Cobra Electronics MR HH400X VP Weather Radio And Alert Advanced Operation, Weather Alert Signal

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Weather Radio And Alert

Advanced Operation

Operating Your Radio

NOAA All Hazards/Weather Radio And Alert

Weather Radio

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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 Alert icon will flash on

NOAA broadcasts Weather information as described in the NOAA weather channels section on page 24 of this manual. You can listen to one (1) or two (2) of these ten (10) channels at any time (only in the Receive mode).

Weather/UIC Button

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.

the LCD. The alert indicators will sound and flash regardless of what channel you are operating on as soon as a NOAA alert signal is received.

When You Hear The Alert:

1.Press any key to turn Off the alert indicators.

2.Switch to the weather channel you selected to hear the NOAA emergency broadcast.

Channel Up/Down Buttons

To Listen To The Weather Channels:

1. From Standby mode, press the Weather/UIC button.

Advanced Operation

Channel 16/9

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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

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

Weather Radio Mode

Weather Alert Mode

change the weather channels — hold the button for

fast advance.

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

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, 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.

To Activate Weather Alert:

1.Enter the Weather mode and select a station with a strong signal as described above.

2.Press and hold the Weather/UIC button for two (2) seconds to turn the Weather Alert mode On or Off. The Alert icon on the LCD will turn On or Off.

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

Channel 16/9 Button

Channel 16 or Channel 9

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.

To exit the Channel 16/9 mode and return to whatever status existed before entering this mode, press the Channel 16/9 button a third time.

While at Channel 16 or 9 in the Channel 16/9 mode, you can also press the Channel Up and Channel Down buttons to change 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.

If you press this button when Key Lock mode is On, you will get a three (3) beep error message and your radio will not change mode.

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MR HH400X VP specifications

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