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  • Page 1 BC355C SCANNER...

  • Page 2: Important Information

    Before 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.
  • Page 3 Software, control codes, protocols and other such related matter may be the copyrighted work of Uniden America Corporation. Uniden ® is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation. Bearcat ® is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation. Close Call ® is a registered trademark of Uniden America...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Permanent Mobile Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Permanently Mounting the BC355C Unit . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Permanently Connecting the Mobile Power Supply .
  • Page 5 REAR PANEl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 USINg YOUR bC355C SCANNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 SET UP .
  • Page 6 Close Call Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Close Call Do Not Disturb .

  • Page 7: The Fcc Wants You To Know

    THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW This scanner has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a scanning receiver, pursuant to Part  of the FCC Rules. 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.

  • Page 8: Scanning Legally

    This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 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.

  • Page 9: About Your New Bc355C Scanner

    AbOUT YOUR NEW bC355C SCANNER The BCC comes with  Service banks for monitoring police, fire/emergency medical services, marine, air, weather, and CB frequencies.

  • Page 10: Feature Summary

    You can also save up to 00 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 to the bank for that category. This gives you quick access to the frequencies you want to hear.
  • Page 11 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 the banks . Additional information is provided in later sections .
  • Page 12 » PRIVATE: 00-channel, fully user-programmable bank. Search Bands () – Press bAND to select a band to search. • band Frequency Coverage  –  .0000 to .990  – 0 .0000 to 9.000 0 – 0 0.0000 to 9.990 0 –...
  • Page 13 band Frequency Coverage 0 – 0 0.0000 to 9.9 0 – 0 0.0000 to 9.9 0 –  0.0000 to .0000 0.0000 to .9 0 – 9 9.0 to .9 9.0 to 9.0000 * This scanner cannot decode digital TV transmissions. Frequency band .000 - .99 .000 - .000...
  • Page 14 Frequency band 0.000 - .9 0.000 - 9.000 Frequency band .000 - .99 .000 - .000 .000 - .000 0.000 - .000 0.000 - .9 0.000 - 9.000 Frequency band .000 - .000 .000 - .000 0.000 - .000 0.000 - .9 0.000 - 9.000 Sensitivity (Nominal) µV...

  • Page 15: Included In Your Scanner Package

    • Other Printed Materials If any of these items are missing or damaged, immediately contact your place of purchase or Uniden Customer Hotline at: -00-9- 0 during regular business hours Monday through Friday. Optional Accessories The following optional accessories for your BCC are available: Mobile Mounting bracket (Model Mb-007) –...

  • Page 16: Installing The Bc355C Scanner

    External Speaker (ESP20, ESP12, or ESP5) – To increase speaker volume in noisy environments. Contact your local Uniden Dealer or the Uniden Parts Department by calling: (00) -9 during regular business hours Monday through Friday. We can also be reached on the web at www.unidendirect.com.

  • Page 17: Helpful Hints

    Helpful Hints • If strong interference or electrical noise is received, relocate the scanner or its antenna away from the source. • If you are operating the scanner in a fringe area or need to improve reception, use an optional antenna designed for multi-band coverage.

  • Page 18: Permanent Mobile Installation

    Permanently Mounting the BC355C Unit Select a location in your vehicle to mount the BCC unit. Avoid any locations that could interfere with your driving. In a passenger car, the ideal location is underneath the dashboard on the passenger side.

  • Page 19: Permanently Connecting The Mobile Power Supply

    Note: If there are screws already holding the dashboard, you may be able to use the same screw holes to mount the bracket . Drill the necessary holes and secure the mounting bracket in place using the screws provided. CAUTION: Do not drill into air bags . Do not drill if what is behind the dashboard is unknown .

  • Page 20: Scanner Operation Overview

    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 . Insert the DC plug into the DC .V jack on the back panel. SCANNER OPERATION OVERVIEW bC355C FRONT PANEl...
  • Page 21 HOlD UP and DOWN PRIVATE PURPOSE Press this key to stop scanning or searching and to remain on the current frequency. HOLD displays on the screen. Press HOlD a second time to resume scanning. Press these directional keys to: • Manually search up or down for frequencies while in Hold mode.
  • Page 22 PD/FD/EMg PURPOSE Press this key to scan the Police, Fire, and Emergency Services bands. Pressing this key cycles through the frequencies in the following order: • Police/Fire/Emergency Services - all activated • Police department only (turn off Fire/ EMG bank) •...
  • Page 23 AIR/MRN PURPOSE Press this key to scan the Air and Marine bands. Pressing this key cycles through the frequencies in the following order: • Air/MRN - both activated • Air only (turn off Marine bank) • Marine only (turn off Air bank) •...
  • Page 24 ClOSE CAll PURPOSE Press this key to begin monitoring for strong, nearby signals. Pressing this key cycles through the frequencies in the following order: • Close Call ® Priority for Close Call hits every  seconds while monitoring other frequencies. You will hear a slight break in reception while Close Call Priority is on.
  • Page 25 SEARCH bAND PURPOSE Press this key to activate the Weather frequencies ( NOAA/ Canada Marine). No other channels are scanned while the WX bank is activated. Press this key to monitor 0 programmed Cb channels. Press the SEARCH key to search for active frequencies within a selected band range.
  • Page 26 PROg ITEM VOlUME Control/Power Switch Sq (Squelch) Control PURPOSE Press this key to initiate and complete programming a channel or frequency (further detail is provided in a later section). Note: If you press a non- programmable bank key (WX, or Cb),”Error”...

  • Page 27: Bc355C Rear Panel

    ITEM bC355C REAR PANEl ITEM PURPOSE BNC Antenna Connector. Insert the antenna plug here. PURPOSE The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) shows the current channel or its frequency. It also displays mode, status, and bank indicators. It utilizes a -segment LCD pattern for character display.

  • Page 28: Using Your Bc355C Scanner

    ITEM EXT SP DC 13 .8V USINg YOUR bC355C SCANNER SET UP Adjusting Squelch To Adjust Squelch - PURPOSE External Speakers. Insert optional external speaker plug here. Power Connection. Connect the specified AC Adapter or DC power cord here. Turn Sq completely counterclockwise.

  • Page 29: Operating Modes

    To Adjust Squelch - OPERATINg MODES The BCC operates in two modes - Scan and Search: SCAN Scanning allows you to scan through channels in various service banks. Press a service bank key (PD/FD/EMg, AIR/MRN, WX, Cb, or PRIVATE) to find an active frequency within that bank. All activated banks plus their “private”...

  • Page 30: Search

    The Bank label/icon for the scanned frequency flashes while that bank is scanned. When an active frequency is found, the scanner stops on that frequency and the Bank label/icon remains steady. When transmission ends, the scanner pauses  seconds for a new transmission.

  • Page 31: Mrn Banks

    SPECIAL NOTES FOR SCANNING PD/FD/EMG AND AIR/MRN BANKS Two keys are home to multiple banks. The PD/FD/EMg key manages the Police and Fire/Emergency Services banks and the AIR/MRN key 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...

  • Page 32: Scanning Service Bank Tips

    NOTE: The AIR and MRN banks share 100 PRIVATE channels . These user-programmed channels are scanned after preprogrammed channels . Scanning Service Bank Tips If You Want to do This - Here’s How - Begin scanning Set up multiple service banks to scan Press any service bank key;...
  • Page 33 If You Want to do This - Here’s How - Stop scanning Resume scanning Press HOlD. The scanner stays on the displayed channel until scanning is resumed. The bank’s screen label remains steady and does not flash. Press one of the following keys to continue scanning: •...
  • Page 34 If You Want to do This - Here’s How - Resume scanning (Cont.) Keep scanning after the BCC has stopped on an active channel Select a different bank to scan • Any bank key - If you press a different bank key, you will start scanning in that new bank and the bank label will resume flashing.

  • Page 35: Searching Band Tips

    Searching Band Tips If You Want to Do This - Here’s How - Begin searching Continue after the BCC has stopped on an active channel Stop searching Select a different band to search Press the bAND key. The screen displays the last known searched band and then begins searching for an active frequency in that band.

  • Page 36: Screens

    SCREENS This section shows typical screen displays: SCANNINg bANKS police fire/emg scan scan police hold scan This screen shows BCC air mrn is actively scanning a displayed bank. “SCAN“scrolls from right to left across the screen, and the scanned bank will flash. This screen shows that the scanner has been put on 45.0600...

  • Page 37: Searching Bands

    SEARCHINg bANDS 148 ‐ 174 srch 409.9875 srch  SPECIAl FEATURES The BCC scanner boasts of several special features: • Lock Out Channels/Frequencies • Close Call When bAND is pressed, this screen displays the band range to be searched. Press bAND again (or UP/DOWN within  seconds) to see other band ranges.

  • Page 38: Lock Out Channels / Frequencies

    • Private Bank • Program Frequencies into Programmable Banks. • Program Lock lOCK OUT CHANNElS / FREqUENCIES Sometimes the scanner may stop on a particular channel or frequency because of noise or other unwanted transmissions. This feature lets you lock out channels and frequencies you don’t want to scan.

  • Page 39: Permanent Lock Out

    Permanent Lock Out Pressing l/O twice permanently locks out the current frequency or channel. The scanner displays “L/O” for that frequency or channel and continues scanning. “L/O” frequencies/channels can be manually restored; the procedure is provides in this section. Lock Out Limits Any of the 00 user-programmed channels can be locked out;...

  • Page 40: Lock Out Tips

    in one of these banks, pressing that bank key will make the scanner emit an error tone and the scanner will not scan. Note: You cannot lock out any frequencies in the WX bank . Lock Out Tips If You Want to Do This - Here’s How - Temporary Lock Out While on a channel or frequency, press l/O once.
  • Page 41 If You Want to Do This - Here’s How - Temporary Lock Out (Cont.) Permanent Lock Out Search for Permanently Locked-Out Channels or Frequencies • Press the bank you were scanning to resume scanning in that bank. • Press a different bank key to begin scanning that new bank.
  • Page 42 If You Want to Do This - Here’s How - Restoring a Single Locked-Out Channel or Frequency (Example: Channel  of the Private bank is locked out.) 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.
  • Page 43 If You Want to Do This - Here’s How - Restoring a Single Locked-Out Channel (Cont.) Restoring All Permanently Locked Out Channels/ Frequencies “L/O” disappears to indicate that Channel  is now unlocked and restored for scanning. Note: For the factory preprogrammed channels, the earliest channel will be unlocked when you lock out...

  • Page 44: Close Call

    If You Want to Do This - Here’s How - Restoring All Permanently Locked Out Channels/ Frequencies (Cont.) ClOSE CAll ® The Close Call feature enables you to search for strong signals close to your location. These signals could be from a nearby police car or fire engine or other radio source.

  • Page 45: Close Call Priority

    Close Call Off Pressing and holding the mode. Close Call Priority Repeatedly press The scanner checks every  second for a nearby transmission. You may hear a slight break in audio during this time. If you want to monitor only Close Call hits, hold the seconds.

  • Page 46: Setting Up Close Call Modes

    Setting Up Close Call Modes Press and hold screen displays a line of dashes. Press again to display the Close Call menu selections: • C - C.bAnd - Select which bands Close Call will check. • C - C.ALEt - Select alerts on/off. •...
  • Page 47 band b Lo b Air b Hi b UHF b 00 From Step  previously, select C ‐ C.bAnd. The first band selection displays (B LO is automatically set to ON): b1 lo Name VHF Low Band AIR Low Band VHF High Band UHF Band 00MHz Band...

  • Page 48: Setting C - C.alet Options

    Scroll up or down to select bands for Close Call to monitor. Press PROG. The screen displays that selection and “On. ” b1 lo on Setting C ‐ C.ALEt Options This menu controls whether the scanner will send an alert tone when a Close Call signal is detected.

  • Page 49: Close Call Tips

    Close Call Tips If You Want To - Scan for Close Call Transmissions while Scanning other Banks/Bands Save a Frequency Found Through Close Call Here’s How - Press the key. The Close Call icon displays. Every two seconds there will be a break in the scanner audio as it searches for a nearby transmission.

  • Page 50: Private Bank

    If You Want To - Save a Frequency Found Through Close Call (Cont.) PRIVATE bANK The BCC also provides  separate 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: Programming Frequencies And Channels

    Weather frequencies broadcast continuously, and the scanner will not change to other frequencies . Programming Frequencies and Channels Up to 00 frequencies ( frequency per channel) can be programmed into each of the following banks (00 frequencies combined): • Police/Fire/EMG •...

  • Page 52: Programming A Channel

    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. In this example, the frequency was found while scanning the Police bank. police fire/emg scan police...
  • Page 53 police fire/emg 000.0000 hold police fire/emg 40.0600 hold Press the key for the bank you want to program. In this example, PD/FD/EMg was pressed. The screen cycles between two displays. The first screen shows that channel  is the lowest available channel on the POlICE bank (press UP or DOWN to select a different channel)

  • Page 54: Deleting A Programmed Frequency

    police fire/emg hold scan Deleting a Programmed Frequency (programming “000.0000”) The easiest method of deleting a frequency you have programmed is to overwrite it with a null frequency (000.0000). hold Press PROg. The scanner programs the frequency 40.0600 into the indicated channel and then goes into SCAN HOLD mode.
  • Page 55 Frequency changes to 000.0000 and CH continues 000.0000 flashing. hold Press the bank containing police fire/emg the channel you wish to 40.0600 clear. The screen displays the first programmable hold channel for that bank. If that channel displays 000.0000, press UP or DOWN until the channel/frequency you wish to clear displays.
  • Page 56 police fire/emg hold police fire/emg hold police fire/emg hold scan 40.0600 000.0000 000.0000 The screen cycles between two displays. The first screen shows that channel  on the POlICE bank (0.000) is selected and the second screen shows that the null frequency (000.0000) is ready to be programmed.

  • Page 57: Program Lock Feature

    PROgRAM lOCK FEATURE The BCC has a Program Lock feature to prevent accidentally programming entries or unauthorized programming. Press and hold the PROg key for longer than . seconds to toggle Program Lock on and off. Program Lock is available in the following modes: •...

  • Page 58: Troubleshooting Guide

    TROUblESHOOTINg gUIDE PROblEM Scanner won’t work Scanner won’t work (Cont.) SOlUTION Try one of these options: • Check the connections at both ends of the AC adapter. • Turn on the wall switch of your room. You could be using an outlet controlled by the wall switch.
  • Page 59 PROblEM SOlUTION Improper Try one of these options: Reception Weather scan Try one of these options: won’t work • Check the antenna and its connection. • Move the scanner. • You may be in a fringe area. This may require an optional multi-band antenna.
  • Page 60 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 see if all channels are locked out.

  • Page 61: General Product Care

    gENERAl PRODUCT CARE Turn the scanner off before disconnecting the power. Always press each keypad button firmly until you hear the entry tone for that key entry. lOCATION If strong interference or electrical noise is received, relocate the scanner or its antenna away from the source of the noise. A higher elevation, if possible, may provide better reception.

  • Page 62: Repairs

    LCD window. Do not use excessive amounts of water. REPAIRS Do not attempt any repair. The scanner contains no serviceable parts. Contact the Uniden Customer Hotline at -00-9-0 or take it to a qualified repair technician. bIRDIES All radios may receive undesired signals or birdies.
  • Page 63 Operating Temperature: – 0ºC (– ºF) to + 0ºC (+ 0ºF) Power Requirements: DC .V Certified in accordance with FCC Rules and Regulations Part  Sub-part C as of date of manufacture. Banks:  banks total ( Service banks /  Private bank) •...

  • Page 64: Warranty

    One Year Limited Warranty Important: warranty service. WARRANTOR: ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants, for one year, to the original retail owner, this Uniden Product to be free from 0 channels/second 0 steps/second 0 steps/second ( kHz steps band only)  seconds Max.
  • Page 65 Uniden, (C) improperly installed, (D) serviced or repaired by 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 by Uniden, or (F) installed or programmed by anyone other than as detailed by the owner’s manual for this...
  • Page 66 warranty. Warrantor, at its option, may replace the unit with a new or refurbished unit. THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE IS THE 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 LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR...
  • Page 67 The Product should be shipped freight prepaid, by traceable means, to warrantor at: Uniden America Corporation Parts and Service Division 00 Amon Carter Blvd. Fort Worth, TX  (00) 9-0,  a.m. to  p.m. CST, Monday through Friday...
  • Page 68 A World Without Wires UBZZ01362ZZ(0) Printed in China THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING A UNIDEN PRODUCT!  2009 Uniden America Corporation. Ft. Worth, TX All rights reserved.

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