Advanced Operation; Assistance - Cobra MR HH300 VP Owner's Manual

Advanced Operation

Operating Your Radio
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Assistance

Weather alert signal
When NOAA broadcasts a Weather Alert Signal and your radio is in the Weather
Alert mode, you will hear a continuous audible tone and the Alert icon will flash on
the LCD. The alert indicators will sound and flash regardless of what channel you
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are operating on as soon as a NOAA alert signal is received.
Secondary Icons
When you hear the alert:
1. Press any key to turn off the alert indicators.
2. Switch to the weather channel you selected to hear the NOAA
emergency broadcast.
Notice Caution
Advanced operation
Channel 16/9
This function gives you quick access to the calling Channels 16 and Channels 9
from any operational mode.
To switch to Channel 16 or Channel 9:
Channel 16/9 Button
1. Press the Channel 16/9 button to change to
Channel 16.
2. Press the Channel 16/9 button again to change
to Channel 9.
Channel 16 or Channel 9 To exit the Channel 16/9 mode and return to whatever
status existed before entering this mode, press the
Channel 16/9 button a third time.
While at Channel 16 or 9 in the Channel 16/9 mode,
you can also press the Channel Up and Channel Down
buttons to change channels. In that event, another press
of the Channel 16/9 button will switch your radio to
Channel 16 and the sequence will start over at step 1.
If you press this button when Key Lock mode is on,
you will get a three beep error message and your
radio will not change mode.
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Dual-Watch
Dual-Watch gives you one button access to scan the two channels of
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most importance to you. Channel 16 will always be one of the scanned
Secondary Icons channels. You can select the other of them.
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Secondary Icons
The radio must be squelched for dual-watch to function.
Notice Caution Warning
See page 29 for squelch procedure.
Channel Up/Down Buttons
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Dual-Watch/Scan Button
Dual-Watch Mode
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To select the second channel for scanning
Caution Warning
and enter Dual-Watch mode:
1. In Standby mode, use the Channel Up or Channel
Down button to change to the channel you want to
scan along with Channel 16.
2. From Standby mode, press and release the
Dual-Watch/Scan button.
The Dual-Watch icon will appear on the LCD and the
radio will scan between Channel 16 and the channel
you selected. A signal on either of the channels will
stop the scan for 10 seconds to allow you to
listen to the traffic on the channel.
To exit Dual-Watch mode:
1. Press and release the Dual-Watch/Scan button.
The icon will disappear from the LCD and the unit
will return to Standby mode status.
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