Cobra Electronics 29 WX NW BT Dimmer Switch Dimmer Switch, Setting Squelch, Lo S E, Operation

Operation Operation

Dimmer Switch Dimmer Switch

SWR 2 3 CAL

RF

SIG 1 3 5 7 9 +30dB

VOL SQL

		29 WX NW
S/RF	NB/	CB	CB	CH19
	ANL
SWR	ANL			CH9
CAL	OFF	PA	WX	NOR
DYNA	DIM	RF GAIN	WEATHER
			3	4

Gate open

STRONG SIGNALS

MEDIUM SIGNALS

Note

The Dimmer controls the

							29 WX NW
SWR	2	3		CAL	S / R F	N B /	C B	CB	C H 1 9
						A N L			R
RRFF
SIG 1	3	5	7 9	+30dB	S W R	A N L			C H 9
							PA	WX
					C A L	O F F			N O R

OFF

		2	5
		1
MIN	MAX MIN	MAX

WEAK SIGNALS

brightness of the front panel, signal strength meter and channel display.

V O L	S Q L DYNA	DIM	RF GAIN		WEATHER T BACK
					3	4
				2		5
				1		6
						7
OFF	M I N	MAX	MIN	MAX

1Rotate the Dimmer knob clockwise formaxi- mum brightness;counter-clockwiseforminimum

2Full counterclockwise rotation opens the “gate”allowing all signals in.

							29 WX NW
SWR	2	3		CAL	S/RF	NB/	CB	CB	CH19
						ANL
RF
					SWR	ANL			CH9
SIG 1	3	5	7 9	+30dB
							PA	WX
					CAL	OFF			NOR
		VOL		SQL	DYNA	DIM	RF GAIN	WEATHER

NOISE

O P E N

G AT E

Setting Squelch

Gate closed

Setting Squelch

Squelch is the “control gate”for incoming signals.

			3	4
			2	5
			1
OFF	MIN	MAX MIN	MAX

Gate set to Desired Squelch Setting (DSS)

STRONG SIGNALS

STRONG SIGNALS

MEDIUM SIGNALS	D
	LO S E
WEAK SIGNALS
	AT E C
NOISE
	G

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SWR	2	3		CAL	S / R F	N B /	C B	CB	C H 1 9
						A N L
RF
					S W R	A N L			C H 9
SIG 1	3	5	7 9	+30dB
							PA	WX
					C A L	O F F			N O R
		VOL		SQL	DYNA	DIM	RF GAIN	WEATHER
								3	4
								2	5
								1
		OFF			MIN	MAX	MIN	MAX

1Full clockwise rotation closes the gate allowing only very strong signals to enter.

3To achieve the Desired Squelch Setting (DSS),

turn the Squelch control counterclockwise until you hear noise. Now turn the control clockwise just until the noise stops. This is the DSS setting.

MEDIUM SIGNALS

WEAK SIGNALS

NOISE

G AT E

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