Uniden UBC355XLT User manual

UBC355XLT
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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 re, electrical shocks, or damage to the unit, do not
expose this unit to rain or moisture.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION....................2
PRECAUTIONS .......................................2
Warning ............................................ 2
ABOUT YOUR NEW UBC355XLT SCANNER ......6
COUNTRY MODE AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND ........6
FEATURE SUMMARY..................................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 PANEL ...........................18
UBC355XLT REAR PANEL.............................26
USING YOUR UBC355XLT SCANNER .......... 27
SET UP..............................................27

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Adjusting Squelch ..................................27
OPERATING MODES .................................28
SCAN ..............................................28
SEARCH............................................29
SPECIAL NOTES FOR SCANNING BANKS ............29
Scanning Service Bank Tips ......................... 31
Searching Band Tips ................................ 34
SCREENS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
SCANNING BANKS ..................................35
SEARCHING BANDS .................................36
SPECIAL FEATURES.......................... 36
LOCK OUT CHANNELS / FREQUENCIES ................37
Types of Lock Out ..................................37
Temporary Lock Out .............................. 37
Permanent Lock Out..............................38
Lock Out Limits.....................................38
Lock Out Tips ......................................39
CLOSE CALL ® .......................................43
Close Call Priority ..................................44
Close Call Do Not Disturb ...........................44
Close Call Only .....................................44
Setting Up Close Call Modes.........................45

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Setting C ‐ Options .......................45
Setting C ‐ Options .......................47
Setting C ‐ C.PS Options .......................... 47
Close Call Tips.................................... 48
PRIVATE BANK ......................................49
Programming Frequencies and Channels ............ 50
Programming a Channel..........................51
Deleting a Programmed Frequency (programming
“000.0000”) .....................................53
PROGRAM LOCK FEATURE ...........................56
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ................. 57
GENERAL PRODUCT CARE ................... 60
LOCATION ..........................................60
CLEANING ..........................................60
REPAIRS ............................................61
BIRDIES ............................................61
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................ 62
WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

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ABOUT YOUR NEW UBC355XLT SCANNER
The UBC355XLT comes with 8 Service banks for monitoring police,
railroad, re, ambulance, air, marine, UHF 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.

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The country mode can be switched between Australia and New
Zealand as follows:
• Turn on the power while pressing down the Hold key. The
display 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:

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» 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 re
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 re frequencies
into 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 re
frequencies into this bank.

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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.
» CB: 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.

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Band Frequency
Coverage (MHz)
Mode Steps
(kHz)
Service
25 – 28 25.0000 to 27.9950 AM 5 AM Band
28- 70 28.0000 - 69.9950 FM 5
10 - 6 Meter
Amateur
Band
70- 88 70.0000 - 88.0000 FM 12.5 VHF Low
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 VHF High
Band