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Getting Started
Operating Your Radio
Intro
Operation
Customer
Assistance
Channels
Channel Up or Down Buttons
Your radio will receive and transmit VHF signals on
the Channel indicated on the LCD. You can change
the Channel at any time using the Channel Up and
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Channel Down buttons.
Secondary Icons
To Change Channels:
Currently On Channel 88
1. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button.
You are on Channel 88, pressing the Channel Up
button will advance to Channel 1. If you are on
Notice
Caution
Channel 1, pressing the Channel Down button
will advance to Channel 88.
You can hold the Channel Up or Channel Down
button for fast advance.
The beep sound will occur only at the first press
of the button and not during fast advance.
If the radio is in the Key Lock mode, the channel will not
change and the three (3) beep error signal will sound.
Transmit Power Output
Low Power Mode
Your radio can Transmit selectively at one-half (
two (2) watts of power. Cobra
the low power setting for short-range communications,
to conserve battery life, and to avoid overpowering nearby
stations with your signal. Use the high power setting for
High Power Mode
long-range communications or when you do not receive
a response to a signal sent at one-half (
To Toggle Between The High
And Low Power Modes:
High/Low Power – Lock Button
1. Press the High/Low Power – Lock button.
The LCD will show which mode is in effect.
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Warranty
Warning
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2
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suggests you maintain
1
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Getting Started
Operating Your Radio
Intro
Operation
Customer
Assistance
Backlight
Backlight/Monitor Button
The LCD will be illuminated by the Backlight whenever the
Backlight/Monitor button is pressed. It will remain On for
(10) seconds. If a button on the front panel is pressed
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Assistance
while the Backlight is On, it will remain On for ten (10)
seconds after that button is pressed.
Secondary Icons
Key Lock
Locked Buttons
To prevent accidental changes to your settings, you can
Lock:
Notice
Caution
Channel Up Button
Channel Down Button
High/Low Power Feature
Mode Button
Weather/UIC Button
To Lock Or Unlock The Buttons:
High/Low Power-Lock Button
1. Press and hold the Hi-Lo Power/Lock button
for three (3) seconds. The Lock icon will appear
or disappear in the LCD.
When key lock is On, pressing any of the listed buttons
on the front of the radio will result in a three (3) beep
Key Lock Icon
error message. Both the Backlight/Monitor button and
the Talk button are active — you can receive or transmit
a message with key lock On, but you cannot change
the channel.
Warranty
Warning
Nothing comes close to a Cobra
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