Vertex Standard VX-8R User Manual

The Smart Search feature allows you to load frequencies automatically according to where
activity is encountered by your radio. When Smart Search is engaged, the transceiver will
search above and below your current frequency, storing active frequencies as it goes (with-
out stopping on them even briefly); these frequencies are stored into a special Smart Search
memory band, consisting of 31 memories (15 above the current frequency, 15 below the
current frequency, plus the current frequency itself).

Two basic operating modes for Smart Search are available:
SINGLE

SINGLE

SINGLE

SINGLE

SINGLE

:

In this mode, the transceiver will sweep the current band once in each
direction starting on the current frequency. All channels where activity is
present will be loaded into the Smart Search memories; whether or not
all 31 memories are filled, the search will stop after one sweep in each
direction.

CONTINUOUS

CONTINUOUS

CONTINUOUS

CONTINUOUS

CONTINUOUS

: In this mode, the transceiver will make one pass in each direction as with

One-Shot searching; if all 31 channels are not filled after the first sweep,
however, the radio will continue sweeping until they are all filled.

The Smart Search feature can only be activated while the VX-8R is operating in
the Mono band mode.

1. Press and hold the 

 key for one second to enter the Set Mode.

2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 88: SMART

88: SMART

88: SMART

88: SMART

88: SMART

SEARCH

SEARCH

SEARCH

SEARCH

SEARCH

.

3. Press the 

 key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set

Mode Item.

4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Smart Search

mode (see above).

5. Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and

exit to normal operation.

1. Set the radio to the VFO mode in the “Mono” band mode. Be sure that you have the

Squelch adjusted properly (so that band noise is quieted).

2. Rotate the DIAL knob, while pressing and holding in the

 key, to select the “SMART SEARCH

SMART SEARCH

SMART SEARCH

SMART SEARCH

SMART SEARCH

” mode.

3. Release the 

 key to begin the Channel Counter.

4. As active channels are detected, you will observe the num-

ber of “loaded” channels increasing in the regular memory channel window.

5. Depending on the mode you set for Smart Search operation (“SINGLE” or “CON-

TINUOUS”), the Smart Search scan will eventually terminate, and the LCD will re-
vert to Smart Search Memory Channel “C

C

C

C

C

.”