Icom IC-R8500 Mode select function, Specifying skip channel and frequency, D Priority scan

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DPriority scan

Priority scan monitors a specified frequency (the pri- ority channel) once every 1–16 sec. (programmable) during any operation, such as receiving, scanning other channels, etc.

Start/stop:

Push [PRIO] to start/stop the scan.

•Priority scan can be used in combination with other scan types: start another scan type during priority scan; or, push [PRIO] while operating another scan.

Preparation—priority channel programming: ➀Push [PRIO] for 1 sec.

•“*SET*” appears in the bank name area, then changes to a flashing “PRIO.”

• Using this method, the priority channel can be called up at any time with one push.

➁Set the desired frequency, mode and memory

name. Priority scan

➂Push [MW] for 1 sec. to write the contents into the

priority channel. Programmed scan with priority scan

➃Push [PRIO] again to return to the previous chan- nel.

■Mode select function

To operate memory scan or memory select scan in a specific mode (ignoring other modes), the mode select function is available.

➀Push [MEMO] or [SEL] to start memory scan or memory select scan, respectively.

➁Select the desired mode to operate the scan in via the mode switches.

•The mode select function is applied to memory or mem- ory select scan.

➂Push [MEMO] or [SEL] again to stop the scan.

WFM	Select	Skip
	Mch 3
Mch 2		Mch 4	AM
FM	USB
Mch 1		Select
USB			Mch 5
	USB
Mch 39			USB
	Mch 7	Mch 6
Select
		FM
	Select

■Specifying skip channel and frequency

• Specifying skip channels

➀Select the memory channel to be specified as a skip channel.

➁Push [SKIP] for 1 sec. to toggle the setting ON and OFF.

•SKIP-CH appears when ‘skip’ is set.

SKIP-CH

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The channel is specified as a ‘skip’ channel.

•Programming skip frequencies (for programmed scan)

➀Start programmed scan.

➁When the scan pauses on an undesired signal, push [MW] for 1 sec.

•The frequency is memorised into the skip bank as a skip frequency.

•The specified channel is skipped during memory and memory select scans.

•The programmed frequency is skipped during pro- grammed and auto memory write scans.

SKIP OFF DLY ∞

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Push [MW] for 1 sec. while programmed scan pauses.

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