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4. Press the [
ENT/MENU
] key.
“
PRI SCAN
” appears on the display. Scanning will proceed between the
memory channels, the preset channels, and the priority channel.
The priority channel will be scanned after each programmed channel.
5. To stop scanning, press the [
16/S
] or [
CLR
/
] key.
8.10 MULTI WATCH (TO PRIORITY CHANNEL)
Multi watch is used to scan two or three channels for communications.
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In Dual Watch, a normal VHF channel and the priority channel are
scanned alternately.
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In Triple Watch, a normal VHF channel, the priority channel, and the sub
channel are scanned alternately.
When a signal is received on the normal channel the radio briefly switches
between the normal channel and the priority channel to look for a transmis-
sion. If the radio receives communications on the priority channel the radio
stops and listens to the priority channel until communication ends and then
starts dual or triple watch scan again.
NOTE
The priority channel and sub channel may be changed from CH16 (default)
and CH9 (default) to another channel. Refer to section “
PRIORITY CH
” or
“
SUB CH
8.10.1 Setting up the Multi Watch Operation
1. Press and hold the [
ENT/MENU
] key.
2. Press the [▲] or [▼] key to select “
CHANNEL SETUP
”.
3. Press the [◄] or [►] key to select the [
SELECT
] soft key, then press the
[
ENT/MENU
] key.
4. Press the [▲] or [▼] key to select “
MULTI WATCH
”.
5. Press the [
ENT/MENU
] key.
6. Press the [▲] or [▼] key to select “DUAL”
or “TRIPLE”.
DUAL
(Dual Watch): The
HX40
watches the activity of the current
channel and the priority channel.
TRIPLE
(Triple Watch): The
HX40
watches the activity of the priority chan-
nel, the sub channel, and the current channel.
7. Press the [
ENT/MENU
] key to store the selected setting.
8. Press the [
CLR
/
] key to return to radio operation.