Albrecht AE80H 50-Channel Portable Scanner Owners Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL
AE80H
50-Channel Portable Scanner 

FEATURES
Your new Albrecht AE80H 50-Channel Portable Scanner gives you direct access to over 34,000 exciting
frequencies, including police and fire departments, ambulance services, and amateur radio services.
You can select up to 50 channels to scan, and you can change your selection at any time.
The secret to your scanner’s ability to scan so many frequencies is its custom-designed microprocessor
– a tiny, built-in computer.
Your scanner has these special features:
10 Preprogrammed Search Bands – let...

PREPARATION
POWER SOURCES
You can power your scanner from any of four sources:
. Internal batteries (not supplied) with the provided battery holder
. A rechargeable scanner battery pack (not supplied)
. Standard AC power (using an optional AC adapter)
. Vehicle battery power (using an optional DC cigarette-lighter adapter)
Notes:
. The PWR jack lets you connect an external AC or DC adapter to operate the scanner. Connecting an
adapter to PWR disconnects the internal batteries. You can use the PWR jack...

Using Standard AC Power
To power the scanner from AC power, you need an AC adapter.
Cautions:
. You must use an AC adapter that supplies 9 volts and delivers at least 200 milliamps. Its center tip
must be set to negative, and its barrel plug must correctly fit the scanner’s PWR/CHG jack. The
recommended adapter meets these specifications. Using an adapter that does not meet these
specifications could damage the scanner or the adapter.
. When you finish using the AC adapter, disconnect it from the AC...

CONNECTING THE ANTENNA
Follow these steps to attach the supplied flexible antenna to your scanner.
1. Align the slots around the scanner’s connector with the tabs on the ANT jack.
2. Press the antenna down over the jack and turn the antenna’s base clockwise until it locks into place.
Connecting an Optional Antenna
The ANT jack on the top of the scanner makes it easy to use the scanner with a variety of antennas.
Instead of the supplied antenna, you can attach a different one, such as an external mobile...

YOUR SCANNER
A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD
Your scanner’s keys might seem confusing at first but this information should help you understand each
key’s function.
SCAN – scans through the programmed channels.
MANUAL – stops scanning to let you directly enter a channel number.
BAND – selects a preprogrammed search band.
MON – accesses the monitor memory.
LICHT – turns on/off the display’s backlight
/ or \/ -- searches down or up from the currently displayed frequency, or selects the direction when you
scan...

PGM – appears while you program frequencies into the scanner’s channels.
(key symbol) – appears when you lock the keypad.
ch – appears after the digits (1-50) that show which channel the scanner is tuned to.
-d – appears during a direct frequency search.
000.000 – the digits on the right of the display show which frequency the scanner is tuned to.
Error – appears when you make an entry error.
dUPL (duplicate) – appears when you try to store a frequency that is already stored in another channel....

0PERATION
TURNING ON THE SCANNER/SETTING VOLUME AND SQUELCH
Note: Make sure the scanner’s antenna is connected before you turn it on.
1. Turn SQUELCH fully counterclockwise.
2. Turn VOLUME clockwise until it clicks and you hear a hissing sound.
3. Turn SQUELCH clockwise until the hissing sound stops.
Notes:
. If the scanner picks up unwanted, partial, or very weak transmissions, turn SQUELCH clockwise to
decrease the scanner’s sensitivity to these signals. If you want to listen to a weak or distant...

Band Search
If you do not know of a frequency to store, you can search your scanner’s preprogrammed search
bands (see „Search Bands“) for active frequencies, then store any that you find into your scanner’s
channels.
Follow these steps to search for and store active frequencies using band search.
1. Press BAND. The last selected band number (B followed by the band number) and the frequency
search range appear for about 2 seconds.
2. To select a different band within 2 seconds, enter the band’s number...

MOVING A FREQUENCY FROM THE MONITOR MEMORY TO A CHANNEL
1. Press MANUAL, enter the channel number where you want to store the frequency, then press PGM.
PGM, the frequency number or 000.0000, and the selected channel number appear.
2. Press MON. MON and the frequency appear and the channel number flashes.
3. Press E. MON disappears, the channel number stops flashing, and the scanner stores the frequency
in the selected channel.
MONITORING A STORED CHANNEL
You can continuously monitor a specific channel...