Yaesu FT-50 Instruction Manual

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Basic OperationFrequency Selection ModesThere are two frequency selection modes. Theseaffect the behavior of the knob and keys when tuningor keying in frequencies, scanning coverage, and theright half of the display.V F O D @Use this to tune around for clear or active channels.As mentioned before, the knob tunes in the selectedstep size (or in l-MHz steps if you press & first),and scanning tunes in the selected step size. Thetransceiver has two VFOs, A and B, which you selectby pressing “?E” (see below) when receiving oneither VFO. The display shows B or D near the topcenter to indicateindicate which VFO is selected for tuning;the frequency is displayed in large numbers at theleft. The frequency of the other VFO is displayed insmall numbers at the right.r---- a/ “FO A - _--__ --IMR (Memory Recall) LrH - IUse this to select and operate on stored memories.There are 100 memories, each of which stores re-peater shift, transmit power level, tone settings, andtuning steps (for the Memory Tune mode), and canalso hold a name tag and a separate transmit fre-quency.Either the operating frequency or the memory name,if assigned, is displayed in large letters at the left,and the memory number is displayed at the right.Each memory can be used in the Memory Tunemode, which works like the VFO mode. Specialmemory mode functions like this are described later,but you should keep these terms in mind. Pressing“r”,” switches from the VFO mode to the last-usedmemory, and “fl switches from the memory modeto the last-used VFO. While in the memory mode,your previous VFO mode selections are preserved.r------- --111 - .- ._._.. _ -3if/ 0 f f-f/-ff ‘j ‘j f ff f.- a c{T3;‘;‘;‘;’--.-a I\--------l.l_. _ .._-.~-- -JIMeinory Ch. Fmq.----.._-_- - _ . ..~... .--