Memory Scan (Pms) - Yaesu VR-5000 Operating Manual

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This feature a more refined and useful form of VFO scanning, allows you to establish sub-
band limits for scanning. This allows you to monitor only a portion of the wide frequency
range of the VR-5000, instead of sweeping the entire spectrum from 100 kHz to 2.6 GHz.
Programmable Memory Scan utilizes a pair of special memories to establish the upper and
lower scanning limits. Here is the procedure for setting up limited band scanning:
Programming
1. Press the [ F ] key momentarily, then press the [ PMS ( PMS SET )] key to enable the
storage of the frequency pair into a PMS memory.
2. The cursor will be pointing at the "PMS CH" menu option; press the [ ENT ( SET )] key.
3. If you want to program the frequency pair into the currently-selected PMS register
(shown on the right edge of the display), proceed to the next step; if you wish to choose
a different PMS register, press [ ENT ( SET )] , then use the [ ( ) / ( )] keys to select
a different memory register number. Then press [ ENT ( SET )] to move on to the next
step.
4. Rotate the DIAL knob to set the cursor to the "PMS TAG" menu option.
5. Press the [ ENT ( SET )] key to enable the programming of the name tag to the PMS
memory. To attach an alpha/numeric name tag to the PMS memory, program the alpha-
numeric "label" using the DIAL knob and keypad, as described previously; if you don't
want to label this frequency pair register, press the [ ENT ( SET )] key again.
6. When you have complete the creation of the label, press the [ ENT ( SET )] key.
7. Now it's time to set up the band limits. Rotate the DIAL knob to set the cursor to the
"START F" menu option, then press the [ ENT ( SET )] key.
8. Set the VFO frequency to the Lower sub-band limit, then press the [ ENT ( SET )] key.
9. Confirm that the cursor is on the "END F" menu, then press the [ ENT ] key.
10. Select the VFO frequency to the Upper sub-band limit, then press the [ ENT ( SET )] key.
11. Rotate the DIAL knob to set the cursor to the "END" menu option, then press the
[ ENT ( SET )] key.
12. Confirm that the cursor is on the "WRITE" menu option, press the [ ENT ( SET )] key.
13. The PMS memory programming process is now completed.
Note: 50 PMS memories are available. You therefore can set upper and lower operation
limits on a number of bands, if you like.
Operation (Current PMS Register)
1. Press the [ PMS ( PMS SET )] key to initiate PMS scanning in an upward direction.
2. If the scanner encounters a signal strong enough to open the squelch, the scanner will
halt and pause on that frequency. Scanning will resume according to the protocol you
selected in the previous discussion.
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