Yaesu VX-8GE, Operating Manual

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VX-8GE O
PERATING
M
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 (with-
out stopping on them even briefly); these frequencies are stored into a special Smart Search
memory band, 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.
CONTINUOUS
: 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.
The Smart Search feature can only be activated while the
VX-8GE
is operating
in the Mono band mode.
S
ETTING THE
S
MART
S
EARCH
M
ODE
1. Press and hold the
m
key for one second to enter the Set Mode.
2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item
82: SMART
SEARCH .
3. Press the
m
key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set
Mode Item.
4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Smart Search
mode (see above).
5. Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and
exit to normal operation.
S
TORING
S
MART
S
EARCH
M
EMORIES
1. Set the radio to the VFO mode in the “Mono” band mode. Be sure that you have the
Squelch adjusted properly (so that band noise is quieted).
2. Press and hold the
M
key until the “ SMART SEARCH ”
notation appears.
3. Press and hold the
B
key for one second to begin the
Channel Counter.
4. As active channels are detected, you will observe the number of “loaded” channels
increasing in the regular memory channel window.
5. Depending on the mode you set for Smart Search operation (“SINGLE” or “CON-
TINUOUS”), the Smart Search scan will eventually terminate, and the LCD will re-
S
MART
S
EARCH
O
PERATION