Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Owners Manual
- Table of Contents
- Features
- Supplied Accessories
- Parts & Controls
- Safety
- Recommendations For Marine Communication
- VHF Marine Radio Procedures
- Voice Calling
- Digital Selective Calling
- Maritime Mobile Service Identity
- Radiotelephone Calls
- Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure
- Included In This Package
- Accessories Order Info
- Mounting And Powering The Radio
- Antenna Requirements And Attachment
- External Devices And Connections
- Getting Started
- Set-Up Routines
- Digital Select Calling (DSC) Setup
- Advanced Operation
- Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Specs
- VHF Marine Channel Assignments
- Weather Channel Assignments
- World City Time Zones
- Flush Mount Template
- Note on Incorrect Wire Colors Listed in Manual
- Warning Sticker
- Warranty
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Operating Your Radio
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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.
Your CobraMarine VHF radio allows you to choose whether to have the radio automatically
respond to all Position Requests it receives or to alert you to a Position Request and allow
you to choose whether to respond or not — manual reply.
To Set The Position Request Reply Type:
1. Enter the DSC SETUP MENU menu and scroll to
POSITION REPLY with the Up/Down soft keys or the
UP/Down channel buttons.
2. Press the ENTR soft key and observe the current
highlighted setting — AUTO or MANUAL.
3. Use the Up/Down soft keys or the Up/Down channel
buttons to change the setting.
4. Press the ENTR soft key to select the setting and return
to the DSC SETUP MENU.
Auto Channel Switch
The ability of your radio to automatically switch to the requested channel when receiving
an Individual Call. In some cases, automatically switching channels may not be wanted,
especially if the radio is being used for Bridge to Bridge communications in a busy port
or waterway.
Your CobraMarine VHF radio allows you to choose whether to have the radio automatically
Change channels to the requested channel in an Individual Call or not.
To Set The Automatic Channel Switch On or Off:
1. Enter the DSC SETUP MENU menu and scroll to AUTO
CHANNL SWITCH (Automatic Channel Switch) with the Up/
Down soft keys or the UP/Down channel buttons.
2. Press the ENTR soft key and observe the current highlighted
setting — ON or OFF.
3. Use the Up/Down soft keys or the Up/Down channel buttons
to change the setting.
4. Press the ENTR soft key to select the setting and return to
the DSC SETUP MENU.
Individual Call Reply
The Individual Call Reply feature is used when receiving Individual DSC calls. When receiving a
Individual DSC Call, you may not want the radio to reply to the call automatically. This features
allows you to disable the automatic reply. 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.
Digital Select Calling (DSC)
Setup
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