Warranty Terms:
Cobra warrants your product against all defects in materials and workmanship for a period of
three (3) years from the date of original purchase.
Cobra, at our sole discretion, will repair or replace your product (with the same or comparable
product) free of charge.
Cobra will not pay shipping charges that you incur for sending your product to us. Products
received COD will be refused.
To make a warranty claim, we will require proof or purchase in the form of an invoice or receipt.
No proof of purchase is required for factory direct purchases.
Warranty Exclusions:
Warranty does not apply to your product under any of the following
conditions: 1. The serial number has been removed or modified. 2. Your product has been
subjected to misuse or damage (including water damage, physical abuse, and/or improper
installation). 3. Your product has been modified in any way. 4. Your receipt or proof-of-purchase
is from a non-authorized dealer or internet auction site including E-bay, U-bid, or other non-
authorized resellers.
LIMITATION OF WARRANTY: EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, YOU ARE ACQUIRING
THE PRODUCT “AS IS” AND “WHERE IS”, WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY. COBRA
SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO THOSE CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY AND SUITABILITY OF THE PRODUCT FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. COBRA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE,
MISUSE OR MOUNTING OF THE PRODUCT.
The above limitations or exclusions shall be limited to the extent they violate the laws of any
particular state. Cobra is not responsible for products lost in shipment between the owner and
our service center.
General Warranty Information
Each product we manufacture is covered by our factory warranty. While each product may have
unique components and policy, the general guideline below will apply to most Cobra products.
All Cobra products purchased factory-direct or from our Authorized Resellers will come with
a full one to three (1-3) year warranty from the date of the original retail purchase (see policy
statement above for full warranty details and exclusions).
Standard accessories packaged with each model will have a one-year factory warranty.
Accessory items 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 replace the Product or its defective part’ does not include
removal or installation work, costs or expenses which include but are not limited to labor costs or
expenses.
Cobra will not be responsible for lost packages.
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Nothing
Comes Close to a Cobra
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For Example
Warranty
“Mayday — Mayday — Mayday”
“This is Corsair — Corsair — Corsair” [or “IL 1234 AB”
“Mayday Corsair (or IL 1234 AB)”
“Navy Pier bears 220 degrees magnetic — distance 5 miles”
“Struck submerged object and flooding — need pump and tow”
“Four (4) adults, three (3) children aboard — no one injured”
“Estimate we will remain afloat one-half hour”
“Corsair (or IL 1234 AB) is 26 ft sloop with blue hull and tan deck house”
“I will be listening on Channel 16”
“This is Corsair (or IL 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.
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Introduction
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Emergency Messages
and Distress Procedure
Introduction
Warranty
Marine Distress Procedure – DSC
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Digital Selective Calling (DSC) is a semi-automated system that will allow you to press
the
Distress
button from any routine to make a distress call. When the distress button
is pressed, all other channels go to
Standby
mode and allow the digitally encoded “pre-
programmed” message to take precedence. Important information such as your MMSI
number, position and name will be transmitted on Channel 16. The distress alarm will
sound for two (2) minutes or until the alarm is cleared.
The DSC system allows you to choose a “pre-programmed” distress call such as: “Man
Overboard, Sinking, Collision.” There are many pre-programmed choices to choose
from. If a GPS is connected to your radio, your coordinates will also be sent to the
Coast Guard as well as to other vessels that are within range of the transmission. DSC
calling also allows the user to initiate and receive distress, urgent, safety, routine,
position request, position send and group calls between vessels equipped with DSC
capable radios.
WARNING
This radio will generate a digital maritime distress and safety signal to help
facilitate search and rescue. This radio must be used only within communication
range of a shore based VHF station with a distress and safety watch system.
The range of the signal may vary.
