Cobra MR F45-D - Manual

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® FCCLicensingInformation 5 FCC LICENSING INFORMATION • CobraMarine VHF radios comply with the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) requirements that regulate the Maritime Radio Service. This CobraMarine radio incorporates a VHF FM transceiver designed for use in the...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® VoiceCalling 7 LimitsOnCalling You must not call the same station for more than 30 seconds at a time. If you do not get a reply, wait at least two (2) minutes before calling again. After three (3) calling periods, wait at least 15 minutes before calling again. Change...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® MaritimeMobile ServiceIdentity(MMSI) 9 VHFMarineRadioProtocols Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) • The MMSI Number Is Available In The U.S.A. From Any Of Two (2) Sources: ■ Sea Tow International: 1-631-765-3660 – www.seatow.com ■ BoatU.S.: 1-800-563-1536 – www....

MAYDAY PAN SECURITE Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® EmergencyMessages AndDistressProcedure 11 MarineEmergencySignals The three (3) spoken international emergency signals are: The distress signal MAYDAY is used to indicate that a station is threatened by grave and imminent danger and requests immedi...

ForExample Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® EmergencyMessages andDistressProcedure 13 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. “Mayday — Mayday — Mayday” “This is Corsair ...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 15 14 English AccessoriesOrderInfo InstallationAndStart-Up OrderingFromU.S.A. Call 773-889-3087 for pricing or visit www.cobra.com. For Credit Card OrdersCall 773-889-3087 [Press one from the main menu] 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Central Time,Monday through Friday. Make ...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Mounting And Powering The Radio 17 Installation And Start-Up Mounting And Powering The Radio • Before using your CobraMarine VHF radio, it must be installed on your vessel. Installing Your Radio Choose a location for your radio where it will be conveniently accessibl...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Antenna Requirements And Attachment 21 Installation And Start-Up WARNING Do not transmit when anyone is within the MPE radius of the antenna unless that person or persons are shielded from the antenna by a grounded metallic barrier. This is especially important on ve...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® External Devices And Connections 23 Global Positioning System (GPS) Device (Not Included) Cobra strongly recommends that you obtain and connect a GPS device to your CobraMarine VHF radio. By having a GPS connected, your position will be continuously indicated on the ...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Getting Started 25 DSC Position Request Alarm Medium-loud, continuous, low-pitched series of closely spaced, four (4) beeps [three (3) short – one (1) long] groups — sounds when a POSITION REQUEST call is received. Press any button to turn it Off. DSC Individual Alar...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Getting Started 27 Standby And Receive Standby mode is the usual mode for the radio whenever it is turned On. From Standby Mode, You Can: ■ Change your radio’s settings using set-up routines. ■ Receive messages on the current channel as well as DSC messages. ■ Receiv...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Set-Up Routines 29 LCD Backlight (Lamp Adjust) The LCD has a backlight lamp to make it visible in the dark. This lamp can be adjusted for brightness or turned Off . To Adjust The Backlight Level: 1. Enter the Settings menu and scroll to LAMP ADJ (lamp adjustment) wit...

Set-Up Routines 31 U.S.A./International/Canada Channel Maps Three (3) sets of VHF Channel Maps 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 tabl...

33 Voice Transmission Operating Your Radio Transmit Power Output Your radio can Transmit selectively at 1 or 25 watts of power. Cobra suggests you maintain the low power setting for short-range communications and to avoid overpowering nearby stations with your signal. Use the high power setting for ...

Advanced Operation 35 Weather Alert Signal When NOAA broadcasts a Weather Alert signal and your radio is in the Weather Alert mode, you will hear a continuous audible tone and the radio will automatically switch to Weather Radio mode. The alert indicators will sound regardless of what channel you ar...

Advanced Operation 37 Scan During Scan , the radio will rapidly switch from channel to channel through all the channels. Whenever any activity is detected, the radio will stop the scan for ten (10) seconds to allow you to listen briefly on that channel. It will then continue to scan unless you switc...

Digital Select Calling (DSC) Setup • Digital Selective Calling (DSC) uses digital signals to increase messaging range. This provides the most reliable message delivery per watt of output power. Digital signals are less susceptible to distortion from noise and atmospheric conditions than analog signa...

Digital Select Calling (DSC) Setup 41 Group MMSI Number Nautical organizations such as yacht clubs and the organizers of events such as regattas can establish Group MMSIs . These allow a message to be sent automatically to all members of the group without having to call each one individually. Group ...

2. Choose one (1) of the following: To Send An Automatic Distress Call: Press and hold the Distress button. Include a Nature of Distress Message with Distress Call: a. Press and release the Distress button. b. Press the Channel Up/Down buttons to manually select from the list of pre-programmed Natur...

46 Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation 47 Sending An All Ships Calls Use DSC All Ships call is used for the same urgency and safety purposes as the Pan and Securite voice calls as well as to send routine messages to all stations at once. The DSC All Ships call reaches all stations within range of...

Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation 49 Sending An Individual Call The DSC Individual call feature allows you to notify one (1), and only one (1), station that you want to communicate with that station. The DSC Individual call does not alert all other stations within range. To Send An Individual C...

Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation 51 Receiving A Group Call When another station makes a Group call to your radio, the individual alarm will sound, the caller will be identified on the LCD, and your radio will be switched to the channel selected by the caller, just as for an individual call. Pr...

Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation 53 Receiving A Position Request When you went through the DSC set-up process, you set a position request reply type. (See page 52 to change your setting.) Depending on the setting you chose, when a Position Request message is received, your radio will enter eit...

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. To Send A Position Send Message: 1. In Standby mode, select a channel on which you want to communicate. ...

Specifications 57 Specifications • General Number of Channels All U.S.A., Canadian, International and all NOAA Weather Channels Channel Spacing 25 kHz Modulation 5 kHz Max. Input Voltage 13.8 VDC Current Drain: Stand-by 20 mA Receive 200 mA Transmit 5A @ High power 1A @ Low Temperature Range -15˚ C ...

VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix English VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix VHF Marine Channel Assignments • 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 thre...

Appendix VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix VHF Marine Channel Assignments 60 English Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) Channels 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 60, 61, 84, 84A, 85, 85A, 86, 86A, 87, 87A, 88* For calls to marine operators at public coast stations. You can make and receive telephone c...

VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix 62 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix 01 • • 156.050 160.650 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) Correspondencia pública (operador marítimo) 01A • 156.050 156.050 Port Operations and Commercial, Operaciones portuarias y comerciales; VTS in sel...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine Channel Assignments 65 Appendix 64 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix 14 • • • 156.700 156.700 Port Operations, VTS in selected areas Operaciones portuarias; VTS en áreas selectas 15 • Rx Only 156.750 Environmental (Receive Only). Medioambient...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine Channel Assignments 67 Appendix 66 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix 24 • • • 157.200 161.800 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) Correspondencia pública (operador marítimo) 25 • • • 157.250 161.850 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine Channel Assignments 69 Appendix 68 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix 78 • 156.925 161.525 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) Correspondencia pública (operador marítimo) 78A • • 156.925 156.925 Non-Commercial (Recreational) No comercial (...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Weather Channel Assignments 71 Appendix English VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix 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 plain-numbered cha...

72 English World City Time Zones 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 43 for setup information. Lo...

75 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 74 English Product Service Product Service • If you have any questions about operation or installing your new CobraMarine VHF product, or if you are missing parts… Please call Cobra first! DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE STORE! See customer assistance on page A1...