Set-Up Routines
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Set-Up Routines
Confirmation Tone
The
Confirmation Tone
sounds when your CobraMarine VHF radio is turned
On
and to confirm all button presses except for the
Talk
button. If you would prefer
not to hear the
Confirmation Tone
, you can turn it
Off
and
On
as you choose.
To Turn The Confirmation Tone On Or Off:
1.
Enter the
Settings
menu and scroll to
KEY TONE
with the
Up/Down
soft keys or the
Up/Down channel
buttons.
2.
Press the
ENTR
soft key and observe the current
confirmation tone setting —
ON
or
OFF
.
3.
Use the
Up/Down
soft keys or the
Up/Down channel
buttons to switch to the setting you want.
4.
Press the
ENTR
soft key to select the setting. Or press the
EXIT
soft key to
EXIT
without making changes to the Key
Tone setting.
5.
The radio will return to the settings menu. The radio will
remember the saved Key Tone setting, when powering off
the radio, or disconnecting power to the radio.
International/Canada/U.S.A. Channel Maps
Three (3) sets of VHF
Channel Maps
have been established for marine use in the
International, Canada, and U.S.A. Most of the channels are the same for all three (3)
maps, but there are definite differences (see table on pages
66
through
78
). Your radio
has all three (3) maps built into it and will operate correctly in whichever area you
choose.
To Set Your Radio For The Area In Which You Will Be Using
It:
1.
Enter the
Settings
menu and scroll to
CHANNEL MODE
with
the
Up/Down
soft keys or the
Up/Down channel
buttons.
2.
Press the
ENTR
soft key and observe the current channel
mode setting —
INTERNATIONAL
,
CANADA
, or
USA
.
3.
Use the
Up/Down
soft keys or the
Up/Down channel
buttons
to switch to the setting you want.
4.
Press the
ENTR
soft key to select the setting. Or press the
EXIT
soft key to
EXIT
without making changes to the
Channel Mode setting
5.
The radio will return to the settings menu. The radio will
remember the saved Key Tone setting, when powering off
the radio, or disconnecting power to the radio.
Time Adjust
All VHF, DSC, and GPS activities use a 24-hour clock and Universal Coordinated Time
(UTC) which was formerly known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Time Adjust uses
your built-in GPS to gather time input.
Time Adjust
will allow the radio to display the
time as Local time or UTC time. For time input to be converted to local time, you need
to enter the hour offset of your local time zone from Greenwich. (See world city time
zone chart on page
80
). You can also choose to have the time displayed in a 12 or 24
hour format
To Change The Time Offset:
1.
Enter the
Settings
menu and scroll to
TIME ADJUST
with
the
Up/Down
soft keys or the
Up/Down channel
buttons.
2.
Highlight the
TIME OFFSET
option in the menu.
3.
Press the
ENTR
key and observe the current setting.
4.
Use the
Up/Down
soft keys or the
UP/Down channel
buttons to change the setting for your local time zone.
5.
Press the
ENTR
soft key to select the setting. Or press the
EXIT
soft key to
EXIT
without making changes to the
Local Time Zone setting.
6.
The radio will return to the Time Adjust menu. The radio
will remember the saved Local Time Zone setting, when
powering off the radio, or disconnecting power to the radio.
To Select UTC or Local Time Display:
1.
Enter the
Settings
menu and scroll to
TIME ADJUST
with
the
Up/Down
soft keys or the
Up/Down channel
buttons.
2.
Highlight the
LOCAL TIME
option in the menu.
3.
Press the
ENTR
key and observe the current setting.
4.
Use the
Up/Down
soft keys or the
UP/Down channel
buttons to change the setting for how the radio will display
the time (UTC or Local).
5.
Press the
ENTR
soft key to select the setting. Or press the
EXIT
soft key to
EXIT
without making changes to the
Local Time setting.
6.
The radio will return to the Time Adjust menu. The radio
will remember the saved Local Time Zone setting, when
powering off the radio, or disconnecting power to the radio.
Operating Your Radio
Operating Your Radio
Soft Keys
Up/Down Buttons
exit entr
key tone
off
on
Soft Keys
Up/Down Buttons
Soft Keys
Up/Down Buttons
exit entr
time adjust
local time
time offset
exit entr
time offset
00:00
set local offset
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