Icom IC-M72 Instruction Manual - Page 24

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 Beep tone ON Push Beep tone OFF 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. Push Weather alert function Weather alert function OFF (default) ON 18 D 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. Normal scan Push Priority scan (default) 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. Push Scan resume timer OFF (default) Scan resume timer ON