Icom iM506 Instruction Manual

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175 SCAN OPERATIONSetting Favorite channels■For more efficient scanning, add desired channels as Favor-ite channels, or clear the Favorite on unwanted channels.Channels that are not tagged will be skipped while scanning.Favorite channels can be independently assigned to eachchannel group (INT, USA, or CAN).Select the desired channel group. (p.q 10 )Select the desired channel to be set as a Favorite channel.wPush [e ] to set the displayed channel as a Favorite channel.• The “” icon appears on the display.To cancel the Favorite channel setting, repeat stepr e.• The “” icon disappears.Clearing (or setting) all Favorite channels✓Hold down [] for 3 seconds (until a long beep changes to2 short beeps) to clear all Favorite channel settings in theselected channel group.• Repeat above procedure to set all channels as Favorite channels.Starting a scan■First, set the scan type (Priority or Normal scan) and scanresume timer in the Menu screen. (p. 97)Select the desired channel group. (p.q 10)Set the Favorite channels, as described to the left.wMake sure the squelch is closed to start a scan.ePush [SCAN] to start a Priority or Normal scan.r• “ SCAN 16” appears during a Priority scan; “SCAN” appears dur-ing a Normal scan.• When a signal is detected, the scan pauses until the signal dis-appears, or resumes after pausing 5 seconds, depending on thesetting. (Channel 16 is still monitored during a Priority scan.)• Push [Y]/[Z] on either transceiver or microphone, to check thescanning Favorite channels, change the scanning direction ormanually resume the scan.• A beep tone sounds and “16” blinks when a signal is received onChannel 16 during a Priority scan.To stop the scan, push [CLEAR] or repeat stept r.Scan starts. When a signal is received.Push[SCAN][Example]: Starting a Normal scan.