Operation Manual

FT-252 OperaTing Manual40
The Smart Search feature allows you to load frequencies automatically according to
where activity is encountered by your radio. When Smart Search is engaged, the trans-
ceiver will search above and below your current frequency, storing active frequencies as
it goes (without stopping on them even momentarily); these frequencies are stored into
a special Smart Search memory bank, consisting of 31 memories (15 above the current
frequency, 15 below the current frequency, plus the current frequency itself).
Two basic operating modes for Smart Search are available:
SINGLE
: In this mode, the transceiver will sweep the current band once in each direc-
tion starting on the current frequency. All channels where activity is present
will be loaded into the Smart Search memories; whether or not all 31 memo-
ries are lled, the search will stop after one sweep in each direction.
CONT
: In this mode, the transceiver will make one pass in each direction as with One-
Shot searching; if all 31 channels are not lled after the rst sweep, however,
the radio will continue sweeping until they are all lled.
Setting the Smart Search Mode
1. Press the
[
SET/ATS
]
key to enter the Set mode.
2. Rotate the
DIAL
knob or press the
[
p
]
/
[
q
]
key to select
Set Mode Item 35:
S SRCH
.
3. Press the
[
SET/ATS
]
key momentarily to enable adjust-
ment of this Set Mode Item.
4. Rotate the
DIAL
knob or press the
[
p
]
/
[
q
]
key to select
the desired Smart Search mode (see above).
5. When you have made your selection, press the
PTT
switch to save the setting and exit to normal operation.
Storing Smart Search Memories
1. Set the radio to the VFO mode. Be sure that you have the Squelch adjusted properly (so
that band noise is quieted).
2. Press the
[
F/MW
]
key, then press the
[
LOW
]
key to begin the Smart Search scan-
ning.
3. As active channels are detected, you will observe the number of “loaded” channels
increasing in the regular memory channel window.
4. Depending on the mode you set for Smart Search opera-
tion (“
SINGLE
” or “
CONT
”), the Smart Search scan will
eventually terminate, and the LCD will revert to Smart
Search Memory Channel “
C
.”
5. To recall the Smart Search memories, rotate the
DIAL
knob to choose from among
the frequencies stored by Smart Search.
6. To return to normal operation, press the
[
VFO
(
PRI
)]
key.
Smart Search Operation
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