Page 101FT D X 1200 O PERA T ING M ANUALM eMory ScAn1. Set the transceiver up in the “Memory” mode bypressing the [V/M] button, if necessary.2. Rotate the [RF/SQL] knob so that the backgroundnoise is just silenced.3. Press and hold in the microphone [UP] or [DWN]key for one second to start scanning in the specifieddirection.A dvice : If the scanner halts on an incoming signal, thedecimal point between the “MHz” and “kHz”digits of the frequency display will blink. If the incoming signal disappears, scanning willresume in about five seconds.4. To cancel scanning, press the [PTT] witch.A dvice : During Memory Group operation, only the channelswithin the current Memory Group will be scanned. If the scan has paused on a signal, pressing the mi-crophone [UP] or [DWN] key will cause scanning toresume instantly. If you press the microphone PTT switch duringscanning, the scanner will halt at once. However,pressing the PTT switch during scanning will notcause transmission. You may select the manner in which the scanner re-sumes while it has paused on a signal, using Menuitem “048 MIC SCAN RESUME”. During memoryscanning, the default “ TIME” (5 sec) setting willcause the scanner to resume scanning after fiveseconds. However, you may change this setting toresume only after the carrier has dropped out, if youlike.quick point:If you have no interest in scanning, and wish to prohibitthe microphone [UP]/[DWN] keys from initiating scan-ning, you may disable scanning control from the mi-crophone using Menu item “047 MIC SCAN” (set it to“DISABLE”).vfo anD memorY scanninG[V/M] Button[RF/SQL] Knob