Cobra MR HH450 MR HH450 DUAL Manual - English - Page 20

Operating Your Radio Weather Mode Programming Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Weather (WX) Mode Programming Weather Alert Standby U VOX Secondary Icons ROGRX GMRS VHF TRX HI SAME MEM Programming these features will allow your radio to listen to all NOAA Hazard Alert radio channels. In this process, you Inwstaillllatbione Customer progAsrsaismtanmce ing the channel settings for the "Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME)" and "Emergency Alert Messages" sent by NOAA. See channels and frequencies listed on page 31. Start from Weather Standby mode to begin Weather Alert Setup programming. Momentarily Press the Call/ Enter/Setup button to enter the programming mode. Notice Caution Warning Channel Up/Down Buttons Squelch Control VHF Squelch Control Squelch Control filters weak signals and radio frequency (RF) noise so that you will clearly hear the signals you want. The Squelch Control on this radio is set through the following keypad operation. To Set Squelch Control: 1. With the power On, momentarily press the Call/Enter/ Setup button to enter the Setup mode programming. 2. Squelch control will be the first menu item to appear. Press the Channel Up and Channel Down buttons to set level. The signal level bar graph shows squelch level while you are in Setup mode on the squelch adjust function. 3. To adjust your squelch, press the Channel Down button until you hear a hissing sound, then press and release the Channel Up button until the hissing stops. 4. Press the Call/Enter/Setup button to save this entry and move to the next Setup mode programming. 34 English Operating Your RMaadiniIocons Weather Mode Programming Intro Operation Customer Warranty Alert FunctiAossnisstance Main Icons SAME is an advanced weather alert feature. Leave this set to OFF if you are not sure about your understanding of its operation. Intro The weather mode can be set OIpnesratatilolantion CustComusetromer Warranty AssisAtsanscisetance to respond to NOAA alerts in three ways: • OFF - radio alerts are disabled. Secondary Icons Intro • WX - Operation rCaudstoiomewr ill souWanrrdantay max volume tone alert for 8 seconds when NOAA seAnsdsisstanace1050 Hz warning alert tone. • SAME Installation - Customer rAassdisitoancwe ill display the NOAA SAME alert message. Select Weather Alert Main Icons Secondary Icons 1. Select Alert and either OFF, WX or SAME will flash in the display. NOTE InstaNllaotitoicne CustoCmaeur tion Assistance Warning Secondary Icons If WX Alert is turned on, the radio will receive NOAA Notice voCiacuteionalerts from Warning a wide geographic area around you. Intro Operation NOTE Customer Assistance Warranty Notice If SAME Caution AlertWisarntinugrned on, the radio will receive detailed NOAA alerts from a geographic area immediately around you. Main Icons Secondary Icons 2. Press Installation CChusatomnenr el Assistance Up/Down button to select OFF, WX or SAME. 3. Press the Call/Enter/Setup button to save entry and move to the next programming mode. NOTE Intro Operation PrCoucsteomeedr to SAME Warranty programming section if SAME has been selected. Notice ACssaiustaionnce Warning WX Auto Search (SCAN) Secondary Icons To Set WX Auto Search (SCAN) On or Off: 1. Display will show WX Alert icon and SCAN, ON or OFF is flashing. 2. Press Installation Customer CAhssaistanncne el Up/Down button to select SCAN, ON or OFF. 3. Press the Call/Enter/Setup button to save entry. NOTE When WX Auto Search (SCAN) is set to On, weather Notice chaCnauntioen l scanWnairnningg 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: n WX Alert is engaged. n WX received signal level falls below a preset squelch on the user-selected weather channel and - radio is in WX Standby OR - radio is in VHF or GMRS Standby and there is no channel activity. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 35