VHF Marine Radio Protocols
17
Nothing
Comes Close to a Cobra
®
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
16 English
Getting Started
Operating Your Radio
Operating Your Radio
41° 54.523N
087° 47.192W
SCAN
H/M/L
MEM
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SCAN Button
SCAN
Press and release the
SCAN
soft key to scan all channels. Scanning
begins at the selected lower channel, 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.
If memory channels are saved, press and release the
SCAN
button to
scan all memory channels.
NOTE
If even one memory channel is saved, SCAN will only scan
memory channels.
Squelch Control
Squelch Control
filters weak signals and radio frequency (RF) noise
so that you will clearly hear the signals you want.
The
Squelch Control
on this radio is set through the following
keypad operation.
To Set Squelch Control:
1.
With the power On, press the
SQL
button to access the
squelch screen.
2.
Press the
Channel Up
and
Channel Down
soft keys to set
level. The signal level graphic shows squelch level 1 - 8.
3.
To adjust your squelch, press the
Channel Down
soft
key until you hear a hissing sound, then press
and release the
Channel Up
soft key until the hissing
stops. This will establish a “Baseline” squelch.
4.
By pressing the
Channel Up
soft key further, you will filter
weak and medium strength signals. By pressing
Channel
Down
soft key, you will receive weaker signals.
5.
Press the
Enter
soft key to save this entry and move to the
next
Setup
mode programming.
NOTE
If the
Squelch
is set so that you can hear a continuous hissing
sound, the
Memory Scan
and
Tri-Watch
functions will be
unusable.
Squelch Control
Setup Mode Programming
Set-Up Routines
•
Settings Menu
The
Settings
menu in the Cobra Marine VHF radio allows you to turn
On
and
Off
many of
its features, to adjust other features to suit your preferences, and to enter your user MMSI
number.
To Enter The Settings Menu:
Press the
Menu
button.
The
Settings
menu will appear on the LCD.
After entering the
Settings
menu, you can scroll
through it to make as many entries as you like.
Whenever the setting selection highlight appears in a feature
portion of the menu, the current active setting is highlighted.
When you are finished with changes, you can exit the
Settings
menu by pressing the Exit soft key and return to
Standby
mode.
To Exit The Settings Menu:
Use the
Up/Down
buttons to scroll down to
EXIT at the bottom
of the menu, or press the Exit soft key to move up through the
menu until the radio returns to the
Standby
mode.
NOTE
Basic set-up routines are described here. For set-up routines
that apply specifically to a particular function, they are included
in the section for that function.
Channel Up/Down Buttons
Menu Soft Key
MENU
DSC SETUP MENU
LAMP ADJUST
CONTRAST ADJUST
KEY TONE
UIC CHANNEL MODE
TIME ADJUST
EXIT ENTER
