Operating Your Radio

Call Tone Select

Setup Mode Programming

Call Tone Select

This setting will also allow you to transmit a unique Call Tone alert to identify your radio when you transmit messages. You can select from one of 10 different Call Tone signals.

To Set Call Tone:

1.

From the previous press of the Call/Enter/Setup

 

button, the LCD will display the letter “C” and the

 

current Call Tone number (01 through 10).

2.

Press the Channel Up/Down button to select a

Bluetooth® Mode Pairing

and Programming

Operating Your Radio

Bluetooth® Mode Pairing and Programming

Bluetooth® wireless technology is a standard which has been developed for use in mobile (cell) phones and other devices. This radio can be wirelessly linked to your mobile phone if your mobile phone also has Bluetooth. This process of linking your mobile phone and this radio is called “Pairing.” Once paired, this radio can act as the speaker and microphone of your mobile phone while your phone is stowed in a safe and dry location.

This programming section shows you how to complete the pairing process. It also shows you how to change some settings related to the Bluetooth functionality of your radio.

Roger Beep Mode

Key Tone Mode

different Call Tone. An example of each call tone will

sound for 1.5 seconds.

3. Press Call/Enter/Setup button to save this entry and

move to the next Setup mode programming.

NOTE

Call Tones are not usually used for Marine VHF communications. We allow you to turn it On for your unique communication needs.

Roger Beep Mode

In Roger Beep mode, your listener will hear an audible tone when you release the Talk button. This alerts your listener that you are finished talking and it is OK for them to speak.

To Set Roger Beep On or Off:

1.Display will show ROG icon and ON or OFF flashing.

2.Press Channel Up/Down button to select ON or OFF. ROG will be displayed when On.

3.Press Call/Enter/Setup button to save this entry and move to the next Setup mode programming.

Key Tone Mode

In Key Tone mode, an audible tone will sound each time a button is pressed or you change a setting.

To Set Key Tone On or Off:

1.Display will show Key Tone icon and ON or OFF flashing.

2.Press Channel Up/Down button to select ON or OFF.

3.Press Call/Enter/Setup button to save entry.

You have now ended Marine (VHF) Setup mode programming and will enter Marine Standby mode.

Bluetooth Standby Mode, Unpaired State

Bluetooth Standby Mode, Paired State

Bluetooth Pairing Mode Sequence

Pairing Your Mobile Phone:

1.Press and release the Bluetooth button to enter Bluetooth Standby. The LCD will change from VHF Standby mode display to Bluetooth Standby mode display. The word “bLUE” will be shown on the display and the blue keypad backlight will come On.

2.Press and hold the Bluetooth button on the HH475BT for four (4) seconds [until the radio beeps four (4) times] from the Bluetooth Standby mode. The blue backlight will flash for some time. Your radio is now in a “Pairing Mode” and can be “found” by your phone.

While in pairing mode, the LCD will display the sequence as shown in the illustration below.

3.Follow the cell phone’s instructions to search for available pairing with another Bluetooth device. This can often be found in the Tools or Settings menu of your mobile phone.

Enter the “P.I.N.” (Personal Identification Number 0000), on your mobile phone when prompted. Wait for the pairing process to complete.

 

 

 

 

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Cobra Electronics MR HH475 Bluetooth Mode Pairing Programming, Call Tone Select, Roger Beep Mode, Key Tone Mode

MR HH475 specifications

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