Introduction
Nothing
comes close to a Cobra
®
Setup Mode Programming
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Getting Started
Introduction
Standby and Receive
Standby
mode is the usual mode for the radio whenever it is
turned On.
From Standby Mode, You Can:
■
Change your radio’s settings using setup routines.
■
Receive messages on the current channel as well as DSC
messages.
■
Receive NOAA alerts if
Weather Alert
mode is turned On.
■
Switch to
Transmit
mode using the
Talk
button.
While the radio is in
Standby
mode, the
Receive
mode is
entered whenever a strong enough signal to break squelch
is sent to the radio. You will hear the message through
whichever speakers are connected to the radio.
To Change the Channel You Are Listening to, You Can
Choose One of the Following:
1.
Turn the
Channel Select
knob clockwise for higher VHF
channel. Turn the
Channel Select
knob counterclockwise
for lower VHF channel.
2.
Press
Channel Up/Down
buttons on microphone to go to
the next higher or lower VHF channel. For rapid advance,
press and hold the
Channel Up/Down
button.
3.
Press the
Channel 16/9
button. This will take you to
Channel 16 with one (1) press and to Channel 9 with a
second press. Additional presses will toggle between
Channels 16, 9 and original channel.
4.
Press the
Weather/Enter
button. This will allow you
access to the weather channels. Turning the
Channel
Select
knob or pressing the
Channel
button on the
microphone allows you to change weather channels.
5.
Press the
Tri-Watch
button to monitor three (3) Channels
16, 9 and one user selectable channel.
Standby Mode
SELECT
MEM
Channel Select Knob
Mic Channel Buttons
Channel 16/9 Button
Tri-Watch Button
WX/Enter Button
Setup Mode Programming
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Setup Menu
Use the
Setup
menu in the CobraMarine VHF radio to turn On
and Off many features, to adjust feature preferences and enter
a user MMSI number.
NOTE
Basic
Setup
menu programming is described in this
section. For
Setup
menu programming that applies to
a specific function refer to that section in this manual.
For example, MMSI information is in the DSC portion
of the manual.
Basic Scrolling in the Setup Menus:
The
Channel Select
knob on the radio can be used to scroll
through different menus and confirm selections chosen by the
user. Alternately, scrolling selection functions can be made
from the microphone by using the
Channel Up/Down
or
Function (F1/F2)
button.
To Enter the Setup Menu:
Press and hold the
Call/Setup
button. The
Setup
menu
appears on the LCD. Scroll up or down through the
Setup
menu until the desired function to program is positioned to
the right of the selection arrow.
To Exit any Setup Menu:
Scroll down to “EXIT” at the bottom of the menu. With the
arrow pointing toward “EXIT,” press the
Enter
button to
return the radio to the
Standby
mode.
NOTE
The
ESC
button on the radio (and the
Function F1/F2
button on the microphone) can also be used
universally to return to the
Standby
mode.
Call/Setup Button
Mic Function Buttons
Mic Channel Buttons
Exit
Enter Button
Setup Menu
SELECT
MEM
Channel Knob