VHF Marine Radio Protocols
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
13
Nothing
Comes Close to a Cobra
®
12 English
Getting Started
Getting Started
Backlight/Key Lock Button
The LCD will be illuminated by the backlight as long as any
button is pressed and will remain On for 10 seconds after the
button is released.
To Display the Backlight Momentarily:
Press the
Backlight/Key Lock
button. The backlight will
remain On for 10 seconds. If the backlight is already On,
a press of the
Backlight/Key Lock
button will turn it Off.
Key Lock
To prevent accidental changes to your settings, you can lock
all of the buttons on the front of the the radio along with the
Squelch Defeat button.
To Lock or Unlock the Buttons:
Press and hold the
Backlight/Key Lock
button for two
seconds. The
Key Lock
icon will appear or disappear in
the LCD. When
Key Lock
is On, pressing any of the buttons
on the front of the radio will result in a three beep error
message.
Both the
Backlight/Key Lock
button and the
Talk
button are
active — you can
Receive (Rx)
or
Transmit (Tx)
a message
with
Key Lock
On, but you cannot change the channel.
Channel Up/Down Buttons
Your radio will
Receive (Rx)
and
Transmit (Tx)
VHF signals on
the channel indicated on the LCD display. You can change the
channel at any time using the
Channel Up/Down
buttons.
To Change Channels:
Press the
Channel Up/Down
buttons.
If you are on Channel 88, pressing the
Channel Up
button
will advance to Channel 01. If you are on Channel 01,
pressing the
Channel Down
button will advance to 4 digit
channel.
You can press and hold the
Channel Up/Down
button for
fast advance. The beep sound will occur only at the first
press of the buttons and not during fast advance.
If the new channel selected is restricted to low power, the
radio will automatically switch to
Low Power
mode and the
Low Power
icon will appear on the LCD.
If the radio is in the
Key Lock
mode, the channel will not
change and the three beep error signal will sound.
SCAN Button
Press and hold the
SCN
button to scan all channels.
The
SCAN
icon will display on the LCD display. Scanning
begins at lower channels, and scans to higher channels.
Press
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 when the
Talk
button is pressed.
Intro
Operation
Customer
Assistance
Warranty
Notice
Main Icons
Secondary Icons
Caution
Warning
Installation
Customer
Assistance
NOTE
Memory channels need to be saved to effectively enter
the
Memory Channel
mode and scan all memory
channels. See page 25.
High/Medium/Low (HI/MED/LO) Power Button
Your radio can transmit selectively at .5, 1 or 3 watts of power.
Cobra suggests you maintain the low power setting for
short-range communication. You will conserve battery life
and avoid overpowering nearby stations by using a low
power signal. Use the
High Power
setting for long-range
communications or when you do not receive a response
to a signal sent at .5 or 3 watt.
To Toggle Between Hi/Med/Lo Power Modes:
Press the
Power Level/Weather
button. The LCD
will show which mode is in effect. Some channels are
restricted for a maximum use of 1 watt. Your radio will
automatically set the power to
Low Power
mode when
you select those channels.
Intro
Operation
Customer
Assistance
Warranty
Notice
Main Icons
Secondary Icons
Caution
Warning
Installation
Customer
Assistance
NOTE
Some channels, frequency bands and countries of use
might not be able to operate in
High Power
mode.
FLOATING MARINE HH150
ESC WEATHER SETUP
PWR
MEM
H-M-L
ENTER
CHANNEL
SC/DW
16+
VOL
VOL +
SUBMERSIBLE
Key Locked Buttons
Key Lock Icon
FLOATING MARINE HH150
ESC WEATHER SETUP
PWR
MEM
H-M-L
ENTER
CHANNEL
SC/DW
16+
VOL
VOL +
SUBMERSIBLE
Scan Button
FLOATING MARINE HH150
ESC WEATHER SETUP
PWR
MEM
H-M-L
ENTER
CHANNEL
SC/DW
16+
VOL
VOL +
SUBMERSIBLE
Channel Up/Down Buttons
Currently On Channel 88
FLOATING MARINE HH150
ESC WEATHER SETUP
PWR
MEM
H-M-L
ENTER
CHANNEL
SC/DW
16+
VOL
VOL +
SUBMERSIBLE
HI/MED/LO Power Button
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Intro
Operation
Customer
Assistance
Warranty
Notice
Main Icons
Secondary Icons
Caution
Warning
Installation
Customer
Assistance
Operating Your Radio
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Intro
Operation
Customer
Assistance
Warranty
Notice
Main Icons
Secondary Icons
Caution
Warning
Installation
Customer
Assistance
Operating Your Radio
Backlight/Key Lock Button