Owner's Manual

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Product Features

Introduction

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Operating Your Radio

Digital Select Calling (DSC)

Setup

DSC Set-Up

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Digital selective calling — DSC — employs digital RF signals which tend to carry

further and be less susceptible to distortion from noise and atmospheric conditions

than analog ones. The result is greater range and more reliable message delivery

per watt of output power.

But, that is not the only advantage of DSC equipped radios. Those radios are set up to

interface with GPS and to automate many of the operations involved in sending and

receiving messages. That results in more compact and accurate messages and less

congestion of the airwaves.

The price of these benets to the user is the time it takes to do the required set-up

to make the DSC features work. A little time spent when your radio is new will pay

dividends over its life.

These procedures use the Settings menu. Refer to page 28 for information on entering

and exiting the Settings menu.

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The nine (9) digit MMSI number, similar to a telephone number, is a unique identier

for a vessel. DSC incorporates this number into every message that is Sent (Tx) or

Received (Rx). Enter the MMSI number as soon as you receive your MMSI number

from the issuing agency listed on page 9.

NOTE

The radio does not operate in the DSC mode until an ofcial MMSI number is

entered. An error tone will sound when attempting to operate in the DSC mode

without an MMSI number.

NOTE

An MMSI number can only be entered one time. To enter a new MMSI number,

please contact Cobra customer service.