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SCAN OPERATION (Except for the Dutch version)
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Setting Favorite channels
For more efficient scanning, add desired channels as Fa-
vorite channels, or clear the Favorite for unwanted chan-
nels.
Untagged channels will be skipped during scanning. Fa-
vorite channels can be independently assigned to each
channel group
(USA, INT, CAN, ATIS)
independently.
q
Select the desired channel to set as a Favorite channel.
w
Hold down
[FAV•
★
]
for 1 second to set the displayed
channel as a Favorite channel.
• “
★
” appears on the function display.
e
To cancel the Favorite channel setting, hold down
[FAV•
★
]
for 1 second.
✔
Clearing (or setting) All Favorite Channels in the Se-
lected Channel Group
While holding down
[FAV•
★
]
, turn ON power to clear all the
Favorite channel settings in the channel group.
• Repeat above procedure to set all channels as Favorite channels.
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Starting a scan
First, set the weather alert function, priority scan function,
scan resume timer and auto scan function, using the SET
mode.
(pp. 26, 27)
q
Make sure the desired channel group
(e.g., USA, CAN, INT,
ATIS)
is selected. Move between channel groups by re-
peatedly pushing
[CH/WX•U/I/C]
for 1 second at a time.
• When the weather alert function* is in use, select the desired
weather channel with
[CH/WX•U/I/C]
and
[
Y
]
/
[
Z
]
.
* For only the USA, EXP, and AUS versions.
w
Push
[SCAN•DUAL]
to start a priority or normal scan.
• “SCAN” blinks in the function display.
• “16” appears on the comment indicator during a priority scan.
• When a signal is received, the scan pauses until the signal
disappears, or resumes after pausing 5 seconds, depending
on the scan resume timer setting. (Channel 16 is still moni-
tored during a priority scan.)
• Push
[
Y
]
/
[
Z
]
to check the scanning of Favorite channels,
change the scanning direction or resume the scan manually.
e
To stop the scan, push
[SCAN•DUAL]
.
• “SCAN” disappears.
Scan starts
“SCAN” indication blinks
Push
Push
to stop the scan
When receiving a
signal, “SCAN” indica-
tion blinks and audio
is heard.
[Example]: Starting a normal scan.
• “
★
” disappears.