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7 SET MODE
■ SET mode items
D Beep tone function “”
Selects the key touch beep sound ON or US, or turns sound
OFF.
• ON : A fixed beep sounds (default)
• US : The preset beeps (e.g. do, re, mi) sound
• OFF: Silent operation
D Weather alert function “”
A NOAA broadcast station transmits a weather alert tone be-
fore any important weather announcements. When the
weather alert function is turned ON, any detected weather
alert will make the IC-M72 activate a blinking “WXALT” alert
indicator on the function display and repeatedly sound a beep
tone. The blinking and beeping stops when the radio is picked
up and operated. The previously selected 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.
DD
Priority scan function “”
The transceiver has 2 scan types— normal (OFF) and priority
(ON) scans. Normal scan searches all TAG channels in the
selected channel group. Priority scan searches all TAG chan-
nels in sequence while monitoring Channel 16.
D Scan resume timer “”
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.
