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FCC NOTICE
Your scanner might cause radio or TV
interference even when it is operating
properly. To determine whether your
scanner is causing the interference,
turn off your scanner. If the interfer-
ence goes away, your scanner is
causing it. Try the following methods
to eliminate the interference:
• Move your scanner away from the
receiver.
• Connect your scanner to an outlet
that is on a different electrical cir-
cuit from the receiver.
• Contact your local RadioShack
store for help.
Note:
Mobile use of this scanner is
unlawful or requires a permit in some
areas. Check the laws in your area.
SCANNING LEGALLY
Your scanner covers frequencies
used by many different groups includ-
ing police and fire departments, ambu-
lance services, government agencies,
private companies, amateur radio ser-
vices, military operations, pager ser-
vices, 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 trans-
missions
According to the Electronic Communi-
cations Privacy Act (ECPA), you are
subject to fines and possible imprison-
ment for intentionally listening to, us-
ing, or divulging the contents of such a
transmission unless you have the con-
sent of a party to the communication
(unless such activity is otherwise ille-
gal).
This scanner is designed to prevent
reception of illegal transmissions, in
compliance with the law which re-
quires that scanners be manufactured
in such a way as to not be easily mod-
ifiable to pick up those transmissions.
Do not open your scanner's case to
make any modifications that could al-
low it to pick up transmissions that it is
not legal to listen to. Doing so could
subject you to legal penalties.
We encourage responsible, legal
scanner use.
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