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FT
DX
5000 O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
You may scan either the VFO or the memories of the
FT
DX
5000
. The radio will halt scanning on any station with a signal
strong enough to open the receiver squelch.
VFO S
CANNING
VFO
AND
M
EMORY
S
CANNING
1. Set the VFO to the frequency on which you would like
to begin scanning.
2. Rotate the (
VFO-A
)[
SQL
] knob so that the background
noise is just silenced.
A
DVICE
:
If you would like to scan on VFO-B, rotate the (
VFO-
B
)[
SQL
] knob so that the background noise is just si-
lenced.
3. Press and hold in the microphone [
UP
] or [
DWN
] key
for 1/2 second to start scanning in the specified direc-
tion on the VFO-A.
A
DVICE
:
If you would like to begin scanning on the VFO-B,
press the [
B
] button briefly, first (located to the upper
left of the Main Tuning Dial knob), then press and hold
in the microphone [
UP
] or [
DWN
] key for 1/2 second.
4. The scanner will now increment the frequency in the
chosen direction until a signal is detected. When a sig-
nal is encountered which opens the squelch, receiver
will respond differently, depending on the operating
mode:
In the SSB/CW modes
, the decimal points in the
frequency display area will blink and the scanner
will slow down (but does not stop).
In the FM/AM modes
, the transceiver pauses on
the signal and stays locked on its frequency for five
seconds. Thereafter, scanning will resume whether
or not the other station’s transmission has ended.
While the transceiver is in the “pause” condition,
the decimal points in the frequency display area
will blink. If the incoming signal disappears, scan-
ning will resume.
5. To cancel scanning, press the microphone [
UP
] or
[
DWN
] key briefly.
M
AIN
B
AND
(
VFO-A
)
S
CANNING
S
UB
B
AND
(
VFO-B
)
S
CANNING
(VFO-B)[PICTH] Knob
[B] Button
(VFO-B)[PICTH] Knob
A
DVICE
:
You may select the manner in which the scanner resumes
while it has paused on a signal in the FM/AM modes, us-
ing Menu item “
045 GENE SCN RSM
”. The default
“
TIME
” setting will cause the scanner to resume scanning
after five seconds; you may change it, however, to resume
only after the carrier has dropped out, if you like See page
125.
Q
UICK
P
OINT
:
If you have no interest in scanning, and wish to prohibit
the microphone’s [
UP
]/[
DWN
] keys from initiating scan-
ning, you may disable scanning control from the micro-
phone using Menu item “
044 GENE MIC SCN
” (set it to
“
DISABLE
”).
