Tone Search Scanning - Yaesu FT-8800 Reference

TONE SEARCH SCANNING

~ You must be sure that your repeater uses the same tone type
(CTCSS vs. DCS).
~ Some repeaters do not pass the CTCSS tone; you may have to
listen to the station(s) transmitting on the repeater uplink (input)
frequency in order to allow Tone Search Scanning to work.
To scan for the tone in use:
1. Set the radio up for either CTCSS or DCS Decoder
operation (see the previous discussion). In the case of
CTCSS, "ENC DEC" will appear on the display; in the case
of DCS, "DCS" will appear on the display.
2. Tap the [SET] key momentarily to enter the Set mode.
3. Rotate the "Main" band DIAL knob to select Menu #40
(TONE F) when CTCSS is selected, or Menu #10
(DCS.COD) during DCS operation.
4. Press the "Main" band DIAL knob to enable adjustment of
the selected Menu Item.
5. Tap the "Main" band [SC N] key momentarily to start
scanning for the incoming CTCSS or DCS tone/code.
6. When the radio detects the correct tone or code, it will halt
on that tone/code, and audio will be allowed to pass. Tap the
"Main" band DIAL knob momentarily to lock in that
tone/code, then press and hold in the "Main" band DIAL
knob for 1/2 second to save the new setting and exit to
normal operation.
♦♦ If the Tone Scan feature does not detect a tone or code, it
will continue to scan indefinitely. When this happens, it may be
that the other station is not sending any tone. You can press the
[SC N] key to halt the scan at any time.
Tone Scanning works either in the VFO or Memory modes.
[SET] [LOW] [V/M] [HM] [SCN]
FT-8800 Reference 7