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SCAN OPERATION
■
Scan types
The IC-A14 has 3 scan types to suit your needs. IC-A14S
has 2 scan types.
■
COM band scan
q
Push
[CLR
] to select the frequency mode.
w
Push
[SQL
Y
]
/
[SQL
Z
]
to set the squelch level to the point
where noise just disappears.
For the IC-A14
e
Push
[FUNC]
, then push
[SCAN](2)
to start the scan.
• When a signal is received, the scan pauses until the signal dis-
appears.
• To change the scanning direction, push
[
Y
]
/
[
Z
]
.
For the IC-A14S
e
Hold down
[
Y
]
/
[
Z
]
for 1 second to start the scan.
• When a signal is received, the scan pauses until the signal dis-
appears.
• To change the scanning direction, push
[
Y
]
/
[
Z
]
.
r
To stop the scan, push
[CLR]
.
WEATHER CHANNEL SCAN
Repeatedly scans all “TAG” weather channels. Weather
channels are available for the IC-A14 only.
COM BAND SCAN
Repeatedly scans
all frequencies
over the entire
COM band.
108.00
MHz
Scan
Jump
118.00
MHz
136.975
MHz
MEMORY SCAN
Repeatedly scans se-
lected memory bank’s
all “TAG” memory chan-
nels. Used for checking
often-used channels and
bypassing usually busy
channels such as control-
tower frequencies.
non-TAG
channel
non-TAG channel
Mch 2
Mch 4
Mch 6
Mch 7
Mch 1
Mch 8
Mch 10
Mch 19
Decimal point blinks during a
scan.
[FUNC]
[CLR]
[SCAN](2)
[
Y
]
[
Z
]
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