Cobra MC 600Ci - Manuals

2 Owner's Manual WHAT IS IN THE BOX?When the package containing the chartplotter is first opened, please check itfor the following contents (if any parts are missing contact the dealer thechartplotter was purchased from): CobraMarine TM MC 600C chartplotter Power Data CableTilt and Swivel Mounting B...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 3 1. MANUAL ORGANIZATION 1.1. TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. A1 OUR THANK S TO YOU .......................................

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 7 1.2. GENERAL OPERATION 1.2.1. Button Conventions Used Throughout this Owner’s Manual, the hardware buttons on the MC 600C areshown in bold capital letters, for example ENTER; the software buttons are shownin bold small capital letters, for example E DIT . See the f...

8 Owner's Manual have activated the menu from the CHART Page (by pressing the MENUbutton) to select the option you want, “NUMBER OF DATA FIELDS” option,follow the procedure listed below: 1. Use the UP and DOWN CURSOR buttons to select the desired option, “NUMBER OF DATA FIELDS”. 2. Press the ENTER b...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 9 General Operation When the field is highlighted:1. Use the R IGHT or L EFT software buttons at the bottom to highlight the field you would like to change. 2. Use the UP, DOWN, RIGHT or LEFT CURSOR buttons to step through the available characters until the desired c...

10 Owner's Manual 2. BASIC OPERATION Refer to the foldout on the front cover to identify the various controls and indicatorson your chartplotter. 2.1. SWITCHING ON/OFF Before powering On the chartplotter, check for the correct voltage (10-35 volt dc). 2.1.1 Switching On Press and hold the PWR button...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 11 2.2.1. Definitions of Selections This menu allows you to select some of the basic setup information the firsttime the chartplotter is powered On. This information can be changed at anytime either from the SYSTEM Page (see Chapter 5) or by resetting thechartplotter...

12 Owner's Manual medium sea level unit among the available units. The default setting is Ft(Feet). Other options are Meters (Mt) and Flight Level (FL).“TIME REFERENCE” - Allows switching the Time Reference betweenUTC or Local. After entering the Local Time offset, your local time will bedisplayed. ...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 13 3. Wait or press the ENTER button to return to the chart screen with the new light levels retained. Continuously pressing the PWR button from this screen will toggle you through theavailable color palettes. 2.4. PAGE SURFING There are many different pages of data ...

14 Owner's Manual 2.5. DEMO MODE DEMO MODE is great for practicing the actual use of a product when thesatellites signals and internal alarms are not available. When the device is inDEMO MODE, the GPS receiver is turned Off, so it is impossible to navigate. Do not try to navigate in a DEMO MODE. Whi...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 15 Moving and Zooming on Chart map Pointer to pan away from your present position and scroll to other mapareas even outside of your current detail coverage. While panning past theedge of the current map display, the screen actively scrolls forward to providecontinuou...

16 Owner's Manual 2.7.2. Change Data Fields Each data field present on a given page (no matter the number of data fields)can be customized to obtain the best navigational information. 1. Press the MENU button. The MAIN Menu will be activated.2. Use the UP and DOWN CURSOR buttons to select the “CHANG...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 17 2.7.3. Available Data Options All the available choices for the Data Fields are presented in the table below.Keep in mind that some of them are characteristic only to one specified page.The yellow bar on the right will scroll down as you move down the list. 2.8. C...

18 Owner's Manual 4. Move the Pointer off the location to accept. 2.8.2. Creating a New Mark A Mark can be created at anytime. Marks are used for marking points outsideof a Route.1. Move the Pointer to the desired location on the chart.2. Press the ENTER button.3. Use the UP or DOWN CURSOR button to...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 19 2.10. USING GOTOThe GOTO function allows instant plotting of course to selected target. Afterpressing the GOTO button on most of the pages, the sub-menu on a Pointerposition appears and it is possible to choose beneath mentioned options: “GOTO POINTER” - Sets the ...

20 Owner's Manual 2.12. USING MOBIf a person or object is lost overboard and you need to return to the location,use the MOB (Man OverBoard) function. This function enables you tosimultaneously mark and set a course to a location for quick response toemergency situations. To activate the MOB function...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 21 3. PAGE INFORMATION AND OPERATION 3.1. PAGE SELECTION AND PRESETS - SETUP Any page can be turned ON or OFF using the following procedure:1. Press the PAGE button several times to select “SYSTEM” and then press the ENTER button. 2. Use the UP and DOWN CURSOR button...

22 Owner's Manual 3.2. WELCOME PAGE The WELCOME Page is activated by default on Power On and appears afterthe GPS position lock. Use the WELCOME Page to go to the most commonly-used features on the chartplotter that are otherwise more difficult to access.All of the options in these large selection b...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 23 “DEMO MODE”: Links to a secondary set of selection boxes. The DEMOMode is specified in further detail in Par. 2.5.“DAY OR NIGHTWATCH TM MODE”: Selection toggles between Day and Nightwatch TM depending on what mode the display is in at the time of selection. The sc...

24 Owner's Manual 3.3. CHART ONLY PAGE The CHART Page is the main page of the chartplotter. From this page theuser can select the desired map, get information about cartographic objectson the maps, see the vessel position, its direction and speed, place points(Marks, Waypoints), set a destination po...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 25 3.3.2.3. Operations on User PointsUsing the ENTER button we are able to create, edit and delete various UserPoints used during further navigation. Those advanced operations areexplained in detail in Chapter 4. 3.3.2.4. Software ButtonsThe functional software butto...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 27 3.4. DATA PAGE Use the DATA Page to customize the data options described below. 3.4.1. Description The pictures below present the available DATA Page layouts with respect todisplayed data fields. 3.4.2. Operations The main feature of the DATA Page is the ability t...

28 Owner's Manual 3.4.2.3. On Screen InstructionsWhen first arriving at the page or after pressing the ENTER button, ScreenInstructions will appear at the top of the page. The Screen Instructions are Onby default and disappear after a few seconds. This option can be turned OFF for more advanced user...

30 Owner's Manual 3.5. HIGHWAY PAGE Whenever it is activated the HIGHWAY Page uses the most relevantnavigation information to provide digital and graphical steering guidance to thedestination. 3.5.1. Description The picture below shows the layout of the HIGHWAY Page with 4 data fieldsand a steering ...

32 Owner's Manual 3.6. SUN AND MOON PAGE The SUN and MOON Page presents a graphical chart that displays Tidestation information in a 24-hour span starting at midnight. The choice ofdifferent dates and various Tide Stations all around the world is available. Tide data shown on this page comes from an...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 33 3.6.2.1. Available Layouts of SUN and MOON Page.There is no possibility to change either the number of data fields nor theircontent. The default number of fields is 8 including: Latitude, Longitude, HighWater Level, Low Water Level, Sunrise, Sunset, Date and Time....

34 Owner's Manual The result of your selection will be visible on a chart. An error message willappear if there are no Tide Stations in the immediate area.Use the Pointer to select a location closer to a Tide Station. 3.6.2.4. Changing the date for the Tide ChartYou can also change the date to see T...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 35 3.7. FISH FINDER PAGE The FISH FINDER Page appears only when the Fish Finder device isavailable or a Demo Mode is active. The Fish Finder monitors the watercolumn and delivers valuable information about school of fish and bottomstructure. To see this information, ...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 41 3.8. COMBO MODE PAGE The COMBO MODE Page allows you to set vertical and horizontal comboscreens to display CHART and FISH FINDER Pages simultaneously. 3.8.1. Description The pictures below represent different combinations of displayed comboscreens. Each configurat...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 43 Press and hold the ENTER button for more than one (1) second to quickly enter theAdjust Split option. Adjust Split option will change the ratio for the two displayed Combo screens byapproximately 1/3rd and 2/3rd of the screen. When changing the height of the water...

44 Owner's Manual 3.9. SPLIT MODE PAGE Vertical and horizontal split screens allows for 2 display modes to bedisplayed simultaneously. This page can be used with or without the optionalCobraMarine TM Fish Finder connected. 3.9.1. Description These are some examples of available split mode options. T...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 45 customize data options follow the procedure described in Par. 2.7.2 ChangingData Fields. 3.9.1.3. Changing the size of windowsSee Par. 3.8.2.4 in the COMBO MODE Page section for detailed functiondescription. 3.9.1.4. Changing the Screen ControlThe choice for Scree...

46 Owner's Manual 3.10. GPS PAGE The GPS Page provides a visual reference of satellite acquisition, receiverstatus, and accuracy. This page only comes up during boot up until a GPS fixis achieved. It can be turned On in the SYSTEM Page, but it is Off by default,for typical Page surfing. 3.10.1. Desc...

48 Owner's Manual 3.11. SYSTEM PAGE The SYSTEM Page includes selections for the various categories of Set-UpInfo. 3.11.1. DescriptionThe picture below shows the layout of the SYSTEM Page with the mainsetting options for different functions. This section contains many settings thatcan be customized b...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 49 4. ADVANCED OPERATION 4.1. MEASURE FUNCTION The MEASURE Function allows you to measure the distance and bearingfrom one location to another. The starting point can either be the vessellocation or the Pointer location on the chart.1. Press the MENU button from one ...

50 Owner's Manual 2. Press the D ELETE software button. 3. The Waypoint is deleted and a new line between previous and next Waypoint is shown. 4.2.2. Moving a Waypoint You can move any Waypoint in the Route to another location:1. Use the CURSOR buttons to place the Pointer on existing Waypoint which...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 51 4.3.1. Selecting existing and Naming new Routes To select the Route operations follow the procedure:1. Press the MENU button from one of the CHART Pages, select “ROUTES” and press the ENTER button. 2. The Route table is shown on the screen. Use the UP or DOWN CURS...

52 Owner's Manual 4.4. USING TRACK A very useful feature of the chartplotter, is the ability to store and displayexactly where the boat has been. This feature, referred to as Tracking, canprovide invaluable information about the effect of Tide and wind influence onthe boat's progress as well as givi...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 53 greater than a defined distance); TIME (the chartplotter can store a fix aftera defined time); AUTO (the software decides when storing a position, onthe basis of the straight or curved Track). The default setting is Time.“DISTANCE”: When the Tracking function is O...

54 Owner's Manual bottom of a screen with the following options. Select the desired row and usethese software buttons: “M OVE ”: Moves the existed User Point. Shows the User Point on the chart in blue. Move the Pointer to the new desired location and press theENTER button.“E DIT ”: Changes the symbo...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 55 button otherwise). When completed, the message “OK” is shown. When a User C-CARD is formatted, all data saved on it will be deleted. 4.6.3. Saving file on User C-CARD The Save function copies the selected file from the internal memory of thechartplotter to the Use...

56 Owner's Manual 4.7. INFO When placing the Pointer above objects on the chart, information related tothe objects nearby is shown. 4.7.1. Setting Automatic Info Automatic Info allows you to get the information on any cartographic objectjust by placing the Pointer on it. You can select your preferre...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 57 To see the picture press the MENU button when the object with a picture ishighlighted. 4.7.4. Info Tree and Expanded Info page The upper side of the page contains the Info Tree and the Lower sidecontains the expanded information. While moving the cursor through th...

58 Owner's Manual Lights in the correct color based on boats position with all the Nav-Aids namedisplayed below the Nav-Aid symbol.This feature is ON by default. You can turn it OFF in the Advanced ChartSettings section of the SYSTEM Page. Only Nav-Aids that are within the nominal range of the vesse...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 59 4.11.1. Advanced DSC for VHF Radio with NMEA 0183 OutputThe DSC CALLING Page can be selected using the PAGE button which isgenerally used to scroll through all available pages: this is possible only if theDSC CALLING Page is turned ON in the “PAGES ON/OFF” menu (s...

60 Owner's Manual 5. SYSTEM PAGE SETTINGS 5.1. SCREEN SHOT AND DESCRIPTIONS 1. Press the PAGE button several times to select “SYSTEM” and press the ENTER button. The SYSTEM Page appears on the screen: 5.2. OPERATIONS BY SETTING GROUP After the SYSTEM Page is shown, use the CURSOR buttons to select t...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 61 the display. The chartplotter displays maps and screens in darker colors. It is also possible to go through the available color palettes by pressing the PWRbutton. See Par. 2.3. Press the button repeatedly to scroll through the options. “BACKLIGHTING TIMEOUT”: Set...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 65 “MIXING LEVELS”: When the map coverage at the current zoom leveldoes not fill the entire screen, the chartplotter draws the rest of the mapexpanding the cartographic information read from, at most, two zoomlevels above the current zoom level. For this reason the m...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 67 “ATTENTION AREAS”: Turns ON or OFF the displaying of Attention Areas(areas in which special attention by the mariner is required, because of naturalor man-made hazards, or sailing regulations and restrictions. Moreover aspecial symbol (!) is placed inside the area...

68 Owner's Manual 5.2.4.1. Display SettingsTo control the display settings of the video screen.After the FISH FINDER SETTINGS menu is shown:1. Use the UP or DOWN CURSOR button to select “DISPLAY SETTINGS” and press the ENTER button. 2. Use the UP or DOWN CURSOR button to select the desired option an...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 69 the sensitivity may increase the clarity of the display.“NOISE TRESHOLD”: Helps filter unwanted noise from the chart. It canbe turned from 0 (no noise filtering) to 5 (maximum noise filtering).“STC”: Sensitivity Time Constant: it is a time varying gain curve which...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 71 from a defined course by the set distance.“PROXIMITY ALARM”: Triggers an alarm to sound when the destinationis reached.“DEPTH ALARM”: Triggers an alarm to sound when the received depthvalue (from the depth transducer) is lower than the set value.“GUARDIAN ALARM”: ...

72 Owner's Manual “DISTANCE”: Sets the distance unit among Nm = nautical miles, Sm =status miles and Km = kilometers.“SPEED”: Sets the speed unit among Kts = knots, Mph = miles per hourand Kph = kilometers per hour.“DEPTH”: Sets the depth unit among Feet, Meters and Fathom.“ALTITUDE”: Sets the altit...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 73 selected in the menu in order to match the position from the GPS with theposition on the charts. You must know what datum reference is used bythe GPS and set it in the Fix Datum option.“MAP DATUMS”: Allows selecting any Geodetic Datum reference from theover 100 av...

74 Owner's Manual Another place to enter Demo is the Welcome Page (see Par. 3.2). 5.2.10. Com Settings Selects the proper format for the Port1/2 Input, Port1/2 Output, Port1/2 OutputSentences. Displays also the Cable Wiring page. Selects the Send/ReceiveMarks & Routes ports. After the COM SETTIN...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 75 5.2.11. About To see details about the software and cartography data installed open theSystem Information page. About

76 Owner's Manual 6. INSTALLATION 6.1. BASIC This chapter provides instructions for inserting and removing C-CARDprocedure, and to assist in planning the installation of the chartplotter. 6.1.1. Chartplotter Dimensions 6.1.2. C-CARD Inserting and Removing A notch for removing the cover is available ...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 77 6.1.3. Chartplotter Installation and Removing Bracket InstallationThe chartplotter can be mounted using the supplied bracket. Before installingensure the area the chartplotter's bracket is mounted to is strong enough tosupport the weight of the chartplotter. After...

78 Owner's Manual 6.2. ADVANCED The chartplotter has connectors that are used to connect the chartplotter toPower Supply, to the GPS WAAS Smart antenna, optional FISH FINDER andto NMEA devices. 6.2.1. External NMEA Connection 6.2.2. GPS Connection (on MC 600Cx with External GPS) 6.2.3. Autopilot and...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 79 6.2.4. External Alarm Connection 6.2.5. Fish Finder It is possible to connect an optional FISH FINDER device. For connectionsand operation see the related Owner’s Manual. 6.3. MOUNTING THE GPS ANTENNA (ONLY on MC 600Cx model) The chartplotter is supplied with a 12...

80 Owner's Manual when reconnecting the antenna cable to protect from water and corrosion. Aterminal strip will also be provided for joining the wire after it is cut. 6.3.1. Antenna Flush Mounting Before drilling holes, it is recommended the antenna be positioned where thelocation is planned to be d...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 81 7. MAINTENANCE This chapter gives information on routine maintenance and problem solvingassociated with the chartplotter. 7.1 SYSTEM TEST If you have connected your position-finding device according to theinstructions, and chosen the proper menu selection for your...

82 Owner's Manual 8. OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 8.1. PC-PLANNER C-MAP TM ’s PC-PLANNER software is designed to turn your home computer into a navigational planning tool. Using the same C-MAP TM C-CARDs that you use on your boat, it is possible to display all of your electronic charts in fullcolor on your ...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 83 9. APPENDIX 9.1. TERMS ALT = AltitudeAltitude of GPS Antenna on the medium sea level.Alter = Alternate Solution (TD Coordinates System)Parameter selected by the user that is applied in the conversion of TDvalues to geographical coordinates Lat/Lon. It defines whic...

90 Owner's Manual GPS Zoom-InShows more detail in a smaller area.Zoom-OutOperates similarly to zoom -in, but in the reverse, showing a wider but lessdetailed view.XTE = Cross Track ErrorDistance from the ship's present position to the closest point on a linebetween the origin and destinations Waypoi...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 91 GPS Note that position is repeatedly fixed through the following three steps whileany 3 satellites are in line of sight.The position calculation procedure is indicated in the following three steps:1. GPS satellites continuously transmit their own precise orbital d...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 93 9.3. WORLD CITY TIME ZONES Longitudinal Zone Offset City E 172.50 to W 172.50 -12 IDLW (International Date Line West) W 172.50 to W 157.50 -11 Nome W 157.50 to W 142.50 -10 Honolulu W 142.50 to W 127.50 -9 Yukon STD W 127.50 to W 112.50 -8 Los Angeles W 112.50 to ...