Guard/Distress/Hailing Channel 16, before starting with the current channel again.
.To exit either mode, press and hold 16/9/TRI for about 2 seconds.
Notes:
•If you selected DualWatch during setup, when activated, every two seconds, the radio checks the current channel then it checks Channel 16 before returning to your selected channel. DUALWATCH appears on the display bottom during this cycle.
•If you enable TripleWatch or DualWatch from a
Weather Channel, the same watch cycle occurs.
When the radio checks the selected weather channel, the screen displays Weather Band in the upper left corner. When the radio checks Channel 9, Channel 16, or both, the screen briefly displays Marine Band at the upper left.
•If you momentarily press SCAN/MEM, the TripleWatch or DualWatch functions as described above. Channels stored in memory are also scanned.
If you want to change the channels being scanned, momentarily press SCAN/MEM again, or press WX/
ALERT or PTT, to exit scanning (TripleWatch or DualWatch continues). Then use ▲ or ▼ to manually select another marine channel and press and hold SCAN/MEM to store it. Momentarily press SCAN/ MEM to resume scanning.
•In scan mode, the radio pauses on an active channel and resumes scanning 2 seconds after the channel activity ceases.
Scanning - The Basics and Beyond
Marine VHF radios use scanning to let you monitor several channels at once. It’s common to want to listen most of
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