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Cobra Marine MR F57W Owner's Manual

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MR F57W
MR F57B
Class-D Fixed Mount VHF Radio
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra
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MRF57_CVR.indd 1
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a CobraMarine
Properly used, this Cobra
many years of reliable service.
Owner's Manual
How Your CobraMarine VHF Radio Works
This radio is a VHF transceiver for fixed mounting on your boat. It gives you 2-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.
Besides 2-way communications, in the U.S.A., the radio can provide quick
access to receive eight NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration) and two Canadian weather channels for alerting you to weather
emergencies with a tone on a weather channel you can tune in for your area.
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, Cobra Electronics offers the following
customer assistance services:
For Assistance In The U.S.A.
English only, automated.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week 773-889-3087
English and Spanish 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Central Time Mon. through Fri. (except
holidays) 773-889-3087 (phone).
English and Spanish. Faxes can be sent to 773-622-2269
English only. www.cobra.com/support
English and Spanish. productinfo
For Assistance Outside The U.S.A.
Contact your local authorized Cobra Electronics Dealer
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Our Thanks To You And
Customer Assistance
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Chicago, Illinois 60707 USA
www.cobra.com
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  • Page 1 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 773-889-3087 English and Spanish 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Central Time Mon. through Fri. (except holidays) 773-889-3087 (phone). MR F57W English and Spanish. Faxes can be sent to 773-622-2269 English only. www.cobra.com/support English and Spanish.

  • Page 2: Transceiver Controls, Indicators And Connections

    Transceiver Controls, Indicators And Connections Product Features Introduction Introduction Active Channel Soft Keys- DSC Distress Button Number (Behind Red Spring Allows user to Product Features Up & Down • select current Loaded Cover) On-Off Buttons options displayed Power/ Backlit LCD Rewind-Say-Again Memory Scan ®...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table Of Contents Introduction Introduction Our Thanks To You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1 Customer Assistance .

  • Page 4: Important Safety Information

    Intro Operation Customer Warranty Important Safety Information Important Safety Information Assistance Introduction Introduction Important Safety Information The following WARNINGS and NOTICES will make you aware of RF exposure hazards Customer Installation • Assistance and how to assure you operate the radio within the FCC RF exposure Before installing and using your CobraMarine VHF radio, please read these Secondary Icons limits established for it .

  • Page 5: Recommendations For Marine Communication

    Recommendations For Marine Communication FCC Information Introduction VHF Marine Radio Protocols Sea Tow Automated Radio Check (ARC) System NOTICES • Please try the Sea Tow Automated Radio Check service . Areas where the safety check AVOID using or storing the radio at temperatures below -4°F (-20°C) or above service is available include the East Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Southern California, and select 140°F (55°C) .

  • Page 6: Vhf Marine Radio Procedures

    VHF Marine Radio Voice Calling Procedures VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Radio Call Sign Initial Calling on Channel 16 or 9 Currently, the FCC does not require recreational boaters to have a license . The United States The use of Channel 16 is permitted for making initial contact (hailing) with another vessel .

  • Page 7: Digital Selective Calling (Dsc)

    Maritime Mobile Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Service Identity (MMSI) VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols For Example Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) • The vessel Corsair calling the vessel Vagabond: A MMSI Number Is Available In The U.S.A. From Two (2) Sources: Corsair: “Vagabond, this is Corsair (station license number call sign) .”...

  • Page 8: Radiotelephone Calls

    Emergency Messages Radiotelephone Calls And Distress Procedure VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Marine Emergency Signals Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure • The three (3) spoken international emergency signals are: The ability to summon assistance in an emergency is the primary reason to have a VHF marine radio .

  • Page 9: Marine Distress Procedure - Dsc

    Emergency Messages Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure And Distress Procedure VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Marine Distress Procedure Keep the radio nearby . Even after your message has been received, the Coast Guard can find you more quickly if you can transmit a signal for a rescue boat to hone in on . Speak slowly —...

  • Page 10: Installation And Start-Up

    Main Icons Main Icons Included In This Package Accessories Order Info Installation And Start-Up Installation And Start-Up Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Included In This Package Optional Accessories • • You can find quality Cobra products and accessories at your local Cobra You should find all of the following items in the dealer, or online at www.cobra.com package with your CobraMarine VHF radio:...

  • Page 11: Mounting And Powering The Radio

    Mounting And Mounting And Powering The Radio Powering The Radio Installation And Start-Up Installation And Start-Up Microphone Bracket Mounting And Powering The Radio Microphone Bracket • To Install The Microphone Bracket: Before using your CobraMarine VHF radio, it must be installed on your vessel. 1.
  • Page 12 Mounting And Mounting And Powering The Radio Powering The Radio Installation And Start-Up Installation And Start-Up Warning Sticker Warning Sticker NOTE FCC regulations require that the Warning Sticker All wiring is best kept as short as possible. If the power leads must be supplied with this radio be applied to a spot where extended, use a high-quality, marine-grade cable sized for up to 10 amps it is easily seen by the radio operator.

  • Page 13: Antenna Requirements And Attachment

    Antenna Requirements Antenna Requirements And Attachment And Attachment Installation And Start-Up Installation And Start-Up Antenna Requirements And Attachment • Radio Operator Requirements Antenna Requirements Do not transmit when anyone is within the MPE radius of the antenna unless that person or persons are shielded from the antenna by a grounded metallic Your CobraMarine VHF radio requires an external marine antenna to send signals into barrier.

  • Page 14: External Devices And Connections

    External Devices And Connections • Your Cobra Marine radio does not include a built-in GPS receiver. After connecting an Your CobraMarine VHF radio is set up to connect auxiliary devices for navigation, external GPS receiver, your position will be continuously indicated on the LCD and, convenience, and added versatility.

  • Page 15: Operating Your Radio

    Getting Started Getting Started Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Getting Started Weather Alarm • Medium-loud, continuous, medium-pitched series of one-half ( ⁄ ) second beeps Refer to the foldout on the front cover of this manual to identify the various ) second apart —...
  • Page 16 Getting Started Getting Started Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio To Squelch Your Radio: c. To listen to the Weather Radio press the WX (Weather) Squelch Knob Weather Button soft key. This will activate the weather radio mode. When 1. With the Squelch knob turned fully counter-clockwise, turn in the Weather mode, the Up/Down buttons will change the On-Off/Volume knob clockwise until you hear the weather channel.

  • Page 17: Set-Up Routines

    Set-Up Routines Set-Up Routines Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio LCD Backlight Set-Up Routines • Settings Menu The LCD has a Backlight lamp to make it visible in the dark. This lamp can be adjusted for brightness or turned Off. The Settings menu in the CobraMarine VHF radio allows you to turn On and Off many To Adjust The Backlight Level: of its features, to adjust other features to suit your preferences, and to enter your user...
  • Page 18 Set-Up Routines Set-Up Routines Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Confirmation Tone Time Adjust The Confirmation Tone sounds when your CobraMarine VHF radio is turned On Time Adjust will allow the radio to display the time as Local time or UTC time. For and to confirm all button presses except for the Talk button.

  • Page 19: Priority Channel

    Set-Up Routines Set-Up Routines Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Weather Alert To Select 12 or 24 Hour Format Time Display: Menu Button 1. Enter the Settings menu and scroll to TIME ADJUST This setting will allow you to activate the Weather Alert feature. 2.

  • Page 20: Gps Menu

    Set-Up Routines Set-Up Routines Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio GPS Menu To Select the Coordinate System: Menu Button 1. Enter the Settings menu and scroll to All VHF Marine radios SHOULD / NEED to have a GPS receiver connected and operating GPS MENU to effectively use the DSC (Digital Selective Calling) features built-in to the radios.
  • Page 21 Set-Up Routines Set-Up Routines Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio To Select the GPS Status Screen: Radio Self Test Menu Button 1. Enter the Settings menu and scroll to GPS MENU Your CobraMarine radio includes a Self Test feature to allow you to test the input 2.

  • Page 22: Digital Select Calling (Dsc) Setup

    Digital Select Calling (DSC) Digital Select Calling (DSC) Setup Setup Product Features Introduction Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio DSC Set-Up To Enter Your MMSI Number: • 1. Enter the Settings menu and scroll to DSC SETUP Digital selective calling — DSC — employs digital RF signals which tend to carry 2.
  • Page 23 Digital Select Calling (DSC) Digital Select Calling (DSC) Setup Setup Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio If You Transfer Your Radio To A Different Vessel Group MMSI Number Contact the MMSI issuing agency from which you obtained your number and change the Nautical organizations such as yacht clubs and the organizers of events such as regattas can information associated with your number to correspond to vessel in which it will be mounted.
  • Page 24 Digital Select Calling (DSC) Digital Select Calling (DSC) Setup Setup Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Position Request Reply Type To Set The Individual Reply Auto or Manual: indivi cALL REPLY The ability to send your position to another station is an added feature of DSC radios that have 1.

  • Page 25: Advanced Operation

    Advanced Operation Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Tri-Watch Advanced Operation • Tri-Watch gives you one (1) soft key access to scan the three (3) channels of most importance Cobra has incorporated several features in your CobraMarine VHF radio to give you quick to you.
  • Page 26 Advanced Operation Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Memory Channels NOTE You can program (or tag) any or all channels to be scanned in the Memory If there are fewer than two (2) channels tagged, Scan mode. the Memory Scan mode will not be available. [See page 46 under program memory channels To Program Memory Channels: Standby Mode...
  • Page 27 Advanced Operation Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Rewind-Say-Again Feature ® Public Address This radio has a Cobra exclusive playback feature, Rewind-Say-Again . This feature allows ® Use the Public Address (PA) mode of voice transmission to communicate to other you to replay the last 20 seconds of an incoming audio transmission.

  • Page 28: Digital Select Calling (Dsc) Operation

    Advanced Operation Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation Abort The Distress Call Process: • !! distress !! If the Distress button is pressed by mistake: The Send menu displays when the Distress button is pressed. wait for ack transmit in 4:11 a.
  • Page 29 Advanced Operation Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Receiving Distress Calls Sending An All Ships Calls When a vessel is within range of a DSC Distress call, the radio receives the call, Use the DSC All Ships call for the same urgency and safety purposes as the Pan and sounds the Distress alarm, and switches to Channel 16.
  • Page 30 Advanced Operation Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Receiving An All Ships Call Sending An Individual Call All Ships calls received from stations within range of the radio sound the Distress Use the DSC Individual call feature to request communication with one (1) exclusive alarm and switch the radio to Channel 16.
  • Page 31 Advanced Operation Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Receiving An Individual Call Receiving A Group Call When another station makes an Individual call to your radio: individ Receive When another station makes a Group call to the radio, the Individual alarm sounds, friends boat The Individual alarm sounds.
  • Page 32 Advanced Operation Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Sending A Position Request Receiving A Position Request (continued) When you went through the DSC set-up process, you set a position request reply type. 6. After the called radio acknowledges the call, use the (See page 42 to change your setting.) Depending on the setting you chose, when a Down soft key to view the called radios current position.
  • Page 33 Advanced Operation Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Sending A Position Send Receiving A Position Send Position Send uses your connected GPS in similar fashion to the Position Request When another station sends you its position in Position Send mode, the Individual function, except that you initiate the activity to let another station know where you are.
  • Page 34 Advanced Operation Advanced Operation Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Call Log and Distress Log To Delete Call Log Information (continued): delete dist log Call Log functions similarly to the Caller ID function on your telephone. It will capture 3. Press the ENTR key. delete distress the caller’s MMSI identification number and any other data included in a DSC log?

  • Page 35: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    Maintenance And Troubleshooting Specifications Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio Maintenance Specifications • • Very little maintenance is required to keep your CobraMarine VHF radio in good General operating condition. Number of Channels All U.S.A., Canadian, and International Keep the radio clean by wiping with a soft cloth and mild detergent. 10 NOAA Weather Channels Rinse with fresh water.

  • Page 36: Appendix

    VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments Appendix Appendix VHF Marine Channel Assignments Asignación de canales de VHF para radiocomunicación marítima • • Three (3) sets of VHF channels have been established for marine use in the U.S.A., Existen tres (3) mapas de canales VHF para uso marítimo en los EE.UU., Canadá y Canada and the rest of the world (International).
  • Page 37 VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments Appendix Appendix Channel Assignments (English) Asignaciones de canales (Español) Sea Tow Automated Radio Check (ARC) Sea Tow Control de radio automatizado (ARC) Channels 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 84* Canales 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 84* Tune your radio to the proper channel for your area (see seatow.com/arc).
  • Page 38 VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments Appendix Appendix Channel Map Frequency Power Limits Channel Number Mapa de canales Frecuencia Límites de potencia Número Int’l Canada Transmit Receive Channel Use (English) Uso de canales (Español) de canal EE.UU. nternac Canadá...
  • Page 39 VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments Appendix Appendix Channel Map Frequency Channel Number Mapa de canales Frecuencia Número Int’l Canada Transmit Receive Channel Use (English) Uso de canales (Español) de canal EE.UU. nternac Canadá Transm. Recepción • • •...
  • Page 40 VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments Appendix Appendix Power Limits Channel Channel Map Frequency Number Mapa de canales Frecuencia Límites de potencia Número Int’l Canada Transmit Receive Channel Use (English) Uso de canales (Español) de canal EE.UU. nternac Canadá...
  • Page 41 VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments Appendix Appendix Power Limits Channel Channel Map Frequency Number Mapa de canales Frecuencia Límites de potencia Número Int’l Canada Transmit Receive Channel Use (English) Uso de canales (Español) de canal EE.UU. nternac Canadá...
  • Page 42 VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments Appendix Appendix Channel Map Frequency Power Limits Channel Number Mapa de canales Frecuencia Límites de potencia Número Int’l Canada Transmit Receive Channel Use (English) Uso de canales (Español) de canal EE.UU. nternac Canadá...
  • Page 43 VHF Marine Weather Channel Channel Assignments Assignments Appendix Appendix Weather Channel Assignments VHF Marine Channel Assignments (English) Asignaciones de canales meteorológicos • NOTE Channel Many of the plain-numbered channels, such as 01, 02 and 03, transmit and receive Number RX Frequency MHz Weather Channel on different frequencies.

  • Page 44: World City Time Zones

    Warranty World City Time Zones Warranty Appendix Limited 3-Year Warranty World City Time Zones • • For Products Purchased In the U.S.A. In order to set correct local time as compared to different World City Time Zones, enter the hour “offset” as listed below. The correct local time appears on the VHF for Cobra Electronics Corporation warrants that its CobraMarine VHF radio, and the ®...

  • Page 45: Customer Service

    Product Service Customer Service Product Service • If you have any questions about operation or installing your new CobraMarine VHF product, or if you are missing parts… Please call Cobra first! DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE STORE! See customer assistance on page A1. If your product should require factory service, please call Cobra first before sending your radio.
  • Page 46 The Cobra line of quality products includes: CB Radios Portable Power Packs Radar/Laser Detectors Dash Cams HighGear Accessories ® Marine VHF Radios Power Inverters Accessories For more information or to order any of our products, please visit our website: www.cobra.com Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...

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