AR5000 OPERATING MANUAL PAGE 55
12-11 Linking only a few search banks
When the BANK LINK menu has been selected “
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
” (as
per section 12-10 of this manual), ALL search banks are
linked. However, it is possible to de-select and re-select
search banks and select just those you particularly wish
to group together and search.
To LINK just three search banks, access the bank link
menu by pressing
, this may be carried out
in SCAN mode, SEARCH mode or VFO mode.
The flashing legend “
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
” confirm selection of the search
bank link menu. At default the dominant legend will be
“
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
” to indicate that SEARCH LINK is not active. Select
the bank link PROFILE you require using the
SUB DIAL
.
Example, link banks 00, 03 & 12.
To select the desired banks to link press each
corresponding numeric key
The corresponding bank identifiers will be displayed on
the LCD (where frequency is normally displayed).
To switch BANK LINK ON press the
key, the
legend changes from “
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
” to
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
”. To accept the
displayed bank link data press
Next time the AR5000 is returned to SEARCH MODE,
banks 00, 03 & 12 will be searched as a group (as long as
they contain data).
12-12 Searching a bank which is not
selected in BANK LINK
It is still possible to SEARCH a single deselected bank by
manually bypassing the BANK LINK programming. To
SEARCH any deselected bank simply rotate the
SUB DIAL
while searching until the desired search bank number is
displayed on the top right of the LCD, alternatively key in
the two digit bank identifier via the numeric keypad.
The AR5000 will search only the selected single unlinked
bank over and over and will not attempt to search the
group of banks as specified in BANK LINK.
Alternatively you could switch bank link OFF or select a
bank link profile where group programming has not been
selected.
To return to the GROUP selection, rotate the
SUB DIAL
until
one of the desired search bank numbers is displayed.
12-13 Additional PROGRAM SEARCH
facilities (introduction)
It is possible to alter the sequence of search events when
in PROGRAM SEARCH mode depending upon the
SEARCH CONFIGURATION as defined in the BANK
LINK / SETUP sub menu. As with BANK LINK, 10
PROFILES of the additional facilities may be used (along
side BANK LINK).
There are five parameters (in addition to BANK LINK)
which may be changed to suit your preferences and
requirements. The list of search defaults are:
Search type Comment
PAUSE OFF OFF and 1 ~ 60 seconds
DELAY 2.0 OFF and 0.1 ~ 9.9 seconds
L-SQ OFF OFF and 1 ~ 255
VOICE OFF OFF and 1 ~ 255 (*)
A-STORE OFF OFF and ON
It is possible to mix combinations of all five
parameters.
To access the additional facilities of BANK LINK / SETUP
press
. Initially the BANK LINK menu will
be displayed, the
and
keys allow selection
of the additional facilities as a carousel.
The
MAIN DIAL
and
SUB DIAL
may be rotated to change
values on each menu. The
key selects OFF (and
sometimes the default such as 2.0s, as in the DELAY
menu). When you are happy with the changes press
to accept the changes and the AR5000 will revert
to SCAN, SEARCH or VFO mode depending upon which
was previously in use.
Note: Make small changes and assess the effect as
incorrect setting may degrade the effectiveness of
SEARCH. If things appear to go wrong, return the settings
to their defaults as listed earlier in this section.
In extreme cases, reset the microprocessor (by switching
the receiver on while holding the
key), this
operation will revert the search options back to defaults
(by deleting all bank link / setup programming).
12-14 PROGRAM SEARCH - PAUSE
The search PAUSE parameter determines how long the
AR5000 will remain on an active channel before resuming
search.
This is useful if you wish to gain a picture of what is
happening on a band without the receiver being tied to a
busy frequency for long periods of time (such as when
monitoring active amateur band repeaters etc).
