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Class-D Fixed Mount VHF Radio

MR F77W GPS

MR F77B GPS

Printed in China Part No. 480-1016-P Version E

Thank you for purchasing a CobraMarine

®

VHF radio.

Properly used, this Cobra

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product will give you

many years of reliable service.
How Your CobraMarine VHF Radio Works

This radio is a VHF transceiver for fixed mounting on your boat. It 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 from other boaters, talk to lock or bridge tenders and make radiotelephone
calls to anywhere in the world through a marine operator.

Besides 2-way communications, in the U.S.A., the radio can provide quick
access to receive eight NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration) and two Canadian weather channels for alerting you to weather
emergencies with a tone on a weather channel you can select for your area.

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 manual, Cobra Electronics offers the following
customer assistance services:

For Assistance In The U.S.A.

Automated Help Desk

English only.

24 hours a day, 7 days a week 773-889-3087 (phone).

Customer Assistance Operators

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8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Central Time Mon. through Fri. (except holidays)
773-889-3087 (phone).

Questions

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Technical Assistance

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For Assistance Outside The U.S.A.

Contact Your Local Dealer

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Page 1: ...National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and two Canadian weather channels for alerting you to weather emergencies with a tone on a weather channel you can select for your area 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 manual Cobra ...

Page 2: ...as well as specific station to station calls Radio utilizes two 2 built in encoders receivers Memory Scan Lets you scan through all selected memory channels to find conversations in progress Tri Watch Lets you monitor three 3 channels at once Channel 16 Channel 9 and one 1 user selectable channel Noise Canceling Microphone Blocks background noise to let your voice be heard at the receiving station...

Page 3: ...Marine Distress Procedure DSC 13 Installation and Start Up Included In This Package 14 Accessories Order Info 15 Mounting and Powering The Radio 16 Antenna Requirements And Attachment 20 External Devices And Connections 22 Operating Your Radio Getting Started 24 Set Up Routines 28 Voice Transmission 32 NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio And Alert 33 GPS Menu 33 Digital Select Calling DSC Set Up 38 Adv...

Page 4: ...commendations for Radio Frequency Exposure is the responsibility of both the antenna installer and the radio operator Intro Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Notice Main Icons Secondary Icons Caution Warning Installation Customer Assistance The following WARNINGS and NOTICES will make you aware of RF exposure hazards and how to assure you operate the radio within the FCC RF exposure limits es...

Page 5: ...rnia and select inland locations including the Great Lakes The first and only boating safety program of its kind the Sea Tow Automated Radio Check service is fully automated and allows 24 hour a day automated responses to radio check calls Conducting a radio check through the Sea Tow Automated Radio Check service couldn t be simpler All boaters need to do is tune their VHF radio to Channel 24 25 2...

Page 6: ...channel Calling Other Vessels Call other vessels on Channel 16 or on Channel 9 Channel 9 is preferred for recreational vessel use You may also call on ship to ship channels when you know that the vessel is listening on a ship to ship channel Initial Calling on Channel 16 or 9 The use of Channel 16 is permitted for making initial contact hailing with another vessel The limits on calling must be fol...

Page 7: ...annel 16 The DSC system allows mariners to instantly send a distress call with GPS position coordinates requires a GPS receiver to be connected to the radio to the Coast Guard and other vessels within range of the transmission DSC also allows mariners to initiate and receive distress urgent safety routine position request position send and group calls between vessels equipped with DSC capable radi...

Page 8: ...our anchor and call a friend or marine to bring the fuel you need or to give you a tow Marine Emergency Signals The three 3 spoken international emergency signals are The distress signal MAYDAY is used to indicate that a station is threatened by grave and imminent danger and requests immediate assistance The urgency signal PAN is used when the safety of the vessel or person is in jeopardy This sig...

Page 9: ...h blue hull and tan deck house I will be listening on Channel 16 This is Corsair or Illinois 1234 AB Over It is a good idea to write out a script of the message form and post it where you and others on your vessel can see it when an emergency message needs to be sent Marine Distress Procedure DSC Digital Selective Calling DSC is a semi automated system that will allow you to press the Distress but...

Page 10: ... an audible tone and visual alarm if threatening weather is nearby Instant Channel 16 9 Instant access to the priority Channel 16 and calling Channel 9 Digital Selective Calling DSC Class D Allows the ability to maintain a listening watch on VHF Channel 16 while simultaneously monitoring Channel 70 for DSC calls Allows sending a distress message at the touch of a button as well as specific station...

Page 11: ...cket with the locking knobs 4 Tilt the transceiver to a convenient angle and tighten the locking knobs Surface Mounting Kit Tilt Lock Knobs Microphone Bracket To Install The Microphone Bracket 1 Install the microphone bracket on a vertical surface near the transceiver using the supplied stainless steel screws Flush Mount A Flush Mounting kit is included with your CobraMarine VHF radio to allow its...

Page 12: ...it is easily seen by the radio operator Be sure the location is clean and dry before applying the sticker Electrical Power Connection Your CobraMarine VHF radio is powered from 10 0V to 16 0V vessel direct current electrical negative ground systems 12 volt nominal A fused power connection lead is provided at the back of the transceiver To Connect To A Power Source 1 Attach the black wire to a nega...

Page 13: ...t least 16 4 5 m above the highest deck where people may be during radio transmissions measured vertically from the lowest point of the antenna This provides the minimum separation distance to comply with RF exposure requirements and is based on the MPE radius of 10 3 m plus the 6 6 2 m height of an adult B For vessels without structure to mount the antenna as described in A it must be mounted as ...

Page 14: ...onnection Black wire Negative connection Black wire is common shared Negative for the External Speaker and PA output 2 Make sure to solder crimp or twist the wires together firmly and use shrink tubing or electrical tape to waterproof the connection Installation And Start Up Installation And Start Up Wiring Located at Back of Radio Wiring for External and Public Address Speakers Global Positioning...

Page 15: ...ion request call is received Press any button to turn it Off DSC Individual Alarm High pause high pause high Long pause then repeat Press any button to turn it Off Weather Alarm Medium loud continuous medium pitched series of one half 1 2 second beeps spaced one half 1 2 second apart sounds when weather alert is turned On and NOAA sends a 1050 Hz weather alert tone on the selected weather channel ...

Page 16: ...nd release the Back softkey to return the radio to Standby Mode HI LO Transmit Setting Transmit Power Output Your radio can Transmit selectively at one 1 or 25 watts of power Cobra suggests you maintain the low power setting for short range communications and to avoid overpowering nearby stations with your signal Use the high power setting for long range communications or when you do not receive a...

Page 17: ... the backlight setting 5 The radio will return to the Settings menu The radio will remember the saved backlight setting when powering off the radio or disconnecting power to the radio NOTE If the backlight is set to off ANY key press will activate the backlight at the lowest setting LCD Contrast The LCD backlight will not be visible in daylight but the LCD Contrast can be adjusted to make it easie...

Page 18: ...disconnecting power to the radio Time Adjust All VHF DSC and GPS activities use a 24 hour clock and Universal Coordinated Time UTC which was formerly known as Greenwich Mean Time GMT Time Adjust uses your built in GPS to gather time input Time Adjust will allow the radio to display the time as Local time or UTC time For time input to be converted to local time you need to enter the hour offset of ...

Page 19: ...ttons to switch to the setting you want 4 Press the ENTR soft key to select the setting Or press the EXIT soft key to EXIT without making changes to the priority channel setting 5 The radio will return to the settings menu The radio will remember the saved priority channel setting when powering off the radio or disconnecting power to the radio Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Weather Aler...

Page 20: ...gital Selective Calling features built in to the radios In an Emergency you want the rescue authorities and surrounding vessels to know where you are and to be able to quickly assist you in your time of need Your MR F77 radio has a GPS receiver built right in This menu allows you to select the internal GPS receiver already selected by default select and external GPS receiver select the coordinate ...

Page 21: ...ASS or FAIL If a FAIL is reported the RF output power is incorrect Check the installation of the radio to ensure proper solid connections to power and the antenna c Antenna status Shown as a PASS or FAIL If a FAIL is reported the antenna impedance is incorrect open or shorted 5 Press the EXIT soft key to EXIT the Self Test screen The radio will return to the menu Soft Keys Up Down Buttons exit sel...

Page 22: ... the Up Down soft keys or the channel Up Down buttons 2 Press the ENTR soft key and scroll to RADIO MMSI ENTRY with the Up Down soft keys or the channel Up Down buttons 3 Press the ENTR soft key The blinking cursor will appear at the first digit under RADIO MMSI ENTRY 4 Use the Up Down soft keys or the channel Up Down buttons to scroll through the number list to the first digit of your number 5 Pr...

Page 23: ...s These allow a message to be sent automatically to all members of the group without having 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 scroll to GROUP MMSI DIR group MMSI with the Up Down soft keys or the Up Down channel buttons 2 The ADD option i...

Page 24: ...y manual auto exit entr auto chanl switch off on To Set The Individual Reply Auto or Manual 1 Enter the DSC SETUP MENU menu and scroll to INDIVID CALL REPLY Individual Call Reply with the Up Down soft keys or the UP Down channel buttons 2 Press the ENTR soft key and observe the current highlighted setting AUTO or MANUAL 3 Use the Up Down soft keys or the Up Down channel buttons to change the setti...

Page 25: ...scanned channels The remaining channel 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 26 for squelch procedure To Enter Tri Watch Mode 1 In Standby mode use the Up Down buttons to go to the channel you want to add as the third location to be scanned 2 Press the Tri Watch soft key Tri watch will be indicated on the...

Page 26: ...14 88 30 60 75 79A 68 69 71 72 78A 88 15 30 60 75 Scanning Up Down Buttons 110 27 843W comml 25 53 438N 25W USA 07 30 11 15 o o TW WX call more Soft Keys 110 27 843W comml 25 53 438N 25W USA 07 30 11 15 o o TW WX call more MEM NOTE If there are fewer than two 2 channels tagged the Memory Scan mode will not be available See page 47 under program memory channels to tag at least two 2 channels NOTE T...

Page 27: ...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 A...

Page 28: ...n Sound the distress alarm at all receiving stations n Inform receiving stations of your identity MMSI n Informs receiving stations of the nature of the emergency n Informs receiving stations of sending position when a GPS device is connected or a position is manually entered DSC operation does not provide receiving stations with information like number of persons aboard or injuries This specific ...

Page 29: ...lls This radio cannot send Distress Relay calls Only large ships and shore stations with specially equipped radios can send Distress Relay calls Receiving Distress Relay Calls This radio does respond to a Distress Relay call just as it responds to a Distress call Sending An All Ships Calls Use the DSC All Ships call for the same urgency and safety purposes as the Pan and Securite voice calls as we...

Page 30: ...he channel Up Down buttons to highlight a previously entered directory entry or use the MANUAL entry option 3 Press the ENTR key 4 Using the Up Down soft keys or the channel Up Down buttons select the voice channel all radios will tune to after the Individual Call message is sent and press the ENTR key 5 Press the ENTR soft key to send the Individual Call 6 The radio will tune to the voice channel...

Page 31: ...Call Log and the radio is switched to the channel selected by the caller similar to an Individual call Press any button to turn Off the alarm To Receive A Group Call 1 Listen for the group voice message 2 Press the Talk button and respond only if appropriate Sending A Position Request Position Request mode enables a DSC radio to obtain the position latitude and longitude of a station that has a GP...

Page 32: ...ceiving A Position Request When you went through the DSC set up process you set a position request reply type See page 42 to change your setting Depending on the setting you chose when a Position Request message is received your radio will enter either n The Auto Reply mode n The Manual Reply mode When The Radio Is In Auto Reply Mode A position request will sound the Position Request alarm and sho...

Page 33: ...to highlight a previously entered directory entry or use the MANUAL entry option 3 Press the ENTR key 4 Press the ENTR soft key to send the Position SEND Call 5 Press the EXIT soft key to exit the Position Send mode and return the radio to the Call Menu exit entr position send manual friends boat exit entr position send routine safety exit entr position send Transmit position to friends boat exit ...

Page 34: ... exit entr delete call log distress received calls To Delete Call Log Information continued 3 Press the ENTR key 4 Using the Up Down soft keys or the channel Up Down buttons to highlight DISTRESS or RECEIVED CALLS log entry 5 Press the ENTR key and confirm delete by pressing the ENTR key 6 Press the EXIT soft key to exit the Position Send mode and return the radio to the DELETE CALL LOGS Menu Test...

Page 35: ...atts Selected channel is limited to one 1 watt Switch to another channel Will not transmit Selected channel is limited to receive only Switch to another channel No sound from speaker Volume level is too low or squelch level is too deep Readjust volume and squelch No answer to calls Out of range of other station Signal is blocked by terrain Switch to high power 25 watts or move closer Move until yo...

Page 36: ...n de canales de VHF para radiocomunicación marítima Existen tres 3 juegos de canales VHF para uso marítimo en los EE UU Canadá y el resto del mundo internacional La mayoría de los canales coinciden en los tres 3 mapas pero sin duda existen diferencias consulte las tablas en las páginas siguientes El radio incorpora los tres 3 mapas y funcionará correctamente en cualquiera de las tres áreas A conti...

Page 37: ... 24 25 26 27 28 84 Sintonice su radio en el canal correcto para su área ver seatow com arc Llevar a cabo una comprobación de la radio como lo haría normalmente Al soltar el micrófono el sistema se volverá a reproducir la transmisión que le permite escuchar cómo suena Operaciones portuarias Canales 1A 5A 12 14 18 19 20A 21 22 63A 65A 66A 73 74 75 76 77 79 80 81 82 Usados para dirigir el movimiento ...

Page 38: ...rias movimiento de embarcaciones 07A 156 350 156 350 Commercial Comerciales 08 156 400 156 400 Commercial Intership Only Comercial entre embarcaciones solamente 09 156 450 156 450 Boater Calling Channel Canal de llamada de la tripulación Non Commercial Recreational no comercial recreativo 10 156 500 156 500 Commercial Comerciales 11 156 550 156 550 Commercial VTS in selected areas Comercial VTS en...

Page 39: ...ones 22A 157 100 157 100 U S and Canadian Coast Guard Liaison and Enlace entre las guardias costeras Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts that y canadienses y difusión de información sobre are announced on Channel 16 seguridad marítima anunciada por el canal 16 23 157 150 161 750 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Correspondencia pública operador marítimo 23A 157 150 157 150 Coast Guard Only ...

Page 40: ...o Port Operations Ship Movement operacionesportuarias movimientodeembarcaciones 62A 156 125 156 125 West Coast Coast Guard Only Costa occidental guardia costera East Coast Commercial Fishing solamente Costa oriental pesca comercial 63 156 175 160 775 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Correspondencia pública operador marítimo Port Operations Ship Movement operacionesportuarias movimientodeembar...

Page 41: ...nto de embarcaciones 75 156 775 156 775 1 watt Port Operations Intership Only Operaciones portuarias entre embarcaciones solamente 76 156 825 156 825 1 watt Port Operations Intership Only Operaciones portuarias entre embarcaciones solamente 77 156 875 156 875 1 watt USA Port Operations Intership only Restricted to Operaciones portuarias entre embarcaciones communications with pilots for movement a...

Page 42: ... 175 157 175 U S Government Only Canada EE UU entidades gubernamentales solamente Coast Guard Only Canadá guardia costera solamente 83B RX only 161 775 Coast Guard Only Weather Broadcasts Solamente Guardacostas Transmisiones Meteorológicas 84 157 225 161 825 Sea Tow Automated Radio Check Service Sea Tow Servicio de radio automatizado del control Public Correspondence Marine Operator Correspondenci...

Page 43: ...e llama operación dúplex El resto de los canales de números simples y todos los canales A como 01A 03A y 04A transmiten y reciben en una sola frecuencia a la que se le llama operación simple simplex Su radio se ajusta automáticamente a estas condiciones Cuando esté en operación simple el icono A aparecerá en la pantalla de cristal líquido vea la ilustración de la página A3 NOTA Todos los canales v...

Page 44: ...ngth of this warranty Cobra shall not be liable for any incidental consequential or other damages including without limitation damages resulting from loss of use or cost of installation Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts and or do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitations may not apply to you For Pr...

Page 45: ... Cobra factory It will be necessary to furnish the following to have the product serviced and returned 1 For warranty repair include some form of proof of purchase such as a mechanical reproduction or carbon of a sales receipt If you send the original receipt it cannot be returned 2 Send the entire product 3 Enclose a description of what is happening with the radio Include a typed or clearly print...

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