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Nothing comes close to a Cobra
®
1
Introduction
Our Thanks to You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1
Radio Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2
Backlit LCD Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3
Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Recommendations for Marine Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Licensing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
VHF Marine Radio Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Voice Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Radiotelephone Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Emergency Messages and Distress Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
VHF Marine Channel Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Installation
Included in this Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Antenna, Wrist Strap and Belt Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Batteries and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Operating Your Radio
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Standby/Receive and Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Advanced Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
CE Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Backlit LCD Screen
and Product Features
Introduction
Dual Power
Selectable to 1 or 5 watts output power
for near or distant calling.
International/Canada/U.S.A. Channels
Allows operation on any of the three
different channel maps established for
these areas.
Waterproof
Submersible to 1 metre of water
for 30 minutes — meets JIS7 Standards.
Channel Scan/Memory Scan
Lets you scan through all channels or
up to ten selected memory locations
to find conversations in progress.
Button Lock
Prevents accidental changes to your
settings when you set this feature.
Instant Channel 16
Instant access to priority Channel 16.
Tri-Watch
Lets you monitor three channels
at once — Channel 16 and two user
programmable channels.
Six AA Rechargeable
NiMH Batteries Included
Provides extended operating time
compared to alkaline batteries with
no memory effect.
Drop-in AC/DC Desk Charger Included
Lets you charge the batteries right
in the radio — at home, in your car
or in your boat. In addition, a UK-
compatible connector is included.
Product Features
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Battery
Power Icon
Memory Icon
Simplex
Operation
Icon
Memory
Location
Number
Channel
Numbers
Tri Watch
Icon
Scan
Icon
Button
Lock
Icon
U-I-C Active
Channel Map
Icons
Transmit/Received
Signal Strength Icons
High/Low
Power Icons
Transmit
Icon
Backlit LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Screen
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A2
Radio Controls
and Indicators
Introduction
A3
English English
Tri-Watch
Button
Instant
Channel
16 Button
Scan
Button
Backlit
LCD Screen
Memory
Button
Wrist
Strap
Connector
UIC Button
High/Low
Power Button
Speaker/
Microphone
Channel
Up/Down
Buttons
Talk
Button
Antenna
Belt Clip
Engagement
Knob
Battery
Compartment
Squelch
Knob
On-Off Power/
Volume Knob
Backlight/
Key Lock
Button
Charging
Contacts
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