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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra
®
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Operating Your Radio
Operating Your Radio
Advanced Operation
Advanced Operation
Public Address
Use the
Public Address (PA)
mode of voice transmission to communicate to other
nearby vessels or people. This feature requires a mounted and connected optional PA
speaker.
To Broadcast on the PA Speaker:
1.
Press the
PA
soft key.
2.
Press the
Talk
button on the microphone and speak into
the
microphone.
NOTE
While in the
PA
mode:
n
When the
Talk
button is pressed, the output is
directed to the
PA
speaker and not transmitted
as a radio signal through the antenna.
n
Received radio messages will not be heard while the
PA
mode is active.
3.
To turn off
PA
, press
PA soft key
again.
Burp Feature
Cobra’s
Burp
feature allows the operator to expel water from inside the speaker
grill. This is especially useful if the radio is Sprayed or during extreme foul weather
conditions. In these conditions, water can become trapped in the speaker grill and
muffle the audio.
To Activate Burp:
1.
Press the
BURP
soft key.
2.
The
Burp
tone(s) at maximum level will sound from the
internal speaker for five seconds.
3.
During this time, the matrix will display
EXCUSE ME !
.
4.
After a 5-second interval, the radio will return to standby
Soft Keys
Talk Button
Soft Keys
emerg
excuse me !
burp
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Rewind-Say-Again
®
Feature
The radio has a Cobra exclusive playback feature,
Rewind-Say-Again
®
. This feature allows
you to replay the last 20 seconds of an incoming audio transmission. It also allows you to
record call details including position coordinates, call signs, registration numbers and store
details that will help authorities locate a distressed vessel.
Example 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-Again
®
button to enter the
Rewind-Say-Again
®
menu to be able to
hear the message a second time and get lifesaving information.
Operation of Rewind-Say-Again
®
1.
Press the
Rewind
button after the last inbound audio
transmission.
2.
Using the
Up/Down soft keys
or the
channel Up/Down
buttons
scroll to the
PLAY RECORDING
menu option.
3.
Press the
ENTR
key to hear the recording.
4.
The radio automatically replays the last 20 seconds of the
previous audio transmission.
5.
Respond to the caller normally, after the message is replayed.
Setup and Advanced Operation of Rewind-Say-Again
®
Operation of Rewind-Say-Again
®
:
1.
Press the
Rewind
button.
a.
OFF: EXIT REWIND
- When highlighted and the
ENTR
key is
pressed, exits the
Rewind
features and when the
Rewind
button is pressed again, the screen above will be displayed.
b. PAUSE RECORDING
- Pause recording of incoming
audio
transmissions.
c. PLAYBACK RECORDING
- Playback recorded incoming audio.
d. SAVE RECORDING
- Saves recorded incoming audio.
e. ERASE RECORDING
- Erases the saved recording.
f. RECORD MESSAGE
- Record a message (using the
microphone to record the message, using the PTT key
to start and stop the recording).
g. PLAYBACK MESSAGE
- Playback the recorded message.
h. SAVE MESSAGE
- Save the recorded message.
i. ERASE MESSAGE
- Erases the saved message.
j. TRANSMIT MESSAGE
- Transmit the recorded message.
Rewind-Say-Again
®
Button
Soft Keys
exit entr
play recording
pause recording
rewind
off: exit rewind
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