User Manual

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.