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Cobra Marine MR F80B Owner's Manual

Cobra Marine MR F80B Owner's Manual

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VHF MARINE RADIO
MR F80B
Comes Close to a Cobra
®
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a CobraMarine
Properly used, this Cobra
many years of reliable service.
Owner's Manual
How Your CobraMarine VHF Radio Works
This radio is a VHF transceiver for fixed mounting on your boat. 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 all NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration), including 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
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.
24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week 773-889-3087 (phone).
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Central Time Mon. through Fri. (except holidays)
773-889-3087 (phone).
Faxes can be received at 773-622-2269 (fax).
www.cobra.com (online: Frequently Asked Questions).
English and Spanish. productinfo
For Assistance Outside the U.S.A.
A1 English
Our Thanks to you and
Customer Assistance
®
product will give you
English only.
English and Spanish
English and Spanish
English only.
cobra.com (e-mail).
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VHF radio.
© 2007 Cobra Electronics Corporation™
6500 West Cortland Street
Chicago, Illinois 60707 USA
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: Transceiver Controls, Indicators And Connections

    (2) built-in encoders A dedicated button allows user to replay (receivers). up to the last 20 seconds of audio. Press the dedicated rewind button and Cobra VHF will replay the last 20 Antenna Radio can be mounted on, under or in seconds of the audio from your VHF.

  • Page 3: Microphone/Speaker With Auxiliary Controls

    Microphone/Speaker and Backlit LCD (Liquid Crystal Product Features (continued) Display) Screen Introduction Introduction Product Features Backlit LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Screen • • Weather Alert LOCAL ON Call Log Icon Submersible to 3.28 ft (1 m) of water Radio SAME Alert Icons Icon Sensitivity for 30 minutes —...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Flush Mount Template ..........80 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra...

  • Page 5: Important Safety Information

    LCD screen and controls. The term “Radio” will be Hazardous Electromagnetic Fields — RF and Microwave. used to identify the entire equipment including transceiver, microphone, antenna and any attached external speakers. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra English ®...

  • Page 6: Recommendations For Marine Communication

    — to allow social conversations and keep the marine frequencies contact the nearest field office or write: Industry of Canada, Radio Regulatory uncluttered and available for their intended use. Branch, Attn: DOSP, 300 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C8. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra English ®...

  • Page 7: Vhf Marine Radio Procedures

    Prohibited Communications by Cobra may cause a violation of the technical regulations of part 80 of the transmit: FCC Rules, or violation of type acceptance requirements of part 2 of the rules.

  • Page 8: Digital Selective Calling (Dsc)

    Coast Guard and other vessels within range of the transmission. DSC also allows mariners to initiate and receive distress, urgent, safety, routine, position request, position send and group calls between vessels equipped with DSC capable radios. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra English ®...

  • Page 9: Radiotelephone Calls

    (This signal is properly pronounced see-cure-ee-tay.) When using an international emergency signal, the appropriate signal is to be spoken three (3) times prior to the message. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 10 English ®...

  • Page 10: Marine Distress Procedure - Dsc

    Keep the radio nearby. Even after your message has been received, the Coast Guard conditions should be approximately 20 nautical miles. 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 11: Vhf Marine Channel Assignments

    Working channels for working ships only. Messages must be about business or needs of the ship. Use Channels 8, 67, 72 and 88A only for ship-to-ship messages. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 14 English ®...
  • Page 12 Environmental (Receive Only). Used by class C EPIRB’s. • • 156.750 156.750 1 watt CAN and INT • • • 156.800 156.800 • • • 156.850 156.850 1 watt USA and CAN State Controlled (U.S.A. Only) Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 16 English ®...
  • Page 13 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator), Port Operation, Ship Movement • • 156.075 156.075 East Coast (Commercial Fishing) • 156.125 160.725 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator), Port Operations, Ship Movement • 156.125 156.125 East Coast (Commercial Fishing) Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 18 English ®...
  • Page 14 156.825 156.825 1 watt Only INT Port Operations (Intership only). Restricted to communications with pilots for movement and docking of ships. • • • 156.875 156.875 1 watt USA and CAN Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 20 English ®...
  • Page 15 04A, transmit and receive on a single frequency, which is termed simplex between 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). Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 22 English ®...

  • Page 16: Noaa Weather Channels And Alert

    Bangkok 162.525 NOAA E112.50 to E127.50 Hong Kong 161.650 Canadian E127.50 to E142.50 Tokyo 161.775 Canadian E142.50 to E157.50 Sydney E157.50 to E172.50 Solomon Islands 163.275 NOAA E172.50 to W172.50 Auckland Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 24 English ®...

  • Page 17: Installation And Start-Up

    Tilt Lock knobs. Cobra Accessory Harness CM 140-001 is an wire harness that is used to interface the MR F80 radio with the Cobra MC 600C Series chartplotters. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 26 English...
  • Page 18 Cobra Accessory Harness CM 140-001 is an wire harness that is Tighten the adjusting screws against used to interface the MR F80 radio with the Cobra MC 600C Series the back of the flat surface until the chartplotters. flange on the front of the transceiver is tight against the flat surface.

  • Page 19: Antenna Requirements And Attachment

    Up to 1.5m(4.9ft) 1.6 mils(#14) Since it represents the link between your radio and the outside world, Cobra suggests you purchase the best quality antenna, coaxial cable Up to 3.0m(9.8 ft) 2.0 mils(#12) and connectors you can. This is best accomplished with the advice Up to 5.0m(16.4 ft)

  • Page 20: External Devices And Connections

    Connect the (+) wire to the orange wire coming out of the standard speaker/PA wire harness. Connect the (-) wire to the black/white wire coming out of the standard speaker/PA wire harness. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 32 English ®...

  • Page 21: Operating Your Radio

    Accessory Cable harness P/N CM 140-001. This cable has a molded 8-pin connector (Not Included) that plugs directly into the appropriate connectors on the MR F80 and the MC 600C Cobra Electronics strongly recommends that you obtain and Series. connect a GPS device to your CobraMarine VHF radio. By...

  • Page 22: Getting Started

    High—pause—high—pause—high. Long pause, then repeat. Press any button to turn it Off. Loud, continuous, medium-pitched, high-low tones (warble) — sounds when a geographical call is received. Press any button to turn it Off. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 36 English ®...
  • Page 23 VHF marine channels can be accessed. By pressing microphone button, higher numbered VHF marine channels can be accessed. By pressing the microphone button, lower numbered VHF marine channels can be accessed. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 38 English ®...

  • Page 24: Setup Mode Programming

    (3) Channels button on the microphone) can also be used 16, 9 and one user selectable channel. universally to return to the mode. Tri-Watch Button Enter Button Nothing comes close to a Cobra 40 English ®...
  • Page 25 When the changes are complete, exit the Press the button to select the contrast setting. menu and return to the menu. When the changes are complete, exit the menu and return to the menu. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 42 English ®...

  • Page 26: Special Features

    Rewind-Say-Again™ Feature When the time offset is at zero (0), the LCD shows the The MR F80 radio has a Cobra exclusive playback feature, time as UTC. When a time zone hour offset is entered, . This feature allows you to replay the the LCD shows the local time.

  • Page 27: Voice Transmission

    16 if you use the button to select this channel. Select 16 manually or save it as a preset if you would like to routinely use channel Microphone 16/9 Button 16 on low power mode. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 46 English ®...
  • Page 28 The radio transmits selectively at 1 or 25 watts of power. If the button is held down for five (5) minutes, Cobra suggests maintaining the low power setting for short- the radio automatically ceases transmitting to prevent range communications to avoid overpowering nearby stations unwanted signal generation and a three (3)-beep error with the signal.

  • Page 29: Noaa All Hazards/Weather Radio And Alert, W/Same

    Press the button to select the weather alert setting. alert setting – ON, OFF or EXIT. When the changes are complete, exit the menu and return to the menu. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 50 English ®...

  • Page 30: Advanced Operation

    Move the selection arrow to NEXT to set another alert channel. If desired. Ten total codes can be programmed. When the changes are complete, exit the menu and return to the menu. SAME Event Code Alert Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 52 English ®...
  • Page 31 If no button is pressed, the radio automatically resumes scanning locations when an incoming transmission is completed. Press the button to communicate on the last location scanned and to return to the mode. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 54 English ®...
  • Page 32 If no button is pressed within 10 seconds, the radio automatically resumes scanning. Press the button to communicate on the last active channel scanned and return to mode. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 56 English ®...

  • Page 33: Digital Select Calling (Dsc) Setup

    MMSI number limitation is on all DSC capable radios. If the MMSI number must be changed more than once, return the radio to Cobra Electronics for resetting. Once the radio is reset, another Enter the...
  • Page 34 Position Reply Setting When the changes are complete, exit the ALL digits must be entered for the display to show menu and return to the menu. complete. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 60 English ®...

  • Page 35: Digital Select Calling (Dsc) Operation

    From mode, lift the spring-loaded red door on the transceiver and press the button. The menu displays with an arrow pointing to SEND. Distress Button Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 62 English ®...
  • Page 36 MMSI member. Press after viewing the display to return to normal mode. The radio automatically switches to Channel 16 upon Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 64 English ®...
  • Page 37 SAFETY, ROUTINE or EXIT. Select the type of call. All Ships Call Send Press the button twice to send a message. The radio display requires confirmation before sending Urgency and Safety calls. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 66 English ®...
  • Page 38 At the menu, select SEND or EXIT with the button. Send/Exit If SEND is selected, the radio restarts the individual call. If EXIT is selected, the individual location on the menu displays. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 68 English ®...
  • Page 39 You will receive a no reply response, meaning the operator of that station has chosen not to reply to your request. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 70 English ®...
  • Page 40 Position Request message is received, your radio will enter have noted the station’s position. either: mode. If the MRF80 is connected properly to your Cobra mode. chartplotter, you will see the requested position of the other vessel indicated on the display.
  • Page 41 When another station sends you its position in mode, the alarm will sound and the station’s name and position will be shown on the LCD. Press any button to turn Off the alarm and return to mode. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 74 English ®...

  • Page 42: Maintenance

    Enter your MMSI number Spurious Emissions -60 dB High -55 dB Low cannot be sent (DSC self-identification) number is not entered Microphone Type Electret Frequency Stability +/-10 ppm FM Hum and Noise 40 dB Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 76 English ®...

  • Page 43: Warranty And Trademark

    This will ensure the fastest turn-around time on your repair. You may be Cobra will, without charge, repair or replace, at its option, defective radios, asked to send your radio to the Cobra factory. It will be necessary to furnish the products or component parts upon delivery to the Cobra Factory Service...
  • Page 44 80 English...

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