Icom M88 Instruction Manual - Page 24

8 SET MODE SET mode items D Beep tone function "bP" You can select silent operation by turning the beep tones OFF, or you can have 2 types of confirmation beeps sound at the push of a switch. When ON is selected, a fixed beep (Pi) sounds and when US is selected, the preset beeps (e.g. do, re, mi) sound. D Priority scan function "Pr" The transceiver has 2 scan types-normal and priority scans. Normal scan searches all tag channels in the selected channel group. Priority scan searches all tag channels in sequence while monitoring Channel 16. PUSH PUSH Beep tone ON (default) User Beep D Weather alert function "AL" An NOAA broadcast station transmits a weather alert tone before any important weather announcements. When the weather alert function is turned ON, the transceiver detects the alert, the bell indicator blinks and sounds a beep tone until the transceiver is operated. The previously selected (used) 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 Normal scan (default) Priority scan D Scan resume timer "St" 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 Weather alert function OFF (default) 18 Weather alert function ON