Icom IC-M33

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SCAN OPERATION
■ Setting TAG channels
For more efficient scanning, set the desired channels as TAG
channels or clear the TAG setting from unwanted channels.
Channels that are not tagged will be skipped during scan-
ning. TAG channels can be assigned to each channel group
(U.S.A., International, Canadian and ATIS) independently.
q Push and hold [CH] for 1 sec. several times to select the
desired channel group, if desired.
w Select the desired channel to be set as a TAG channel.
e Push and hold [TAG] (FAV) for 1 sec. to set the displayed
channel as a TAG channel.
 •“
” appears in the function display.
r To cancel the TAG channel setting, push and hold [TAG]
(FAV) for 1 sec.
 •“
” disappears.
✔ Clearing (or setting) all tagged channels
While pushing and holding [TAG] (FAV), turn power ON to
clear all TAG channels in the selected channel group.
•RepeataboveproceduretosetallchannelsasTAGchannels
(when no TAG channel has been set.)
■ Starting a scan
Set the priority scan function, scan resume timer and auto
scan function in advance, using set mode. (p. 18)
q Push and hold [CH] for 1 sec. several times to select the
desired channel group, if desired.
w Push [SCAN] to start priority or normal scan.
 •“SCAN” blinks in the function display.
 •“16”appearsonthesubchannelreadoutduringpriorityscan.
 •Whenasignalisreceived,scanpausesuntilthesignaldisap-
pears or resumes after pausing 5 sec. according to the scan
resume timer setting. (Channel 16 is still monitored during prior-
ity scan.)
 •Push[Y]/[Z] to check which channels have been set as TAG
channels, change the scanning direction or resume the scan
manually.
e To stop the scan, push [SCAN].
 •“SCAN” disappears.
 •Pushing[PTT], [16], [CH] or [FAV] also stops the scan.
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Scan starts
to stop the scan
Push
Push
[Example]: Starting a normal scan.
When a signal is received