Yaesu FT-250R - ANNEXE 824 Manual

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FT-250R O PERATING M ANUAL 23AUTOMATIC L AMP I LLUMINATION ON S CAN S TOPThe FT-250R will automatically illuminate the LCD Lamp whenever the scanner stopson a signal (the default condition for this feature is “ON”).The procedure for disabling the Scan Lamp is:c Press the [F/L] key, then press the [0(SET)] key, to enter the Set mode.d Rotate the DIAL to select Menu #8 (“SCN LMPSCN LMPSCN LMPSCN LMPSCN LMP”).e Press the [F/L] key to enable changing of this Menu item.f Rotate the DIAL to set this Menu item to OFF.g When you have made your selection, press the PTT key to save the new setting andexit to normal operation.BAND E DGE B EEPERThe FT-250R will automatically “beep” when a band edge is encountered while tuning.You may disable this feature, if it is annoying, without disabling the keypad beeper (thedefault condition for this feature is “ON”).The procedure for disabling the Band-Edge Beeper is:c Press the [F/L] key, then press the [0(SET)] key, to enter the Set mode.d Rotate the DIAL to select Menu #17 (“EDGE BPEDGE BPEDGE BPEDGE BPEDGE BP”).e Press the [F/L] key to enable changing of this Menu item.f Rotate the DIAL to set this Menu item to OFF.g When you have made your selection, press the PTT key to save the new setting andexit to normal operation.SMART S EARCH O PERATIONThe Smart Search feature allows you to load frequencies automatically according to whereactivity is encountered by your radio. When Smart Search is engaged, the transceiver willsearch above and below your current frequency, storing active frequencies as it goes (withoutstopping on them even momentarily); these frequencies are stored into a special SmartSearch memory bank, consisting of 31 memories (15 above the current frequency, 15below the current frequency, plus the current frequency itself).Two basic operating modes for Smart Search are available:SINGLESINGLESINGLESINGLESINGLE: In this mode, the transceiver will sweep the current band once in each direc-tion starting on the current frequency. All channels where activity is presentwill be loaded into the Smart Search memories; whether or not all 31 memo-ries are filled, the search will stop after one sweep in each direction.CONTINUECONTINUECONTINUECONTINUECONTINUE: In this mode, the transceiver will make one pass in each direction as withOne-Shot searching; if all 31 channels are not filled after the first sweep,however, the radio will continue sweeping until they are all filled.Scanning