Radio Shack 20-164 manual Scanning Legally

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	Scanning Legally	b
	Your scanner covers frequencies used by	a
	Your scanner covers frequencies used by	W
	many different groups including police and fire	W
	many different groups including police and fire
	departments, ambulance services, government	F
	agencies, private companies, amateur radio
	services, military operations, pager services,	T
	and wireline (telephone and telegraph) service	c
	providers. It is legal to listen to almost every	p
	transmission your scanner can receive.	l
	However, there are some transmissions you	p
	should never intentionally listen to. These	a
	include:	g
	• telephone conversations (cellular, cordless,	e
	or other private means of telephone signal	a
	transmission)	h
	• pager transmissions	H
	• any scrambled or encrypted transmissions	w
	According to the Electronic Communications	e
	Privacy Act (ECPA), as amended, you are	t
	subject to fines and possible imprisonment	d
	for intentionally listening to, using, or	o
	divulging the contents of such a transmission	i
	unless you have the consent of a party to	m
	the communication (unless such activity is	•
	otherwise illegal).	•
	This scanner is designed to prevent reception of	e
	illegal transmissions, in compliance with the law	•
	which requires that scanners be manufactured	c
	in such a way as to not be easily modifiable to	i
	pick up those transmissions. Do not open your	T
	scanner’s case to make any modifications that	T
	could allow it to pick up transmissions that it is	R
	not legal to listen to. Doing so could subject you	c
	to legal penalties.	1
	In some areas, mobile use of this scanner is	i
	unlawful or requires a permit. Check the laws	2
	in your area. It is also illegal in many areas to	r
	interfere with the duties of public safety officials	u

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Contents What’s Included Triple TrunkingContents Contents Volume / OFF Your ScannerTo attach the supplied antenna Connecting the AntennaAttaching the Belt Clip Powering Your Scanner BatteriesTo install batteries To charge batteriesExternal Power To use an external power sourceHeadphones and Speakers To set the keytone Keytones and KeylockBacklight and Contrast To lock the keypadTo turn on the backlight To change the backlight modeSquelch and Attenuator To change the display contrastTo set the attenuator mode To set squelchTo turn the delay on / off Scanner SetupDelay Defining a Channel To define a channelCopying a Frequency To copy a frequencyTo delete all saved frequencies in a bank Deleting Saved FrequenciesTo delete a saved frequency To save a Ctcss or DCS code Scanner CloningTo define a channel’s Ctcss or DCS code To clone the scanner data SearchingSeek Search To activate Seek SearchSearch Banks To search preprogrammed search banksZeromatic To search banks SR0-SR2To activate Zeromatic Signal StalkerProgramming a Search Range To program the search range of Bank SR7Special Signal Stalker To use Signal StalkerTo lock out a frequency To use Special Signal StalkerLocking Out Frequencies To review and unlock frequenciesTo save a frequency found during a search Saving Found FrequenciesTo unlock all frequencies in a search bank To scan ScanningLocking Out Channels To locked out a channelTo review all locked out channels To turn on the priority featurePriority Scanning To modify the Priority channel Weather AlertsTo make an existing channel a Priority channel To program a weather channel into priority channel Same Standby ModeTo perform a weather scan To program a Fips codeCode. The format of a Fips code is To review stored Fips codesTo test the weather alert SkywarnTo enter Same standby To monitor a channel MonitoringTo use Skywarn To find a frequency to monitorDefining a Trunking Bank Trunking SetupTo set a default tuning frequency To define a Trunking BankTrunking Modes Motorola Trunking SetupTo set Open or Closed mode for a bank Fleet Maps To program a fleet mapBase and Offset Frequencies For Motorola Type II, enterEdacs Trunking Setup UHF-Hi 806-960 MHz To program 800 MHz Motorola trunkingLTR Trunking Setup To save a correct Home RepeaterTo search for Talk Group IDs Searching for Talk Group IDsSaving a Talk Group ID Deleting Talk Group IDs To define a Talk Group IDTo delete ALL talk group IDs in a bank Saving Trunking ChannelsTo delete a Talk Group ID Trunk Scanning To change the scanning direction, press  or Locking Out Talk Group IDs Trunking DelayTo set a Talk Group ID delay To lock out Talk Group IDsTo turn off a sub-bank Turning Off Sub-BanksTo review locked-out Talk Group IDs To turn off a sub-bank while scanningText Tags Scanner MaintenanceTalk Group ID Hold To set Talk Group ID HoldPage Scanner is not TroubleshootingTo display the Talk Group ID Working at allScanner is on but Scanner does notReceive any stations Or reception is poor Does not scanBirdie Frequencies To initialize the scanner Service and RepairInitializing the Scanner Scanning Legally FCC Notice Appendix B Search Banks ReferencesAppendix a Glossary Search bank SR1 CB band Receive mode AM Search bank SR2 FRS/GMRS/MURS band Search bank SR4 Aircraft Receive mode AM, FM Appendix C Ctcss / DCS Codes Ctcss CodesDCS Codes Appendix D Signal Stalker BandsAll Band PubSafety Band To use AFS format Appendix E Talk Group FormatMotorola Appendix F Specifications 406-512 MHz 764-960 MHz9V DC Addendum Preprogrammed FrequenciesPurple DOT Purple DOT BB Business Band Police Departments Police Dept Nascar Track Announcer Security Alarm Security Company Companies DOT Business Band DOT BB Limited One-year Warranty

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