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Page 4: Installation
Inst allat ion Inst allat ion Loc at ion Location Planvlocationvofvtransceivervandvmicrophonev bracketvbeforevstartingvthevinstallationE Selectvavlocationvthatvisvconvenientvforvoperation”v SRMTR EXTESPE – POWER yetvdoesvnotvinterferevwithvthevdrivervorvpassengerE ThevtransceivervisvusuallyvmountedvtovthevunderR sidevofvthevdashvwithvthevmicrophonevbracketv besidevitE M ount ingvandv MountingvandvConnection Connec t ion Holdvthevradiovwithvthevmountingvbracketvinv thevexactvdesiredvlocationEvIfvtherevisvnovinterR ference”vremovevthevbracketvandvusevitvasvav Note templatevtovmarkvthevlocationvforvthevmountR Thevtransceivervisvheldvinvthevv ingvscrewsE universalvmountingvbracketvbyv ConnectvthevantennavcablevplugvtovthevrecepR – twovthumbscrewsvwhichvallowv taclevmarkedv“ANT”v onvthevbackvofvthevunitEv forvadjustmentvatvavconvenientv angleE ThevbracketvincludesvtwovselfRv... - Page 5 Inst allat ion Inst allat ion Note 8SVfDashboardf Radiofisf8SVfDCfandfcanfbeff Connection connectedfviafvehicle’sfcigarettef lighterfplugM S”MTRf EXTMSPM – POWER BeforefinstallingfthefCBfradiof tofthefbatteryforffusefblock“f visuallyfcheckfthefvehicle’sf batteryfconnectionftofdeter” minefwhichfterminal“fpositivef orfnegative“fisfearthedf)posi” DirectfWiring tivefisftheflargerfofftheftwoAftof Plugfpowerfcablefintofbackfoffunitfmarkedf thefenginefblockf)orfchassisAMf “Power”Mf BefsureftofobservefpolarityfmarkingsM Afnegativelyfearthedfvehiclef hasfitsfnegativefleadfground” fMountfthefmicrophonef edftofthefchassisMf bracketfonfeitherfsidef Note offthefunitf)driver’sfleftAf usingftwofscrewsfsup” Connectingftofanfaccessoryffusef preventsfthefunitffromfbeingfleftf pliedMfBracketfshouldfbef placedfunderfthefdashf onfaccidentally“fandfalsofper”...
- Page 6 Ant ennas Ignit ionlNoiselInt er f er enc e CBlAnt enna CBlAntenna Useloflalmobilelreceiverlatllowlsignalllevelslisl normallyllimitedlbylthelpresenceloflelectricall Sincelthelmaximumlallowablelpowerloutputlofl noise2lThelprimarylsourceloflnoiselinlautomoC theltransmitterlisllimited’lthelantennalislcriticallinl bileslislfromlthelalternatorlandlignitionlsystem2l affectingltransmissionldistance2lOnlylalproperlyl Typically’lwhenlsignalllevellisladequate’lthelbackC matchedlantennalsystemlwilllallowlmaximuml Note earthlnoiseldoeslnotlpresentlalseriouslproblem2l powerloutput2lCobralloadedltypelantennalmodelsl Also’lwhenlextremelyllowllevellsignalslarelbeingl Forloptimumlperformancelinl arelhighlylrecommendedlforlmostlinstallations2l received’ltheltransceiverlmaylbeloperatedlwithl passengerlcarslthelideallantenC thelvehicle’slenginelturnedloff2lThelunitlrequiresl nallocationlislonlthelcentrelofl veryllittlelcurrentlandlthereforelwilllnotlsignifiC thelroof2lS econdlchoicelislonlthel cantlyldischargelthelvehicle’slbattery2 centreloflthelboot2 SCMTRl EXT2SP2 – POWER EvenlthoughlthelCobral(“lLXlEUlhaslanlautoC Note maticlnoisellimiter’linlsomelinstallationslignitionl...
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Page 7: Operation
Oper at ion Oper at ion Tur ning,On Set t ing,Channel, Turning,On, Setting,Channel,Selector, Selec t or , Make,sure,the,power,cordB,antenna,and,microK Note phone,are,connected,to,their,proper,connectors, NB R )NL 2 Wy NB R )NL SW R Before,using,this,transceiverB, before,startingW, please,check,that,the,radio,has, SR RF SR RF SW R been,programmed,on,the y Q + U j H dB SW R R C)L... - Page 8 Oper at ion Oper at ion Calibr at eFFor F CalibrateFforFSWRFTStandingFWaveFRatio4F SWRFTSt andingF PUSHFy SWRFcalibrationFisFdoneFtoFproperlyFadjustFtheF WaveFRat io4 lengthFofFtheFantennaFandFtoFmonitorFtheFqualityF HOLD ofFtheFcoaxialFcableFandFallFRFFconnectionsq ThisFcalibrationFisFcriticalFinForderFtoFachieveFopti3 mumFperformanceq Note NB x XNL CalibrationFmustFbeFmadeFinF & U qQ SW R anFopenFareaFTneverFindoors4qF Sx RF VehicleFdoorsFmustFbeFclosedqF NoFoneFshouldFbeFstandingFnearF & Q M K P &...
- Page 9 Oper at ion Oper at ion Calibr at e0f or 0 Selec t ing090 Selecting090Channel NB N 9NL SWR0continued Channel ( 2B SW R SN RF SW R B D I B D I , q j dB , q j dB SW R N C9L M EM M EM...
- Page 10 Oper at ion Oper at ion To)Tr ansm it Set t ing) Setting)Dynamike® To)Transmit ® Dynam ik e This)controls)the)microphone)sensitivity) boutgoing)audio)levelfI NX x 9NL Note W IV NX x 9NL SW R qaution. Delta)Tune)is)used)to)calibrate) Sx RF Sx RF Xe)sure)the)antenna)is)properly) SW R centre)frequencyI V Y M connected)to)the)radio)before)
- Page 11 Oper at ion Oper at ion M enuPM ode Set t ingPt heP MenuPMode SettingPthePCountryPofPUse UsedPtoPprogramPspecialPfeatures0PMenuYEnter ToPsetPthePcountryPofPusePchannelPmap4PpressP Count r yPof PUse knobPisPusedPtoPmovePcursorPtoPdesiredPfeatureP MenuYEnter knobPtoPselectPcountry0PRotatePMenuY Note toPprogram0P Enter knobPtoPscrollPandPselectPcountryPofPchoiceP UsePDimYEscapePbuttonPtoPexitP thenPpressPandPreleasePMenuYEnter toPselect0P fromPanyProutinePbackPtoPCBP standbyPmode0 LevelPLVP LevelPKV NB Y ANL NB Y ANL CHP3 Y CHP3 Y SETP CO UNTRY...
- Page 12 Oper at ion Oper at ion Set t ing1t he1 Set t ing1t he1 Setting1the15ount1Down1Timer The1minutes1will1then1flashH1R otate1MenuXEnter knob1 5loc k 1 again1to1select1desired1minutes1and1press1to1setH1 5ount 1Dow n1 To1set1the1count1down1timerN1press1MenuXEnter 5ontinued knob1and1select1Set15ount1DownH1 Tim er For1YzWRR1hour1clockN1once1the1minutes1are1setN1QM1 N+ X QNL or1PM1will1then1flashH1Rotate1MenuXEnter knob1 5H1G X SET1 5LO 5K S5QN Y HL N+ X QNL...
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Page 13: Radio-Chec K - M Ode
Oper at ion Oper at ion Radio-Chec k - Radio-Chec k - Radio-Check-Mode Test-/P-7ntenna-Mismatch-WarningU-Press PushPtoPTalk- button-to-check-antenna”radio-for- M ode M ode- 7llows-testing-of-important-radio-functionsS Continued proper-matchingS- Test-HP-!attery-LevelU-Confirms-that-battery- Note N! ” 7NL voltage-level-is-between-HFS3-V-and-HxS3-VS-If-in-that- Note CH-4 ” PRESS- PTT Press-Dim”Escape-button-to- SC7N H Sx N! ” 7NL SW R range“-it-is-“P7SS”S-Outside-of-that-range“-either- Press-Dim”E scape-button-to-... - Page 14 Oper at ion Oper at ion Set t ingyDisplayy Set t ingy SettingyDisplayyColouryMode SettingyBrightnessyModey Colour yM ode Br ight nessy PressyMenuLEnter knobytoyselectySetyBrightness M ode Note Ifyanyattemptyisymadeytoyy exceedytheyhighestyorylowesty brightnessylevelsCyXyerrorybeepy willybeyheardK RotateyMenuLEnter knobyclockwise toySelecty PressyMenuLEnter knobyandyscrollydownytoyselecty BrightnessKyPressyMenuLEnter knobytoyselecty DisplayyColourKy Note DayHBrightKyTurnyMenuLEnter clockwise toy NB L ANL ExitywillyreturnytoymenuymodeKy CHy+ L...
- Page 15 Oper at ion Oper at ion SoftwareMVersionKFactoryMSettingsM Set t ingM Sof t w ar eM SettingMContrastMMode DisplaysMcurrentMsoftwareMversionMandMreturnsM Cont r ast MM ode Ver sionK Fac t or yM PressMMenuKEnter knobMandMrotateMclockwise toM unitMtoMoriginalMfactoryMsettingsHMToMviewMsoftwareM selectMSetMContrastH PressMMenuKEnter knobM Set t ings versionXMrotateMMenuKEnter knobMclockwise toM againMandMrotateMclockwise toMincreaseMcontrastXM Note selectMSettingsMthen SoftwareMVersionHM...
- Page 16 Oper at ion Oper at ion Pr ogr am BM em or yB ProgramBMemoryBChannels NYIQNLS OFFB NYIQNLSOFFB-NoiseBYlankerSQutomaticB Channels NoiseBLimiter(BYuttonB -NoiseBYlank er BS B SetBfirstBchannel1BPressBandBholdBScanSMemScan Note button1BMemoryBiconBwillBappear1BSelectBsecondB Qut om at ic BNoiseB channelCBpressBandBholdBScanSMemScan buttonB TheBradioBshouldBbeBB Lim it er (BYut t onB squelchedBbeforeBscanBB againBuntilBMemoryBiconBappears1BR epeatBaboveB stepsBtoBenterBupBtoBEMBchannelsBinBmemory1...
- Page 17 Oper at ion Oper at ion Set t ingSSquelc h Sc anSCBS SettingSSquelchS ScanSCBSChannels Channels ToSscanSallSchannelsWStheSunitSmustSbeSsquelchedKS SquelchSisStheS“controlSgate”SforSincomingSsignalsKS GateSclosed PressSandSreleaseSScanGMemSScan buttonSonceK STRONGSSIGNALS CHS0 G CBS SCAN SCAN M KH NB G ANL SW R S M 0 MEDIUMSSIGNALS U7K RLHS FM S MEMSSCAN SG RF SW R...
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Page 18: External Speaker
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