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Operating Your Radio
Operating Your Radio
Digital Select Calling (DSC)
Setup
Digital Select Calling (DSC)
Setup
If You Transfer Your Radio To A Different Vessel
Contact the MMSI issuing agency from which you obtained your number and change the
information associated with your number to correspond to vessel in which it will be mounted.
To View Your MMSI Number At Any Time:
1.
Enter the
DSC SETUP MENU
menu and scroll to
RADIO MMSI ENTRY
with the
Up/Down
soft keys
or
the
Up/Down channel buttons
.
2.
Press the
ENTR
button and the already entered number
will be displayed.
3.
Press the
EXIT
soft key to return to the
DSC SETUP MENU.
Individual Directory
DSC calling allows you to call another vessel or station directly if
you know its MMSI number. Your CobraMarine VHF radio allows
you to store up to twenty (20) names and their associated MMSI
numbers for quick access.
To Enter Or Edit Names And MMSI Numbers In The Directory:
1.
Enter the
DSC SETUP MENU
and scroll to
INDIVID
DIRECTORY
(individual directory) with the
Up/Down soft
keys
or the
Up/Down channel buttons
.
2.
The ADD option in the menu will be highlighted the first
time this menu is entered. Press the
ENTR
soft key to
ADD a new Name and MMSI number.
3.
The cursor will begin to blink at the first character under
ADD NAME
.
4.
Use the
Up/Down soft keys
or the
Up/Down channel
buttons
to scroll through the character list.
5.
Press the
ENTR
soft key to select a character. This will
also move the blinking cursor to the next character under
ADD NAME
.
6.
Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter additional characters — up
to a maximum of eleven (11) — for the name.
7.
After entering the name, press the
ENTR
soft key to move
the blinking cursor to the first character under MMSI.
8.
Use the Up/Down soft keys or the Up/Down channel buttons
to scroll through the number list.
9.
Press the
ENTR
soft key to select the number and move the
cursor to the next
character under MMSI.
10.
Repeat steps 9 and 10 until the ninth (9) digit MMSI is entered.
11.
Press the
ENTR
button to save the entry.
12.
Highlight
ADD
to enter the next new name/MMSI number
entry, or highlight the entry just entered and press the
ENTR
soft key
to edit or delete the current entry, or press the
EXIT
soft key
to return to the
DSC SETUP MENU
.
Group MMSI Number
Nautical organizations such as yacht clubs and the organizers of events such as regattas can
establish
Group MMSIs
. 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 in the menu will be highlighted the first
time this menu is entered. Press the
ENTR
soft key to
ADD a new Name and MMSI number.
3.
The cursor will begin to blink at the first character under
ADD NAME
.
4.
Use the
Up/Down soft keys
or the
Up/Down channel
buttons
to scroll through the character list.
5.
Press the
ENTR
soft key to select a character. This will
also move the blinking cursor to the next character under
ADD NAME
.
6.
Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter additional characters — up
to a maximum of eleven (11) — for the name.
7.
After entering the name, press the
ENTR
soft key to move
the blinking cursor to the second character under MMSI
(the first digit of a Group MMSI number always starts with a 0).
8.
Use the
Up/Down soft keys
or the
Up/Down channel
buttons
to scroll through the number list.
9.
Press the
ENTR
soft key to select the number and move
the cursor to the next character under MMSI.
10.
Repeat steps 9 and 10 until the ninth (9) digit MMSI is entered.
11.
Press the
ENTR
button to save the entry.
12.
Highlight
ADD
to enter the next new name/MMSI number
entry, or highlight the entry just entered and press the
ENTR
soft key to edit or delete the current entry, or press the
EXIT
soft key
to return to the
DSC SETUP MENU
.
NOTE
The group MMSI is established by modifying the MMSI assigned to one (1) of the
group members. The last digit of that member’s MMSI number is dropped and a zero
(0) is inserted at the beginning. For example, member MMSI number 366123456
becomes group MMSI number 036612345.
Group MMSIs can be entered and changed any number of times
without encountering the need to have your radio reset
exit
radio mmsi
mmsi 123456789
exit entr
DSC Setup menu
individ directory
group mmsi dir
radio mmsi entry
exit entr
individual dir
add
exit entr
individual dir
___________
mmsi _________
add name
exit entr
individual dir
friends boat
mmsi 123456789
Add name
exit entr
individual dir
add
friends boat
exit entr
DSC Setup menu
individ directory
group mmsi dir
radio mmsi entry
exit entr
group mmsi
add
exit entr
group mmsi
___________
mmsi _________
add name
exit entr
group mmsi
boat group
mmsi 123456789
Add name
exit entr
group mmsi dir
add
boat group
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