Cobra MARINE HH500, Owner'S Manual

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VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio
15 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®
Getting Started
Channel Up/Down Buttons
Your radio will Receive (Rx) and Transmit (Tx) VHF signals
on the channel indicated on the LCD display. You can change
the channel at any time using the
Channel Up/Down buttons.
To Change Channels:
Press the Channel Up/Down button.
If you are on Channel 88, pressing the Channel Up
button will advance to Channel 01. If you are on
Channel 01, pressing the
Channel Down button will
advance to Channel 88.
You can press and hold the Channel Up/Down button
for fast advance. The beep sound will occur only at the
first press of the button and not during fast advance.
If the new channel selected is restricted to low power,
the radio will automatically switch to
Low Power mode
and the Low Power icon will appear on the LCD.
If the radio is in the Key Lock mode, the channel will
not change and the three (3) beep error signal will
sound.
SCAN Button
Press and release the SCAN button to scan all channels. The
SCAN icon will display on the LCD display. Scanning begins
at lower channels, and scans to higher channels. Press the
Channel Up/Down button to change the scan direction.
When a signal is received in SCAN mode, the radio will pause
10 seconds before resuming SCAN operation. The scan will
stop on the paused channel and remain there when the Talk
button is pressed.
In Memory mode, press and release the SCAN button to
scan all memory channels. Because the unit is already in the
Memory Channel mode, only the channels in the memory
bank will be displayed.
NOTE
Memory channels need to be saved to effectively
enter the Memory Channel mode and scan all
memory channels.
SCAN
ESC
MEM
SCAN Button
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Channel Up/Down Buttons
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VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio
14 English
Getting Started
Radio Speaker and Microphone
The internal Radio Speaker and Microphone are located on the
bottom front face of the radio below the lower control buttons.
An optional Speaker/Microphone port is located at the top
of the radio between the antenna and the Power/Volume
control. Unthread the Speaker/Microphone port cover to access
and install an optional Cobra speaker or microphone into this port.
Talk Button
Press and hold the Talk button to transmit messages.
Release the Talk button to stop transmitting.
Backlight/Key Lock Button
To Display the Backlight Momentarily:
Press the Backlight/Key Lock button. The backlight will
remain On for 10 seconds. If the backlight is already
On, another press of the
Backlight/Key Lock button
will turn it Off.
Key Lock
To prevent accidental changes to your settings, you can
lock all of the following buttons:
■
Channel Up Button
■
Channel Down Button
■ SCAN Button
■
MEM/ESC Button
■
WX/H-M-L Button
■
16/9 Button
■
TRI-WATCH Button
■ Call/Enter/Setup Button
To Lock or Unlock the Buttons:
Press and hold the Backlight/Key Lock button for two
(2) seconds. The Key Lock icon will appear or disappear
in the LCD. When Key Lock is On, pressing any of the
listed buttons on the front of the radio will result in a
three (3) beep error message.
Both the Backlight/Key Lock button and the Talk button
are active — you can Receive (Rx) or Transmit (Tx)
a message with Key Lock On, but you cannot change
the channel.
Backlight/Key Lock Button
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Key Locked Buttons
VHF
GMRS
Key Lock Icon
Speaker/Mic Port
Talk Button