SCANNING

“PRIORITY CHANNEL” SCANNING (DUAL WATCH)

The VX-8R’s scanning features include a two-channel scanning capability which allows you to operate on a VFO or Memory channel, while periodically checking a user-defined Memory Channel for activity. If a station is received on the Memory Channel which is strong enough to open the Squelch, the scanner will pause on that station in accordance with the Scan-Resume mode set via Menu Item 83: SCAN RESUME. See page 60.

Here is the procedure for activating Priority Channel Dual Watch operation:

1.Press the key briefly to enter the Memory Recall (“MR”) mode, if you are not using memories already.

2.Press and hold in the key for one second, then rotate the DIAL knob to select the memory channel you wish to be the “Priority” channel.

3.Press the key. The “P” icon will appear to the right of

 

the “MR” label, indicating it is the Priority channel.

4.

Now set the VX-8Rfor operation on another memory chan-

 

nel, or on a VFO frequency.

5.

Press and hold in the

key for one second. The display

 

will remain on the VFO or memory channel selected. How-

 

ever, every five seconds the VX-8Rwill check the Priority

 

Channel for activity. The “MR” label will be replaced by

 

“MDW” while operating on the Memory channel or the “VFO” label will be replaced

 

by “VDW” while operating on the VFO mode.

6.If a station appears on the Priority Channel, the radio will pause on that channel, as described previously.

The receiving time interval (ratio) between the current channel (or VFO frequency) and Priority channel may be customized via Set Mode Item 72: PRI TIME.

To set the receiving time interval:

1.

Press and hold the

key for one second to enter the Set Mode.

2.

Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 72: PRI TIME.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Press the

key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set

 

 

 

 

Mode Item.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired time interval.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available selections are 0.1sec - 0.9sec (0.1sec/step) and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.0sec - 10.0sec (0.5sec/step).

 

 

 

5.

Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and

 

 

 

 

exit to normal operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The default condition for this Set Mode Item is “5.0sec”.

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