VHF 100/200 Series Owner’s Manual
Basic Operation
Saving Channels
You can save any channel other than the WX (weather) channels to the transceiver memory.
You can scan your saved channels separately from scanning all of the channels that radio
receives. There is no limit to the number of channels you can save.
To save a channel:
1. Select
SCAN
.
2. Turn the
Channel
knob to access different channels.
3. To save a channel, select
SAV CH
. A star on the top of the screen denotes a saved
channel.
To remove the saved status from a channel:
1. Select
SCAN
.
2. Turn the
Channel
knob to access different channels.
3. Select
SAV CH
.
Scanning Saved Channels
1. Select
SCAN
.
2. Select
SAVED
.
NOTE:
This scan does not include Channel 16 unless you saved Channel 16 to memory.
However, you can select
+16
to scan Channel 16 every other channel (for example: 21, 16,
32, 16). When this setting is active, the soft key displays -16. Select
-16
to scan your saved
channels in their normal order (for example, 08, 10, 11, 14).
Monitoring Multiple Channels
IMPORTANT:
The radio disables multiple-channel monitoring (Dual watch and Tri watch) if
you turn on ATIS. See
Select
WATCH
to monitor priority channels and the currently selected channel for
broadcasting activity. Channel 16 is the first-priority channel on your radio. Channel 9 is the
default second-priority channel, but you can select another channel as your second-priority
channel. For more information on reprogramming the second-priority channel, see
Monitoring Two Channels (Dual Watch)
Dual watch allows you to cycle between monitoring the current channel you have selected
and Channel 16.
1. Select
WATCH
.
2. Select
DUAL
. “DUAL WATCH”, the currently selected channel, and Channel 16 are
displayed on the screen—for example, “DUAL WATCH CH: 75 + 16”.
3. To exit Dual watch, select
EXIT
.
