3 BASIC OPERATION13What are tuning steps?Tuning steps are the frequency changeincrements when you rotate the tuningcontrol or operate a scan. The followingsteps are available: 0.1, 0.5, 1, 5, 6.25,8, 9, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50, 100kHz and user programmable tuningsteps (p. 66).It is important to set the proper tuningstep for the type of station you want tolisten to. Some tuning steps are deter-mined by frequency band or receivemode and others are set by tradition.Generally speaking, if you set a tuningstep smaller than that needed you willstill be able to tune a station you want(or scan it), however, tuning (or scan-ning) will not be efficient. On the otherhand, if you select a tuning step whichis too large, you may not be able to findthe station you are looking for.Consult local listings.1. Call up the tuning stepset modeOnce you have selected VFO modeand the desired receive mode, whilepushing [FUNC], push [(MODE) TS].2. Select the tuning step1Rotate [DIAL] to select the desiredtuning step.2Push [CLR] to return to VFO modeafter the selection. Selecting a tuning step12
