Operation Manual
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CONTENTS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION .............................................................. 2
PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................................. 2
ABOUT YOUR AE33H SCANNER ...................................................... 4
TO CHANGE THE BAND PLAN .................................................................... 4
FEATURES .......................................................................................... 5
UNDERSTANDING SCANNING .......................................................... 7
WHAT IS SCANNING? .................................................................................... 7
CONVENTIONAL SCANNING ...................................................................... 7
WHERE TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ............................................ 7
INCLUDED WITH YOUR SCANNER ................................................... 8
SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER .......................................................... 9
INSTALLING AND REPLACING BATTERIES ............................................. 9
USING RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES ....................................................... 10
CONNECTING THE ANTENNA ................................................................. 11
CONNECTING AN OPTIONAL ANTENNA ............................................. 11
CONNECTING THE EARPHONE ............................................................... 11
ATTACHING THE BELT CLIP ...................................................................... 12
AE33H CONTROLS AND DISPLAY ................................................. 13
A LOOK AT THE KEYPAD ........................................................................... 14
A LOOK AT THE DISPLAY .......................................................................... 16
OPERATION ...................................................................................... 17
TO TURN POWER ON OR OFF .................................................................. 17
TO ADJUST THE SQUELCH ....................................................................... 17
TO ADJUST THE VOLUME ......................................................................... 17
OPERATING MODES ................................................................................... 17
INSTANT CHANNELS .................................................................................. 18
SERVICE SCAN .............................................................................................. 18
FAVOURITES SCAN...................................................................................... 19
SCANNING SERVICE & FAVOURITES ..................................................... 19
SELECT STEP FREQUENCY ........................................................................ 20
LOCKOUT PREPROGRAM FREQUENCY ................................................ 20
LOCKOUT FAVOURITE CHANNEL .......................................................... 20
STORING FREQUENCIES ............................................................................ 21
EDITING FREQUENCIES.............................................................................. 22
USING KEYLOCK ........................................................................................... 22
USING THE DISPLAY BACKLIGHT ........................................................... 22
TROUBLESHOOTING ....................................................................... 23
RESETTING THE SCANNER ........................................................................ 24
CARE AND MAINTENANCE ............................................................. 25
GENERAL USE ............................................................................................... 25
LOCATION ...................................................................................................... 25
CLEANING ...................................................................................................... 25
BIRDIES ............................................................................................................ 25
SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................. 26
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY .................................................. 27