Tone scan – Icom IC-R1500 User Manual

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POCKET BEEP AND TONE SQUELCH

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Tone scan

By monitoring a signal using with pocket beep, tone or DTCS
squelch, you can determine the tone frequency or DTCS
code necessary to open the squelch.

q

Set the desired operating frequency or memory channel to
be checked for a tone frequency or code.

w

Push and hold [MONI•T/T-SCAN] for 1 sec and rotate
[DIAL] to select the tone type, tone squelch or DTCS, to
be scanned.

• Either “ ” or “

” appears.

e

Push and hold [MONI•T/T-SCAN] for 1 sec. to start the
tone scan.

• To change the scanning direction, rotate [DIAL].

r

When the CTCSS tone frequency or 3-digit DTCS code is
matched, the squelch opens and the tone frequency is
temporarily programmed into the VFO or memory channel.

• The tone scan pauses when a CTCSS tone frequency or 3-digit

DTCS code is detected.

• The decoded CTCSS tone frequency or 3-digit DTCS code is

used for the tone decoder depending on the selected tone con-
dition or type in step

w

.

- “ ” : CTCSS tone decoder
- “

” : DTCS tone decoder

t

Push any key to stop the scan.

NOTE: The decoded tone frequency is programmed tem-
porarily when a memory is selected. However, this will be
replaced by the programmed information when the mem-
ory channel is re-selected.

During CTCSS frequency scan

During DTCS code scan

[MONI•T/T-SCAN]

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