Yaesu FT-897D Operating Manual

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Page 47FT-897D OPERATING MANUALSPECTRUM S COPE M ONITOR / S MART S EARCH TMSPECTRUM S COPE M ONITOROPERATIONThe Spectrum Scope Monitor allows viewing of operatingactivity on above and below your current frequency channelin the VFO mode, or viewing of memory channel activityon the current memory group when in the Memory mode.When the Spectrum Scope Monitor is activated, the displayindicates the relative signal strength on channels immedi-ately adjacent to the current operating frequency.Using the Spectrum Scope1. Set the transceiver to the VFO mode in the desired bandor within the desired memory group.2. Press the [F] key momentarily, then rotate the MEM/VFO CH knob, as needed, until Multi Function Row“h” [SCOP, WID, STEP] appears on the display.3. Press the [A](SCOP) key momentarily to engage theSpectrum Scope.When the Spectrum Scope is in operation, the relativesignal strength of stations on channels immediately ad-jacent to the current frequency will be indicated on thedisplay.4. While the Spectrum Scope is activated in the VFO mode,press the [B](WID) key to change the visible bandwidth.Available selections are ±10 (default), ±15, and ±63 chan-nels. Press the [C](STEP) key to change the channel stepresolution. Available selections are shown bellow.Mode Channel Steps (kHz)CW, SSB, DIG 1.0 / 2.5 / 5.0AM 2.5 / 5.0 / 9.0 / 10.0 / 12.5 / 25.0FM, PKT 5.0 / 6.25 / 10.0 / 12.5 / 15.0 / 20.0 /25.0 / 50.0 While the Spectrum Scope is activated, press and holdin the [B] key for one second to change the Sweep mode.This allows you to switch between “Scanner sweeps justonce” and “Scanner sweeps continuously (default).” When the Spectrum Scope mode is in the “Scannersweeps just once” mode press and hold in the [A] keyfor one second to restart the Sweep. While the Spectrum Scope is activated, press and holdin the [C] key for one second to enable the “Meter peakhold” feature.5. To disable the Spectrum Scope, press the [A](SCOP) keyonce more.The receiver’s audio output and S-meter are dis-abled when using the Spectrum Scope.SMART S EARCH ™ O PERATIONThe Smart Search™ feature automatically stores frequencieswhere activity is encountered on the current band. WhenSmart Search™ is engaged, the transceiver quickly searchesabove your current frequency, storing active frequencies asit goes (without stopping on them even momentarily). Thesefrequencies are stored in a special Smart Search™ memorybank, consisting of 50 memories. This feature is availableon the FM and AM modes.The Smart Search™ feature is especially helpful when trav-eling, as you can instantly store active FM repeater frequen-cies without having to look up the frequencies in a referencebook.1. Set the SQL knob to the point where background noiseis silenced. A typical setting, for effective Smart Search™operation, will be at 12 o’clock or slightly clockwise fromthis position.2. Set the VFO to the frequency on which you wish to be-gin the search (the Smart Search™ feature is available onthe VFO mode only).3. Press the [F] key momentarily, then rotate the MEM/VFO CH knob, as needed, until Multi Function Row “f”[ARTS, SRCH, PMS] appears on the display.4. Now press the [B](SRCH) key momentarily; the blink-ing “SRCH” indicator will appear on the LCD, and thetransceiver will sweep upward on the current band, load-ing channels on which it encounters a signal strongenough to open the squelch. All channels where activityis present (up to 50 channels) will be loaded into theSmart Search™ memories.5. Now you can turn the MEM/VFO CH knob to selectfrom the just-stored Smart Search™ memories. If you findfrequencies you wish to store into a “regular” memory,just follow the procedures described previously; justdon’t press the [B](SRCH) key while storing these memo-ries, because this will disable Smart Search™ operation.6. To disable Smart Search™ operation, press the [B](SRCH)key momentarily.The Smart Search™ memories are so-called“soft” memories; they will be lost if you initiatea new Smart Search™ sweep of the band.