New2001376SEARCH AND SCAN OPERATIONS12345678910111213141516171819■ Priority watchD Priority watch typesPriority watch checks for signals on the memory channel(s)every 5 sec. while operating on VFO mode or searching. Thereceiver has 3 priority watch type to suit your needs.The watch resumes according to the selected searchresume condition. See page 40 for details.NOTE: If the pocket beep function is activated, the re-ceiver automatically selects the tone squelch or DTCSsquelch function when priority watch starts.• About priority beep functionWhen receiving a signal on the priority frequency, you canbe alerted with beeps and a blink “S.” This function canbe activated when setting the priority watch function ON.MEMORY CHANNEL WATCHWhile operating on a VFO fre-quency, priority watch checksfor a signal on the selectedmemory channel every 5 sec.• A memory channel with skip infor-mation can be watched.SCAN WATCH DURING SEARCHDuring search operation, prior-ity watch checks for signals oneach memory channel in se-quence.• The memory skip function and/orcategory/group scan is useful tospeed up the scan.MEMORY CHANNEL WATCH DURING SEARCHDuring search operation, prior-ity watch checks for signals onthe selected memory channelevery 5 sec.5 sec.VFOfrequencyMemorychannel5 sec.SearchSKIPMch 001Mch 002Mch 003Mch 16005 sec.Search Memorychannel