Icom IC-R8500 Automatic bank limit/skip functions, Voice scan control function, Skip Manual

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■Automatic bank limit/skip functions

When starting a scan, the following functions are automatically turned ON by default; and the [SKIP] and [BANK] switches are deactivated during scan.

•The bank limit function (for memory scan and select memory scan)—The memory scan operates within the selected bank only.

• Turning OFF the automatic function

•The skip function (for any scan except priority scan)—memory channels specified as skip chan- nels are not checked during memory scan and select memory scan; the frequencies which are pro- grammed into memory channels as skip channels (not only in the skip bank but any memory chan- nels) during programmed scan and auto memory write scan.

➀Push [MEMO] for 1 sec.

•A display as at right appears.

➁Rotate the [M-CH] selector to select the item, SKIP or

BANK.

➂Rotate the main dial to select the function AUTO or MANU- AL.

➃Push [MEMO] to return to the previous display.

The skip function is turned ON automatical-

SKIP AUTO ly at scan start.

[SKIP] does not function during scan.

	The scan skip function is turned ON and
SKIP MANUAL	OFF by [SKIP] regardless of scan start.

The bank limit function is turned ON au-

BANK AUTO tomatically at scan start.

[BANK] does not function during scan.

BANK MANUAL	The bank limit function is turned ON and
	OFF by [BANK] regardless of scan start.

■Voice scan control function

This function is useful when you don’t want unmodu- lated signals pausing or cancelling a scan. When activated, the receiver checks received signals for voice components.

If a receiver signal includes voice components, and the tone of the voice components changes within 1 sec., scan pauses (or stops). If the received signal includes no voice components or the tone of the voice components does not change within 1 sec., scan resumes.

To toggle the function ON and OFF, push [VSC].

• “VSC” appears while it is activated.

		VSC appears
FM		VSC OFF DLY ∞
		kHz
ICOM- IC-R8500
Unmodulated	Modulated
signal	signal
		Scan edge 2
Scan edge 1

• The VSC function activates for any scan.
• The VSC function resumes the scan on unmod-
ulated signals even when the resume condition is	Scan		Scan pauses or is
set to “OFF” or “∞ ”.		Skip	cancelled.

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