Icom IC-M3A - SCAN OPERATION; NORMAL SCAN

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SCAN OPERATION
■ Scan types
Scanning is an efficient way to locate signals quickly over a
wide frequency range. The transceiver has a priority scan and
a normal scan.
In addition, weather alert functions is available for standby
convenience. (p. 13)
Set the tag channels (channels to be scanned) before scan-
ning. Clear the tag channels which inconveniently stop scan-
ning, such as those used for digital communications.
NOTE: Choose priority or normal scan in SET mode. (P. 12)
PRIORITY SCAN
Priority scan searches through all tag channels in se-
quence while monitoring channel 16. When a signal is de-
tected on channel 16, scan pauses until the signal
disappears; when a signal is detected on a channel other
than channel 16, scan becomes dualwatch until the signal
disappears.
WX*
CH 01
CH 16
CH 02
CH 05 CH 04
CH 03
* Previously selected weather channel
when weather alert function is ON.
NORMAL SCAN
Normal scan, like priority scan, searches through all tag
channels in sequence. However, unlike priority scan, chan-
nel 16 is not checked unless channel 16 is set as a tag
channel.
CH 01 CH 02
WX*
CH 05 CH 04
CH 03
* Previously selected weather channel
when weather alert function is ON.
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