User's Manual

20-527 Owner’s Manual Draft
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Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups including police and fire departments,
ambulance services, government agencies, private companies, amateur radio services, military
operations, pager services, and wireline (telephone and telegraph) service providers. It is legal to listen to
almost every transmission your scanner can receive. However, there are some transmissions you should
never intentionally listen to. These include:
• Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of telephone signal transmission)
• Pager transmissions
• Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions
According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are subject to fines and possible
imprisonment for intentionally listening to, using, or divulging the contents of such a transmission unless
you have the consent of a party to the communication (unless such activity is otherwise illegal).
This scanner has been designed to prevent reception of illegal transmissions. This is done to comply with
the legal requirement that scanners be manufactured so as to not be easily modifiable to pick up those
transmissions. Do not open your scanner's case to make any modifications that could allow it to pick up
transmissions that are illegal to monitor. Doing so could subject you to legal penalties.
We encourage responsible, legal scanner use.
In some areas, mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit. Check the laws in your area.
PREPARATION
Power Sources
You can power your scanner from any of these sources:
• internal non-rechargeable batteries or rechargeable batteries (not supplied – see “Using Batteries”).
• standard AC power (with an optional AC adapter – see “Using AC Power” on Page XX).
• vehicle power (with an optional DC adapter – see “Using Vehicle Battery Power” on Page XX).
Notes:
• Connecting an AC or DC adapter to the scanner disconnects internal batteries when you use the
supplied non-rechargeable battery holder, but it does not disconnect internal batteries when you use the
supplied rechargeable battery holder.
• If you install the rechargeable battery holder, you can operate the scanner and recharge the
rechargeable batteries at the same time. See “Using Batteries” and “Charging Rechargeable Batteries”
on Page XX.
• If the scanner stops working properly after connecting it to power, try resetting it. See