I'll wade into the waters...
Referencing the initial post, the descriptions may represent semantics as you say. One may refers to
"non-secure communications" as WHAT it is and "insecure method..." as HOW it is presented.
The term "scrambled", in a telecommunications context, is a very casual and general term to describe
the distortion of content contained within RF signals.
"Encryption" is a specific term where software, one or a set of algorythms, masks or encodes data before
it is transmitted. The recipient requires the correct decryption algorythm (s) to decode the data.
Both represent the same basic process, but the term "scambling" comes from another era of communications.
If the product manufacturer is using "scrambling and encryption" interchangeably, then likey he is referrring
to the same encryption process but in non-technical terms. The only way to circumvent the use of terms is
to ask what type or method of encryption/scrambling is being discussed.
Using any method of RF broadcast, all signals are receivable by anyone with appropriate equipment. If the signals
are receivable by anyone, then the content the signals carry may be deciferable. If deciferable, then it is certainly
insecure and non-secure. Layers of encryption at the source mask the data so the received content is difficult
or near-impossible to decifer without appropriate decryption software. Given the assumed quality of the encryption,
the likelihood of someone decifering the content is made relative from secure to insecure/non-secure.
Transmissions are non-secure and in-secure (also referred to as "in-the-clear") if recipients are able to
decode the data with standard protocols and formats. Transmissions are made to be secure if there
is an attempt to mask the data by encryption so standard formats and protocols cannot decifer the
content except by the intended recipient.