Cobra MARINE HH500 Owner's Manual page 20

Advanced Operation
Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Tri-Watch Mode
TRI-WATCH Button
CALL
Tri-Watch mode gives you one (1) button access to scan
a total of three (3) channels of most importance to you.
ENT SET
TW
Channel 16 is preprogrammed and will always be one (1)
of the scanned locations. Two (2) other channels of your
MEM
choice can be stored in the radio. These channels can be
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edited and/or recalled during future engagements of
Tri-Watch mode.
TRI and MEM Icons
NOTE
GMRS
VHF
The radio must be squelched for Tri-Watch mode to
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function. See page 18 for Squelch procedure.
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Tri-Watch Setup
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To Program or Edit the Tri-Watch Channels:
1. Press and hold the TRI-WATCH button from Marine
Standby mode for two (2) seconds to activate
Channel Up/Down Button
Tri-Watch Setup mode. The MEM icon on the display
MARINE HH50
will turn On and the matrix will display TW MEM
ENTER 01.
NOTE
The main channel number will flash to indicate channel
CALL
position. If there is no input activity for 15 seconds, the
ENT SETUP
radio will sound three (3) beeps and return to Marine
Standby mode.
2. Press Channel Up/Down button to select the desired
Tri-Watch channel.
3. Press and release TRI-WATCH button or
Call/Enter/Setup button to confirm entry.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to program the remaining
additional Tri-Watch memory channel.
5. After programming both Tri-Watch memory
channels the radio will immediately engage
Tri-Watch mode.
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Advanced Operation
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio
Using Tri-Watch
TRI-WATCH Button
CAL Tri-Watch Scan Mode:
ENT SE 1. From Marine Standby mode, press the TRI-WATCH
TW button. The TW SCAN will display on the matrix
along with the three marine channels stored in the
MEM
Tri-Watch memory.
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2. The radio will scan through the three (3) Tri-Watch
memory channels.
Tri-Watch Scan Mode
3. A signal on any one (1) of the three (3) channels will
GMRS
stop the scan for 10 seconds to allow you to listen to
VHF
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X the traffic on that location.
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NOTE
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After the Tri-Watch scan stops to monitor a channel,
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as long as you do not press any buttons within 10
seconds, your radio will automatically resume
scanning the Tri-Watch channels.
4. Press the Channel Up/Down button to resume
scanning the Tri-Watch channels or to change the
scan direction.
5. To EXIT the Tri-Watch scan, press the TRI-WATCH
button again, and the radio will return to Marine
Standby mode.
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