Cobra Marine MR F75 EU Owner's Manual

Cobra Marine MR F75 EU Owner's Manual

Vhf marine radio

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Our Thanks to You and
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Introduction
Intro
Operation
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Thank you for purchasing a CobraMarine
Properly used, this product will give you many years
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How Your CobraMarine
VHF Radio Works
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This radio is a VHF transceiver for fixed mounting on your boat. It gives you 2-way
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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
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help, get information from other boaters, talk to lock or bridge tenders and make
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radiotelephone calls to anywhere in the world through a marine operator.
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Should you encounter any problems with this product, or not understand
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its many features, please refer to this owner's manual. If you require further
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assistance after reading this manual, please contact your local dealer.
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NOTE
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Your equipment will be black. White images are shown in this manual for
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illustration purposes only.
This equipment is intended for use in:
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For Warranty, Product Service and
Accessory Information
Please contact your local dealer or distributor.
See the enclosed leaflet that provides contact
information for the CobraMarine
international
distributors.
A1 English
VHF radio.
©2004 Cobra Electronics Europe Limited
Dungar House
Northumberland Avenue
Dun Laoghaire
County Dublin, Ireland
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  • Page 1 See the enclosed leaflet that provides contact Dungar House Northumberland Avenue www.cobra.com information for the CobraMarine ™ international Dun Laoghaire County Dublin, Ireland distributors. www.cobra.com A1 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® English...
  • Page 2: Customer Assistance

    Transceiver Controls, Microphone/Speaker Indicators and Connections and Product Features Introduction Introduction Intro Operation Customer Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Assistance Microphone/Speaker with Auxiliary Controls Down Backlit LCD • Radio Status and Button Button Screen Up/Down Buttons Data Display Memory Scan/ Volume Can be used instead of Volume Up...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CE Marking ..........69 Notice Caution Warning Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 4: Important Safety Information

    DO NOT transmit more than 10% of the time the radio is in use — 50% duty cycle. The radio is transmitting when the Talk button is pressed and the transmit information shows on the LCD screen. ALWAYS use only Cobra Electronics Corporation ™ authorized accessories.
  • Page 5: Recommendations For Marine Communication

    The VHF frequencies on your radio are reserved for marine use and require a special license to operate from land, including when your boat is on its trailer. English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 6: Vhf Marine Radio Procedures

    Messages containing obscene, indecent, or profane words or meaning. General calls, signals or messages (messages not addressed to a particular station) on Channel 16, except in an emergency or if you are testing your radio. When you are on land. English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 7: Digital Selective Calling (Class D Dsc)

    Maritel: 1-888-Maritel (1-888-627-4835) be approximately 20 nautical miles. Sea Tow International: 1-631-765-3660 – www.seatow.com In Canada, contact the nearest Industry Canada office. Addresses and telephone numbers are available from Radiocommunication Information Circular 66 (RIC-66.) English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 8: Radiotelephone Calls

    If you are merely out of fuel, do not send an emergency message. Drop your anchor and call a friend or marina to bring the fuel you need or give you a tow. 10 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 9: Marine Distress Procedure - Dsc

    “PAN PAN MEDICO — PAN PAN MEDICO — PAN PAN MEDICO” The coastguard will try to link you to a doctor who can give expert advice and evaluate the need for evacuation. 12 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 10: Vhf Marine Channel Assignments

    These are noted in the channel assignment for ship-to-ship messages. chart. If operating your vessel in U.S.A. or Canadian waters, consult the national communication authority or a knowledgeable local radio operator for further guidance. 14 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 11 1 Watt INT and CAN International (on-board communication); Canada (EPIRB buoys only) • • • 156.800 156.800 International Distress, Safety and Calling • • • 156.850 156.850 1 Watt CAN State Controlled (U.S.A. only) 16 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 12 156.075 West Coast (coastguard only); East Coast (commercial fishing) • 156.125 160.725 Public Correspondence (marine operator), Port Operations, Ship Movement • 156.125 156.125 West Coast (coastguard only); East Coast (commercial fishing) 18 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 13 Port Operations (intership only.) Restricted to communications • • • 156.875 156.875 1 Watt CAN with pilots for movement and docking of ships. • Public Correspondence (marine operator) 156.925 161.525 • • 156.925 156.925 Non-Commercial (recreational) 20 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 14 04A, transmit and receive on a single frequency, which is termed simplex simplex and duplex. operation. Your radio automatically adjusts to these conditions. When in simplex operation, the A icon will appear on the LCD (see illustration on page A2.) 22 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 15: World City Time Zones

    E157.50 to E172.50 Solomon Islands Customer Installation Assistance E172.50 to W172.50 Auckland condary Icons NOTE See time offset on page 37 for more information on setting the time zone. Notice Caution Warning 24 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 16: Mounting And Powering The Radio

    4. Tilt the transceiver to a convenient Adjust Screws is tight against the flat surface. angle and tighten the locking knobs. i s t Tilt Lock Knobs a l l i s t 26 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 17: Antenna Requirements And Attachment

    Secondary Icons marine VHF antennas, but it is up to you to choose which antenna to use. CAUTION Since it represents the link between your radio and the outside world, Cobra Electronics Attempting to transmit without an antenna attached Corporation ™...
  • Page 18: External Devices And Connections

    External Speaker output Volume Up/Down buttons. 2. Ring Conductor PA output 3. Sleeve Ground A single speaker cannot be used for the separate functions of External Speaker and Public Address Speaker. 30 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 19: Operating Your Radio

    Although the Volume Up/Down buttons on the Sound Starts Notice Caution Warning microphone/speaker can be used in the squelch process, the On-Off Power/Volume knob is recommended to control volume for optimum tuning. 32 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 20: Intro Operation Customer Warranty

    Use the Up/Down and Call/Set buttons to enter the position of your vessel. If no entry is made within 19 ⁄ hours after the position entry screen appears, nines will be displayed as the default position coordinates. 34 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 21 UTC. If you enter the hour offset for your Caution Warning time zone, the LCD will show the local time. In either event, DSC messages will always be based on UTC. 36 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 22: Voice Transmission

    2. Repeat step 1 to shift to the next channel map(s) in the sequence (International), (Canada), then Active Channel Map back to The radio will return to Standby mode each time the button is released. 38 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 23 Assistance Assistance Transmit Power Output Public Address Your radio can Transmit selectively at 1 or 25 watts of power. Cobra Electronics Another form of voice transmission is available on your radio. It can be used in Corporation ™ suggests you maintain the low power setting for short-range Public Address (PA) mode to hail other vessels or people near the shore if you communications and to avoid overpowering nearby stations with your signal.
  • Page 24: Advanced Operation

    The radio will return to Standby mode as soon as the Memory Scan/Memory Clear to the traffic on the channel. The channel number will be button is released. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to clear additional channels from memory displayed on the LCD. locations. 42 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 25: Dsc Set-Up

    During memory scan (while not receiving a transmission): a. Press the Talk button to communicate on the last channel scanned and return to Standby mode. 44 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 26 User MMSI ID Entry USERMMSI ID ENTRY 3. Press and hold the Call/Set button to return to the Settings menu. 46 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 27 3. Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through the 036612345. memory locations to one you want to select. Group MMSIs can be entered and changed any number of times without encountering the need to have your radio reset. 48 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 28: Dsc Operation

    GPS, or with old or no position information if a GPS is not connected. Manually enter your position, then send the distress call. Abort the distress call process and return to Standby mode. 50 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 29 LCD. Distress Acknowledgement If no acknowledgement is received, the radio will resend the message at approximately four minute intervals until an acknowledgement is received or you abort the distress call. 52 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 30 4. Press one of the following three buttons to switch from Routine Waiting use the Up/Down buttons to scroll to EXIT geographical call receive to Standby mode: Call/Set press the Call/Set button. button, Channel 16 button, or Talk button. 54 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 31 Anyone in the group can now also transmit on your radio will restart the individual call. If you choose Send/Exit that channel. you will be returned to the individual location EXIT on the Call Send menu. Group Waiting 56 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 32 Call Send menu. name of the station whose position you 4) Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll to EXIT want to request. 5) Press the Call/Set button to return to Standby mode. 58 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 33 3) Press any button to return to Standby mode. b. If you choose not to reply: 1) Use the Up/Down buttons to select EXIT 2) Press the Call/Set button to return to Standby mode without sending your position. 60 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 34 LCD. Press any button to turn off the alarm message in the call log. and return to Standby mode. 5. Press the Call/Set button to return to Standby mode. 62 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 35: Troubleshooting

    5. Press and hold the Memory Scan/Memory Clear button for one second or more. Repeat steps 4 – 5 to delete additional messages. 6. Press the Call/Set button to return to Standby mode. 64 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
  • Page 36: Specifications

    -60 dB High -55 dB Low Microphone Type Electret Frequency Stability +/-10 ppm FM Hum and Noise 40 dB * Programmable Recreation Channels available. Please contact your local dealer for details. 66 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra ®...
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