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FT-450 O
PERATION
M
ANUAL
S
CANNING
O
PERATION
You may scan either the VFO or the memories of the
FT-450
, and the radio will halt the scan on any station with
a signal strong enough to open the receiver’s squelch.
VFO
AND
M
EMORY
S
CANNING
Preparation
When operating the Scanning feature, set the con-
figuration of the [
SQL/RF GAIN
] knob to “Squelch”
via the Menu Item “
SQL
/
RFG
”.
1. Press and hold the [
F
] button for one second to
enter the Menu mode. The “
” icon will ap-
pear on the display.
2. Rotate the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to select the menu
item “
EXT MNU
”.
3. Press the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to enable adjustment
of this menu item. The “
” icon will be blink-
ing.
4. Rotate the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to select “
ON
” to ex-
pand the menu items.
5. Press the [
DSP/SEL
] knob. The “
” icon re-
turns to appear continuously.
6. Press and hold the [
F
] button for one second to
save the new setting and return to normal opera-
tion.
7. Press and hold the [
F
] button for one second to
enter the Menu mode again. The “
” icon
will appear on the display.
8. Rotate the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to select the menu
item “
SQL
/
RFG
”.
9. Press the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to enable adjustment
of this menu item. The “
” icon will be blink-
ing.
10.Rotate the [
DSP/SEL
] knob to select “
SQL
” to as-
sign the Squelch feature to the [
SQL/RF GAIN
]
knob.
11. Press the [
DSP/SEL
] knob. The “
” icon re-
turns to appear continuously.
12.Press and hold the [
F
] button for one second to
save the new setting and return to normal opera-
tion.
[
DSP/SEL
] Knob
[
F
] button
[
SQL/RF GAIN
] Knob