Cobra Electronics PR385WX owner manual Mode Functions

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Mode Functions

Operation

Scrolling Through The Mode Function

By scrolling through the Mode function, you will be able to select or turn On preferred features of your microTALK® radio. When scrolling through the Mode function, your radio features will be displayed in the same predetermined order:

Mode Button

Set Privacy Code

 

Set NOAA All Hazards Radio Channels

 

Set VOX On/Off

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Operation

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NOAA* All Hazards Radio Channels

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

Mode Button

To Listen To All Hazards Radio Channels :

 

1. Press the Mode button until the Weather (All

 

Hazards Radio) icon and the currently selected

 

All Hazards Radio channel is displayed.

Set VOX Sensitivity Level

Set Channel Scan

Set Privacy Code Scan

Set Call Tones

Set Roger Beep On/Off

CTCSS Privacy Codes

CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) is an advanced tone coding system allowing you to select one of 38 privacy codes to reduce interference from other users on the channel.

Hazards Radio Icon

Channel Button

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

Weather (All Hazards Radio) icon will continue to be displayed when All Hazards Radio is On.

3.Choose one (1) of the following:

a.Press the Mode button to proceed to other functions.

b.Press the Lock button to exit All Hazards Radio channels mode and return to Standby mode.

If you are using a privacy code, both radios must be tuned to the same channel and privacy code to communicate. Each channel will remember the last privacy code you selected.

*National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration

Voice Activated Transmit (VOX)

In VOX mode, your microTALK® radio can be used “hands-free,” automatically transmitting when you speak. You can set the

Mode Button

Privacy Code

To Select A Privacy Code:

1.

After selecting a channel, press the Mode

 

button until the small numbers next to the

 

channel number flashes on the LCD.

2.

Press the Channel Up or Channel Down

 

button to select a privacy code. You can hold

 

the Up or Down button for fast advance.

VOX sensitivity level to fit the volume of your voice and avoid transmissions triggered by background noise.

Mode Button

To Turn VOX Mode On Or Off:

 

1. Press the Mode button until the VOX icon

 

flashes on the display. The current On or Off

 

setting is displayed.

Channel Button

3. When your desired privacy code is displayed:

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 Standby mode.

c. Do not press any buttons for 15 seconds

until you enter the new setting and return

to Standby mode.

VOX Icon

Channel Button

2.Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to turn VOX On or Off.

3.Choose one (1) of the following:

a.Press the Mode button to enter the selected On or Off setting and proceed to other functions.

b.Press the Lock button to enter the selected On or Off setting and return to Standby mode.

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