Set-Up Routines
Operating Your Radio
Set-Up Routines
Operating Your Radio
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Radio Self Test
Your Cobra Marine radio includes a Self Test feature to allow you to test the input
battery voltage, the output transmit power, and the Antenna! This is the perfect test
before you head out from the dock to insure your radio is fully operational and is
ready, willing, and able to assist you for your communications needs and in case of
emergency.
To Select the Radio Self Test Screen:
1.
Enter the Settings menu and scroll to
SELF TEST
with
the
Up/Down
soft keys or the
Up/Down channel
buttons.
2.
Press the
ENTR
soft key and observe the current setting.
3.
Press and release the Transmit button on the Microphone
to start the test.
4.
The Self Test screen reports the following information:
a.
Battery input voltage. Shown as a PASS or FAIL. If a
FAIL is reported, then this will show either HIGH
(battery voltage is too high) or LOW (battery voltage is
too
low).
b.
Radio Transmitter Power. Shown as a PASS or FAIL.
If a FAIL is reported, the RF output power is incorrect.
Check the installation of the radio to ensure proper
solid connections to power and the antenna.
c.
Antenna status. Shown as a PASS or FAIL. If a FAIL is
reported, the antenna impedance is incorrect, open or
shorted.
5.
Press the
EXIT
soft key to
EXIT
the Self Test screen.
The radio will return to the menu.
Soft Keys
Up/Down Buttons
exit
self test
to start radio
press the ptt key
self test
exit
antenna: pass
TX Power: pass
Battery: pass
self test
exit
antenna: fail
TX Power: fail
Battery: fail low
self test
To Select the GPS Status Screen:
1.
Enter the Settings menu and scroll to
GPS MENU
with
the
Up/Down
soft keys or the
Up/Down channel
buttons.
2.
Highlight the
GPS STATUS
option in the menu.
3.
Press the
ENTR
key and observe the current setting.
4.
The GPS Status screen reports the following information:
a.
How many satellites are currently being tracked.
b.
The overall health of the GPS satellite signals being
received.
5.
Press the
EXIT
soft key to EXIT the GPS Status screen.
6.
The radio will return to the GPS menu.
NOTE
The larger the signal SNR number the better the GPS
signal strength.
Soft Keys
Up/Down Buttons
