Operating Your Radio
Locked Buttons
Backlight/Key Lock Button
Key Lock Icon
Standby/Receive and Transmit
Key Lock
To prevent accidental changes to your settings, you can Lock:
■Channel Up Button
■Channel Down Button
■Scan Button
■Memory Button
■UIC Button
■16 Button
■High/Low Power Button
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To lock or unlock the buttons:
1.Press and hold the Backlight/Key Lock button. The key icon will appear or disappear in the LCD.
When key lock is On, pressing any of the listed buttons on the front of the radio will result in a
Operating Your Radio
Check Channel Number
Low Power Mode
5 cm from Mouth
Standby/Receive and Transmit
Transmit
Transmit mode gives you the ability to interact with safety services, other vessels and shore stations. When you use this capability, be sure to follow the procedures and to observe the courtesies that govern its use so everyone benefits. (See pages 14 – 23 to help you select the proper channels.)
To transmit a message:
1.Check to see that your radio is set to a proper channel for the type of message you plan to send.
2.Toggle to the low power setting.
3.With the microphone about 5 cm from your mouth, press and hold the Talk button and speak into the microphone. The Transmit icon and meter will appear on the LCD.
4.Release the Talk button when you have finished speaking. Your radio can only operate in either the Transmit or the Receive mode at any given time. You will not hear the response to your message unless the Talk button is released.
If the Battery Power icon begins blinking on the LCD when the Talk button is depressed, the radio
Standby/Receive and Transmit
Standby and Receive
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Talk Button
will NOT transmit and the Transmit icon will blink. If the Talk button is held down for five minutes,
Standby mode is the usual mode for the radio whenever it is turned On. From this mode, you can change your settings using the buttons on the front of the radio and switch to Transmit mode using the Talk button. Signals will be Received on the selected channel(s) and alerts broadcast by the coastguard will activate the corresponding routines in your radio.
NOTE
Coastguard alerts are broadcast on Channel 16.
While in Standby mode, you will receive any messages sent on the channel to which you are tuned.
Transmit Lo Power
Transmit High Power
the radio will automatically cease transmitting to prevent unwanted signal generation and battery drain. As soon as the Talk button is released,
it can be pressed again to resume transmission.
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Nothing comes close to a Cobra® 35
