AOR AR-DV1 - 7 SCAN - SCANNING MEMORY CHANNELS; 7-1 SCAN - OUTLINE INTRODUCTION; 7-2 STARTING SCAN; 7-4 LOCKING OUT UNWANTED ACTIVE MEMORY CHANNELS (PASS)

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7 SCAN – SCANNING MEMORY CHANNELS
The AR-DV1 has a scan mode whereby the contents stored in the memory channels are automatically
recalled and monitored very quickly for activity – scanned.
(Note: It is important that you do not confuse SCAN and SEARCH modes.)
SEARCH mode (covered later in this manual) automatically tunes the receiver through all frequencies
between two specified frequency limits looking for active frequencies.
7-1 SCAN – OUTLINE INTRODUCTION
During scan, the AR-DV1 automatically recalls memory channels which contain data in numeric order
and monitors looking for activity. When an ‘active’ memory channel is located (when a signal is found
and the squelch is open), the AR-DV1 will temporarily stop scanning.
7-2 STARTING SCAN
Presuming that some memory channels are programmed with data, from the Memory Read mode screen
(“MEM” is displayed), start the scan process with one press of the [SCAN] key. Once the scan process has
been started, “SCN” and a bank number will be displayed representing the current bank.
Ensure that the squelch is set to the threshold point so that background noise is cancelled and the
squelch closes (otherwise scan will not operate).
When scan has been selected, only the currently displayed memory bank which contains data will be
scanned, and receive mode and frequency are not important. Any memory channels which contain no data
(empty) will be ignored and skipped.
7-3 SELECTING A SCAN BANK
The memory bank identifier (such as “03”) will be displayed on the middle of the LCD.
If more than one memory channel is programmed into the current memory bank, and when an ‘active’
channel has been located (busy, so the squelch opens), the scan process will temporarily pause on the
active channel. The memory location (such as “25”) will be displayed along with any accompanying text.
To select another memory bank for scanning, rotate the dial knob or enter the two digits of the memory
bank number from the numeric keypad.
To exit from scan mode, press the [VFO] key.
7-4 LOCKING OUT UNWANTED ACTIVE MEMORY CHANNELS (PASS)
It is possible to lock out (PASS) unwanted memory channels while in scan mode. This is useful to
eliminate unwanted permanent transmissions. It is important to understand the PASS function before