VXA-700 S
PIRIT
O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
23
Channel-Skip Scanning
Continuous-carrier stations like ATIS (Automatic Termi-
nal Information Service) or Weather Broadcast stations
inhibit scanner operation. Since these stations are always
active, the scanner will be halted repeatedly on their chan-
nels. 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:
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Recall the Memory Channel to be skipped during scan-
ning.
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Press and hold the
key for 2 seconds. The “
t
”
icon will appear at the left of the frequency display,
indicating that the channel is to be ignored during scan-
ning.
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Later, to re-enable the memory channel for scanning,
repeat the first two steps. The “
t
” icon will disap-
pear 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
selector knob.
S
CANNING
O
PERATION
Programmable (Band Limit) Memory
Scan (PMS)
This feature allows you to set sub-band limits for either
scanning or manual VFO operation. For example, you
might with to set up a limit of COM band (118.000 MHz
to 136.975 MHz. Here’s how to do this:
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Set the radio to the VFO mode by pressing the
key and set the radio to the AIR band by pressing the
key, if necessary..
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Using the techniques learned earlier, store 118.000
MHz into Memory Channel “
Lch
” (the “
Lch
” desig-
nates the Lower sub-band limit).
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Likewise, store 136.975 MHz into Memory Channel
“
Uch
” (the “
Uch
” designates the Upper sub-band
limit).
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Switch to the Memory mode by pressing the
key
once, then rotate the
DIAL
to select Memory Channel
“
Lch
.”
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Press and hold in the
key for 2 seconds to start
PMS operation; the “
MR
” label will be replaced by
“
PMS
” in the upper left-hand corner of the display.
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Tuning and scanning (pressing the
key) will now
be limited within the just-programmed range.