Cobra PR 255 VP, Owner'S Manual

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Auto Squelch/Maximum Range
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Your microTALK ® radio is equipped with Auto Squelch ,
which automatically shuts off weak transmissions and
unwanted noise due to terrain, conditions or if you’ve
reached your
Maximum Range limit.
You can temporarily turn off auto squelch or turn on
maximum range extender, allowing all signals to be
received and extending the maximum range of your radio.
To temporarily turn off auto squelch:
–
Press the Light/Max Range button for
less than five seconds.
If you hear two beeps, you have turned
the maximum range extender
on (see below).
To turn maximum range extender on:
–
Press and hold the Light/Max Range button
for at least five seconds until you hear
two beeps which indicates the maximum
range extender is
on .
To turn maximum range extender off:
–
Press and release the Light/Max Range
button or change channels.
Lock Function
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The Lock function locks the Channel Up , Channel Down and Mode
buttons to prevent accidental operation.
To turn the lock on or off:
–
Press and hold the Lock button for
two seconds.
A double beep sound is used to confirm your
lock
on or off request. When in Lock mode,
the Lock icon will be displayed.
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During scanning (while receiving an incoming transmission),
you can choose from the following:
a. Press and hold the Talk button to communicate on
that channel. Your radio will remain on that channel
and return to Standby mode.
b. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to
resume scanning channels.
If you press the Talk button while scanning and not within
10 seconds of receiving a transmission, you will transmit
on the channel on which you last received a transmission.
This will return the radio to
Standby mode.
If you do not press any button within 10 seconds,
your radio will automatically resume scanning channels.
During scanning (while not receiving a transmission),
you can choose from the following:
a. Press and hold the Talk button to communicate on the
channel or channel/privacy code that was displayed before
you entered mode functions or the channel on which,
during scanning, you last received a transmission.
This will return the radio to
Standby mode.
b. Press the Mode/Power button to proceed to set privacy
code scan on the channel that was either displayed before
you entered mode functions or on which, during channel
scanning, you last received a transmission (see page 11
for further details).
c. Press the Lock button to return to Standby mode on the
channel/privacy code that was displayed before you entered
mode functions or the channel on which, during scanning,
you last transmitted or received.
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