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VHF470 RADIO 1-800-BOATING
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Normal Mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch
If you activate Triple Watch while operating in Normal mode (
MENU
/
RADIO SETUP/Dual/Tri Watch/
Triple)
, the radio checks the priority and second priority channels every few seconds along with the
current marine channel. With Dual Watch turned on, the radio only checks the priority channel and the
current marine channel. The radio will not check either of the priority channels while you are actively
transmitting; it waits until your transmission is finished and then checks the channels.
Scan
There are two Scan modes - Priority and Memory.
Scan/Priority Mode
Priority mode scans through the channels saved into memory and then the priority channel [set in the
Main menu (see page E-16)]. For example: Memory Channel 1 --> Priority Channel --> Memory
Channel 2 --> Priority Channel --> etc.
Scan/Priority Mode with Weather Alert On
If Weather Alert is turned on with Priority mode, the radio alternately scans through the channels saved
into memory and the priority channel (Memory Channel 1 --> Priority Channel --> Memory Channel 2
--> Priority Channel --> Memory Channel N ) and then scans the most recently used Weather channel.
Scan/Memory Mode
You can save any channel into memory and then use Scan mode/Memory Scan to monitor those chan-
nels from lowest to highest. If the radio detects a signal on a channel, it stays on that channel as long as
the signal is received; when the signal stops, the radio continues scanning.
wx
Every 7 seconds,
the radio checks
the last-used
weather channel.
WX Alert on
Monitoring Channel 25
11 10 08 13 12 14
17
15
The radio scans about
5 channels in 0.5 seconds.
When it detects a signal, the radio stays
on the channel until you press the
Channel Up
button or the signal
stops.
Resume
scan