Icom IC-M88

■ Scan types
Scanningisanefcientwaytolocatesignalsquicklyovera
widefrequencyrange.Thetransceiverhaspriorityscanand
normal scan.
In addition, the weather alert and auto scan function is avail-
able for standby convenience. These functions can be ac-
tivated simultaneously, dependingon the settings in SET
mode.(pp.18,19)
Setthetagchannels(scannedchannel)beforescanning.
Clear the tag channels which inconveniently stop scanning,
such as digital communications.
ChoosepriorityornormalscaninSETmode.(p.18)
NORMAL SCAN
CH 01 CH 02
WX*
CH 05 CH 04
CH 03
* Previously selected weather channel
when weather alert function is ON
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.
PRIORITY SCAN
WX*
CH 01
CH 16
CH 02
CH 05 CH 04
CH 03
* Previously selected weather channel
when weather alert function is ON
Priorityscansearchesthroughalltagchannelsinsequence
whilemonitoringChannel16.Whenasignalisdetected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.
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