Vfo Scan; Memory Scan; Locking Out A Memory Channel; Group Scan - Kenwood TH-D72A Instruction Manual

VFO SCAN

VFO Scan monitors all frequencies tunable on the band,
using the current frequency step size.
1 Select your desired band.
2 Press [VFO] (1s).
• Scan starts at the current frequency.
• The 1 MHz decimal point blinks while scanning is in
progress.
• To reverse the scan direction, turn the Tuning
control clockwise <or press [
counterclockwise <or press [
3 To quit VFO Scan, press [VFO] again.

MEMORY SCAN

Use Memory Scan to monitor all Memory channels
programmed with frequency data.
1 Select your desired band.
2 Press [MR] (1s).
• Scan starts at the current memory channel.
• The 1 MHz decimal point blinks while scanning is in
progress.
• To reverse the scan direction, turn the Tuning
control clockwise <or press [
counterclockwise <or press [
3 To quit Memory Scan, press [MR] again.
Note:
At least 2 Memory channels must contain data and must not be
locked out of scan.
The L0/U0 to L9/U9 Memory channels will not be scanned.
You can also start Memory Scan when in Channel Display mode.
While Scan is paused on a channel, the channel number blinks.

Locking Out a Memory Channel

You can select Memory channels that you prefer not to
monitor while scanning.
1 Press [MR], then rotate the Tuning control to select
your desired channel.
2 Enter Menu mode and access Menu 142.
3 Set the lockout to "On" to lock the channel out of the
scanning sequence.
• To cancel lockout, set the lockout to "Off".
• The " " icon appears on the display for a channel that
has been locked out.
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]> (downward scan).
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]> (downward scan).
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Note: The L0/U0 to L9/U9 Memory channels cannot be locked
out.

GROUP SCAN

For the purpose of Group Scan, the 1000 Memory
channels are divided into 10 groups, with each group
containing 100 channels. Group Scan monitors only the
100 channels which belong to the specific group you are
scanning. The channels are grouped as follows:
Memory Channel
Group Range
0 0 ~ 99
1 100 ~ 199
2 200 ~ 299
3 300 ~ 399
4 400 ~ 499
1 Press [MR], then press [
control to select a channel in your desired group.
2 Press [MHz] (1s).
• Scan starts at the current channel.
• The 1 MHz decimal point blinks while scanning is in
progress.
• To reverse the scan direction, turn the Tuning
control clockwise <or press [
counterclockwise <or press [
3 To quit Group Scan, press [MHz] again.
Note:
At least 2 Memory channels in the selected group must contain
data and must not be locked out of scan.
You can also start Memory Scan when in Channel Display mode.
While Scan is paused on a channel, the channel number blinks.
Memory Channel
Group Range
5 500 ~ 599
6 600 ~ 699
7 700 ~ 799
8 800 ~ 899
9 900 ~ 999
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