User manual COBRA MRHH100

[. . . ] Introduction Intro Our Thanks To You And Customer Assistance Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Thank you for purchasing a CobraMarineTM VHF radio. Properly used, this Cobra® product will give you many years of reliable service. Assistance How Your CobraMarineTM VHF Radio Works Secondary Icons This radio is a battery powered portable transceiver for use afloat. It gives you 2-way vessel-to-vessel and vessel-to-shore station communications, primarily for safety and secondarily for navigation and operational purposes. With it, you can call for help, get information from other boaters, talk to lock or bridge tenders, and make radiotelephone calls to anywhere in the world through a marine operator. [. . . ] The rest of the plain numbered channels and all of the A channels, such as 01A, 03A, and 04A, transmit and receive on a single frequency, which is termed simplex operation. When in simplex operation, the A icon will appear on the LCD (see illustration on page A3). Notice NOTE All channels are pre-programmed at the factory according to international Caution Warning regulations and those of the FCC (U. S. A. ) and Industry Canada (Canada). They cannot be altered by the user nor can modes of operation be changed between simplex and duplex. 20 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra® 21 Intro Operation Customer Assistance Warranty VHF Marine Radio Protocols Intro Operation NOAA Weather Channels Customer Warranty Installation Installation Included In This Package Customer Assistance Assistance NOAA Weather Channels And Alert · Included In This Package Secondary Icons · Monitoring the weather will probably be a frequent use of your VHF radio. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides continuous, Customer Installation around-the-clock broadcasts of the latest weather information. Taped weather Assistance messages run every four (4) to six (6) minutes and are revised every two (2) Secondary Icons or three (3) hours, or as needed. The Coast Guard also announces weather and other safety warnings on Channel 16. Smart boaters keep an eye on safety and an ear to the VHF radio -- and never let the weather catch them unaware. Caution Notice NOAA Emergency Weather Warning Alert You should find all of the following items in the package with your CobraMarineTM VHF radio: Notice Caution Warning Radio Waterproof Pouch In the event of a major storm or other weather condition requiring vessels at sea or on other bodies of water to be notified, NOAA broadcasts a 1050 Hz tone that receivers such as your CobraMarineTM VHF radio can detect and warn you of a weather alert condition. When the weather alert signal is sent on the weather channel you last used, your radio will switch from Standby mode to that weather channel. You will not hear the tone signal, but you will hear the weather alert message. The Weather Alert icon can be turned On or Off by pressing the Mode button. Operating Instruction Manual Belt Clip Test To test this system, NOAA broadcasts the 1050 Hz signal every Wednesday sometime between 11 a. m. Any receiver that can detect the weather alert tone may use this feature to verify that this feature is functioning properly. Weather Frequency Channel RX Frequency MHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 162. 550 162. 400 162. 475 162. 425 162. 450 162. 500 162. 525 161. 650 161. 775 163. 275 Wrist Strap 22 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra® 23 Intro Operation Installation Installation Wrist Strap, Belt Clip, Spkr/Mic Jack And Waterproof Pouch Customer Assistance Customer Assistance Warranty Intro Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Installation Installation Batteries And Charger Jack Customer Assistance Wrist Strap, Belt Clip, Spkr/Mic Jack And Waterproof Pouch The radio is shipped with a Wrist Strap, Belt Clip and Waterproof Pouch in the package. Contact your local Cobra® dealer or Cobra® directly for optional accessories. Notice Secondary Icons · Batteries And Charger Jack Secondary Icons · Remove Belt Clip Installing The Batteries (Not Included) To Install Or Replace Batteries: 1. Remove belt clip by releasing belt clip Warning Caution latch and sliding clip down. Pull down on the battery door latch to remove the battery compartment cover. (Always use high quality alkaline batteries. ) Position batteries according to polarity markings. Replace battery compartment cover and belt clip. Main Icons Secondary Icons Intro Wrist Strap Warning Caution Wrist Strap Notice Your radio comes with the Wrist Strap already attached. It can be easily removed if you choose not to use it. Belt Clip Installation Operation Belt Clip Use the Belt Clip to carry your radio around with you. Simply squeeze the clip and place it where you prefer. Remove Battery Cover Caution Secondary Icons Notice Warning Notice Customer Assistance Customer Intro Warranty Operation Assistance Icons Secondary Intro Main Icons Main Icons Main Icons Charger Jack Operation Installation Notice External Speaker/Microphone Jack Your radio can be fitted with an optional External Speaker/Microphone (not included), freeing your hands for other tasks. Contact your local Cobra® dealer or Cobra® directly for optional accessories. Speaker/Microphone Tab Main Icons Intro Customer Caution Assistance Customer Assistance Caution Insert Four (4) Batteries To Attach The External Speaker/Microphone: 1. Insert the plug into the speaker/microphone jack. Intro Operation Customer Assistance Secondary Icons When the optional Cobra® NiCD rechargeable batteries (part No. NICB) are used, the batteries can be charged Operation Customer Warranty Assistance using the optional Cobra® wall mount charger (part No. NICB) in the battery compartment, open the charge tab on the side of the unit and insert Customer Installation Warranty Assistance the plug into the Charger Jack to start charging. [. . . ] This warranty may be enforced by the first consumer purchaser, provided that the product is utilized within the U. S. A. Cobra® will, without charge, repair or replace, at its option, defective radios, Caution Warning products or component parts upon delivery to the Cobra® Factory Service department, accompanied by proof of the date of first consumer purchase, such as a duplicated copy of a sales receipt. You must pay any initial shipping charges required to ship the product for warranty service, but the return charges will be at Cobra®'s expense, if the product is repaired or replaced under warranty. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which may vary from state to state. [. . . ]