308 SCAN OPERATION■ Skip channelsIn order to speed up the scan interval, you can set memorychannels you don’t wish to scan as skip channels.q Push [C• MR ] to select memory mode, if necessary.• “X” appears.w Select a memory channel to set as a skip channel.ePush [A• FUNC ] and [6• SKIP ] to toggle the skip setting ONand OFF.• “SKIP” appears when the channel is set as a skip channel.■ Priority watchPriority watch checks for signals on “priority channels” whileoperating on a VFO frequency.D Memory or call channel watchWhile operating on a VFO frequency, memory or call channelwatch monitors for signals in the selected memory or callchannel every 5 sec.q Select the desired memory channel or the call channel.w Push [D• CLR ] to select VFO mode.e Push [A• FUNC ], then push [7• PRIO] to start watching.• VFO is displayed, then the decimal point “.”, on the frequencyreadout blinks.• The priority channel is monitored every 5 sec.• When the signal is detected on the priority channel, the watchingis paused according to the setting of the scan resume condition.r Push [D• CLR ] to stop watching.5 sec. 50 msec.VFO frequency Memory channelPush“SKIP” appearsSKIPFUNCA 6