Cobra Electronics PR550WX Two-Way Radio User Manual


 
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English
Using Your Radio
Customer Assistance WarrantyIntroduction
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OperationOperation
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 are
displayed.
2. Use the
Channel Up or Channel Down
button to change All Hazards Radio channels.
3. Weather (All Hazards Radio) icon will continue
to be displayed when All Hazards Radio is On.
a. Press the
Mode button to proceed
to other functions.
b. Press the
Lock button to exit All Hazards
Radio channel mode and return to
Standby Mode.
To Turn On All Hazards Alert:
1. Press the Mode button until the Alert icon
flashes and the current On or Off setting is
displayed.
2. Press the
Channel Up or Channel Down button
to turn All Hazards Alert On or Off.
3. Alert icon will continue to be displayed when
All Hazards Alert is On.
a. Press the
Mode button to enter the new
setting and proceed to other functions.
b. Press the
Lock button or do not press any
buttons for 15 seconds to enter the new
setting and return to
Standby Mode.
c. Press the
Talk button to keep original
settings and return to
Standby Mode.
Scan
Your microTALK
®
radio can automatically scan
main channels (1 through 22) or the privacy codes
(00 through 38) within one (1) main channel.
To Scan Main Channels:
1. Press the Mode button until the Scan icon and
the main channel number flashes on the display.
2. Press the
Channel Up or Channel Down button
to begin scanning the main channels.
The radio ignores privacy codes while
scanning main channels.
3. The Scan icon will continue to be displayed
when Scan is On. Your radio will continue to
scan all main channels and stop if an incoming
transmission is detected.Your radio will remain
on that channel for ten (10) seconds.
During this time, you can:
a. Press and hold the
Talk button and communicate
with others. Your radio will remain on that
channel and return to
Standby Mode.
b. Press the
Channel Up or Channel Down
button to resume scanning channels.
c. Press the
Mode button to proceed to
privacy code scanning (see page 12
for further details).
If you press the
Talk button while scanning,
and not within ten (10) seconds of receiving
a transmission, you will transmit on the last
channel you transmitted or received on.
If you do not press any button within ten (10)
seconds, your radio will automatically resume
scanning main channels.
Hazards Alert Icon
Mode Button
Channel Button
Mode Button
Channel Button
Hazards Radio Icon
Mode Button
Channel Button
Scan Channels