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SCAN OPERATION
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Setting TAG channels
For more efficient scanning, add the desired channels as TAG
channels or clear the TAG for unwanted channels.
Channels that are not tagged will be skipped during scan-
ning. TAG channels can be assigned to each channel group
(U.S.A., International and Canada)) independently.
q
While holding down
[H/L], push [CH/WX•DUAL•U/I/C] one or
more times to select the desired channel group.
w
Select the desired channel to be set as a TAG channel.
e
Hold down
[SCAN•TAG] for 1 second to set the displayed
channel as a TAG channel.
• “
TAG
” appears on the display.
r
To cancel the TAG channel setting, repeat step
e
.
• “
TAG
” disappears.
✔
Clearing (or setting) all tagged channels
While holding down
[H/L], hold down [SCAN•TAG] for 3 sec-
onds (until a long beep changes to 2 short beeps) to clear all
TAG channels setting in the selected channel group.
• Repeat above procedure to set all channels as TAG channels.
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Starting a scan
Set scan type (Priority or Normal scan) and scan resume
timer first using Set mode. (p. 53)
q
While holding down
[H/L], push [CH/WX•DUAL•U/I/C] one
or more times to select the desired channel group, if de-
sired.
w
Set TAG channels as described to the 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
” appears during Priority scan; “
NORMAL
SCAN
” appears during Normal scan.
• When a signal is detected, scan pauses until the signal disap
-
pears or resumes after pausing 5 seconds depending on the
Set mode setting. (Channel 16 is still monitored during Priority
scan.)
• Rotate
[DIAL], or push [
Y
]/[
Z
] on the microphone, to check the
scanning TAG channels, to change the scanning direction or re-
sume 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
[CLR] or repeat step
r
.
Push
Scan starts.
When a signal is received
25W
INT
DUP
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INTL
BUSY 25W
INT
DUP
NORMAL SCAN
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UTC 12:00
SAFETY
25W
INT
DUP
TAG
NORMAL SCAN
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123°23.236W
UTC 12:00
[Example]: Starting a normal scan.
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