VX-8DR O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
62
VFO S
CANNING
This mode allows you to scan on the VFO mode.
1.
Select the VFO mode by pressing the
key, if necessary.
2.
Press and hold in the
key, then rotate the
DIAL
knob
while
holding in the
key
(the current bandwidth for the VFO scanner will appear
on the display) to select the bandwidth for the VFO scan-
ner. Available selections are
±1 MHz
,
±2 MHz
,
±5 MHz
,
BAND
,
ALL
, and
PMS-X
.
±1 MHz
,
±2 MHz
,
±5 MHz
: The scanner will sweep frequencies within the selected
bandwidth.
BAND
:
The scanner will sweep frequencies only on the cur-
rent band.
ALL
:
The scanner will sweep all frequencies between 1.8
MHz and 999.99 MHz (except the FM Broadcast Band:
76 - 107 MHz).
PMS-X
:
The scanner will sweep frequencies within the cur-
rently-selected PMS frequency pair. See page 68 for
details.
3.
Release the
key to start scanning.
4.
When the scanner encounters a signal strong enough to open the squelch, the scanner
will halt temporarily; the decimal point of the frequency display will blink during this
“Pause” condition.
5.
The scanner will then resume according to the Scan-Resume mode selected in the
previous section.
6.
To cancel scanning, press the
PTT
switch or
key.
1) If you want to change direction of the scan while it is underway, rotate the
DIAL knob one click in the opposite direction. You’ll see the scanner turn
around and change frequency downward!
2) You may initiate upward or downward scanning in the previously selected band-
width, by pressing and holding either
or
key for one second, respectively.
3) You may change the scanner’s method of operation so the VFO frequency will jump
to the low band edge of the
next
band when the VFO frequency reaches the high edge
of the
current
band (or vice versa). See page 159 regarding Set Mode Item 105: VFO
MODE.
S
CANNING
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