Cobra MR HH400X VP manual

A1 English Our Thanks to Y ou and Customer Assistance Intro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice Secondary Icons Caution Warning Installation Customer Assistance Introduction Thank you f or purchasing a CobraMarine ™ VHF radio. Properl y used, this Cobra ® pr oduct will give you many year s of reliable service. How y our CobraMarine ?[...]

A3 English Backlit LCD Screen and Product Features Intro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice Secondary Icons Caution Warning Installation Customer Assistance Introduction Dual Power Selectable to one or five watts output power for near or distant calling. USA/International/Canada Channels Allows operation on any of the three different ch[...]

Intro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice Secondary Icons Caution W arning Installation Customer Assistance Introduction 1 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® T able of Contents Introduction Our Thanks T o Y ou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1 Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Intro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice S econdary Icons Caution Warning Installation Customer Assistance ion Customer Assistance W arranty N ce C aution Warning tion Customer Assistance er A ce W arranty N nW arning er A ce Intro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice Secondary Icons Caution Warning Installation Customer Assis[...]

ce Caution Warning I tion Customer Assistance Intro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice Secondary Icons Caution Warning Installation Customer Assistance Introduction 5 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Recommendations for Marine Communication 4 English Important Safety Information Intro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice Seco[...]

7 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® 6 English FCC Licensing Information VHF Marine Radio Procedures International station license If your vessel will be entering the sovereign waters of a country other than the U.S.A. or Canada, you should contact that country’ s communications regulatory authority for licensing information. Radio call sign Curre[...]

9 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® 8 English V oice Calling Radiotelephone Calls V oice calling • T o call another vessel or a shore installation such as a lock or bridge tender: ■ Make sure your radio is On . ■ Select Channel 16 and listen to make sure it is not being used. NOTE Channel 9 may be used by recreational vessels for general-purp[...]

11 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® 10 English Emergency Messa ges and Distress Procedure Emergency Messa ges and Distress Procedure Emergency messages and distress procedur e • The ability to summon assistance in an emergency is the primary reason to have a VHF marine radio. The marine environment can be unforgiving, and what may initially be a[...]

For Example 13 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Emergency Messa ges and Distress Procedure 12 English Emergency Messa ges and Distress Procedure Keep the radio nearby . Even after your message has been received, the Coast Guard can find you more quickly if you can transmit a signal for a rescue boat to hone in on. “Mayday — Mayday — Mayday?[...]

15 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine Channel Assignments 14 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments VHF marine channel assignments • Three (3) sets of VHF channels have been established for marine use in the U.S.A., Canada, and the rest of the world (International). Most of the channels are the same for all three (3) maps, but there are[...]

16 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments Intro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice S econdary Icons Caution Warning Installation Customer Assistance VHF Marine Radio Protocols 17 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine Channel Assignments Intro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice S econdary Icons Caution Warning Installa[...]

19 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine Channel Assignments 18 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments Intro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice S econdary Icons Caution Warning Installation Customer Assistance VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice S econdary Icons Caution Warning Installa[...]

21 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine Channel Assignments 20 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments Intro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice S econdary Icons Caution Warning Installation Customer Assistance VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice S econdary Icons Caution Warning Installa[...]

Channel Channel Map Frequency P ower Number USA Int’l Canada T ransmit Receive Limits 78 • 156.925 161.525 78A •• 156.925 156.925 79 • 156.975 161.575 79A •• 156.975 156.975 80 • 157.025 161.625 80A •• 157.025 157.025 81 • 157.075 161.675 81A •• 157.075 157.075 82 • 157.125 161.725 82A •• 157.125 157.125 83 •• 15[...]

25 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® 24 English NO AA W eather Channels And Alert Included In This P acka ge NOAA Weather Channels And Alert • Monitoring the weather will probably be a frequent use of your VHF radio. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides continuous, around-the-clock broadcasts of the latest weather i[...]

I ntro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty Notice Main Icons S econdary Icons Caution Warning I nstallation C ustomer A ssistance 27 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® 26 English Antenna, Wrist Strap, And Belt Clip I ntro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty N otice S econdary Icons C aution Warning Installation C ustomer A ssistance Instal[...]

Intro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice M ain Icons Secondary Icons Caution Warning Installation Customer Assistance Intro Operation Customer A ssistance W arranty Notice Main Icons S econdary Icons Caution Warning Installation Customer Assistance 29 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® 28 English Batteries And Charger Batteries And Charg[...]

V olume The On-Off Power/Volume knob also controls the speaker Volume . The Volume adjustment applies only to what you hear fr om the speaker and does not affect the V olume of your ou tgoing messages, which is controlled by the circuitry of your radio. T o Increase The Volume: 1. T urn the On-Off Power/Volume knob clockwise. T o Decrease The Volum[...]

33 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® 32 English Getting Started Getting Started U.S.A./International/Canada Channel Maps Three (3) sets of VHF Channel Maps have been established for marine use in the U.S.A., Canada, and the rest of the world (International). Most of the channels are the same for all three (3) maps, but there are definite difference[...]

35 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® 34 English Standby/Receive And T ransmit Standby/Receive And T ransmit Key Loc k T o prevent accidental changes to your settings, you can Lock : ■ Channel Up Button ■ Channel Down Button ■ Scan Button ■ Memory Button ■ Weather/UIC Button ■ 16/9 Button ■ High/Low Power Button ■ T ri-Watch Button T[...]

37 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® 36 English W eather Radio And Aler t Adv anced Operation NOAA All Hazards/W eather Radio And Alert • W eather Radio NOAA broadcasts Weather information as described in the NOAA weather channels section on page 24 of this manual. Y ou can listen to one (1) or two (2) of these ten (10) channels at any time (only[...]

39 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Adv anced Operation 38 English Adv anced Operation T ri-W atch T ri-Watch gives you one (1) button access to scan the three (3) locations of most importance to you. Channel 16 will always be one (1) of the scanned locations. The other two (2) locations will be stored in the radio. They can be edited and/or recal[...]

41 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Adv anced Operation 40 English Adv anced Operation Memory Locations Y our radio has ten (10) Memor y Locations for storing your most frequently used channels. These Memory Locations can be selected individually or can be scanned. (See page 42 under memory location scan.) T o Program Memory Locations: 1. Press an[...]

43 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Adv anced Operation 42 English Adv anced Operation Memory Location Scan During Memor y Location Scan , the radio will rapidly switch from memory location to memor y location. Whenever any activity is detected, the radio will stop the scan for ten (10) seconds to allow you to listen briefly on that memory locatio[...]

No display on LCD when radio is turned On Batteries are exhausted Batteries not installed properly Recharge or replace batteries Remove batteries and reinstall according to polarity markings NiMH batteries run down quickly Batteries are at the end of their life Replace with new batteries Will transmit at one (1) watt, but not at five (5) watts Batt[...]

47 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Product Service 46 English W arranty Product Service • If you ha ve any questions about operation or installing y our new CobraMarine ™ VHF product, or if you are missing parts… Please call Cobra ® first! DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE STORE! See customer assistance on page A1. If your product should r[...]

48 English Or der Form And Optional Accessories Intro Operation Customer Assistance W arranty Notice Secondary Icons Caution W arning Installation Customer Assistance Customer Service Optional Accessories • Y ou can find quality Cobra ® products and accessories at your local Cobra ® dealer , or in the U.S.A., you can order directly from Cobra ?[...]