Cobra MR HH450 DUAL Manual

Cobra MR HH450 DUAL Manual

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Thank you for purchasing a Cobra Marine
VHF radio.
®
Properly used, this Cobra
product will give you
®
many years of reliable service.
How Your Cobra Marine VHF Radio Works
This radio is a battery-powered portable transceiver for use afloat. 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 select for your area.
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.
Monday-Friday 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM EST
Call: 800-543-1608
SERVICE
Monday-Thursday 9:00AM-5:00PM EST
Call: 800-543-1608
Have questions? We can help. Contact us at 800-543-1608
M-F 9:00AM-5PM EST
For Assistance Outside the U.S.A.
Contact Your Local Dealer
©2022 Cobra Electronics Corporation™
www.cobra.com

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  • Page 1 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.
  • Page 2: Backlit Lcd (Liquid Crystal Display) Screen

    BURP All NOAA Weather Channels 16 and calling Channel 9. SAME alerts provide you with additional The Cobra exclusive BURP feature expels Instant access to all National Weather Tri-Watch alerts for specific local areas. water from the speaker grill if the unit is Channels, 24 hours a day.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Optional Accessories..........80 ssistance Notice Caution Warning Customer Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra Installation ® Assistance...
  • Page 4: Important Safety Information

    Safety Training Information NEVER place the transceiver or microphone/speaker where they might interfere This Cobra VHF/GMRS Dual Band radio also complies with the following guidelines and with operation of your vessel or cause injury. standards regarding RF energy and electromagnetic...
  • Page 5: Recommendations For Marine Communication

    Assistance Assistance 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 dealer for model Secondary Icons Secondary Icons KEEP your radio at least 3 ft (0.9 m) away from your vessel’s magnetic availability.)
  • Page 6 Station Identification Identify, in English, your station by your FCC call sign (if available), vessel name and the state registration number, at both the beginning and at the end of the message. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra English ®...
  • Page 7: Notice Caution Warning

    The vessel Corsair is calling the vessel Vagabond: Corsair: “Vagabond, this is Corsair. Over.” Vagabond: “Please switch and answer on Channel 68 (or any proper working channel). Over.” Corsair: “Switching to Channel 68. Over.” Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra English ®...
  • Page 8 If you are merely out of gas, do not send an emergency message. Drop your anchor and call a friend or marina to bring the fuel you need or to give you a tow. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 10 English ®...
  • Page 9 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. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 12 English...
  • Page 10 Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) Alerts For Example • The MR HH450 DUAL radio is capable of receiving Specific Area Message “Mayday — Mayday — Mayday” Encoding (SAME) Alerts. During an NWR weather SAME alert, a code for your Intro...
  • Page 11: Included In This Package

    3. Tighten the screw using the end of the belt clip to secure the battery pack to the radio. Do not overtighten. Only use the end of the belt clip to tighten the screw. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 16 English ®...
  • Page 12: Notice Caution Warning

    Power Sources • Secondary Icons Secondary Icons The Cobra-provided LiON battery pack may be charged at home, Belt Clip Belt Clip in a car or in a boat using the appropriate 12V or 120V power Use the spring-loaded belt clip to carry the radio on your person.
  • Page 13: Intro Operation

    Caution Warning NOTICE Insert the spacer into the battery charger to support Use only the drop-in charger provided by Cobra. Do the battery pack during this charging process. Follow not use the charger with alkaline batteries; only the Notice Caution...
  • Page 14: Getting Started

    The Band button allows you to select between the Marine Band Button (VHF), GMRS and weather bands. Press and release the band button to quickly toggle between the three radio bands. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 22 English ®...
  • Page 15: Customer Assistance

    Press the Channel Up/Down button. Secondary Icons Secondary Icons install an optional Cobra speaker or microphone into this port. If you are on Channel 88, pressing the Channel Up button will Talk Button advance to Channel 01. If you are on Channel 01, pressing...
  • Page 16: Vhf Mode Programming

    Customer Warranty Assistance ERP setting in GMRS mode) watts of power. Cobra suggests you to set the programmable features of your radio. Correctly maintain the low power setting for short-range communications. following these steps results in a minimal amount of radio setup...
  • Page 17: Caution Warning

    Setup mode programming. Secondary Icons NOTE If the Squelch is set so that you can hear a continuous hissing Notice sound, the Memory Scan and Tri-Watch functions will be Caution Warning blocked. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 28 English ®...
  • Page 18 If Call Alert is set to On, the radio will alert you to a call from a compatible GMRS automatically transmitting when you speak. You can also set the Cobra radio with a Call Alert. VOX sensitivity level to fit the volume of your voice and avoid Customer...
  • Page 19 2. Press Channel Up/Down button to select ON or OFF. Secondary Icons 3. Press Call/Enter/Setup button to save entry. NOTE Once set, this is a global setting when in all radio modes. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 32 English Notice Caution Warning ®...
  • Page 20: Weather Mode Programming

    WX received signal level falls below a preset squelch on the user-selected weather channel and – radio is in WX Standby OR – radio is in VHF or GMRS Standby and there is no channel activity. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 34 English ®...
  • Page 21 8. Continue steps 5 to 7 until all six (6) digits are entered. SAME 9. Press the Call/Enter/Setup button to save the entered digits. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 36 English ®...
  • Page 22: Gmrs Mode Programming

    Setup mode programming. Secondary Icons NOTE If the Squelch is set so that you can hear a continuous hissing sound, the Memory Scan and Tri-Watch functions will be Notice Caution Warning blocked. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 38 English ®...
  • Page 23: Customer Assistance

    3. Press Call/Enter/Setup button to save this entry and move to the next setup programming mode. Secondary Icons NOTE VOX will be turned Off automatically when the radio is Notice turned Off. This will avoid accidental transmissions. Caution Warning Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 40 English ®...
  • Page 24 Once set, this is a global setting when in all Hold the Rewind button to lock the recording memory (the Notice Caution Warning radio modes. Rewind icon flashing) and save the currently recorded Notice Caution Warning transmission. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra English ®...
  • Page 25 Warning Tri-Watch channels or to change the scan direction. 5. To EXIT the Tri-Watch scan, press the TRI-WATCH button again, and the radio will return to Marine or GMRS Standby mode. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 44 English ®...
  • Page 26 8. Press and release the MEM/ESC button again to return 7. Press and release the MEM/ESC button again to return to Marine or GMRS Standby mode. to Marine or GMRS Standby mode. SAME Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 46 English ®...
  • Page 27 If there are fewer than two (2) memory locations Notice Caution Warning programmed in the radio, the Memory Location Scan option will not be available. To program at least two (2) memory locations, see page 34. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 48 English ®...
  • Page 28: Operating Your Radio

    Transmit (Tx) Icon 16 and Scan Band Selections Cobra’s Burp feature allows the operator to expel water from inside the speaker grill. This is especially useful if the radio is The BAND button allows you to quickly toggle between the dropped overboard or during extreme foul weather conditions.
  • Page 29 Warning Secondary Icons GMRS NOTE When either WX or SAME is set on, then in Marine and GMRS standby modes, the radio will display the selected Notice Caution Warning weather channel. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 52 English ®...
  • Page 30 Notice Caution Warning cease transmitting to prevent unwanted signal generation and battery drain. As soon as the Talk button is released, it can be pressed again to resume transmission. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 54 English ®...
  • Page 31: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    Assistance Assistance Maintenance Specifications • • Very little maintenance is required to keep your Cobra VHF/GMRS radio General in good operating condition: Number of Channels All U.S., Canadian, and International Customer Keep the radio and charger clean by wiping with a soft cloth and mild detergent.
  • Page 32: Warranty And Trademark

    The contact information for Cobra will vary depending on the country in which you Cobra, at our sole discretion, will repair or replace your product (with the same or comparable purchased and utilize the product. For the latest contact information, please go to...
  • Page 33: Fcc Licensing Information

    Cobra may FCC license forms and applications for ship and land stations can be downloaded through cause a violation of the technical regulations of part 80 of the FCC Rules, or violation the Internet at www.fcc.gov.
  • Page 34: Gmrs/Frs Frequency Allocation And Compatibility

    • • The channel numbers in the GMRS Mode on the MR HH450 DUAL model are designed to This GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) feature is a land-mobile service available for “match” the channels on Cobra and other GMRS radios manufactured over the last few short-distance, two-way communications in the USA.
  • Page 35: Vhf Marine Channel Assignments

    Canales activos para embarcaciones activas solamente. Los mensajes deberán estar relacionados con la actividad comercial o las necesidades de la embarcación. Use los canales 8, 67, 72 y 88A solamente para mensajes entre embarcaciones. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 64 English ®...
  • Page 36 * El uso de estos canales está dedicado a las aplicaciones que aparecen en la lista, en ciertas partes del país o para ciertos tipos de usuario solamente. Consulte las normas de la FCC o a un Notice Caution Warning operador de radio con experiencia antes de usarlos. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 66 English ®...
  • Page 37: Customer Assistance

    En aguas 1 vatio EE.UU. maintain a listening watch on this channel. estadounidenses, las grandes embarcaciones se mantienen vigilantes con sus radios sintonizados en este canal Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 68 English ®...
  • Page 38 Channel 16 seguridad marítima anunciada por el canal 16 • • 157.150 161.750 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) Correspondencia pública (operador marítimo) Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 70 English ®...
  • Page 39 Canada (Commercial Fishing) • 156.275 160.875 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator), Correspondencia pública (operador marítimo), Port Operations, Ship Movement operaciones portuarias, movimiento de embarcaciones 65A/1065 • • 156.275 156.275 Port Operations Operaciones portuarias 72 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 40 Operaciones portuarias (entre embarcaciones • • • 156.875 156.875 1 watt USA communications with pilots for movement and solamente). Restringido a comunicaciones con docking of ships. pilotos para el movimiento y atraque de embarcaciones. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 74 English ®...
  • Page 41 157.425 157.425 U.S. (Commercial). EE.UU. (comercial). Port Operations and VTS (International & Canada). Operaciones Portuarias y VTS (Internacional y Canadá). 88A/1088 • 157.425 157.425 Commercial Intership only Comercial entre embarcaciones solamente Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 76 English ®...
  • Page 42: Weather Channel Assignments

    FCC (EE. UU) e Industry Canada Caution Warning (Canadá). No pueden ser alterados por el usuario, así como tampoco pueden cambiarse los modos de operación entre simple y dúplex. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 78 English ®...
  • Page 43 Main Icons Accessories Order Info Introduction Accessories You can find quality Cobra products and accessories at your local Cobra dealer, or in Operation Intro Customer Operation Customer Warranty Warranty Assistance Assistance the U.S.A., you can order directly from Cobra. Please visit www.cobra.com Web orders will normally ship the next business day if received by us before 2:00 PM Eastern Time.

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