Radio Shack PRO-96 Scanner User Manual


 
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discomfort might damage
your hearing.
Avoid or limit listening at high
volume levels. Prolonged
exposure to high volume
levels can cause permanent
hearing loss.
TRAFFIC SAFETY
Wearing headphones while
operating a motor vehicle or riding
a bicycle can create a traffic
hazard and is illegal in most areas.
Even though some headphones
let you hear some outside sounds
when listening at normal volume
levels, they still can present a
traffic hazard. Exercise extreme
caution!
POWER SOURCES
You can power your scanner from
any of these sources:
Ô
Internal non-rechargeable
batteries or rechargeable
batteries (not supplied – see
“Using Batteries” on
Page 25).
Standard AC power (with an
optional AC adapter – see
“Using AC Power” on
Page 27).
Vehicle power (with an
optional DC adapter – see
“Using Vehicle Battery Power”
on Page 28).
USING BATTERIES
You can power the scanner with
four AA batteries (not supplied).
Ô NOTES Ô
Connecting an AC or
DC adapter to the
scanner disconnects
internal batteries
when you use the
supplied non-
rechargeable battery
holder,butit doesnot
disconnect internal
batteries when you
use the supplied
yellow rechargeable
battery holder.
If you install the
yellow rechargeable
battery holder, you
can operate the
scanner and
recharge the
rechargeable
batteries at the same
time. See “Using
Batteries” on
Page 25, and
“Charging
Rechargeable
Batteries” on
Page 27.
If the scanner stops
working properly
after connecting it to
power, tryresetting it.
See “Resetting /
Initializing the
Scanner” on
Page 108.
You must charge
rechargeable
batteries before you
use them the first
time.