BC355N SCANNER OWNER’S MANUAL - GPS Central

1 1 OWNER S MANUALBC355 NSCANNER2 IMPORTANT INFORMATIONPRECAUTIONSB efore you use this SCANNER , please observe the following: Warning Uniden America Corporation does not represent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shocks, or damage to the unit, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. ** These products contain Uniden proprietary information. Software, control codes, protocols and other such related matter may be the copyrighted work of Uniden America Corporation. Copyright 2009-2012, Uniden America Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 2012 Uniden. This product contains Uniden proprietary information. Uniden is a registered trademark of Uniden America is a registered trademark of Uniden America Call is a registered trademark of Uniden America FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOWThis SCANNER has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a scanning receiver, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

2 These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This SCANNER generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful 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 reception, which can be determined by turning the SCANNER on and off, you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the SCANNER and the receiverThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2.

3 This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 4 TAblE OF C ONTENTSIMPORTANT INFORMATION ..2 PRECAUTIONS ..2 Warning ..2 THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW ..3 SCANNINg lEgAllY ..7 AbOUT YOUR NEW BC355N SCANNER ..8 FEATURE SUMMARY ..9bANd 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 I NSTAllATION) ..18 Temporary Mobile Installation ..18 Permanent Mobile Installation ..19 Permanently Mounting the BC355N Unit ..19 Permanently Connecting the Mobile Power Supply ..20 SCANNER OPERATION OVERVIEW ..21bC355N FRONT P ANEl ..21bC355N REAR P ANEl ..285 USINg YOUR BC355N SCANNER .. 29 SET UP ..29 Adjusting Squelch ..29 OPERATINg MOdES.

4 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 .. 38lOCK OUT CHANNElS / FREqUENCIES .. 39 Types of Lock Out ..39 Temporary Lock Out ..39 Permanent Lock Out ..40 Lock Out Limits ..40 Lock Out Tips ..41 ClOSE CAll ..45 Close Call Priority ..46 Close Call Do Not Disturb ..46 Close Call Only ..46 Setting Up Close Call Modes ..46 Setting C Options ..476 Setting C Options ..48 Setting C 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 F EATURE ..57 ClEAR All MEMORY ..57 TROUblESHOOTINg gUIdE .. 58gENERAl PROdUCT CARE.

5 61lOCATION ..61 ClEANINg ..61 REPAIRS ..62bIRdIES ..62 TECHNICAl SPECIFICATIONS .. 62 WARRANTY ..647 SCANNINg lEgAllY Your SCANNER covers frequencies used by many different groups, including police and fire departments, ambulance services, government agencies, private companies, amateur radio services, military operations, pager services, and wireline (telephone and telegraph) service 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 conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of telephone signal transmission) Pager transmissions Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are subject to fines and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to, using, or divulging the contents of such a conversation unless you have the consent of a party to the conversation (unless such activity is otherwise illegal).

6 This SCANNER has been designed to prevent the reception of cellular telephone transmissions and the decoding of scrambled transmissions. This is done to comply with the legal requirement that scanners be 8manufactured so they are not easy to modify to pick up these transmissions. Do not open your SCANNER s case to make any modifications that could allow it to pick up transmissions that are illegal to monitor. Modifying or tampering 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 and/or portable use of this SCANNER is unlawful or requires a permit. Check the laws in your area. It is also illegal in many areas (and a bad idea everywhere) to interfere with the duties of public safety officials by traveling to the scene of an incident without authorization.

7 AbOUT YOUR NEW BC355N SCANNERThe BC355N comes with 6 Service banks for monitoring police, fire/emergency medical services, marine, air, weather, and CB frequencies. In addition, the BC355N has 13 separate band searches. You can also save up to 300 frequencies that are scanned along with the preset frequencies. So whenever you encounter a newly activated local frequency for any service category, you can add it 9to the bank for that category. This gives you quick access to the frequencies you want to hear. FEATURE SUMMARYThe BC355N is a compact mobile/base SCANNER and one of the most user-friendly communication products available today. The BC355N features include: Turbo search Allows your BC355N to search 180 steps per second. (5 kHz step band only) Seven Banks 6 preprogrammed Service banks and one standard, programmable Private bank. These banks include: POLICE: 1,769 Factory-programmed Police frequencies with 100 open channels (shared with FIRE/EMG), allowing you to program additional police frequencies into this bank.

8 FIRE/EMG: 280 Factory-programmed Fire/EMG frequencies plus an additional 100 (shared with POLICE) open channels for you to program local fire/EMG frequencies into this bank. Note: The Police and Fire/EMg banks share a single key Pd/Fd/EMg . Pressing this key will toggle between 10the banks . Additional information is provided in later sections . AIR: 2,280 Factory-programmed frequencies which covers the complete AIR band, to 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 : The Air and MRN banks share a single key AIR/MRN . Pressing this key will toggle between the banks . Additional information is provided in later sections . WX: 7 Factory-programmed Weather frequencies covering NOAA Weather Service.

9 CB: 40 Factory-programmed frequencies covering CB communications. PRIVATE: 100-channel, fully user-programmable bank. Search Bands (13) Press bANd to select a band to search. 11bANd PlANSYour BC355N can operate using either the common band steps used in the USA or Canada. To select a band plan:USA: Press UP while powering on the : Press dOWN while powering on the SCANNER remembers your setting if you power off. However, if you clear memory by turning on the SCANNER and pressing and holding PROg and l/O, the SCANNER is set to the USA band Band PlanFREqUENCY (MHz)STEP (kHz) Products & Broadcast PickupCB Class D ChannelBusiness & Forest Meter Amateur BandVHF Low Band6 Meter Amateur Band12 FREqUENCY (MHz)STEP (kHz) Land Mobile2 Meter Amateur BandMilitary Land MobileVHF High BandFederal (MHz)STEP (kHz) cm Amateur T Band* * This SCANNER cannot decode digital TV Band PlanFREqUENCY (MHz)STEP (kHz) Products & Broadcast PickupCB Class D ChannelBusiness & Forest Meter Amateur BandVHF Low Band6 Meter Amateur Band14 FREqUENCY (MHz)STEP (kHz) Land Mobile2 Meter Amateur BandMilitary Land MobileVHF High BandFederal cm Amateur T Band* * This SCANNER cannot decode digital TV band Sensitivity (Nominal) 12 db - - V15 Frequency band Sensitivity (Nominal)

10 12 db - - - - VFrequency band Hum and Noise (Nominal) - - - - - - dBFrequency band Close Call Sensitivity (Nominal) - - - V16 Frequency band Close Call Sensitivity (Nominal) - - VINClUdEd IN YOUR SCANNER PACKAgE BC355N SCANNER Telescoping Antenna Flexible Window-Mount Mobile Antenna AC Adapter Vehicle Power Adapter DC Power Cord 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 place of purchase or Uniden Customer Hotline at: 1-800-297-1023 during regular business hours Monday through Friday. Optional Accessories The following optional accessories for your BC355N are available:17 Mobile Mounting bracket (Model Mb-007) For mobile use (In-car Installation); use it to install the BC355N in your car.