To select a DCS privacy code | Cobra Electronics CXT545 manual

Weather (WX) Alert Mode

NOAA* All Hazards Radio Channels

Operation	Mode Functions

Set DCS Privacy Codes		•
Mode/Power
	To select a DCS privacy code:

	1. After selecting a channel, press the Mode/Power


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You can use your microTALK radio to listen to NOAA All Hazards Radio channels transmitting in your area.

		button until the DCS icon appears and the small
		numbers flash on the display (01 through 83).
	DCS Privacy Code	If CTCSS is turned on at the channel
		If CTCSS is turned on at the channel
		selected, the display will flash the DCS
		icon and “OFF.” To switch from CTCSS to
		DCS, press the Channel Up or Channel
	Channel Button	Down button while the display is flashing
	Channel Button	“OFF.” The display will then show the
		“OFF.” The display will then show the
		small numbers flashing and you will then
		be able to proceed to step 2.

2. Press using the Channel Up or Channel Down button to select a DCS

privacy code. You can hold the Up or Down button for fast advance.

Weather Button

MODE

Hazards Radio Icon

Channel Button

CHANNEL

To listen to All Hazards Radio channels:

1.Press the Weather button until the All Hazards Radio icon and the currently selected All Hazards Radio channel are displayed.

2.Use the Channel Up or Channel Down button to change All Hazards Radio channels.

3.The All Hazards Radio icon will continue to be displayed when All Hazards Radio is on.

4.To exit All Hazards Radio, press and hold the Weather button until On or Off is displayed.

*National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration

3. When DCS privacy code is displayed, choose one of the following:

a. Press the Mode/Power button to enter the new setting and

proceed to other functions.

b. Press and hold the Mode button to enter the new setting and

Turning On the Weather Alert function will allow your radio to automatically • receive NOAA Hazard Alert radio signals and warnings from designated NOAA broadcast stations. If the radio is turned ON, it will alert to Weather and other emergency alerts broadcast by NOAA.

return to Standby mode.

c. Press Talk or Call/Lock button to enter the new setting and return

to Standby mode.

d. Do not press any buttons for 15 seconds to enter the new setting and

return to Standby mode.

This feature is set to OFF by default.

Mode/Power

Make sure the strongest Weather channel is selected for your area using the NOAA All Hazards Radio Channels selection in the previous menu.

CALL	MODE

Weather Button

MODE

To turn Weather Alert On or Off:

1.Press the Weather/Lock button until the Weather Alert icon flashes on the display. The current On or Off setting is displayed.

2.Press the Channel Up and Channel Down button to turn Weather Alert On or Off.

3.Press and hold the Weather/Lock button again to save the new setting and exit the Weather Alert Mode and return to Standby mode.

This radio is rain resistant to JIS4 standards.

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Mode Functions

Set DCS Privacy Codes