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5
SCAN OPERATION
New2001
5
■
Setting tag channels
For more efficient scanning, add the desired channels as tag
channels or clear the tag for unwanted channels.
Channels are not tagged will be skipped during scanning. Tag
channels can be assigned to each channel group (Interna-
tional and U.S.A.*) independently.
q
Push both
[
▲
]
and
[
▼
]
to select the desired channel group
(International and U.S.A.*).
w
Select the desired channel to be set as a tag channel.
e
Push
[SCAN•TAG]
for 1 sec. to set the displayed channel
as a tag channel.
• “
TAG
” appears in the display.
r
To cancel the tag channel setting, repeat step
e
.
• “
TAG
” disappears.
✔
Clearing (or setting) all tagged channels
While pushing
[HI/LO]
on the microphone, push
[SCAN•TAG]
for 3 sec. (until a long beep changes to 2 short beeps) to clear
all tag channels in the channel group.
• Repeat above procedure to set all tag channels.
■
Starting a scan
Set scan type (priority or normal scan) and scan resume timer
in advance using set mode. (p. 45)
q
Push
[
▲
]
and
[
▼
]
to select the desired channel group (In-
ternational and U.S.A.*) if desired.
w
Set tag channels as described at left.
e
Make sure the squelch is closed to start a scan.
r
Push
[SCAN•TAG]
to start priority or normal scan.
• “
PRI-SCAN 16
” or “
NORMAL SCAN
” appears in the function
display.
• When a signal is detected, scan pauses until the signal disap-
pears or resumes after pausing 5 sec. according to set mode
setting. (Channel 16 is still monitored during priority scan.)
• Push
[
▲
]
or
[
▼
]
to check the scanning tag channels, to change
the scanning direction or resume the scan manually.
• A beep tone sounds and “
16
” blinks when a signal is received
on Channel 16 during priority scan.
t
To stop the scan, push
[SCAN•TAG]
.
*U.K. version only
[Example]:
Starting a normal scan.
-INT
INT----
25W
25W-DUP
DUP-TAG
TAG-
-
23
23 34.154N
34.154N-
135
135 34.351E
34.351E-
- INTL
INTL
-
UTC
UTC-12:00
12:00-
-INT
INT----
25W
25W-DUP
DUP-TAG
TAG-
NORMAL
NORMAL SCAN
SCAN-
23
23 34.154N
34.154N-
135
135 34.351E
34.351E-
-
-
UTC
UTC-12:00
12:00-
BUSY
BUSY-INT
INT----
25W
25W-DUP
DUP-TAG
TAG-
NORMAL
NORMAL SCAN
SCAN-
23
23 34.154N
34.154N-
135
135 34.351E
34.351E-
- INTL
INTL
-
UTC
UTC-12:00
12:00-
Push
Scan starts.
When a signal is received.
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