Icom ID-31A PLUS Advanced Manual page 127

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SCANNING
VFO scan
D About a Program scan name
When a Scan name is assigned to a Program scan,
the name is displayed in the Scan Type Select
window (p 8-4)
L The name is not displayed during a scan
L To enter the name, see page 7-9
When the Scan name is assigned
When the Scan name is not assigned
D About a Program Link scan name
When a Program Link scan name is assigned, the
name is displayed in the Scan Type Select window
(p 8-4)
L The name is not displayed during a scan
L To enter the name, see page 7-9
When a Program Link name is assigned
When a Program Link name is not assigned
D Setting the skip frequencies
You can skip unnecessary frequencies during a scan
While a scan is paused and if you want to skip the
frequency, you can set it as a Skip channel (PSKIP)
The Scan Skip function speeds up a scan
1 Start the VFO scan
• When a signal is received, the scan pauses
2 Hold down [SMW] for 1 second
▼
• Sets the frequency as a Skip channel into empty
Memory channel 499
• The entered Memory channel number blinks
L If channel 499 already has content, the transceiver
automatically searches for another blank channel
to use If there is no blank channel, an error beep
sounds, and the frequency is not set as a Skip
channel
L After setting, the scan resumes
TIP: Once a frequency is set as a Skip channel, the
frequency is skipped until you clear the skip setting
To clear the skip setting, see page 8-11
L The skip setting is also cleared when the Memory
channel set as a Skip channel is cleared
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