Enforcement Technology Group CONCEALED COMMUNICATOR, Operating Manual

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INTRODUCTION/OVERVIEW:

The

Concealed

Communicator

™

is

a

new

tool

that

provides

law

enforcement

staff

with

the

ability

to:

• Secretly

"coach"

(talk

to)

a

remotely

located

operator

(officer or

undercover

agent).

• Covertly

monitor

(listen

to)

communications

between

a

remotely

located

operator

and

an

individual.

• Covertly

gather

audio

data

from

a

target

area.

The

ability

to

secretly

monitor,

coach,

and/or

gather

audio

data can

be

used

in

a

variety

of

applications

including,

but

NOT

limited

to:

•

Hostage/Crisis

Negotiations:

During

face

‐

to

‐

face

negotiations,

CNT

staff

can

monitor

the

communications

between

a

remotely

located

field

Negotiator

and

subject.

CNT

staff

can

also

“coach” the

field

negotiator

to

assist

in

the

negotiations

process

without

alerting

the

subject.

•

Investigations/Interviewing:

Detective

staff

can

monitor

the

communications

between

a

remotely

located

officer

conducting

an

interview

with

a

subject.

Detective

staff

can

also

“coach” the

interviewing

officer

to

assist

in

the

investigations

process

without

alerting

the

subject.

•

Drug

Enforcement:

Drug

enforcement

staff

can

place

the

Concealed

Communicator

™

paired

to

a

Bluetooth

®

Enabled

Cell

Phone

(BECP)

remotely

gather

covert

audio

data

from

a

target

or

other

area

of

“interest.”

The

Concealed

Communicator

™

is

delivered

with

the

following

components:

• (1)

Concealed

Communicator

™

Base

Unit

• (1)

Low

Profile

Microphone

• (1)

Neck

Loop

Transmitter

• (2)

Large

Earpiece

Magnet

Set

• (1)

Small

Earpiece

Magnet

Set

• (1)

Tone

Generator

Button

• (1)

AC

Power

Charger

(to

charge

Concealed

Communicator

™

Base

Unit's

battery)

The

Concealed

Communicator

™

is

a

Bluetooth

®

Enabled

device

that

is

designed

to

be

wireless

paired

or

connected

to

a

Bluetooth

®

Enabled

Cell

Phone

(BECP)

with

cellular

network

service.

The

BECP

paired

to

the

Concealed

Communicator

™

essentially

serves

as

a

"full

‐

duplex

wireless

audio

transceiver"

(a

device

capable

of

simultaneously

sending

and

receiving

audio

signals

wirelessly).

The

audio

signals

are

transmitted

(sent/received)

over

the

cell

phone

network

that

the

BECP

paired

to

the

Concealed

Communicator

™

Base

Unit

is

connected

to.

During

operations,

the

audio

signals that

are

transmitted

include:

• Audio

data

picked

up

by

"

Low

Profile

Microphone

"

connected

to

Concealed

Communicator

™

Base

Unit.

• Audio

data

picked

up

by

the

microphone

of

the

cell

or

landline

phone

used

by

the

"Coach"

to

communicate

(talk

to)

the

Field

Operator.

• Audio

tones

generated

when

"

Tone

Generator

Button

"

connected

to

the

Concealed

Communicator

™

Base

Unit

is

pressed

by

the

Field

Operator.

To

help

keep

the

operations

of

the

Concealed

Communicator

™

covert,

the

"incoming

call"

setting

of

the

BECP

used

should

be

changed

to

"auto

‐

answer"

and

the

"sound

profile"

setting

changed

to

"silent"

and/or

"vibrate."

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