User Manual

INSTALLING YOUR SCANNER

SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER

These guidelines will help you install and set up your new scanner:

The scanner can be placed on a convenient surface in your home as a base station, and connected

to a standard outlet that supplies 120VAC, 60Hz. You must use either the supplied antenna or an

electrically correct outdoor antenna, properly and safely mounted at your chosen site.

The scanner is also designed to accommodate either DIN-E and ISO-DIN automotive mounting

congurations using a DIN-E sleeve and keys.

The unit can also be placed above, beneath, or in the dash of your vehicle using the supplied

bracket and mounting hardware.

• If your scanner receives interference or electrical noise, move the scanner or its antenna

away from the source.

• To improve the scanner’s reception, use an optional external antenna designed for multi-

band coverage. (You can purchase this type of antenna at a local electronics store). If the

optional antenna has no cable, use 50Ω coaxial cable for lead-in. A mating plug might be

necessary for the optional antennas.

• Use an optional stereo earphone or sterreo headset with proper impedance (32 Ω) for

private listening. Read the precautions at General Precautions.

• Do not use the scanner in high-moisture environments such as the kitchen or bathroom.

• Avoid placing the scanner in direct sunlight or near heating elements or vents.

POWER RELATED ISSUES

Important: To prevent memory from being corrupted, do not unplug the AC adapter during the

time the memory is accessed for programming or auto store.

Notes:

• If when you connect the AC adapter the [VOL]/Power Switch is ON, the scanner may not

power on. Should this occur, simply turn the control OFF, then ON again.

• If the scanner loses power (as when you turn off your car’s ignition with the scanner’s

power switch on), it can lose some system settings such as display color and backlight.

To ensure that such settings persist, either change the setting using the scanner’s

menu or power the scanner off then back on using the power switch after making such

setting changes.

When you turn off the scanner using the power switch, the scanner remembers the last settings

and mode. When you turn power back on, it resumes the previous mode.

BASE STATION

This is the simplest approach to let you get started quickly. Decide on a location that is convenient

to a nearby wall outlet, has desk space to let you complete your programming worksheets, will

safely allow the indoor antenna to be extended, or near a window to use an outdoor antenna.