Cobra 75 WX ST manual

Oper ating instructions for your COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION 6500 W . Cortland Street Chicago, Illinois 60707 Printed in Thailand Cobra Electr onics Corp.© 1997 P art no. 480-230-P-001 COMP A CT REMO TE MOUNT CB RADIO WITH 75 WX ST “Ingenious Products for Easier Communication.” “Cuts Noise Coming In... Strengthens Signals Going Out”[...]

INTRODUCTION 3 CITIZENS BAND RADIO WITH SOUNDTRA CKER CONTENTS: Introduction ..........................................3 Featur es ............................................3 T ec hnical Support and service ..........3 Controls and Indicators ..................4/5 Included with your 75WX ....................6 Installation ........................[...]

1. SoundT rac ker K ey 2. Memory K ey 3. Channel 9 / 19 / Memory Location 1 K ey 4. LCD Displa y P anel 5. Dual Watch / Memory Location 2 K ey 6. Scan / Memory Location 3 K ey 7. CB / Weather Channel / Memory Location 4 Key 8. On / Off / V olume Control 9. Loc k K ey 10. Squelch Control 11. Microphone 12. Speaker 13. Channel Up 14. Channel Down 15.[...]

INST ALLA TION CONNECT OR BO X LOC A TION 7 INTRODUCTION COMPONENTS INCLUDED 6 LOCA TION Mount your Cobra 75 WX ST Connector Box in a convenient location, a wa 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. UNDER THE FRONT SEA T IN[...]

INST ALLA TION CONNECT OR BO X 9 INST ALLA TION CONNECT OR BO X 8 MOUNTING CONNECT OR BOX 1. Hold Cobra 75 WX ST Connector Box in exact location desired for mounting. 2. Using it as a template, mark the location for the mounting screws (included). NOTE: Make certain that nothing will interfere with the installation of the mounting screws, before dr[...]

11 INST ALLING 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 . INST ALLA TION MICROPHONE HANGER 10 INST ALLA TION CB ANTENNA CB ANTENN [...]

13 12 INST ALLA TION SPEAKERS/NOISE INTERFERENCE 1. Mount external speaker in desired location. 2. Plug jack into the bac k of the Connector Box labled EXT . *T he external speaker should ha ve 4-8 ohms impedance and be able to handle at least 4 watts. IGNITION NOISE INTERFERENCE T he alternator and ignition system in your v ehicle ma y limit your [...]

14 OPERA TION 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. O UND T RACKER TM TURNING YOUR CB ON OPERA TION SELECTING A CHANNEL SELECTING A CHANNEL 1. Change channels b y pressing either the channel ▲ up or channe[...]

40 1 3 5 9 +30 SIG 0.5 1 2 3 4 PWR AM RX TESTING SOUNDTRA CKER 1. Select any unused channel on y our 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. S OUND T RACKE[...]

S OUND T RACKER TM 5. If you turn the squelc h control fully counter - clockwise, it lowers the “squelch gate” so low 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. T hen turn the squelch [...]

21 20 OPERA TION LCD READOUT 2 digit channel displa y / 5 digit frequency displa y = Memory Indicator = Scan Indicator = Dual W atch Indicator = Lock K ey Indicator Memory Channel Number = Emergency Channel 9 = Function key indicator = Amplitude Modulation = W eather Station = Receive Indicator = SoundT racker indicator = T ransmit Indicator Signal[...]

22 OPERA TION ONE T OUCH CHANNEL 9 AND 19 23 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 9 OR INFORMA TION CHANNEL 19 1. T o access emergency channel 9, press Channel 9/19 key once. 2. Y ou are now on emergenc y channel 9 and the icon will appear . 3. T o access information channel 19, press Channel 9/19 key again. EMG 9 1 3 5 9 +30 SIG 0.5 1 2 3 4 PWR EMG AM RX ST 4. Y ou [...]

25 KEY LOCK 1. Press Key Loc k button to prevent unintentional channel c hanging. 2. Y ou are now loc ked and the icon will appear . 3. Press Key Loc k button again to deactiv ate. LOCK 40 1 3 5 9 +30 SIG 0.5 1 2 3 4 PWR LOCK AM RX ST OPERA TION FREQ UENCY DISPLA Y 24 5 DIGIT FREQUENCY DISPLA Y 1. Push and hold Memory key for approximately 3 second[...]

27 26 OPERA TION CHANNEL SC AN 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. S OUND T RACKER TM 40 1 3 5 9 +30 SIG 0.5 1 2 3 4 PWR SCAN AM RX ST NOTE. T he[...]

28 CHANNEL SA VER FEA TURE* A utomatically retains the last c hannel used when CB is turned off and returns you to that c hannel when CB is turned bac k on. *T o function, the “red wire” must be directly connected to either: 1. P ositiv e (+) battery terminal. 2. Connection on the fuse box that is alwa ys on. See installation section for detail[...]

00 30 OPERA TION DU AL W A TCH 31 DU AL W A TCH Allo ws 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 DW key until a beep is heard. S OUND T RACKER TM 40 1 3 5 9 +30 SIG 0.5 1 2 3 4 P[...]

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 . T echnical assistance i[...]

35 34 WEA THER CHANNEL MESSAGES Y ou can receive up to the minute local area weather reports pro vided by NO AA (National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration) 24 hours a da y , 7 days a week. An agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, NO AA warns of dangerous weather , charts our seas and skies, guides our use and protection of ocean and coastal [...]

37 36 CB 10-CODES Citizens Band radio operators ha v e largely adopted the “10-code” for standard questions and answers. Its use permits faster communications and better understanding in noisy areas. The follo wing table lists some of the more common codes and their meanings: Code Meaning 10-1 Receiving poorly 10-2 Receiving well 10-3 Stop tran[...]

39 LIMITED TWO YEAR W ARRANTY COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION 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 chase. T his warr anty ma y be enfor ced by the first consumer pur chaser , provided that the produ[...]

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 A CCESSORIES Y ou can find these fine accessories at your local Cobra CB dealer . If you wish, y ou can or der directl y from Cobr a Or der b y phone: Call 1-773-889-3087 (Press 1 from the main [...]