Our Thanks To You And Customer Assistance Introduction Thank you for purchasing a CobraMarine® VHF radio. Properly used, this Cobra® product will give you many years of reliable service. Owner’s Manual How Your CobraMarine VHF Radio Works This radio is a VHF transceiver for fixed mounting on your boat. It gives you 2-way vessel-to-vessel and vessel-to-shore station communications, primarily for safety and secondarily for navigation and operational purposes.
Transceiver Controls, Indicators And Connections Introduction DSC Distress Button (Behind Red Spring Loaded Cover) Soft KeysAllows user to select current options displayed on the screen. Product Features Introduction Active Channel Number Up & Down Buttons Backlit LCD Screen Product Features On-Off Power/ Volume Knob ® • Rewind-Say-Again Replay missed VHF calls. Automatically records the last 20 seconds of incoming radio transmissions. Great when in noisy conditions.
Table Of Contents 24 28 32 33 34 38 44 50 64 65 Operating Your Radio Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set-Up Routines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Priority Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NOAA All Hazards/Weather Radio And Alert . . . . .
Important Safety Information Important Safety Information Introduction Introduction Important Safety Information Ŗ Before installing and using your CobraMarine VHF radio, please read these general precautions and warnings. Warning And Notice Statements To make the most of this radio, it must be installed and used properly. Please read the installation and operating instructions carefully before installing and using it.
Recommendations For Marine Communication FCC Information Introduction VHF Marine Radio Protocols Sea Tow Automated Radio Check (ARC) System NOTICES • Please try the Sea Tow Automated Radio Check service. Areas where the safety check service is available include the East Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Southern California, and select inland locations including the Great Lakes.
VHF Marine Radio Procedures Voice Calling VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Radio Call Sign Initial Calling on Channel 16 or 9 Currently, the FCC does not require recreational boaters to have a license. The United States Coast Guard recommends that the boat’s registration number and state of registry (e.g., IL 1234 AB) be used as a call sign and be clearly visible on the vessel. The use of Channel 16 is permitted for making initial contact (hailing) with another vessel.
Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) Digital Selective Calling (DSC) VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols For Example Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) The vessel Corsair calling the vessel Vagabond: Corsair: “Vagabond, this is Corsair (station license number call sign).” Vagabond: “Corsair, this is Vagabond. Over.” Q Corsair: “Vagabond go to working Channel 68. Over.” Corsair: “Vagabond I need to talk to you about... Over.
Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure Radiotelephone Calls VHF Marine Radio Protocols Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure VHF Marine Radio Protocols • The ability to summon assistance in an emergency is the primary reason to have a VHF marine radio. The marine environment can be unforgiving, and what may initially be a minor problem can rapidly develop into a situation beyond your control.
Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Marine Distress Procedure Keep the radio nearby. Even after your message has been received, the Coast Guard can find you more quickly if you can transmit a signal for a rescue boat to hone in on. Speak slowly — clearly — calmly. 1. Make sure your radio is On. For Example 2. Select VHF Channel 16. “Mayday — Mayday — Mayday” 3.
Included In This Package Accessories Order Info Installation And Start-Up Installation And Start-Up Included In This Package • You should find all of the following items in the package with your CobraMarine VHF radio: Optional Accessories • You can find quality Cobra products and accessories at your local Cobra dealer, or online at www.cobra.com Ordering By Phone From U.S.A.
Mounting And Powering The Radio Mounting And Powering The Radio Installation And Start-Up Installation And Start-Up Mounting And Powering The Radio • Microphone Bracket To Install The Microphone Bracket: 1. Install the microphone bracket on a vertical surface near the transceiver using the supplied stainless steel screws. Before using your CobraMarine VHF radio, it must be installed on your vessel.
Mounting And Powering The Radio Installation And Start-Up Installation And Start-Up Electrical Power Connection Power Connection Cables Red Cable Positive (+) Black Cable Negative (-) Mounting And Powering The Radio –+ Your CobraMarine VHF radio is powered from +10.0V to +16.0V vessel direct current negative ground systems (12-volt nominal). A fused (10A) power connection lead is provided at the back of the transceiver. To Connect To A Power Source: 1.
Installation And Start-Up Antenna Requirements And Attachment Antenna Requirements And Attachment Installation And Start-Up • Antenna Requirements Your CobraMarine VHF radio requires an external marine antenna to send signals into the air and to receive them. The radio is arranged to use any of the popular marine VHF antennas, but it is up to you to choose which antenna to use.
External Devices And Connections External Devices And Connections Installation And Start-Up Installation And Start-Up External Devices And Connections • Your CobraMarine VHF radio is set 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 on the front and back of the transceiver.
Getting Started Getting Started Operating Your Radio Getting Started Operating Your Radio • Refer to the foldout on the front cover of this manual to identify the various controls and indicators on your radio. Throughout this manual you will be instructed to press or to press and hold buttons on the transceiver. Press means a momentary press, then release; press and hold means to hold the button.
Getting Started Getting Started Operating Your Radio Squelch Knob Squelch Turn Till Hissing Sound Stops Lower Barrier Operating Your Radio To Squelch Your Radio: 1. With the Squelch knob turned fully counter-clockwise, turn the On-Off/Volume knob clockwise until you hear a hissing (noise) sound. 2. Turn the Squelch knob clockwise until the hissing sound stops.
Set-Up Routines Set-Up Routines Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Set-Up Routines • Settings Menu The Settings menu in the CobraMarine VHF radio allows you to turn On and Off many of its features, to adjust other features to suit your preferences, and to enter your user MMSI number. Menu Button menu dsc setup lamp adjust contrast adjust exit entr To Enter The Settings Menu: 1. Press the Menu button. The Settings menu will appear on the LCD.
Set-Up Routines Set-Up Routines Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio &RQÀUPDWLRQ 7RQH 7LPH $GMXVW 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 not to hear the Confirmation Tone, you can turn it Off and On as you choose. Time Adjust will allow the radio to display the time as Local time or UTC time.
Set-Up Routines Set-Up Routines Operating Your Radio Menu Button 12h/24h time disp 12 hour format 24 hour format exit entr Operating Your Radio To Select 12 or 24 Hour Format Time Display: 1. Enter the Settings menu and scroll to TIME ADJUST. 2. Highlight the 12H/24H TIME DISP option in the menu. 3. Press the ENTR key and observe the current setting. 4. Scroll to change the setting for how the radio will display the time (12 Hour or 24 Hour format). 5. Press the ENTR soft key to save the setting.
Set-Up Routines Set-Up Routines Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio GPS Menu Menu Button All VHF Marine radios SHOULD / NEED to have a GPS receiver connected and operating to effectively use the DSC (Digital Selective Calling) features built-in to the radios. In an Emergency you want the rescue authorities and surrounding vessels to know where you are and to be able to quickly assist you in your time of need.
Set-Up Routines Operating Your Radio Menu Button GPS MENU COORDINATE SYSTEM SAT BASED AUG SYS GPS STATUS EXIT ENTR Set-Up Routines Operating Your Radio To Select the GPS Status Screen: 1. Enter the Settings menu and scroll to GPS MENU. 2. Highlight the GPS STATUS option in the menu. 3. Press the ENTR key and observe the current setting. 4. The GPS Status screen reports the following information: a. How many satellites are currently being tracked. b.
Introduction Operating Your Radio Digital Select Calling (DSC) Setup Features Product DSC Set-Up Digital Select Calling (DSC) Setup Operating Your Radio • 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.
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Digital Select Calling (DSC) Setup Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio 3RVLWLRQ 5HTXHVW 5HSO\ 7\SH 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.
Advanced Operation Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Advanced Operation • Cobra® has incorporated several features in your CobraMarine VHF radio to give you quick access to the voice calling channels and to let you monitor more than one (1) channel at once. 7UL :DWFK Tri-Watch gives you one (1) soft key access to scan the three (3) channels of most importance to you. Channel 16 and Channel 9 will always be included as scanned channels.
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Advanced Operation Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio 3XEOLF $GGUHVV Rewind-Say-Again® Feature Use the Public Address (PA) mode of voice transmission to communicate to other nearby vessels or people. This feature requires a mounted and connected optional PA speaker. This radio has a Cobra exclusive playback feature, Rewind-Say-Again®. This feature allows you to replay the last 20 seconds of an incoming audio transmission.
Advanced Operation Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation Operating Your Radio • The Send menu displays when the Distress button is pressed. NOTE This radio follows Class-D DSC protocol with a dedicated Channel 70 receiver. Sending Distress Calls Sending and receiving distress calls and acknowledgements on Channel 70 can be a lifesaver for mariners. NOTE The DSC call: Q Sounds the distress alarm at all receiving stations.
Advanced Operation Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Receiving Distress Calls Sending An All Ships Calls When a vessel is within range of a DSC Distress call, the radio receives the call, sounds the Distress alarm, and switches to Channel 16. All DSC calls that are received will sound one (1) alert alarm. See pages 10-13 for descriptions of the different alarms. Press any button to turn Off the alarm. The received call information continues to display on the LCD.
Advanced Operation Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Receiving An All Ships Call Sending An Individual Call All Ships calls received from stations within range of the radio sound the Distress alarm and switch the radio to Channel 16. Use the DSC Individual call feature to request communication with one (1) exclusive station. The DSC Individual call does not alert all other stations within range.
Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio individ Receive friends boat not replied Received: 0:15 _stop alrm any key individ Receive friends boat connected connect time -:-quit rsnd Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio Receiving An Individual Call Receiving A Group Call When another station makes an Individual call to your radio: Q The Individual alarm sounds. Q The caller is identified on the LCD. Q If Automatic Channel Switch is on, the radio switches to the channel selected by the caller.
Advanced Operation Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Sending A Position Request (continued) Receiving A Position Request position request friends boat waiting for ack elasped time 0:25 exit rept position request acknowledged friends boat elapsed time 0:42 exit 6. After the called radio acknowledges the call, use the Down soft key to view the called radios current position. 7. Press the EXIT soft key to exit the Position Request mode and return the radio to the Call Menu.
Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio Sending A Position Send Position Send uses your connected GPS in similar fashion to the Position Request function, except that you initiate the activity to let another station know where you are. position send manual friends boat exit entr position send routine safety exit entr position send Transmit position to friends boat? exit Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio To Send A Position Send Message: 1. Press the CALL soft key and scroll to POSITION SEND. 2.
Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio Call Log and Distress Log Call Log functions similarly to the Caller ID function on your telephone. It will capture the caller’s MMSI identification number and any other data included in a DSC message. delete dist log delete distress log? exit entr NOTE Each Call Log memory can hold up to 20 messages. Once the memory becomes full, each new call will erase the oldest call information on a first-in, first-out basis.
Maintenance And 7URXEOHVKRRWLQJ 6SHFLÀFDWLRQV Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Maintenance • Very little maintenance is required to keep your CobraMarine VHF radio in good operating condition. Q Keep the radio clean by wiping with a soft cloth and mild detergent. Rinse with fresh water. Do not use solvents or harsh or abrasive cleaners, which could damage the case or scratch the LCD screen.
9+) 0DULQH &KDQQHO $VVLJQPHQWV 9+) 0DULQH &KDQQHO $VVLJQPHQWV Appendix Appendix VHF Marine Channel Assignments Asignación de canales de VHF para radiocomunicación marítima • Three (3) sets of VHF channels have been established for marine use in the U.S.A., Canada and the rest of the world (International). Most of the channels are the same for all three (3) maps, but there are definite differences (see table on the following pages).
9+) 0DULQH &KDQQHO $VVLJQPHQWV 9+) 0DULQH &KDQQHO $VVLJQPHQWV Appendix &KDQQHO $VVLJQPHQWV (QJOLVK Appendix $VLJQDFLRQHV GH FDQDOHV (VSDxRO 6HD 7RZ $XWRPDWHG 5DGLR &KHFN $5& 6HD 7RZ &RQWURO GH UDGLR DXWRPDWL]DGR $5& Channels 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 84* Tune your radio to the proper channel for your area (see seatow.com/arc). Conduct a radio check as you normally would.
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9+) 0DULQH &KDQQHO $VVLJQPHQWV 9+) 0DULQH &KDQQHO $VVLJQPHQWV Appendix Appendix Channel 1XPEHU Número de canal 14 15 Channel Map Frequency Mapa de canales Frecuencia 86$ ,QW·O &DQDGD 7UDQVPLW Receive EE.UU. nternac Canadá Recepción • • 15 • • Transm. Channel Use (English) 8VR GH FDQDOHV (VSDxRO 156.700 156.700 Port Operations, VTS in selected areas Operaciones portuarias; VTS en áreas selectas Rx Only 156.750 Environmental (Receive Only).
9+) 0DULQH &KDQQHO $VVLJQPHQWV Appendix Appendix Channel 1XPEHU Número de canal Channel Map Frequency 3RZHU /LPLWV Mapa de canales Frecuencia Límites de potencia 86$ ,QW·O &DQDGD 7UDQVPLW Receive EE.UU. nternac Canadá Recepción 23A/1023 2023 • 24 25 2025 • • 26 27 28 2028 • • • 60 61 • • • • • • • 62 Coast Guard Only Solamente Guardacostas 161.750 Coast Guard Only – Weather Broadcasts Solamente Guardacostas – Transmisiones Meteorológicas • • • 157.200 161.
9+) 0DULQH &KDQQHO $VVLJQPHQWV 9+) 0DULQH &KDQQHO $VVLJQPHQWV Appendix Appendix Channel 1XPEHU Número de canal 67 68 Frequency 3RZHU /LPLWV Mapa de canales Frecuencia Límites de potencia 86$ ,QW·O &DQDGD 7UDQVPLW Receive EE.UU. nternac Canadá Recepción 66 66A/1066 Channel Map • • • Transm. &KDQQHO 8VH (QJOLVK 8VR GH FDQDOHV (VSDxRO 156.325 160.925 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator), Port Operations, Ship Movement 156.325 156.
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9+) 0DULQH &KDQQHO $VVLJQPHQWV Appendix 9+) 0DULQH &KDQQHO $VVLJQPHQWV (QJOLVK NOTE Many of the plain-numbered channels, such as 01, 02 and 03, transmit and receive on different frequencies. This is termed duplex operation. The rest of the plainnumbered channels (including 4 digit channels) and all of the A channels, such as 01A, 03A and 04A, transmit and receive on a single frequency, which is termed simplex operation. Your radio automatically adjusts to these conditions.
Warranty :RUOG &LW\ 7LPH =RQHV Warranty Appendix World City Time Zones • In order to set correct local time as compared to different World City Time Zones, enter the hour “offset” as listed below. The correct local time appears on the VHF for Cities all over the world. See page 31 for setup information. /RQJLWXGLQDO =RQH 2IIVHW &LW\ E172.50 to W172.50 -12 IDLW (International Date Line West) W172.50 to W157.50 -11 Nome W157.50 to W142.50 -10 Honolulu W142.50 to W127.
PRECAUCIÓN Antes de cortar, compruebe que no haya instrumentos o cables en el área detrás de la superficie plana, que puedan resultar dañados durante el proceso. &XVWRPHU 6HUYLFH If you have any questions, please call our Customer Care Group at 773-889-3087 for assistance. Use esta plantilla suministrada para marcar y cortar el agujero en la superficie plana. Please call Cobra first! DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE STORE! See customer assistance on page A1.
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