Cobra MR F77W GPS Owner's Manual page 27

Advanced Operation
Operating Your Radio
Public Address
Use the Public Address (PA) mode of voice transmission to communicate to other
nearby vessels or people. This feature requires a mounted and connected optional PA
speaker.
To Broadcast on the PA Speaker:
Soft Keys
1. Press the PA soft key.
2. Press the Talk button on the microphone and speak into
the microphone.
NOTE
Talk Button
While in the PA mode:
When the Talk button is pressed, the output is
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directed to the PA speaker and not transmitted
as a radio signal through the antenna.
Received radio messages will not be heard while the PA
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mode is active.
3. To turn off PA, press PA soft key again.
Burp Feature
Cobra's Burp feature allows the operator to expel water from inside the speaker
grill. This is especially useful if the radio is Sprayed or during extreme foul weather
conditions. In these conditions, water can become trapped in the speaker grill and
muffle the audio.
To Activate Burp:
Soft Keys
1. Press the BURP soft key.
2. The Burp tone(s) at maximum level will sound from the
internal speaker for five seconds.
3. During this time, the matrix will display EXCUSE ME !.
4. After a 5-second interval, the radio will return to standby
excuse me !
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Advanced Operation
Operating Your Radio
Rewind-Say-Again Feature
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The radio has a Cobra exclusive playback feature, Rewind-Say-Again
you to replay the last 20 seconds of an incoming audio transmission. It also allows you to
record call details including position coordinates, call signs, registration numbers and store
details that will help authorities locate a distressed vessel.
Example 1:
When engine noise, music or conversation creates too much noise to hear an inbound
message clearly, press the Rewind-Say-Again
menu to be able to hear the message a second time. This feature eliminates asking the
sender to repeat the message .
Example 2:
When listening to an urgent distress of an excited caller with confusing background noise,
press the Rewind-Say-Again button to enter the Rewind-Say-Again
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hear the message a second time and get lifesaving information.
Operation of Rewind-Say-Again
Rewind-Say-Again Button
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1. Press the Rewind button after the last inbound audio
transmission.
2. Using the Up/Down soft keys or the channel Up/Down
buttons scroll to the
3. Press the ENTR key to hear the recording.
Soft Keys
4. The radio automatically replays the last 20 seconds of the
previous audio transmission.
5. Respond to the caller normally, after the message is replayed.
Setup and Advanced Operation of Rewind-Say-Again
Operation of Rewind-Say-Again
rewind
1. Press the Rewind button.
off: exit rewind
pause recording
a. OFF: EXIT REWIND - When highlighted and the ENTR key is
play recording
exit entr
pressed, exits the Rewind features and when the Rewind
button is pressed again, the screen above will be displayed.
b. PAUSE RECORDING - Pause recording of incoming
audio transmissions.
c. PLAYBACK RECORDING - Playback recorded incoming audio.
d. SAVE RECORDING - Saves recorded incoming audio.
e. ERASE RECORDING - Erases the saved recording.
f. RECORD MESSAGE - Record a message (using the
microphone to record the message, using the PTT key
to start and stop the recording).
g. PLAYBACK MESSAGE - Playback the recorded message.
h. SAVE MESSAGE - Save the recorded message.
i. ERASE MESSAGE - Erases the saved message.
j. TRANSMIT MESSAGE - Transmit the recorded message.
. This feature allows
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button to enter the Rewind-Say-Again
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menu to be able to
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PLAY RECORDING
menu option.
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