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SET MODE
New2001
■ SET mode items
D Beep tone function “ ”
Turns ON the key touch beep sound or AJ, or turns OFF the
sound OFF.
• ON : A xed beep sounds (default)
• AJ : The preset beeps (example: do, re, mi) sound
• OFF : Silent operation
Push
Beep tone ON (default)
Beep tone OFF
Weather alert function “ D ”
For only the USA, EXP, and AUS versions, a NOAA broadcast
station transmits a weather alert tone before any important
weather announcements. When the weather alert function is
turned ON, any detected weather alert will make the IC-M73/
IC-M73EURO activate a blinking “
” alert icon on the
function display and repeatedly sound a beep tone. The blink-
ing and beeping stops when the radio is picked up and op-
erated. The previously selected weather channel is checked
any time during standby, or while scanning, when the power
save function is activated.
• “ ” appears when the function is turned ON.
Push
Weather alert function
OFF (default)
Weather alert function
ON
D Priority scan function “ ”
Except for the HOL version, the transceiver has 2 scan
types— normal (OFF) and priority (ON) scans. Normal scan
searches all Favorite (TAG) channels in the selected channel
group. Priority scan sequentially searches all Favorite (TAG)
channels while monitoring Channel 16.
• The default setting may differ, depending on the version.
Push
Normal scan (default)
Priority scan
D Scan resume timer “ ”
Except for the HOL version, 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 seconds after receiving a
signal and then resumes even if a signal has been received.
Push
Scan resume timer
OFF (default)
Scan resume timer
ON