Cobra Marine MR F77B GPS E, Owner'S Manual

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®
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Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio
Advanced Operation Advanced Operation
Public Address
Use the Public Address (PA) mode of voice transmission to communicate to other
nearby vessels or people. This feature requires a mounted and connected optional PA
speaker.
To Broadcast on the PA Speaker:
1. Press the PA soft key.
2. Press the Talk button on the microphone and speak into
the microphone.
NOTE
While in the PA mode:
n
When the Talk button is pressed, the output is
directed to the PA speaker and not transmitted
as a radio signal through the antenna.
n
Received radio messages will not be heard while the PA
mode is active.
3.
To turn off
PA
, press
PA soft key
again.
Burp Feature
Cobra’s Burp feature allows the operator to expel water from inside the speaker
grill. This is especially useful if the radio is Sprayed or during extreme foul weather
conditions. In these conditions, water can become trapped in the speaker grill and
muffle the audio.
To Activate Burp:
1. Press the BURP soft key.
2. The Burp tone(s) at maximum level will sound from the
internal speaker for five seconds.
3. During this time, the matrix will display EXCUSE ME ! .
4. After a 5-second interval, the radio will return to standby
Soft Keys
Talk Button
Soft Keys
emerg
excuse me !
burp more
Rewind-Say-Again ® Feature
The radio has a Cobra exclusive playback feature, Rewind-Say-Again
®
. This feature allows
you to replay the last 20 seconds of an incoming audio transmission. It also allows you to
record call details including position coordinates, call signs, registration numbers and store
details that will help authorities locate a distressed vessel.
Example 1:
When engine noise, music or conversation creates too much noise to hear an inbound
message clearly, press the Rewind-Say-Again
®
button to enter the Rewind-Say-Again
®
menu to be able to hear the message a second time. This feature eliminates asking the
sender to repeat the message
.
Example 2:
When listening to an urgent distress of an excited caller with confusing background noise,
press the Rewind-Say-Again
®
button to enter the Rewind-Say-Again
®
menu to be able to
hear the message a second time and get lifesaving information.
Operation of Rewind-Say-Again
®
1.
Press the
Rewind
button after the last inbound audio
transmission.
2. Using the Up/Down soft keys or the channel Up/Down
buttons scroll to the PLAY RECORDING menu option.
3.
Press the
ENTR
key to hear the recording.
4. The radio automatically replays the last 20 seconds of the
previous audio transmission.
5. Respond to the caller normally, after the message is replayed.
Setup and Advanced Operation of Rewind-Say-Again
®
Operation of Rewind-Say-Again
®
:
1. Press the Rewind button.
a. OFF: EXIT REWIND - When highlighted and the ENTR key is
pressed, exits the Rewind features and when the Rewind
button is pressed again, the screen above will be displayed.
b. PAUSE RECORDING - Pause recording of incoming
audio transmissions.
c. PLAYBACK RECORDING - Playback recorded incoming audio.
d. SAVE RECORDING - Saves recorded incoming audio.
e. ERASE RECORDING - Erases the saved recording.
f. RECORD MESSAGE
- Record a message (using the
microphone to record the message, using the PTT key
to start and stop the recording).
g. PLAYBACK MESSAGE - Playback the recorded message.
h. SAVE MESSAGE
- Save the recorded message.
i. ERASE MESSAGE - Erases the saved message.
j. TRANSMIT MESSAGE - Transmit the recorded message.
Rewind-Say-Again
®
Button
Soft Keys
exit entr
play recording
pause recording
rewind
off: exit rewind
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