AOR AR6000, Operating Manual

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7 SCAN – SCANNING MEMORY CHANNELS
The AR6000 has a scan mode whereby the contents stored in the memory channels are automatically
recalled and monitored very quickly for activity – scanned.
Note: It is important that you do not confuse SCAN and SEARCH modes.
SEARCH mode (covered later in this manual) automatically tunes the receiver through all frequencies
between two specified frequency limits looking for active frequencies.
7-1 SCAN – OUTLINE INTRODUCTION
During scan, the AR6000 automatically recalls memory channels which contain data in numeric order and
monitors looking for activity. When an ‘active’ memory channel is located (when a signal is found and the
squelch is open), the AR6000 will temporarily stop scanning.
7-2 STARTING SCAN
Presuming that some memory channels are programmed with data, start the scan process with one press
of the [ SCAN ] key. The “SCAN” is displayed on the middle left of the LCD to indicate that the scan process
has been started, a bank number will be also be displayed representing the current bank.
Ensure that the squelch is set to threshold point so that background noise is cancelled and the
squelch closes (otherwise scan will not operate).
When scan has been selected, only the currently displayed memory bank which contains data will be
scanned, and receive mode and frequency are not important. Any memory channels which contain no data
(empty) will be ignored and skipped.
7-3 SELECTING A SCAN BANK
The memory bank identifier (such as “ 03 ”) will be displayed on the middle right of the LCD.
If more than one memory channel is programmed into the current memory bank, and when an ‘active’
channel has been located (busy, so the squelch opens), the scan process will temporarily pause on the
active channel. The memory location (such as “ 25 ”) will be displayed along with any accompanying text.
To select another memory bank for scanning, rotate the sub dial or enter the two digits of the memory
bank number from the numeric keypad.
To exit from scan mode, press the [ VFO ] key.