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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
(without stopping on them even momentarily); these frequencies are stored into a special
Smart Search memory bank, 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 direc-
tion 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.
CONT
: 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.
Setting the Smart Search Mode
1.
Press the [
F/W
] key, then press the [
0
(
SET
)] key to enter the Set mode.
2.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item 54:
S SRCH
.
3.
Press the [
0
(
SET
)] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this
Set Mode Item.
4.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select the desired Smart Search mode
(see above).
5.
When you have made your selection, press the
PTT
switch to
save the setting and exit to normal operation.
Storing Smart Search Memories
1.
Set the radio to the VFO mode. Be sure that you have the Squelch adjusted properly
(so that band noise is quieted).
2.
Press and hold in the [
MODE
(
SP S
)
SQ TYP
] key for one second, and rotate the
DIAL
knob
while holding
in the [
MODE
(
SP S
)
SQ TYP
] key to
that “
S SRCH
” indication appears on the display: this acti-
vates the Smart Search feature.
3.
Press and hold in the [
BAND
(
SCN
)
BND DN
] key for one second to begin the Smart
Search scanning.
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 “
CONT
”), the Smart Search scan will eventually
terminate, and the LCD will revert to Smart Search Memory Chan-
nel “
C
.”
6.
To recall the Smart Search memories, rotate the
DIAL
knob to choose from among the
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