Operation Manual

Page 100 FT
DX
3000 OperaTing Manual
VFo and MeMory scanning
You may scan either the VFO or the memories of the
FT
DX
3000
, and the radio will halt scanning on any frequency with
a signal strong enough to open the receiver squelch.
vfo sCanning
1. Set the VFO-A to the frequency on which you would
like to begin scanning.
2. Rotate the
[
RF/SQL
]
knob so that the background
noise is just silenced.
3. Press and hold in the microphone
[
UP
]
or
[
DWN
]
key for one second to start scanning in the specied
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
rst, then press and hold in the microphone
[
UP
]
or
[
DWN
]
key for one second.
4. If the scanner halts on an incoming signal, the deci-
mal point between the “MHz” and “kHz” digits of
the frequency display will blink.
adviCe:

If the incoming signal disappears, scanning will
resume in about ve 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
[
PTT
]
switch.
adviCe:

If you press the microphone
PTT
switch during
scanning, the scanner will halt at once. However,
pressing the
PTT
switch during scanning will not
cause transmission.

You may select the manner in which the scanner re-
sumes while it has paused on a signal, using Menu
item “
046 MIC SCAN RESUME
”. The default “
TIME
”
(5 sec) setting will cause the scanner to resume scan-
ning after ve seconds; you may change it, however,
to resume only after the carrier has dropped out.
[
RF/SQL
]
Knob
[
VFO-B
(
RX
)]
Button