Cobra MICROTALK PR 270 Owner's Manual page 8

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Mode Functions Mode Functions
Operation
Channel Scan
Your microTALK ® radio can automatically scan channels.
To scan channels:
Mode/Power
1. Press the Mode/Power button until the
Scan icon and the channel numbers appear
on the display.
2. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button
Scan Channels
to begin scanning channels.
The radio ignores specific privacy
codes while scanning channels.
The Scan icon will continue to be displayed
Channel Button when scan is on. Your radio will continue to
scan all channels and stop if an incoming
transmission is detected. Your radio will
remain on that channel for 10 seconds.
While setting channel scan, if you do not press any buttons for 15 seconds
your radio will automatically return to Standby mode on the channel or
channel/privacy code displayed before you entered mode functions.
During scanning (while receiving an incoming transmission),
you can choose from the following:
a. Press and hold the Talk button to communicate on
that channel. Your radio will remain on that channel
and return to Standby mode.
b. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to
resume scanning channels.
If you press the Talk button while scanning and not within
10 seconds of receiving a transmission, you will transmit
on the channel on which you last received a transmission.
This will return the radio to Standby mode.
If you do not press any button within 10 seconds, your
radio will automatically resume scanning channels.
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During scanning (while not receiving a transmission),
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you can choose from the following:
a. Press and hold the Talk button to communicate on the
channel or channel/privacy code that was displayed before
you entered mode functions or the channel on which,
during scanning, you last received a transmission.
This will return the radio to Standby mode.
b. Press the Mode/Power button to proceed to set privacy
code scan on the channel that was either displayed before
you entered mode functions or on which, during channel
scanning, you last received a transmission (see page 12
for further details).
c. Press the Lock button to return to Standby mode on the
channel/privacy code that was displayed before you entered
mode functions or the channel on which, during scanning,
you last transmitted or received.
Privacy Code Scan
Your microTALK radio can automatically scan the Privacy Codes
(either CTCSS 01 through 38 or DCS 01 through 83) within one
channel. Only one set of privacy codes (CTCSS or DCS) can be
scanned at a time.
To scan privacy codes:
Select Channel
1. While in Standby mode, press the
Mode/Power
2. Press the Mode/Power button until either
Scan Privacy Codes
3. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down
Channel Button
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Channel Up or Channel Down button
to choose the channel on which you
wish to scan privacy codes.
the CTCSS or the DCS icon appears on the
display and the Scan icon and the privacy
code numbers flash on the display.
button to begin scanning privacy codes
within the channel you selected.
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