Icom IC-R8500 Weather Radio User Manual


 
Operation
D Memory scan
D Memory select scan
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SCANS
All memory channels (except skip channels) in the
selected bank are scanned at up to 40 ch/sec.
qPush [M-CH
BANK
] or [ENT
BANK
] to select
the desired bank.
Direct selection is also available as below.
wSet the [SQUELCH] control to the threshold point.
ePush [MEMO] to start the scan.
•“MEMO appears in the bank name area.
rPush [MEMO] again to stop the scan.
Convenient:
Direct bank selectionMemory scan can be started
in a specic bank without using [BANK
/
]:
Enter one or two digits for the bank number, then
push [MEMO].
Bank selection during memory scanThe selected
bank can be changed without stopping the scan:
Enter one or two digits for the bank number, then
push [ENT].
Bank limit and skip scan releaseWhen starting
memory scan, the bank limit and channel skip functions
are activated automatically. Refer to p. 26.
Memory select scan allows you to increase scan ef-
ciency by searching for specied channels only,
thereby increasing the rate at which the scan cycles
through the memory channels. Set high priority chan-
nels as select channels (memory select scan
searches for signals on these channels) while leaving
out lower priority channels.
Preparationspecifying select channels:
Select the channel you want to specify as a select
channel, then push [SEL] for 1 sec.
Start/stop:
qSelect the desired bank using [
M-CH BANK
] or
[
ENT BANK
].
wSet the squelch control to the threshold point.
ePush [SEL] momentarily to start scan.
•“SEL appears in the bank name area.
rPush [SEL] again to stop the scan.
NOTE: Memory select scan does not start unless
2 or more channels in the bank are specied as
select channels.
Convenient:
The same convenient functions are available as de-
scribed above.
Mch 1
Mch 2
Mch 3
Mch 4
Mch 5
Mch 6
Mch 7
Mch 39
Skip
Select
Select
Select
Select
Push [MEMO]
FM
OFF
kHz
DLY
MEMO
MEMO appears
Push [SEL]
FM
OFF
kHz
DLY
SEL
SEL appears
Mch 1
Mch 2
Mch 3
Mch 4
Mch 5
Mch 6
Mch 7
Mch 39
Skip
Select
Select
Select
Select
Select