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Cobra Marine MR HH500 FLT BT EU Owner's Manual

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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra
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English
Owner's Manual
VHF MARINE RADIO
MR HH500 FLT BT EU
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra
®
English
Our Thanks to You and
Customer Assistance
Introduction
Our Thanks to You
Thank you for purchasing a CobraMarine
®
VHF radio.
Properly used, this Cobra
®
product will give you
many years of reliable service.
How Your CobraMarine VHF Radio Works
This radio is a battery-powered portable transceiver for use afloat. It gives you
two-way vessel-to-vessel and vessel-to-shore station communications, primarily
for safety and secondarily for navigation and operational purposes. With it, you
can call for help, get information from other boaters, talk to lock or bridge tenders,
and make radiotelephone calls to anywhere in the world through a marine operator.
Customer Assistance
Customer Assistance
Should you encounter any problems with this product, or not understand
its many features, please refer to this owner's manual. If you require further
assistance after reading this manual, please contact your local dealer.
For Warranty, Product Service and
Accessory Information
Please contact your local dealer or distributor.
See the enclosed leaflet that provides contact
information for the CobraMarine international
distributors.
©2012 Cobra Electronics Corporation
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Chicago, Illinois 60707 USA
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A1 English
Radio Controls
and Indicators
Introduction
•
Antenna
Speaker/
Backlit
Microphone
LCD
ON/OFF/
External Cover
•
Screen
Volume Control
Push to
Talk
Button
Channel
Down
Button
GMRS
ROG
VHF
R
Backlight/
X
T
Key Lock
A
Button
B
U
C I
ATIS VOX LOMEDHI
SAME
MEM
Bluetooth
MARINE HH500
Button
Call/Enter
CALL
Button
ENT SETUP
TW
16
MEM
ESC
Tri-Watch
SUBMERSIBLE
Button
SCAN Button
Speaker
A2 English
Belt Clip
Battery
Battery
Door
Screw
Bluetooth
Microphone
Channel
Up Button
Rewind-Say-Again
®
Button
Instant
Channel
16 Button
Memory/Escape
Button
Power Level
Button
VHF Microphone

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  • Page 1 See the enclosed leaflet that provides contact Button For more information or to VHF MARINE RADIO SCAN Button information for the CobraMarine international order any of our products, MR HH500 FLT BT EU distributors. please visit our website: VHF Microphone www.cobra.com ©2012 Cobra Electronics Corporation Speaker...

  • Page 2: Backlit Lcd (Liquid Crystal Display) Screen

    Backlit LCD Screen and Product Features Product Features Notes Introduction Introduction Introduction Backlit LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Screen Product Features (continued) • • MicroBlue Signal Strength Meter Key Tone Signal Level Roger Beep Icon Transmit and Icon Icon Bluetooth ® Wireless Technology in a Frequency Band Icon Shows the strength of incoming or...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction Introduction Our Thanks to You ......... . . A1 Customer Assistance .

  • Page 4: Important Safety Information

    Important Safety Information General Precautions Introduction Introduction Introduction Important Safety Information WARNINGS • Your radio generates electromagnetic RF (radio frequency) energy when it is transmitting. Before installing and using your CobraMarine VHF radio, please read these To ensure that you and those around you are not exposed to excessive amounts of general precautions and warnings.

  • Page 5: Recommendations For Marine Communication

    If the maximum output of your radio is not sufficient for the distances you travel from Station License the coast, consider a higher powered handheld or installing a Cobra Marine fixed mount radio with up to 25 watts of output power. (Visit www.cobra.com or your local The UK requires a ship’s radio license and a marine radio operator’s certificate before...

  • Page 6: Included In This Package

    Channel Button ENT SETUP CALL 16 Button VHF MARINE RADIO Memory/Escape Button MR HH500 FLT BT EU Tri-Watch Button SUBMERSIBLE Power Level SCAN Button Button until battery pack is fully seated against radio housing. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...

  • Page 7: Batteries And Charger

    Wrist Strap and Belt Clip Batteries and Charger VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation Initial Charge Wrist Strap and Belt Clip Power Sources • The Cobra-provided LiON battery pack may be charged at Belt Clip Belt Clip home, in a car or in a boat using the appropriate 12V or Use the spring-loaded belt clip to carry the radio on your 220V power cord with the charger.
  • Page 8 Batteries and Charger Batteries and Charger VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation To Remove Battery Pack from Radio Maintaining the Battery Charge Remove Battery Fully Charged As you use your radio, the battery power icon will show the 1.

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    Getting Started Getting Started VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Getting Started • Radio Speaker and Microphone Speaker/Mic Port Refer to the foldout at the front of this manual to identify the HH500 Radio The internal Radio Speaker and Microphone are located on the various controls and indicators on your radio.
  • Page 10 Getting Started Getting Started VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Channel Up/Down Buttons High/Medium/Low (H-M-L) Power Button H-M-L Power Button Channel Up/Down Buttons MARINE HH50 Your radio will Receive (Rx) and Transmit (Tx) VHF signals Your radio can transmit selectively at 1, 3 or 6 watts of on the channel indicated on the LCD display.

  • Page 11: Setup Mode Programming

    Setup Mode Programming Setup Mode Programming VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Squelch Control Setup Mode Programming Channel Up/Down Buttons • MARINE HH50 Squelch Control filters weak signals and radio frequency (RF) The following series of procedures is designed to allow you noise so that you will clearly hear the signals you want.
  • Page 12 Setup Mode Programming Setup Mode Programming VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio USA/International/Canada Channel Maps Call Tone Select Active Channel Map Icon Call Tone Select Three (3) sets of VHF Channel Maps have been established This setting will also allow you to transmit a unique GMRS Call Tone alert to identify your radio when you transmit...

  • Page 13: Atis Id Programming

    Setup Mode Programming Setup Mode Programming VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Rewind Enable/Disable 2. The LCD will display the ATIS icon. A dash (-), to the Channel Up/Down Button MARINE H ATIS ID Start Screen right of the digit “9,”...

  • Page 14: Bluetooth Mode Pairing And Programming

    luetooth ® Mode Pairing luetooth ® Mode Pairing and Programming and Programming VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio 4. You will then see a confirmation of successful pairing luetooth ® Mode Pairing and Programming luetooth Pairing or a notice to try again if pairing did not occur.
  • Page 15 luetooth ® Mode Pairing luetooth ® Mode Pairing and Programming and Programming Introduction VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Call Tone Alert luetooth Radio On/Off Call Tone Alert luetooth Radio On GMRS If Call Tone Alert is set to On, the radio will “ring”...

  • Page 16: Standby/Receive And Transmit

    Standby/Receive Standby/Receive and Transmit and Transmit Introduction VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Standby/Receive and Transmit Transmit (Tx) Icon • NOTE Marine Standby and Receive (Rx) Mode If the Talk button is held down for four (4) minutes, Marine Standby mode is the default mode for the radio whenever it is turned on.

  • Page 17: Advanced Operation

    Advanced Operation Advanced Operation VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Tri-Watch Mode Advanced Operation TRI-WATCH Button • CALL Tri-Watch mode gives you one (1) button access to scan Channel 16 Button Channel 16 Mode ENT SET a total of three (3) channels of most importance to you.
  • Page 18 Advanced Operation Advanced Operation VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Using Tri-Watch ENT SETUP Memory Location Mode TRI-WATCH Button MEM/ESC Button Tri-Watch Scan Mode: Your radio has unlimited memory locations for storing your ENT SE 1.
  • Page 19 Advanced Operation Advanced Operation VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio To Recall a Stored Memory Location: Channel Scan Mode MEM Icon SCAN Button GMRS 1. Press the MEM/ESC button. The MEM icon will be During Channel Scan mode, the radio will rapidly switch turned On.
  • Page 20 Advanced Operation Advanced Operation VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Memory Location Scan Mode Rewind-Say-Again Feature ® During Memory Location Scan mode, the radio will rapidly scan through all pre-assigned memory channels. Channel 16 Use the Cobra exclusive Rewind-Say-Again ®...

  • Page 21: Rewind Operation

    Mobile Phone Operation Rewind Operation With luetooth ® VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Using Rewind-Say-Again ® to Record VOICE Audio SCAN Button Enter Record Mobile Phone Operation with luetooth ® Transmission: NOTE NOTE If the record memory is locked (rewind icon flashing),...
  • Page 22 Mobile Phone Operation Mobile Phone Operation With luetooth ® With luetooth ® VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Initiate a Phone Call Using Voice Dial Initiating a Call GMRS There are several ways to initiate a call. These include This feature allows you to use your voice to dial a contact initiating (as normal) from the mobile phone, using voice from the contact list on your mobile phone.
  • Page 23 Mobile Phone Operation Mobile Phone Operation With luetooth ® With luetooth ® VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Last Number Redial General luetooth Operation and Frequently Asked Questions luetooth Button This feature allows you to redial the last number stored in the What is the Industry Standard Range for Bluetooth ®...
  • Page 24             Please make sure to note your VOX setting.  If VOX is set to On, then the receiving caller might hear conversation and noise in Cobra’s Burp feature allows the operator to expel water from your background.

  • Page 25: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    Maintenance and VHF Marine Radio Troubleshooting Procedures VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Maintenance VHF Marine Radio Procedures • • Very little maintenance is required to keep your CobraMarine VHF radio Maintain Your Watch in good operating condition: Whenever your boat is underway, the radio must be turned On and be tuned to...

  • Page 26: Voice Calling

    Voice Calling Voice Calling VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols If the other does not respond, wait two (2) minutes and repeat. You are permitted Voice Calling • to attempt contact three (3) times, two (2) minutes apart. If you still have not To call another vessel or shore installation (e.g, lock or bridge tender): made contact, wait 15 minutes before trying again.

  • Page 27: Radiotelephone Calls

    Radiotelephone Calls, Emergency Emergency Messages and Messages and Distress Procedure Distress Procedure VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Radiotelephone Calls Marine Emergency Signals • Boaters may make and receive radiotelephone calls to and from any number on the The three (3) spoken international emergency signals are: telephone network by using the services of public coast stations.
  • Page 28 Emergency Messages and Emergency Messages Distress Procedure and Distress Procedure Introduction VHF Marine Radio Protocols Introduction VHF Marine Radio Protocols Marine Distress Procedure For Example Speak slowly — clearly — calmly. “Mayday — Mayday — Mayday” 1. Make sure your radio is On. “This is Corsair —...

  • Page 29: Specifications (Typical)

    VHF Marine Specifications Channel Assignments Introduction Specifications Introduction Appendix VHF Marine Channel Assignements Specifications (typical) • • Three (3) sets of VHF Channel Maps have been established for marine use General internationally, in Canada and in the U.S.A. Most of the channels are the same for all Number of Channels All U.S., Canadian and International Channels three (3) maps, but there are definite differences (see table on the following pages).
  • Page 30 VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments Introduction Appendix Introduction Appendix Power Limits Channel Use Channel Channel Map Frequency Number Transmit Receive • • 156.050 160.650 INT - Port Operations, Ship Movement, Public Correspondence; CAN - Public Correspondence • 156.050 156.050 Port Operations, Commercial, VTS In selected areas...
  • Page 31 VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments Introduction VHF Marine Radio Protocols Appendix Introduction Appendix Power Limits Channel Use Channel Channel Map Frequency Number Transmit Receive • 156.900 161.500 Port Operations, Ship Movement, Public Correspondence • • 156.900 156.900 Commercial •...
  • Page 32 VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments Appendix Introduction Appendix Power Limits Channel Use Channel Channel Map Frequency Number Transmit Receive • 156.175 160.775 Port Operations, Ship Movement, Public Correspondence • • 156.175 156.175 Port Operations & Commercial, VTS In Selected Areas CAN - Tow Boats BCC •...
  • Page 33 VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments Appendix Appendix Power Limits Channel Map Frequency Power Limits Channel Use Channel Límites de potencia Number Transmit Receive • 157.025 161.625 Port Operations, Ship Movement, Public Correspondence • • 157.025 157.025 Commercial (Also Non-Commercial In Great Lakes Only) •...

  • Page 34: Accessories

    Optional Accessories Optional Accessories Introduction Introduction Accessories Introduction Accessories Belt Clip Accessories Belt Clip • Replacement Belt Clip P/N CM 240-003 Your Cobra radio has several optional accessories available to enhance the use of the radio. Some are listed below: Alkaline Battery Tray Alkaline Battery Tray A special alkaline battery tray (P/N CM 110-024)

  • Page 35: Declaration Of Conformity And Ce Markings

    County Dublin, Ireland declare under our sole responsibility that the products VHF Marine Radios: MR HH500 FLT BT EU to which this declaration refers, conform with the following relevant standards or other standardising documents when properly installed and maintained and used for their intended purpose EN 60950-1 2006+A11:2009+A1:2010+A12:2011 EN 301 843-1 V1.3.1 (2012-08)

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