Icom IC-M88 instruction manual SET mode items, Beep tone function bP, Weather alert function AL

8 SET MODE

■SET mode items

DBeep tone function “bP”

You can select silent operation by turning the beep tones OFF, or you can have 2 types of confirmation beeps sound at the push of a switch. When ON is selected, a fixed beep (Pi) sounds and when US is selected, the preset beeps (e.g. do, re, mi) sound.

PUSH

Beep tone ON (default) User Beep

DWeather alert function “AL”

An NOAA broadcast station transmits a weather alert tone be- fore any important weather announcements. When the weather alert function is turned ON, the transceiver detects the alert, the bell indicator blinks and sounds a beep tone until the trans- ceiver is operated. The previously selected (used) weather channel is checked any time during standby, or while scanning, when the power save function is activated.

•“ALT” appears when the function is set ON.

	PUSH
Weather alert function	Weather alert function
OFF (default)	ON

DPriority scan function “Pr”

The transceiver has 2 scan types—normal and priority scans. Normal scan searches all tag channels in the selected chan- nel group. Priority scan searches all tag channels in se- quence while monitoring Channel 16.

PUSH

Normal scan (default) Priority scan

DScan resume timer “St”

The scan resume timer can be set as a pause (OFF) or timer scan (ON). When OFF is selected, the scan pauses until a received signal disappears. When ON is selected, the scan pauses for 5 sec. after receiving a signal and then resumes even if the signal has been received.

	PUSH
Scan resume timer OFF	Scan resume timer ON
(default)

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