Uniden UBC355XLT manual

UBC355XL T Scanner[...]

2 IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION PRECA UTIONS Before y ou use this scanner , please observe the following: W arning Uniden does not represent this unit t o be waterproof . T o reduce the risk of re, electrical shocks, or damage to the unit, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture .[...]

3 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION .................... 2 PRECA UTIONS ....................................... 2 W arning ............................................ 2 AB OUT YOU R N E W UB C355 XL T S C A NN E R . . . . . . 6 C OUNTRY MODE A USTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND ........ 6 FEA TURE SUMMARY .................................. 7 INC[...]

4 Adjusting Squelch .................................. 27 OPERA TING MODES .................................2 8 SCAN .............................................. 28 SEARCH ............................................ 29 SPECIAL NO TES FOR SCANNING BANKS ............ 29 Scanning Ser vice Bank T ips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Setting C ‐ O p t i o n s ....................... 4 5 Setting C ‐ O p t i o n s ....................... 4 7 Setting C ‐ C.PS O p t i o n s .......................... 4 7 Close Call T ips .................................... 48 PRIV A TE BANK ...................................... 4 9 Programming Frequencies and Channels . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 A BO U T Y OU R N E W U BC 355X L T S C A N NE R The UBC355XL T comes with 8 Ser vice banks for monit or ing police, railroad , re, ambulanc e, air , marine, UHF CB and CB fr equencies. In addition, the UBC355XL T has 8 separate band searches. Y ou can also save up to 300 frequencies that are scanned along with the preset frequencies . S o whe[...]

7 The country mode can be switched between Australia and New Zealand as f ollows: T urn on the power while pressing down the • Hold key . The display will show the current setting; A US for A ustralian mode or nL for New Zealand mode . Pr ess • Up to change the setting. Pr ess • Prog to st ore the country mode. The scanner displays t[...]

8 POLICE: 340 (207 Australia mode + 133 New » Zealand mode) F actor y-prog rammed P olice frequencies with 100 open channels (shared with Railroad), allowing you to pr ogram additional police frequencies into this bank. RAILROAD: 249(241 Australia mode + 8 New » Zealand mode) F actor y-prog rammed Railroad frequencies plus an additional 100 (shar[...]

9 Note: The F ire and Ambulance banks shar e a single key - F ire/Ambl. Pr essing this key will toggle betw een the banks. Additional inf ormation is provided in later sections. AIR: 1,520 F actor y-programmed fr equencies which » covers the c omplete AIR band, 118.000 to 136.9875 MHz. MRN: 89 F actor y-programmed fr equencies which » cover the c[...]

10 Band Fr equency Co ver age (MHz) Mode Steps (kHz) Service 25 – 28 25.0000 to 27.9950 AM 5 AM Band 28- 70 28.0000 - 69.9950 FM 5 1 0 - 6 Me t er Amateur Band 70- 88 70.0000 - 88.0000 FM 12.5 VHF L ow Band 108-137 108.0000 - 136.9875 AM 12.5 Aircraft Band 137-148 137.0000 - 147.9950 FM 5 2 Meter Amateur Band 148-174 148.0000 - 174.0000 FM 6.25 V[...]

11 Band Fr equency Co ver age (MHz) Mode Steps (kHz) Ser vice 400-520 400.0000 - 520.0000 FM 6.25 Land Mobile Radio* 806-956 806.0000 - 956.0000 F M 12.5 800 MHz Band * This scanner cannot decode digital T V transmissions. Fr equency Band Sensitivity (Nominal) 12 dB SINAD 25.000 - 27.995 0.4 µV 28.000 - 69.9950 0.2 µV 70.0000 - 88.0000 0.2 uV 108[...]

12 Fr equency Band Hum and Noise (Nominal) 25.000 - 27.995 48 dB 28.000 - 88.000 43 dB 108.0000 - 136.9875 48 dB 148.0000 - 174.0000 43 dB 400.0000 - 520.0000 42 dB 806.000 - 956.000 44 dB Fr equency Band Close Call Sensitivity (Nominal) 25.000 - 88.0000 -54 dB 108.0000 - 136.9875 -61 dB 137.0000 - 174.0000 -63 dB 400.0000 - 520.0000 -65 dB 806.000[...]

13 F ixable Mobile Antenna • AC A dapter • V ehicle Power A dapter • DC Po wer Cord for har d-wiring power from your car to y our • scanner . Bracket • Screw • This Owner ’ s Manual • Other Printed Materials • If any of these items are missing or damaged , immediately contact your place of pur chase. Option[...]

14 Visit our online stor e via our website; ww w .uniden.com.au for Australia or www .uniden.co.nz for New Z ealand. INST ALLING THE UBC3 5 5XL T SCANNER FOR HOME USE DESKT OP INST ALL A TION Inser t the DC plug end of the AC A dapter into the DC 13.8V 1. jack on the rear panel. Plug the AC A dapter into a standard 240V AC wall outlet . 2. Pl[...]

15 multi-band cover age. ( Y ou 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 ma y be necessary for the optional antennas. FOR MOBILE USE INCAR INST ALLA TION T emporary Mobile Installation A Vehicle P ower Adapter is pr [...]

16 Permanent Mobile Installation Permanently installing the UBC355XL T scanner into a vehicle involv es t wo main steps - ph ysically installing the scanner and physically c onnecting the power supply . I t does not matter which is installed rst; per form these proc edures in an order that is most appropriate f or your vehicle ’ s congurati[...]

17 Mount the scanner to the bracket only after the wiring has 4. been connected to the rear panel. Permanently C onnecting the Mobile Pow er Supply CAUTION: If y ou are not experienced in connecting accessories t o the vehicle fuse bo x, please see your automotive dealer f or advice on proper installation. Check the vehicle battery connections to d[...]

18 SCANNER OPERA TION O VERVIE W UB C355 X L T F RO N T P A N EL KEY PURPOSE Hold Pr ess this key to stop scanning or searching and to remain on the curren t frequency . “HOLD” displays on the screen. Pr ess Hold a second time to resume scanning.[...]

19 KEY PURPOSE Up and Down P ress 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 down for • frequencies (hold Up or Down key s for longer than 1 second) while in Hold mode. Privat e Scans user-programmed channels progr[...]

20 KEY PURPOSE Polic e/R ail Pr ess this key to scan the Police and Railroad bands. P ressing this key cycles through the frequencies in the follo wing order: P olice/Rail Ser vices - all activated • P olice department only (turn o • Railroad bank) Railroad only (turn o Police bank) • None active (turn o both Police and •?[...]

21 KEY PURPOSE Fir e/Ambl Pr ess this key to scan the Fire and Ambulance bands. P ressing this key c ycles through the frequencies in the f ollowing order: F ire/Ambulance - both activated • F ire only (turn o Ambulance bank) • Ambulance only (turn o F ire bank) • None active (turn o both Fir e and • Ambulance banks) NO[...]

22 KEY PURPOSE Close Call Pr ess this key to begin monitoring f or strong, nearby signals. P ressing this key c ycles through the frequencies in the f ollowing order: Close Call • ® Priority - CC checks for Close Call hits ev er y 2 seconds while monitoring other frequencies. Y ou will hear a slight break in rec eption while Close Call Priori[...]

23 KEY PURPOSE Air/Marine Pr ess this key to scan the Air and Mar ine bands. P ressing this key cycles through the frequencies in the follo wing order: Air/Marine - both activated • Air only (turn o Marine bank) • Marine only (turn o Air bank) • None active (turn o both Air and • Marine banks) UCB/CB Pr ess this key to [...]

24 KEY PURPOSE L/O Pr ess this key to temporarily or permanently lock out frequencies or channels from being searched or scanned. (L/O is explained in more detail in a later section.) Band Pressing this key displa ys the upper/lower limits of a band range for 3 seconds (i.e ., 400.520 ) and then begins searching that band range. Note , on the displ[...]

25 ITEM PURPOSE V olume/O V olume Control/ Po wer Switch T urn this control clockwise to turn on the UBC355XL T unit. Continue turning this control clockwise to adjust the volume . SQ (Squelch) Control Adjust SQ to set the scan thr eshold. When you are monit oring a single channel in Scan Hold Mode, adjust SQ to eliminate the background noise he[...]

26 UB C355 X L T R EA R P A NE L ITEM PURPOSE ANT BNC Antenna Connector . Insert the antenna plug here. EXT SP External Speakers. Inser t optional external speaker plug here. DC 13.8V Po wer Connection. Connect the specied AC Adapter or DC po wer cord her e.[...]

27 U SI N G Y OU R U B C355X L T S C A N N ER SE T UP Adjusting Squelch T o Adjust Squelch - T urn 1. SQ completely counter clockwise. Y ou should hear open squelch noise. T urn 2. 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. [...]

28 OPERA TING MODES The UBC355XL T operates in two modes - Scan and Search: SCAN Scanning allows you to scan thr ough channels in various ser vice banks. Pr ess a ser vice bank key ( P olice/Rail, Fire/A mbl, Air/Marine, UCB/ CB or Privat e ) to nd an active frequency within that bank. All activated banks plus their “private ” channels ar e [...]

29 SEARCH Search lets you search thr ough pre -grouped bands of frequencies. Pr ess Band key to select 1 of 8 separate frequency bands to search. Pr ess the Search key to begin searching . T he scanner displays frequencies as it searches and st ops on active frequencies until that transmission ends. If no transmission resumes after 2 sec onds, the [...]

30 NO TE: The Police and Railroad banks shar e 100 PRIV A TE channels. These user-progr ammed channels are scanned after pre -programmed channels. Pr essing Fir e/Ambl more than once will cycle through the banks in this order: F ire/Ambulance 1. F ire 2. Ambulance 3. None 4. NO TE: The Fire and Ambulanc e banks share 100 PRIV A TE channels. These u[...]

31 Pr essing UCB/CB more than once will cycle through the banks in this order: UHF CB/ AM CB 1. UHF CB 2. AM CB 3. None 4. Scanning Ser vice Bank T ips If Y ou W ant to do This - Here ’ s Ho w - Begin scanning Press any service bank key ; the bank label ashes and the “ SCAN ” message moves acr oss the display screen. Scanning automatically[...]

32 If Y ou W ant to do This - Here ’ s Ho w - Set up multiple ser vice banks to scan Pr ess a desired service bank ’ s key until it displays. C ontinue pressing other banks’ keys until all desired banks are displayed (activated). Stop scanning Pr ess Hold . The scanner stays on the displayed channel until scanning is resumed. The bank’ s sc[...]

33 If Y ou W ant to do This - Here ’ s Ho w - Resume scanning (Con t.) Any bank key - If you press a di erent • bank key , you will star t scanning in that new bank and the bank label will resume ashing. L/O key - Press this key t o lock out • this frequency and step to the next frequency . Keep scanning after the UBC355XL T has s[...]

34 Searching Band Tips If Y ou W ant to Do This - Here ’ s Ho w - Begin searching Pr ess the Band key . T he screen displays the last known searched band and then begins searching f or an active frequency in that band. Continue after the UBC355XL T has stopped on an active channel If the UBC355XL T stops on an ac tive channel that you do not want[...]

35 SCREENS This section shows typical screen displays: SCANNING BANKS This screen show s UBC355XL T is ac tively scanning a displayed bank. “ SCAN “ scrolls from right to left across the screen, and the scanned bank will ash. This screen show s that the scanner has been put on HOLD to monitor frequency 487.250 on the P olice bank.[...]

36 SEARCHING BANDS When Band is pressed, this screen displays the band range to be searched . Press Band again (or Up / Down within 3 seconds) to see other band ranges. This SEARCH screen show s that frequency 127.81250 has been found through an upward sear ch. Pointers (  or  ) indicate the direction of the search - up or down. SPECIAL FEA T[...]

37 Privat e Bank • Pr ogram F requencies into Pr ogrammable Banks. • Pr ogram Lock • L OCK OUT CHANNELS / FREQUENCIES Sometimes the scanner may stop on a particular channel or frequency because of noise or other unwanted transmissions . T his featur e lets you lock out channels and frequencies y ou don’t wan t to scan. The Lock Out[...]

38 Permanent L ock Out Pr essing 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 restor ed; the procedure is pr ovides in this sec tion. Lock Out Limits Any of the 300 user-pr ogrammed channels can b[...]

39 can also lock out all channels.) If you lock out all the channels or frequencies in one of these banks, pr essing that bank key will make the scanner emit an error tone and the scanner will not scan. Lock Out Tips If Y ou W ant to Do This - Here ’ s Ho w - T emporary Lock Out W hile on a channel or frequency , press L/O once. The scanner beeps[...]

40 If Y ou W ant to Do This - Here ’ s Ho w - T emporary Lock Out (Con t.) Pr ess the bank you w ere scanning • to resume scanning in that bank. Pr ess a dieren t bank key to • begin scanning that new bank. Permanent L ock Out While on a channel or frequency , quickly press L/O key twice. The scanner locks out that channel or frequen[...]

41 If Y ou W ant to Do This - Here ’ s Ho w - Restoring a Single Locked-Out Channel or F requency (Example: Channel 12 of the Privat e bank is locked out.) Pr ess the appropriate bank key 1. ( Privat e , Police/Rail , Fir e/Ambl , Air/Marine and UCB/CB ) to start scanning the bank that has the channel or frequency you want to unlock. Pr ess 2. Ho[...]

42 If Y ou W ant to Do This - Here ’ s Ho w - Restoring a Single Locked-Out Channel (Con t.) “L/O” disappears to indicate that 4. Channel 12 is now unlocked and restor ed for scanning . Note: F or the fac tory preprogrammed channels , the earliest channel will be unlocked when y ou lock out more than 100 channels. Restoring All Permanen tly L[...]

43 If Y ou W ant to Do This - Here ’ s Ho w - Restoring All Permanently L ocked Out Channels/ F requencies (C ont.) Pr ess and hold 3. L/O for more than 2.5 seconds until you hear two beeps. All locked out channels/ 4. frequencies in that bank are now unlocked and restor ed for scanning. Note: When that bank is the Privat e bank, all locked out c[...]

44 Close Call O 3. Pr essing and holding the key activates Close Call Only mode. Close Call Priority Repeatedly press until the Close Call Priority icon displays. The scanner checks every 2 second for a nearby transmission. Y ou may hear a slight break in audio during this time . I f you want t o monitor only Close Call hits, hold the key for lo[...]

45 Setting Up Close Call Modes Pr ess and hold 1. to enter the Close Call Only mode . T he screen displays a line of dashes . Pr ess 2. again to display the Close Call menu selections: • - Select which bands Close Call will check . • - Select aler ts on/o . • - Set Pager scr een. Use the 3. Up or Down keys to scr oll through the m[...]

46 Band Name Fr equency (MHz) b1 Lo VHF Low Band 25.0000 - 88.0000 b2 Air AIR Band 108.0000 - 136.9875 b3 Hi VHF High Band 137.0000 - 174.0000 b4 UHF UHF Band 400.0000 - 520.0000 b5 800 800MHz Band 806.0000 - 956.0000 F rom Step 4 pr eviously , selec t 1. . The rst band selection displays:[...]

47 Scroll up or down to select bands for Close Call t o monitor . 2. Pr ess Prog . The scr een displays that selection and “ On .” Y ou cannot tur n o all bands. If you turn o all bands, B1 L O is automatically set to ON. Setting Options This menu contr ols whether the scanner will send an aler t tone when a Close Call signal is detected.[...]

48 Close Call Tips If Y ou W ant T o - Here’ s How - Scan for Close Call T ransmissions while Scanning other Banks/Bands Pr ess the key . T he Close Call icon displays. E ver y two seconds there will be a break in the scanner audio as it searches for a nearby transmission. Save a F requency F ound T hrough Close Call The scanner nds a nearby s[...]

49 If Y ou W ant T o - Here’ s How - Save a F requency F ound T hrough Close Call (C ont.) Pr ess any key to 2. conrm the frequency . F ollow the steps for “Programming a 3. Channel” on page 51. PRIV A TE BANK The UBC355XL T also provides 3 separat e banks to hold favorite frequencies. When you nd a fr equency that you would like to lis[...]

50 Programming Frequencies and Channels Up to 100 frequencies (1 fr equency per channel) can be programmed int o each of the following banks (300 frequencies combined): Polic e/R ailroad • F ire/Ambulance • Privat e • Any display ed frequenc y for these banks can be pr ogrammed into the scanner , and frequencies not curren tly displa[...]

51 Progr amming a Channel The follo wing steps detail how to pr ogram a frequency into a channel for a specic bank when the frequency was found while scanning or searching . In this example, the frequency was found while scanning the P olice bank. This SCAN screen show s that frequency 75.86250 has been found through a search of the active (a[...]

52 Pr ess the key for the bank you want to pr ogram. In this example, P olice/Rail was pressed. The screen cycles between two displays . The rst screen shows tha t channel 6 is the lowest a vailable channel on the Polic e bank (press Up or Down t o select a dierent channel) and the second screen shows that fr equency 75.86250 is available to [...]

53 Pr ess Prog . The scanner programs the fr equenc y into the indicated channel and then goes into SCAN HOLD mode. Pr ess Hold to release the Hold and continue scanning the rest of the prog rammed channels, starting with the channel you just programmed . Deleting a Programmed F requency (programming “000.0000”) The easiest method of deleting a[...]

54 F requency changes to 000.0000 and CH continues ashing. Pr ess the bank containing the channel you wish to clear . The screen displays the rst programmable channel for that bank. If that channel displays 000.0000, press Up or Down until the channel/frequency you wish to clear display s. (In this example, channel 6 contains frequency 75.862[...]

55 The screen cycles between two displays . The rst scr een shows that channel 6 on the Polic e bank (75.86250) is selected and the second screen shows tha t the null frequency (000.0000) is ready to be pr ogrammed. Pr ess Prog . The screen displays a null frequency in that channel. Pr ess the bank key again to resume scanning in that bank.[...]

56 PROGRAM L OCK FEA TURE The UBC355XL T has a Prog ram Lock f eature to prevent ac cidentally programming entries or unauthorized pr ogramming. Pr ess and hold the Prog key for longer than 2.5 seconds to toggle Pr ogram Lock on and o . Progr am Lock is available in the following modes: Scan/Scan Hold • Band Search/Band Search Hold • P[...]

57 TROUBLESHOO TING GUIDE PROBLEM SOL UTION Scanner won ’t work T r y one of these options: Check the connections at both ends of • the AC adapter . T urn on the wall switch of your room. • Y ou could be using an outlet controlled by the wall switch. Mov e the AC adapter to another wall outlet. Check the connections at both ends of •?[...]

58 PROBLEM SOL UTION Improper Reception T r y one of these options: Check the antenna and its connection. • Move the scanner . • Y ou may be in a fringe area. This • may requir e an optional multi-band antenna. Check with your dealer or local electronics store . Scan won ’t stop T r y one of these options: Check and adjust Squelch [...]

59 PROBLEM SOL UTION Scan won ’t star t T ry one of these options: Pr ess the bank key again. • Adjust the Squelch Contr ol. • Pr ogram frequencies int o the bank • before using (f or PRIV A TE bank). Check to see if all channels are locked • out. It is possible that none of the programmed fr equencies are ac tive at the time.[...]

60 GENERAL PRODUCT C ARE T urn the scanner o before disconnecting the power . Always pr ess each keypad button rmly until you hear the entr y tone for that key en tr y . L OCA TION If strong interference or electrical noise is received , relocate the scanner or its antenna awa y from the source of the noise. A higher elevation, if possible, m[...]

61 Clean the outside of the scanner with a soft cloth. T o prevent scratches , do not use abrasive cleaners or solven ts. Be careful not to rub the L CD window . Do not use excessive amounts of wat er . REP AIRS Do not attempt any r epair . The scanner contains no serviceable parts. V isit the customer suppor t page on our website; www.uniden.com.a[...]

62 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Size: 132mm ( W ) x 142mm (D) x 42mm (H) W eight: 640g Operating T emperatur e: – 20ºC (– 4ºF) to + 60ºC (+ 140ºF) Po wer Requirements: DC 13.8V Certied in accordance with FC C Rules and Regulations Part 15 Sub-par t C as of date of manufacture. Banks: 9 banks total (8 Service banks / 1 Private bank) • P[...]

63 shared with F ire Air (AIR): 1,520 P reprogrammed. • Marine (MRN): 89 Prepr ogrammed. • UHF CB (UCB): 40 programmed • AM CB (CB): 40 (40 A ustralia mode, 40 New Z ealand mode) • programmed . PRIV A TE: 100 channels fully user-programmable. • Search Band: 8 searchable bands: Scan Rate: 50 channels/second Search Rate: 60 s[...]

64 63 O NE Y EAR lIMITED W ARRANT Y Ub C355 X l T S CANNER Please keep your sales docket as it pro vides evidence of warranty . Important: Evidence of original purchase is r equired for w arranty ser vice. W arrantor: Uniden Australia Pty Limited A.B.N. 58 001 865 498 Uniden New Zealand Limited W ar ranty is only valid in the original country of pu[...]

65 63 O NE Y EAR lIMITED W ARRANT Y Ub C355 X l T S CANNER Please keep your sales docket as it pr ovides evidence of warranty . Important: Evidence of original purchase is r equired for w arranty ser vice. W arrantor: Uniden Australia Pty Limited A.B.N. 58 001 865 498 Uniden New Zealand Limited W ar ranty is only valid in the original country of pu[...]

66 64 (C ) Improperly installed, (D) R epaired by someone other than an authoriz ed Uniden Repair Agent for a defect or malfunction covered b y this warranty, (E) Used in conjunction with any equipment or par ts or as par t of a system not manufactured by Uniden, or (F) Where the Serial Number label of the product has been removed or damaged beyond[...]

67 64 (C ) Improperly installed, (D) R epaired by someone other than an authoriz ed Uniden Repair Agent for a defect or malfunction covered b y this warranty, (E) Used in conjunction with any equipment or par ts or as par t of a system not manufactured by Uniden, or (F) Where the Serial Number label of the product has been removed or damaged beyond[...]

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