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FT-7100M Operating Manual
S
CANNING
F
EATURES
P
RIORITY
C
HANNEL
O
PERATION
The Priority function allows automatic checking for activity on a designated “Priority”
Memory channel every five second while operating on the VFO, a HOME channel, or an-
other Memory channel.
VFO Priority
1. Recall the memory channel which you want to use as the “Priority” frequency.
2. Now set the
FT-7100M
for operation on any VFO frequency on the same band as the
Priority frequency.
3. Press and hold in the [
REV
] key for 1/2 second to activate the VFO Priority mode; the
“
PRI
” icon will appear on the display. The frequency display will remain on the VFO
frequency, but every five seconds the
FT-7100M
will check the Priority Channel (desig-
nated memory channel) for activity.
4. Press the [
V/M
] key to disable the VFO Priority mode and exit to the VFO mode.
Memory Priority
1. Store the frequency you wish to use as the “Priority” channel into memory channel “1.”
2. Now set the
FT-7100M
for operation on another memory channel on the same band as
the Priority channel .
3. Press and hold in the [
REV
] key for 1/2 second to activate the Memory Priority mode; the
“
PRI
” icon will appear on the display. The frequency display will remain on the current
memory channel frequency, but every five seconds the
FT-7100M
will check the Priority
channel (memory channel “1”) for activity.
4. Press the [
V/M
] key to disable the Memory Priority mode and exit to the memory mode.
HOME Priority
1. Recall the memory channel which you wish to use as the “priority” frequency.
2. Now set the
FT-7100M
for operation on the HOME channel that is on the same band as
the selected HOME channel.
3. Press and hold in the [
REV
] key for 1/2 second to activate the HOME Priority mode; the
“
PRI
” icon will appear on the display. The frequency display will remain on the HOME
channel frequency, but every five seconds the
FT-7100M
will check the Priority channel
(memory channel) for activity.
4. Press the [
V/M
] key to disable the HOME Priority mode and exit to the HOME channel.
