Mode Functions - Cobra CTW285P DC Owner's Manual

Mode Functions

Operation
Set DCS Privacy Codes
Mode/Lock Button
To select a DCS privacy code:
1. After selecting a channel, press the Mode/Power
button until the DCS icon appears and the small
numbers flash on the display (01 through 83).
DCS Privacy Code
If CTCSS is turned on at the channel
selected, the display will flash the DCS
icon and "OFF." To switch from CTCSS to
DCS, press the Channel Up or Channel
Down button while the display is flashing
Channel Buttons
"OFF." The display will then show the
small numbers flashing and you will then
be able to proceed to step 2.
2. Press using the Channel Up or Channel Down button to select a DCS
privacy code. You can hold the Up or Down button for fast advance.
3. When DCS privacy code is displayed, choose one of the following:
a. Press the Mode/Power button to enter the new setting and
proceed to other functions.
b. Press the Lock button to enter the new setting and return to
Standby mode.
c. Do not press any buttons for 15 seconds to enter the new setting
and return to Standby mode.
NOAA* All Hazards Radio Channels
You can use your microTALK radio to listen to NOAA All Hazards Radio
channels transmitting in your area.
To listen to All Hazards Radio channels:
Mode/Power
1. Press the Mode button until the All Hazards
Radio icon and the currently selected All Hazards
Radio channel are displayed.
2. Use the Channel Up or Channel Down
Hazards Radio Icon
button to change All Hazards Radio channels.
3. The All Hazards Radio icon will continue to
be displayed when All Hazards Radio is on.
Choose one of the following:
Channel Buttons
a. Press Mode button to proceed to other functions.
b. Press the Lock button to exit All Hazards Radio
channel mode and return to Standby mode.
*National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
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Introduction
Weather (WX) Alert Mode
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Turning On the Weather Alert function will allow your radio to automatically
receive NOAA Hazard Alert radio signals and warnings from designated NOAA
broadcast stations. If the radio is turned ON, it will alert to Weather and other
emergency alerts broadcast by NOAA.
Mode/Power
Channel Button
Lock Button
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This feature is set to OFF by default.
Make sure the strongest Weather channel
is selected for your area using the NOAA
All Hazards Radio Channels selection in the
previous menu.
To turn Weather Alert On or Off:
1. Press the Mode/Power button until the Weather
Alert icon flashes on the display. The current On
or Off setting is displayed.
2. Press the Channel Up and Channel Down button
to turn Weather Alert On or Off.
3. Press the Lock button to save the new setting
and exit the Weather Alert Mode and return to
Standby mode.
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