FT-2600M O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
39
S
MART
S
EARCH
O
PERATION
The Smart Search feature may be used to load – automatically with no operator interven-
tion – a special bank of up to 50 memory channels (per band) based on activity. Smart
Search will sweep either the entire band or the portion of the band within the Program-
mable Band-Scan Limits, and will load the special memory bank with the frequency and
repeater shift data pertaining to those channels on which activity is found (if Automatic
Repeater Shift is activated). The channels are loaded in the order in which they are encoun-
tered, not according to signal strength or by ascending frequency.
The Smart Search feature is especially useful when visiting a city for the first time, where
you may be unfamiliar with the repeater frequencies; Smart Search discovers where the
local activity is to be found, and automatically loads those frequencies for you.
Smart Search operation is simple to activate:
(1) Press the [
P2
] key.*
(2) The Smart Search process will now cause the radio to scan upward on current band,
loading channels on which it encounters a signal strong enough to open the squelch.
(3) When 50 channels are loaded or scanner is reached band edge, the scanner will stop
and the transceiver will revert to the starting frequency.
(4) To recall the Smart Search Memories just stored, rotate the
Main Dial
knob or press
the microphone’s [
UP
] or [
DWN
] key.
(5) If you find particular channels which you wish to store into the “regular” memory
system, follow the memory storage procedures described on page 32.
(6) Press the [
D/MR
] key momentarily to exit the Smart Search mode.
Note that these memories are so-called “soft” memories; they will be lost if you exit the
Smart Search mode or initiate a new Smart Search sweep.
* The (user-programmable) [
P2
] key is set at the factory for Smart Search operation.
It may be assigned to one of the other programmable keys, if you like. See page 53.
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