Icom IC-A6 instruction manual Scan Operation, Scan types, COM band scan, Memory scan

■Scan types

The U.S.A. version has 3 scan types to suit your needs. The non-U.S.A. versions have 2 scan types.

COM BAND SCAN

Repeatedly scans

108.00	118.00		136.975	all	frequencies
MHz	MHz		MHz	over	the entire
		Scan		COM band.
		Jump

SCAN OPERATION 5

■COM band scan

qPush [CLR•DEL] to select the frequency mode.

wPush [SQL•WX-ALERT] to set the squelch level to the point where noise is just muted.

e Push , then push [ANL•SCAN] to start the scan.4

• When a signal is received, the scan pauses until it disappears.	5
• To change the scanning direction, rotate [DIAL].
r To stop the scan, push [CLR•DEL].
■ Memory scan

qPush [MR•MW] to select memory mode.

MEMORY SCAN

non-TAG channel
Mch 2	Mch 4	Mch 6
Mch 1		Mch 7
			non-TAG
Mch 19	Mch 10	Mch 8	channel

Repeatedly scans all “TAG” memory chan- nels. Used for checking often-used channels and bypassing usually busy channels such as control-tower frequen- cies.

wPush [SQL•WX-ALERT] to set the squelch level to the point where noise is just muted.

ePush , then push [ANL•SCAN] to start the scan.

•When a signal is received, the scan pauses until it disappears.

•To change the scanning direction, rotate [DIAL].

rTo stop the scan, push [CLR•DEL].

WEATHER CHANNEL SCAN

Repeatedly scans all “TAG” weather channels. Weather channels are available for the U.S.A. version only.

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