User's Manual

Nothing comes close to a Cobra
®
DSC Operation
63
62
English
DSC Operation
Receiving Distress Calls
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.
When A Distress Call Is Heard:
1.
Press any button to turn Off the alarm.
2. Read and write down the Distress information on the
LCD (there may or may not be position data shown),
then determine whether you should answer the call.
3. Press one (1) of the following three (3) buttons to
switch from
Distress Call Receive to Standby mode:
Call/Set button, Channel 16/9 button, or Talk button.
4. Respond, if appropriate, by pressing and holding
the
Talk button to transmit on Channel 16.
NOTE
Your radio will automatically switch to Channel 16
upon receiving a DSC
Distress call.
Sending Distress Relay Calls
Your radio cannot send Distress Relay calls. Only large ships and
shore stations with specially equipped radios can send these calls.
Receiving Distress Relay Calls
Your radio will respond to a received Distress Relay call in the same way
as it will to a
Distress call.
Sending An All Ships Calls
A DSC All Ships call is used for the same urgency and safety purposes as the Pan
and Securite voice calls as well as to send routine messages to all stations at once.
It will reach all stations within range of your radio. If you have an urgent, but not
life-threatening, situation or a safety warning to broadcast to all vessels in your area,
this is the type of call to use. It should be used judiciously for routine calls.
To Send An All Ships Call:
1.
In Standby select a channel on which you want to
communicate for a routine call. (The radio will use
Channel 16 for urgent and safety calls.)
2. Press the Call/Set button to enter the Call Send menu.
3. Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll to ALL SHIPS.
4. Press the Call/Set button to move to the message
type menu.
5. Use the Up/Down buttons to select a message type
or
EXIT.
6. Press the Call/Set button to send the message
or return to
Standby if EXIT was chosen.
7. Depending on the type of message you chose,
the radio will automatically switch to a voice channel.
a. After URGENT and SAFETY calls, the radio will
switch to Channel 16 and wait for you to press the
Talk
button to send the urgent or safety message by voice.
b. After a ROUTINE call, the radio will switch to the
channel you selected in step 1 and wait for you to press
the
Talk button to send the routine message by voice.
DSC equipped radios that receive your message will be
automatically switched to Channel 16 or the channel you
selected to hear your voice message.
Urgency Waiting
All Ship
Urgency
Routine Waiting
Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio
Distress Info on LCD