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VR-120D O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
Basic Operation
For example, while you press and hold in the [
FUNC
] key, rotate the
DIAL
knob to
select Search Band Memory "L 05." After initiating VFO Search Scanning, the search
will be limited to the frequency range 50.5-54.0 MHz. While VFO Search Scanning is
in progress, you may change ranges by just pressing and holding in the [
FUNC
] key;
while holding it in, rotate the
DIAL
knob, and the radio will jump to that range instan-
taneously, and will immediately begin VFO Search Scanning inside the new range.
3.
Other aspects of the VFO Search feature within the pre-programmed band limits, such
as the "Resume" mode, are the same as during "regular" VFO Search Scanning.
4.
Press the [
V/M
] key to halt the search and return to manual tuning via the
DIAL
knob.
You can customize the Pre-Programmed Frequency Range for any of the bands shown on
the previous page, so as to allow you to scan just the band segments you want.
To program the Pre-Programmed Frequency Ranges :
1.
Select the frequency you want to be the Lower Frequency Limit for the Pre-Programmed
Frequency Range by rotating the main tuning
DIAL
.
2.
Press and hold in the [
FUNC
] key; while holding it in, press the [
SCAN
] key for 2 sec-
onds. The display will indicate "SCH A W" briefly, then the frequency display will return.
3.
Next, select the frequency you want to be the Higher Frequency Limit for the Pre-
Programmed Frequency range.
4.
Press and hold in the [
FUNC
] key; while holding it in, press the [
SCAN
] key for 2
seconds. The display will indicate "SCH B W."
5.
Now press the [
SCAN
] key. This activates the VFO Search Scanning mode.
6.
Now store this Pre-Programmed Frequency Range into one of the eight available Search
Band Memories. Press and hold in the [
FUNC
] key (while you are still scanning).
While holding in the [
FUNC
] key, press and hold in the [
SCAN
] key for two seconds.
7.
Scanning will now have stopped. Continue to hold in the [
FUNC
] key, and rotate the
DIAL
knob
to select the Search Band Memory into which you wish to store the just-programmed band limits.
8.
While holding in the [
FUNC
] key, press and hold in the [
SCAN
] key for two seconds.
This stores the frequency range into the designated Search Band Memory.
You can check the frequency ranges of the Search Band Memories quickly, to see if you
want to re-program other ranges. To do this:
1.
From the VFO mode, press the [
SCAN
] key while holding in the [
FUNC
] key to
activate the "Set" (Menu) mode.
2.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Menu #12 [SCHMEM].
3.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob while pressing the [
FUNC
] key to review the programming of
the Search Band Memories. The Search Band Number (0 ~ 7) will appear at the left
side of the display, while the current frequency range for that Search Band Memory
will appear at the right side of the display.
4.
Press the [
SCAN
] key while pressing the [
FUNC
] key to exit to normal operation.
