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14 West Marine VHF200 Owner’s Manual
Fig. 15d: Priority Channel Scan Display
To enter Priority Scan Mode, press and
hold the SCAN key for two seconds. If
Channels 6, 22, and 68 are entered into
memory, the scan sequence will go from
Channel 6 to 16 to 22 to 16 to 68 to 16 to
6 to 16 and so on.
The Radio Status Display will show PRI-
ORITY SCAN followed by the list of
channels in memory; in this case,
Channels 6, 16, 22, 68, and 72. (Fig. 15d)
Pressing the SCAN key stops Priority
Scan Mode, and returns the radio to the
channel which was selected prior to
Priority Scan Mode. The Radio Status
Display will show SCAN STOP.
Notes on Scanning
• You cannot scan channels while in
Weather Mode.
• If you have not entered any channels
into memory, the radio will sound the
error tone when the SCAN key is
pressed.
• If there is only one channel in memo-
ry, the radio will beep and change to
the that channel.
• If the PTT key is pressed while in
Scanning Mode, but while the radio
is stopped to receive traffic, the radio
will transmit on the current channel.
• If the PTT key is pressed while scan-
ning and the radio is not stopped for
traffic, the radio will transmit on the
channel which was shown on the
radio’s display prior to pressing the
SCAN key.
• You can change the order in which
the channels are scanned by pressing
the ▲ or ▼ keys while scanning.
• If the 16/9/TRI key is pressed
briefly, the radio will switch from
Channel 16 to Channel 9 and back to
Scan Mode in turn.
• Pressing the WX key while scanning
will change to Weather Channel Mode.
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