VX-8GE O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
56
VFO S
CANNING
This mode allows you to scan on the VFO mode.
1.
Select the VFO mode by pressing the
c
key, if necessary.
2.
Press and hold in the
B
key, then rotate the
DIAL
knob
while
holding in the
B
key
(the current bandwidth for the VFO scanner will
appear on the display) to select the bandwidth for the VFO
scanner. 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 108
MHz and 999.99 MHz.
PMS-X
:
The scanner will sweep frequencies within the cur-
rently-selected PMS frequency pair. See page 62 for
details.
3.
Release the
B
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
c
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 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 146 regarding Set Mode Item 95: VFO
MODE.
S
CANNING
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