User manual COBRA MRHH300VP

[. . . ] 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. Customer Installation How Your CobraMarineTM VHF Radio Works Assistance Owner's Manual This radio is a battery powered portable transceiver for use afloat. It gives you Secondary Icons 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. Notice Caution Warning Main Icons Besides 2-way communications, the radio can provide quick access to receive all 10 NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) weather channels and alert you to weather emergencies with a tone on a weather channel you can select for your area. Customer Assistance Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Customer Assistance Should you encounter any problems with this product, or not understand its many features, please refer to this owner's manual. [. . . ] Taped weather Assistance messages run every four to six minutes and are revised every two Secondary Icons or three 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. You should find all of the following items in the package with your CobraMarineTM VHF radio: Radio Notice Secondary Icons · Wrist Strap Caution Warning Flexible Antenna NOAA emergency weather Warning alert Caution Notice 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 mode on your radio is on, this signal will produce a loud tone from the speaker in the radio and a flashing "ALRT" icon on the LCD to signal that a weather alert is being broadcast. To hear the warning itself, you will need to switch to the Weather Channel you selected. Battery Tray Batteries Included 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 Batteries Battery Charger Power Cord Battery Charger Power Cord 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 Drop-In Battery Charger For connection to 12 volt source through cigarette lighter. For connection to 120 volt wall outlet. 22 English Nothing comes close to a Cobra® 23 Intro Operation Main Icons Installation Antenna, Wrist Strap, and Belt Clip Installation Customer Assistance Customer Assistance Warranty Intro Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Installation Installation Batteries and Charger Customer Antenna, wrist strap and belt clip Secondary Icons · Assistance Batteries and charger Secondary Icons Install Antenna Intro Operation Antenna installation The flexible Antenna for the radio is shipped separately in Warranty the package and must be attached before you use the radio. 1. Caution the base of the antenna with the socket in the Align Warning top of the radio. Be sure that the seal seats properly. Customer Assistance Rechargeable Batteries Notice Installation Notice The radio is shipped with six rechargeable NiMH (Nickel-Metal Hydride) Batteries in the package. When your rechargeable Batteries begin to discharge too quickly, it is time to install new ones. It will also operate with Warning Caution six high quality alkaline Batteries. · Battery Compartment Lock Installing the batteries 1. Open the battery compartment by turning the screw counter-clockwise one-quarter (1/4) turn. Align the batteries with the slots in the battery tray and insert them. Be sure to match the polarity markings on the batteries with those on the tray. Be sure Customer Warranty the seal is in its groove and not pinched between Assistance the tray and the body of the radio. Turn the screw one-quarter (1/4) turn clockwise to lock the battery tray in place. Customer Assistance After the NiMH batteries are installed in the radio, Customer willWarranty they need to be charged before they can be used. Assistance Ma in Ico ns Secondary Icons Wrist Strap Notice Caution CAUTION Operating the radio without the antenna in place Warning may damage the unit. The radio is not waterproof until the antenna and battery pack are in place with their seals properly seated. Main Icons Slide Belt Clip onto Belt Install Batteries Wrist strap Your radio comes with the Wrist Strap already attached. It can be easily removed if you choose not to use it. Intro Main Icons Operation Belt clip Use the Belt Clip to carry your radio around with you. Insert the knob on the back of the radio into the channel on the back of the belt clip. You must have the radio upside-down, as shown, to insert or remove it from the belt clip. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]