VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual
Basic Operation
Monitoring Two Channels (Dual Watch)
Dual watch allows you to cycle between monitoring the current channel you have selected
and Channel 16.
1. Select
MENU
>
CHANNEL
>
WATCH
.
2. Select
DUAL
. “DUAL WATCH”, the currently selected channel, and Channel 16 are
displayed on the screen—for example, “DUAL WATCH CH: 75 + 16”.
3. To exit Dual watch, select
EXIT
.
Monitoring Three Channels (Tri Watch)
Tri watch allows you to cycle between monitoring the current channel you have selected,
Channel 16, and your second-priority channel.
1. Select
MENU
>
CHANNEL
>
WATCH
.
2. Select
TRI
. “TRI WATCH”, the currently selected channel, Channel 16, and your second-
priority channel are displayed on the screen—for example, “TRI WATCH CH: 75 + 16 + 9”.
3. To exit Tri watch, select
EXIT
.
Reprogramming the Second-Priority Channel
You can program your radio to recognize a channel other than Channel 9 as your second-
priority channel.
1. Select
MENU
.
2. Select
CHANNEL
>
2ND PRIORITY
.
3. Turn the
Channel
knob to change the channel displayed on the screen.
4. When the correct channel is displayed, select
OK
.
Using 16/9 Mode
16/9 is a priority operation that is activated by pressing the
16/9
key (North American
models) or the
16+
key (International models) on the handset. Pressing the
16/9
key or the
16+
key stops the current operation and changes your current working channel to Channel
16 on the first press, your second-priority channel on the second press, and your original
channel on the third press. Entering this mode changes the transmit power to HI (25 W), and
leaving this mode restores the previous setting.
1. Press the
16/9
key or the
16+
key to immediately switch to Channel 16 and change the
transmit power to HI (25 W). To transmit on LO power in 16/9 mode, press the
HI/LO
key, and then select
1W
. The radio displays
1
W
on the screen to indicate low-power
transmission.
2. Press the
16/9
key or the
16+
key again to switch to your second-priority channel.
3. Press the
16/9
key or the
16+
key a third time to return to your previous current working
channel and the previous transmit power setting.
