VX-8R OPERATING MANUAL 67
MEMORY BANK SCAN
When the Memory Bank feature is engaged, the scanner sweeps only memory channels in
the current Memory Bank. However, if the Memory Bank Link Scan feature is enabled,
you may sweep the memory channels in several Memory Banks which you have selected.
To enable the Memory Bank Link Scan feature:
1. Set the radio to the Memory Recall (“MR”) mode by pressing the key, if neces-
sary.
2. Press the key to activate the “Memory Bank” mode.
The “
MRMR
MRMR
MR” indicator will be replaced by one of the Memory
Bank numbers (“
B 1B 1
B 1B 1
B 1” through “
B24B24
B24B24
B24”).
3. Press the key followed by the key. The Memory
Bank number will begin to blink.
4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first Memory Bank
(“
BANK 1BANK 1
BANK 1BANK 1
BANK 1” ~ “
BANK24BANK24
BANK24BANK24
BANK24”) you wish to sweep using Memory
Bank Link Scan.
5. Press the key briefly. A “
B-LINK ONB-LINK ON
B-LINK ONB-LINK ON
B-LINK ON” notation will ap-
pear for two seconds on the display, indicating this Memory
Bank will now be swept during Memory Bank Scan.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 above, to append the “
B-LINK ONB-LINK ON
B-LINK ONB-LINK ON
B-LINK ON”
notation to any other Memory Banks you wish to sweep.
7. Press the key.
8. Now, press and hold in the key for one second to ini-
tiate the Memory Bank Link Scan.
9. To remove a Memory Bank from the Memory Bank Link Scan, repeat steps 1 - 5
above, to change the “
B-LINK ONB-LINK ON
B-LINK ONB-LINK ON
B-LINK ON” notation into “
B-LINK OFFB-LINK OFF
B-LINK OFFB-LINK OFF
B-LINK OFF”.
1) When the Memory Bank is enabled for Memory
Bank scan, the Memory Bank number (“B x”) in-
dication turns into “bx” (capital “B” turns into small
“b”).
2) You may enable/disable the Memory Bank scan via Set Mode
Item 7: BANK LINK.
MEMORY SCANNING
SCANNING
MEMORY BANK SCAN “DISABLED”
MEMORY BANK SCAN “ENABLED”
