Weather Mode Programming; Standby/Receive And Transmit - Cobra MARINE HH500 Owner's Manual

Weather Mode Programming

VHF Marine Radio Protocols Introduction Operating Your Radio
Weather (WX) Mode Programming
Programming these features will allow your radio to listen to
all NOAA Hazard Alert radio channels.
Weather Alert Standby
Start from WX Alert Standby mode to begin WX Alert Setup
GMRS
programming. Press and hold the Call/Enter/Setup button for
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two (2) seconds to enter the programming mode.
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To Set WX Alert On or Off:
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1. WX Alert mode is the first mode that begins
WX Alert Setup programming. From the WX Standby
mode, press and hold the Call/Enter/Setup button to enter
WX Alert On/Off
the Weather mode programming.
GMRS
2. Display will show WX Alert icon and flashing matrix will
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display WX ALERT ON or OFF.
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3. Press Channel Up/Down button to select ON or OFF.
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4. Press Call/Enter/Setup button to save this entry and move
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to the next setup programming mode.
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Standby/Receive
and Transmit
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio
To Set WX Auto Search (SCAN) On or Off:
WX Auto Search (SCAN)
GMRS WX auto search setup is only shown if WX Alert is set to ON.
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X 1. Display will show Weather icon and the matrix will display
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WX SCAN with ON or OFF flashing.
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2. Press Channel Up/Down button to select ON or OFF.
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3. Press the Call/Enter/Setup button to save entry.
You have now ended the WX Setup programming mode
and will enter the WX Alert Standby mode.
NOTE
When WX Auto Search (SCAN) is set to On, weather
channel scanning will start automatically and scan all
available weather channels. When the user-selected
weather channel falls below the preset squelch level, the
weather channel will change to a new weather channel
under the following conditions:
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Standby/Receive and Transmit

Marine Standby and Receive (Rx) Mode
Marine Standby mode is the default mode for the radio whenever it is turned on.
From this mode, you can change current settings by becoming familiar with the
different key functions in Marine Standby mode. While in Marine Standby mode, the
user will be able to transmit by pressing the Push to Talk (Talk) button. Signals in
Receive (Rx) mode will be received on the selected channel(s), and alerts broadcast
by NOAA will activate the corresponding NOAA weather alert channels in your radio.
NOTE
Coast Guard alerts are broadcast on Channel 16. You must have the WX Alert
turned On to receive NOAA weather alerts. While in Marine Standby mode, you
will receive any messages sent on the channel to which you are tuned.
WX Alert is engaged.
WX received signal level falls below a preset
squelch or the user-selected weather channel
and
– radio is in WX Standby OR
– radio is in VHF Standby and there is no
channel activity.
WX Alert is detected on another weather
channel.
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