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VHF Marine Radio Protocols

17

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Comes Close to a Cobra

®

VHF Marine Radio Protocols

16 English

Getting Started

Operating Your Radio

Operating Your Radio

  41° 54.523N
087° 47.192W

SCAN

H/M/L

MEM

16

SCAN Button

SCAN

Press and release the 

SCAN

 soft key to scan all channels. Scanning 

begins at the selected lower channel, and scans to higher channels. 
Press the 

Channel Up/Down

 button to change the scan direction.

When a signal is received in 

SCAN

 mode, the radio will pause 10 

seconds before resuming 

SCAN

 operation. The scan will stop on the 

paused channel and remain there when the 

Talk

 button is pressed.

If memory channels are saved, press and release the 

SCAN

 button to 

scan all memory channels. 

NOTE

 

If even one memory channel is saved, SCAN will only scan 

 

memory channels.

Squelch Control

Squelch Control

 filters weak signals and radio frequency (RF) noise 

so that you will clearly hear the signals you want.   
The 

Squelch Control

 on this radio is set through the following 

keypad operation.

 

To Set Squelch Control:

 

1.

  With the power On, press the 

SQL

 button to access the 

squelch screen. 

 

 

2.

   Press  the 

Channel Up

 and 

Channel Down

 soft keys to set 

level. The signal level graphic shows squelch level 1 - 8.

 

 

3.

  To adjust your squelch, press the 

Channel Down

 soft 

key until you hear a hissing sound, then press  
and release the 

Channel Up

 soft key until the hissing 

stops. This will establish a “Baseline” squelch. 

 

 

4.

  By pressing the 

Channel Up

 soft key further, you will filter 

weak and medium strength signals. By pressing 

Channel 

Down

 soft key, you will receive weaker signals.

 

 

5.

   Press  the 

Enter

 soft key to save this entry and move to the 

next 

Setup

 mode programming.

 

 

        

NOTE

 

 If the 

Squelch

 is set so that you can hear a continuous hissing 

sound, the 

Memory Scan

 and 

Tri-Watch

 functions will be 

unusable.

Squelch Control

Setup Mode Programming

Set-Up Routines 

Settings Menu

The 

Settings

 

menu in the Cobra Marine VHF radio allows you to turn 

On

 

and 

Off

 

many of 

its features, to adjust other features to suit your preferences, and to enter your user MMSI 
number.

   

To Enter The Settings Menu:

  

 

Press the 

Menu

 button.

  

The 

Settings

 menu will appear on the LCD.

   

 After entering the 

Settings

 menu, you can scroll  

through it to make as many entries as you like.  
Whenever the setting selection highlight appears in a feature 
portion of the menu, the current active setting is highlighted.

   

 When you are finished with changes, you can exit the 

Settings

 

menu by pressing the Exit soft key and return to 

Standby

 mode.

   

To Exit The Settings Menu:

  

Use the 

Up/Down

 

buttons to scroll down to

 

EXIT at the bottom  

   

of the menu, or press the Exit soft key to move up through the  

   

menu until the radio returns to the 

Standby

 mode.

NOTE 

 Basic set-up routines are described here. For set-up routines 
that apply specifically to a particular function, they are included 
in the section for that function.

Channel Up/Down Buttons

Menu Soft Key

MENU

DSC SETUP MENU

LAMP ADJUST

CONTRAST ADJUST

KEY TONE

UIC CHANNEL MODE

TIME ADJUST

EXIT                                       ENTER

Summary of Contents for MR HH600 FLT GPS BT

Page 1: ...t gives you 2 way vessel to vessel and vessel to shore station communications primarily for safety and secondarily for navigation and operational purposes With it you can call for help get information...

Page 2: ...overboard Noise Canceling Microphone Reduces effect of environmental noise when speaking Basic Navigation Basic navigation features include digital compass waypoint navigation course speed etc USA In...

Page 3: ...tup Mode Programming 17 Bluetooth Mode Pairing and Programming 28 Standby Receive and Transmit 30 NOAA Weather Mode Programming 31 Advanced Operation 34 Rewind Operation 38 Mobile Phone Operation With...

Page 4: ...ation This CobraMarine VHF radio complies with the following guidelines and standards regarding RF energy and electromagnetic energy levels as well as evaluation of those levels for human exposure n F...

Page 5: ...s waterproof only when the batteries are properly installed AVOID using or storing the radio at temperatures below 4 F 20 C or above 140 F 60 C KEEP your radio at least 3 ft 0 9 m away from your vesse...

Page 6: ...guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipm...

Page 7: ...stall a new battery pack Your radio will also operate with five 5 high quality AA alkaline batteries using the included alkaline battery tray Installing the Battery Pack 1 Position the battery pack ov...

Page 8: ...the mating prongs in the charger to transfer the charging current 4 Observe that the red light on the front of the charger glows to indicate that the battery pack is properly seated and the charger i...

Page 9: ...When your Cobra Marine VHF radio is On you can expect to hear the following tones and alarms The volume of these sounds is controlled by the circuitry in the radio and is not affected by the volume s...

Page 10: ...ntly On Channel 88 VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 14 English Getting Started Radio Speaker and Microphone The internal Radio Speaker and Microphone are located on the bottom front fac...

Page 11: ...squelch 4 By pressing the Channel Up soft key further you will filter weak and medium strength signals By pressing Channel Down soft key you will receive weaker signals 5 Press the Enter soft key to...

Page 12: ...n 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 KEYTONE with the Up Dow...

Page 13: ...Format 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 12H 24H TIME DISP option in the menu 3 Press the ENTE...

Page 14: ...ordinate System The Coordinate System allows adjusting to your navigating preference The most common is already selected To Select the Coordinate System 1 Enter the Settings menu and scroll to GPS MEN...

Page 15: ...t keys or the Up Down channel buttons 2 Highlight the SPEED MEASUREMENT option in the menu 3 Press the ENTER key and observe the current setting 4 Use the Up Down soft keys or the Up Down channel butt...

Page 16: ...ing off the radio Power Save Mode for GPS This menu will offers selecting from several Power Save modes This will save power by shutting down the GPS receiver periodically to save power and prolong ba...

Page 17: ...nnected to a mobile phone NOTE This process only needs to be completed for first time operation From then on as long as your mobile phone is within 30 feet 10 meters of the radio the two units will Co...

Page 18: ...the Talk button and speak into the microphone The Transmit icon will appear on the LCD 4 Release the Talk button when you are finished speaking Your radio can only operate in either Transmit Tx or Re...

Page 19: ...l setting Weather Standby WEATHER RADIO WX ALERT ON BACK ALERT To Set WX Alert On or Off 1 From the Standby mode press MENU soft key to enter the Weather Alert programming 2 Press Channel Up Down butt...

Page 20: ...will be the VHF channel in effect when you enter Tri Watch mode NOTE The radio must be squelched for tri watch to function See page 16 for squelch procedure To Enter Tri Watch Mode 1 In Standby mode...

Page 21: ...that channel The radio will then continue to scan after 2 seconds of inactivity unless you switch out of the Memory Scan mode 88 30 60 75 Scanning with Priority Channel Off NOTE Memory channels must b...

Page 22: ...Rewind Say Again Operation of Rewind Say Again 1 Rewind is set to ON by default The Rewind icon will appear on the Standby screen when Rewind is on see illustration a To Turn REWIND Off press the Rewi...

Page 23: ...key and speaking into the small microphone above the LCD This is very similar to a standard radio operation and it completely eliminates all background noise when you are not speaking NOTE To enable h...

Page 24: ...number stored in the mobile phone s Call Log This feature is supported by most mobile phones To Initiate a Last Number Redial 1 Press and release the Bluetooth soft key to enter the Bluetooth menu 2 P...

Page 25: ...device Turning on VOX allows you to use the radio without pressing the PTT Push to Talk button The radio will still need to be operated in a face held position with the microphone close to the mouth...

Page 26: ...s from the battery tray and store them in a separate package This is especially important if you are using alkaline batteries Troubleshooting EMERG NAV BURP MORE EXCUSE ME USA 6W BURP MORE 16A EMERGEN...

Page 27: ...inded Channel 16 s most important function is for Emergency Messages If for some reason Channel 16 is congested the use of Channel 9 especially in U S waters may be used as the initial contact hailing...

Page 28: ...ons when the device used at 25mm from your front face and 0mm from your body Maximun SAR Value 10g 3 54 W Kg MOB Man Over Board Your radio features the Man Over Board function that marks and memorizes...

Page 29: ...Mobile Service Identity MMSI The MMSI Number Is Available In The U S A From Any Of Two 2 Sources n U S Power Squadron www usps org n BoatU S www getmmsi com NOTE The above references are for recreatio...

Page 30: ...ll to DSC SETUP menu with the Up Down soft keys or the Channel Up Down buttons 2 Press the ENTER soft key and scroll to RADIO MMSI ENTRY with the Up Down soft keys or the channel Up Down buttons 3 Pre...

Page 31: ...ving to call each one individually Each member of the group must enter the group MMSI number in his radio in order to receive group messages To Enter A Group MMSI Number 1 Enter the DSC SETUP MENU and...

Page 32: ...roll to INDIVIDUAL CALL REPLY with the Up Down soft keys or the Up Down channel buttons 2 Press the ENTER soft key and observe the current selected setting AUTO or MANUAL 3 Use the Up Down soft keys o...

Page 33: ...otocols 60 English Radiotelephone Calls Emergency Messages and Distress Procedure The ability to summon assistance in an emergency is the primary reason to have a VHF marine radio The marine environme...

Page 34: ...istressed vessel is not nearby wait a short time for others who may be closer to acknowledge Even if you cannot render direct assistance you may be in a position to relay the message MAYDAY PAN SECURI...

Page 35: ...have a one year factory warranty Shipping to our facility is not covered in our warranty Return shipping is included within the US This warranty is non transferrable For the sake of clarity repair or...

Page 36: ...household waste It should be handed over to an applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical equipment By ensuring that this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent poten...

Page 37: ...mes de pesca atraques y agrupamientos Use el canal 72 solamente para mensajes entre embarcaciones Comerciales Canales activos para embarcaciones activas solamente Los mensajes deber n estar relacionad...

Page 38: ...r mar timo Para llamadas a operadores mar timos en estaciones costeras p blicas Usted puede realizar y recibir llamadas telef nicas a trav s de estas estaciones Operaciones portuarias Usados para diri...

Page 39: ...selected areas Operaciones portuarias VTS en reas selectas 06 156 300 156 300 Intership Safety Seguridad entre embarcaciones 07 156 350 160 950 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Correspondencia p...

Page 40: ...tt CAN Canada Coast Guard Only International Canad guardia costera solamente Port Operations Ship Movement Internacional operaciones portuarias movimiento de embarcaciones 20A 157 000 157 000 Port Ope...

Page 41: ...Only West Coast Coast Guard Only East Coast Commercial Fishing 62 156 125 160 725 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Correspondenciap blica operadormar timo Port Operations Ship Movement operacion...

Page 42: ...ortuarias movimiento de embarcaciones 74 156 725 156 725 U S Port Operations Canada Commercial EE UU operaciones portuarias Canad pesca Fishing Only International Intership comercialsolamente Internac...

Page 43: ...161 725 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Correspondencia p blica operador mar timo Port Operation Ship Movement operacionesportuarias movimientodeembarcaciones 82A 157 125 157 125 U S Government...

Page 44: ...essel Traffic Service Operaciones portuarias Servicio de Tr nsito de Embarcaciones 1065 156 275 156 275 Port Operations Vessel Traffic Service Operaciones portuarias Servicio de Tr nsito de Embarcacio...

Page 45: ...mo 01A 03A y 04A transmiten y reciben en una sola frecuencia a la que se le llama operaci n simple simplex Su radio se ajusta autom ticamente a estas condiciones Cuando est en operaci n simple el icon...

Page 46: ...awaii or Alaska Shipping charges are calculated on a per product basis Please make note of the shipping charges associated with each item Note For safety reasons we cannot ship products containing lit...

Page 47: ...ewind Say Again and the snake design are registered trademarks of Cobra Electronics Corporation USA Cobra Electronics Corporation is a trademark of Cobra Electronics Corporation USA The Bluetooth word...

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