Uniden BC350A - User Manual

Table of Contents
About Your New BC350A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What is Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Types of Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Where to Obtain More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Summary of Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing the BC350A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
For Home Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
For Mobile Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Controls and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Scanning Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Adjusting the Squelch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Programming Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Program Lock Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Channel Lock Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
A Word About Memory Back-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Weather Channel Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Helpful Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Summary

What is Scanning?

Summary of Features

Installing the BC350 A

Controls and Functions

Front Panel Controls

Overview and function of front panel buttons.

Bank and Mode Selection Keys

Function Keys and Controls

LCD Display

Screens

Scanning Overview

Service Bank Scanning

Band Search

PRIVATE Bank Scanning

Getting Started

Initial Setup Steps

Steps for initial power-on, squelch adjustment.

Adjusting the Squelch

Squelch Adjustment Procedure

Detailed steps to set the squelch threshold correctly.

Programming Frequencies

Program Lock Feature

Channel Lock Out

Locking Out an Unwanted Channel

Searching for Locked Out Channels

Restoring a Locked Out Channel

Restoring All Locked Out Channels

Scanning

Weather Channel Scan

Troubleshooting

Scanner wont work

Solutions for when the scanner fails to power on.

Improper reception.

Solutions for poor signal reception.

Scan wont stop.

Solutions for when scanning does not stop.

Scan wont start.

Solutions for when scanning fails to initiate.

Search wont start.

Solutions for when search mode fails to start.

PROGRAM key wont work.

Solutions for when the PROGRAM key is unresponsive.

Technical Specifications

PRECAUTIONS

Uniden BC350A Specifications

General

Brand	Uniden
Model	BC350A
Category	Scanner
Language	English