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Albrecht AE80H Owner's Manual

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OWNER'S MANUAL
AE80H
50-Channel Portable Scanner

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  • Page 1 OWNER’S MANUAL AE80H 50-Channel Portable Scanner...
  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: Power Sources

    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) .
  • Page 4 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.

  • Page 5: Connecting The Antenna

    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.

  • Page 6: A Look At The Display

    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 –...

  • Page 7: Understanding Bands/Monitor Memory

    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 –...

  • Page 8: Turning On The Scanner/Setting Volume And Squelch

    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: .
  • Page 9 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.
  • Page 10 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.

  • Page 11: Locking Out A Channel

    SPECIAL FEATURES DELAY Many agencies use a two-way radio system that might have a pause of several seconds between a query and a reply. To avoid missing a reply, you can program a 2-seocnd delay into any of your scanner’s channels. Then, when the scanner stops on the channel, DELAY appears and the scanner continues to monitor the channel for 2 seconds after the transmission stops before it resumes scanning.

  • Page 12: General Guide To Scanning

    To turn on the keylock, hold down (key symbol) for about 3 seconds until (key symbol) appears. The scanner beeps three times (if the key tone is turned on). To turn it off, hold (key symbol) for about 3 seconds until (key symbol) disappears. GENERAL GUIDE TO SCANNING BIRDIE FREQUNCIES Every scanner has birdie frequencies.

  • Page 13: Care And Maintenance

    In the scan Programmed frequencies are the Avoid programming frequencies mode, the same as birdie frequencies. listed under „Birdie Frequencies“ scanner locks on Page ?? or only listen to them on frequencies manually. that have an unclear trans- mission. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL RESET / INITIALIZING THE SCANNER If the scanner’s display locks up or does not work properly after you connect a power source, you might need to reset or initialize it.

  • Page 14: Specifications

    9 V DC, 6 AA batteries AC adapter/DC adapter (9V, 200 mA) Current Drain (Squelched) 50 mA Dimensions 171 (H) x 59 (W) x 40 (D) mm Weight 240 g without antenna and batteries Supplied Accessory Antenna © 1997 ALBRECHT ELECTRONIC GmbH...

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