Icom ID-51A PLUS2 Advanced Owners Manual - Page 37

Previous view 5 BASIC OPERATION ■■Dualwatch operation The ID-51A/E has two independent operating bands, A band and B band. The transceiver can simultaneously monitor two frequencies, on A band and B band. This is called the Dualwatch. In the Dualwatch mode, the display shows A band in the upper half and B band in the lower half. Frequency range on the A/B bands: 108.000 MHz to 174.000 MHz 380.000 MHz to 479.000 MHz • Some frequency ranges may be blocked, depending on the transceiver's version. DDMAIN band selection You can make a call only on the MAIN band. Band selection, operating frequency input using [DIAL], operating mode selection, Memory channel selection, memory write and band scope function can be made on the MAIN band. ➥➥Push [MAIN] to alternately select the upper band (A band) or lower band (B band) as the MAIN band. • "MAIN" appears on the MAIN band. DDSingle watch operation You can select the Single watch operation by turning OFF Dualwatch. During Single watch operation, the display shows only the MAIN band. ➥➥Hold down [DUAL] for 1 second to toggle between the Dualwatch and Single watch operation. ➥➥Push [MAIN] to alternately select A band or B band as the MAIN band. Single watch operation (Dualwatch OFF) Selecting A band Upper: A band Lower: B band Dualwatch operation (Dualwatch ON) Selecting upper half as MAIN band Push Selecting B band Hold down Push MAIN band (A band) SUB band (B band) Hold down SUB band (A band) MAIN band (B band) Selecting lower half as MAIN band 5-3