Getting Started - Cobra MRHH90VP Owner's Manual

Batteries and Adapter/Charger
Installation
Charging the Batteries
Charge Tab
To recharge the rechargeable NiMH battery pack in radio:
1. Insert NiMH batteries (part No. FA-BP) in the
battery compartment. (See page 25 for
installing batteries.)
2. Open the charge tab on the side of the unit.
3. Insert the plug into the charge jack.
4. Plug power supply into a 12 volt DC port.
A full charge will take approximately 15 hours.
You can leave the unit in trickle charge indefinitely.
NOTE
Your radio can also be operated with four
standard AAA alkaline batteries.
WARNING
Only the rechargeable NiMH batteries (part No. FA-BP)
can be recharged.
Maintaining the Battery Charge
Fully Charged
As you use your radio, the battery power icon will
show the battery power remaining. When the icon
shows only one or no segment, it is time to either
charge or change the batteries.
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Getting Started

Operating Your Radio
Getting Started
Refer to the foldout on the front cover of this manual to identify the various
controls and indicators on your radio.
Throughout this manual you will be instructed to press or to press and
hold buttons on the radio. Press means a momentary press, then release;
press and hold means to hold the button down.
Whenever you press any button except the Talk button on your radio, a brief
tone (beep) will sound to confirm the button press. With all button presses,
the appropriate icon will appear on the LCD and the backlight will turn on.
The backlight will stay on for five seconds after the button is released.
At times you will hear two other sounds. Two beeps will sound to confirm
your setting changes and three beeps will sound to notify you of an error.
Power On-Off
The On-Off Power/Volume knob on the top of the radio is held in the off
position by a click stop.
To turn your radio on:
On-Off Power/Volume Knob
1. Turn the On-Off Power/Volume knob clockwise
until you hear and feel a click.
When the radio is powered on, a brief tone will sound,
the display backlight will turn on, and the display will
show all icons for two seconds. All buttons will be
inoperative during these two seconds.
After two seconds, the radio will return to the settings in
effect when it was last powered off, the LCD will show
the appropriate icons, and all controls will be operative.
The radio will then be in Standby mode.
When first turned on or after memory loss,
the following defaults will be set:
Channel 1A
Transmit power high
Frequency channel map set to U.S.A.
On-Off Power/Volume Knob
Battery indicator set
To turn your radio off:
1. Turn the On-Off Power/Volume knob all the way
counter-clockwise until you hear and feel a click.
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