Cobra MR HH475 - Manual

Introduction 5 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Recommendations for Marine Communication 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...

Introduction 7 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® FCC Licensing Information User Responsibility and Operating Locations All users are responsible for observing domestic and foreign government regulationsand are subject to severe penalties for violations. The VHF frequencies on your radioare reserved f...

9 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 ...

VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation 11 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 or120V power cord with the charger. 1. Insert one (1) of the power cords into t...

VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation 13 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...

VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 15 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...

VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 17 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....

VHF Marine Radio Protocols 19 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...

VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 21 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Setup Mode Programming USA/International/Canada Channel Maps Three (3) sets of VHF Channel Maps have been establishedfor marine use in the USA, Canada, and the rest of the world(International). Most of the channels a...

23 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Roger Beep Mode Call Tone Select VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 22 English Setup Mode Programming Call Tone Select This setting will also allow you to transmit a unique Call Tone alert to identify your radio when you transmit messages. You can sel...

24 English Bluetooth ® Mode Pairing and Programming Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio 25 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Bluetooth ® Mode Pairing and Programming 4. You will then see a confirmation of successful pairing or a notice to try again if pairing did not occur. The LCD will briefly...

Operating Your Radio 27 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Standby/Receive and Transmit 26 English Bluetooth ® Mode Pairing and Programming Operating Your Radio Programming these features will allow your radio to listen to all NOAA Hazard Alertradio channels. Start from WX Alert Standby mode to begin ...

VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 29 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Standby/Receive and Transmit Standby/Receive and Transmit • Marine Standby and Receive (Rx) Mode Marine Standby mode is the default mode for the radio whenever it is turned on. From this mode, you can change current ...

VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 31 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Standby/Receive and Transmit Weather (WX) Standby Mode To enter the WX Standby mode, press and hold the WX/H-M-L button. Receiving a Weather Alert NOAA broadcasts weather information as described in theNOAA weather c...

VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 35 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Advanced Operation To Recall a Stored Memory Location: 1. Press the MEM/ESC button. The MEM icon will be turned On. 2. Press the Channel Up/Down button to select the memory location. If a memory location has beenprog...

37 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Advanced Operation Memory Location Scan Mode During Memory Location Scan mode, the radio will rapidly scan through all pre-assigned memory channels. NOTE The radio must be squelched for Memory Location Scan mode to function. See page 20 for Squelch procedure. NOTE...

38 English 39 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Rewind Operation VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Rewind Operation Operating Your Radio Rewind Button Rewind-Say-Again TM Use the Cobra exclusive Rewind-Say-Again TM feature to replay or record the last 20 secon...

41 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 40 English Mobile Phone Operation With Bluetooth ® VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Mobile Phone Operation With Bluetooth ® Operating Your Radio Answer Incoming Phone Calls This handheld radio, once properly paired to your...

42 English 43 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Mobile Phone Operation With Bluetooth ® VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Mobile Phone Operation With Bluetooth ® Operating Your Radio Connecting a Voice Dial Call Initiating a Voice Dial Call To Initiate a Voice...

45 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 44 English Mobile Phone Operation With Bluetooth ® VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Mobile Phone Operation With Bluetooth ® Operating Your Radio General Bluetooth Operation and Frequently Asked Questions ■ What is the Indu...

VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 47 Maintenance and Troubleshooting No display on LCDwhen radio is turnedOn Batteries are exhausted Batteries not installed properly Recharge or replace batteries Remove batteries and reinstallaccording to polarity markings Batteries run down quickly Ba...

VHF Marine Radio Protocols 49 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine Radio Procedures Prohibited Communications You MUST NOT transmit: ■ False distress or emergency messages. ■ Messages containing obscene, indecent or profane language. ■ General calls, signals or messages (messages not addresse...

VHF Marine Radio Protocols 51 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Voice Calling ■ If the other does not respond, wait two (2) minutes and repeat. You are permittedto attempt contact three (3) times, two (2) minutes apart. If you still have notmade contact, wait 15 minutes before trying again. ■ After c...

VHF Marine Radio Protocols 53 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Emergency Messages and Distress Procedure Emergency Messages and Distress Procedure • The ability to summon assistance in an emergency is the primary reason to have a VHF marine radio. The marine environment can be unforgiving, and what ...

VHF Marine Radio Protocols 55 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 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.” (Or “PAN — PAN — PAN,” or...

VHF Marine Radio Protocols 56 English For Example Emergency Messages and Distress Procedure “Mayday — Mayday — Mayday” “This is Corsair — Corsair — Corsair” [or “IL 1234 AB,” repeated three (3) times] “Mayday Corsair (or IL 1234 AB)” “Navy Pier bears 220 degrees magnetic — distance 5 miles” “Struck ...

Introduction 59 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Specifications Specifications 58 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, 1...

Appendix 61 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® /Nada se compara a Cobra ® VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix 60 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments Asignación de canales de VHF para radiocomunicación marítima • Existen tres (3) juegos de canales VHF para uso marítimo en los EE.UU., Canadá y el...

Appendix 75 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® /Nada se compara a Cobra ® Weather Channel Assignments Appendix 74 English NOAA Weather Channels and Alert VHF Marine Channel Assignments NOTE Many of the plain-numbered channels, such as 01, 02 and 03, transmit and receive on different frequencies. This ...

Introduction Accessories Accessories • Your Cobra radio has several optional accessories available to enhance the use of the radio. Some are listed below: Lapel Speaker/Microphone A speaker/microphone, that attaches to your lapel, by ordering P/N CM 330-001. This unique accessory allows you to wear ...