Kenwood TS-870S User Manual - Page 66

SCAN Scan is a useful feature for hands-off monitoring of your favorite frequencies. After becoming comfortable with how to use all types of Scan, the monitoring flexibility gained will increase your operating efficiency. This transceiver provides the following types of Scan: Scan Type Purpose Program Scan General update of activity on the entire band or a sub-section of the band while in VFO mode. Memory Scan All-channel Quick activity update of all Scan programmed Conventional memory channels. Group Scan Quick activity update of a selected group of Conventional memory channels. PROGRAM SCAN The Program Scan function scans the range between the Start frequency and End frequency stored in memory channel 99. If Program Scan is used before you store a Start and an End frequency, then the lower and upper frequency limits of the transceiver are automatically stored for the Start and End frequencies respectively. Some General market versions substitute the lower and upper frequencies for the current band in place of the frequency limits of the transceiver. Program Scan direction is controlled by the Start and End frequency relationship. The following table summarizes the way that Program Scan functions: JumStpasrtt/oEnSdtart Ffrreeqquueennccyy EnRdeRlaetliaotniosnhsiphip Current Frequency Program Scan Action Start frequency LOWER THAN End frequency Within Scan range Lower or higher than Scan range Up Jumps to Start frequency, then scans up. Start/End frequency Start frequency EQUAL TO Lower or higher End frequency than Start/End frequency Monitors Start/End frequency. Jumps to Start/End frequency and monitors it. Within Scan Start frequency range HIGHER THAN Lower or higher End frequency than Scan range Down Jumps to Start frequency, then scans down. For a refresher on how to store the Program Scan Limits, refer to "STORING SCAN LIMITS IN CH 99" {page 58}. The following are additional important points regarding the Program Scan function: • Starting a transmission by closing the CW key, by sending a packet, or by triggering the VOX circuit by voice or the DRU-3 Digital Recording Unit stops Program Scan; however, transmission does not begin immediately. • When the Program Scan range is smaller than a single step of the M.CH/VFO.CH control, turning this control causes Scan to jump to the lower of the Start/End frequencies, then continue scanning. • Starting the Program Scan function switches OFF the RIT and XIT functions. RIT and XIT are not switched ON again when Program Scan stops, and the RIT/XIT offset frequency is not cleared. • Operating mode can be changed while scanning. • If Automatic Mode is switched ON, it will function with the Program Scan function. Use the following procedure to activate Program Scan. 1 Select the VFO mode using VFO A or VFO B. 2 Press [SCAN]. 3 To stop scanning, press [SCAN], or [CLR], or [SEND], or Mic [PTT]. SCAN HOLD While using Program Scan, if Menu No. 65 (PG.S.HOLD) is switched ON, then turning the Tuning or M.CH/VFO.CH control stops the transceiver from scanning for approximately five seconds. This is also true if Mic [UP] or [DWN] is pressed. Program Scan resumes after the five second pause. The default is OFF. CONFIRMING START/END LIMITS 1 Recall memory channel 99. 2 Press [DOWN] to check the Start frequency and press [UP] to check the End frequency. 60