Page 2 - IMPORTANT INFORMATION; PRECAUTIONS; Before you use this scanner, please observe the following:; Other patents pending.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION PRECAUTIONS 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. Patents Ma...
Page 4 - TAblE OF CONTENTS
TAblE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Patents . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 5 - lOCK OUT CHANNElS / FREqUENCIES
bC355C REAR PANEl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 USINg YOUR bC355C SCANNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 SET UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Adjusting Squelch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 7 - THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW; Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
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, ...
Page 8 - SCANNINg lEgAllY; Pager transmissions
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 rad...
Page 9 - AbOUT YOUR NEW bC355C SCANNER
9 conversation (unless such activity is otherwise illegal). 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 manufactured so they are not easy to...
Page 10 - FEATURE SUMMARY; frequencies with 00 open channels (shared with
0 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. FEATURE SU...
Page 15 - INClUDED IN YOUR SCANNER PACKAgE; Optional Accessories
INClUDED IN YOUR SCANNER PACKAgE BCC Scanner Telescoping Antenna Fixable Mobile AntennaAC Adapter Vehicle Power Adapter DC Power Cord for hard-wiring power from your car to your scanner. BracketScrewThis Owner’s Manual Other Printed Materials If any of these items are missing or damaged, immediately...
Page 16 - INSTAllINg THE bC355C SCANNER; Plug the AC Adapter into a standard 0V AC wall outlet.
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. INSTAllINg ...
Page 19 - Permanently Connecting the Mobile Power Supply
9 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 dashboa...
Page 20 - Insert the DC plug into the DC .V jack on the back panel.; SCANNER OPERATION OVERVIEW
0 Connect the RED wire of the DC power cord to the accessory contact in your vehicle’s +. VDC fuse box. Connect the BLACK wire of 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 blA...
Page 21 - HOLD
KEY PURPOSE HOlD 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. UP and DOWN Press these directional keys to: Manually search up or down for frequencies while in Hold mode.Change direction ...
Page 24 - ClOSE CAll
KEY PURPOSE ClOSE CAll Press this key to begin monitoring for strong, nearby signals. Pressing this key cycles through the frequencies in the following order: Close Call ® Priority - CC checks for Close Call hits every seconds while monitoring other frequencies. You will hear a slight break in recep...
Page 27 - LCD; ITEM
ITEM PURPOSE LCD 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. (Go to “Screens” on page for more details.) bC355C REAR PANEl ITEM PURPOSE ANT BNC Antenna Conne...
Page 28 - USINg YOUR bC355C SCANNER; SET UP; Adjusting Squelch; Sq; completely
ITEM PURPOSE EXT SP External Speakers. Insert optional 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 counterclockwise. You should hear open sque...
Page 29 - OPERATINg MODES; SCAN; WX
9 To Adjust Squelch - Turn Sq clockwise slowly until the sound disappears. This is the threshold point at which the incoming signal is just slightly stronger than the noise will open the squelch. . Adjust the volume to a comfortable listening level. . OPERATINg MODES The BCC operates in two modes - ...
Page 30 - SEARCH
0 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. If no new transmission is foun...
Page 32 - Note: You must program
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 Press any service bank key; the bank label flashes and the “ SCAN ” message moves across ...
Page 33 - . The scanner stays on; HOlD; UP; DOWN
If You Want to do This - Here’s How - Stop 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. Resume scanning Press one of the following keys to continue scanning: HOlD – Press this key to release the...
Page 34 - You will scan to the next frequency.; key to move through
If You Want to do This - Here’s How - Resume scanning (Cont.) 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. L/O key - Press this key to lock out this frequency and step to the next frequency • • Keep scanning after...
Page 35 - Searching Band Tips; bAND
Searching Band Tips If You Want to Do This - Here’s How - Begin searching Press the bAND key. The screen displays the last known searched band and then begins searching for an active frequency in that band. Continue after the BCC has stopped on an active channel If the BCC stops on an active channel...
Page 36 - SCREENS; This section shows typical screen displays:; SCANNINg bANKS; scan sc
SCREENS This section shows typical screen displays: SCANNINg bANKS police fire/emg air mrn scan sc scan This screen shows BCC 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 shows that ...
Page 37 - SEARCHINg bANDS; When; SPECIAl FEATURES; The BCC scanner boasts of several special features:
SEARCHINg bANDS 148 ‐ 174 srch 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. 409.9875 srch This SEARCH screen shows that frequency 09.9 has been found through an upward search. Pointers ( or ) ...
Page 38 - Types of Lock Out
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 - permanently
9 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 ...
Page 40 - Note: You cannot lock out any frequencies in the WX bank .; Lock Out Tips
0 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. T...
Page 46 - Setting Up Close Call Modes; Setting
Setting Up Close Call Modes Press and hold to enter the Close Call Only mode. The 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. C - C.PS - Set Pager screen. Use the UP...
Page 47 - b1 lo
band Name Frequency (MHz) b Lo VHF Low Band .0000 - .0000 b Air AIR Low Band 0.0000 - .9 b Hi VHF High Band .0000 - .0000 b UHF UHF Band 0.0000 - .0000 b 00 00MHz Band 0.0000 - .99.0 - .99.0 - 9.0000 From Step previously, select C ‐ C.bAnd . The first band selection displays (B LO is automatically s...
Page 48 - On; b1 lo on
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. The options are: ALt.bEEP - Scanner beep...
Page 49 - Found
9 Close Call Tips If You Want To - Here’s How - Scan for Close Call Transmissions while Scanning other Banks/Bands 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. Save a Frequency Found Through Close ...
Page 50 - PRIVATE bANK
0 If You Want To - Here’s How - Save a Frequency Found Through Close Call (Cont.) Press any key to confirm the frequency. b4 468.0000 srch Audio for that frequency continues until the signal stops. . . PRIVATE bANK The BCC also provides separate banks to hold favorite frequencies. When you find a fr...
Page 51 - NOTE: The Cb and WX banks are not programmable .
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 Air/Marine Private Any d...
Page 52 - Programming a Channel; Press; PROg; displays and
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 air mrn 40.0600 scan This SCAN screen show...
Page 53 - was; POlICE; to
police fire/emg 6 000.0000 hold l/o 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...
Page 55 - until
CH 000.0000 hold Frequency changes to 000.0000 and CH continues flashing. police fire/emg 3 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 channel/fr...
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: Scan/Scan Hold Band Search/Band ...
Page 58 - TROUblESHOOTINg gUIDE; PROblEM; Try one of these options:
TROUblESHOOTINg gUIDE PROblEM SOlUTION Scanner won’t work 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. Move the AC adapter to another wall outlet. Check the connections...
Page 60 - Scan won’t stop
0 PROblEM SOlUTION Scan won’t stop Try one of these options: Check and adjust SquelchCheck the antenna connection.Check to see if all channels are locked out. It is possible that none of the programmed frequencies are active at the time. Try the band search. ••• Scan won’t start Try one of these opt...
Page 61 - gENERAl PRODUCT CARE; Turn the scanner off before disconnecting the power.; lOCATION; Disconnect the power to the unit before cleaning.
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...
Page 62 - clockwise to cut out the birdie. You can; to resume searching.; TECHNICAl SPECIFICATIONS
Clean the outside of the scanner with a soft cloth. To prevent scratches, do not use abrasive cleaners or solvents. Be careful not to rub the 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 H...
Page 64 - seconds; WARRANTY; One Year Limited Warranty
Scan Rate: 0 channels/second Search Rate: 0 steps/second 0 steps/second ( kHz steps band only) Scan Delay: seconds Audio Output: Max. . W Antenna: 0 ohms (Impedance) Features, specifications, and availability of optional accessories are all subject to change without notice. WARRANTY One Year Limited...
Page 66 - PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OF WARRANTY:
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...
