User manual COBRA MR F75B

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Printed in China Part No. 480-086-P VHF MARINE RADIO MR F75 Nothing comes close to a Cobra® English Introduction Our Thanks To You And Customer Assistance 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. [. . . ] Check to see that your unit is set to a proper channel for the type of message you plan to send. With the microphone/speaker about two (2) inches [five (5) cm] from your mouth, press and hold the Talk button and speak into the microphone/speaker. Release the Talk button when you are finished speaking. Your unit can only operate in either the Transmit or the Receive mode at any given time. You will not hear the response to your message unless the Talk button is released. NOTE If the Talk button is held down for five (5) minutes, the radio will automatically cease transmitting to prevent unwanted signal generation. As soon as the Talk button is released, it can be pressed again to resume transmission. Transmit Icon 42 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra® 43 Operating Your Radio Voice Transmission Operating Your Radio Weather Radio And Alert · Public Address Another form of voice transmission is available on your radio. It can be used in Public Address (PA) mode to hail other vessels or people near the shore if you have mounted and connected an optional PA speaker. PA Mode NOAA All Hazards/Weather Radio And Alert NOAA broadcasts Weather information as described in the NOAA Weather Channels section on page 25 of this manual. You can listen to one (1) or two (2) of these ten (10) receive-only channels at any time. NOTE Usually only one (1) or two (2) of the weather channels will be operating in any given location. You will need to select the channel with the strongest signal in your location. This is the channel the radio will scan for the weather alert signal. Weather/UIC Button On/Off To Switch The Radio From RF Transmit To PA Mode: 1. Enter the Settings menu and scroll to PA MODE with the Up/Down buttons. Press the Call/Set button and observe the current setting -- ON or OFF. Use the Up/Down buttons to change to the setting. 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. Press the Talk button and speak into the microphone/speaker. NOTE While in the PA mode: s When the Talk button is pressed, the output is directed to the PA speaker and not transmitted as a radio signal through the antenna. s Received radio messages will be directed to the PA speaker unless the Talk button is pressed. Weather Mode Talk Button To Listen To The Weather Channels: 1. From Standby mode, press the Weather/UIC button. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]