Icom IC-208H instruction manual Scan Operation, Scan types

■Scan types

Scanning searches for signals automatically and makes it easier to locate new stations for contact or listening purposes.

SCAN OPERATION 7

There are 3 scan types and 4 resume conditions to suit your operating needs.

BAND SCAN (p. 41)

Band	Band
edge	edge
	Scan
	Jump

Repeatedly scans all frequen- cies over the entire band. Used as the simplest scan without any preliminary set- tings necessary.

PROGRAMMED SCAN

(p. 41)

	Start		End
	1A		1B
	2A		2B
Band	3A	Scan edges	3B	Band
	4A		4B
edge	5A		5B	edge

Scan

Jump

Repeatedly scans between two user-programmed fre- quencies. Used for checking for frequencies within a speci- fied range such as repeater output frequencies, etc.

5 pairs of scan edges are available and scans 1A–1B (P1), 2A–2B (P2), 3A–3B (P3), 4A–4B (P4), 5A–5B (P5).

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MEMORY SCAN (p. 41)

SKIP

M 2	M 3	M 4
M 1		M 5

Repeatedly scans memory channels except those set as skip channels. Used for often- called channels and for by- passing normally busy channels such as repeater

SCAN RESUME CONDITION (p. 45)

Receiving a signal

Pause scan

4 resume conditions are avail-

able: 3 timer scans and pause

scan. When receiving a sig-

nal, pause scan pauses until

the signal disappears; timer

scans pause for 5, 10 or

M 500 M 7 M 6

SKIP

frequencies.

2 sec.

Timer scan

Pausing

15 sec.

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