Dual Watch (Priority Channel); Automatic Lamp Lighting On Scan Stop - Yaesu VX-1R Manual

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You can now turn the Dial or begin scanning. The
transceiver behaves as though it is in the standard
VFO mode, but operation is restricted to the range
between Memories IL and 1 U.
Ten pairs of Band Limit memories, labeled !Lil U
through lOL/lOU, are available.
Dual Watch (Priority Channel)
Dual Watch lets you watch for calls on a UHF "Pri-
ority" channel while receiving on other frequencies.
Before activating Dual Watch, you have to select a
Priority channel on the U-HAM band:
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Press
e.
as necessary, to select the
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llRtl
band.
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Store the frequency and any other settings for your
Priority channel into any memory, if not already
stored.
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Press
'.~"
and
~
or
[19,
if necessary, to recall the
memory you wish to make the Priority channel, and
note its memory number.
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Hold
•19
for I second to activate the memory write
function, and complete the next step within 5 seconds.
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Turn the Dial to select the memory number of your
Priority channel, then press
e
momentarily. PRI
appears next to the memory number.
With the Priority channel stored, you can now change
frequencies and bands as usual. Whenever you want
to monitor the Priority channel, activate Dual Watch
as follows:
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From any band (except JI[
JIRriJJ), press
•19
and
then
e
momentarily.
OW
appears near the lower left, and every 3 seconds
the receiver jumps to the Priority channel (for 200
ms) to check for activity.
If
a call comes in on the
Priority channel, the radio beeps and stops there until
the channel is again clear.
Pressing
e
cancels Dual Watch, so you need
to
re-enable it when you change bands.
Automatic Lamp Lighting on Scan Stop
The LCD Lamp automatically lights whenever scan-
ning pauses, so you can easily see the frequency of
the incoming signal. Because this contributes to bat-
tery consumption, you may want to disable this "Scan
Lamp" function (it is enabled by default).
The procedure for disabling the Scan Lamp is:
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Hold
~
for I second to activate the SET mode.
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Press
~
or
a
to select Menu Item #9
::er:
L.
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The display indicates ON as the default condition.
Turn the Dial one click to select OFF.
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Press
e
once again (momentarily) to save the new
setting and exit to normal operation.