UBC355XLT
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1. 53 PROGRAM LOCK 56 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 57 GENERAL PRODUCT 60 LOCATION RR EC EIER EE 60 CLEANING rrr trn nisi y Rh n ite ti 60 REPAIRS iieri see sea IRR IU ins ON UR i n 61 BIRDIES sam rn RUN nne 61 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 62 WARRANTY 65 ABOUT YOUR NEW UBC355XLT SCANNER The UBC355XLT comes with 8 Service banks for monitoring police railroad fire ambulance air marine CB and CB frequencies In addition the UBC355XLT has 8 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 to the bank for that category This gives you quick access to the frequencies you want to hear COUNTRY MODE AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND The UBC355XLT is set to the Australian mode by default The Police RailRoad Fire Ambulance and CB banks have select pre programmed frequencies One set for Australia and another set for New Zealand Switching the country mode alternates between the select pre programmed frequencies of these service banks The country mode can be switched between Australia and New Zealand as follows Turn on the power while pressing down the Hold key The display2. 1 Close Call Do Not Disturb 2 Close Call Priority 43 44 3 Close Call Off Pressing and holding the C key activates Close Call Only mode Close Call Priority Repeatedly press until the Close Call Priority icon e displays The scanner checks every 2 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 key for longer than 2 5 seconds The Close Call Priority icon flashes Close Call Do Not Disturb Repeatedly press until the Do Not Disturb icon displays The scanner will periodically make Close Call Pede whenever it is not receiving audio in another mode Close Call Only Press and hold until the scanner displays a line of dashes and the icon flashes The scanner is now in Close Call Only mode It will only try to find Close Call transmissions This is also the first step to accessing the Close Call Setup modes Setting Up Close Call Modes 1 Press and hold 8 to enter the Close Call Only mode The screen displays a line of dashes 2 Press again to display the Close Call menu selections C C bnd Select which bands Close Call will check C CALE Select alerts on off 5 Set Pager screen 3 Use the Up or Down keys to scroll through the menu selections 4 Press Prog to select a menu and then scroll up or down to view the menu options When you have selected a menu option press Prog to
3. 000 0000 From a normal scan setting a channel bank is flashing press Prog HOLD displays and CH displays and flashes Press and hold L O for 2 5 seconds 53 54 Frequency changes to 000 0000 and CH continues flashing 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 frequency you wish to clear displays In this example channel 6 contains frequency 75 86250 The screen cycles between two displays The first screen shows that channel 6 on the Police bank 75 86250 is selected and the second screen shows that the null frequency 000 0000 is ready to be programmed Press Prog The screen displays a null frequency in that channel Press the bank key again to resume scanning in that bank 55 56 PROGRAM LOCK FEATURE The UBC355XLT has a Program Lock feature to prevent accidentally programming entries or unauthorized programming Press and hold the Prog key for longer than 2 5 seconds to toggle Program Lock on and off Program Lock is available in the following modes Scan Scan Hold Band Search Band Search Hold Programming Close Call When Program Lock is turned on the scanner displays on 9 Loc and then returns to previous mode Attempts to program on a bank with Program Lock activated will display Loc as a reminder Wh
4. SEARCH VES 29 SPECIAL NOTES FOR SCANNING BANKS 29 Scanning Service Bank 31 Searching Band 34 SCREENS ie o re m e ee xr ra SCANNING BANKS 35 SEARCHING 36 SPECIAL 5 36 LOCK OUT CHANNELS FREQUENCIES 37 Types of Lock Out 37 Temporary Lock 37 Permanent Lock 38 Lock Out Limits i sco ceedings eere nre ee ees 38 LOCK Out Tips eee ot p ure res 39 CLOSE CALL E nae 43 Close Call Priority eee 44 Close Call Do Not Disturb 44 Close Call Only eese eene 44 Setting Up Close Call 5 45 Setting C C Cbnd 5 45 Setting C CRLE Options 47 Setting CPS Options 47 Close Call 48 PRIVATE BANK 49 Programming Frequencies and Channels 50 Programming a 51 Deleting a Programmed Frequency programming 000 0000
5. an incoming signal The Liquid Crystal Display LCD shows the current channel or its frequency It also displays mode status and bank indicators It utilizes a 7 segment LCD pattern for character display Go to Screens page 35 for more details 25 26 UBC355XLT REAR PANEL ITEM PURPOSE ANT BNC Antenna Connector Insert the antenna plug here 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 UBC355XLT SCANNER SET UP Adjusting Squelch To Adjust Squelch 1 Turn SQ completely counterclockwise You should hear open squelch noise 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 comfortable listening level 27 28 OPERATING MODES The UBC355XLT operates in two modes Scan and Search SCAN Scanning allows you to scan through channels in various service banks Press a service bank key Police Rail Fire Ambl Air Marine UCB CB or Private to find an active frequency within that bank All activated banks plus their private channels are scanned Press other bank keys to add banks to scan The Bank label icon for the scanned frequency flashes while that bank 15 scanned When an active frequency is found t
6. it searches Banks Bands for a nearby transmission Save a Frequency The scanner finds a nearby signal Found Through through Close Call it jumps to that Close Call frequency but does not display it It does however display the band number and flashes Found Found SEARCH fYouWantTo HeresHow Save a Frequency 2 Press any key to Found Through confirm the frequency Close Call Cont 3 155850 SEARCH 3 Follow the steps for Programming a Channel on page 51 PRIVATE BANK The UBC355XLT also provides 3 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 Police Rail or Fire Ambl service bank or into the Private bank The advantage to programming frequencies into the Private bank is that you can scan that bank with other service banks turned off 49 50 Programming Frequencies and Channels Up to 100 frequencies 1 frequency per channel can be programmed into each of the following banks 300 frequencies combined Police Railroad Fire Ambulance Private Any displayed frequency for these banks can be programmed into the scanner and frequencies not currently displayed can be located through the Search mode and through manually scanning the preprogrammed banks In addition websites such as www radioreference com provide listings of local broadcast frequencies NOTE The Air Marine and UCB C
7. your driving In a passenger car the ideal location is underneath the dashboard on the passenger side Use the mounting bracket optional as a template for marking the location of the mounting screws 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 4 Mount the scanner to the bracket only after the wiring has been connected to the rear panel Permanently Connecting the Mobile Power Supply CAUTION If you are not experienced in connecting accessories to the vehicle fuse box please see your automotive dealer for advice on proper installation 1 Check the vehicle battery connections to determine which battery terminal positive or negative is grounded to the engine block or chassis Most of today s vehicles use a negative ground If your vehicle has a negative ground follow Steps 2 and 3 Otherwise skip to the Caution in Step 3 2 Connectthe RED wire of the DC power cord to the accessory contact in your vehicle s 13 8 VDC fuse box 3 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 BLACK wire connects to the accessory conta
8. B banks are not programmable Error displays if you try to program a frequency into either of these two banks 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 SOL HAAG AMAL This SCAN screen shows 5 that frequency 75 86250 5 0 b e has been found through a search of the active flashing POLICE bank SCAN POL RR FIRE AMBL Press Hold HOLD displays 15862 HOLD SCAN Press Prog CH displays and flashes 51 52 Press the key for the bank you want to program In this example Police Rail was pressed The screen cycles between two displays The first screen shows that channel 6 is the lowest available channel on the Police bank press Up or Down to select a different channel and the second screen shows that frequency 75 86250 is available to be programmed POLAR Press Prog The scanner 4 programs the frequency 5 5 8 b e into the indicated channel and then goes into SCAN HOLD mode Press Hold to release the Hold and continue scanning the rest of the programmed channels starting with the channel you just programmed 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
9. Uniden UBC355XLT Scanner 5 MANUAL IMPORTANT INFORMATION PRECAUTIONS Before you use this scanner please observe the following Warning Uniden 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 TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT 2 PRECAUTIONS 2 WONING aee PED 2 ABOUT YOUR NEW UBC355XLT SCANNER 6 COUNTRY MODE AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND 6 FEATURE 5 7 INCLUDED IN YOUR SCANNER PACKAGE 12 Optional Accessories 13 INSTALLING THE UBC355XLT SCANNER 14 FOR HOME USE DESKTOP INSTALLATION 14 FOR MOBILE USE IN CAR INSTALLATION 15 Temporary Mobile Installation 15 Permanent Mobile Installation 16 Permanently Mounting the UBC355XLT Unit 16 Permanently Connecting the Mobile Power Supply 17 SCANNER OPERATION OVERVIEW 18 UBC355XLT FRONT 1 18 UBC355XLT REAR 26 USING YOUR UBC355XLT SCANNER 27 Adjusting Squelch eese 27 OPERATING 5 28 28
10. You still have a Visit the customer support page on our problem website www uniden com au for Australia or www uniden co nz for New Zealand 59 60 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 You might also try changing the height or angle of the telescoping antenna Do not use the scanner in high moisture environments such as the kitchen or bathroom Avoid placing the unit in direct sunlight or near heating elements or vents CLEANING Disconnect the power to the unit before cleaning 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 Visit the customer support page on our website www uniden com au for Australia or www uniden co nz for New Zealand or take it to a qualified repair technician BIRDIES All radios may receive undesired signals or birdies If your scanner stops during Search Mode and no sound is heard it may be receiving a birdie Birdies are internally generated signal
11. an the Fire and Ambulance bands Pressing this key cycles through the frequencies in the following order Fire Ambulance both activated Fire only turn off Ambulance bank Ambulance only turn off Fire bank None active turn off both Fire and Ambulance banks NOTE The Fire and Ambulance banks share 100 PRIVATE channels These user programmed channels are scanned after the pre programmed channels if either service is selected 21 22 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 CC checks for Close Call hits every 2 seconds while monitoring other frequencies You will hear a slight break in reception while Close Call Priority is on Close Call Do Not Disturb Checks for Close Call hits every 2 seconds unless the scanner is already receiving a transmission This prevents the breaks in audio but can check less often Close Call Only Press the Close Call key for longer than 2 5 seconds The Close Call Priority icon flashes to indicate this mode KEY PURPOSE Air Marine Press this key to scan the Air and Marine bands Pressing this key cycles through the frequencies in the following order Air Marine both activated Air only turn off Marine bank Marine only turn off Air bank None active turn off both Air and Marine banks UCB CB Press this key to s
12. ber label of the product has been removed or damaged beyond recognition Warranty only valid in the country of original retail sale PARTS COVERED This warranty covers for one 1 year the Product and included accessories STATEMENT OF REMEDY In the event that the Product does not conform to this warranty at any time while this warranty is in effect the warrantor at its discretion will repair the defect or replace the Product and return it to you without charge for parts or service This warranty does not provide for reimbursement or payment of incidental or consequential damages This EXPRESS WARRANTY is in addition to and does not in any way affect your rights under the TRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974 Cth Australia or the CONSUMER GUARANTEES ACT New Zealand PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OR WARRANTY In the event that the product does not conform to this warranty the Product should be shipped or delivered freight pre paid with evidence of original purchase e g a copy of the sales docket to the warrantor at UNIDEN AUSTRALIA PTY UNIDEN NEW ZEALAND LIMITED LIMITED Service Division Service Division 345 Princes Highway 150 Harris Road Rockdale NSW 2216 East Tamaki Manukau 2013 Fax 02 9599 3278 Fax 09 274 4253 www uniden com au www uniden co nz 67 THANK YOU FOR BUYING A UNIDEN PRODUCT 2010 Uniden Australia Pty Limited Uniden New Zealand Ltd Printed in PRC UBZZ01362AZ 0
13. can the UHF CB and AM CB bands Pressing this key cycles through the frequencies in the following order UHF CB AM CB both activated UHF CB only turn off AM CB bank AM CB only turn off UHF CB bank None active turn off both UHF CB and AM CB banks Press the Search key to search for active frequencies within a selected band range 23 24 PURPOSE Press 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 Pressing this key displays the upper lower limits of a band range for 3 seconds i e 488 529 and then begins searching that band range Note on the display the band upper lower limits are separated by the decimal point Continue pressing the Band key for other searchable bands 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 programmable bank key Air Marine or UCB CB Error will be displayed press a programmable bank key ITEM PURPOSE Volume Off Volume Control Power Switch 50 Squelch Control Turn this control clockwise to turn on the UBC355XLT unit Continue turning this control clockwise to adjust the volume Adjust SQ to set the scan threshold When you are monitoring a single channel in Scan Hold Mode adjust 50 to eliminate the background noise heard in the absence of
14. ct in the fuse box 4 Insert the DC plug into the DC 13 8V jack on the back panel SCANNER OPERATION OVERVIEW UBC355XLT FRONT PANEL Uniden PVT POL RR FIRE AMBL AIR MAN UCB Piivate Police Rail Fire Ambl 22 zu 8 8 8 8 8 g HOLD scan SEARCHAY TLIO Call Air Marine UCB CB Search SBBXLT 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 KEY PURPOSE Up and Down Press 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 keys for longer than 1 second while in Hold mode Scans user programmed channels programmed into the PRIVATE bank 20 KEY Police Rail PURPOSE Press this key to scan the Police and Railroad bands Pressing this key cycles through the frequencies in the following order Police Rail Services all activated Police department only turn off Railroad bank Railroad only turn off Police bank None active turn off both Police and Railroad banks NOTE The Police and Rail Road banks share 100 PRIVATE channels These user programmed channels are scanned after the preprogrammed channels if either service is selected KEY PURPOSE Fire Ambl Press this key to sc
15. e bank that has the channel or frequency you want to unlock Press Hold to stop scanning HOLD SCAN must appear on the screen Use Up or Down keys to find the specific locked out channel or frequency in this example Channel 12 which displays L O Press L O 41 Restoring a Single Locked Out Channel Cont Restoring All Permanently Locked Out Channels Frequencies 42 L O disappears to indicate that Channel 12 is now unlocked and restored for scanning Note For the factory preprogrammed channels the earliest channel will be unlocked when you lock out more than 100 channels You can unlock all locked out programmable channels and search skip frequencies in any bank at one time Press a bank key to start scanning Press Hold to stop scanning If You Want to Do This Restoring All Press and hold for more than Permanently Locked 2 5 seconds until you hear two Out Channels beeps Frequencies Cont All locked out channels frequencies in that bank are now unlocked and restored for scanning Note When that bank is the Private bank all locked out channels of the Private bank are restored 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 Pressing the C key activates the Close Call functions in the following order
16. en Program Lock is turned off press and hold Prog for longer than 2 5 seconds the scanner displays DF Loc and returns to the previous mode TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Scanner won t Try one of these options work 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 at both ends of the DC cord or Vehicle Power Adapter Scanner won t Check to see if the fuse is blown Make work Cont sure the ignition key in your vehicle is in the Accessory position Make sure the power switch is turned on 57 58 PROBLEM SOLUTION Improper Reception Scan won t stop Try one of these options Check the antenna and its connection Move the scanner You may be in a fringe area This may require an optional multi band antenna Check with your dealer or local electronics store Try one of these options Check and adjust Squelch Check the antenna connection PROBLEM SOLUTION Scan won t start Try one of these options Press the bank key again Adjust the Squelch Control Program frequencies into the bank before using for PRIVATE bank 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 Search won t Adjust the Squelch Control work
17. he scanner stops on that frequency When transmission ends the scanner pauses 2 seconds for a new transmission If no new transmission is found scanning resumes Press Up to manually continue scanning Multiple active banks are scanned in order Note Before you can scan the Private bank you must program frequencies into the channels Refer to Private Bank on page 49 SEARCH Search lets you search through pre grouped bands of frequencies Press Band key to select 1 of 8 separate frequency bands to search Press the Search key to begin searching The scanner displays frequencies as it searches and stops on active frequencies until that transmission ends If no transmission resumes after 2 seconds the search automatically continues through the rest of the band Use the Up or Down key to change the direction of the search or press the Band key again to change bands SPECIAL NOTES FOR SCANNING BANKS The bank keys except the Private bank are home to multiple banks Pressing Police Rail more than once will cycle through the banks in this order Police Railroad Police Railroad None PWN gt 29 30 NOTE The Police and Railroad banks share 100 PRIVATE channels These user programmed channels are scanned after pre programmed channels Pressing Fire Ambl more than once will cycle through the banks in this order 1 Fire Ambulance 2 Fire 3 Ambulance 4 None NOTE The Fire and Ambulance banks share 100 PRIVATE chan
18. hese banks pressing that bank key will make the scanner emit an error tone and the scanner will not scan Lock Out Tips Temporary Lock Out While on a channel or frequency press L O once The scanner beeps and temporarily locks out that channel and displays T L O If the scanner was not in Hold mode it then resumes scanning If the scanner was in Hold mode it does not resume scanning until one of the following actions is taken Press Hold again to release the Scan Hold function Scanning resumes on that bank 39 40 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 While on a channel or frequency quickly press L O key twice The scanner locks out that channel or frequency displays T L O and then and then resumes scanning The scanner does not stop on locked out channels or frequencies while scanning to search for and display locked out channels or frequencies press Hold then use Up or Down to search manually through the bank L O appears on the screen to indicate the lock out Restoring a Single Locked Out Channel or Frequency Example Channel 12 of the Private bank is locked out Press the appropriate bank key Private Police Rail Fire Ambl Air Marine and UCB CB to start scanning th
19. nels These user programmed channels are scanned after pre programmed channels Pressing Air Marine more than once will cycle through the banks in this order 1 Air Marine 2 Air 3 Marine 4 None Pressing UCB CB more than once will cycle through the banks in this order UHF CB AM CB UHF CB AM CB None PWN gt Scanning Service Bank Tips fYouWanttodoThis Here sHow Begin scanning Press any service bank key the bank label flashes and the SCAN message moves across the display screen Scanning automatically stops on an active channel and displays that frequency except for locked out channels which will be covered later in this guide It will stay on that channel until the transmission ends Note You must program channels into the PRIVATE bank before you can scan it 31 32 fYouWanttodoThis HeresHow Set up multiple service banks to scan Stop scanning Resume scanning Press a desired service bank s key until it displays Continue pressing other banks keys until all desired banks are displayed activated 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 Hold Press this key to release the Scan Hold and continue scanning The bank s screen label resumes flashing Up or Down Press these keys to step to the next p
20. nna 50 ohms Impedance Features specifications and availability of optional accessories are all subject to change without notice 63 64 ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY UBC355XLT SCANNER A Please keep your sales docket as it provides evidence wore of warranty Important Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service Warrantor Uniden Australia Pty Limited A B N 58 001 865 498 Uniden New Zealand Limited Warranty is only valid in the original country of purchase ELEMENT OF WARRANTY Uniden warrants to the original retail owner for the duration of this warranty its UBC355XLT herein after referred to as the Product to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below WARRANTY DURATION This warranty to the original retail owner only shall terminate and be of no further effect ONE 1 year after the date of original retail sale This warranty will be deemed invalid if the product is A Damaged or not maintained as reasonable and necessary B Modified altered or used as part of any conversion kits subassemblies or any configurations not sold by Uniden 66 C Improperly installed D Repaired by someone other than an authorized Uniden Repair Agent for a defect or malfunction covered by this warranty E Used in conjunction with any equipment or parts or as part of a system not manufactured by Uniden or F Where the Serial Num
21. rage MHz 400 520 400 0000 520 0000 806 956 806 0000 956 0000 Eus This scanner cannot decode digital TV transmissions INCLUDED IN YOUR SCANNER PACKAGE UBC355XLT Scanner Telescoping Antenna Fixable 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 Optional Accessories The following optional accessories for your UBC355XLT are available Mobile Mounting Bracket For mobile use In car Installation use it to install the UBC355XLT in your car External Speaker To increase speaker volume in noisy environments Visit our online store via our website www uniden com au for Australia or www uniden co nz for New Zealand INSTALLING THE UBC355XLT SCANNER FOR HOME USE DESKTOP INSTALLATION 1 Insert the DC plug end of the AC Adapter into the DC 13 8V jack on the rear panel 2 Plug the AC Adapter into a standard 240V AC wall outlet 3 Plug the Telescoping Antenna into the ANT connector Extend the antenna to its full height For frequencies higher than 400 MHz shortening the antenna may improve the reception Use the desktop stand fold out from bottom of unit for a better viewing and operating angle Helpful Hints If strong interference or electrical noise is received relocate
22. revious frequency Scan Hold remains active but single channels can be monitored fYouWanttodoThis Here sHow Resume scanning Any bank key If you press a different Cont 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 the If the UBC355XLT stops on an active UBC355XLT has stopped channel that you do not want to on an active channel monitor but you do not want to lock out press the Up key You will scan to the next frequency Select a different bank Use one of the following two to scan methods 1 Use the Up key to move through frequencies and banks Deactivate the bank s you do not want to listen to leaving only the desired band active 33 34 Searching Band Tips If You Want to Do This Here s How Press the Band key The screen displays the last known searched band and then begins searching for an active frequency in that band Begin searching Continue after the If the UBC355XLT stops on an active UBC355XLT has stopped channel that you do not want to on an active channel Stop searching monitor but you do not want to lock out press the Search key or the Up Down keys Press Hold The scanner stays on the displayed channel until searching is resumed Press Hold again to resume searching Select a differen
23. s inherent in the receiver s electronics If the interference is not severe you might be able to turn SQ clockwise to cut out the birdie You can also press Search to resume searching 61 62 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Size 132mm W x 142mm D x 42mm Weight 640g Operating Temperature 20 C 4 F to 60 C 1409F Power Requirements DC 13 8V Certified in accordance with FCC Rules and Regulations Part 15 Sub part C as of date of manufacture Banks 9 banks total 8 Service banks 1 Private bank Police Pol 340 207 Australia mode 133 New Zealand mode Preprogrammed plus 100 programmable channels shared with Railroad Services Railroad Rail 249 241 Australia mode 8 New Zealand mode Preprogrammed plus 100 programmable channels shared with Police Fire Fire 738 642 Australia mode 96 New Zealand mode Preprogrammed plus 100 programmable channels shared with Ambulance Ambulance Ambl 276 248 Australia mode 28 New Zealand mode Preprogrammed plus 100 programmable channels shared with Fire Air AIR 1 520 Preprogrammed Marine MRN 89 Preprogrammed UHF CB UCB 40 programmed AM 40 40 Australia mode 40 New Zealand mode programmed PRIVATE 100 channels fully user programmable Search Band 8 searchable bands Scan Rate 50 channels second Search Rate 60 steps second 180 steps second 5 kHz steps band only Scan Delay 2 seconds Audio Output Max 1 2 W Ante
24. set it 5 Press Band key to return to the previous option or press to exit from the CC mode selection options Setting C C bnd Options Use this menu to select which bands get Close Call checks 45 46 Band ______ Frequency MHz VHF Low Band 25 0000 88 0000 AIR Band 108 0000 136 9875 VHF High Band 137 0000 174 0000 b4 UHF UHF Band 400 0000 520 0000 b5 800 800MHz Band 806 0000 956 0000 1 From Step 4 previously select C C bnd The first band selection displays 2 Scroll up or down to select bands for Close Call to monitor Press Prog The screen displays that selection and ON You cannot turn off all bands If you turn off all bands B1 LO is automatically set to ON Setting C CALE Options This menu controls whether the scanner will send an alert tone when a Close Call signal is detected The options are ALE Gn Scanner beeps when a CC signal is found ALE OFF Scanner does not beep when a CC signal is found Setting C CPS Options This menu controls whether the scanner will screen common pager frequencies The options are ALE Gn Scanner screens out pager frequencies filter on PS GFF Scanner allows pager frequencies filter off 47 48 Close Call Tips fYouWantTo Here sHow Scan for Close Call Press the 6 key The Close Call icon Transmissions while displays Every two seconds there will be Scanning other a break in the scanner audio as
25. sing L O once temporarily locks out the current frequency or channel The scanner displays T L O for that frequency or channel and continues scanning All T L O frequencies channels restored when the scanner is powered off and back on 37 38 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 300 user programmed channels can be locked out however there is a limit to the number of frequencies that can be locked out of a preprogrammed bank or band search Up to 100 frequencies can be permanently locked out and up to 100 frequencies can be temporarily locked out If you try to permanently or temporarily lock out 101 frequencies the scanner releases the first locked out frequency when you lock out the 101st frequency Locking out a frequency in any service bank or search band locks it out in all service banks or search bands However it will not affect the frequency if you have saved it in a channel You can only lock out all the channels or frequencies in the Private UHF CB AM CB and Marine banks If country mode is New Zealand then Police Railroad Fireand Ambulance banks can also lock out all channels If you lock out all the channels or frequencies in one of t
26. t band Press the Band key multiple times to to search search through the available bands SCREENS This section shows typical screen displays SCANNING BANKS POL RR FIRE AMBL AIR MPN UCB CB This screen shows SEAN UBC355XLT is actively scanning a displayed bank BLHN scrolls from right to left across the screen and the scanned bank will flash SCAN This screen shows that the POL scanner has been put on qd B 5 0 HOLD to monitor frequency HOLD SCAN 487 250 on the Police bank 35 36 SEARCHING BANDS 08 1371 SEARCH 18 2 SEARCHA SPECIAL FEATURES 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 shows that frequency 127 81250 has been found through an upward search Pointers or W indicate the direction of the search up or down The UBC355XLT scanner boasts of several special features Lock Out Channels Frequencies Close Call 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 The Lock Out feature skips these channels and frequencies during scanning Types of Lock Out Temporary Lock Out Pres
27. 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 You 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 may be necessary for the optional antennas FOR MOBILE USE IN CAR INSTALLATION Temporary Mobile Installation A Vehicle Power Adapter is provided for an easy temporary power supply Warning Do not use the Vehicle Power Adapter in a positive ground vehicle 1 Plug one end of the Vehicle Power Adapter into the vehicle s accessory power jack and the other end into the DC 13 8V jack on the back of the scanner 2 Connect the mobile antenna plug into the ANT connector on the rear panel For more information on antenna installation please refer to the instruction guide that came with your mobile antenna Permanent Mobile Installation Permanently installing the UBC355XLT scanner into a vehicle involves two main steps physically installing the scanner and physically connecting the power supply It does not matter which is installed first perform these procedures in an order that is most appropriate for your vehicle s configuration Permanently Mounting the UBC355XLT Unit 1 Select a location in your vehicle to mount the UBC355XLT unit Avoid any locations that could interfere with
28. this bank AMBULANCE 276 248 Australia mode 28 New Zealand mode Factory programmed Ambulance frequencies plus an additional 100 shared with Fire open channels for you to program local fire frequencies into this bank Note The Fire and Ambulance banks share a single key Fire Ambl Pressing this key will toggle between the banks Additional information is provided in later sections AIR 1 520 Factory programmed frequencies which covers the complete AIR band 118 000 to 136 9875 MHz MRN 89 Factory programmed frequencies which cover the complete International Marine band Note The Air and Marine banks share a single key Air Marine Pressing this key will toggle between the banks Additional information is provided in later sections UCB 40 Factory programmed UHF CB frequencies 40 40 Australia mode 40 New Zealand mode Factory programmed AM CB frequencies Note The UHF CB and AM CB banks share a single key UCB CB Pressing this key will toggle between the banks Additional information is provided in later sections PRIVATE 100 channel fully user programmable bank Search Bands 8 Press Band to select a band to search Band Frequency Coverage MHz 25 28 25 0000 to 27 9950 108 0000 136 9875 137 0000 147 9950 148 0000 174 0000 EF AM Band 10 6Meter Amateur Band VHF Low Band Aircraft Band 2 Meter Amateur Band VHF High Band Band Frequency Cove
29. will show the current setting AUS for Australian mode or nL for New Zealand mode Press Up to change the setting Press Prog to store the country mode The scanner displays the models name and starts in the last mode The country mode is remembered for the next power on FEATURE SUMMARY The UBC355XLT is a compact mobile base scanner and one of the most user friendly communication products available today The UBC355XLT features include Turbo search Allows your UBC355XLT to search 180 steps per second 5 kHz step band only Nine Banks 8 preprogrammed Service banks and one standard programmable Private bank These banks include POLICE 340 207 Australia mode 133 New Zealand mode Factory programmed Police frequencies with 100 open channels shared with Railroad allowing you to program additional police frequencies into this bank RAILROAD 249 241 Australia mode 8 New Zealand mode Factory programmed Railroad frequencies plus an additional 100 shared with Police open channels for you to program local fire frequencies into this bank Note The Police and Railroad banks share a single key Police Rail Pressing this key will toggle between the banks Additional information is provided in later sections FIRE 738 642 Australia mode 96 New Zealand mode Factory programmed Fire frequencies plus an additional 100 shared with Ambulance open channels for you to program local fire frequencies into
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