Using Vehicle Battery Power
To power the scanner from your vehicle’s cigarette-lighter
socket, you need a DC adapter.
Cautions:
· You must use a DC adapter that supplies 9 volts and delivers
at least 200 milliamps. Its center tip must be set to negative,
and its plug must correctly fit the scanner’s PWR/CHG jack.
The recommended adapter meets these specifications. Using
an adapter that does not meet these specifications could
damage the scanner or the adapter.
· To protect your vehicle’s electrical system, always plug the
adapter into the scanner before you plug it into your vehicle’s
cigarette-lighter socket. Always unplug the adapter from the
vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket before you unplug it from the
scanner.
Plug the adapter’s barrel plug into the scanner’s PWR jack.
Then plug the adapter’s power module into your vehicle’s ciga-
rette-lighter socket.
Charging a Rechargeable Battery Pack/Rechargeable
Batteries
Your scanner has a built-in charging circuit that lets you charge
a rechargeable battery pack or rechargeable nickel-cadmium
batteries while it is in the scanner. To charge it, simply connect
an AC or DC adapter to the scanner’s CHG jack.
It takes about 14-16 hours to recharge a battery pack (rechar-
geable batteries) that is fully discharged. You can operate the
scanner while recharging the battery pack (rechargeable batte-
ries), but charging takes longer.
Note: A rechargeable battery pack (rechargeable batteries)
lasts longer if you let it fully discharge once a month. To do
this, simply use the scanner until BATT flashes and the scan-
ner beeps about every 3 seconds. Then fully charge it.
Important! At the end of a rechargeable battery pack or batte-
ries useful life, it must be recycled or disposed of properly.
Contact your local, county, or state hazardous waste manage-
ment authorities for information on recycling or disposal pro-
grams in your area. Some options that might be available are:
municipal curb-side collection, drop-off boxes a retailers such
as your local store, recycling collection centers, and mailback
programs.
CONNECTING THE ANTENNA
Follow these steps to attach the supplied flexible antenna to
your scanner.
1. Align the slots around the scanner’s connector with the tabs
on the ANT jack.
