Cobra Electronics 75 WX ST manual

Oper ating instructions for y our COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION 6500 W . Cortland Street Chicago, Illinois 60707 Printed in Thailand Cobr a Electronics 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 B AND RADIO WITH SOUNDTRA CKER CONTENTS: Introduction .......................................... 3 Featur es ............................................3 T ec hnical Support and ser vice ..........3 Controls and Indicators ..................4/5 Included with y our 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 W atch / Memory Location 2 K ey 6. Scan / Memory Location 3 K ey 7. CB / W eather Channel / Memory Location 4 K ey 8. On / Off / V olume Control 9. Lock K ey 10. Squelch Control 11. Microphone 12. Speaker 13. Channel Up 14. Channel Down 1[...]

INST ALLA TION CONNECT OR BO X LOC A TION 7 INTRODUCTION COMPONENTS INCLUDED 6 LOC A TION Mount your Cobr a 75 WX ST Connector Box in a convenient location, a way from moisture and direct sunlight, in a location that will not interfere with dri ving. Cobra suggests mounting it either under the front seat or on the fire wall. UNDER THE FRONT SEA T [...]

INST ALLA TION CONNECT OR BO X 9 INST ALLA TION CONNECT OR BO X 8 MOUNTING CONNECT OR BO X 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). NO TE: Make certain that nothing will interfere with the installation of the mounting screws, before [...]

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 ANTENN A 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 have 4-8 ohms impedance and be able to handle at least 4 watts. IGNITION NOISE INTERFERENCE T he alternator and ignition system in your vehicle ma y limit y our a[...]

14 OPERA TION TURNING CB ON 15 1. Rotate the power ON- OFF V olume Control clockwise. 2. T urn the Squelch Control countercloc kwise until noise is heard. 3. Adjust volume to a comfortable level. O UND T RACKER TM TURNING Y OUR CB ON OPERA TION SELECTING A CHANNEL SELECTING A CHANNEL 1. Change channels b y pressing either the channel ▲ up or chan[...]

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 countercloc k-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 RAC[...]

S OUND T RACKER TM 5. If you turn the squelc h control fully counter - clockwise, it lo wers the “squelch gate” so lo w that everything gets through - noise, weak signals and strong signals. 6. T o set the “squelc h gate” to the DSS-Desired Squelch Setting, turn the squelch control countercloc kwise until you hear noise. T hen turn the sque[...]

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

22 OPERA TION ONE T OUCH CHANNEL 9 AND 19 23 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 9 OR INFORMA TION CHANNEL 19 1. T o access emergenc y channel 9, press Channel 9/19 key once. 2. Y ou are no w on emergency 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 K ey Lock 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 SC AN 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 NO TE. T [...]

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 ositive (+) battery terminal. 2. Connection on the fuse box that is alwa ys on. See installation section for details[...]

00 30 OPERA TION DU AL W A TCH 31 DU AL W A TCH Allo ws y ou to simultaneously monitor any two preselected c hannels 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[...]

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 MESSA GES Y ou can receiv e up to the minute local area weather reports provided b y NO AA (National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration) 24 hours a da y , 7 da ys a week. An agency of the U.S. Department of Commer ce, NO AA warns of dangerous weather , charts our seas and skies, guides our use and protection of ocean and coas[...]

37 36 CB 10-CODES Citizens Band radio oper ators hav e largely adopted the “10-code” for standard questions and answers. Its use permits faster communications and better understanding in noisy areas. T he following 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 warrants 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) y ears from the date of first consumer purchase. T his warr anty may be enfor ced by the first consumer pur chaser , provided that the product[...]

40 High P erformance Magnetic Mount W eather/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 Cobr a CB dealer . If y ou wish, you can or der directl y from Cobr a Or der b y phone: Call 1-773-889-3087 (Press 1 from the mai[...]