Icom ID-51A

13
SCAN OPERATION
13-5
■ VFO scan
There are 6 scan types: Full scan, Band scan, Program
scan, Program link scan, Duplex scan and Tone scan.
NOTE: The frequencies that are set as skip channels
“PSKIP” are skipped during a scan.
When the “PROGRAM SKIP” item in the MENU screen
is set to OFF, the frequencies that are set as skip chan-
nels “PSKIP”, are not skipped during a scan.
(MENU > Scan > Program Skip)
D VFO mode scan
q Push [V/MHz] to select the VFO mode.
w Push [MODE] to select the operating mode.
e Hold down [SCAN] for 1 second.
r Push D-pad() to select the scan type.
• ALL : Full scan.
• BAND : Band scan.
• P-LINK0~9 : Program link scan.
• P00~24 : Program scan.
• DUP : Duplex scan (p. 13-2).
( Appears only when duplex is set.)
• TONE : Tone scan.
(For tone squelch scanning)
D-pad
()
(Ent)
t Push D-pad(Ent) to start the scan.
• ALL : The decimal point and “ALL” blinks.
• BAND : The decimal point and “BND” blinks.
• P-LINK0~9/P00~24
: The decimal point and Scan edge number blink.
• DUP : The decimal point and “DUP+”/“DUP–” blink.
• If desired, rotate [DIAL] to switch the scanning direction
during a scan.
• If desired, push [MODE]
to change the operating
mode during a scan.
• The scan resumes even while the MENU screen is dis-
played.
y To cancel the scan, hold down [SCAN] for
1 second.
• Pushing [CLR] also cancels the scan.
TIP: Holding down [SCAN] and rotate [DIAL]
also selects the scan type. The scan immediately
starts when [SCAN] is released.
Hold down
[SCAN]
for 1 second.
Example: Full scan in the FM mode.
When a signal is received.
[DIAL]
Blinks
Blinks
The S-meter shows the
received signal strength.
Blinks
Blinks
Push D-pad() to
select, then push
D-pad(Ent).
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