User's Manual

FT-950
Operating Manual
Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.
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VFO and Memory Scanning
You may scan wither the VFO or the memories of the FT-950, and the radio will halt
the scan on any station with a signal strong enough to open the receiver’s squelch.
VFO 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 two seconds to start
scanning in the specified direction on the VFO frequency.
Advice: If you would like to begin scanning on the VFO-B frequency, press the
[VFO-B(RX)] Indicator/Switch first, then press and hold in the microphone’s [UP]
or [DWN] key for two seconds.
4. If the scanner halts on an incoming signal, the decimal point between the “MHz”
and “kHz” digits of the frequency display will blink.
Advice:
 If the incoming signal disappears, scanning will resume 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 the 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 “034 GENE SCN RSM.” The default “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 ???.
Memory Scan
1. Set the transceiver up in the “Memory” mode by pressing the [V/M] button, if
necessary.
Advice: If you can not enter the “Memory” mode, check to be sure that the
[VFO-B(RX)] Indicator/Switch is illuminated green. If it is, press the [VFO-A(RX)]
Indicator/Switch to make the [VFO-B(RX)] Indicator/Switch go out, then press the
[V/M] button again.
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 two seconds to start