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FT-7800R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
VFO S
CANNING
This mode allows you to scan the entire current operating band.
1. Select the VFO mode by pressing the [
V/M
(
MW
)] key, if necessary.
2. Press and hold in the [
SCAN
(
SEL
)] key for 1/2 second, then rotate the
DIAL
knob to
select the bandwidth for the VFO scanner. Available se-
lections are ±1 MHz, ±2 MHz, ±5 MHz, ALL, PMS-X,
and BAND.
ALL
:
The scanner will sweep all frequencies between 108 - 520 MHz and 700 -999.990
MHz.
PMS-X
: The scanner will sweep frequencies within the currently-selected PMS frequency
pair (
X
is PMS memory channel number). See page 45 for details.
BAND
: The scanner will sweep frequencies only on the current band.
3. Press the [
SCAN
(
SEL
)] key momentarily to start scanning.
4. The “
P-XX
” indication will appear on the display if
you engage PMS scanning, while the “
P SC
” indica-
tion will appear on the display when other scanning
modes are engaged.
5. If and when the scanner encounters a signal strong enough to open the squelch, the
scanner will halt temporarily; the decimal point of the frequency display will blink dur-
ing this “Pause” condition.
6. The scanner will then resume according to the Scan-Resume mode selected in the previ-
ous section.
7. To cancel scanning, press the [
SCAN
(
SEL
)] key momentarily again (or press the
microphone’s
PTT
key).
1) When you start scanning, the FT-7800R will be changing frequency in the
upward direction. If you want to change direction of the scan while it is underway,
rotate the DIAL knob one click in the opposite direction (in this case, one click counter-
clockwise). You’ll see the scanner turn around and change frequency downward!
2) Pressing and holding in the microphone’s [UP] or [DWN] key will cause the scanner to
sweep frequencies only on the current band. If you would like the scanner not to be
restricted to the current band, you may change Menu #46 (VFO.BND) to allow the scan-
ner to hop to the low edge of the next-highest band when the VFO frequency reaches the
high end of the current band (or vice- versa). See page 75 for details.
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CANNING
