies are also included MRN 51 Factory programmed frequencies which cover the complete Marine band 100 open channels shared with AIR for user frequencies a...

Page 12: ...9950 AM 5 CB 28 30 28 0000 to 29 7000 FM 5 10 Meter HAM 30 50 30 0000 to 49 9950 FM 5 VHF Low Band 50 54 50 0000 to 54 0000 FM 5 6 Meter HAM 108 137 108 0000 to 136 9875 AM 12 5 Aircraft 137 144 137...

Page 13: ...512 470 0000 to 512 0000 FM 12 5 UHF T Band 806 956 806 0000 to 823 9875 FM 12 5 800 Band 849 0125 to 868 9875 FM 12 5 800 Band 894 0125 to 956 0000 FM 12 5 800 Band This scanner cannot decode digita...

Page 14: ...d Hum and Noise Nominal 25 000 27 995 48 dB 28 000 54 000 44 dB 137 000 174 000 44 dB 406 000 512 000 42 dB 108 000 136 9875 48 dB 806 000 956 000 44 dB Frequency Band Close Call Sensitivity Nominal 2...

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Page 16: ...rect com INSTALLING THE BC355C SCANNER FOR HOME USE DESKTOP INSTALLATION Insert the DC plug end of the AC Adapter into the DC 13 8V jack on the rear panel Plug the AC Adapter into a standard 120V AC w...

Page 17: ...ed for multi band coverage You can purchase this type of antenna at a local electronics store If the optional antenna has no cable use 50 70 ohm coaxial cable for lead in A mating plug may be necessar...

Page 18: ...5C scanner into a vehicle involves two main steps physically installing the scanner and physically connecting the power supply It does not matter which is installed first perform these procedures in a...

Page 19: ...nly after the wiring has been connected to the rear panel Permanently Connecting the Mobile Power Supply CAUTION If you are not experienced in connecting accessories to the vehicle fuse box please see...

Page 20: ...f the DC power cord to the negative side of the vehicle usually the chassis Caution In vehicles with a positive ground the RED wire connects to the chassis and the BLACK wire connects to the accessory...

Page 21: ...me to resume scanning UP and DOWN Press these directional keys to Manually search up or down for frequencies while in Hold mode Change direction of a search during Search mode Quickly search up or dow...

Page 22: ...owing order Police Fire Emergency Services 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 P...

Page 23: ...ies in the following order Air MRN both activated Air only turn off Marine bank Marine only turn off Air bank None active turn off both Air and Marine banks NOTE The AIR and MRN banks share 100 PRIVAT...

Page 24: ...ds while monitoring other frequencies You will hear a slight break in reception while Close Call Priority is on Close Call Do Not Disturb Checks for Close Call hits every 2 seconds unless the scanner...

Page 25: ...CH key to search for active frequencies within a selected band range L O Press this key to temporarily or permanently lock out frequencies or channels from being searched or scanned L O is explained i...

Page 26: ...will be displayed press a programmable bank key ITEM PURPOSE VOLUME Control Power Switch Turn this control clockwise to turn on the BC355C unit Continue turning this control clockwise to adjust the vo...

Page 27: ...rent channel or its frequency It also displays mode status and bank indicators It utilizes a 7 segment LCD pattern for character display Go to Screens on page 36 for more details BC355C Rear Panel ITE...

Page 28: ...onal external speaker plug here DC 13 8V Power Connection Connect the specified AC Adapter or DC power cord here USING YOUR BC355C SCANNER set up Adjusting Squelch To Adjust Squelch Turn SQ completely...

Page 29: ...ust the volume to a comfortable listening level Operating Modes The BC355C operates in two modes Scan and Search SCAN Scanning allows you to scan through channels in various service banks Press a serv...

Page 30: ...you can scan the Private bank you must pro gram frequencies into the channels Refer to Private Bank on page 50 SEARCH Search lets you search through pre grouped bands of frequencies Press BAND key to...

Page 31: ...ey manages the Air and Marine banks Pressing PD FD EMG more than once will cycle through the banks in this order Police Fire EMG Police Fire EMG None NOTE The PD and FIRE EMG banks share 100 PRIVATE c...

Page 32: ...cross the display screen Scanning automatically stops on an active channel and displays that frequency except for locked out channels which will be covered later in this guide It will stay on that cha...

Page 33: ...n label remains steady and does not flash Resume scanning Press one of the following keys to continue scanning HOLD Press this key to release the Scan Hold and continue scanning The bank s screen labe...

Page 34: ...frequency Keep scanning after the BC355C has stopped on an active channel If the BC355C stops on an active channel that you do not want to monitor but you do not want to lock out press the bank key or...

Page 35: ...C355C has stopped on an active channel If the BC355C stops on an active channel that you do not want to monitor but you do not want to lock out press the SEARCH key or the UP DOWN keys Stop searching...

Page 36: ...Rn scan sc scan This screen shows BC355C is actively scanning a displayed bank SCAN scrolls from right to left across the screen and the scanned bank will flash police 45 0600 hold scan This screen sh...

Page 37: ...UP DOWN within 3 seconds to see other band ranges 409 9875 SRCH This SEARCH screen shows that frequency 409 9875 has been found through an upward search Pointers or indicate the direction of the searc...

Page 38: ...feature lets you lock out channels and frequencies you don t want to scan The Lock Out feature skips these channels and frequencies during scanning Types of Lock Out Temporary Lock Out Pressing L O on...

Page 39: ...a preprogrammed bank or band search Up to 100 frequencies can be permanently locked out and up to 100 frequencies can be temporarily locked out If you try to permanently or temporarily lock out 101 f...

Page 40: ...o This Here s How Temporary Lock Out While on a channel or frequency press L O once The scanner beeps and temporarily locks out that channel and displays T LO If the scanner was not in Hold mode it th...

Page 41: ...ly press L O key twice The scanner locks out that channel or frequency displays T L O and then L O and then resumes scanning Search for Permanently Locked Out Channels or Frequencies The scanner does...

Page 42: ...t Press the appropriate bank key PRIVATE PD FD EMG or AIR MRN to start scanning the bank that has the channel or frequency you want to unlock Press HOLD to stop scanning HOLD and SCAN must appear on t...

Page 43: ...scanning Note For the factory preprogrammed channels the earliest channel will be unlocked when you lock out more than 100 channels Restoring All Permanently Locked Out Channels Frequencies You can un...

Page 44: ...cked and restored for scanning Note When that bank is the Private bank all locked out channels of the Private bank are restored CLOSE CALL The Close Call feature enables you to search for strong signa...

Page 45: ...old the key for longer than 2 5 seconds The Close Call Priority icon flashes Close Call Do Not Disturb Repeatedly press until the Do Not Disturb icon displays The scanner will periodically make Close...

Page 46: ...Select alerts on off C C PS Set Pager screen Use the UP or DOWN keys to scroll through the menu selections Press PROG to select a menu and then scroll up or down to view the menu options When you hav...

Page 47: ...and 108 0000 136 9875 b3 Hi VHF High Band 137 0000 174 0000 b4 UHF UHF Band 406 0000 512 0000 b5 800 800MHz Band 806 0000 823 9857 849 0125 868 9875 894 0125 956 0000 From Step 4 previously select C C...

Page 48: ...end an alert tone when a Close Call signal is detected The options are ALt bEEP Scanner beeps when a CC signal is found ALt OFF Scanner does not been when a CC signal is found Setting C C PS Options T...

Page 49: ...all icon displays Every two seconds there will be a break in the scanner audio as it searches for a nearby transmission Save a Frequency Found Through Close Call the scanner finds a nearby signal thro...

Page 50: ...arate banks to hold favorite frequencies When you find a frequency that you would like to listen to again you can program it into either the PD FD EMG or AIR MRN service bank or into the Private bank...

Page 51: ...e Fire EMG Air Marine Private Any displayed frequency for these banks can be programmed into the scanner and frequencies not currently displayed can be located through the Search mode and through manu...

Page 52: ...le scanning or searching In this example the frequency was found while scanning the Police bank Police fire emg air mrN 40 0600 scan This SCAN screen shows that frequency 40 0600 has been found throug...

Page 53: ...to program In this example PD FD EMG was pressed The screen cycles between two displays The first screen shows that channel 6 is the lowest available channel on the POLICE bank press UP or DOWN to sel...

Page 54: ...rest of the programmed channels starting with the channel you just programmed Deleting a Programmed Frequency programming 000 0000 The easiest method of deleting a frequency you have programmed is to...

Page 55: ...40 0600 HOLD Press the bank containing the channel you wish to clear The screen displays the first programmable channel for that bank If that channel displays 000 0000 press UP or DOWN until the chan...

Page 56: ...screen shows that channel 3 on the POLICE bank 40 0600 is selected and the second screen shows that the null frequency 000 0000 is ready to be programmed police fire emg 3 000 0000 HOLD scan L O Press...

Page 57: ...Hold Band Search Band Search Hold Programming Close Call When Program Lock is turned on the scanner displays on Prg Loc and then returns to scanning mode Press and hold the PROG key again to unlock t...

Page 58: ...h of your room You could be using an outlet controlled by the wall switch Move the AC adapter to another wall outlet Check the connections at both ends of the DC cord or Vehicle Power Adapter Scanner...

Page 59: ...You may be in a fringe area This may require an optional multi band antenna Check with your dealer or local electronics store Weather scan won t work Try one of these options Adjust the Squelch contr...

Page 60: ...requencies are active at the time Try the band search Scan won t start Try one of these options Press the bank key again Adjust the Squelch Control Scan program frequencies into the bank before using...

Page 61: ...d relocate the scanner or its antenna away from the source of the noise A higher elevation if possible may provide better reception You might also try changing the height or angle of the telescoping a...

Page 62: ...800 297 1023 or take it to a qualified repair technician Birdies All radios may receive undesired signals or birdies If your scanner stops during Search Mode and no sound is heard it may be receiving...

Page 63: ...rammable channels shared with Fire Emergency Services Fire Emergency FD EMG 280 Preprogrammed plus 100 programmable channels shared with Police Air AIR 1 520 Preprogrammed Plus 100 programmable channe...

Page 64: ...atures specifications and availability of optional accessories are all subject to change without notice WARRANTY One Year Limited Warranty Important Evidence of original purchase is required for warra...

Page 65: ...someone other than an authorized Uniden service center for a defect or malfunction covered by this warranty E used in any conjunction with equipment or parts or as part of any system not manufactured...

Page 66: ...DAMAGES Some states do not allow this exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you LEGAL REMEDIES This warranty gives you sp...

Page 67: ...rn it The Product should be shipped freight prepaid by traceable means to warrantor at Uniden America Corporation Parts and Service Division 4700 Amon Carter Blvd Fort Worth TX 76155 800 297 1023 8 a...

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