Yaesu FTA-230 Operating Manual

FTA-230 OperATing MAnuAl 33The FTA-230’s automatic scanner is not operational inthe NAV band (108.000 - 117.975 MHz), because theNAV stations (ILS, etc.) transmit constantly (therebycausing the scanner to stop repeatedly). However, youcan scan manually in the NAV band, per the followingprocedure: Press and hold the [ (SET)] key for 2 seconds tostart the manual scanner. Scanning will continue aslong as the key is depressed. Release the [ (SET)] key to stop the manual scan-ner immediately.Note: When scanning upward in frequency, when thefrequency reaches the COM Band (118.000 -136.975 MHz) via manual scanning, the FTA-230will switch to the automatic scanner mode.Channel-Skip ScanningContinuous-carrier stations like ATIS (Automatic Ter-minal Information Service) or Weather Broadcast sta-tions inhibit scanner operation. Since these stations arealways active, the scanner will be halted repeatedly ontheir channels. Such channels can be set to be “skipped”during Memory scanning (MR, Book or WX modes), ifyou like, so as not to interfere with automatic channelscanning: Recall the Memory Channel to be skipped duringscanning. Press the [F] key fol-lowed by the [9(SKIP)]key. The “SKIP” iconwill appear on the dis-play, indicating thatthe channel is to be ig-nored during scanning. You can also designatea channel to be skippedwhile scanning. Whenthe receiver is halted on achannel that you wish to skip, press and hold the [(SET)] key for 2 seconds (the “SKIP” icon will ap-pear next to the channel to be skipped). Later, to re-enable the memory channel for scan-ning, repeat the first two steps. The “SKIP” iconwill disappear by the channel you have just re-enabled.Note: A memory set to be “skipped” is still accessiblefor manual memory selection using the DIAL se-lector knob or []/[] key, if you change a func-tion of DIAL and []/[] key by pressing the [F]key followed by the [5(DIAL/)] key.scannIng operatIon