Cobra MARINE HH500 Owner's Manual page 13

Setup Mode Programming
Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Squelch Control
Channel Up/Down Buttons
MARINE HH50
Squelch Control filters weak signals and radio frequency (RF)
noise so that you will clearly hear the signals you want.
The Squelch Control on this radio is set through the following
keypad operation.
CALL
To Set Squelch Control:
ENT SETUP
1. With the power On, push and hold Call/Enter/Setup
button to access the Setup menu.
Squelch Control
2. Squelch control will be the first menu item to appear.
GMRS
Press the Channel Up and Channel Down buttons to
VHF
R
X
set level. The signal level bar graph shows squelch
T
level while you are in Setup mode on the squelch
A
B
U C I adjust function.
ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME MEM
3. To adjust your squelch, press the Channel Down
button until you hear a hissing sound, then press
and release the Channel Up button until the hissing
stops. This will establish a "Baseline" squelch.
4. By pressing the Channel Up button further, you will
filter weak and medium strength signals. By pressing
Channel Down button, you will receive weaker signals.
5. Press the Call/Enter/Setup button to save this entry
and move to the next Setup mode programming.
NOTE
If the Squelch is set so that you can hear a continuous
hissing sound, the Memory Scan and Tri-Watch
functions will be blocked.
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Setup Mode Programming
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio
A
USA/International/Canada Channel Maps
Active Channel Map Icon
Three (3) sets of VHF Channel Maps have been established
for marine use in the USA, Canada, and the rest of the world
B
U C I
(International). Most of the channels are the same for all
three (3) maps, but there are definite differences (see table in
EDHI SAM
the Appendix on page 64). Your radio has all three (3) maps
built into it and will operate correctly in whichever area
you choose.
Channel Up/Down Buttons
MARINE HH50
To Set Channel Map Operating Area:
1. The Channel Map mode is the second mode on
the Marine (VHF) Setup programming.
2. U, I and C will display, with the current setting
CALL (the U icon is the default) flashing.
ENT SETUP
3. Press Channel Up/Down button to select the
U, I or C icon.
4. Press Call/Enter/Setup button to save this entry
and move to the next Setup mode programming.
NOTE
One or two of the channel maps might have been
disabled for sales of this radio in some countries.
Call Tone Alert
Call Tone Alert
If Call Tone Alert is set to On, the radio will alert you to a call
GMRS
from a compatible Cobra radio with a Call Alert.
VHF
R
X
T
To Set Call Tone On or Off:
A
1. Display will show Call Tone icon flashing and the
B
U C I
ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME MEM
matrix will display CALL TONE ON or OFF.
2. Press Channel Up/Down button to select ON or OFF.
3. Press the Call/Enter/Setup button to save this entry
and move to the next Setup mode programming. The
Call Tone icon will show in the Standby mode when
set to ON.
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