Cobra MR HH325 VP MRHH325_MANL_ENG - Page 28

OInptreordauticntgioYnour Radio Intro OpeInratrtoion Check Channel Number Installation Secondary Icons Secondary Icons Low Power Mode Notice Main Icons Talk Button Intro Secondary Icons Standby/Receive and Transmit OCpuesrtaotmioner CuWsatorrmaenrty Warranty Transmit (Tx) Assistance Assistance Mode Transmit (Tx) mode gives you the ability to interact with safety services, other vessels and shore stations. When you use this InCsutasltloamtioenr oAbsssisetarnvcee capCuasbtomileitry, be sure to follow the procedures and theAscsisotauncretesies that govern its use so everyone to benefits. (See pages 20 through 27) to help you select the proper channels. To Transmit a Message: 1. Check to see that your radio is set to a proper CNaoutitcioen chanCWanuaetrionlninfgor theWatrynpinge of message you plan to send. 2. Toggle to the Low Power setting. 3. With the microphone about 2 in. [51 mm] from your mouth, press and hold the Talk button and speak into the microphone. The Transmit icon will appear on the LCD. 4. Release the Talk button when you are finished speaking. Your radio can only operate in either Operation Customer Warranty TArsasisntasncme it (Tx) or Receive (Rx) mode at any given time. You will not hear the response to your message unless the Talk button is released. If the Installation BCausttotmeerr y Power icon begins blinking on the LCD Assistance when the Talk button is pressed, the radio will NOT transmit. Transmit (Tx) Icon NOTE If the Talk button is held down for five (5) minutes, Notice Caution Warning the radio will automatically sound a series of beeps and cease transmitting to prevent unwanted signal generation and battery drain. As soon as the Talk button is released, it can be pressed again to resume transmission. Receive (Rx) Icon OInptreordauticntgioYnour Radio Intro OpeInratrtoion WX/H-M-L Button Installation Secondary Icons Secondary Icons Standby/Receive and Transmit OCpuesrtaotmioner CuWsatorrmaenrty Warranty Weather (WX) Assistance Assistance Standby Mode To enter the WX Standby mode, press and hold the WX/H-M-L button. All common operating functions of the rtIhanCAssudetsasiiltslonoatmationoewcnrremillawl CAMosussritaskotmarnteichrneee same in WX Standby mode as they Standby mode. The radio will be do in monitoring for all alerts in the background when in the WX Standby mode. Main Icons Notice Intro Main Icons Secondary Icons Intro Secondary Icons WX Alert Standby Mode NOAA CNaoutitcioen broadCcWaauatrisonnitnsg weatWhaernringinformation as described in the NOAA weather channels section on page 29 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 the LCD display: Operation Customer Warranty I TheAsWsistaXnceicon (cloud/sun) icon will be displayed. I The last used weather channel will be displayed. The bar graph I level. Installation Customer Assistance will display received signal strength I The WX Alert icon (safety triangle) will be displayed. Operation Customer Warranty Assistance NOTE Only one (1) or two (2) of the weather channels will Notice Installation beCCuosatupotmioeenrratingWianrninag ny given location (only in Receive (RAxss)istmancoe de). You will need to select the channel with the strongest signal in your location. NOTE When in the WX Alert mode, and NOAA sends the Notice 105Ca0utHionz alertWatroninnge, the radio will sound a series of loud beeps regardless of the volume control setting. 48 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 49