Page 2 - Backlit LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Screen; * Units sold in Australia will transmit; Product Features; 0 selectable call tones.
A3 English Introduction Backlit LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Screen • UIC Active Channel Map Icons Roger Beep Icon Battery Power Icon Memory Channel Memory Channel Icon Call Tone Icon Low/Medium/High Power Icons Signal Level Icons Tri-Watch Icon Frequency Band Icon Transmit and Receive Icons Button ...
Page 3 - Table of Contents
Introduction 1 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Table of Contents Introduction Our Thanks to You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1Radio Contr...
Page 4 - Important Safety Information; Warning and Notice Statements; General Precautions
3 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® General Precautions WARNINGS Your radio generates electromagnetic RF (radio frequency) energy when it is transmitting.To ensure that you and those around you are not exposed to excessive amounts ofthat energy, DO NOT touch the antenna when transmitting. KEEP the ra...
Page 5 - Recommendations for Marine Communication; VHF Marine Radio Procedures; Licensing Information; Station License
Introduction 5 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Licensing Information Recommendations for Marine Communication • The frequencies your radio uses are set aside to enhance safety afloat and for vesselnavigation and operational messages over a range suitable for nearshore voyages. If the maximum output...
Page 6 - Wrist Strap and Belt Clip; Wrist Strap; Press open the belt clip, slide it over the belt and; Included in this Package
7 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Wrist Strap and Belt Clip Wrist Strap and Belt Clip • Wrist Strap The radio comes with the wrist strap already attached. It can be easily removed if you choose not to use it. Belt Clip Use the spring-loaded belt clip to carry the radio on yourperson. 1. Press open ...
Page 7 - Initial Charge; WARNING; Batteries and Charger; Batteries and Charger; WARNING; Installing the Battery Pack
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation 9 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Batteries and Charger Initial Charge The Cobra-provided LiON battery pack may be charged athome, in a car or in a boat using the appropriate 12V DCpower cord with the charger. 1. Insert one (1) of the power cords into the bac...
Page 8 - Maintaining the Battery Charge; To Remove Battery Pack from Radio; Lift the bottom of the battery pack slightly to remove; NOTE; The LiON battery pack can also be charged in the; NOTICE; Alkaline Batteries
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation 11 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Maintaining the Battery Charge As you use your radio, the battery power icon will show thebattery power remaining. When the icon begins to flash, it istime to recharge or change the batteries. NOTICE Use only the drop-in cha...
Page 9 - Radio Speaker and Microphone; Getting Started; Getting Started; Common Radio Functions
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 13 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Getting Started Radio Speaker and Microphone The internal Radio Speaker and Microphone are located on the bottom front face of the radio below the lower control buttons. An optional Speaker/Microphone port is located...
Page 10 - Channel Up/Down Buttons; Backlight/Key Lock Button
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 15 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Getting Started Channel Up/Down Buttons Your radio will Receive (Rx) and Transmit (Tx) VHF signals on the channel indicated on the LCD display. You can changethe channel at any time using the Channel Up/Down buttons....
Page 11 - Setup Mode Programming
VHF Marine Radio Protocols 17 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Setup Mode Programming Setup Mode Programming • The following series of procedures is designed to allow you to set the programmablefeatures of your radio. Correctly following these steps results in a minimal amount ofradio setup programm...
Page 12 - Call Tone Alert; Squelch Control
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 19 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Setup Mode Programming International/Canada/USA Channel Maps Three (3) sets of VHF Channel Maps have been establishedfor marine use: International, Canada and USA. Most of thechannels are the same for all three (3) m...
Page 13 - Call Tone Select continued; ATIS ID Programming
21 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Roger Beep Mode Call Tone Select VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 20 English Setup Mode Programming Call Tone Select continued To Set Call Tone: 1. From the previous press of the Call/Enter/Setup button, the LCD will display the letter “C” and the c...
Page 14 - Channel 16 Mode; Advanced Operation; Standby/Receive and Transmit
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 23 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Standby/Receiveand Transmit Advanced Operation • Channel 16 Mode Channel 16 mode gives you quick access to calling on Channel 16 from any operational mode. To Switch to Channel 16: 1. Press the Channel 16 button to c...
Page 15 - Memory Location Mode
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 25 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Advanced Operation VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 24 English Advanced Operation Memory Location Mode Your radio has unlimited memory locations for storing yourmost frequently used channels. These mem...
Page 16 - Channel Scan Mode
27 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Advanced Operation VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols 26 English Advanced Operation Channel Scan Mode During Channel Scan mode, the radio will rapidly switch from channel to channel through all the channels. NOTE The radio m...
Page 17 - Floating Feature; Burp Feature
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 29 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Floating Feature VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 28 English Advanced Operation Burp Feature Cobra’s Burp feature allows the operator to expel water from inside the speaker grill. This is especially us...
Page 18 - You; MUST NOT; False distress or emergency messages.; Problem; Maintenance; If the radio will be stored for a long period, such as over the winter,; Troubleshooting
VHF Marine Radio Protocols 31 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine RadioProcedures Operating Your Radio 30 English Maintenance andTroubleshooting VHF Marine Radio Procedures • Maintain Your Watch Whenever your boat is underway, the radio must be turned On and be tuned toChannel 16 except when...
Page 19 - Radiotelephone Calls; Voice Calling
VHF Marine Radio Protocols 33 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Radiotelephone Calls, EmergencyMessages and Distress Procedure VHF Marine Radio Protocols 32 English Voice Calling Radiotelephone Calls • Boaters may make and receive radiotelephone calls to and from any number on thetelephone network by...
Page 20 - Marine Distress Procedure; Talk; Marine Emergency Signals; If You Hear a Distress Call
34 English 35 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Emergency Messages and Distress Procedure Emergency Messages and Distress Procedure Marine Distress Procedure Speak slowly — clearly — calmly. 1. Make sure your radio is On. 2. Select Channel 16. 3. Press Talk button and say: “MAYDAY — MAYDAY — MAYDAY.”...
Page 21 - Specifications; General
Introduction 37 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Specifications Specifications 36 English Specifications • General Number of Channels All U.S., Canadian, International andNOAA Weather Channels Channel Spacing 25 kHz Modulation 5 kHz Max. Input Voltage 7.4 VDC Battery Life: LiON: 8 hours @ 6 watts, 5...
Page 22 - Accessories; VHF Marine Channel Assignments; Channel Maps; Accessories; Trademark Acknowledgement
Appendix 39 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® VHF MarineChannel Assignments Accessories 38 English Accessories VHF Marine Channel Assignments • Three (3) sets of VHF Channel Maps have been established for marine use internationally, in Canada and in the U.S.A. Most of the channels are the same forall...
Page 23 - Government Only
40 English VHF MarineChannel Assignments Appendix Appendix 41 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® VHF MarineChannel Assignments 0 1 • • 156.050 160.650 INT - Port Operations, Ship Movement, Public Correspondence; CAN - Public Correspondence 01A • 156.050 156.050 Port Operations, Commercial, VTS In sele...
Page 24 - USA INT CAN Transmit Receive
Appendix 43 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix 42 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments 18 • 156.900 161.500 Port Operations, Ship Movement, Public Correspondence 18A • • 156.900 156.900 Commercial 19 • 156.950 161.550 Port Operations, Ship Movement, Public Cor...
Page 25 - Digital Selective Calling (Voice Communications Not Allowed)
Appendix 45 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix 44 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments 63 • 156.175 160.775 Port Operations, Ship Movement, Public Correspondence 63A • 156.175 156.175 Port Operations & Commercial, VTS In Selected Areas 64 • • 156.225 160.8...
Page 26 - Power Limits; Government Only (Environmental Protection Operations)
Appendix 47 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix 46 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments Power Limits Límites de potencia 80 • 157.025 161.625 Port Operations, Ship Movement, Public Correspondence 80A • • 157.025 157.025 Commercial (Also Non-Commercial In Great ...
Page 27 - Declaration of Conformity; CE Marking
48 English Appendix Declaration of Conformity and CE Markings Declaration of Conformity • We Cobra Electronics Europe Limited of Dungar HouseNorthumberland AvenueDun LaoghaireCounty Dublin, Ireland declare under our sole responsibility that the products VHF Marine Radios: MR HH330 FLT EU to which th...