Page 66 FT-450D OPERATION MANUALSCANNING O PERATIONYou may scan either the VFO or the memories of the FT-450D, and the radio will halt the scan on any station witha signal strong enough to open the receiver’s squelch.VFO AND MEMORY S CANNINGPreparationWhen operating the Scanning feature, set the con-figuration of the [SQL/RF GAIN] knob to “Squelch”via the Menu Item “SQL/RFG”.1. Press and hold the [F] button for one second toenter the Menu mode again. The “ ” iconwill appear on the display.2. Rotate the [DSP/SEL] knob to select the menuitem “SQL/RFG”.3. Press the [DSP/SEL] knob to enable adjustmentof this menu item. The “ ” icon will be blink-ing.4. Rotate the [DSP/SEL] knob to select “SQL” to as-sign the Squelch feature to the [SQL/RF GAIN]knob.5. Press the [DSP/SEL] knob. The “ ” icon re-turns to appear continuously.6. Press and hold the [F] button for one second tosave the new setting and return to normal opera-tion.[DSP/SEL] Knob [F] button[SQL/RF GAIN] Knob