AOR AR2000 - Search Mode Operations; Introduction to Search Banks; Programming and Executing Searches

AR2000 Operating manual Page 11
Search mode
The receiver has the ability to search between ten sets of user definable frequency limits known as
SEARCH BANKS.
For your convenience these have been pre-programmed during manufacture to suite your Jocal
market requirements. The search banks may be reprogrammed by you at any time from the keypad.
If you choose, the programming of these search banks need not have any relationship to any front
panel legend, this ensures maximum flexibility of operation.
In search mode, you may define the lower and upper frequency limits, mode of operation and
increment (step size) between 5 KHz and 995 KHz in multiples of 5 KHz or 12.5 KHz.
1. To SEARCH all banks.
(Again you wouldn't normally want to listen everything at once. It is however a good starting point).
Press SEARCH
The receiver starts searching all programmed search banks. It could potentially take a long time to
complete its full search process of all banks, even though the receiver's search process is very rapid.
You need to carefully set the squelch to cancel the background noise before the set is free to search.
The receiver finds it difficult to differentiate between weak signals and background noise so careful
and continuous re-adjustment of the squelch control may be necessary.
Rotation of the UP/DOWN tuning control during search cancels the operation. The receiver remains
in the current search bank and you may manually tune through the band using the rotary control.
Problems with searching.
if for some reason your recetver refuses to search the bank you want and instead jumps to another
bank you have probably accidentally used PROGRAM SEARCH BANK. To clear the apparent
problem key in the following:
SEARCH - BANK - PROG - 0 - LIMIT - 9- ENTER
If you still have problems, look at the sections on releasing search bank lockout and search
frequency lockout.
2. Program SEARCH BANK.
When you grow tired of searching through all programmed banks, you can specify the start point.
SEARCH BANK (bank number}
Example: To start searching at SEARCH BANK 5
SEARCH - BANK - 5
The receiver will start at search bank 5 but will then move onto bank 6 then bank 7 etcetera until all
banks have been searched and the receiver starts back on bank 5 again.
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