Kenwood TH-F6A Instruction Manual

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267 SCANNote:uThe signal being received on the B-band may becomeintermittent because the Priority Scan uses the B-band receiverto check the priority channel(s) activities.uWhen a signal is received on a Priority channel with a CTCSS orDCS code programmed, the Priority channel is recalled even if adifferent selective tone/ code is detected. However, thetransceiver only unmutes if the signal has the same CTCSS toneor DCS code.uIf the Tone Alert function {page 40} is ON for the B-band, itoverrides the Priority Scan function. This means that you cannotmonitor the received signal on the Priority Channels nor transmiton the Priority Channels.uPress and hold [MONI] to pause the Priority Scan when thetransceiver is not displaying a priority channel. Release [MONI]to resume the Priority Scan.uIf you clear the Priority Channels {page 16}, the Priority Scanstops.uIf you press any key other than the following keys while “Pr1” or“Pr2” is blinking, the transceiver exits the Priority Scan: [LAMP],[MONI], [A/B], [SQL], [BAL], [F] (1 s), and [PTT].uIf you perform the Visual Scan {below} while Priority Scan isactivated, the Priority Scan temporarily pauses.INFORMATION CHANNEL SCANInformation Channel Scan is similar to Group Scan.However, it scans only Information channels.1 Press [INFO].• The last Information channel you used isrecalled.2 Press [INFO] (1 s) to start the InformationChannel Scan.3 To stop the Information Channel Scan, press[INFO].• If necessary, press [A/B] to select the B-bandand then press [VFO] or [MR] to select anotherfrequency (channel) for the B-band.Note: The transceiver stops scanning in all modes when it detects asignal.VISUAL SCANWhile you are receiving, Visual Scan allows you tomonitor frequencies near the current operatingfrequency. Visual Scan graphically displays the busystatus of all frequencies in the selected range on theother band display area. You will see 6 different bar-graph levels, for each frequency (channel) point thatrepresent relative S-meter levels.The Visual Scan monitors ±5 channels (frequencies)by centering on the current channel (frequency). Inthis way, a total of 11 channels’ (frequencies’) signalstrength status are graphically displayed.Note:uWhen you perform the Visual Scan on the A-band, thetransceiver can output the audio. However, when you performthe Visual Scan on the B-band, it cannot output the audio. TheS-meter does not reflect the signal strength, neither.uWhen the VOX function is activated, you cannot perform theVisual Scan.uWhen the Visual Scan is in progress, the other scan functions.USING VISUAL SCAN (VFO)1 Select your desired band for Visual Scan.2 Press [VFO].3 Turn the Tuning control or press [ ]/ [ ] to selectyour desired center frequency.• The transceiver scans the 5 upper frequenciesand 5 lower frequencies using the current VFOfrequency step {page 37}.4 Press [F], [INFO] to start Visual Scan (VFO).• The scanning frequency is displayed on thecurrent operating band and the relativeS-meter level of each frequency appears onthe other band display.• To pause Scan, press and hold [MONI]. Whilethe Visual Scan is paused, the centerfrequency bar-graph blinks and you canmonitor the frequency. Release [MONI] toresume the Visual Scan.5 To change the current scanning frequency, Turnthe Tuning control or press [ ]/ [ ].• The displayed frequency changes and thecursor moves.6 To stop the Visual Scan, press [F], [INFO].Note:uYou can press [PTT] (or [CALL] if 1750 Hz is programmed) totransmit during the scan if the center frequency is within thetransmission frequency range. The center bar-graph blinks whiletransmitting.uIf the Fine Tuning function is ON, the Visual Scan cancels theFine Tuning function and automatically adjusts the frequency tothe next available frequency.