Cobra Electronics MRF45 owner manual Weather Radio And Alert, Advanced Operation

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Weather Radio And Alert

Operating Your Radio

NOAA All Hazards/Weather Radio And Alert

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NOAA broadcasts Weather information as described in the NOAA weather channels section on page 25 of this manual. You can listen to one (1) or two (2) of these receive-only channels at any time.

NOTE

Usually 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. This is the channel the radio will scan for the weather alert signal.

Advanced Operation

Operating Your Radio

Weather Alert Signal

When NOAA broadcasts a Weather Alert signal and your radio is in the Weather Alert mode, you will hear a continuous audible tone and the radio will automatically switch to Weather Radio mode. The alert indicators will sound regardless of what channel you are operating on as soon as a NOAA alert signal is received.

When You Hear The Alert:

Press any key to turn Off the alert alarm and LCD indicator.

Advanced Operation

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Weather/UIC Button

Weather Mode

To Listen To The Weather Channels:

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

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

Cobra has incorporated several features in your CobraMarine VHF radio to give you quick access to the voice calling channels and to let you monitor more than

one (1) channel at once.

Channel 16/9

This function gives you quick access to calling Channel 16 or Channel 9 from any operational mode.

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

Channel 16/9 Buttons

To Switch To Channel 16 Or Channel 9:

1.

Press the Channel 16/9 button to change to Channel 16.

2.

Press the Channel 16/9 button again to change to

 

Channel 9.

Weather Alert Set-Up

You must have Weather Alert mode turned On to benefit from the Weather Alert condition signal described in the NOAA weather channels section on page 25.

Channel 16/9 Toggle

Additional presses of the Channel 16/9 button will toggle back and forth between the two (2) channels.

Weather Alert

On/Off

To Turn Weather Alert On:

1.Enter the Settings menu and scroll to WX ALERT (weather alert) with the Up/Down buttons.

2.Press the Call/Set button and observe the current setting — ON or OFF.

3.Use the Up/Down buttons to change to the setting.

4.Press the Call/Set button to select the setting.

5.Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll to EXIT.

6.Press the Call/Set button to return to the Settings menu.

To exit the Channel 16/9 mode and return to the previous channel, press and hold the Channel 16/9 button.

While at Channel 16 or Channel 9 in the Channel 16/9 mode, you can also press the Up/Down buttons to change to other channels. In that event, another press of the Channel 16/9 button will switch your radio to Channel 16 and the sequence will start over at step 1.

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