User's Manual

20-466 Owner’s Manual
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Scanning is a fun and interesting hobby. You can hear police and fire departments, ambulance services,
government agencies, private companies, amateur radio services, aircraft, and military operations. It is
legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive. However, there are some electronic
and wire communications that are illegal to intentionally intercept. These include:
. telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of telephone signal transmission)
. pager transmissions
. scrambled or encrypted transmissions
According to the Federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), as amended, you could be fined
and possible imprisoned for intentionally listening to, using, or disclosing the contents of such a
transmission unless you have the consent of a party to the communication (unless such activity is
otherwise illegal). These laws change from time to time and there might be state or local laws that also
affect legal scanner usage.
Preparation
POWER SOURCES
Using AC Power
You can power the scanner using the supplied 12V, 500mA AC adapter.
Cautions:
.! You must use a Class 2 power source that supplies 12V DC and delivers at least 500 mA. Its center tip
must be set to positive and its plug must fit the scanner’s DC12V jack. The supplied adapter meets these
specifications. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications could damage the scanner or the
adapter.
. Always connect the AC adapter to the scanner before you connect it to AC power. When you finish,
disconnect the adapter from AC power before you disconnect it from the scanner.
Warning: To prevent electric shock, do not use the AC adapter’s polarized plug with an extension cord,
receptacle, or other outlet unless you can fully insert the blades to prevent blade exposure.
Follow these steps to power the scanner from a standard AC outlet.
1. Insert the AC adapter’s barrel plug into the DC12V jack on the back of the scanner.
2. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet.
Using Vehicle Battery Power
You can power the scanner from a vehicle’s 12V power source (such as a cigarette-lighter socket) using a
DC cord with a size M Adaptaplug connector (neither supplied). Both are available at your local