VX-6E O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
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Setting the Squelch Level during active Scanning Operation
The
VX-6E
allows adjustment of the Squelch level “on the fly” while you are scanning.
1. While the scanner is engaged, press the [
F/W
] key, then press the
MONI
key (the
current squelch level (e.g. “S 1”) will appear in fine print
above the frequency display).
2. Rotate the
DIAL
to select the desired Squelch level.
3. Press the
PTT
switch momentarily to save the new setting
and exit to normal operation. In this case, pressing the
PTT
switch this one time will
not causing scanning to stop.
How to Skip (Omit) a Frequency during VFO Scan
If the VFO scan stops on a frequency or frequencies that you do not need (such as a
spurious radiation from a television), such frequencies can be “skipped” during VFO scan-
ning. This accomplished by storing these frequencies in a special “Frequency Skip Memory”
bank reserved for this purpose.
To skip a frequency during VFO scanning:
1. While VFO
scanning
is stopped (“pause” state) on the frequency that you do not
need, press and hold in the [
F/W
] key for one second, then rotate the
DIAL
knob to
select the desired Frequency Skip Memory channel (
901
901
901
901
901
-
999
999
999
999
999
). The microproces-
sor will automatically select the next-available “free” Frequency Skip Memory chan-
nel (a memory register on which no data has been stored). Any channel with a blink-
ing channel number is one that currently has no data written on it (i.e. the channel is
“free”).
2. Press the [
F/W
] key to store the frequency into the Frequency Skip Memory; it now is
programmed to be ignored during VFO scanning.
The VX-6E has 99 VFO Frequency Skip Memory Channels.
To re-institute a frequency into the VFO scan loop:
1. Press the [
V/M
(
DW
)
MT
] key, if needed, to enter the MR mode.
2. Press and hold in the [
F/W
] key for one second, then rotate the
DIAL
knob to select
the memory channel to be re-instituted.
3. Press the [ (
LK
)
TXPO
] key to delete the channel from the Frequency Skip Memory;
this will re-institute the frequency into the VFO scan loop.
VFO S
CANNING
S
CANNING
