
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
17
Nothing
Comes Close to a Cobra
®
Setup Mode Programming
Setup Mode Programming
•
The following series of procedures is designed to allow you
to set the programmable features of your radio. Correctly
following these steps results in a minimal amount of radio
setup programming time.
During setup programming, the matrix display will show text
describing the programming action you are now performing.
NOTE
When in the
Setup
mode, if you stop programming for
longer than 15 seconds, your entry will be saved and
the radio will go back to the
Marine Standby
mode.
When you return to
Setup
mode and continue
programming you will see the last “value” displayed.
While in the
Setup
mode, you will not receive any
signal reception except when setting squelch.
Programming these features will allow you to customize
certain features of this radio to enhance your “On-Water”
radio use.
Start from
Marine Standby
mode to begin
Marine (VHF)
Setup
programming.
STANDBY
will be displayed on the
matrix. Press and hold the
Call/Enter/Setup
button for two
(2) seconds to enter the programming mode.
The mode programming follows this sequence:
■
Squelch Level Set
■
UIC Channel Map
■
Tone Alert On/Off
■
Call Tone Select
■
Roger Beep On/Off
■
Key Tone On/Off
■
Rewind Enable/Disable
■
ATIS On/Off (display only ATIS enabled)
Marine (VHF) Mode Programming
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
16 English
Setup Mode Programming
Operating Your Radio
Operating Your Radio
MEM
SAME
ATIS VOX LOMED
HI
VHF
T
R
A
B
GMRS
X
C
I
U
Marine Standby Mode
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, push and hold
Call/Enter/Setup
button to access the
Setup
menu.
2.
Squelch control will be the first menu item to appear.
Press the
Channel Up
and
Channel Down
buttons to
set level. The signal level bar graph shows squelch
level while you are in
Setup
mode on the squelch
adjust function.
3.
To adjust your squelch, press the
Channel Down
button until you hear a hissing sound, then press
and release the
Channel Up
button until the hissing
stops. This will establish a “Baseline” squelch.
4.
By pressing the
Channel Up
button further, you will
filter weak and medium strength signals. By pressing
Channel Down
button, you will receive weaker signals.
5.
Press the
Call/Enter/Setup
button 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 blocked.
MEM
SAME
ATIS VOX LOMEDHI
VHF
T
R
A
B
GMRS
X
C
I
U
Squelch Control
ENT SETUP
CALL
MARINE HH50
Channel Up/Down Buttons
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