Getting Started - Cobra MR F45-D Owner's Manual

Getting Started

Operating Your Radio
Getting Started
Refer to the foldout on the front cover of this manual to identify the various
controls and indicators on your radio.
Throughout this manual you will be instructed to press or to press and hold
buttons on the transceiver or on the microphone. Press means a momentary
press, then release; press and hold means to hold the button.
Tones And Alarms
When your CobraMarine VHF radio is On, you can expect to hear the following tones and
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.
It can be turned On or Off. See set-up routines on page 30.
Error Tone
Two low-pitched beep indicates an invalid button press.
DSC Distress 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.
NOTE
This alarm sounds only for DSC distress calls on Channel 70.
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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DSC Position Request Alarm
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Medium-loud, continuous, low-pitched series of closely spaced, four beeps [three short –
one long] groups — sounds when a POSITION REQUEST call is received. Press any button
to turn it Off.
DSC Individual Alarm
High—pause—high—pause—high. Long pause, then repeat. Press any button to turn it
Off.
Weather Alarm
Medium-loud, continuous, medium-pitched series of 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.
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