FTA-720 O
perATing
M
AnuAl
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d
ual
W
atch
o
peratIon
The Dual Watch feature automatically checks for activ-
ity on a “Priority” channel* while you are operating on
another channel. During Dual Watch operation, the cur-
rent channel and the Priority channel will each be polled
for a 500 ms interval, as the
FTA-720
looks for activity
on each channel.
To start Dual Watch, press the
key followed by
the
key.
The “
DW
” icon will ap-
pear on the display.
While receiving on the
“current” channel (not
the Priority channel), you may push the
PTT
switch
at any time to transmit on that channel.
When a signal is received on the Priority channel,
operation immediately shifts to the Priority channel;
the “
DW
” icon will blink, and the display will be-
come illuminated.
While receiving on the priority channel, if you mo-
mentarily press the
PTT
switch, Dual Watch will
be disabled. You may then transmit on the Priority
Channel.
To stop Dual Watch, press the
key followed by
the
key.
If you wish, you may use both the Dual Watch and
Scan features simultaneously. To do this, start the
Dual Watch first, then start the Scanner.
*
The “Priority” channel is defined as the last-used
Memory Channel (when using the VFO, “Book”
memory, and “BRS” modes) or Memory Channel “1”
(when using the Main Memory mode).
