Alan AE108H Operating Guide

3.In SCAN or SEARCH Mode, press to stop
scanning. (
HOLDappears on the display.)
In Manual mode, press to step up
the channel.
4. NUMERIC KEYPAD— Use these keys to program a
channel for scanning. Also use to access a channel
directly with . During SCAN Mode, use these
keys to select or deselect any of the 10 memory
banks. (Only the selected bank indicator(s) appear
on the display.)
Note:
You cannot deactivate all 10 banks at the
same time.
KeyBank Channel
1 1-10
2 11-20
3 21-30
4 31-40
5 41-50
6 51-60
7...

8.Press /ALERTto change the display mode when
you program frequency or Alpha characters. Press and
hold /
ALERTto set the Alert Beep function in
Manual mode.
9.Use /
CLRto enter the decimal point when
programming a frequency into a channel. If you
make an entry error, press /
CLRbefore the
key to erase the entry, and start over. Also, use
/
CLRto clear the error message display.
10.Press to store a displayed frequency and Alpha
characters into any displayed channel.
11.Press to “Lock Out” or prevent...

Setup
TheAE180Hcomes with a rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium
Battery Pack. When fully charged, this Battery Pack will
supply up to 12 hours of dependable use. (With the
Squelch control in “closed” position.)
Before using theAE180Hfor the first time, or whenever the
LOW BATTERYIndicator appears on the LCD display, you
should fully charge the Battery Pack.
Note:
When the Battery Pack is low, the Low Battery
Indicator will start to blink. After about 10 minutes, the
scanner will shut itself off to prevent the...

Installing the Belt Clip
1. Place the Belt Clip on
the mounting area on
the back of the scanner,
making sure the holes in
the clip line up with the
threads in the back of
the scanner.
2. Insert the 2 screws into the corresponding holes
and tighten.
CAUTION:Do not tighten the screws too tight. You could
damage the case or clip.
Using the Earphone
The PHONE jack at the top of theAE180His a standard
3.5mm stereo phone jack. You can use either the supplied
earphone, or a stereo headset of the proper...

Operation Overview
Note:Before operating theAE180Hfor the first time,
make sure you have fully charged the
Battery Pack.
1.Before turning on the scanner, rotate the Squelch
Control fully clockwise.
2.Turn the scanner on by rotating the On-Off/Volume
Control clockwise until you hear a click. Turn the
Volume Control a small amount clockwise to a low
listening level.
3.You should hear either a “rushing” noise or some
communications. If you are monitoring a transmission,
wait until it stops before adjusting...

Any channels that are not programmed (000.0000) are
skipped during scan.
When theAE180His in SCAN Mode, the display will look
something like this:

SEARCHThe Search function isdifferentfrom Scan.
When you select a frequency band to search, the
scanner searches for any active frequency within the
lower and upper limits of the band. Also, when you
program frequency range, you can search within the
frequency range. When an active frequency is found, the
scanner stops on that frequency as long as the...

Programming Channels
Before you can scan, you must program the channels
within a bank. You can store one frequency per channel, up
to 100 channels.
Note:If appears on the display (keypad Locked),
unlock the keypad by pressing and holding until
disappears
.
There are two ways to program a channel:

Manually select a channel and frequency, using the
numeric keypad.

Search a band to find an active frequency, and then
directly store it into a channel.
A. Programming By Manual Entry
1.Select a frequency from...

7.If that frequency is already stored in another channel,
you will hear a “beep”, and the other channel number will
appear on the display. If you want to store the frequency
in the selected channel (18) as well, press again.
The frequency will blink twice to confirm the
programming. Or, you can press and enter another
frequency for the currently selected channel.
Note:Any frequency already stored in any channel will
automatically be replaced by the new one.
8.If you try to enter a frequency that is...

2.Press and hold the /BANDkey to display the
preprogrammed Search Bands. Use the and
keys or VFO control until you see the Band you want.
3.Wait for at least 2 seconds or press /BANDfor
Search to begin. If you wish to change the search
direction, press and hold or to search in an
up or down direction.
4.When Search stops on a desired frequency, press
to stay on that frequency. The next available empty
channel to store the frequency will be blinking on
the display.
5.To store the displayed frequency into...

3.Press . The Edit cursor flashes.
Note:
If the frequency of the channel has not been
programmed, you cannot program the Alpha Name on
the channel.
4.To select the edit position, press to move the Edit
cursor to the right or to move it to the left.
5.Select the character using VFO Control. Turn clockwise
tomove0-9,A-zandother characters and stop the
control at the letter you wish to store.
6.Repeat the steps 4 and 5 for all the characters you want
to program.
7.When you complete the input, press . The...