Introduction
1
Nothing comes close to a Cobra
®
Table Of Contents
Introduction
Our Thanks To You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1
Controls And Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2
Backlit LCD Screen and Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Recommendations For Marine Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
FCC Licensing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
VHF Marine Radio Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Voice Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Radiotelephone Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
VHF Marine Channel Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
NOAA Weather Channels And Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installation
Included In This Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Wrist Strap, Belt Clip, Spkr/Mic Jack And Waterproof Pouch . . . . . . . 24
Batteries And Charger Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Operating Your Radio
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Standby/Receive And Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
NOAA All Hazards/Weather Radio And Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Advanced Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Warranty
Limited 1-Year Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Customer Service
Product Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Order Form And Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
A3 English
Backlit LCD Screen
And Product Features
Introduction
Dual Power
Selectable to 500 mW or two (2) watts
output power for near or distant calling.
USA/International/Canada Channels
Allows operation on any of the three (3)
different channel maps established
for these areas.
Ten (10) NOAA Weather Channels
Instant access to all of the national
weather channels, 24 hours a day.
Emergency Weather Alert
Can alert you with an audible tone
and visual alarm if threatening
weather is nearby.
Splashproof
Water resistant — meets
JIS4 Standards.
Channel Scan
Lets you scan through all channels
to find conversations in progress.
Product Features
•
Channel
Numbers
Simplex
Operation
Icon
U-I-C Active
Channel Map
Icons
Weather
Alert Icon
Button
Lock Icon
Receive or Transmit
Signal Strength Icons
Keystroke
Tones Icon
Weather
Channel
Icon
Scan Icon
Power
Saver
Icon
Battery Power
Icon
High/Low
Power Icons
Transmit
Icon
Busy
Icon
Backlit LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Screen
•
Button Lock
Prevents accidental changes to your
settings when you set this feature.
Instant Channel 16
Instant access to priority Channel 16.
Power Saver
Uses battery saver circuitry to extend
the life of your batteries.
Keystroke Tones
Can be turned On or Off.
Waterproof Pouch
Makes the unit completely waterproof
[one (1) pouch per radio included].
Four (4) AAA Rechargeable
NiCD Batteries Included
Provides extended operating time compared
to alkaline batteries with no memory effect
[one (1) set of batteries per radio included].
Wall Mount Charger Included
Let’s you charge the batteries right in the radio
[one (1) charger per radio included].
Belt
Clip
Battery
Compartment
Battery
Door
Latch
A2 English
Controls And Indicators
Introduction
Speaker/
Microphone
Backlit
LCD
Screen
On-Off Power/
Volume Knob
Antenna
Instant
Channel
16 Button
Channel
Up Button
Channel
Down Button
High/Low Power –
Lock Button
Mode
Button
Weather/
UIC Button
External Speaker/
Microphone Jack
Talk
Button
Backlight/
Monitor
Button
Charge
Jack
Wrist Strap
Connector
test 12/3/03 5:52 PM Page 1
