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SCAN OPERATION
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Starting a scan ■
First, set the scan type (Priority or Normal scan), WX Alert func-
tion
and scan resume timer in the Menu screen. (pp. 84, 85)
Select the desired channel group. (p. q
12
)
Set the Favorite channels, as described to the left. w
Make sure the squelch is closed to start a scan. e
Push [SCAN] to start a Priority or Normal scan. r
• “SCAN 16” appears during a Priority scan; “SCAN” appears
during a Normal scan.
• When a signal is detected, the scan pauses until the signal
disappears, or resumes after pausing 5 seconds, depending
on the setting. (Channel 16 is still monitored during a Priority
scan.)
• Push [Y]/[Z] check the scanning Favorite channels, change
the scanning direction or manually resume the scan.
• A beep tone sounds and “16” blinks when a signal is received
on Channel 16 during a Priority scan.
To stop the scan, push [CLEAR] or repeat step tr.
Setting Favorite channels ■
For more effi cient scanning, add the desired channels as Fa-
vorite channels, or clear
“ ” for unwanted channels.
Channels that are not tagged will be skipped while scanning.
Favorite channels can be independently assigned to each
channel group (U.S.A., International and Canada*).
* For only the U.S.A. and EXP transceiver versions.
q
Select the desired channel group. (p.
12
)
w
Select the desired channel to be set as a Favorite channel.
Push [ e ] to set the displayed channel as a Favorite channel
.
• “ ”appears on the display.
To cancel the Favorite channel setting, repeat step re.
• “ ”disappears.
Clearing (or setting) all tagged channels ✓
Hold down [] for 3 seconds (until a long beep changes to
2 short beeps) to clear all Favorite channel settings in the
selected channel group.
• Repeat above procedure to set all channels as Favorite channels.
Scan starts. When a signal is received.
Push
[SCAN]
[Example]: Starting a Normal scan.