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The
FTA-230
’s automatic scanner is not operational in
the NAV band (108.000 - 117.975 MHz), because the
NAV stations (ILS, etc.) transmit constantly (thereby
causing the scanner to stop repeatedly). However, you
can scan manually in the NAV band, per the following
procedure:
Press and hold the [ (
SET
)] key for 2 seconds to
start the manual scanner. Scanning will continue as
long as the key is depressed.
Release the [ (
SET
)] key to stop the manual scan-
ner immediately.
Note
: When scanning upward in frequency, when the
frequency reaches the COM Band (118.000 -
136.975 MHz) via manual scanning, the
FTA-230
will switch to the automatic scanner mode.
Channel-Skip Scanning
Continuous-carrier stations like ATIS (Automatic Ter-
minal Information Service) or Weather Broadcast sta-
tions inhibit scanner operation. Since these stations are
always active, the scanner will be halted repeatedly on
their channels. Such channels can be set to be “skipped”
during Memory scanning (MR, Book or WX modes), if
you like, so as not to interfere with automatic channel
scanning:
Recall the Memory Channel to be skipped during
scanning.
Press the [
F
] key fol-
lowed by the [
9
(
SKIP
)]
key. The “
SKIP
” icon
will appear on the dis-
play, indicating that
the channel is to be ig-
nored during scanning.
You can also designate
a channel to be skipped
while scanning. When
the receiver is halted on a
channel that you wish to skip, press and hold the [
(
SET
)] key for 2 seconds (the “
SKIP
” icon will ap-
pear next to the channel to be skipped).
Later, to re-enable the memory channel for scan-
ning, repeat the first two steps. The “
SKIP
” icon
will disappear by the channel you have just re-
enabled.
Note
: A memory set to be “skipped” is still accessible
for manual memory selection using the
DIAL
se-
lector knob or [
]/[
] key, if you change a func-
tion of
DIAL
and [
]/[
] key by pressing the [
F
]
key followed by the [
5
(
DIAL/
)] key.
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