Page 2 - Our Thanks To You And; Electronics offers the following; Contact Your Local Dealer
A1 English Our Thanks To You And Customer Assistance Introduction Thank you for purchasing a CobraMarine ™ VHF radio. Properly used, this Cobra ® product will give you many years of reliable service. How Your CobraMarine ™ VHF Radio Works This radio is a VHF transceiver for fixed mounting on your bo...
Page 3 - And Product Features; Transceiver Controls,; Product Features; Table Of Contents
A3 English Microphone/Speaker And Product Features Introduction A2 English Transceiver Controls, Indicators And Connections Introduction Dual PowerSelectable to one (1) or 25 watts outputpower for near or distant calling. USA/International/Canada ChannelsAllows operation on any of the three (3)diffe...
Page 4 - ALWAYS use only Cobra; authorized accessories.; Important Safety Information; Important Safety Information; Before installing and using your CobraMarine; Warning And Caution Statements; This CobraMarine
Introduction Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Important Safety Information 3 The following WARNINGS and CAUTIONS will make you aware of RF exposurehazards and how to assure you operate the radio within the FCC RF exposure limits established for it. WARNINGSYour radio generates electromagnetic RF (ra...
Page 5 - FCC Information; FCC LICENSING INFORMATION; CobraMarine; Station License; Recommendations For; CAUTIONS; Recommendations For Marine Communication
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® FCC Information 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 fre...
Page 6 - You MUST NOT transmit:; False distress or emergency messages.; Voice Calling; Make sure your radio is On.; Select Channel 16 and listen to make sure it is not being used.; VHF Marine Radio; VHF Marine Radio Procedures
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Voice Calling 7 Limits On Calling 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. Cha...
Page 7 - Maritime Mobile; For your CobraMarine; radio to operate in the DSC mode, you must enter your; The vessel Corsair calling the vessel Vagabond:
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) 9 VHF Marine Radio Protocols Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) • An MMSI is a nine (9) digit number used on a marine radio capable of using digitalselective calling (DSC). It is used to selectively call other vessels or s...
Page 8 - Emergency Messages; Marine Emergency Signals; The distress signal; MAYDAY is used to indicate that a station is threatened; by grave and imminent danger and requests immediate assistance.; If You Hear A Distress Call; ALL stations MUST remain silent on Channel 16; Radiotelephone Calls
MAYDAY PAN SECURITE Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure 11 Marine Emergency Signals 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 i...
Page 9 - Marine Distress Procedure – DSC; Marine Distress Procedure; Give number of persons aboard and conditions of any injured.
For Example Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure 13 Keep the radio nearby. Even after your message has been received, the Coast Guardcan find you more quickly if you can transmit a signal for a rescue boat to hone in on. “Mayday — Mayday — Mayday” “This is Corsa...
Page 10 - VHF Marine; VHF Marine Channel Assignments
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine Channel Assignments 15 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) Channels 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 84, 84A, 85, 85A, 86, 86A, 87, 87A, 88*For calls to marine operators at public coast stations. You can make and receivetelephone calls through these stations. Port ...
Page 11 - Government Only
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine Channel Assignments 17 VHF Marine Radio Protocols Channel Use 01 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) 01A Port Operations and Commercial, VTS in selected areas 02 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) 03 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) 03A Gov...
Page 13 - Digital Selective Calling (Voice communications not allowed)
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine Channel Assignments 21 Channel Use 63 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator), Port Operations, Ship Movement 63A Port Operations and Commercial, VTS in selected areas 64 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator), Port Operations, Ship Movement 64A U.S. (Gov...
Page 14 - Port Operations, Ship Movement
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine Channel Assignments 23 Channel Use 78 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) 78A Non-Commercial (Recreational) 79 Port Operations, Ship Movement 79A Commercial (Also Non-Commercial only in Great Lakes) 80 Port Operations, Ship Movement 80A Commercial (Als...
Page 15 - NOAA Weather Channels; NOAA Weather Channels And Alert; Channel; World City Time Zones; Longitudinal Zone
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® NOAA Weather Channels And Alert 25 NOAA Weather Channels And Alert • Monitoring the weather will probably be a frequent use of your radio. The NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides continuous, around-the-clock broadcasts of the latest weather...
Page 16 - Mounting And; Mounting And Powering The Radio; Use the mounting bracket; Included In This Package
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Mounting And Powering The Radio 27 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 accessi...
Page 17 - Warning Sticker
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Mounting And Powering The Radio 29 Warning Sticker FCC regulations require that the Warning Stickersupplied with this radio be applied to a spot where it is easily seen by the radio operator. Be sure the location is clean and dry before applying the sticker. Electric...
Page 18 - Antenna Requirements; Antenna Requirements And Attachment; Your CobraMarine
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Antenna Requirements And Attachment 31 Installation And Start-Up Radio Operator RequirementsDo not transmit when anyone is within the MPE radius of the antenna unlessthat person or persons are shielded from the antenna by a grounded metallicbarrier. This is especiall...
Page 19 - External Devices; External Devices And Connections
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® External Devices And Connections 33 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 ...
Page 20 - Volume; Getting Started
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Getting Started 35 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 Alarm...
Page 21 - Standby And Receive; Change your radio’s settings using set-up routines.; Receive NOAA alerts if Weather Alert mode is turned On.; While the radio is in; Squelch
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® 37 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. ■ Receive NOAA alerts if...
Page 22 - LCD Backlight
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Set-Up Routines 39 LCD Backlight 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) with the Up/Down bu...
Page 23 - Confirmation Tone
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Set-Up Routines 41 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 a...
Page 24 - Transmit Power Output; To Toggle Between The High And Low Power Modes:; The LCD will show which mode is in effect.; Transmit A Message; To Transmit A Message:; channel for the type of message you plan to send.; Release the Talk button when you are finished speaking.; Voice Transmission; Voice Transmission
43 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Voice Transmission Operating Your Radio Transmit Power Output Your radio can Transmit selectively at one (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 you...
Page 25 - Weather Radio And Alert; NOAA All Hazards/Weather Radio And Alert; To exit the; Public Address; setting —
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Weather Radio And Alert 45 NOAA All Hazards/Weather Radio And Alert • NOAA broadcasts Weather information as described in the NOAA Weather Channelssection on page 25 of this manual. You can listen to one (1) or two (2) of these ten (10) receive-only channels at any t...
Page 26 - Advanced Operation; Weather Alert Signal
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Advanced Operation 47 Tri-Watch Tri-Watch gives you one (1) button access to scan the three (3) locations of mostimportance to you. Channel 16 and Channel 9 will always be included as scannedlocations. The remaining location will be the VHF channel in effect when you...
Page 27 - MEM SCAN; Memory Channels; MEM; Memory Scan
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Advanced Operation 49 NOTE If there are fewer than two (2) channels tagged, the Memory Scan mode will not be available. [See page 48 under program memory channels to tag at least two (2) channels.] NOTEThe radio must be squelched for the Memory Scanmode to function. ...
Page 28 - USERMMSI; If You Incorrectly Enter Your MMSI Number; User MMSI Number
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® DSC Set-Up 51 To Enter Your MMSI Number: 1. Enter the Settings menu and scroll to USERMMSI with the Up/Down buttons. 2. Press the Call/Set button and the blinking cursor will appear at the first digit under USER MMSI ID ENTRY . 3. Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll th...
Page 29 - Group MMSI Number
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® DSC Set-Up 53 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...
Page 30 - Position Request Reply Type
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® DSC Set-Up 55 4. Press the Call/Set button to select the memory location. The cursor will begin to blink at the first character under NAME . 5. Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through the character list. 6. Press the Call/Set button to select a character. This will...
Page 31 - to; MANUAL; position of your vessel.; EXIT; DSC Operation; Sound the distress alarm at all receiving stations.; 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 32 - Sending An All Ships Calls; ALLSHIPS; Receiving Distress Calls
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® DSC Operation 59 Sending An All Ships Calls A DSC All Ships call is used for the same urgency and safety purposes as the Panand Securite voice calls as well as to send routine messages to all stations at once.It will reach all stations within range of your radio. If ...
Page 33 - Sending An Individual Call; Receiving An All Ships Call
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® DSC Operation 61 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. It does not alert all other stations within range that you will be sending a message as...
Page 34 - Receiving A Group Call; you want to communicate.; POSREQST; Receiving An Individual Call; almost as if you were answering the telephone.; Sending A Group Call; GROUP; or; return to the Call Send menu if; voice message to everyone in the group.
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® DSC Operation 63 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 ...
Page 35 - will show on your screen.; the Position Request mode.; You will receive the position.
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® DSC Operation 65 c. If The Station You Called Chose Not To Reply: NO REPLY will show on your screen. You will have two (2) choices: ■ RESEND the request. ■ EXIT the Position Request mode. a. To Resend Your Position Request: 1) Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll to RES...
Page 36 - Sending A Position Send; Receiving A Position Request
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® DSC Operation 67 Sending A Position Send Position Send uses your connected GPS in similar fashion to the position requestfunction, except that you initiate the activity to let another station know where you are. To Send A Position Send Message: 1. In Standby mode, se...
Page 37 - Call Waiting; CALLWAIT; Receiving A Position Send; UNATTENDED
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® DSC Operation 69 Call Waiting Call Waiting 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. NOTEThe call waiting memory can hold up to 20 messages. O...
Page 38 - Specifications; General; Maintenance And; Problem; Maintenance
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Specifications 71 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 @ High power 1A...
Page 39 - Product Service; VHF product, or if you are missing parts...; Please call Cobra; Warranty; Exclusions: This limited warranty does not apply:
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Product Service 73 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. If yo...
Page 40 - Flush Mount; Use the supplied template to mark and cut an opening in the flat sur; CAUTION; Before cutting, be sure the area behind the flat sur; Order Form And; Optional Accessories; You can find quality Cobra; Order Form
Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® 75 Flush Mount T emplate Customer Ser vice 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 clear of any instruments or wires that might be damaged in the process. 74 Engli...
