Cobra Electronics MR HH200 VP Noaa All Hazards/Weather Radio And Alert, Weather Alert

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Weather Radio And Alert

Weather Radio And Alert

Operating Your Radio

NOAA All Hazards/Weather Radio And Alert

Weather Radio

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Operating Your Radio

Weather Alert

NOAA also broadcasts special Weather Alerts to warn of severe weather. These are preceded by a special signal that your radio can detect. However,

NOAA broadcasts Weather information as described in the NOAA Weather channels section on page 22 of this manual. You can tune to these ten (10) channels at any time (only in the Receive mode).

you must set your radio to the weather channel that broadcasts a strong signal in the area where you are, and you must activate the Weather Alert mode on your radio to benefit from this signal.

NOTE

Only one (1) or two (2) of the weather channels will be operating in any given location. You will need to select the channel with the strongest signal in your location.

Mode Button

To Activate Weather Alert:

1.

Press the Mode button until the Weather Alert icon

 

flashes and the current On or Off setting is displayed.

2.

Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button

 

to turn Weather Alert mode On or Off.

Mode Button

Weather Mode

To Listen To The Weather Channels:

1.From Standby mode, press the Weather/UIC button. The radio will enter the Weather mode and the icon will show on the LCD.

2.Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to change the weather channels — hold the button for fast advance.

3.To exit the Weather mode and return to Standby mode, press the Weather/UIC button again.

Weather Alert Icon

Channel Up or Down Buttons

3. Alert icon will continue to be displayed when

weather alert is On.

a. Press the Mode button to enter the new

setting and proceed to other functions.

b. Press the Talk button to enter the new

settings and return to Standby mode.

Weather Alert Signal

In the event of a major storm or other weather condition requiring vessels at sea or on other bodies of water to be notified, NOAA broadcasts a 1050 Hz tone that receivers such as your CobraMarine™ VHF radio can detect and warn you of a Weather Alert

Channel Up or Down Buttons

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condition. When the Weather Alert signal is sent on the weather channel you last used, your radio will switch from Standby mode to that weather channel. You will not hear the tone signal, but you will hear the weather alert message. The Weather Alert icon can be turned On or Off by pressing the Mode button.

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