Weather radio and alerts, Advanced operation, Hazards/weather radio and alerts – Cobra Electronics MR HH400X VP User Manual

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Weather Radio And Alert

Advanced Operation

NOAA All Hazards/Weather Radio And Alert

Weather Radio

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).

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.

To Listen To The Weather Channels:

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

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

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.

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

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.

Advanced Operation

Channel 16/9

This function gives you quick access to the calling Channel 16 and Channel 9

from any operational mode.

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.

Intro

Operation

Customer
Assistance

Warranty

Notice

Secondary Icons

Caution

Warning

Installation

Customer
Assistance

Operating Your Radio

Intro

Operation

Customer
Assistance

Warranty

Notice

Secondary Icons

Caution

Warning

Installation

Customer
Assistance

Operating Your Radio

Channel 16/9 Button

Channel 16 or Channel 9

Intro

Operation

Customer
Assistance

Warranty

Notice

Main Icons

Secondary Icons

Caution

Warning

Installation

Customer
Assistance

Channel Up/Down Buttons

Weather/UIC Button

Weather Radio Mode

Weather Alert Mode

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