Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 75WX Cobra Electronics
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Operating instructions for your COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 6500 W . Cortland Street Chicago, Illinois 60707 Printed in T hailand Cobra Electronics Corp.© 1997 Part no. 480-230-P-001 C O M P A CT RE M O T E MO U NT C B R A DI O W I T H 75 WX ST “Ingenious Products for Easier Communication.
INTRODUCTION 3 CITIZENS BAND RADIO WITH SOUNDTRACKER CONTENTS: Introduction ..........................................3 Features ............................................3 T echnical Support and service ..........3 Controls and Indicators .........
1. SoundT racker Key 2. Memory Key 3. Channel 9 / 19 / Memory Location 1 Key 4. LCD Display Panel 5. Dual Watch / Memory Location 2 Key 6. Scan / Memory Location 3 Key 7. CB / Weather Channel / Memory Location 4 Key 8. On / Off / V olume Control 9. Lock Key 10.
INSTALLATION CONNECTOR BOX LOCA TION 7 INTRODUCTION COMPONENTS INCLUDED 6 LOCA TION Mount your Cobra 75 WX ST Connector Box in a convenient location, awa y from moisture and direct sunlight, in a location that will not interfere with driving. Cobra suggests mounting it either under the front seat or on the fire wall.
INSTALLATION CONNECTOR BOX 9 INSTALLATION CONNECTOR BOX 8 MOUNTING CONNECTOR BOX 1. Hold Cobra 75 WX ST Connector Box in exact location desired for mounting.
11 INSTALLING MICROPHONE HANGER 1. Hold microphone hanger in location desired for mounting. Make certain that nothing will interfere with the hanger’ s installation. 2. Mark the location for the three mounting screws (screws included). 3. Drill and mount microphone hanger .
13 12 INSTALLATION SPEAKERS/NOISE INTERFERENCE 1. Mount external speaker in desired location. 2. Plug jack into the back of the Connector Box labled EXT .
14 OPERATION TURNING CB ON 15 1. Rotate the power ON- OFF V olume Control clockwise. 2. T urn the Squelch Control counterclockwise until noise is heard. 3. Adjust volume to a comfortable level. TURNING Y OUR CB ON OPERATION SELECTING A CHANNEL SELECTING A CHANNEL 1.
TESTING SOUNDTRACKER 1. Select any unused channel on your CB. 2. Open the squelch control fully by turning the knob counterclock-wise until it stops. 3. T urn the volume up louder than your normal listening level. 4. Depress the SoundT racker key. Notice the significant reduction in noise.
5. If you turn the squelc h control fully counter- clockwise, it lowers the “squelch gate” so lo w that everything gets through - noise, weak signals and strong signals. 6. T o set the “squelch gate” to the DSS-Desired Squelch Setting, turn the squelch control counterclockwise until you hear noise.
21 20 OPERATION LCD READOUT 2 digit channel display / 5 digit frequency displa y = Memory Indicator = Scan Indicator = Dual W atch Indicator = Lock Key Indicator Memory Channel Number = Emergency Chan.
22 OPERATION ONE T OUCH CHANNEL 9 AND 19 23 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 9 OR INFORMATION CHANNEL 19 1. T o access emergency channel 9, press Channel 9/19 key once. 2 . Y ou a re no w o n emer genc y c ha nne l 9 an d th e icon will appear. 3 . T o ac ce ss in for mat io n c ha nne l 19, pre ss C ha nn el 9/ 19 ke y ag ai n.
25 KEY LOCK 1. Press Key Lock button to prevent unintentional channel changing. 2 . Y ou ar e n ow lo c ke d an d th e ic on wi ll a pp ea r . 3. Press Key Lock button again to deacti v ate. L O C K OPERATION FREQUENCY DISPLA Y 24 5 DIGIT FREQUENCY DISPLA Y 1.
27 26 OPERATION CHANNEL SCAN ALL CHANNEL SCAN 1. Set Squelch Control (SQL) to desired setting DSS. *See page 18 to set DSS. 2. Press Scan key . When activity is found on a channel scanning will stop. 3. Scan icon will apear. 4. Press any key to stop scanning sequence.
28 CHANNEL SAVER FEATURE* A utomatically retains the last channel used when CB is turned off and returns you to that channel when CB is turned back on. *To function, the “red wire” must be directly connected to either: 1. P ositive (+) battery terminal.
00 30 OPERATION DUAL W A TCH 31 DUAL W A TCH Allows you to simultaneously monitor any two preselected channels at one time. 1. Adjust squelch (SQL) setting to the DSS level (see page 18). 2. Set CB to one of the stations you wish to monitor . 3. PRESS and Hold the D W key until a beep is heard.
33 For technical assistance, please call our Automated Help Desk which can assist you by answering the most frequently asked questions about Cobra products. (773) 889-3087 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A Consumer Service Representative can be reached through this same number 8:00 am - 8:00 pm, Monday through Friday, CST .
35 34 WEATHER CHANNEL MESSAGES Y ou can recei v e up to the minute local area weather reports provided by NOAA (National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration) 24 hours a da y , 7 days a week.
37 36 CB 10-CODES Citizens Band radio operators ha ve largely adopted the “10-code” for standard questions and answers. Its use permits faster communications and better understanding in noisy areas.
39 LIMITED TW O YEAR W ARRANTY COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION w arrants that its COBRA CB Radios, and the component parts thereof, will be free of defects in workmanship and materials for a period of two (2) years from the date of first consumer pur c hase.
40 High Performance Magnetic Mount Weather/CB Antenna. A TW-400 $39.95 Remote connector box. AC-701 $29.95 4 foot extension cord. AC-702 $19.95 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Y ou ca n fi nd th ese fin e a cc es so ri e s at y ou r lo c al Co br a C B d ea le r .
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