Operation Manual
43FT-7900R OPERATING MANUAL
VFO SCANNING
This mode allows you to scan the entire current operating band.
1. Select the VFO mode by pressing the
[
V/M
(
MW
)]
key, if necessary.
2. Press and hold in the
[
SCAN
(
SEL
)]
key for 1/2 second, then rotate the DIAL knob to
select the bandwidth for the VFO scanner. Available se-
lections are ±1 MHz, ±2 MHz, ±5 MHz, ALL, PMS-X,
and BAND.
ALLALL
ALLALL
ALL: The scanner will sweep all frequencies between 108 - 520 MHz and 700 -999.990
MHz.
PMS-XPMS-X
PMS-XPMS-X
PMS-X: The scanner will sweep frequencies within the currently-selected PMS frequency
pair (
XX
XX
X is PMS memory channel number). See page 47 for details.
BANDBAND
BANDBAND
BAND: The scanner will sweep frequencies only on the current band.
3. Press the
[
SCAN
(
SEL
)]
key momentarily to start scanning.
4. The “
P-XXP-XX
P-XXP-XX
P-XX” indication will appear on the display if you
engage PMS scanning, while the “
P SCP SC
P SCP SC
P SC” indication will
appear on the display when other scanning modes are
engaged.
5. If and when the scanner encounters a signal strong enough to open the squelch, the
scanner will halt temporarily; the decimal point of the frequency display will blink dur-
ing this “Pause” condition.
6. The scanner will then resume according to the Scan-Resume mode selected in the previ-
ous section.
7. To cancel scanning, press the
[
SCAN
(
SEL
)]
key momentarily again (or press the
microphone’s PTT key).
1) When you start scanning, the FT-7900R will be changing frequency in the
upward direction. If you want to change direction of the scan while it is underway,
rotate the DIAL knob one click in the opposite direction (in this case, one click counter-
clockwise). You’ll see the scanner turn around and change frequency downward!
2) Pressing and holding in the microphone’s [UP] or [DWN] key will cause the scanner to
sweep frequencies only on the current band. If you would like the scanner not to be
restricted to the current band, you may change Menu #46 (VFO.BND) to allow the scan-
ner to hop to the low edge of the next-highest band when the VFO frequency reaches the
high end of the current band (or vice- versa). See page 77 for details.
SCANNING