Operation Manual

Page 102 FT
DX
3000 OperaTing Manual
pMs
(
prograMMable MeMory scanning
)
To limit scanning (and manual tuning) within a particular frequency range, you can use the Programmable Memory
Scanning (PMS) feature, which utilizes nine special-purpose memory pairs (“
P-1L
/
P-1U
” through “
P-9L
/
P-9U
”). The
PMS feature is especially useful in helping you to observe any operating sub-band limits, which apply to your Amateur
license class.
1. Store the Lower and Upper tuning/scanning limit
frequencies into the memory pair “
P-1L
” and “
P-1U
”,
respectively, or any other “L/U” pair of memories in
the special PMS memory area. See page 94 for de-
tails regarding memory storage.
2. Press the
[
V/M
]
button to enter the “Memory” mode.
adviCe:
If you can not enter the “Memory” mode, check to
see if the transceiver is in VFO-B mode (the green
[
VFO-B
(
RX
)]
Indicator/Switch is illuminated). If so,
press the
[
VFO-A
(
RX
)]
Indicator/Switch to return
operation to VFO-A. Now, press the
[
V/M
]
button to
enter the “Memory” mode.
3. Press the
[
MCH/GRP
]
button momentarily. The im-
bedded LED inside the switch will glow orange.
4. Rotate the
[
CLAR/VFO-B
]
knob to select memory
channel “
P-1L
” or “
P-1U
”.
5. Rotate the
[
RF/SQL
]
knob so that the background
noise is just silenced.
6. Turn the Main Tuning Dial knob slightly (to activate
memory tuning). Tuning and scanning are now limit-
ed to the range within the P-1L/P-1U limits until you
press the
[
V/M
]
button to return to memory channel
or VFO operation.
7. Press and hold in the microphone
[
UP
]
or
[
DWN
]
key for one second to start scanning in the specied
direction.
adviCe:

If the scanner halts on an incoming signal, the
decimal point between the “MHz” and “kHz”
digits of the frequency display will blink.

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. However,
in these modes on the VFO, the scanner does not
stop.

If the scan has paused on a signal, pressing the
microphone
[
UP
]
or
[
DWN
]
key will cause scan-
ning to resume instantly.
8. If you rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob in the op-
posite direction from the current scanning direction
(in other words, you rotate the dial to the left when
scanning toward a higher frequency), the direction of
the scan will reverse.
9. If you press the microphone
PTT
switch during
scanning, the scanner will halt at once. Pressing the
PTT
switch during scanning will not cause transmis-
sion.
[
V/M
]
Button
[
VFO-A
(
RX
)]
Button
[
VFO-B
(
RX
)]
Button
[
RF/SQL
]
Knob
[
MCH/GRP
]
Button
[
CLAR/VFO-B
]
Button