Cobra Marine HH500EU Owner's Manual
Cobra Marine HH500EU Owner's Manual

Cobra Marine HH500EU Owner's Manual

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VHF MARINE RADIO
MR HH500 FLT BT
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra
®
Our Thanks to You and
Customer Assistance
Introduction
Intro
Operation
Our Thanks to You
Thank you for purchasing a Cobra Marine
Properly used, this Cobra
Owner's Manual
many years of reliable service.
Installation
How Your Cobra Marine VHF Radio Works
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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,
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and make radiotelephone calls to anywhere in the world through a marine operator.
Besides two-way communications, the radio can provide quick access to receive
all the NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) weather channels
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and alert you to weather emergencies with a tone on a weather channel you can select for
your area.
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Customer Assistance
Intro
Operation
Customer
Warranty
Intro
Operation
Customer
Warranty
Assistance
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
customer assistance services:
Customer
Installation
Installation
Assistance
Assistance
For Assistance In The U.S.A.
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Monday-Friday 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM EST
Call: 800-543-1608
SERVICE
Monday-Thursday 9:00AM-5:00PM EST
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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
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English
Customer
Warranty
Assistance
VHF radio.
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product will give you
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Customer
Assistance
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©2022 Cobra Electronics Corporation
www.cobra.com
Radio Controls
and Indicators
Introduction
Intro
Operation
Customer
Warranty
Assistance
Customer
Installation
Assistance
Antenna
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Notice
Caution
Warning
Speaker/
Backlit
Microphone
LCD
ON/OFF/
External Cover
Screen
Volume Control
Push
to Talk
Button
Channel
Down
Button
ROG
VHF
Backlight/
R
Key Lock
X
T
A
Button
U
C I
B
LOMEDHI
MEM
Bluetooth
MARINE HH500
Button
Call/Enter
Button
CALL
ENT SETUP
16/9
TW
MEM
ESC
Tri-Watch
Button
SUBMERSIBLE
SCAN Button
Speaker
A2 English
Belt Clip
Battery
Battery
Door
Screw
Bluetooth
Microphone
Channel
Up Button
Rewind-Say-Again
®
Button
Instant
Channel
16/9 Button
Memory/Escape
Button
Power Level/
Weather Button
VHF Microphone

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  • Page 1 Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Our Thanks to You Assistance Assistance • Thank you for purchasing a Cobra Marine VHF radio. ® Properly used, this Cobra product will give you ® Belt Clip Owner’s Manual many years of reliable service.
  • Page 2: Backlit Lcd (Liquid Crystal Display) Screen

    Backlit LCD Screen Product Features Notes and Product Features Introduction Introduction Introduction Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Assistance Backlit LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Screen Product Features (continued) • • Call Tone Icon MicroBlue Signal Strength Meter Bluetooth Icon...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Main Icons Introduction Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Introduction Our Thanks to You ..........A1 Customer Assistance .
  • Page 4: Important Safety Information

    Assistance Important Safety Information General Precautions • • Before installing and using your Cobra Marine VHF radio, please read these general The following WARNINGS and NOTICE information will make you aware of RF exposure Customer Installation Assistance precautions and warnings.
  • Page 5: Recommendations For Marine Communication

    Currently, the FCC does not require recreational boaters to have a license. The United the coast, consider a higher powered handheld or installing a Cobra Marine fixed mount radio States Coast Guard recommends that the boat’s registration number and state of registry with up to 25 watts of output power.
  • Page 6: Included In This Package

    You should find all of the following items in the package with You need a Radio Operator’s Certificate if your vessel is operated in Canadian waters. Radio Secondary Icons your Cobra Marine VHF radio: Operator training and certification is available from the Canadian Power Squadron. Visit their website at http://www.cps-ecp.ca/.
  • Page 7: Notice Caution

    Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Install/Remove Antenna Wrist Strap and Belt Clip VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation Customer Customer Installation Installation Assistance Assistance Install/Remove Antenna Wrist Strap and Belt Clip •...
  • Page 8: Batteries And Charger

    Main Icons Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Batteries and Charger Batteries and Charger VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation Customer Customer Installation Installation Intro Operation Customer Warranty Initial Charge To Remove Battery Pack from Radio Assistance Assistance Assistance...
  • Page 9: Getting Started

    Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Batteries and Charger Getting Started Main Icons Intro Operation Customer Warranty VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Assistance Customer Intro Operation Customer Warranty Installation Maintaining the Battery Charge Assistance Assistance Getting Started Fully Charged...
  • Page 10 Getting Started Getting Started VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Radio Speaker and Microphone Channel Up/Down Buttons Assistance Assistance Speaker/Mic Port Channel Up/Down Buttons MARINE HH50 The internal Radio Speaker and Microphone are located on the Your radio will Receive (Rx) and Transmit (Tx) VHF signals on bottom front face of the radio below the lower control buttons.
  • Page 11: Setup Mode Programming

    Getting Started Setup Mode Programming Main Icons VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty High/Medium/Low (H-M-L) Power Button Assistance Assistance Setup Mode Programming H-M-L Power Button • Your radio can transmit selectively at 1, 3 or 6 Watts of power.
  • Page 12 Setup Mode Programming Setup Mode Programming VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Squelch Control USA/International/Canada Channel Maps Assistance Assistance Active Channel Map Icon Channel Up/Down Buttons MARINE HH50 Squelch Control filters weak signals and radio frequency (RF) noise Three (3) sets of VHF Channel Maps have been established...
  • Page 13 Setup Mode Programming Setup Mode Programming LOMEDHI VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Call Tone Select Rewind Enable/Disable Assistance Assistance Channel Up/Down Button Call Tone Select MARINE HH500 If Rewind is enabled, the last 20 seconds of incoming audio This setting will also allow you to transmit a unique...
  • Page 14: Mode Pairing And Programming

    Mode Pairing Mode Pairing Bluetooth Bluetooth ® ® and Programming and Programming Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance 4.
  • Page 15 Mode Pairing Mode Pairing Bluetooth Bluetooth ® ® and Programming and Programming Introduction VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Intro Operation Customer Customer Warranty Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Call Tone Alert Bluetooth Radio On/Off Assistance Assistance...
  • Page 16: Weather Mode Programming

    Standby/Receive Weather Mode Programming and Transmit Main Icons Introduction VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Intro Operation Customer Customer Warranty Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Assistance To Set WX Auto Search (SCAN) On or Off: Weather (WX) Mode Programming WX Auto Search (SCAN) WX auto search setup is only shown if WX Alert is set to ON.
  • Page 17: Noaa Weather Channels And Alert

    NOAA broadcasts a 1050 Hz tone that receivers such as your Cobra Marine VHF radio can detect and warn you of a weather alert condition. When the Weather Alert mode on your radio is On, this signal will produce a loud tone from the speaker in the radio and will automatically switch to the alerting weather channel so the alert broadcast can be heard.
  • Page 18: Advanced Operation

    Standby/Receive and Transmit Advanced Operation VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Weather (WX) Standby Mode Assistance Assistance Advanced Operation WX/H-M-L Button • Channel 16/9 Mode To enter and exit the WX Standby mode, press and hold the Channel 16/9 Button WX/H-M-L button.
  • Page 19 Main Icons Advanced Operation Advanced Operation VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Tri-Watch Mode Using Tri-Watch Assistance Assistance TRI-WATCH Button TRI-WATCH Button Main Icons Intro Operation Customer...
  • Page 20 Advanced Operation Advanced Operation VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Memory Location Mode Assistance Assistance To Recall a Stored Memory Location: ENT SETUP MEM/ESC Button MEM Icon 1.
  • Page 21 Main Icons Advanced Operation Advanced Operation Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Channel Scan Mode Memory Location Scan Mode Assistance Assistance...
  • Page 22: Rewind Operation

    Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Rewind Operation Rewind Operation VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Customer Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Installation Assistance Assistance Assistance Using Rewind-Say-Again to Record VOICE Audio ®...
  • Page 23: Mobile Phone Operation With Bluetooth

    Mobile Phone Operation Mobile Phone Operation Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance With Bluetooth With Bluetooth ® ® VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Customer Installation Initiate a Phone Call Assistance...
  • Page 24 Mobile Phone Operation Mobile Phone Operation With Bluetooth With Bluetooth ® ® Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Using Voice Dial Last Number Redial Assistance Assistance...
  • Page 25 Mobile Phone Operation Mobile Phone Operation With Bluetooth With Bluetooth ® ® VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty General Bluetooth Operation and Frequently Asked Questions Assistance Please make sure to note your VOX setting.
  • Page 26: Floating Feature

    16 and Scan • Cobra’s Burp feature allows the operator to expel water from Very little maintenance is required to keep your Cobra Marine VHF radio inside the speaker grill. This is especially useful if the radio is in good operating condition: CALL dropped overboard or during extreme foul weather conditions.
  • Page 27: Vhf Marine Radio Procedures

    VHF Marine Radio Procedures VHF Marine Radio Procedures Introduction VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation Intro Operation Customer Customer Warranty Warranty Prohibited Communications Assistance Assistance VHF Marine Radio Procedures • Maintain Your Watch You MUST NOT transmit: Whenever your boat is underway, the radio must be turned On and be tuned to Channel 16 False distress or emergency messages.
  • Page 28: Warning

    Main Icons ain Icons Voice Calling Voice Calling VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Main Icons Assistance Assistance Assistance If the other does not respond, wait two (2) minutes and repeat. You are permitted Assistance Voice Calling •...
  • Page 29: Radiotelephone Calls

    Emergency Messages and Radiotelephone Calls Distress Procedure VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Radiotelephone Calls Emergency Messages and Distress Procedure • • Boaters may make and receive radiotelephone calls to and from any number on the telephone The ability to summon assistance in an emergency is the primary reason network by using the services of public coast stations.
  • Page 30 Emergency Messages and Emergency Messages Distress Procedure and Distress Procedure Introduction VHF Marine Radio Protocols Introduction VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Marine Emergency Signals Assistance Marine Distress Procedure Assistance Assistance...
  • Page 31 Emergency Messages and Distress Procedure Warranty Introduction VHF Marine Radio Protocols Introduction Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Warranty Terms: Assistance Assistance For Example Cobra warrants your product against all defects in materials and workmanship for a period of “Mayday —...
  • Page 32: Product Service

    Product Service Specifications Specifications Introduction Customer Service Introduction Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Intro Warranty Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty If you have any questions about operation or installing your new Cobra product, PLEASE Assistance Specifications Assistance Assistance Assistance...
  • Page 33: Vhf Marine Channel Assignments

    VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments VHF Marine Radio Protocols Appendix Introduction Introduction Appendix Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Assistance VHF Marine Channel Assignments Assistance Asignación de canales de VHF para radiocomunicación marítima •...
  • Page 34 VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments Appendix Introduction Appendix Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Assistance Assistance Channel Assignments (English) Asignaciones de canales (Español) Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) Correspondencia pública (operador marítimo) Customer Customer...
  • Page 35 VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments Appendix Appendix Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Assistance Power Limits Channel Channel Map Frequency Number Mapa de canales Frecuencia Límites de potencia Número Int’l Canada Transmit Receive...
  • Page 36 VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments Introduction Appendix Introduction Appendix Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Assistance Assistance Channel Map Frequency Channel Number Frecuencia Mapa de canales Número Int’l Canada Transmit...
  • Page 37 VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments Introduction Appendix Introduction Appendix Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Assistance Assistance Channel Map Frequency Power Limits Channel Number Mapa de canales Frecuencia Límites de potencia Número...
  • Page 38 VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments Introduction Appendix Introduction Appendix Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Assistance Assistance Channel Map Frequency Power Limits Channel Number Frecuencia Límites de potencia Mapa de canales Número...
  • Page 39 VHF Marine VHF Marine Channel Assignments Channel Assignments Introduction Appendix Introduction Appendix Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Assistance Assistance Channel Map Frequency Power Limits Channel Number Mapa de canales Frecuencia Límites de potencia Número...
  • Page 40: Weather Channel Assignments

    VHF Marine Weather Channel Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Channel Assignments Assignments Introduction Appendix Introduction Appendix Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Intro Operation Operation Customer Customer Warranty Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Customer Installation Assistance Assistance Assistance Assistance Assistance...
  • Page 41: Order Info

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