User manual COBRA MR F55

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Printed in China Part No. 480-085-P Revised 11-20-03 VHF MARINE RADIO MR F55 Nothing comes close to a Cobra® English Introduction Our Thanks To You Thank you for purchasing a CobraMarineTM VHF radio. Properly used, this Cobra® product will give you many years of reliable service. How Your CobraMarineTM VHF Radio Works This radio is a VHF transceiver for fixed mounting on your boat. [. . . ] Use the Up/Down buttons to change to the setting for your local time zone. Press the Call/Set button to select the setting. Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll to EXIT. Press the Call/Set button to return to the Settings menu. NOTE If you leave the time offset at zero, the LCD will show the time as UTC. If you enter the hour offset for your time zone, the LCD will show the local time. In either event, DSC messages will always be based on UTC. 40 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra® 41 Operating Your Radio Voice Transmission · Operating Your Radio Voice Transmission Voice Transmission Transmit mode gives you the ability to communicate with safety services, other vessels, and shore stations. When you use this capability, be sure to follow the procedures and to observe the courtesies that govern its use so everyone benefits. (The tables on pages 14 through 23 will help you select the proper channels. ) Before pressing the Talk button to transmit a message, you should select the appropriate channel and transmit power output. Transmit Power Output Your radio can Transmit selectively at one (1) or 25 watts of power. Cobra® suggests you maintain the low power setting for short-range communications and to avoid overpowering nearby stations with your signal. Use the high power setting for long-range communications or when you do not receive a response to a signal sent at one (1) watt. High/Low Power Button Channels You can transmit voice messages on most VHF Channels. Refer to the VHF marine channel assignments on pages 14 through 23 to select a channel according to the type of message you are going to send. Up/Down Buttons High/Low Power Channel 16/9 Buttons To Change The Channel You Can Choose From One (1) Of The Following: a. This will take you to the next higher or lower VHF channel. (When on Channel 88A, the next higher channel is Channel 1 and vice versa. ) For rapid advance, press and hold the Up or Down buttons. (The confirmation tone will sound only for each button press, not during rapid advance. ) b. This will take you to Channel 16 with one (1) press and to Channel 9 with a second press. Additional presses will toggle between Channel 16 and Channel 9. Press and hold the Channel 16/9 button to return to Standby mode. To Toggle Between The High And Low Power Modes: 1. The LCD will show which mode is in effect. Some channels are restricted to use at a maximum of one (1) watt. Your radio will automatically set the power to Low Power mode when you select those channels. channel map, if, in an emergency, you need to increase the output power on Channel 13 and Channel 67 for your signal to be heard, you can override the Low Power mode by pressing and holding the High/ Low Power button. Low Power Setting Transmit A Message To Transmit A Message: 1. [. . . ] It will be necessary to furnish the following to have the product serviced and returned: 1. For warranty repair include some form of proof-of-purchase, such as a mechanical reproduction or carbon of a sales receipt. If you send the original receipt, it cannot be returned. Enclose a description of what is happening with the radio. [. . . ]