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M

AINTENANCE

Maintenance

Keep

the

scanner dry;

if it

gets

wet, wipe it dry

immediately.

Use

and

store

the

scanner

only in

normal temperature environments. Handle

the

scanner carefully;

do not drop it.

Keep

the

scanner

away

from dust and dirt, and wipe it with a damp

cloth

occasionally

to

keep

it looking new.

Modifying or

tampering

with the

scanner’s

internal

components

can cause a

malfunction and

might

invalidate

its

warranty and

void

your FCC

authorization

to

operate

it.

Birdie

Frequencies

Birdies are operating frequencies, which all

scanners

have,

that

are created inside

the

scanner’s receiver

and

can cause interference. If

the

interference is

not severe,

you adjusting

the

squelch

might omit the

birdie,

but

if

you program one

of

these frequencies after a search,

you

will

hear only noise

on that frequency.

If you suspect

that

a

frequency you have programmed

is

being affected

by

a birdie,

try

removing

the antenna.

Removing

the

antenna

will

help determine

if the

interfering signal

is a

birdie

signal being generated

inside

of the

scanner,

or the

result

of

an external

interference

source. If

the

noise

on

a frequency is

not

affected

when

the

antenna is removed,

it

is almost certainly

the result

of

a birdie. If

the

noise disappears when

the

antenna

is

removed,

the

noise is most likely coming

from

an

external

source. Moving

the

scanner may reduce

or solve the

issue.

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