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VHF Marine Radio Protocols

 

 

Operating Your Radio

13

Nothing 

Comes Close to a Cobra

®

Getting Started

Getting Started

Refer to the foldout at the front of this manual to identify the

various controls and indicators on your radio. Throughout

this manual you will be instructed to “Press” or to “Press

and Hold” various buttons (except “Push to Talk”) on the

radio. “Press” means a momentary press of approximately

one (1) second. “Press and Hold” means to hold the button

down for approximately two (2) seconds.

Whenever you press any button except the 

Talk

button on

your radio, a brief tone (beep) (if key tones are selected On)

will sound to confirm the button press. With all button

presses, the appropriate icon will appear on the LCD and the

backlight will turn On. The backlight will stay On for 10

seconds after the button is released.

At times, you will hear two (2) other sounds. Two (2) beeps

will sound to confirm your setting changes and three (3)

beeps will sound to notify you of an error.

Common Radio Functions

The following procedures define common operating functions of the radio when in

either 

Marine Standby

or 

Weather (WX) Standby

modes.

Power/Volume Control

Power On/Off Control

The 

On/Off/Volume

control is located at the upper right

side of the radio. Turning the 

On/Off/Volume

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.

To decrease the volume, turn the 

On/Off/Volume

control counterclockwise.

12 English

Batteries and Charger

Maintaining the Battery Charge

As you use your radio, the battery power icon will show the

battery power remaining. When the icon begins to flash, it is

time to recharge or change the batteries.

NOTE

Radio will continue to receive signals when blinking 

but cannot transmit.

NOTICE

Use only the drop-in charger provided by Cobra. Do 

not use the charger with alkaline batteries; only the 

LiON battery pack is rechargeable. Spent alkaline 

batteries must be discarded and replaced.

It is a good idea to keep a set of fresh, high-quality AA

alkaline batteries with your radio. Should the rechargeable

battery pack become discharged and no electrical power

source is available, you can insert the optional alkaline

battery tray with fresh alkaline batteries and continue to 

use your radio.

 

 

On/Off/Volume Control
(Counterclockwise)

On/Off/Volume Control
(Clockwise)

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VHF Marine Radio Protocols

 

 

Installation

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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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