Our Thanks To You Introduction Intro Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Thank you for purchasing a CobraMarine™ VHF radio. Properly used, this Cobra® product will give you many years of reliable service. Customer Installation™ VHF Radio Works How Your CobraMarine Assistance This radio isSecondary a VHFIconstransceiver for fixed mounting on your boat.
Transceiver Controls, Indicators And Connections Introduction Intro Operation Radio Status and Data Display Instant Channel Secondary Icons 16/9 Button Installation Notice Introduction Customer Assistance Warranty Backlit LCD Screen Down Button Up Button Customer Assistance Caution Active Channel Number Microphone And Product Features Intro Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Microphone With Auxiliary Controls Up/Down Buttons Can be used instead of those Secondary Icons on the transceiv
Main Icons Table Of Contents Introduction Intro Intro Icons Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Introduction Our Thanks To You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1 Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1 Operation Customer Warranty Transceiver Controls, Indicators And Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intro Customer Assistance Important Safety Information Introduction Intro Operation Customer Assistance Intro Installation Customer Assistance Secondary Icons Customer Notice Customer Assistance Caution Caution Warning WARNING Statements identify conditions that could result in personal injury or loss of life. Warning Caution Notice CAUTION Statements identify conditions that could cause damage to the radio Warning equipment.
Recommendations For Marine Communication Customer Assistance Installation Introduction Intro Operation CAUTIONS Notice Caution Customer Assistance VHF Marine Radio Protocols Warranty Intro Customer Assistance • Installation Customer This CobraMarine™ radio Assistance incorporates a VHF FM transceiver designed for use in the frequency range of 156.025 to 163.275 MHz. It requires 13.8 volts DC and Icons Secondary has a switchable RF output power of one (1) or 25 watts.
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation Customer Warranty IntroAssistance Operation VHF Marine Radio Procedures Customer VHF Marine Radio Protocols Warranty Intro Customer Assistance Warranty Limits On Calling All users are responsible for observing domestic and foreign government regulations and are subject to severe penalties for violations.
VHF Marine Radio Protocols in Icons Intro Operation For Example Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Customer Assistance VHF Marine Radio Protocols Warranty Intro Assistance Installation Assistance Vagabond: “Corsair, this is Vagabond. Reply 72 (or any proper working channel).” Corsair: “72” or “Roger” ■ condary Icons Customer Assistance After communications are completed, each vessel must sign off with its Main Icons call sign or vessel name and switch to Channel 16.
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation Radiotelephone Calls Customer Assistance Radiotelephone Calls Operation VHF Marine Radio Protocols Warranty Intro • Boaters may make and receive radiotelephone calls to and from any number on Customer Warrantynetwork by using the services of public coast stations. Calls can be the telephone Assistance Customer made — for a Installation fee — between your radio and telephones on land, sea, and in the air.
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure Customer Assistance Warranty Intro Operation Customer Speak slowly — clearly — calmly. 1. Make sure your radio is On. For Example Customer Assistance Installation Customer 2. Select VHF Channel 16. “Mayday — Mayday — Assistance Mayday” Icons 3.Secondary Press Talk button and say: “MAYDAY — MAYDAY — MAYDAY.” (Or “PAN — PAN — PAN,” or “SECURITE — SECURITE — SECURITE.
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation VHF Marine Channel Assignments Customer Assistance VHF Marine Radio Protocols Warranty VHF Marine Channel Assignments Intro Warranty Channels 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 84, 84A, 85, 85A, 86, 86A, 87, 87A, 88* For calls to marine operators at public coast stations. You can make and receive Customer stations.
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Channel Number Operation Customer Assistance Installation • Customer Assistance VHF Marine Radio Protocols Warranty Intro Channel Map Frequency USA Int’l Canada Transmit Receive 01 01A VHF Marine Channel Assignments • 156.050 160.650 156.050 156.
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Channel Number Operation Customer Assistance Installation • Customer Assistance • VHF Marine Radio Protocols Warranty Intro Channel Map Frequency USA Int’l Canada Transmit Receive 18 18A VHF Marine Channel Assignments 156.900 161.500 156.900 156.900 Power Limits 18 20A • • • • Notice • • • 23 23A 24 25 26 27 28 • • • • • • 60 61 61A 62 62A 18 English Warranty Use Port Operations, Ship Movement Customer Installation 18A Commercial 156.
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Channel Number Operation Customer Assistance Installation VHF Marine Radio Protocols Warranty Intro Channel Map Frequency USA Int’l Canada Transmit Receive 63 63A VHF Marine Channel Assignments • Customer Assistance Power Limits 156.175 160.775 63 156.175 156.175 63A • • • • 156.225 160.825 64 156.225 156.225 64A 156.275 160.875 65 156.275 156.275 65A 156.325 160.925 66 • 156.325 156.
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Channel Number Operation Installation • Secondary Icons • Notice • 84 84A 85 in Icons 85A 86 86A Intro Operation 87Customer Assistance 87A 88 Intro • • • • • • • • • • • Warranty • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Warning Power Limits Channel 156.925 161.525 78 156.925 156.925 78A Secondary Icons 88A condary Icons Use Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) Customer Installation Assistance Non-Commercial (Recreational) 156.975 79A 157.025 161.
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation World City Time Zones Customer Assistance Intro World City Time Zones Longitudinal Zone • Offset City -12 IDLW (International Date Line West) W172.50 to W157.50 -11 Nome W157.50 to W142.50 -10 Honolulu -9 Yukon STD Installation E172.50 to W172.50 Customer Assistance Secondary Icons W142.50 to W127.50 Notice W127.50 to W112.50 Caution Warning -8 Los Angeles W112.50 to W097.50 -7 Denver W097.50 to W082.50 -6 Chicago W082.50 to W067.
Intro Operation Installation And Start-Up Installation Customer Assistance Warranty Intro Included In This Package Installation And Start-Up Customer Assistance Installation Included In This Package Microphone Caution Microphone Mounting Kit Customer Assistance • Secondary Icons Installing Your Radio Choose a location for your radio where it will be conveniently accessible with the Warning following factorsNotice in mind: Caution ■ The leads to the battery and the antenna are best kept as s
Operation Intro Installation And Start-Up Installation Customer Assistance Warranty Installation And Start-Up Customer Assistance Installation Microphone Bracket Microphone Bracket Secondary Icons Main Icons Notice Secondary Icons To Install The Microphone Bracket: 1. Install the microphone bracket on a vertical surface near the transceiver using the Warning supplied stainless steel screws. Caution Operation Use Supplied Template Installation Secondary Icons See page 71 for template.
Intro Operation Installation And Start-Up Installation Customer Assistance Warranty Intro Antenna Requirements And Attachment Customer Assistance Installation Customer Assistance Installation And Start-Up Secondary Icons Antenna Requirements And Attachment Secondary Icons Installation • Customer Assistance Caution Your CobraMarine™ VHF radio requires an external marine antenna to send signals into the air and to receive them.
Intro Operation Main Icons Installation And Start-Up Installation Customer Assistance Warranty Secondary Icons ™ Intro Operation Customer Your CobraMarine VHF Assistance radio is setWarranty up to connect auxiliary devices for navigation, convenience, and added versatility. As is the case with the antenna, choosing these devices is best done with the advice and guidance of a knowledgeable dealer. Standard connectors are provided onWarning the front and back of the transceiver.
Operating Your Radio Intro Getting Started Operation Getting Started Customer Assistance Customer Assistance Throughout this manual you will be instructed to press or to press and hold buttons on the transceiver or on the microphone. Press means a momentary Secondary Icons press, then release; press and hold means to hold the button.
Getting Started Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Volume Customer Assistance Warranty The On-Off Power/Volume knob on the transceiver controls the speaker volume. The volume adjustment applies only to what you hear from the speaker and does Customer not affect the volume Installation of your outgoing messages. That is controlled by the circuitry Assistance of your radio. Secondary Icons On-Off Power/ Volume Knob Notice To Increase The Volume: 1. Turn the On-Off Power/Volume knob clockwise.
Set-Up Routines Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Set-Up Routines Customer Assistance The Settings menu in the CobraMarine™ VHF radio allows you to turn On and Off Customer Installation to adjust other features to suit your preferences, and to enter many of its features, Assistance your user MMSI number. Secondary Icons Call/Set Button Notice Main Icons Settings Menu Intro Up/Down Buttons Secondary Icons To Enter The Settings Menu: 1. Press and hold the Call/Set button.
Set-Up Routines Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Confirmation Tone Customer Assistance Warranty The Confirmation Tone sounds when your CobraMarine™ VHF radio is turned On and to confirm all button presses except for the Talk button. If you would prefer Customer not to hear theInstallation Confirmation Tone, you can turn it Off and On as you choose. Assistance Key Tone Secondary Icons Notice On/Off To Turn The Confirmation Tone On Or Off: 1.
Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Voice Transmission Customer Assistance Voice Transmission Transmit mode gives you the ability to communicate with safety services, other vessels, and shore stations. When you use this capability, be sure to follow the Customer procedures andInstallation to observe the courtesies that govern its use so everyone benefits. Assistance (The tables on pages 14 through 23 will help you select the proper channels.
Intro condary Icons Operation Customer Operating Your Radio Assistance Intro Warranty Operation Weather Radio And Alert Customer Assistance Operating Your Radio Warranty NOAA All Hazards/Weather Radio And Alert Intro • NOAA broadcasts Weather information as described in the NOAA weather channels Customer Assistance section on page 25 of this manual. You can listen to one (1) or two (2) of these Customer Installation channels at any time.
Main Icons Intro condary Icons Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Dual-Watch Advanced Operation Customer Assistance Dual-Watch gives you one (1) button access to scan the two (2) locations of most Customer Assistance importance to you. Channel 16 will always be included as a scanned location. The remaining location will beCustomer the VHF channel in effect when you enter Dual-Watch mode.
Operating Your Radio Intro Operation DSC Set-Up DSC Set-Up Customer Assistance DSC Set-Up Operating Your Radio Warranty Intro • Digital selective calling — DSC — employs digital RF signals which tend to carry further and be less susceptible to distortion from noise and atmospheric conditions Customer Installation than analog ones. The result is greater range and more reliable message delivery Assistance per watt of output power.
DSC Set-Up Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Customer Assistance Warranty DSC Set-Up Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Customer Warranty If You Transfer Your Radio To A Different Vessel Assistance Group MMSI Number Contact the MMSI issuing agency from which you obtained your number and change the information associated with your number to correspond Customer to vessel in which it will be mounted.
DSC Set-Up Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Position Request Reply Type The ability to send your position to another station is an added feature of DSC radios that have GPS attached. It is handy for rendezvous and rescue situations.
Operating Your Radio Intro in Icons Intro condary Icons Operation DSC Operation DSC Operation Customer Assistance DSC Operation Operating Your Radio Warranty Intro • Sending DSC calls is done from menus similar to the Settings menu. Whereas entering the Settings menu required a press and hold of the Call/Set button, Customer Installation the sending menus appear with a press of the Distress button.
Operating Your Radio Intro Operation DSC Operation Customer Assistance Warranty DSC Operation Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Customer Warranty Receiving Distress Calls Assistance Sending An All Ships Calls Main Icons If your vessel is within range of a DSC Distress call, the radio will receive the call, sound the distress alarm, and switch to Channel 16.
DSC Operation Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Customer Assistance Warranty DSC Operation Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Customer Warranty Receiving An All Ships Call Assistance Sending An Individual Call All Ships calls sent by stations within range of your radio will sound the distress alarm on your radio and switch your radio to Channel 16. The DSC Individual call feature allows you to notify one (1), and only one (1), station that you want to communicate with that station.
Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Caller Identified Installation Secondary Icons DSC Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Send/Exit Group Waiting 60 English Operation Customer Warranty Receiving A GroupAssistance Call When another station makes an Individual call to your radio, the individual alarm will sound, the caller will be identified Customer on the LCD, and your radio will be switched to the channel Assistance selected by the caller. Press any button to turn Off the alarm.
DSC Operation Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Position Request Installation Secondary Icons Notice Receiving a Position No Position Data 62 English Customer Assistance Warranty 6. Press the Call/Set button. Your radio will send the position request and there will be one (1) of three (3) possible responses: Customer ■ You will receive the position.
DSC Operation Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Receiving A Position Request When you went through the DSC set-up process, you set a position request reply type. (See page 52 to change your setting.) Depending on the setting you chose, when a Position RequestCustomer message is received, your radio will enter either: Installation Assistance ■ The Auto Reply mode. Secondary Icons ■ The Manual Reply mode.
Operating Your Radio Intro Maintenance And Troubleshooting Operation Maintenance Customer Assistance Operating Your Radio Warranty Intro • Very little maintenance is required to keep your CobraMarine™ VHF radio in good operating condition. Customer Installation ■ Keep the radio clean by wiping with a soft cloth and mild detergent. Assistance Rinse with fresh water. Do not use solvents or harsh or abrasive cleaners, Secondary Icons which could damage the case or scratch the LCD screen.
Warranty Warranty Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Limited 3-Year Warranty Intro Notice Cobra® Electronics Corporation warrants that its CobraMarine™ VHF radio, and the Customer component parts thereof, will be free of defects in workmanship and materials Assistance for a period of three (3) years from the date of first consumer purchase. This warranty may be enforced by the first consumer purchaser, provided that the product is utilized within the U.S.A.
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