Page 2 - And Product Features; Transceiver Controls,; Product Features
A3 English Microphone/Speaker And Product Features Introduction A2 English Transceiver Controls, Indicators And Connections Introduction Dual Power Selectable to one (1) or 25 watts output power for near or distant calling. USA/International/Canada Channels Allows operation on any of the three (3) d...
Page 3 - Table Of Contents
Introduction Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Table Of Contents 1 Introduction Our Thanks To You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 4 - Important Safety Information; Important Safety Information
Introduction Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 2 English Important Safety Information Introduction Important Safety Information 3 Important Safety Information • Before installing and using your CobraMarine VHF radio, please read these general precautions and warnings. Warning And Caution Statements T...
Page 5 - Recommendations For; Recommendations For Marine Communication
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 4 English Recommendations For Marine Communication FCC Information 5 CAUTIONSAVOID using or storing the radio at temperatures below -4°F (-20°C) or above 140°F (60°C). NEVER connect the transceiver to DC power greater than 16 volts or to any DC source with reversed p...
Page 6 - VHF Marine Radio; NOTE; VHF Marine Radio Procedures; MUST NOT; Voice Calling; On
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 6 English VHF Marine Radio Procedures Voice Calling 7 User Responsibility And Operating Locations All users are responsible for observing domestic and foreign government regulations and are subject to severe penalties for violations. The VHF frequencies on your radio...
Page 7 - Maritime Mobile; out; DSC
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) 9 8 English Digital Selective Calling (DSC) The vessel Corsair calling the vessel Vagabond:Corsair: “Vagabond, this is Corsair (station license number call sign).” Vagabond: “Corsair, this is Vagabond. Over.” Corsair: “Vagabond...
Page 8 - Radiotelephone Calls
MAYDAY PAN SECURITE Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 10 English Radiotelephone Calls Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure 11 Radiotelephone Calls • Boaters may make and receive radiotelephone calls to and from any number on the telephone network by using the services of public coast stations. C...
Page 9 - Emergency Messages; Marine Distress Procedure; Marine Distress Procedure – DSC; Distress
For Example Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure 13 12 English Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure Marine Distress Procedure Speak slowly — clearly — calmly. 1. Make sure your radio is On . 2. Select VHF Channel 16. 3. Press Talk button and say: “MAYDAY — ...
Page 10 - Accessories Order Info; For Credit Card Orders; Make Check or Money Order Payable To; Optional Accessories; Included In This Package
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 15 14 English Accessories Order Info Installation And Start-Up Ordering From U.S.A. Call 773-889-3087 for pricing or visit www.cobra.com. For Credit Card Orders Call 773-889-3087 [Press one from the main menu] 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Frida...
Page 11 - Mounting And Powering The Radio; Surface Mounting; Microphone/Speaker Bracket; Flush Mounting; Mounting And
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 17 16 English Installation And Start-Up Mounting And Powering The Radio 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 convenientl...
Page 13 - Antenna Requirements; Antenna Requirements And Attachment
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Antenna Requirements And Attachment 21 20 English Antenna Requirements And Attachment Installation And Start-Up Installation And Start-Up Antenna Requirements And Attachment • Antenna Requirements Your CobraMarine VHF radio requires an external marine antenna to send...
Page 14 - External Devices; External Devices And Connections
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® External Devices And Connections 23 22 English External Devices And Connections 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, c...
Page 15 - Getting Started
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Getting Started 25 24 English Getting Started Getting Started • 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...
Page 16 - Squelch
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 27 26 English To Increase The Volume You Can Choose One Of The Following:a. Turn the On-Off Power/Volume knob clockwise. b. Press and release the Volume Up button on the microphone/speaker. To Decrease The Volume You Can Choose One Of The Following:a. Turn the On-Off...
Page 17 - Settings Menu
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Set-Up Routines 29 28 English Set-Up Routines 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. To ...
Page 18 - Confirmation Tone
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Set-Up Routines 31 30 English Set-Up Routines Confirmation Tone 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 tur...
Page 19 - Voice Transmission
33 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Voice Transmission 32 English Voice Transmission Voice Transmission • Transmit mode gives you the ability to communicate with safety services, other vessels, and shore stations. When you use this capability, be sure to follow the procedures and to observe the cour...
Page 20 - Public Address; Weather Radio And Alert; NOAA All Hazards/Weather Radio And Alert
34 English Voice Transmission Public Address Another form of voice transmission is available on your radio. It can be used in Public Address (PA) mode to hail other vessels or people near the shore if you have mounted and connected an optional PA speaker. To Switch The Radio From RF Transmit To PA M...
Page 21 - Advanced Operation; Weather Alert Signal
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Advanced Operation 37 36 English Advanced Operation 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. Th...
Page 22 - Memory Channels; MEM; Memory Scan; MEM SCAN
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Advanced Operation 39 38 English Advanced Operation Memory Channels You can program (or tag) any or all channels to be scanned in the Memory Scan mode. To Program Memory Channels:1. From Standby mode, select a channel to be tagged using the Up/Down buttons. 2. Press ...
Page 23 - Setup; User MMSI Number; USERMMSI; If You Incorrectly Enter Your MMSI Number
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Digital Select Calling (DSC) Setup 41 40 English Digital Select Calling (DSC) Setup DSC Set-Up • 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 ...
Page 24 - If You Transfer Your Radio To A Different Vessel
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Digital Select Calling (DSC) Setup 43 42 English Digital Select Calling (DSC) Setup If You Transfer Your Radio To A Different Vessel Contact the MMSI issuing agency from which you obtained your number and change the information associated with your number to correspo...
Page 26 - Operation; DSC Operation; SEND
2. Choose one (1) of the following: a. To Send An Automatic Distress Call: 1) Press and hold the Distress button. b. To Send A Manual Distress Call: 1) Use the Up/Down buttons to move the arrow to MANUAL . 2) Press the Call/Set button to go to the position entry screen. 3) Use the Up/Down buttons to...
Page 27 - Receiving Distress Calls; ALLSHIPS
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation 49 48 English Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation Receiving Distress Calls If your vessel is within range of a DSC Distress call, the radio will receive the call, sound the distress alarm, and switch to Channel 16. When A Dis...
Page 28 - Receiving An All Ships Call
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation 51 50 English Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation Receiving An All Ships Call All Ships calls sent by stations within range of your radio will sound the distress alarm on your radio and switch your radio to Channel 16. When A...
Page 29 - Receiving An Individual Call; GROUP; Receiving A Group Call; POSREQST
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation 53 52 English Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation Receiving An Individual Call When another station makes an Individual call to your radio, the individual alarm will sound, the caller will be identified on the LCD, and your r...
Page 30 - Sending A Position Request; continued
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation 55 54 English Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation 6. Press the Call/Set button. Your radio will send the position request and there will be one (1) of three (3) possible responses: ■ You will receive the position. ■ You will ...
Page 31 - Receiving A Position Request
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation 57 56 English Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation Receiving A Position Request When you went through the DSC set-up process, you set a position request reply type. (See page 44 to change your setting.) Depending on the settin...
Page 32 - CALLLOG; Call Log and Distress Log
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. NOTE The call waiting memory can hold up to 20 messages. Once the memory becomes full, each new ca...
Page 33 - Specifications; General; Maintenance And; Problem; Maintenance
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 61 60 English Specifications Specifications • General Number of Channels All U.S.A., Canadian, and International 10 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 @ Hi...
Page 34 - VHF Marine Channel Assignments; Channel 9; Channel 6; Asignación de canales de VHF para radiocomunicación marítima; Canal 9; Canal 6; canales 8, 67, 72 y 88A solamente para mensajes entre embarcaciones.
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 63 62 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix 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...
Page 35 - Channels Wx 1 Thru 10
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 65 64 English Appendix VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix VHF Marine Channel Assignments 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. ...
Page 36 - Government Only; Channel; Frequency
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 67 66 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix 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 ...
Page 38 - service by MCTS Canada
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 71 70 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix 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)...
Page 39 - Protection Operations)
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 73 72 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix 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 (...
Page 40 - between simplex and duplex.; NOTA; NOTA; cambiarse los modos de operación entre simple y dúplex.; Weather Channel Assignments; Asignaciones de canales meteorológicos; RX Frequency MHz
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 75 74 English Weather Channel Assignments Appendix 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 ...
Page 41 - Limited 3-Year Warranty; World City Time Zones; Longitudinal Zone
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 77 76 English Warranty Limited 3-Year Warranty • For Products Purchased In the U.S.A. Cobra ® Electronics Corporation warrants that its CobraMarine VHF radio, and the component parts thereof, will be free of defects in workmanship and materials for a period of three ...
Page 42 - CAUTION; Product Service; If you have any questions about operation or installing your; Please call Cobra first! DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE STORE!; following to have the product serviced and returned:
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 79 78 English Customer Service Fl us h M ou nt T em pl at e / P la nt ill a pa ra m on ta je e m po tra do Customer Service Use the supplied template to mark and cut an opening in the flat sur face. CAUTION Before cutting, be sure the area behind the flat sur face is...
