Uniden APCO25 Owner's Manual

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Scanning LegallyYour scanner covers frequencies used by many different groups, including police and firedepartments, ambulance services, government agencies, private companies, amateur radioservices, military operations, pager services, and wire line (telephone and telegraph) serviceproviders. It is legal to listen to almost every transmission your scanner can receive.However, there are some transmissions that you should never intentionally listen to. Theseinclude:• Telephone conversations (cellular, cordless, or other private means of telephone signaltransmission)• Pager transmissions• Any scrambled or encrypted transmissionsAccording to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), you are subject to finesand possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to, using, or divulging the contents ofsuch a conversation unless you have the consent of a party to the conversation (unless suchactivity is otherwise illegal).This scanner has been designed to prevent the reception of cellular telephone transmissionsand the decoding of scrambled transmissions. This is done to comply with the legalrequirement that scanners be manufactured so they are not easy to modify to pick up thesetransmissions. Do not open your scanner’s case to make any modifications that could allowit to pick up transmissions that are illegal to monitor. Modifying or tampering with yourscanner’s internal components or using it in a way other than as described in this manualcould invalidate your warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it.In some areas, mobile use of this scanner is unlawful or requires a permit. Check the laws inyour area. It is also illegal in many areas (and a bad idea everywhere) to interfere with theduties of public safety officials by traveling to the scene of an incident without authorization.Uniden® and Bearcat® are registered trademarks of Uniden America Corporation.TrunkTracker is a proprietary trademark of Uniden America Corporation.Other trademarks used throughout this manual are the property of their respective holders.2