Advanced Operation - Cobra MR F45-D Owner's Manual

Advanced Operation

Operating Your Radio
Dual-Watch
Dual-Watch gives you one button access to scan the two locations of most importance to
you. Channel 16 will always be included as a scanned location. The remaining location will
be the VHF channel in effect when you enter Dual-Watch mode.
NOTE
The radio must be squelched for dual-watch to function. See page 26
for squelch procedure.
To Enter Dual-Watch Mode:
Standby Mode
1. In Standby mode, use the Up/Down buttons to go
to the channel you want to add as the second location
to be scanned.
2. Press the Dual-Watch button.
Dual-Watch Button Dual-watch will be indicated on the LCD and the radio
will scan between Channel 16 and the second dual-watch
location you selected. A signal on any one of the two channels
will stop the scan to allow you to listen to the traffic on the
channel. The channel number will be displayed on
the LCD.
To Exit Dual-Watch Mode:
Press the Dual-Watch button. The radio will
return to Standby mode.
During Dual-Watch (while receiving an incoming
Dual-Watch Mode
transmission), You Can Choose From The Following:
Press the Talk button to remain on that
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dual-watch location and return to Standby mode.
Press the Up/Down buttons to resume scanning
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dual-watch locations.
If you do not press any buttons, your radio will automatically
resume scanning dual-watch locations
when the incoming transmission is complete.
During Dual-Watch (while not receiving a transmission):
Press the Talk button to communicate on the last
dual-watch location scanned and return to Standby mode.
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Advanced Operation
Operating Your Radio
Scan
Scanning
During Scan, the radio will rapidly switch from channel
to channel through all the channels. Whenever any activity
is detected, the radio will stop the scan for ten seconds to allow
you to listen briefly on that channel. It will then continue to scan
unless you switch out of the Scan mode.
NOTE
The radio must be squelched for Scan mode to
function. See page 26 for squelch procedure.
To Enter Scan:
Scan Button
From Standby mode, press the Scan button.
The radio will immediately begin to scan the entire channel map
selected in the active channel map.
on the LCD.
To Exit Scan:
Scan
From Scan mode, press the Scan button.
This will return the radio to Standby mode on the last scanned
channel.
During Scan (while receiving an incoming transmission),
You Can Choose From The Following:
Press the Talk button to remain on that channel and end
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scanning. This will return the radio to Standby mode.
Press the Up/Down buttons to resume scanning.
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If you do not press any buttons within ten seconds, your radio
will automatically resume scanning.
During Scan (while not receiving a transmission):
Press the Talk button to communicate on the last
channel scanned and return to Standby mode.
SCAN will show
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