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DSC Set-Up
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DSC Set-Up
Because the MMSI number is so important to DSC operation, this limitation is
imposed on all DSC capable radios to prevent constant changes and the potential
introduction of errors in the process. If, for any reason, it is necessary to change
the MMSI number in the radio more than once, you can return it to Cobra
®
Electronics for reset.
If You Transfer Your Radio To A Different Vessel
Contact the MMSI issuing agency from which you
obtained your number and change the information
associated with your number to correspond to
vessel in which it will be mounted.
To View Your MMSI Number At Any Time:
1.
Enter the Settings menu and scroll to
USER MMSI with the Up/Down buttons.
2. Press the Call/Set button and the blinking
cursor will appear at the first digit of your already
entered number under
USER MMSI ID ENTRY.
3. Press and hold the Call/Set button to return
to the
Settings menu.
DSC Scanning
If you choose not to have your radio scan Channel 70,
you can turn DSC scanning
Off. If you do so, you can
still send DSC messages, but will not hear DSC alarms
nor receive DSC messages except when you are tuned
to Channel 70 or you have sent a
Distress message.
The acknowledgement to the
Distress message will
be received whether
DSC Scanning is On or Off.
To Turn DSC Scanning On Or Off:
1.
Enter the Settings menu and scroll to DSC SCAN
with the Up/Down buttons.
2. Press the Call/Set button and observe the current
setting —
ON or OFF.
3. Use the Up/Down buttons to select the setting
that you want.
4. Press the Call/Set button to return to the Settings menu.
Group MMSI Number
Nautical organizations such as yacht clubs and the organizers of events
such as regattas can establish group MMSIs. These allow a message to be
sent automatically to all members of the group without having to call each
one individually.
Each member of the group must enter the group MMSI number in his radio
in order to receive group messages.
To Enter A Group MMSI Number:
1.
Enter the Settings menu and scroll to GROUP MMSI
with the Up/Down buttons.
2. Press the Call/Set button and the blinking cursor will
appear at the first digit under
GROUP MMSI ID ENTRY.
3. Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through the
number list to that digit of your number.
4. Press the Call/Set button to select the digit and the
blinking cursor will move to the next digit of the number.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until all nine (9) digits of
the group MMSI number are entered.
6. Check that you have entered the number correctly.
7. Press and hold the Call/Set button to return
to the
Settings menu.
The group MMSI is established by modifying the MMSI
assigned to one (1) of the group members. The last digit
of that member’s MMSI number is dropped and a zero (0)
is inserted at the beginning. For example, member MMSI
number 366123456 becomes group MMSI number
036612345.
Group MMSIs can be entered and changed any number
of times without encountering the need to have your
radio reset.
Settings Menu
User MMSI ID Entry
Scroll
Settings Menu
On Mode
DSC Scan
Group MMSI ID Entry
Settings Menu
Group MMSI
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