Radio Shack 20-106 User Manual

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88Additional Information89Additional Information3. Scroll to Set password, then press SEL key.4. The confirmation menu for the power-onpassword setting appears. Press NO softkey.5. Enter 0000 in the password setting menu andpress OK softkey.Note: In the initial password setting menucharacters “0000” are always displayed. Enter0000 while these characters “0000” are displayed.If you forget the password:If you forget your password, you must initializethe scanner to be able to operate it. Thisoperation will result in the clearing of yourprogrammed data and the loss of any customchanges you have made to the radio’s globalparameters. See “Initializing the Scanner to FactoryDefaults” on page 98.Birdie FrequenciesEvery scanner has birdie frequencies. Birdiesare signals created inside the scanner’s receiver,which may interfere with transmissions on thesame frequencies. If you program one of thesefrequencies, you hear only noise on that frequency.If the interference is not severe, you might be ableto turn Squelch clockwise to omit the birdie.To find the birdies in your scanner, disconnect theantenna and moving it away from the scanner.Make sure that no other nearby radio or TV setsare turned on near the scanner. Use the Tunefunction and scan every frequency range fromits lowest frequency to the highest. Occasionally,the searching will stop as if it had found a signal,often without any sound. This is a birdie. Makea list of all the birdies in your scanner for futurereference.FCC NoticeThis equipment has been tested and found tocomply with the limits for a scanning receiver,pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limitsare designed to provide reasonable protectionagainst harmful interference in a residentialinstallation. This equipment generates, usesand can radiate radio frequency energy and, ifnot installed and used in accordance with theinstructions, may cause harmful interference toradio communications.However, there is no guarantee that interferencewill not occur in a particular installation. If thisequipment does cause harmful interference to radioor television reception, which can be determinedby turning the equipment off and on, the user isencouraged to try to correct the interference byone or more of the following measures:• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.• Increase the separation between theequipment and receiver.• Connect the equipment into an outlet ona circuit different from that to which thereceiver is connected.This device complies with part 15 of the FCCRules. Operation is subject to the following twoconditions: (1) This device may not cause harmfulinterference, and (2) this device must accept anyinterference received, including interference thatmay cause undesired operation.Scanning LegallyYour scanner covers frequencies used by manydifferent groups including police and firedepartments, ambulance services, governmentagencies, private companies, amateur radio