Cobra MR HH450 MR HH450 DUAL Manual - English - Page 29

VOHpFerMatainrigneYoRuardRioaPdirootocols Intro Operation WX/H-M-L Button Installation Secondary Icons Main Icons Weather Alert Standby Notice Intro Main Icons RX SMeacinonIcdoanrIysnItcroons Main Icons Intro Secondary Icons Intro Secondary Icons Operating Your Radio Customer Warranty Assistance Weather Standby Mode To enter and exit the Weather Standby mode, press and hold the WX/H-M-L button or press the BAND key. RCAesusscitsotemaneicrve ing a Weather Alert NOAA broadcasts weather information as described in the NOAA weather channels section on page 75 of this manual. When NOAA broadcasts a weather alert signal and your radio is in WX Alert Standby mode, the following items will be displayed on theCaLutCionD displaWya:rning Operatnion The WX icon Customer Assistance (cWlaorrauntdy /sun) icon will be displayed. n The last used weather channel will be displayed. n The bar graph will display received signal strength level. n Installation TheCWustoXmeAr lert (triangle) or SAME Alert if eitAhsseistranocef these alerts are enabled. icon will be displayed Operatnion The matrix Customer Assistance wilWl adrriasntpy lay WEATHER STANDBY. NOTE Only one (1) or two (2) of the weather channels will be InsNtaolltaictieon operating CCusatuotmioenr Assistance in aWnaryningg iven location [only in Receive (Rx) mode]. Operation You will Customer Assistance needWatroranstyelect the channel with the strongest signal in your location. NOTE OInpsetarlalatitoionn Notice WhCuestnomeWr X AlWearrrtanitys turned on, and NOAA sends the 1050 Hz alert tone, Assistance Caution theWarrnaindg io will sound a series of loud beeps regardless of the volume control setting. Weather Scan Secondary Icons ROG GMRS VHF HI Installation NOTE Customer WhAsesisntanSceAME Alert is turned on, and NOAA sends a SAME Notice meCsasutaionge, theWraranidngio will display the NOAA warning message. NOTE When either WX or SAME is set on, then in Marine and Notice GMCRauStionstandbWyarnmingodes, the radio will display the selected weather channel. Operating Your Radio VOHpFerMatainrigneYoRuardRioaPdirootocols Intro Operation Customer Warranty WX Auto Search (SCAN) Assistance Mode Function The purpose of the WX Auto Search (SCAN) function is to enable the receiver to automatically scan for an active WX channel under the following conditions: WX Auto Seatch (SCAN) Secondary Icons Installation 1. WX Auto Customer Assistance Search (SCAN) function is On. 2. WX Alert is On. 3. The radio is tuned to a Marine or GMRS channel and has entered Power Save mode (meaning there is no signal activity or user input for 10 seconds). Notice 4.CTauhtieonradio sWoafrtnwingare has detected that the current WX channel signal level has dropped below a preset minimum level or is gone completely. Once these conditions have been met, the software will then scan the Weather channels looking for an active Weather channel. When an active Weather channel is found it will stop the scan and use the new Weather channel to look for the standard 1050Hz alert tone. Weather Alert Standby RX SAME SAME Alert Codes Your HH450 radio has the ability to alert you when NOAA sends out alerts from their Emergency Alert System (EAS). These alerts cover any weather related watches, warnings or statements. Using this system insures that you will always be aware of your local Weather, Civil, and National emergency events. For a complete list of all the event codes your radio is capable of displaying, please go to the following web address: http://www.nws.noaa.govnws 52 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 53