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Nothing
Comes Close to a Cobra
®
Advanced Operation
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Operating Your Radio
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
34 English
Advanced Operation
Operating Your Radio
Memory Location Scan Mode
During
Memory Location Scan
mode, the radio will rapidly
scan through all pre-assigned memory channels. Channel 16
will be given priority in Memory Scan Mode.
NOTE
The radio must be squelched for
Memory Location
Scan
mode to function. See page 17 for
Squelch
procedure.
NOTE
If there are fewer than two (2) memory locations
programmed in the radio, the
Memory Location Scan
option will not be available. To program at least two
(2) memory locations, see page 31.
To Enter Memory Location Scan:
1.
From
Marine Standby
mode, press the
MEM/ESC
button.
2.
Press the
SCAN
button. The radio will immediately
begin to scan all pre-assigned memory channels.
The
MEM
icon will show on the LCD, and
MEM
CHAN SCAN
will display on the matrix along with the
memory location.
3.
A signal on any channel will stop the scan for 10
seconds to allow you to listen to the traffic on that
location. After 10 seconds, the radio will resume
scanning.
4.
Press the
Channel Up/Down
button to resume
scanning the
Memory Location Scan
channels
before the 10-second pause has completed or to
change the scan direction.
5.
To EXIT
Memory Location Scan
mode, press the
SCAN
button again. The
MEM
icon will disappear
from the LCD and the radio will return to
Marine
Standby
mode.
MEM
SAME
ATIS VOX LOMED
HI
VHF
T
R
A
B
X
C
I
U
Memory Channel Scan
W
ESC
MEM
ENT SETUP
C
MEM/ESC Button
SCAN
ESC
MEM
SCAN Button
Use the Cobra exclusive
Rewind-Say-Again
®
feature to replay
or record the last 20 seconds of an incoming audio
transmission.
Example 1:
When engine noise, music or conversation creates too
much noise to hear an inbound message clearly, press
the
REW
button to hear the message a second time.
Example 2:
When listening to an urgent distress message of an
excited caller with confusing background noise, press
the
REW
button to hear the message a second time and
get life saving information. Use this feature to record call
details including position coordinates, call signs,
registration numbers and store details that will help
authorities locate the distressed vessel.
NOTE
Hold the
Rewind
button to lock the recording memory
(the
Rewind
icon flashing) and save the currently
recorded transmission.
Using Rewind-Say-Again
®
:
1.
Press
REW
button to listen to 20 seconds of the last
recorded audio transmission. The matrix will display
REWIND PLAYBACK
during the playing back of the
message and a 20-second countdown begins in the
lower right corner.
2.
Press the
TALK
,
REW
or
MEM/ESC
button during
playback to stop the playback transmission. The radio
returns to
Marine
mode.
16
M
SETUP
CALL
Rewind Button
Rewind-Say-Again
®
Feature
MEM
SAME
ATIS VOX LO
MED
HI
VHF
T
R
A
B
GMRS
X
C
I
U
Playback Message
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