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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 your

most frequently used channels. These memory locations can

be selected individually or can be scanned. (See page 32

under 

Memory Location Scan

.)

To enter 

Memory

mode, press 

MEM/ESC

button. The display

will show the 

MEM

icon and the 

Memory Channel

bank will

be displayed on the matrix.

To Program Memory Locations:

1. 

Press and hold the 

MEM/ESC

button for two (2)

seconds. The memory location number will be

displayed on the matrix and the 

MEM

icon will be

turned On.

2.

Use the 

Channel Up/Down

button to advance to the

memory location (00-99) you want to program.

3.

Press the 

MEM/ESC

button to select the memory

location.

4.

Use the 

Channel Up/Down

button to change to the

channel you want to store into the selected memory

location.

5.

Press the 

MEM/ESC

button to program that channel.

The memory location will be displayed on the matrix

again.

Repeat steps 2 through 5 to program as many

additional memories as you want.

6.

Press and hold the 

MEM/ESC

button for two (2)

seconds. This will return the radio to 

Memory

mode.

7.

Press and release the 

MEM/ESC

button again to

return to 

Marine Standby

mode. 

VHF Marine Radio Protocols

 

 

Operating Your Radio

28 English

Advanced Operation

Using Tri-Watch

Tri-Watch Scan Mode:

1. 

From 

Marine Standby

mode, press the 

TRI-WATCH

button. The 

TW  SCAN

will display on the matrix

along with the three marine channels stored in the

Tri-Watch

memory.

2.

The radio will scan through the three (3) 

Tri-Watch

memory channels.

3.

A signal on any one (1) of the three (3) channels will

stop the scan for 10 seconds to allow you to listen to

the traffic on that location.

NOTE

After the 

Tri-Watch

scan stops to monitor a channel,

as long as you do not press any buttons within 10

seconds, your radio will automatically resume

scanning the 

Tri-Watch

channels.

4.

Press the 

Channel Up/Down

button to resume

scanning the 

Tri-Watch

channels or to change the

scan direction.

5.

To EXIT the 

Tri-Watch

scan, press the 

TRI-WATCH

button again. The 

TRI

icon will disappear from the

LCD and the radio will return to 

Marine Standby

mode.

 

 

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MEM

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MEM/ESC Button

MEM

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VHF

T

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A

B

GMRS

X

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Memory Location Number

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CALL

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Channel Up/Down Buttons

MEM

SAME

ATIS VOX

LOMEDHI

VHF

T

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A

B

GMRS

X

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Channel Number

TW

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TRI-WATCH Button

MEM

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GMRS

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Tri-Watch Scan Mode

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Summary of Contents for MR HH350 W FLT

Page 1: ...Customer Assistance Should you encounter any problems with this product or not understand its many features please refer to this owner s manual If you require further assistance after reading this ma...

Page 2: ...stripe so it s easy to retrieve Must use included battery to float 120V 12V Charger Included Use to charge battery pack at home in a car or in a boat Product Features Backlit LCD Screen and Product F...

Page 3: ...ries and Charger 10 Operating Your Radio Getting Started 13 Setup Mode Programming 17 Standby Receive and Transmit 22 NOAA Weather Channels and Alert 24 Advanced Operation 26 Floating Feature 33 Maint...

Page 4: ...al injury or loss of life NOTICE Statements identify conditions that could cause damage to the radio or other equipment Safety Training Information This CobraMarine VHF radio also complies with the fo...

Page 5: ...ns can be downloaded through the Internet at www fcc gov Forms can also be obtained by calling the FCC at 888 225 5322 4 English General Precautions Introduction NOTICE Your radio is waterproof only w...

Page 6: ...are reserved for marine use and require a special license to operate from land including when your boat is on its trailer NOTE This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules and Industry Canada li...

Page 7: ...kaline batteries using the optional alkaline battery tray Installing the Battery Pack 1 Position the battery pack over the back of the radio 2 Engage the battery pack into the radio by sliding to the...

Page 8: ...d at home in a car or in a boat using the appropriate 12V or 120V power cord with the charger 1 Insert one 1 of the power cords into the back of the drop in charger 2 Insert the other end of the power...

Page 9: ...control past the detent position will turn the radio On or Off Volume Control Volume is controlled by turning the On Off Volume control To increase the volume turn the On Off Volume control clockwise...

Page 10: ...NT SETUP CALL FLOATING MARINE HH350 Channel Up Down Buttons SAM ATISVOX LOMEDHI T R A B X C I U Currently On Channel 88 VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 14 English Getting Started Radio...

Page 11: ...ming VHF Marine Radio Protocols 16 English Getting Started High Medium Low H M L Power Button Your radio can transmit selectively at 1 3 or 6 watts of power Cobra suggests you maintain the low power s...

Page 12: ...tandby mode when set to ON MEM SAME ATISVOX LOMEDHI VHF T R A B GMRS X C I U Call Tone Alert VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 18 English Setup Mode Programming SAM EDHI A B C I U Active...

Page 13: ...annel Up Down button to select ON or OFF ROG will be displayed when On 3 Press Call Enter Setup button to save this entry and move to the next Setup mode programming Key Tone Mode In Key Tone mode an...

Page 14: ...ill activate the corresponding NOAA weather alert channels in your radio NOTE Coast Guard alerts are broadcast on Channel 16 You must have the WX Alert turned On to receive NOAA weather alerts While i...

Page 15: ...can be heard NOAA Test Alert System To test this system NOAA broadcasts the 1050 Hz signal every Wednesday sometime between 11 a m and 1 p m in each local time zone Any receiver that can detect the we...

Page 16: ...Standby mode 2 Press Channel Up Down button to select the desired Tri Watch channel 3 Press and release TRI WATCH button or Call Enter Setup button to confirm entry 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to program t...

Page 17: ...ease the MEM ESC button again to return to Marine Standby mode VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 28 English Advanced Operation Using Tri Watch Tri Watch Scan Mode 1 From Marine Standby m...

Page 18: ...ion If a memory location has been programmed its associated channel will display on the LCD Your radio is now in Marine Standby mode on the selected memory location To Exit Memory Location Mode Press...

Page 19: ...RS X C I U Burp Feature MEM SAME LOMEDHI ROG VHF T R A B GMRS X C I U Floating Radio MEM SAME LOMEDHI VHF T R A B X C I U Memory Channel Scan W ESC MEM ENT SETUP C MEM ESC Button SCAN ESC MEM SCAN But...

Page 20: ...Procedures Maintain Your Watch Whenever your boat is underway the radio must be turned On and be tuned to Channel 16 except when being used for messages Power Try 1 watt first if the station being ca...

Page 21: ...ngestion on Channel 16 The Coast Guard generally does not make urgent marine information broadcasts or weather warnings on Channel 9 Boaters are still asked to keep watch on Channel 16 whenever the ra...

Page 22: ...r property and requiring immediate help Use Channel 16 to communicate your emergency message Make sure you transmit on high power If you are merely out of gas do not send an emergency message Drop you...

Page 23: ...adio Protocols 40 English Emergency Messages and Distress Procedure Marine Emergency Signals The three 3 spoken international emergency signals are The distress signal MAYDAY is used to indicate that...

Page 24: ...rchase such as a duplicated copy of a sales receipt You must pay any initial shipping charges required to ship the product for warranty service but the return charges will be at Cobra s expense if the...

Page 25: ...f your radio it will either be repaired or exchanged depending on the model Please allow approximately three 3 to four 4 weeks before contacting Cobra for status If the radio is out of warranty a lett...

Page 26: ...80A 88A Canales activos para embarcaciones activas solamente Los mensajes deber n estar relacionados con la actividad comercial o las necesidades de la embarcaci n Use los canales 8 67 72 y 88A solam...

Page 27: ...d Realice un chequeo de la radio como lo hace normalmente Al soltar el micr fono el sistema repetir su transmisi n dej o r como suena Correspondencia p blica operador mar timo Canales 84 85 86 87 87A...

Page 28: ...electas 06 156 300 156 300 Intership Safety Seguridad entre embarcaciones 07 156 350 160 950 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Correspondencia p blica operador mar timo Port Operations Ship Moveme...

Page 29: ...nal operaciones portuarias movimiento de embarcaciones 20A 157 000 157 000 Port Operations Operaciones portuarias 21 157 050 161 650 Port Operations Ship Movement Operaciones portuarias movimiento de...

Page 30: ...deembarcaciones 62A 156 125 156 125 West Coast Coast Guard Only Costa occidental guardia costera solamente East Coast Commercial Fishing Costa oriental pesca comercial 63 156 175 160 775 Public Corres...

Page 31: ...d pesca Fishing Only International Intership comercialsolamente Internacional comunicaciones Port Operations Ship Movement entre embarcaciones operaciones portuarias movimiento de embarcaciones 75 156...

Page 32: ...Only Canada EE UU entidades gubernamentales solamente Coast Guard Only Canad guardia costera solamente 83 157 175 161 775 Port Operations Ship Movement Operaciones portuarias movimiento de embarcacio...

Page 33: ...ecuencias A esto se le llama operaci n d plex El resto de los canales de n meros simples y todos los canales A como 01A 03A y 04A transmiten y reciben en una sola frecuencia a la que se le llama opera...

Page 34: ...ll being able to communicate with other vessels A small Push to Talk PTT button on the lapel speaker microphone allows you to answer any incoming call LiON Battery LiON replacement battery P N CM 110...

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