Rugged Radios RM-50 - Memory Scanning; How to Skip (Omit) a Channel During Memory Scan Operation; Preferential Memory Scan

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Memory scanning is similarly easy to initiate:
1. Set the radio to the Memory mode by pressing the [
V/M
(
MW
)] key, if necessary.
2. Press the [
SCAN
(
SEL
)] key to initiate scanning.
3. As with VFO scanning, the scanner will halt on any signal encountered that is strong
enough to open the squelch; it will then resume scanning according to the Scan-Re-
sume mode set previously.
4. To cancel scanning, press the [
SCAN
(
SEL
)] key again (or press the microphone’s
PTT
key).
You may initiate the memory channel scan by pressing and holding in the mi-
crophone’s [UP] or [DWN] key.
How to Skip (Omit) a Channel During Memory Scan Operation
Some continuous-carrier stations like a Weather Broadcast station will seriously impede
scanner operation if you are using the “Carrier Drop” Scan-Resume mode, as the incom-
ing signal will not pause long enough for the transceiver to resume scanning. Such chan-
nels may be “Skipped” during scanning, if you like:
1. Set the radio to the Memory Mode by pressing the [
V/M
(
MW
)] key, if necessary.
2. Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select the Memory Channel to be skipped during scanning.
3. Press and hold in the [
BAND
(
SET
)] key for 1/2 second to enter the Set mode.
4. Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Menu #40 (
SKIP
).
5. Press the [
BAND
(
SET
)] key momentarily, then ro-
tate the
DIAL
knob to “
SKIP
”. The current Memory
Channel will now be ignored during scanning. The
small “
SKIP
” icon will also appear when you re-
call the “Skipped” memory channel manually. The
“
ONLY
” selection is used for “Preferential Memory Scan”, described in the next col-
umn.
6. Press the [
BAND
(
SET
)] key momentarily to save the new setting, then press and hold
in the [
BAND
(
SET
)] key for 1/2 second to exit to normal operation.
7. To re-institute a channel into the scanning loop, select “
OFF
” in step 5 above (the
“Skipped” channel will still be accessible via manual channel selection methods using
the
DIAL
knob in the MR mode, whether or not it is locked out of the scanning loop).
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Preferential Memory Scan
The transceiver also allows you to set up a “Preferential Scan List” of channels which you
can “ag” within the memory system. These channels are
designated by a “ ” icon when you have selected them,
one by one, for the Preferential Scan List.
When you initiate memory scanning, beginning on a channel with the “ ” icon appended,
only those channels bearing the “ ” icon will be scanned. If you initiate scanning on a
channel which does not have the “ ” icon appended, you will scan all channels including
those with the “ ” icon appended.
Here is the procedure for setting up and using the Preferential Scan List:
1. Press the [
V/M
(
MW
)] key momentarily to enter the Memory Recall mode, if you are
not using memories already.
2. Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select the channel which you wish to add to the Preferential
Scan List.
3. Press and hold in the [
BAND
(
SET
)] key for 1/2 second to enter the Set mode.
4. Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Menu #40 (
SKIP
).
5. Press the [
BAND
(
SET
)] key momentarily, then rotate
the
DIAL
knob to “
ONLY
”. The current channel is
listed on the “Preferential Scan List”.
6. When you have made your selections, press the
[
BAND
(
SET
)] key momentarily to save the new set-
ting, then press and hold in the [
BAND
(
SET
)] key for 1/2 second to exit to normal
operation.
7. To remove a channel from the Preferential Scan List, select “
OFF
” in step 5 above.
To initiate Preferential Memory Scan:
1. Press and hold in the [
BAND
(
SET
)] key for 1/2 second to enter the Set mode.
2. Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Menu #38 (
SCN
MD
).
3. Press the [
BAND
(
SET
)] key momentarily, then rotate
the
DIAL
knob to “
ONLY
”.
4. Press the [
BAND
(
SET
)] key momentarily to save the
new setting, then press and hold in the [
BAND
(
SET
)]
key for 1/2 second to exit to normal operation.
5. Now, press the [
SCAN
(
SEL
)] key momentarily to initiate Preferential Memory Scan-
ning. Only the channels which have the “
” icon appended to the channel number
will be scanned.
6. To cancel Preferential Memory Scanning, select “
MEM
” in step 3 above.