Backlit LCD Screen and Product Features Product Features Notes Introduction Introduction Introduction • • Key Tone Signal Level Roger Beep Icon Transmit and Icon Icon Frequency Band Icons Receive Icons Button Lock Icon GMRS Weather Icon Call Alert Icon Active Channel Weather Alert Icon VHF Simplex Rewind-Say-Again...
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Table of Contents Introduction Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
Important Safety Information General Precautions Introduction Introduction Introduction • • Warning and Notice Statements Safety Training Information Industry Canada Antenna Notice Avis d'antenne du Canada d'industrie English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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General Precautions Radio Check Procedure Introduction Introduction Introduction Sea Tow Automated Radio Check (ARC) System • English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation Prohibited Communications • Maintain Your Watch Power Calling Coast Stations Calling Other Vessels Initial Calling on Channel 16 or 9 Limits on Calling Change Channels Station Identification English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
Emergency Messages and Radiotelephone Calls Distress Procedure Introduction Introduction • • 10 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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Emergency Messages and Emergency Messages Distress Procedure and Distress Procedure Introduction Introduction Marine Emergency Signals Marine Distress Procedure MAYDAY SECURITE If You Hear a Distress Call 12 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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Emergency Messages and Specific Area Message Distress Procedure Encloding (SAME) Alerts Introduction Introduction For Example • 14 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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Owner’s Manual LOMEDHI SAME MARINE HH500 CALL ENT SETUP 16/9 MR HH450 DUAL SUBMERSIBLE othing Comes Close to a Cobra ® English ...
VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation Initial Charge Power Sources • Belt Clip Belt Clip Initial Battery Charge Insert Belt Clip onto Radio Wrist Strap Attachment Secure Radio 18 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation To Remove Battery Pack from Radio Maintaining the Battery Charge Remove Battery Fully Charged Partially Charged Battery Pack Charging Only Fully Discharged Alkaline Batteries Alkaline Battery Tray 20 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
Getting Started Getting Started VHF Marine Radio Protocols Installation VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Common Radio Functions • HH450 Radio Power/Volume Control On/Off/Volume Control (Clockwise) On/Off/Volume Control (Counterclockwise) Band Button 22 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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Channel Up/Down Buttons Currently On Channel 88 Talk Button Backlight/Key Lock Button ATIS VOX LOMEDHI Backlight/Key Lock Button SCAN Button SCAN Button Key Locked Buttons GMRS ATIS SAME Key Lock Icon GMRS 24 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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H-M-L Power Button • Marine (VHF) Mode Programming Call/Enter/Setup Button Call/Enter/Setup Button Marine Standby Mode GMRS ATIS VOXLOMEDHI SAME Channel 16 or Channel 9 • ATIS VOX LOMEDHI ATIS VOX LOMEDHI 26 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio Squelch Control USA/International/Canada Channel Maps Channel Up/Down Buttons Active Channel Map Icon EDHI Channel Up/Down Buttons Squelch Control GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME 28 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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Call Tone Alert Voice Activated Transmit (VOX) Mode Call Alert VOX Mode GMRS GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME ATIS LOMEDHI SAME Channel Up/Down Buttons VOX Level GMRS ATIS LOMEDHI SAME Channel Up/Down Buttons English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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Channel 16 Priority Mode GMRS Roger Beep Mode Roger Beep Mode GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME Key Tone Mode Key Tone Mode GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME 32 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
VOX LOMEDHI SAME Select Weather Alert GMRS Channel Up/Down Buttons Squelch Control VOX LOMEDHI ATIS SAME Squelch Control GMRS WX Auto Search (SCAN) GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME 34 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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GMRS VOX LOMEDHI ATIS SAME ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME Enter FIPS Code SAME Disabled GMRS GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME Code Entered GMRS VOX LOMEDHI ATIS SAME 36 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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Operating Your Radio GMRS Mode Programming CTCSS and DCS Coding Mode GMRS Standby GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME Squelch Control Call/Enter/Setup CTCSS Off GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME Call/Enter/Setup Channel Up/Down Buttons 38 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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CTCSS Off Voice Activated Transmit (VOX) Mode VOX Mode GMRS GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME ATIS LOMEDHI SAME Call/Enter/Setup VOX Level GMRS ATIS LOMEDHI SAME Channel Up/Down Buttons Channel Up/Down Buttons 40 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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Call Tone Mode ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME GMRS Call/Ent/Setup Button ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME Roger Beep Mode Roger Beep Mode Rewind Button GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME Playback Message GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
VOX LOMEDHI SAME Mic Recorder ON GMRS Channel Up/Down Buttons Using Tri-Watch Tri-Watch Scan Mode: ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME Tri-Watch Button Tri-Watch Mode Tri-Watch Scan Mode GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME 44 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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Memory Location Mode MEM/ESC Button MEM Icon GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME Memory Location Number GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME Band Button Channel Up/Down Buttons Channel Number GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME 46 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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SAME GMRS Scan Scan All Schannels Channel Up/Down Buttons GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME Scan CTCSS GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME Memory Location Scan Scan DCS GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME 48 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
Burp Feature Marine (VHF), GMRS and Weather Standby Transmit (Tx) Icon 16 and Scan Band Selections Receive (Rx) Icon Marine (VHF) Standby Mode Burp Feature GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME Floating Radio 50 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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WX Auto Seatch (SCAN) GMRS Weather Alert Standby ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME SAME Alert Codes Weather Alert Standby GMRS ATIS VOX LOMEDHI SAME Weather Scan GMRS ATIS LOMEDHI SAME 52 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Operating Your Radio VHF Marine Radio Protocols Specifications Transmit (Tx) and Receive (Rx) Modes GMRS Standby Mode 54 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
Maintenance and Troubleshooting Specifications Operating Your Radio Introduction • • General • Receiver Transmitter 56 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
For Products Purchased In The U.S.A. If you have any questions about operation or installing your new Cobra VHF/GMRS product or if you are missing parts… Exclusions: This limited warranty does not apply: If you have any questions, please call 773-889-3087 for assistance.
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VHF FCC Licensing Information Information VHF Marine Radio Protocols Licensing VHF Marine Radio Protocols Licensing User Responsibility and Operating Locations • Station License International Station License Radio Call Sign Canadian Ship Station License 60 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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GMRS Communication and GMRS/FRS Frequency GMRS FCC Licensing Allocation and Compatibility Introduction Appendix Appendix • • • 62 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
Channel Assignments (English) Auxilio, seguridad y llamadas Distress, Safety, and Calling Llamadas Calling Intership Safety Seguridad entre embarcaciones Coast Guard Liaison Enlace con la guardia costera Non-Commercial No comerciales Commercial Comerciales 64 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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Sea Tow ARC (Automated Radio Check) Correspondencia pública (operador marítimo) Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) Operaciones portuarias Port Operations Navegación Navigational Maritime Control Control marítimo Digital Selective Calling Llamadas selectivas digitales Weather Meteorología 66 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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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. Internac Canadá Transm. Recepción 68 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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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. Internac Canadá Transm. Recepción 70 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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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. Internac Canadá Transm. Recepción 72 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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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. Internac Canadá Transm. Recepción 74 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
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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. Internac Canadá Transm. Recepción 76 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
VHF Marine Channel Assignments (English) Asignaciones de canales meteorológicos • Channel Number RX Frequency MHz Weather Channel Número Weather Channel Frecuencia de recepción (MHz) de canal Asignación de canales de VHF para radiocomunicación marítima (Español) 78 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...
Alkaline Battery Tray Alkaline Battery Tray AC Charger AC Charger Lapel Speaker/Microphone Lapel Speaker/Microphone DC Charger DC Charger LiON Battery Pack LiON Battery Drop-In Battery Charger Drop-In Battery Charger Antenna Antenna 80 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ®...