Page 2 - Backlit LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Screen; * Units sold in Australia will transmit; Product Features; Bluetooth
A3 English Introduction Backlit LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Screen • UIC Active Channel Map Icons Roger Beep Icon Battery Power Icon Memory Channel and Other Memory Channel Icon Call Tone Icon Low/Medium/High Power Icons Signal Level Icons Tri-Watch Icon Frequency Band Icon Transmit and Receive Ico...
Page 3 - Table of Contents
Introduction 1 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Table of Contents Introduction Our Thanks to You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1Radio Contr...
Page 4 - Important Safety Information; Warning and Notice Statements; General Precautions
3 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® General Precautions WARNINGS Your radio generates electromagnetic RF (radio frequency) energy when it is transmitting.To ensure that you and those around you are not exposed to excessive amounts ofthat energy, DO NOT touch the antenna when transmitting. KEEP the ra...
Page 5 - Licensing Information; Station License; Recommendations for Marine Communication; VHF Marine Radio Procedures
Introduction 5 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Licensing Information Licensing Information • The radio operates on all currently allocated marine channels and is switchable foruse according to International, Canadian or U.S.A. regulations. It features instantaccess to emergency Channel 16 by pressi...
Page 6 - Wrist Strap and Belt Clip; Wrist Strap; Press open the belt clip, slide it over the belt and; Included in this Package
7 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 ...
Page 7 - Initial Charge; WARNING; Batteries and Charger; WARNING; Installing the Battery Pack
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation 9 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 DCpower cord with the charger. 1. Insert one (1) of the power cords into the bac...
Page 8 - Maintaining the Battery Charge; To Remove Battery Pack from Radio; Lift the bottom of the battery pack slightly to remove; NOTE; The LiON battery pack can also be charged in the; NOTICE; Alkaline Batteries
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation 11 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...
Page 9 - Radio Speaker and Microphone; Getting Started; Getting Started; Common Radio Functions
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 13 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...
Page 10 - Channel Up/Down Buttons; Backlight/Key Lock Button
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 15 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....
Page 11 - Setup Mode Programming
VHF Marine Radio Protocols 17 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...
Page 12 - Call Tone Alert; Squelch Control
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 19 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Setup Mode Programming International/Canada/USA Channel Maps Three (3) sets of VHF Channel Maps have been establishedfor marine use: International, Canada and USA. Most of thechannels are the same for all three (3) m...
Page 13 - Call Tone Select continued; Mode Pairing; Mode Pairing and Programming
21 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Roger Beep Mode Call Tone Select VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 20 English Setup Mode Programming Call Tone Select continued To Set Call Tone: 1. From the previous press of the Call/Enter/Setup button, the LCD will display the letter “C” and the c...
Page 14 - Mode Programming; VOX On or Off
22 English Bluetooth ® Mode Pairing and Programming Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio 23 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...
Page 15 - ATIS ID Programming
Operating Your Radio 25 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® ATIS ID Programming 24 English Bluetooth ® Mode Pairing and Programming Operating Your Radio Bluetooth Radio On/Off This setting allows you to turn On and Off the small Bluetooth radio inside this VHF radio. The default setting is ON. Turning ...
Page 16 - Standby/Receive and Transmit; Advanced Operation; Channel 16 Mode
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 27 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Standby/Receiveand 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 s...
Page 17 - Memory Location Mode
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 29 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Advanced Operation Memory Location Mode Your radio has unlimited memory locations for storing yourmost frequently used channels. These memory locations canbe selected individually or can be scanned. (See page 32under...
Page 18 - Channel Scan Mode
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 31 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Advanced Operation Channel Scan Mode During Channel Scan mode, the radio will rapidly switch from channel to channel through all the channels. NOTE The radio must be squelched for Channel Scan mode to function. See p...
Page 19 - Rewind Operation; Memory Location Scan Mode; Feature
33 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Rewind Operation A A Memory Location Scan VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols 32 English Advanced Operation Memory Location Scan Mode During Memory Location Scan mode, the radio will rapidly scan through all pre-assigned memo...
Page 20 - Answer Incoming Phone Calls; Mobile Phone Operation with
34 English 35 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Mobile Phone Operation With Bluetooth ® VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Rewind Operation Operating Your Radio Rewind Countdown Timer SCAN Button Enter Record Using Rewind-Say-Again TM to Record Audio Transmissi...
Page 21 - Initiate a Phone Call
37 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 36 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 Initiate a Phone Call There are several ways to initiate a call. These includ...
Page 22 - Last Number Redial; General; Operation and Frequently Asked Questions
38 English 39 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 To Initiate a Last Number Redial: 1. Press and release the Bluetooth button t...
Page 23 - Key Lock; Problem; Floating Feature; BURP Feature; Maintenance
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 41 Maintenance andTroubleshooting 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 Bat...
Page 24 - MUST NOT; Voice Calling; Talk
VHF Marine Radio Protocols 43 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Voice Calling VHF Marine Radio Protocols 42 English VHF Marine RadioProcedures VHF Marine Radio Procedures • Maintain Your Watch Whenever your boat is underway, the radio must be turned On and be tuned toChannel 16 except when being used...
Page 25 - Marine Emergency Signals; If You Hear a Distress Call; Radiotelephone Calls; Emergency Messages and Distress Procedure
VHF Marine Radio Protocols 45 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Emergency Messages andDistress Procedure 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 requ...
Page 26 - Marine Distress Procedure
For Example VHF Marine Radio Protocols 47 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Emergency Messages and Distress Procedure “Mayday — Mayday — Mayday” “This is Corsair — Corsair — Corsair,” repeated three (3) times] “Mayday Corsair” “Point Lynas bears 220 degrees magnetic — distance 5 kilometers” “Struck s...
Page 27 - Specifications; Accessories; Lapel Speaker/Microphone; Trademark Acknowledgement
Introduction 49 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Accessories Accessories 48 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, 16 hour...
Page 28 - VHF Marine Channel Assignments; Channel Maps; have been established for marine use; Distress, Safety and Calling; Channel 6; On-Board Communication; Used for communication between parts of large ships.; Navigational; Digital Selective Calling
Appendix 50 English VHR Marine ChannelAssignments VHF Marine Channel Assignments • Three (3) sets of VHF Channel Maps have been established for marine use internationally, in Canada and in the U.S.A. Most of the channels are the same for all three (3) maps, but there are definite differences (see ta...
Page 29 - Government Only
Appendix 53 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® VHF MarineChannel Assignments Appendix 52 English VHF MarineChannel Assignments 0 1 • • 156.050 160.650 INT - Port Operations, Ship Movement, Public Correspondence; CAN - Public Correspondence 01A • 156.050 156.050 Port Operations, Commercial, VTS In sele...
Page 30 - USA INT CAN Transmit Receive
Appendix 55 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix 54 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments 18 • 156.900 161.500 Port Operations, Ship Movement, Public Correspondence 18A • • 156.900 156.900 Commercial 19 • 156.950 161.550 Port Operations, Ship Movement, Public Cor...
Page 31 - Channel Map; Frequency; Digital Selective Calling (Voice Communications Not Allowed)
Appendix 57 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix 56 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Map Mapa de canales Frequency Frecuencia 63 • 156.175 160.775 Port Operations, Ship Movement, Public Correspondence 63A • 156.175 156.175 Port Operations & Comme...
Page 32 - Power Limits; Government Only (Environmental Protection Operations)
Appendix 59 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix 58 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments Power Limits Límites de potencia 80 • 157.025 161.625 Port Operations, Ship Movement, Public Correspondence 80A • • 157.025 157.025 Commercial (Also Non-Commercial In Great ...
Page 33 - Declaration of Conformity; CE Marking
Appendix 60 English Declaration of Conformity and CE Markings Channel Map Mapa de canales Power Limits Límites de potencia Frequency Frecuencia Declaration of Conformity • We Cobra Electronics Europe Limited of Dungar HouseNorthumberland AvenueDun LaoghaireCounty Dublin, Ireland declare under our so...