Specifications

Page 97FT-950 OPERATING MANUAL
You may scan either the VFO or the memories of the FT-950, and the radio will halt scanning on any station with a signal
strong enough to open the receiver’s squelch.
VFO SCANNING
VFO AND MEMORY SCANNING
1. Set the VFO-A to the frequency on which you would
like to begin scanning.
2. Rotate the
[
SQL
]
knob so that the background noise is
just silenced.
3. Press and hold in the microphone’s
[
UP
]
or
[
DWN
]
key for one second to start scanning in the specified
direction on the VFO frequency.
ADVICE:
If you would like to begin scanning on the VFO-B fre-
quency, press the
[
VFO-B
(
RX
)]
Indicator/Switch first,
then press and hold in the microphone’s
[
UP
]
or
[
DWN
]
key for one second.
4. If the scanner halts on an incoming signal, the decimal
point between the “MHz” and “kHz” digits of the fre-
quency display will blink.
ADVICE:
 If the incoming signal disappears, scanning will re-
sume in about five seconds.
 On the SSB/CW and SSB-based Data modes, the
scanner will pause on a received signal, then will
step across the signal very slowly, giving you time
to stop the scan, if you like. In these modes on the
VFO, the scanner does not stop, however.
5. To cancel scanning, press the microphone’s
[
UP
]
or
[
DWN
]
key momentarily.
ADVICE:
You may select the manner in which the scanner resumes
while it has paused on a signal, using Menu item “
034034
034034
034
GENE SCN RSMGENE SCN RSM
GENE SCN RSMGENE SCN RSM
GENE SCN RSM”. The default “
5SEc5SEc
5SEc5SEc
5SEc” setting will cause
the scanner to resume scanning after five seconds; you may
change it, however, to resume only after the carrier has
dropped out, if you like See page 111.
[
SQL
]
Knob
[
VFO-B
(
RX
)]
Button