FT-270R O
PERATING
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ANUAL
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The Smart Search feature allows you to load frequencies automatically according to where
activity is encountered by your radio. When Smart Search is engaged, the transceiver will
search above and below your current frequency, storing active frequencies as it goes
(without stopping on them even momentarily); these frequencies are stored into a special
Smart Search memory bank, consisting of 31 memories (15 above the current frequency, 15
below the current frequency, plus the current frequency itself).
Two basic operating modes for Smart Search are available:
SINGLE
: In this mode, the transceiver will sweep the current band once in each direction
starting on the current frequency. All channels where activity is present will be
loaded into the Smart Search memories; whether or not all 31 memories are
filled, the search will stop after one sweep in each direction.
CONT
:
In this mode, the transceiver will make one pass in each direction as with One-
Shot searching; if all 31 channels are not filled after the first sweep, however, the
radio will continue sweeping until they are all filled.
Setting the Smart Search Mode
1.
Press the [
F/L
] key, then press the [
0
(
SET
)] key to enter the Set mode.
2.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item 38:
S SRCH
.
3.
Press the [
F/L
] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set
Mode Item.
4.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select the desired Smart Search mode
(see above).
5.
When you have made your selection, press the
PTT
switch to
save the setting and exit to normal operation.
Storing Smart Search Memories
1.
Set the radio to the VFO mode. Be sure that you have the Squelch adjusted properly
(so that band noise is quieted).
2.
Press and hold in the [
3
(
LOW
)] key for one second to begin the Smart Search scanning.
3.
As active channels are detected, you will observe the number of “loaded” channels
increasing in the regular memory channel window.
4.
Depending on the mode you set for Smart Search operation (“
SINGLE
” or “
CONT
”),
the Smart Search scan will eventually terminate, and the LCD will revert to Smart
Search Memory Channel “
C
.”
5.
To recall the Smart Search memories, rotate the
DIAL
knob to
choose from among the frequencies stored by Smart Search.
6.
To return to normal operation, press the [
VFO
(
PRI
)] key.
Smart Search is a great tool when visiting a city for the first time. You don’t
need to spend hours looking up repeater frequencies from a reference guide-
book. . .just ask your FT-270R where the action is!
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MART
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EARCH
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