Alan AE108H Operating Guide
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AE180H 100-Channel Programmable Twin Turbo Hand-Held Sports Scanner OPERATING GUIDE 1 Y:...UB302BH(AE180H).vp Tue Jul 08 16:22:31 2003 Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen
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Precautions Before you use this scanner, please read and observe the following: WARNING! AlbrechtDOES NOTrepresent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock,DO NOT expose this unit to rain or moisture. IMPORTANT! Be sure to use only the supplied earphone, or a stereo headset of the proper impedance (32). Use of an incorrect earphone or other impedance may be potentially hazardous to your hearing. WARNING: Set the Volume to a comfortable audio level coming from the...
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Contents About Your New AE180H ........................2 What is Scanning? .............................2 What is Searching? ............................2 Types of Communication ........................3 Where to Obtain More Information ................3 Unpacking ...................................4 Feature Highlights ..............................5 Controls and Indicators .........................6 Top View ....................................6 Front View ...................................6 Setup...
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About Your New AE180H TheAE180His a brand new state-of-the-art information radio with automatic scanning capabilities. It can store frequencies such as sporting events, police, fire/emergency, and other communications into 10 banks of 10 channels each. Please be aware that restrictions apply on monitoring of non-public services. Respect national laws protecting privacy! With theAE180H, you can do a fast search for active frequencies on all 13 preprogrammed bands. In the VHF bands with 5 kHz spacing and...
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Types of Communication You will be able to monitor communication such as: »Automobile, boat, and marathon races »Sports and cultural events (e.g. Security staff) »Traffic information »Police and fire department (including rescue, in most countries monitoring not allowed!) »Land transportation, such as trucking firms, buses, taxis, tow trucks, and railroads »Marine and amateur radio. »Aircraft »Analogue cordless phones (in most countries listening not allowed) And many more in the following 13 Bands:...
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Unpacking Carefully check the contents against this list: AE180HTwin Turbo Sports Scanner Rubber Antenna AC Adapter/Charger (AD-235) Earphone Belt Clip with 2 Screws Battery (BP-180) This Operating Guide Nickel-Cadmium Battery Disposal Notice Please read this Operating Guide thoroughly before operating the scanner. 4 8 Y:...UB302BH(AE180H).vp Tue Jul 08 16:22:42 2003 Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen
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Feature Highlights ◆Twin Turbo Scan & Search—This lightning-fast technology enables theAE180Hto scan nearly 100 channels per second. Search speed is selectable between 100 and 300 steps per second. (300 steps per second only in bands with 5 kHz steps.) Because the frequency coverage is so large (see previous section for band listing), very fast scanning and searching are essential. That is why we combined our latest technology — Twin Turbo — into theAE180H. ◆100 ChannelsYou can program each of these...
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Controls and Indicators Top View Antenna ConnectorConnect the rubber antenna to the BNC connector and turn clockwise until it locks. Earphone JackPlug the supplied earphone into this jack for private listening. When the earphone is connected, the internal speaker is disconnected. Note the warning on the Inside Front Cover and on page 11. SQUELCH ControlAdjust this control to set the scan threshold and to eliminate the background rushing noise heard in the absence of an incoming signal. See the Operation...
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B. Channel Number— Indicates the current channel that the scanner is on. C. Memory Bank Numbers— Each Memory Bank consists of 10 channels that you can select or deselect during scanning operation, using the numeric keypad. When you select a Bank, its number appears on the display. When you deselect a Bank, its number disappears from the display. When you press to stop scanning, only the Bank of the current channel appears. D. Bank Indicator— Appears with the Bank Numbers (1~10). E.Frequency Indicator —...