Specifying Memory Bank Linking - AOR AR8000 Operating Manual

on the top left of the LCD, if it is not in SCAN mode then press [2VFO] [FUNC]
[SCAN] which should achieve SCAN regardless of what the receiver is doing).
While in SCAN mode press [FUNC] [SCAN]. The legend "SET M-SCAN"
confirms selection. The highlight cursor will be flashing on the left of the
second line of the LCD, to the right of the cursor is the selection of bank link
"BNK.LK" which is default OFF (no banks linked). To link ALL banks rotate the
[DIAL] (either direction will have the same effect) to select "ON".
ALL scan bank identifying letters will appear on the
third line (ABCDEFGHIJ) and fourth line (abcdefghij)
of the LCD to indicate that ALL banks have been
selected (this is the default setting).
Press [ENT] to accept the new setting of "BNK.LK
ON" BANK LINK ON.
The receiver will return to SCAN mode when ALL
banks and channels containing data will be scanned.
10-7 Specifying memory bank linking for certain memory
banks only...
When The BANK LINK option has been selected "ON" (as per section 10-6
of this manual) ALL memory banks are linked. However, it is possible to
de-select and re-select memory banks for scanning through the "SET M-SCAN"
menu.
To access the menu first ensure the receiver is in SCAN mode ("SCAN" on the
top left of the LCD, if it is not in SCAN mode then press [2VFO] [FUNC]
[SCAN] which should achieve SCAN regardless of what the receiver is doing).
While in SCAN mode press [FUNC] [SCAN]. The legend "SET M-SCAN"
confirms selection. The highlight cursor will be flashing on the left of the
second line of the LCD, to the right of the cursor is the selection of bank link
"BNK.LK" which must be "ON" (as per section 10-6 of this manual).
Should you wish to group only a few banks for scanning use the UP/DOWN
keys to move to the third and fourth lines of the LCD and the numeric keys to
de-select / re-select the desired banks for scanning. The [.] may also be used
to move between the third and fourth line and the [CLEAR] key used to abort
entry should an error be made.
While the bank identifying letters are displayed then
the bank will be scanned. When bank identifiers have
been replaced by the character "-" (when deselected)
they will not be scanned as a group.
* In NEWUSER status no further parameters may be
changed using this menu.
Press [ENT] to accept the new group of banks to be
scanned. The receiver will return to SCAN mode