Icom IC-R8500 instruction manual Channel selection, D Using the M-CH selector, D Using the keypad

MEMORY CHANNELS 5

■Channel selection

DUsing the [M-CH] selector

➀Select the desired bank using [M-CH• BANK▲] or [ENT • BANK▼].

➁Rotate the [M-CH] selector to select the desired channel.

• Bank limit function

While rotating the [M-CH] selector, memory channels can be selected from within the current bank only; or from any bank.

Push [BANK] to toggle the bank limit function ON and OFF.

BANK		BANK
USR-A	M	BANK	M
		USR-A
SR-		SR-

[BANK] [BANK]

[M-CH] selector

✔Convenient: Automatic bank limit

When starting memory scan, the bank limit function is activated automatically. This automatic selection can be deactivated. See p. 26.

BANK doesn't	BANK appears
appear
• Bank limit OFF	• Bank limit ON
All memory channels can be	Only memory channels in
selected via the [M-CH]	the current bank can be se-
selector. [BANK▲]/[BANK▼]	lected. Banks can be se-
can be used.	lected with the
	[BANK▲]/[BANK▼] keys
	only.

DUsing the keypad

Memory channels in the current bank can only be selected via the keypad.

➀Select the desired bank using [M-CH• BANK▲] or [ENT • BANK▼].

➁Push keys corresponding to the desired channel. ➂Push the [M-CH] key to set the selected memory

channel.

• Input for memory channels not available is cancelled.

[EXAMPLE]: Selecting channel 39 from within the currently selected bank

	. ; ,
	M-CH
3 DEF 9 WXY	BANK
USR-A ABCD	USR-A ABCD

[EXAMPLE]: Selecting channel 12 from a different bank (bank 3)

. ; , . ; ,

M-CH			M-CH
BANK (3 times)	1 QZ	2 ABC	BANK

[M-CH] key

USR-A EFGH

USR-A EFGH USR-D IJKL USR-D MNOP

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