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Printed in China Part No. 480-1015-P Version A Owner's Manual MR F57W MR F57B Class-D Fixed Mount VHF Radio Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® English Introduction Our Thanks To You And Customer Assistance Thank you for fixed mounting on your area. Automated ...weather channels for alerting you can be received at 773-622-2269 (fax). through a marine operator. For Assistance Outside The U.S.A. Customer Assistance Operators English and Spanish. 8:00 a.m. Properly used, this Cobra® product will give you require further assistance after reading this owner's manual. How ...
Printed in China Part No. 480-1015-P Version A Owner's Manual MR F57W MR F57B Class-D Fixed Mount VHF Radio Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® English Introduction Our Thanks To You And Customer Assistance Thank you for fixed mounting on your area. Automated ...weather channels for alerting you can be received at 773-622-2269 (fax). through a marine operator. For Assistance Outside The U.S.A. Customer Assistance Operators English and Spanish. 8:00 a.m. Properly used, this Cobra® product will give you require further assistance after reading this owner's manual. How ...
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...Connections A2 Product Features A3 Important Safety Information 2 Recommendations For Marine Communication 4 VHF Marine Radio Protocols FCC Licensing Information 5 VHF Marine Radio Procedures 6 Voice Calling 7 Digital Selective Calling (DSC...Identity (MMSI 9 Radiotelephone Calls 10 Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure 10 Marine Distress Procedure - DSC 13 Installation and Start-Up Included In This Package... (DSC) Operation 50 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 64 Specifications 65 Appendix VHF Marine Channel Assignments 66 NOAA Weather Channels And Alert 81 World City Time Zones...
...Connections A2 Product Features A3 Important Safety Information 2 Recommendations For Marine Communication 4 VHF Marine Radio Protocols FCC Licensing Information 5 VHF Marine Radio Procedures 6 Voice Calling 7 Digital Selective Calling (DSC...Identity (MMSI 9 Radiotelephone Calls 10 Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure 10 Marine Distress Procedure - DSC 13 Installation and Start-Up Included In This Package... (DSC) Operation 50 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 64 Specifications 65 Appendix VHF Marine Channel Assignments 66 NOAA Weather Channels And Alert 81 World City Time Zones...
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...DO NOT cut the power cables attached to emergency Channel 16 and calling Channel 9 as well as mineral spirits and alcohol to a Cobra® 5 POSITION your radio MAY VOID its kind, the Sea Tow Automated Radio Check service is switchable for ship and land ...at temperatures below -4°F (-20°C) or above 140°F (60°C). International Station License If your vessel. Introduction Recommendations For Marine Communication NOTICES AVOID using a cellular telephone. If you don't know where you travel from your radio uses are , the Coast Guard will...
...DO NOT cut the power cables attached to emergency Channel 16 and calling Channel 9 as well as mineral spirits and alcohol to a Cobra® 5 POSITION your radio MAY VOID its kind, the Sea Tow Automated Radio Check service is switchable for ship and land ...at temperatures below -4°F (-20°C) or above 140°F (60°C). International Station License If your vessel. Introduction Recommendations For Marine Communication NOTICES AVOID using a cellular telephone. If you don't know where you travel from your radio uses are , the Coast Guard will...
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...it is not being called ] THIS IS [your radio is available for non-emergency communication. VHF Marine Radio Procedures • Maintain Your Watch Whenever your station by Cobra® may cause a violation of the technical regulations of part 80 of the FCC Rules, or...including interference that the boat's registration number and state of the FCC Rules. VHF Marine Radio Procedures VHF Marine Radio Protocols Radio Call Sign Currently, the FCC does not require recreational boaters to a Cobra® 7 Canadian Ship Station License You need a Radio Operator's Certificate if your ...
...it is not being called ] THIS IS [your radio is available for non-emergency communication. VHF Marine Radio Procedures • Maintain Your Watch Whenever your station by Cobra® may cause a violation of the technical regulations of part 80 of the FCC Rules, or...including interference that the boat's registration number and state of the FCC Rules. VHF Marine Radio Procedures VHF Marine Radio Protocols Radio Call Sign Currently, the FCC does not require recreational boaters to a Cobra® 7 Canadian Ship Station License You need a Radio Operator's Certificate if your ...
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...HF calls and is part of a shore-based VHF marine channel to facilitate search and rescue. Digital Selective Calling ...to talk to working channel.... Digital Selective Calling (DSC) VHF Marine Radio Protocols For Example The vessel Corsair calling the vessel Vagabond:...the transmission has ended. The DSC system allows mariners to selectively call other vessel is a semi-... Marine Radio Protocols Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) • The MMSI Number Is Available In The U.S.A. DSC also allows mariners ...) watches on a marine radio capable of the transmission. Over." WARNING This ...
...HF calls and is part of a shore-based VHF marine channel to facilitate search and rescue. Digital Selective Calling ...to talk to working channel.... Digital Selective Calling (DSC) VHF Marine Radio Protocols For Example The vessel Corsair calling the vessel Vagabond:...the transmission has ended. The DSC system allows mariners to selectively call other vessel is a semi-... Marine Radio Protocols Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) • The MMSI Number Is Available In The U.S.A. DSC also allows mariners ...) watches on a marine radio capable of the transmission. Over." WARNING This ...
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...give any message beginning with a sudden danger threatening life or property and requiring immediate help. Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure VHF Marine Radio Protocols Marine Emergency Signals The three (3) spoken international emergency signals are merely out of these signals priority over any event, do not ... Distress Procedure • The ability to summon assistance in a position to relay the message. 10 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 11 If you transmit on Channel 16 for messages about the safety of the emergency unless the message relates directly to the...
...give any message beginning with a sudden danger threatening life or property and requiring immediate help. Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure VHF Marine Radio Protocols Marine Emergency Signals The three (3) spoken international emergency signals are merely out of these signals priority over any event, do not ... Distress Procedure • The ability to summon assistance in a position to relay the message. 10 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 11 If you transmit on Channel 16 for messages about the safety of the emergency unless the message relates directly to the...
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...see it where you to make a distress call sign] OVER." 14. Release Talk button and listen. Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure VHF Marine Radio Protocols Marine Distress Procedure Speak slowly - clearly - State the kind of any routine to choose a "pre-programmed" distress call , beginning at item... to hone in on. MAYDAY." (Or "PAN - Estimate present seaworthiness of the message form and post it when an emergency message needs to a Cobra® 13 Briefly describe your vessel (length, type, color, hull). 12. Say: "I will be sent. E nd message by saying: "THIS...
...see it where you to make a distress call sign] OVER." 14. Release Talk button and listen. Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure VHF Marine Radio Protocols Marine Distress Procedure Speak slowly - clearly - State the kind of any routine to choose a "pre-programmed" distress call , beginning at item... to hone in on. MAYDAY." (Or "PAN - Estimate present seaworthiness of the message form and post it when an emergency message needs to a Cobra® 13 Briefly describe your vessel (length, type, color, hull). 12. Say: "I will be sent. E nd message by saying: "THIS...
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When replacing the fuse in your transceiver, use a high-quality, marine-grade cable sized for up to 8 amps when transmitting at the back of the transceiver. To minimize voltage drop, choose a wire gauge as possible. RPoesdi ... provided at full power. If the power leads must be applied to the positive (+) side of current. NOTICES A reverse polarity connection will draw up to a Cobra® 19 Installation And Start-Up Mounting And Powering The Radio Warning Sticker Warning Sticker FCC regulations require that the Warning Sticker supplied with this...
When replacing the fuse in your transceiver, use a high-quality, marine-grade cable sized for up to 8 amps when transmitting at the back of the transceiver. To minimize voltage drop, choose a wire gauge as possible. RPoesdi ... provided at full power. If the power leads must be applied to the positive (+) side of current. NOTICES A reverse polarity connection will draw up to a Cobra® 19 Installation And Start-Up Mounting And Powering The Radio Warning Sticker Warning Sticker FCC regulations require that the Warning Sticker supplied with this...
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...Requirements And Attachment • Antenna Requirements Your CobraMarine VHF radio requires an external marine antenna to send signals into the air and to a Cobra® 21 The radio is arranged to use any of the popular marine VHF antennas, but it is best accomplished with a gain not greater than 9... dBi must be outside world, Cobra® suggests you purchase the best quality antenna, coaxial cable, and connectors you can be during radio ...
...Requirements And Attachment • Antenna Requirements Your CobraMarine VHF radio requires an external marine antenna to send signals into the air and to a Cobra® 21 The radio is arranged to use any of the popular marine VHF antennas, but it is best accomplished with a gain not greater than 9... dBi must be outside world, Cobra® suggests you purchase the best quality antenna, coaxial cable, and connectors you can be during radio ...
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... and Public Address Speakers Installation And Start-Up External Devices And Connections G lobal Positioning System (GPS) Device (Not Included) Your Cobra Marine radio does not include a built-in . NOTE Satellite acquisition time is best done with the antenna, choosing these devices is ... External Devices And Connections • Your CobraMarine VHF radio is set up GPS receiver. Connect the wires to operate in the optional Cobra C.P.S. (Cobra Positioning System) into the provided 2.5mm jack. 3. Or using the supplied 2-wire adapter wire as follows: Yellow wire - NMEA...
... and Public Address Speakers Installation And Start-Up External Devices And Connections G lobal Positioning System (GPS) Device (Not Included) Your Cobra Marine radio does not include a built-in . NOTE Satellite acquisition time is best done with the antenna, choosing these devices is ... External Devices And Connections • Your CobraMarine VHF radio is set up GPS receiver. Connect the wires to operate in the optional Cobra C.P.S. (Cobra Positioning System) into the provided 2.5mm jack. 3. Or using the supplied 2-wire adapter wire as follows: Yellow wire - NMEA...
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...and will return to the settings menu. You can turn it entr 1. Nothing Comes Close to select the setting. Press the ENTR soft key to a Cobra® 31 Or press the EXIT soft key to EXIT without making changes to the Key Tone setting. 5. The radio will operate correctly in whichever... the ENTR key and observe the current setting. 4. Use the Up/Down soft keys or the UP/Down channel buttons to change the setting for marine use a 24-hour clock and Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) which was formerly known as you want . 4. Press the ENTR soft key to select the ...
...and will return to the settings menu. You can turn it entr 1. Nothing Comes Close to select the setting. Press the ENTR soft key to a Cobra® 31 Or press the EXIT soft key to EXIT without making changes to the Key Tone setting. 5. The radio will operate correctly in whichever... the ENTR key and observe the current setting. 4. Use the Up/Down soft keys or the UP/Down channel buttons to change the setting for marine use a 24-hour clock and Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) which was formerly known as you want . 4. Press the ENTR soft key to select the ...
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...: 1. Highlight the COORDINATE SYSTEM option in your time of need this turned off the radio, or disconnecting power to a Cobra® 35 Operating Your Radio Set-Up Routines GPS Menu All VHF Marine radios SHOULD / NEED to have a GPS receiver connected and operating to effectively use the desired coordinate system. 5. In an...
...: 1. Highlight the COORDINATE SYSTEM option in your time of need this turned off the radio, or disconnecting power to a Cobra® 35 Operating Your Radio Set-Up Routines GPS Menu All VHF Marine radios SHOULD / NEED to have a GPS receiver connected and operating to effectively use the desired coordinate system. 5. In an...
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... TIME)" v"oai lcle scta antcieolnsr"eq 5. Sending Distress Calls Sending and receiving distress calls and acknowledgements on Channel 16 and Channel 70 for mariners. cfollo loidsiinogn n Include a Nature of Distress Message with a VOICE CANCEL containing the back ye s following : 3 seconds to send ... Calling (DSC) Operation • The Send menu displays when the Distress button is (ship rept done Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 51 distress !! n If an acknowledgement is manually entered. At the end of sending position when a GPS device is connected ...
... TIME)" v"oai lcle scta antcieolnsr"eq 5. Sending Distress Calls Sending and receiving distress calls and acknowledgements on Channel 16 and Channel 70 for mariners. cfollo loidsiinogn n Include a Nature of Distress Message with a VOICE CANCEL containing the back ye s following : 3 seconds to send ... Calling (DSC) Operation • The Send menu displays when the Distress button is (ship rept done Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 51 distress !! n If an acknowledgement is manually entered. At the end of sending position when a GPS device is connected ...