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Our Thanks to You and
Customer Assistance
Introduction
Intro Operation Customer Warranty
Assistance
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Thank you for purchasing a CobraMarine VHF radio.
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Properly used, this Cobra product will give you
many years of reliable service.
Customer
Installation
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Assistance
How your CobraMarine VHF radio works
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This radio is a battery powered portable transceiver for use afloat. It gives you
2-way vessel-to-vessel and vessel-to-shore station comm
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Radio Controls Backlit LCD Screen and Indicators and Product Features Introduction Introduction Belt Clip Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Antenna Assistance Engagement Assistance Backlit LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen Knob • Squelch Knob Tri Watch Icon Customer Customer Channel Installation Installation Scan Assistance Assistance Numbers Icon High/Low On-Off Power/ Secondary Icons Secondary Icons Weather Power Icons Volume Knob Channel Icon Backlight/
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Table of Contents Main Icons Introduction Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Introduction Our Thanks To You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1 Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customer A1 Intro Operation Customer Installation Warranty Assistance Assistance Radio Controls And Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2 Secondary Icons Backlit LCD Scree
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Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Important Safety Information Important Safety Information Introduction Introduction Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Customer Important Safety Information The following WARNINGS and CAUTIONS will make you aware of RF exposure Installation Assistance • ™ hazards and how to assure you operate the radio within the FCC RF exposure Before assembling and using your CobraMarine VHF radio, Secondary I
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Recommendations for Customer I tion Assistance Important Safety Information Marine Communication Introduction Introduction Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Recommendations for Marine Communication • CAUTION The frequencies your radio uses are set aside to enhance safety afloat and for vessel Your radio is waterproof only when the antenna and batteries ce Caution Warning navigation and operational messages over a range suitable for near
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VHF Marine Radio FCC Licensing Information Procedures VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance International station license VHF Marine Radio Procedures • If your vessel will be entering the sovereign waters of a country other than the Maintain your watch U.S.A. or Canada, you should contact that country’s communications regulatory Whenever your boat is underway, the radio must be turned On an
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Main Icons Voice Calling Radiotelephone Calls VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Voice calling Radiotelephone calls • • To call another vessel or a shore installation such as a lock or bridge tender: Boaters may make and receive radiotelephone calls to and from any number on the Intro Operation Customer Warranty Customer telephone network by us
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Emergency Messages Emergency Messages and Distress Procedure and Distress Procedure VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Emergency messages and distress procedure Marine emergency signals • The three (3) spoken international emergency signals are: The ability to summon assistance in an emergency is the primary reason to have a VHF marine radio. The marine environment can be unforgiving,
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Emergency Messages Emergency Messages and Distress Procedure and Distress Procedure VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance 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
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VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance VHF marine channel assignments Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) • Channels 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 84, 84A, 85, 85A, 86, 86A, 87, 87A, 88* Three (3) sets of VHF channels have been established for marine use in the U.S.A., For calls to marine operators at public coast stations. You can make
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VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Channel Channel Map Frequency Power Channel Use Number USA Int’l Canada Transmit Receive Limits 01 156.050 160.650 01 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) •• Customer Customer Installation Installation Assistance Assistance 01A 156.050 156.050 01A Port Operations and Commercial, VTS in sel
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VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Channel Channel Map Frequency Power Channel Use Number USA Int’l Canada Transmit Receive Limits 18 156.900 161.500 18 Port Operations, Ship Movement • Customer Customer Installation Installation Assistance Assistance 18A 156.900 156.900 18A Commercial •• Secondary Icons Secondary Icons 19 156
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VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Channel Channel Map Frequency Power Channel Use Number USA Int’l Canada Transmit Receive Limits 63 156.175 160.775 63 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator), Port Operations, Ship Movement • Customer Customer Installation Installation Assistance Assistance 63A 156.175 156.175 63A Port Operat
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VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Channel Channel Map Frequency Power Channel Use Number USA Int’l Canada Transmit Receive Limits 78 156.925 161.525 78 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) • Customer Customer Installation Installation Assistance Assistance 78A 156.925 156.925 78A Non-Commercial (Recreational) •• Secondary
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Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance NOAA Weather Channels And Alert Included In This Package VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation Customer Intro Operation Customer Warranty Installation Assistance Assistance NOAA Weather Channels And Alert Included In This Package • • Secondary Icons Monitoring the weather will probably be a frequent use of your VHF radio. The You should find all of the following items in the ™ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides continuo
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Main Icons Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Customer Installation Assistance Secondary Icons Notice Caution Warning Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Antenna, Wrist Strap, And Belt Clip Batteries And Charger Main Icons Installation Installation Customer Customer Installation Installation Assistance Assistance Antenna, Wrist Strap, And Belt Clip Batteries And Charger • • Secondary Icons Secondary Icons The radio is shipped with s
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Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Main Icons Batteries And Charger Batteries And Charger Installation Installation Customer Customer Installation Installation Assistance Assistance Fully Charged Power Sources Initial Charge Maintaining The Battery Charge Secondary Icons ® Secondary Icons Intro Operation Customer Warranty The Cobra provided NiMH batteries can be Charged As you use your radio, the battery power icon will show the Assistance a
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Getting Started Getting Started Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance On-Off Power/Volume Knob Getting Started Volume • The On-Off Power/Volume knob also controls the speaker Refer to the foldout on the front cover of this manual to identify the various Volume. The Volume adjustment applies only to what you controls and indicators on your radio. Customer hCustomer ear from the speaker and does not affe
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Getting Started Getting Started Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Low Power Mode U.S.A./International/Canada Channel Maps Transmit Power Output Three (3) sets of VHF Channel Maps have been established for marine use in the Your radio can Transmit selectively at one (1) or five (5) ® U.S.A., Canada, and the rest of the world (International). Most of the channels watts of power. Cobra suggests you mai
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Standby/Receive Standby/Receive And Transmit And Transmit Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Locked Buttons Check Channel Number Key Lock Transmit To prevent accidental changes to your settings, Transmit mode gives you the ability to interact with safety you can Lock: services, other vessels, and shore stations. When you use Customer this capability Customer , be sure to follow the procedures and to
