Yaesu VX-8GR Operating Manual

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VX-8GR OPERATING MANUAL56VFO SCANNINGThis mode allows you to scan on the VFO mode.1. Select the VFO mode by pressing the c key, if necessary.2. Press and hold in the B key, then rotate the DIAL knob while holding in theB key (the current bandwidth for the VFO scanner willappear on the display) to select the bandwidth for the VFOscanner. Available selections are ±1 MHz, ±2 MHz, ±5MHz, BAND, ALL, and PMS-X.±1 MHz, ±2 MHz, ±5 MHz: The scanner will sweep frequencies within the selectedbandwidth.BAND: The scanner will sweep frequencies only on the cur-rent band.ALL: The scanner will sweep all frequencies between 108MHz and 999.99 MHz.PMS-X: The scanner will sweep frequencies within the cur-rently-selected PMS frequency pair. See page 62 fordetails.3. Release the B key to start scanning.4. When the scanner encounters a signal strong enough to open the squelch, the scannerwill halt temporarily; the decimal point of the frequency display will blink during 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 c key.1) If you want to change direction of the scan while it is underway, rotate theDIAL knob one click in the opposite direction. You’ll see the scanner turnaround and change frequency downward!2) You may change the scanner’s method of operation so the VFO frequency will jumpto the low band edge of the next band when the VFO frequency reaches the high edgeof the current band (or vice versa). See page 146 regarding Set Mode Item 95: VFOMODE.SCANNING