VXA-210 P
ILOT
O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
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D
UAL
W
ATCH
O
PERATION
The Dual Watch feature automatically checks for
activity on a “priority” channel
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while you are oper-
ating on another channel. During Dual Watch opera-
tion, the current channel and the Priority channel will
each be polled for a 500 ms interval, as the
VXA-
210
looks for activity on each channel.
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To start Dual Watch, press [
F
]
à
[
SCAN
(
DW
)].
The “
DW
” icon will appear on the display.
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While receiving on the “current” channel (not
the Priority channel), you may push the
PTT
switch at any time to transmit on that channel.
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When a signal is received on the Priority chan-
nel, operation immediately shifts to the Priority
channel, the “
DW
” icon will blink, and the dis-
play will become illuminated.
While receiving on the priority channel, if you
momentarily press the
PTT
switch, Dual Watch
will be disabled. You may then transmit on the
Priority Channel.
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To stop Dual Watch, press [
F
]
à
[
SCAN
(
DW
)].
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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.
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The “Priority” Channel is defined as the
last-used
Memory Channel
(when using the VFO mode) or
Memory Channel 1
(when using the Main Memory
or Book Memory modes).
