Scanning; Memory Skip Scanning - Yaesu FT-470 Operating Manual

Scanning
Before starting the scanner, make sure background noise is squelched on
a clear channel. Scanning is st arted and stopped by the arr ow keys. Just
press and hold either key for more than
~second
to start the scanner.
If in the VFO mode (or on the CALL channel), the whole band will be
scan ned. If in the memory mode, only the memories will be scanned (on
alternate bands is the ALT feature is active).
The scan ner pauses (and the decimal blinks) when a signal is detected
which is strong enough to open the squel ch . You have a choice of two
scan-resume modes: either Pause mode, in which the scanner pauses for
-
as long as the carrier keeps the squelch open, or the
~-second
duration
mode, in which the scanner pauses for five seconds and then re sumes
scanning whether or not the signal is still present.
To set t he scan-resume mode, press F/M and then STEP(7). A small "P"
or "5" in the shaded box at the upper left indicates the current mode.
Press F/M to change it, or just press STEP(?) alone to return to the
frequency display.
You can stop the scanner manually by pressing the PTT or an arrow key,
or by turning the DIAL knob.
The FT-470 can scan the secondary band while operating or also
scan ning on the primary band. H owever, you cannot manually stop the
scanner on the secondary band (without first pressing BAND to change
it to the primary band).
NOTE: The scanner checks about 14 channels per second. To prevent
interruption by the power saver, saver operation is automatically
suspended during scanning, resulting in some increase in power drain.
Memory Skip Scanning
When you have "' s ome busy channels stored in memories you may wish to
skip them when scanning other memories, but still have them available
for manual selec tion . You can mark a memory to be ski pped by pressing
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