Priority Watch; Priority Watch Types - Icom IC-R6 Instruction Manual

■ Priority watch types

Priority watch checks for signals on a frequency every 5 sec-
onds, while operating on a VFO frequency or scanning. The
receiver has four priority watch types to suit your needs.
The watch resumes according to the selected scan resume
setting. See page 37 for details.
NOTE:
If the pocket beep function is activated, the receiver auto-
matically selects the tone squelch or DTCS squelch func-
tion, when priority watch starts.
D About the priority beep function
When receiving a signal on the priority frequency, you can
be alerted with beeps and a blinking "S." This function is
activated when setting the priority watch function ON.
MEMORY CHANNEL WATCH
While operating on a VFO fre-
quency, priority watch checks for
a signal on the selected memory
channel every 5 seconds.
• A memory channel with skip infor-
mation can be watched.
5 seconds
VFO Memory
frequency channel

PRIORITY WATCH

MEMORY SCAN WATCH
While operating on a VFO fre-
quency, priority watch sequen-
tially checks for signals on
each memory channel.
• The memory skip function and/or
memory bank scan is useful to
speed up the scan.
VFO SCAN WATCH
While scanning in the VFO
mode, priority watch checks for
signals on the selected memo-
ry channel every 5 seconds.
VFO/MEMORY SCAN WATCH
While scanning in the VFO
mode, priority watch sequen-
talliy checks for signals on
each memory channel every 5
seconds.
• The memory skip function and/or
memory bank scan is useful to
speed up the scan.
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5 seconds
Mch 000
Mch 001
SKIP
VFO
Mch 002
frequency
Mch 1299
5 seconds
VFO Memory
scan channel
5 seconds
Mch 000
Mch 001
SKIP
VFO
Mch 002
scan
Mch 1299
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