507PRIORITY WATCH■ Priority watch typesPriority watch checks for signals on a frequency every 5 sec.while operating on a VFO frequency or scanning. The trans-ceiver has 6 priority watch types to suit your needs.The watch resumes according to the selected scan resumecondition. See p. 58 for details.MEMORY or CALL CHANNEL WATCHWhile operating on a VFO frequency, priority watch checksfor a signal in the selected memory or call channel every 5sec.• A memory channel with skip information can be watched.MEMORY SCAN WATCHWhile operating on a VFO frequency, priority watch checksfor signals in each memory channel in sequence.• The memory skip function is useful to speed up the scan.VFO SCAN with MEMORY or CALL CHANNEL WATCHWhile scanning in VFO mode, priority watch checks for sig-nals in the selected memory or call channel every 5 sec.VFO SCAN with MEMORY SCAN WATCHWhile scanning in VFO mode, priority watch checks for sig-nals in memory channels every 5 sec.If the pocket beep function is activated, the transceiver au-tomatically selects the tone squelch function when prioritywatch starts.■ Priority alertYou can be alerted with beeps and a blinking “S,” when apriority watch detects a signal on the watching frequency.q Push [8 SET] for 1 sec. to enter set mode.w Rotate [DIAL] until “PRIO” appears.e Push [8 SET] to select the priority watch item.r Rotate [DIAL] to select the priority alert item. (“BELL”)t Push [VFO] to exit set mode and start the priority watch.uuPRIORITY WATCH