FT-2600M O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
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The FT-2600M’s scanning capability provides the operator with many convenient meth-
ods of rapid frequency navigation.
B
ASIC
S
CANNER
O
PERATION
Before activating the scanner, make sure that the Squelch is set to silence the background
noise when no signal is present. If noise is being heard, the scanner will not function (be-
cause the radio will “think” that it is on a “Busy” channel).
Scanning may be started or stopped using the microphone’s [
UP
] and [
DWN
] buttons. The
following techniques are used during scanning operation:
(1) Pressing and holding in either the [
UP
] or [
DWN
] button for one second in the
VFO
mode
will cause upward or downward
band
scanning, respectively, to begin.
(2) Pressing and holding in either the [
UP
] or [
DWN
] button for one second in the
Memory
Recall mode
will cause memory channel scanning toward a higher- or lower-num-
bered
memory channel
, respectively.
(3) Scanning pauses when a signal opens the squelch, and the decimal point on the display
will blink. You can choose one of two scan-resume modes (described later).
(4) To halt the scan manually, the easiest way is to push the
PTT
switch on the microphone
momentarily (no transmission will occur while you are scanning).
The scan may also be halted manually by pressing the microphone’s [
UP
] or [
DWN
]
button, or the [
D/MR
] key on the front panel of the radio.
S
CAN
-R
ESUME
O
PTIONS
Two scan-resume modes are available on the FT-2600M:
[1] In the
BUSY
mode, the scanner will remain halted for as long as there is carrier present
on the channel; after the carrier drops at the end of the other station’s transmission, the
scanner will resume.
[2] In the
TIME
mode, the scanner will halt for five seconds
only
, after which scanning will
resume (whether or not the other station is still transmitting).
To change the scan-resume mode:
(1) Press and hold in the [
MHz
] key for one second, then rotate the
Main Dial
knob to
select “
25 SCAN
.”
(2) Press the [
MHz
] key, then rotate the
Main Dial
knob to select the desired scan-resume
mode (
BUSY
or
TIME
).
(3) Press and hold in the [
MHz
] key for one second to save the new setting and exit to
normal operation.
Scanning
