Yaesu VX-127 Operating Manual

VX-127 OPERATING MANUAL 37SCANNINGVFO SCANNINGThe VX-127 provides two VFO scanning functions: “Manual VFO Scanning” and “Pro-grammed VFO Scanning.”Manual VFO Scan1. Select the VFO mode by pressing the [VFO(PRI)] key, if necessary.2. Press and hold in either the [(MHz)] or [(MHz)] key for one second to initiateupward or downward scanning, respectively.3. If and when the scanner encounters a signal strong enough to open the squelch, thescanner will halt temporarily; the decimal point of the frequency display will blinkduring this “Pause” condition.4. The scanner will then resume according to the Scan-Resume mode selected in theprevious section.5. To cancel scanning, press the PTT switch or [VFO(PRI)] key.Programmed VFO Scan1. Select the VFO mode by pressing the [VFO(PRI)] key, if necessary.2. Press and hold in the [VFO(PRI)] key for one second, then rotate the DIAL knob toselect the bandwidth for the Programmed VFO scanner. Available selections are ±1MHz, ±2 MHz, ±5 MHz, PMS-x, and ALL.PMS-x: The scanner will sweep frequencies within the currently-selected PMS frequency pair. See page 41 for details.ALL: The scanner will sweep all frequencies.3. Press the [VFO(PRI)] key momentarily to save the new setting and exit to normaloperation.4. Press and hold in the [MR(SKIP)] key for one second to start scanning.5. If and when the scanner encounters a signal strong enough to openthe squelch, the scanner will halt temporarily; the decimal point ofthe frequency display will blink during this “Pause” condition.6. The scanner will then resume according to the Scan-Resumemode selected in the previous section.7. To cancel scanning, press the PTT switch or the [VFO(PRI)] key.When you start the Programmed VFO Scanner, the VX-127 will be changingfrequency in the upward direction. If you want to change direction of thescan while it is underway, rotate the DIAL knob one click in the oppositedirection (in this case, one click counter-clockwise). You’ll see the scanner turn aroundand change frequency downward!