I Scan Types; I Preparation - Icom I706MKTMG Instruction Manual

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MEMORY AND SCAN OPERATION

I Scan types

PROGRAMMED SCAN
Repeatedly scans between two scan edge frequencies
(scan edge memory channels 1A and 1B).
Scan edge 1A or 1B
This scan operates in VFO mode.
MEMORY SCAN
Repeatedly scans all programmed memory channels.
Mch 2
Mch 1
S (select)
Mch 99
S (select)
This scan operates in memory mode.

I Preparation

• Channels
For programmed scan: Program scan edge frequen-
cies into scan edge memory channels 1A and 1B
(p. 34).
For memory scan: Program 2 or more memory chan-
nels except scan edge memory channels.
For memory select scan: Designate 2 or more memo-
ry channels as select memory channels—select a
memory channel, then push [
play (memory mode) to designate the channel as a
select memory channel.
For priority watch: Program 1 memory channel to be
watched.
• Scan resume ON/OFF
You can select the scan to resume or cancel when
detecting a signal, in initial set mode, item 21. Scan
resume ON/OFF must be set before operating a scan.
See p. 53 for ON/OFF setting and scan resume con-
dition details.
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Scan
Scan edge 1B or 1A
Jump
BLANK
S (select)
Mch 3 Mch 4
Mch 5
S (select)
Mch 7 Mch 6
S (select)
SEL] in the S2 dis-
(F-2)
PRIORITY WATCH
Checks for signals on a memory or call channel while
operating on a VFO frequency.
Memory channel watch
VFO
Memory
frequency channel
This scan operates in VFO mode.
SELECTED MEMORY SCAN
Repeatedly scans all selected memory channels.
S (select)
Mch 2 Mch 3
Mch 1
S (select)
Mch 99 Mch 7
S (select) S (select)
This scan operates in memory mode.
• Scan speed
Scan speed can be selected from 2 levels, high or low,
in initial set mode. See p. 47 for details.
• Squelch condition
SCAN
PROGRAMMED
STARTS
SCAN
WITH
The scan continues
until it is stopped
manually, and does
not pause even if it
detects signals.
SQUELCH
This is not applicable
OPEN
when the scan
resume is OFF and a
programmable step
(more than 1 kHz) is
selected.
Scan stops when detecting a signal.
If you set scan resume ON in initial set mode,
SQUELCH
the scan pauses for 10 sec. when detecting a
CLOSED
signal, then resumes. When a signal disap-
pears while scan is paused, scan resumes 2
sec. later.
Call channel watch
VFO
Call
frequency channel
BLANK
Mch 4
Mch 5
S (select)
Mch 6
MEMORY SCANS
PRIORITY WATCH
Scan pauses on each
channel when the
scan resume is ON;
not applicable when
OFF.