Specifications
22 
Using the Display Backlight 
•  To turn on the display light for easy viewing at night, 
press . 
The display lights for 15 seconds.   
•  To turn off the light sooner, press      again. 
Troubleshooting 
If your AE69H is not performing properly, try the following 
steps. 
Problem  Possible 
cause 
Suggestion 
Check the batteries. Correct 
polarity? 
The 
scanner 
doesn’t 
work. 
The scanner 
might not get 
any power.   
Contact problems? Contact 
corroded? Clean contacts. 
Check the antenna connection or 
move or reposition the antenna. 
Move the scanner. 
Improper 
reception. 
The 
scanner’s 
antenna 
might need 
to be 
adjusted. 
You might be in a remote area 
that could require an optional 
multi-band antenna. Check with 
your dealer or local electronics 
store. 
The squelch 
might need 
to be 
adjusted. 
Adjust the squelch threshold. 
See  “Turning On The Scanner 
and Setting Squelch”   
The antenna 
might need 
to be 
adjusted. 
Check the antenna connection. 
One or more 
channels 
might be 
locked out. 
Make sure the channels you 
want to scan are not 
locked out. 
The 
channel’s 
frequency 
might not be 
stored in 
memory. 
Make sure the channel’s 
frequency is stored in the 
scanner’s memory. 
Scan won’t 
stop. 
The channel 
might not be 
active. 
Wait for a transmission on the 
channel. 
You must 
press Scan 
to scan. 
Press Scan. 
Scan won’t 
start. 
The squelch 
might need 
to be 
adjusted. 
Adjust the squelch threshold. 
See“Turning On The 
Scanner and Setting Squelch”. 










