Yaesu VX-6E Operating Manual

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VX-6R/E OPERATING MANUAL 47SCANNINGVFO SCANNING1. Select the VFO mode by pressing the [V/M(DW)MT] key, if necessary.2. Press and hold in the [BAND(SCN)BND DN] key for one second, then rotate theDIAL knob while holding the [BAND(SCN)BND DN] key toselect the bandwidth for the VFO scanner. Available selectionsare ±1 MHz, ±2 MHz, ±5 MHz, ALL, PMS-X, and BAND.±1 MHz, ±2 MHz, ±5 MHz: The scanner will sweep frequencies within theselected bandwidth.ALL: The scanner will sweep all frequencies.PMS-X: The scanner will sweep frequencies within the cur-rently-selected PMS frequency pair. See page 52 fordetails.Note: When an alpha-numeric “Tag” is appended tothe Low sub-band limit memory channel, the alpha-numeric “Tag” will appear while you are selectingthe bandwidth for the VFO scanner.BAND: The scanner will sweep frequencies only on the cur-rent band.3. Release the [BAND(SCN)BND DN] key to start scanning.4. 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.5. The scanner will then resume according to the Scan-Resume mode selected in theprevious section.6. To cancel scanning, press the PTT switch or [V/M(DW)MT] key.: When an alpha-numeric “Tag” is appended to the Low sub-band limit memory chan-nel, the alpha-numeric “Tag” will appear while you are selecting the bandwidth for theVFO scanner.1) When you start the VFO Scanner, the VX-6R/E will be changing frequencyin the upward direction. If you want to change direction of the scan while it isunderway, rotate the DIAL knob one click in the opposite direction (in thiscase, one click counter-clockwise). You’ll see the scanner turn around and change fre-quency downward!2) You may change the scanner’s method of operation so that the VFO frequency will jumpto the low band edge of the next band when the VFO frequency reaches the high edge of thecurrent band (or vice versa). See page 102 regarding Set Mode Item 71: VFO MD.