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ten to almost every transmission your scanner can re-
ceive. However, there are some electronic and wire
communications that are illegal to intentionally intercept.
These include:
• telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other
private means of telephone signal transmission)
• pager transmissions
• scrambled or encrypted transmissions
According to the
Federal Electronic Communications Pri-
vacy Act
(ECPA), as amended, you could be fined and
possibly imprisoned for intentionally listening to, using,
or disclosing the contents of such a transmission unless
you have the consent of a party to the communication
(unless such activity is otherwise illegal). These laws
change from time to time and there might be state or lo-
cal laws that also affect legal scanner usage.
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POWER SOURCES
You can power your scanner from any of three sources:
• internal non-rechargeable batteries or rechargeable
batteries (not supplied — see “Using Batteries” on
Page 10)
• standard AC power (with an optional AC adapter —
see “Using AC Power” on Page 13)
• vehicle power (with an optional DC adapter — see
“Using Vehicle Power” on Page 14)
Notes:
• Connecting an AC or DC adapter to the scanner dis-
connects internal batteries when you use the sup-
plied non-rechargeable battery holder, but it does
not disconnect internal batteries when you use the
supplied rechargeable battery holder.
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