Automatic Bank Limit/Skip Functions; Voice Scan Control Function - Icom IC-R8500 Instruction Manual

Automatic bank limit/skip functions

When starting a scan, the following functions are
automatically turned ON by default; and the [SKIP]
and [BANK] switches are deactivated during scan.
• The bank limit function (for memory scan and select
memory scan)—The memory scan operates within
the selected bank only.
• Turning OFF the automatic function
Push [MEMO] for 1 sec.
• A display as at right appears.
Rotate the [M-CH] selector to
select the item, SKIP or
BANK.
Rotate the main dial to select
the function AUTO or MANU-
AL.
Push [MEMO] to return to the
previous display.

Voice scan control function

This function is useful when you don't want unmodu-
lated signals pausing or cancelling a scan. When
activated, the receiver checks received signals for
voice components.
If a receiver signal includes voice components, and
the tone of the voice components changes within 1
sec., scan pauses (or stops). If the received signal
includes no voice components or the tone of the
voice components does not change within 1 sec.,
scan resumes.
To toggle the function ON and OFF, push [VSC].
• "VSC" appears while it is activated.
• The VSC function activates for any scan.
• The VSC function resumes the scan on unmod-
∞
ulated signals even when the resume condition is
set to "OFF" or " ".
• The skip function (for any scan except priority
scan)—memory channels specified as skip chan-
nels are not checked during memory scan and
select memory scan; the frequencies which are pro-
grammed into memory channels as skip channels
(not only in the skip bank but any memory chan-
nels) during programmed scan and auto memory
write scan.
SKIP AUTO
SKIP MANUAL
BANK AUTO
BANK MANUAL
Scan edge 1
Scan
The skip function is turned ON automatical-
ly at scan start.
[SKIP] does not function during scan.
The scan skip function is turned ON and
OFF by [SKIP] regardless of scan start.
The bank limit function is turned ON au-
tomatically at scan start.
[BANK] does not function during scan.
The bank limit function is turned ON and
OFF by [BANK] regardless of scan start.
FM
ICOM- IC-R8500
Unmodulated Modulated
signal signal
Scan pauses or is
cancelled.
Skip
6
SCANS
VSC appears
VSC
OFF DLY
kHz
Scan edge 2
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