Icom IC-450, Instruction Manual

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SCAN
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Scanning preparation
The IC-450 scans all tagged channels when a scan is activated.
When the IC-450 finds a busy channel, it can be set to pause, or
to resume after a pause. (Except for the Repeater search scan).
• See pages 17 and 23 for the details on the Scan Resume function.
(Default: 5sec No Signal)
D
Selecting the scan mode
Push
q
to enter the menu mode.
Push [
w
 ] or [  ] to select “Scan Mode.”
(“Scan” > “Scan Mode”)
Push [
e
 ] or [  ] to select the desired scan mode, and
then push [

] to set.
• “ (Open Scan),” “ (Group Scan),” “ (Priority Scan),” or
“ (Repeater Scan)” is displayed on the standby mode screen.
Push
r
to exit the menu mode.
D Tag channel setting
Before setting the tag channels, you must select the desired
scan mode, as described in the left column.
Push
q
to enter the menu mode.
Push [
w
 ] or [  ] to select “Tag.”
(“Scan” > “Tag”)
Push [
e
 ] or [  ] to select a channel, and then select ON
or OFF to set it as a Tag channel, and then push Push
[

] to set it.
• “ ” appears when the tag setting is ON (The channel is set as
a scan channel).
Appears
Example:
When channel 01 is set as a tag channel for open scan.
To speed up the scan:
For an Open scan, cancel the Tags to skip undesired channels
such as busy channels.
For Group scan, set only often-used channels as tag channels.
All memory channels may be set as tag channels by default.
When Open scan is selected.
Select a scan mode
Appears