Setting Tag Channels; Scan Operation; Starting A Scan - Icom iM423 Instruction Manual

Setting TAG channels

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For more efficient scanning, add desired channels as TAG
channels, or clear the TAG on unwanted channels.
Channels that are not tagged will be skipped while scanning.
TAG channels can be independently assigned to each chan-
nel group (INT, USA, or CAN).
Select the desired channel group. (p.
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Select the desired channel to be set as a TAG channel.
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Push [ ] to set the displayed channel as a TAG channel.
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• "" appears on the display.
To cancel the TAG channel setting, repeat step
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• "" disappears.
Clearing (or setting) all tagged channels
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Hold down [] for 3 seconds (until a long beep changes to 2
short beeps) to clear all TAG channel settings in the selected
channel group.
• Repeat above procedure to set all channels as TAG channels.
[Example]: Starting a Normal scan.
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First, set the scan type (Priority or Normal scan) and scan
resume timer in the Menu screen. (p. 77)
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Scan starts.
Push
[SCAN]

SCAN OPERATION

Starting a scan

Select the desired channel group. (p.
Set the TAG channels, as described to the left.
Make sure the squelch is closed to start a scan.
Push [SCAN] to start a Priority or Normal scan.
• "SCAN 16" appears during a Priority scan; "SCAN" appears dur-
ing a Normal scan.
• When a signal is detected, the scan pauses until the signal dis-
appears, or resumes after pausing 5 seconds, depending on the
Set mode setting. (Channel 16 is still monitored during a Priority
scan.)
• Push [Y]/[Z] on either transceiver or microphone, to check the
scanning TAG channels, change the scanning direction or man-
ually resume the scan.
• A beep tone sounds and "16" blinks when a signal is received on
Channel 16 during a Priority scan.
To stop the scan, push [CLEAR] or repeat step
When a signal is received.
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