I Set Mode Items - Icom IC-M88 Instruction Manual

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SET MODE

I SET mode items

D Beep tone function "bP"
You can select silent operation by turning the beep tones
OFF, or you can have 2 types of confirmation beeps sound at
the push of a switch. When ON is selected, a fixed beep (Pi)
sounds and when US is selected, the preset beeps (e.g. do,
re, mi) sound.
Beep tone ON (default)
D Weather alert function "AL"
An NOAA broadcast station transmits a weather alert tone be-
fore any important weather announcements. When the weather
alert function is turned ON, the transceiver detects the alert, the
bell indicator blinks and sounds a beep tone until the trans-
ceiver is operated. The previously selected (used) weather
channel is checked any time during standby, or while scanning,
when the power save function is activated.
• "ALT" appears when the function is set ON.
Weather alert function
OFF (default)
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PUSH
User Beep
PUSH
Weather alert function
ON
D Priority scan function "Pr"
The transceiver has 2 scan types—normal and priority scans.
Normal scan searches all tag channels in the selected chan-
nel group. Priority scan searches all tag channels in se-
quence while monitoring Channel 16.
PUSH
Normal scan (default)
D Scan resume timer "St"
The scan resume timer can be set as a pause (OFF) or timer
scan (ON). When OFF is selected, the scan pauses until a
received signal disappears. When ON is selected, the scan
pauses for 5 sec. after receiving a signal and then resumes
even if the signal has been received.
PUSH
Scan resume timer OFF
(default)
Priority scan
Scan resume timer ON