SCANNING

VFO SCANNING

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. A special “Frequency Skip Memory” bank is reserved to store these frequencies.

To skip a frequency during VFO scanning:

1.While VFO scanning is stopped on the frequency that you do not need, press and hold

the key for one second, then rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Fre- quency Skip Memory channel (900 - 999). The microprocessor will automatically select the next-available “free” Frequency Skip Memory channel (a memory register

on which no data has been stored). If you see the “” icon at the upper left of the channel number, it means that the channel currently has no data written on it (i.e. the channel is “free”).

2.Press the key to store the frequency into the Frequency Skip Memory. It will now be ignored during VFO scanning.

To re-institute a frequency into the VFO scan loop:

1.Press the key, if needed, to enter the Memory Recall (“MR”) mode.

2.Press and hold in the key for one second, then rotate the DIAL knob to select the memory channel to be re-instituted.

3.Press the key to delete the channel from the Frequency Skip Memory; this will restore the frequency into the VFO scan loop.

The VX-8R has 100 VFO Frequency Skip Memory Channels.

SETTING THE SQUELCH LEVEL DURING ACTIVE SCANNING OPERATION

The VX-8Rallows adjustment of the Squelch level “on the fly” while you are scanning.

1. While the scanner is engaged, press the key,

then press the key (the current squelch level will appear below the frequency display).

2. Rotate the DIAL to select the desired Squelch level.

3.Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal op- eration. In this case, pressing the PTT switch this one time will not causing scanning to stop.

VX-8R OPERATING MANUAL

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