Icom IC-2800H - Manual (Page 52)

■ Priority watch types
Priority watch checks for signals on a frequency every 5 sec.
while operating on a VFO frequency. The transceiver has 2
priority watch types to suit your needs.
The watch resumes according to the selected scan resume
condition. See p. 46 for details.
■ Priority watch operation
q Select VFO mode with the desired band’s [V/M H ].
• Push [CHG/L] if [V/M H ] is not displayed.
w Set an operating frequency.
e Make sure the squelch is set to the threshold point.
r Set the watching channel(s).
For memory channel watch:
Select the desired memory channel.
• Select memory mode with the desired band’s [M/C] (“ ! ” ap-
pears.); select the memory channel to be watched with the de-
sired band’s tuning dial.
For memory scan watch:
Start the memory scan.
• Select memory mode with the desired band’s [M/C] (“ ! ” ap-
pears.); push [(M/C) SCN] for 2 sec. to select scan screen; push
[MEM] to start memory scan.
For call channel watch:
Select the call channel by pushing [M/C].
• Select memory mode with the desired band’s [M/C]. (“C” ap-
pears.)
t Push [ (M/C) SCN] for 2 sec. to select the scan screen.
• If the pocket beep function is activated, the transceiver automat-
ically selects the tone squelch function when scan screen is se-
lected.
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PRIORITY WATCH
MEMORY or CALL
CHANNEL WATCH While operating on a VFO
frequency, priority watch
checks for a signal on the
selected memory or call
channel every 5 sec.
• A memory channel with skip in-
formation can be watched.
MEMORY SCAN WATCH While operating on a VFO
frequency, priority watch
checks for signals on each
memory channel in se-
quence.
• The memory skip function is
useful to speed up the scan.
VFO
frequency
Memory
or call
channel
5 sec.
125 msec.
VFO
frequency
Mch 1
Mch 0
Mch 2
Mch 99
5 sec.
125 msec.
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