Albrecht AE100T Scanner Owners Manual

11 CH -- the digits that precede this indicator (1-500) show which channel the scanner is
tuned to.
AM/WFM -- appears when the scanner scans a frequency set to the AM, FM, or
WFM mode, or flashes when you change a frequency to the AM, FM, or WFM mode.
ATT -- appears when you turn on the scanners attenuate feature.
SIGNAL -- shows the receiving frequencys  signal level with 8 dot.
FUNC -- appears when you press FUNC key and use secondary function key.
Display Message
Error -- appears when you make an...

12 OPERATION
TURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH
Note: Make sure the scanners antenna is connected before you turn it on.
1. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise.
2. Turn VOLUME OFF/MAX clockwise until it clicks and you hear a hissing sound.
3. Turn SQUELCH clockwise, then leave it set to a point just after the hissing sound
stops.
The scanner automatically starts scanning channels. Press MANUAL to stop
scanning.
Notes:
l If you have not stored frequencies into any channels (see Searching...

13 Note: If you have not stored any frequencies into channels yet, the scanner displays
the empty channels.
Tuning Frequencies
Note: You can use the rotary tuner to tune frequencies during a search (see
Searching For and Storing Active Frequencies on page 13).
Follow these steps to use the rotary tuner to tune frequencies.
1. When the scanner stops on a frequency while searching, press TUNE. The
frequency number and TUNE appear.
2. To tune frequencies, turn TUNE clockwise (to tune to higher frequencies)...

14 Initializing the Scanner
Caution: This procedure clears all information you stored in the scanner’s memory.
Initialize the scanner only when you are sure the scanner is not working properly.
1. Turn off the scanner, then turn it on again.
2. Press and hold CL/DELAY.
3. While holding down CL/DELAY, insert a pointed object, such as a straightened
paper clip, into the reset opening at the back of the scanner and gently press then
release the reset button inside the opening.
4. When the display reappears,...

15 4. Press ENTER to store the frequency.
Notes:
l If you entered an invalid frequency in Step 3, the scanner beeps and displays the
channel number and Error. Simply repeat Steps 3 and 4.
l Your scanner automatically rounds the entered frequency down to the closest
valid frequency. For example, if you try to enter a frequency of 151.473, your
scanner accepts it as 151.470.
l If you entered a frequency that is already stored in another channel, the scanner
beeps three times and displays the lowest channel...

16 Notes:
l To select bank 10, press 0.
l If you select a bank that does not contain any empty channels, a bar flashes
under the bank number, and A-FULL and AUTO appear. To enter new
frequencies into this bank, you must delete one or more frequencies stored in it,
then repeat Step 2. See Deleting Frequencies on Page 22.
l If you want to select the bank, press the banks number again. The bar under the
bank appears.
l If you select more than one bank and want to review the number of empty
channels in each...

17 Notes:
l If no frequencies are stored when you pause auto store by pressing AUTO, ---
appears on the display.
l During auto store, the scanner beeps when the search reaches the upper limit
frequency and continues searching at the lower limit frequency, or vice versa.
Band Search
If you do not know of a frequency to store, you can search your scanners
preprogrammed search bands for active frequencies, then store any that you find into
your scanners channels or monitor memories.
Notes:
l You can use the...

18 3.  When the scanner find an active frequency, it stops searching and displays that
frequencys number.
To store that frequency in the channel, simply press ENTER. The scanner stores the
frequency, then continue the searching.
Note: When you store frequency while all channels are entered, CH FULL appears.
In order to store more frequencies, you must clear some channels. See Deleting
Frequencies on Page 22.
4. To store that frequency in the monitor memory, simply press MON. To search for
another active...

19 4. Use the number keys to enter the lower limit of the frequency range you want to
search, then press ENTER.
Note: If you enter an invalid frequency in Step 4 or 6, the scanner displays Error.
Simply repeat the step.
5. Press LIMIT. SEARCH BANK and H appears.
6. Use the number keys to enter the upper limit of the frequency range you want to
search, then press ENTER.
Repeat Steps 2-6 to store more limit search bank.
7. Press and hold / or \/ for about a second, to start search. As the scanner
searches,...

20 Direct Search
You can search up or down from the currently displayed frequency and store
frequencies you like into channels or monitor memories.
Notes:
l You can use the scanners delay feature while using direct search. See Delay
on Page 25.
l During direct search, you can manually change the receive mode. See
Changing the AM/FM/WFM Receive Mode. If you select WFM, the scanner
searches frequencies at 50 kHz steps.
1. Press MAN or PGM.
2. Use the number keys to enter the frequency you want to start the...