User's Manual

20-496 Owner’s Manual Draft Page 7/78
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
SCANNING LEGALLY
Your scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups including police and fire departments,
ambulance services, government agencies, private companies, amateur radio services, military operations,
pager services, and wireline (telephone and telegraph) service providers. It is legal to listen to almost every
transmission your scanner can receive. However, there are some transmissions you should never
intentionally listen to. These include:
. Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of telephone signal transmission)
. Pager transmissions
. Any scrambled or encrypted transmissions
According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are subject to fines and possible
imprisonment for intentionally listening to, using, or divulging the contents of such a transmission unless
you have the consent of a party to the communication (unless such activity is otherwise illegal).
This scanner has been designed to prevent reception of illegal transmissions. This is done to comply with
the legal requirement that scanners be manufactured so as to not be easily modifiable to pick up those
transmissions. Do not open your scanner's case to make any modifications that could allow it to pick up
transmissions that are illegal to monitor. Doing so could subject you to legal penalties.
In some areas, mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit. Check the laws in your area. It is
also illegal in many areas to interfere with the duties of public safety officials by traveling to the scene of an
incident without authorization.
We encourage responsible, safe and legal scanner use.
GETTING FAMILIAR WITH YOUR SCANNER
Though you may be anxious to begin using your new scanner right away, we recommend that you take the
time to read this manual thoroughly so that you may fully understand the advanced features and
capabilities of your PRO-2096 scanning receiver.
Once you understand a few simple terms used in this manual and familiarize yourself with your scanner's
features, you can put the scanner to work for you. You simply determine which frequencies and trunking
systems you want to receive, and then program the scanner to scan them.
A frequency is the receiving signal location (expressed in MHz). To find active frequencies, you can use