Cobra Electronics MT 850 manual Mode Functions Operation, Channel Scan, Or Off, To Scan Channels

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MODE FUNCTIONS

 

OPERATION

English

3. When your desired privacy code is displayed,

choose one of the following:

a. Press the MODE button to enter the new

setting and proceed to other functions.

b. Press the LOCK button to enter the new

setting and return to LISTENING MODE.

Channel Scan

Your microTALK® radio can automatically scan channels (1 to 8).

NOTE: The radio ignores specific CTCSS or DCS privacy codes while scanning channels.

c. Do not press any buttons for 15 seconds to

enter the new setting and return to

LISTENING MODE.

Voice Activated Transmit (VOX)

In VOX Mode, your microTALK® radio can be used “hands-free,” automatically transmitting when you speak. You can set the VOX sensitivity level to fit the volume of your voice and avoid transmissions triggered by background noise.

To Turn VOX Mode On

Mode Button

 

or Off:

 

1. Press the MODE button until

 

the VOX icon flashes on the

 

display. The current On or

Select VOX

Off setting is displayed.

 

To Scan Channels:

1.Press the MODE button until the Scan icon and the channel number flash on the display.

2.Press the CHANNEL UP or CHANNEL DOWN button to begin scanning channels.

The Scan icon will continue to be displayed when channel scan is On. Your radio will continue to scan all channels and stop if an incoming transmission is detected. Your radio will remain on that channel for 10 seconds.

Mode Button

Select Scan Channels

Channel Buttons

2.

Press the CHANNEL UP or

 

 

CHANNEL DOWN button to

 

 

turn VOX On or Off.

 

3.

When your desired VOX

Channel Buttons

 

Mode setting is displayed,

 

 

choose one of the

 

 

following:

 

While setting channel scan, if you do not press any buttons for 15 seconds your radio will automatically return to LISTENING MODE on the channel or channel/privacy code displayed before you entered Mode Functions.

a. Press the MODE button to enter the new setting and proceed to other functions.

b. Press the LOCK button to enter the new setting and return to LISTENING MODE.

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

LISTENING MODE.

To Set the VOX Sensitivity Level:

1. Press the MODE button until

Mode Button

the VOX icon flashes and

 

the current sensitivity level

 

is displayed.

 

The current sensitivity level is

 

displayed with the letter “L”

Select VOX

and a number 1 to 5, 5 being

Sensitivity Level

 

the most sensitive level and 1

 

being the least sensitive level.

 

2. Press the CHANNEL UP or

 

CHANNEL DOWN button to

Channel Buttons

change the setting.

 

3. When your desired VOX

sensitivity level is displayed, choose one of the

following:

a. Press the MODE button to enter the new setting and proceed to other functions.

b. Press the LOCK button to enter the new setting and return to LISTENING MODE.

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

LISTENING MODE.

During An Incoming Transmission, You Can Choose From The Following:

a. Press and hold the TALK button to communicate on that channel. Your radio will remain on that channel and return to

LISTENING MODE.

b. Press the CHANNEL UP or CHANNEL DOWN button to resume scanning channels.

If you press the TALK button while scanning and not within 10 seconds of receiving a transmission, you will transmit on the channel on which you last received a transmission. This will return the radio to LISTENING MODE.

If you do not press any button within 10 seconds, your radio will automatically resume scanning channels.

During Scanning (while not receiving a transmission), You Can Choose From The Following:

a. Press and hold the TALK button to communicate on either the channel or channel/privacy code that was displayed before you entered Mode Functions or the channel on which, during scanning, you last received a transmission. This will return the radio to LISTENING MODE.

b. Press the MODE button to proceed to set privacy code on the channel that was either displayed before you entered Mode Functions on which, during scanning,you last received a transmission (see “CTCSS PrivacyCode Scan” or “DCS Privacy Code Scan” for furtherdetails).

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