Cobra MR F80B-D - Manual

Introduction Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 2 English Important Safety Information Introduction Important Safety Information 3 The following WARNINGS and NOTICE information will make you aware of RF exposure hazards and how to assure you operate the radio within the FCC RF exposure limits establis...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 4 English Recommendations for Marine Communication FCC Licensing Information 5 NOTICE AVOID 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 r...

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...

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: “Vagabon...

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...

For Example Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Emergency Messages and Distress Procedure 13 12 English Emergency Messages and Distress Procedure If You Hear a Distress Call You must give any message beginning with one (1) of these signals priority over any other messages. ALL stations MUST remain sile...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Mounting and Powering the Radio 15 14 English Included in this Package Included in this Package • You should find all of the following items in the package with your CobraMarine VHF radio: NOTE Cobra Accessory Harness CM 140-001 is an optional wire harness that is us...

Microphone Bracket Mounting Kit To Install The Microphone Bracket Mounting Kit: Install the microphone bracket mounting kit on a vertical surface near the transceiver using the supplied stainless steel screws. Flush Mount A Flush Mount kit is included with your CobraMarine VHF radio to allow its ins...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Antenna Requirements and Attachment 19 18 English Mounting and Powering the Radio Installation and Start-Up Installation and Start-Up NOTE All wiring is best kept as short as possible. If the power leads must be extended, use a high-quality, marine-grade cable sized ...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® External Devices and Connections 21 20 English Antenna Requirements and Attachment 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 especial...

24 English Getting Started Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Getting Started 25 Distress Acknowledgement Alarm High—low. Long pause, then repeat. Press any button to turn it Off. DSC Routine Call Alarm High—pause—high—pause—high. Long pause, then repeat. Press any button to turn it Off. DSC Geographi...

Channel Select Using Radio Knob Allows for the manual selection of all the VHF marine channels that have been established for use in the U.S.A., Internationally and in Canada. NOTE This knob will also allow scrolling in many of the setup and advanced operation menus. When the Channel Select knob on ...

Introduction Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Setup Mode Programming 29 28 English Getting Started Introduction 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 setup routines. ■ Receive messag...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Special Features 33 32 English Setup Mode Programming NOTE When the time offset is at zero (0), the LCD shows the time as UTC. When a time zone hour offset is entered, the LCD shows the local time. All DSC messages are based on UTC.The radio will also show the local ...

Introduction Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Product Features 35 Voice Transmission 34 English Special Features Make Your Own Recording The recording feature may also be used to store other important information like fuel consumption, water conditions, fishing notes (such as thermal cline depths, t...

Introduction Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Product Features 37 36 English Voice Transmission Transmit Power Output The radio transmits selectively at 1 or 25 watts of power. Cobra suggests maintaining the low power setting for short- range communications to avoid overpowering nearby stations with...

Introduction Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® NOAA All Hazards/Weather Radio and Alert, w/SAME 39 38 English NOAA All Hazards/Weather Radio and Alert, w/SAME NOAA All Hazards/Weather Radio and Alert, w/SAME • NOAA broadcasts weather information as described in the NOAA Weather Channels section on pa...

Introduction Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Product Features 41 Advanced Operation Advanced Operation • There are several features in the CobraMarine MR F80 VHF radio that provide quick access to the voice calling channels and allow monitoring more than one (1) channel at a time. Channel 16/9 This...

Operating Your Radio Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Advanced Operation 43 42 English Product Features Introduction Advanced Operation Tri-Watch Use Tri-Watch one-button access to scan the three (3) channels of most importance. Channel 16 is always included as scanned locations. The remaining locat...

Operation from the Microphone Use the microphone to select operation modes and accomplish approximately 90% of all radio functions. Microphone features include: ■ Instant Channel 16/9 button is used to access emergency channels. ■ Channel Up/Down button is used to change channels. ■ Push to Talk (PT...

1. Enter the Setup menu and scroll to USERMMSI menu. 2. Press the Enter button. A blinking cursor displays at the first digit under USERMMSI ID ENTRY. 3. Rotate the Channel knob to scroll through the number list to the digit of the MMSI number being entered. 4. Press the F1 and F2 Function buttons t...

DSC Auto Channel Switching (Auto SW) DSC Calling allows for your radio to automatically switch to the channel designated by the calling station. Automatic Channel Switching might cause a problem if your radio is being used to maintain a listening watch or to communicate on a designated bridge-to-bri...

Introduction Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Product Features 51 50 English Product Features Introduction Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation • The Send menu displays when the Distress button is pressed. NOTE This radio follows Class-D DSC protocol with a dedicated Channel 70 receiver. Sending D...

Introduction Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Product Features 53 52 English Product Features Introduction Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation There are three (3) choices: ■ Send a distress call automatically, with your position, if you are connected to a GP...

Introduction Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Product Features 55 54 English Product Features Introduction Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation Regarding Distress Relay Calls This radio cannot send Distress Relay calls. Only large ships and shore stations, wi...

Introduction Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Product Features 57 56 English Product Features Introduction Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation Sending a Geographical Call This radio does not send Geographical calls. Only large ships and shore stations with s...

Introduction Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Product Features 59 58 English Product Features Introduction Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation Receiving an Individual Call When another station makes an Individual call to the radio: ■ The Individual alarm sou...

Introduction Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Product Features 61 60 English Product Features Introduction Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation If You Receive a Position: The requested position with the station name and MMSI will show on your screen.Press the...

Introduction Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Product Features 63 62 English Product Features Introduction Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation Call Log and Distress Log Call Waiting functions similarly to the Caller ID function on your telephone. It will cap...

Operating Your Radio Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Specifications 65 64 English Maintenance and Troubleshooting Operating Your Radio No display on LCD when radio is turned On Improper power connection Ensure power connections are proper and secure Will transmit at 1 watt, but not at 25 watts Sele...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 67 66 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...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 69 68 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. ...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 71 70 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 ...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 73 VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix 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). Medioambiental (recepci...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 75 74 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)...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 77 76 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 (...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 79 78 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 ...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 81 80 English Warranty and Trademark Operating Your Radio 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...

82 English 83 F lu s h M o u n t T e m p la te / P la n ti ll a p a ra m o n ta je e m p o tr a d o Customer Service Use the supplied template to mark and cut an opening in the flat sur face. NOTICE Before cutting, be sure the area behind the flat sur face is clear of any instruments or wires that m...