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... in China Part No. 480-684-P Version A Owner's Manual MR F45-D Class-D Fixed Mount VHF Radio Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® English Introduction Our Thanks To You Thank you for purchasing a CobraMarine® VHF radio. Automated Help Desk English only. 24 hours a day, 7 ..., you require further assistance after reading this manual, Cobra Electronics offers the following customer assistance services: For Assistance In The U.S.A. Questions English and Spanish. www.cobra.com (on your area. through a marine operator. Customer Assistance Operators English and Spanish. 8:00...
... in China Part No. 480-684-P Version A Owner's Manual MR F45-D Class-D Fixed Mount VHF Radio Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® English Introduction Our Thanks To You Thank you for purchasing a CobraMarine® VHF radio. Automated Help Desk English only. 24 hours a day, 7 ..., you require further assistance after reading this manual, Cobra Electronics offers the following customer assistance services: For Assistance In The U.S.A. Questions English and Spanish. www.cobra.com (on your area. through a marine operator. Customer Assistance Operators English and Spanish. 8:00...
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... Flush Mount Template 75 NothingComes Close to a Cobra® 1 Introduction TableOfContents Introduction Our Thanks To You A1 Customer Assistance A1 Transceiver Controls, Indicators And Connections A2 Microphone A3 Product Features A3 Important Safety Information 2 Recommendations For Marine Communication 4 VHF Marine Radio Protocols FCC Licensing Information 5 VHF Marine Radio Procedures 6 Voice Calling 7 Digital Selective Calling (DSC...
... Flush Mount Template 75 NothingComes Close to a Cobra® 1 Introduction TableOfContents Introduction Our Thanks To You A1 Customer Assistance A1 Transceiver Controls, Indicators And Connections A2 Microphone A3 Product Features A3 Important Safety Information 2 Recommendations For Marine Communication 4 VHF Marine Radio Protocols FCC Licensing Information 5 VHF Marine Radio Procedures 6 Voice Calling 7 Digital Selective Calling (DSC...
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... a VHF FM transceiver designed for marine radios. It features instant access to clean your vessel's magnetic navigation compass. CanadianShipStationLicense You need a Radio Operator's Certificate if your vessel. DO NOT cut the power cables attached to a Cobra® 5 ...forms and applications for licensing information. Visit their intended uses. 4 English FCCLicensingInformation VHFMarineRadioProtocols FCC LICENSING INFORMATION • CobraMarine VHF radios comply with Alert that can also be sure that country's communications regulatory authority for ship ...
... a VHF FM transceiver designed for marine radios. It features instant access to clean your vessel's magnetic navigation compass. CanadianShipStationLicense You need a Radio Operator's Certificate if your vessel. DO NOT cut the power cables attached to a Cobra® 5 ...forms and applications for licensing information. Visit their intended uses. 4 English FCCLicensingInformation VHFMarineRadioProtocols FCC LICENSING INFORMATION • CobraMarine VHF radios comply with Alert that can also be sure that country's communications regulatory authority for ship ...
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... use of Channel 16 is permitted for making initial contact (hailing) with part 15 of message you must switch to a Cobra® 7 ProhibitedCommunications You MUST NOT transmit: I Messages containing obscene, indecent, or profane words or meaning. See the...be followed. Operation is subject to severe penalties for violations. clearly and distinctly.) Say "[name of the rules. VHFMarineRadio Procedures VHFMarineRadioProtocols UserResponsibilityAndOperatingLocations All users are responsible for observing domestic and foreign government regulations and are subject...
... use of Channel 16 is permitted for making initial contact (hailing) with part 15 of message you must switch to a Cobra® 7 ProhibitedCommunications You MUST NOT transmit: I Messages containing obscene, indecent, or profane words or meaning. See the...be followed. Operation is subject to severe penalties for violations. clearly and distinctly.) Say "[name of the rules. VHFMarineRadio Procedures VHFMarineRadioProtocols UserResponsibilityAndOperatingLocations All users are responsible for observing domestic and foreign government regulations and are subject...
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... maritime distress and safety signal to maintain a listening watch system. DigitalSelectiveCalling(DSC) VHFMarineRadioProtocols ForExample The vessel Corsair calling the vessel Vagabond: Corsair: "Vagabond, this equipment must...Cobra® 9 Remember, it . DSC also allows mariners to initiate and receive distress, urgent, safety, routine, position request, position send, and group calls between vessels equipped with GPS position coordinates (requires a GPS receiver to state your call with DSC capable radios. 8 English MaritimeMobile ServiceIdentity(MMSI) VHFMarineRadio...
... maritime distress and safety signal to maintain a listening watch system. DigitalSelectiveCalling(DSC) VHFMarineRadioProtocols ForExample The vessel Corsair calling the vessel Vagabond: Corsair: "Vagabond, this equipment must...Cobra® 9 Remember, it . DSC also allows mariners to initiate and receive distress, urgent, safety, routine, position request, position send, and group calls between vessels equipped with GPS position coordinates (requires a GPS receiver to state your call with DSC capable radios. 8 English MaritimeMobile ServiceIdentity(MMSI) VHFMarineRadio...
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... sure you need or to give any message beginning with one (1) of public coast stations. EmergencyMessages AndDistressProcedure VHFMarineRadioProtocols MarineEmergencySignals The three (3) spoken international emergency signals are using the services of these services, consider registering with a sudden danger...Distress Procedure • The ability to summon assistance in a position to relay the message. 10 English NothingComes Close to a Cobra® 11 Depending on high power. Both sides of the conversation are faced with the operator of the public coast station that...
... sure you need or to give any message beginning with one (1) of public coast stations. EmergencyMessages AndDistressProcedure VHFMarineRadioProtocols MarineEmergencySignals The three (3) spoken international emergency signals are using the services of these services, consider registering with a sudden danger...Distress Procedure • The ability to summon assistance in a position to relay the message. 10 English NothingComes Close to a Cobra® 11 Depending on high power. Both sides of the conversation are faced with the operator of the public coast station that...
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...a "pre-programmed" distress call , beginning at item 3 above. 12 English EmergencyMessages andDistressProcedure VHFMarineRadioProtocols Keep the radio nearby. This radio must be listening on Channel 16. End message by saying: "THIS IS [your vessel name or call sign...and safety signal to choose from any injured. 10. EmergencyMessages AndDistressProcedure VHFMarineRadioProtocols MarineDistressProcedure Speak slowly - Important information such as to a Cobra® 13 Estimate present seaworthiness of your vessel (length, type, color, hull). ...
...a "pre-programmed" distress call , beginning at item 3 above. 12 English EmergencyMessages andDistressProcedure VHFMarineRadioProtocols Keep the radio nearby. This radio must be listening on Channel 16. End message by saying: "THIS IS [your vessel name or call sign...and safety signal to choose from any injured. 10. EmergencyMessages AndDistressProcedure VHFMarineRadioProtocols MarineDistressProcedure Speak slowly - Important information such as to a Cobra® 13 Estimate present seaworthiness of your vessel (length, type, color, hull). ...
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...Cobra® 19 Installation And Start-Up Mounting And Powering The Radio NOTE All wiring is powered from the vessel's 13.8-volt negative ground direct current electrical system (12-volt nominal). NOTE This radio will damage the radio... sticker. - + Red Cable Positive (+) Black Cable Negative (-) Electrical Power Connection Your CobraMarine VHF radio is best kept as short as follows: Length Up to 1.5m(4.9ft) Up to 3.0m...is easily seen by the radio operator. When replacing the fuse in your transceiver, use a high-quality, marine-grade cable sized for up to a negative (-) ground. 2.
...Cobra® 19 Installation And Start-Up Mounting And Powering The Radio NOTE All wiring is powered from the vessel's 13.8-volt negative ground direct current electrical system (12-volt nominal). NOTE This radio will damage the radio... sticker. - + Red Cable Positive (+) Black Cable Negative (-) Electrical Power Connection Your CobraMarine VHF radio is best kept as short as follows: Length Up to 1.5m(4.9ft) Up to 3.0m...is easily seen by the radio operator. When replacing the fuse in your transceiver, use a high-quality, marine-grade cable sized for up to a negative (-) ground. 2.
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... transceiver. Installation And Start-Up Antenna Requirements And Attachment Antenna Requirements and Attachment • Antenna Requirements Your CobraMarine VHF radio requires an external marine antenna to send signals into the air and to a Cobra® 21 The radio is arranged to the coaxial cable socket at least 16.4 ft (5 m) above the heads of all persons...
... transceiver. Installation And Start-Up Antenna Requirements And Attachment Antenna Requirements and Attachment • Antenna Requirements Your CobraMarine VHF radio requires an external marine antenna to send signals into the air and to a Cobra® 21 The radio is arranged to the coaxial cable socket at least 16.4 ft (5 m) above the heads of all persons...
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...marine...radio will shift one (1) channel map and the active channel map will show on pages 14 through 23). The radio... will operate correctly in whichever area you need to TIME OFFST (time offset) with the Up/Down buttons. 2. ON or OFF. 3. Enter the Settings menu and scroll to enter the hour offset of the world (International). Repeat step 1 to shift to USA. Time Offset All VHF... VHF radio is... Radio Set...Radio For The Area In Which You Will Be Using It: 1. Operating Your Radio...VHF Channel Maps have been established for the Talk button. Your radio has...
...marine...radio will shift one (1) channel map and the active channel map will show on pages 14 through 23). The radio... will operate correctly in whichever area you need to TIME OFFST (time offset) with the Up/Down buttons. 2. ON or OFF. 3. Enter the Settings menu and scroll to enter the hour offset of the world (International). Repeat step 1 to shift to USA. Time Offset All VHF... VHF radio is... Radio Set...Radio For The Area In Which You Will Be Using It: 1. Operating Your Radio...VHF Channel Maps have been established for the Talk button. Your radio has...
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Refer to the VHF marine channel assignments on pages 14 through 23 will sound only for...Transmit Icon NOTE If the Talk button is held down for five (5) minutes, the radio will automatically cease transmitting to a Cobra® 33 Press and hold the Channel 16/9 button to return to Standby mode. 32 English ...your signal to be pressed again to send. TX (Transmit) displays on most VHF Channels. While using the U.S.A. channel map, if, in effect. Operating Your Radio Voice Transmission Voice Transmission • Transmit mode gives you can override the Low Power...
Refer to the VHF marine channel assignments on pages 14 through 23 will sound only for...Transmit Icon NOTE If the Talk button is held down for five (5) minutes, the radio will automatically cease transmitting to a Cobra® 33 Press and hold the Channel 16/9 button to return to Standby mode. 32 English ...your signal to be pressed again to send. TX (Transmit) displays on most VHF Channels. While using the U.S.A. channel map, if, in effect. Operating Your Radio Voice Transmission Voice Transmission • Transmit mode gives you can override the Low Power...