FTA-230 O
perATing
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AnuAl
35
p
rIorIty
d
ual
W
atch
o
peratIon
Similar to Dual Watch operation (described on previous
page), Priority Dual Watch is an enhanced version which
includes the following additional features:
The receiving time interval (ratio) between the cur-
rent channel and the Priority channel may be cus-
tomized via Menu Item “
PRTM
.” See page 43 for
details.
Irrespective of which channel is currently being re-
ceived, when the
PTT
switch is pushed transmission
will always occur on the Priority channel.
Before initiating Priority Dual Watch, Menu Item
“
DWMD
” must be set to the “
PRI
: Priority” mode (in-
stead of “
DW
: Dual Watch”). See page 43 for details.
To start Priority Dual
Watch, press the [
F
]
key followed by the
[
6
(
D W
) ] k e y. T h e
“
DW
” icon will appear
on the display.
While receiving on the
“current” (non-Priority)
channel, pressing the
PTT
switch once causes
the radio to switch to the
Priority channel and cancels Dual Watch. Press the
PTT
switch again to transmit on the Priority chan-
nel.
When a signal is received on the Priority chan-
nel, reception immediately shifts to the Prior-
ity channel, the “
DW
” icon will blink, and
t h e d i s p l a y w i l l b e c o m e i l l u m i n a t e d u n -
less the Scan Lamp Feature is turned off.
While receiving on the priority channel, if you
momentarily press the
PTT
switch, Priority Dual
Watch will be disabled. You may then transmit on
the Priority Channel.
To stop Priority Dual Watch, press the [
F
] key fol-
lowed by the [
6
(
DW
)] key.
