Kenwood TS-870S instruction manual Program Scan, Scan Hold, Confirming START/END Limits

SCAN

Scan is a useful feature for hands-off monitoring of your favorite frequencies. After becoming comfortable with how to use all types of Scan, the monitoring flexibility gained will increase your operating efficiency.

This transceiver provides the following types of Scan:

	Scan Type		Purpose
Program Scan			General update of activity
			on the entire band or a
			sub-section of the band
			while in VFO mode.
		All-channel	Quick activity update of all
		Scan	programmed Conventional
Memory			memory channels.
Scan		Group Scan	Quick activity update of a
			selected group of
			Conventional memory
			channels.

PROGRAM SCAN

The Program Scan function scans the range between the Start frequency and End frequency stored in memory channel 99. If Program Scan is used before you store a Start and an End frequency, then the lower and upper frequency limits of the transceiver are automatically stored for the Start and End frequencies respectively. Some General market versions substitute the lower and upper frequencies for the current band in place of the frequency limits of the transceiver.

Program Scan direction is controlled by the Start and End frequency relationship. The following table summarizes the way that Program Scan functions:

JumpsStart/Endto Start	Current	Program Scan
Frequencyf
	Frequency	Action
EndRelationship
	Within Scan	Up
Start frequency	range
LOWER THAN	Lower or higher	Jumps to Start
End frequency	than Scan range	frequency, then
		scans up.
	Start/End	Monitors
	frequency	Start/End
Start frequency		frequency.
EQUAL TO
	Lower or higher	Jumps to
End frequency
	than Start/End	Start/End
	frequency	frequency and
		monitors it.
	Within Scan	Down
Start frequency	range
HIGHER THAN
	Lower or higher	Jumps to Start
End frequency	than Scan range	frequency, then
		scans down.

For a refresher on how to store the Program Scan Limits, refer to ÒSTORING SCAN LIMITS IN CH 99Ó {page 58}. The following are additional important points regarding the Program Scan function:

¥Starting a transmission by closing the CW key, by sending a packet, or by triggering the VOX circuit by voice or the DRU-3 Digital Recording Unit stops Program Scan; however, transmission does not begin immediately.

¥When the Program Scan range is smaller than a single step of the M.CH/VFO.CH control, turning this control causes Scan to jump to the lower of the Start/End frequencies, then continue scanning.

¥Starting the Program Scan function switches OFF the RIT and XIT functions. RIT and XIT are not switched ON again when Program Scan stops, and the RIT/XIT offset frequency is not cleared.

¥Operating mode can be changed while scanning.

¥If Automatic Mode is switched ON, it will function with the Program Scan function.

Use the following procedure to activate Program Scan.

1Select the VFO mode using VFO A or VFO B.

2Press [SCAN].

3To stop scanning, press [SCAN], or [CLR], or [SEND], or Mic [PTT].

SCAN HOLD

While using Program Scan, if Menu No. 65 (PG.S.HOLD) is switched ON, then turning the Tuning or M.CH/VFO.CH control stops the transceiver from scanning for approximately five seconds. This is also true if Mic [UP] or [DWN] is pressed. Program Scan resumes after the five second pause. The default is OFF.

CONFIRMING START/END LIMITS

1Recall memory channel 99.

2Press [DOWN] to check the Start frequency and press [UP] to check the End frequency.

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