31
Nothing
Comes Close to a Cobra
®
WX
H M L
SC
EM
WX/H-M-L Button
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Operating Your Radio
Advanced Operation
Weather (WX) Standby Mode
To enter and exit the
WX Standby
mode, press and hold the
WX/H-M-L
button.
Receiving 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 the LCD display:
■
The
WX
icon (cloud/sun) icon will be displayed.
■
The last used weather channel will be displayed.
■
The bar graph will display received signal strength level.
■
The
WX Alert
icon (safety triangle) will be displayed.
■
The matrix will display
WEATHER STANDBY
.
NOTE
Only one (1) or two (2) of the weather channels will be
operating in any given location [only in
Receive (Rx)
mode]. 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
1050 Hz alert tone, the radio will sound a series of
loud beeps regardless of the volume control setting.
MEM
SAME
ATIS
VOX LOMEDHI
VHF
T
R
A
B
GMRS
X
C
I
U
Weather Alert Standby
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Operating Your Radio
Standby/Receive
and Transmit
30 English
Advanced Operation
•
Channel 16/9 Mode
Channel 16/9
mode gives you quick access to calling on
Channel 16 and Channel 9 from any operational mode.
To Switch to Channel 16 or Channel 9:
1.
Press the
Channel 16/9
button to change to
Channel 16.
2.
Press the
Channel 16/9
button again to change
to Channel 9.
3.
Press the
Channel 16/9
button a third time and
return to the last used channel.
16/9
WX
SC
EM
SETUP
CALL
Channel 16/9 Button
SAM
ATIS
VOX
LO
MEDHI
T
R
A
B
X
C
I
U
SAM
ATIS
VOX
LO
MEDHI
T
R
A
B
X
C
I
U
Channel 16 or Channel 9
500_VHF_Body_v8_MRHH330_ENG_Body 3/26/13 11:13 AM Page 30
