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FCC Notice

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits

for a scanning receiver, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These

limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful

interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,

uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed

and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference

to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning

the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more of the following measures:

•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom

that to which the receiver is connected.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is

subjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcause

harmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference

received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Scanning Legally

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),

as amended, 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 is designed to prevent reception of illegal transmissions,

in compliance with the law which requires that scanners be

manufactured in such a way 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 not

legal to listen to. Doing so could subject you to legal penalties.

In some areas, mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a

permit. Check the laws in your area. We encourage responsible, legal

scanner use.

Key Terminology

Alpha tag Alpha-numeric object name displayed on the LCD

that can be speciﬁed by a user.

Attenuator Reduces interference due to intermodulation.

Backlight Illuminates the LCD and/or keypad for night time

use.

Channel See “Object”

CTCSS/DCS Continuous Tone-Coded Squelch System/Digital

Coded squelch System, a squelch control system

which reduces interference when using the same

frequency.

EDACS TrunkingsystemtechnologyprovidedbyGE/Erics-

son/MA-COM or Harris.

Image Frequency Undesired frequency that differs from the required

received frequency.

Intermodulation Occurs when two or more strong signals mix, which

generates a “false” frequency such as image fre-

quency and distorts receiving sound.

LTR E.F. Johnson’s trunking system.

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