Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual

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31FT-8800R Operating ManualTONE SEARCH SCANNINGIn operating situations where you don’t know the CTCSS or DCS tone being used by an-other station or stations, you can command the radio to listen to the incoming signal andscan in search of the tone being used. Two things must be remembered in this regard: You must be sure that your repeater uses the same tone type (CTCSS vs. DCS). Some repeaters do not pass the CTCSS tone; you may have to listen to the station(s)transmitting on the repeater uplink (input) frequency in order to allow Tone SearchScanning to work.To scan for the tone in use:1. Set the radio up for either CTCSS or DCS Decoder operation (see the previous discus-sion). In the case of CTCSS, “ENC DECENC DECENC DECENC DECENC DEC” will appear on the display; in the case of DCS,“DCSDCSDCSDCSDCS” will appear on the display.2. Press the [SET] key momentarily to enter the Set mode.3. Rotate the “Main” band DIAL knob to select Menu #40 (TONE FTONE FTONE FTONE FTONE F) when CTCSS isselected, or Menu #10 (DCS.CODDCS.CODDCS.CODDCS.CODDCS.COD) during DCS operation.4. Press the “Main” band DIAL knob to enable adjustment of the selected Menu Item.5. Press the “Main” band [SCN] key momentarily to start scanning for the incoming CTCSSor DCS tone/code.6. When the radio detects the correct tone or code, it will halt on that tone/code, and audiowill be allowed to pass. Press the “Main” band DIAL knob momentarily to lock in thattone/code, then press and hold in the “Main” band DIAL knob for 1/2 second to save thenew setting and exit to normal operation.If the Tone Scan feature does not detect a tone or code, it will continue to scanindefinitely. When this happens, it may be that the other station is not sending anytone. You can press the [SCN] key to halt the scan at any time.Tone Scanning works either in the VFO or Memory modes.CTCSS/DCS O PERATION