Cobra Electronics MR F80B-D - Manual (Page 25)

Operating Your Radio
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Advanced Operation
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Product Features
Introduction
Advanced Operation
Tri-Watch
Use Tri-Watch one-button access to scan the three (3)
channels of most importance. Channel 16 is always included
as scanned locations. The remaining locations can be set
using the following procedure.
NOTE
The radio must be squelched for the Tri-Watch to
function. See page 38 for the Squelch procedure.To
Set Tri-Watch Channels:
1. In Standby mode, turn the Channel knob or press the
Channel Up/Down buttons on the microphone to select a
2nd or 3rd scanning channel location.
2. Press the Tri-Watch button to set a new Tri-Watch
channel.
The Tri-watch screen will display on the LCD and the radio
will scan amongst Channel 16 and the other two Tri-Watch
locations you’ve selected. A signal on any one (1) of the
three (3) channels stops the scan and transmits traffic on
that channel. The channel number it is paused on displays
on the LCD.
During Tri-Watch When Receiving an Incoming
Transmission:
1. Press the Talk button to remain on that Tri-Watch
location and return to Standby mode.
2. Turn the Channel knob or press the Channel Up/Down
buttons on the microphone to resume scanning Tri-
Watch
locations.
If no button is pressed, the radio automatically resumes
scanning Tri-Watch locations when an incoming
transmission is completed.
During Tri-Watch When Not Receiving an Incoming
Transmission:
Press the Talk button to communicate on the last Tri-Watch
location scanned and to return to the Standby mode.
Operating Your Radio
Memory Channels
Program or select an unlimited number of channels for the
Memory Scan
mode.
To Program Memory Channels:
1. From Standby mode, select a channel to record using the
Channel Up/Down buttons.
2. Press and hold the Memory Scan/Memory Clear button
for three (3) seconds. The channel is recorded for
scanning and MEM (memory channel) appears on the
LCD when that channel is selected.
3. Press the Memory Scan/Memory Clear button to begin
scanning.
The radio returns to Standby mode when the Memory
Scan/Memory Clear
button is pressed again.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 2 to record additional channels.
To Clear Memory Channels:
Repeat the steps above in the “To Program Memory
Channels” section, this time holding the Memory
Scan/Memory Clear
button down for three (3) seconds to
clear the memory from the selected channel. Repeat as
necessary to clear additional channels.
Tri-Watch Button
Tri-Watch Mode
Memory Channel
Memory Channel
Memory Scan/
Clear Button
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