Cobra CXT545 Owners Manual - Page 10

Operation

Mode Functions

14

Set DCS Privacy Codes

•

To select a DCS privacy code:

1.

After selecting a channel, press the

Mode/Power

button until the DCS icon appears and the small

numbers flash on the display (01 through 83).

2.

Press using the

Channel Up

or

Channel Down

button to select a DCS

privacy code. You can hold the

Up

or

Down

button for fast advance.

3.

When DCS privacy code is displayed, choose one of the following:

a.

Press the

Mode/Power

button to enter the new setting and

proceed to other functions.

b.

Press and hold the

Mode

button to enter the new setting and

return to

Standby

mode.

c.

Press

Talk

or

Call/Lock

button to enter the new setting and return

to

Standby

mode.

d.

Do not press any buttons for 15 seconds to enter the new setting and

return to

Standby

mode.

DCS Privacy Code

If CTCSS is turned

on

at the channel

selected, the display will flash the DCS

icon and “OFF.” To switch from CTCSS to

DCS, press the

Channel Up

or

Channel

Down

button while the display is flashing

“OFF.” The display will then show the

small numbers flashing and you will then

be able to proceed to step 2.

Mode/Power

Channel Button

Customer Assistance

Warranty

Introduction

Operation

15

Nothing

Comes Close to a Cobra

®

NOAA* All Hazards Radio Channels

•

You can use your microTALK radio to listen to

NOAA All Hazards Radio

channels transmitting in your area.

To listen to All Hazards Radio channels:

1.

Press the

Weather

button until the

All Hazards

Radio

icon and the currently selected All Hazards

Radio channel are displayed.

2.

Use the

Channel

Up

or

Channel

Down

button to change

All Hazards Radio

channels.

3.

The

All Hazards Radio

icon will continue to

be displayed when

All Hazards Radio

is

on

.

4.

To exit

All Hazards Radio

, press and hold the

Weather

button until

On

or

Off

is displayed.

*National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration

Hazards Radio Icon

CHANNEL

Channel Button

MODE

C

Weather Button

Weather (WX) Alert Mode

•

Turning

On

the

Weather Alert

function will allow your radio to automatically

receive NOAA Hazard Alert radio signals and warnings from designated NOAA

broadcast stations.

If the radio is turned ON, it will alert to Weather and other

emergency alerts broadcast by NOAA.

To turn Weather Alert On or Off:

1.

Press the

Weather/Lock

button until the Weather

Alert icon flashes on the display.

The current

On

or

Off

setting is displayed.

2.

Press the

Channel Up

and

Channel Down

button

to turn Weather Alert

On

or

Off

.

3.

Press and hold the Weather/

Lock

button again to

save the new setting and exit the

Weather Alert

Mode

and return to

Standby

mode.

LUME

CALL

MODE

CHAN

Mode/Power

MODE

C

Weather Button

This radio is rain resistant to JIS4

standards.

This feature is set

to

OFF

by default.

Make sure the strongest

Weather channel is selected

for your area using the NOAA

All Hazards Radio Channels

selection in the previous menu.

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Weather, To turn Weather Alert On or Off, Weather/Lock, Weather Alert

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