Getting Started - Cobra MR HH600W FLT GPS BT Owner's Manual

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Getting Started

VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio
Intro Operation Customer
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HH600 Radio Getting Started
Refer to the foldout at the front of this manual to identify the
various controls and indicators on your radio . Throughout this
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manual you will be instructed to "Press" or to "Press and
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Hold" various buttons (except "Push to Talk") on the radio .
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"Press" means a momentary press of approximately one (1)
second . "Press and Hold" means to hold the button down for
approximately two (2) seconds .
Whenever you press any button except the Talk button on your
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radio, a brief tone (if key tones are selected On) will sound to
confirm the button press . With all button presses, the appropriate
icon will appear on the LCD and the backlight will turn On . The
backlight will stay On for 10 seconds after the button is released .
Tones And Alarms
When your CobraMarine VHF radio is On, you can expect to hear the following tones and
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alarms . The volume of these sounds is controlled by the circuitry in the radio and is not
affected by the volume set with the On-Off Power/Volume knob .
Confirmation Tone
Single high-pitched beep confirms all button presses except the Talk button .
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It can be turned On or Off. See set-up routines on page 30 .
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Error Tone
Three low-pitched beep indicates an invalid button press .
DSC Distress Alarm
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High—low—high—low—high . Pause, then repeat . The volume of all alarms will increase
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after 10 seconds . Press any button to turn it Off .
NOTE
This alarm sounds only for DSC distress calls on Channel 70 .
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It does not sound for voice calls on Channel 16 — you still
must listen for those .
Distress Acknowledgement Alarm
High—low—high—low—high . Pause, then repeat . The volume of all alarms will increase
after 10 seconds . Press any button to turn it Off .
DSC Routine Call Alarm
High—pause—high—pause—high . Long pause, then repeat . Press any button to turn it
Off .
DSC Geographical Alarm
Loud, continuous, medium-pitched, high-low tones (warble) — sounds
when a geographical call is received . Press any button to turn it Off .
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VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio
Intro Operation
DSC Position Request Alarm
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Medium-loud, continuous, low-pitched series of closely spaced, four (4) beeps [three (3)
short – one (1) long] groups — sounds when a position request call
is received . Press any button to turn it Off.
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DSC Individual Alarm
High—pause—high—pause—high . Long pause, then repeat . Press any button to turn it
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Off .
Weather Alarm
Medium-loud, continuous, medium-pitched series of one-half (
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one-half ( ⁄ ) second apart — sounds when weather alert is turned On
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and NOAA sends a 1050 Hz weather alert tone on the selected weather channel . Press any
button to turn it Off.
Common Radio Functions
The following procedures define common operating functions of the radio when in either
Marine Standby or Weather (WX) Standby modes .
On/Off/Volume Control
(Clockwise)
On/Off/Volume Control
(Counterclockwise)
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⁄ ) second beeps spaced
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2
Caution Warning
Power/Volume Control
Power On/Off Control
The On/Off/Volume control is located at the upper right
side of the radio . Turning the On/Off/Volume control past
the detent position will turn the radio On or Off .
Volume Control
Volume is controlled by turning the On/Off/Volume control .
To increase the volume, turn the On/Off/Volume control
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clockwise .
To decrease the volume, turn the On/Off/Volume
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control counterclockwise .
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