Icom IC-M503 instruction manual Setting tag channels, Starting a scan, Scan Operation

							SCAN OPERATION 5
■ Setting tag channels						for 3 sec. to clear all tag channels in the channel group.
For more efficient scanning, add desired channels as tag					■ Starting a scan
channels or clear tag channels that are unwanted channels.
Channels set as non-tag channels will be skipped during					Set scan type (priority or normal scan) and scan resume timer
scanning. Tag channels can be assigned to each channel					in advance using set mode. (p. 15)
group (International, U.S.A., Holland, DSC, ATIS) indepen-
dently.					q Set tag channels as described at left.
					w While pushing and holding [HI/LO], push [DIAL] one or
q While pushing and holding [HI/LO], push [DIAL] one or						more times to select the desired channel group, if desired.
more times to select the desired channel group, if desired.					e Push [SCAN] to start priority or normal scan.
w Select the desired channel to set as a tag channel.						• “Pri scan 16” or “Normal scan” appears in the function display.
e Push and hold [SCAN/TAG] for 1 sec. to set the displayed						• When a signal is detected, scan pauses until the signal disap-
						pears or resumes after pausing 5 sec. according to set mode set-
channel as a tag channel.
						ting. (Channel 16 is still monitored during priority scan.)
• “TAG” appears in the function display.
						• Rotate the channel selector to check the scanning tag channels,
r To cancel the tag channel setting, repeat e.
						to change the scanning direction or resume the scan manually.
• “TAG” disappears.
						• “16” flashes and a beep tone sounds when a signal is received
• Clearing all tag channels in the selected channel group						on Channel 16 during priority scan.
					r To stop the scan, push [SCAN].
➥While pushing and holding [HI/LO], push and hold [DIAL]
						• “Pri scan” or “Normal scan” disappears.
[Example]: Starting a normal scan.
	INT	Push		INT		BUSY	INT
25W		SCAN	25W			25W
TAG	DUP	TAG	TAG	DUP		TAG	DUP
INTL			Normal scan			Normal scan
				Scan starts.		When a signal is received

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