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  • Cobra MR F45-D | MRF45D_MANL_ENG - Page 1
    Owner's Manual MR F45-D Class-D Fixed Mount VHF Radio Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® English Introduction Our Thanks To You Thank you for purchasing a CobraMarine® VHF radio. Properly used, this Cobra® product will give you many years of reliable service. How Your CobraMarine VHF Radio Works
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    Kits Included Digital Selective Calling (DSC Class-D) Radio can be mounted on or under Allows the ability to maintain a listening almost any flat surface using one (1) watch on VHF Channel 16 while of the included brackets. simultaneously monitoring Channel 70 for Waterproof DSC calls. Allows
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    44 Maintenance & Troubleshooting 56 Specifications 57 Appendix VHF Marine Channel Assignments 58 Weather Channel Assignments 71 World City Time Zones 72 Warranty Limited 3-Year Warranty 73 Customer Service Product Service 74 Flush Mount Template 75 NothingComes Close to a Cobra® 1
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    this manual, the term "Transceiver" will be used to identify the main unit containing the LCD screen and controls. The term "Radio" will be used to identify the entire equipment including transceiver, microphone, antenna and any attached external speakers. NothingComes Close to a Cobra® 3
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    4 English FCCLicensingInformation VHFMarineRadioProtocols FCC LICENSING INFORMATION • CobraMarine VHF radios comply with the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) requirements that regulate the Maritime Radio Service. This CobraMarine radio incorporates a VHF FM transceiver designed for
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    Cobra may cause a violation of the technical regulations of part 80 of the FCC Rules, or violation of type acceptance requirements of part 2 of the rules. VHF Marine Radio Talk button and call the ship you wish to call. (Hold the microphone a few inches from your face and speak directly into it in a
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    receiving your call, hold the microphone/speaker at least 2 in mariners to instantly send a distress call with GPS position coordinates (requires a GPS receiver to be connected to the radio radios. 8 English MaritimeMobile ServiceIdentity(MMSI) VHFMarineRadioProtocols Maritime Mobile Service
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    marine operator) channels. If you plan to use these services, consider registering with the operator of the public coast station that you plan to work through. Those services VHF marine radio. The marine environment can be unforgiving, and what may initially be a minor problem by your radio. If it
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    Procedure VHFMarineRadioProtocols Keep the radio nearby. message needs to be sent. Marine Distress Procedure - DSC • Digital from. If a GPS is connected to your radio, your coordinates will also radios. WARNING This radio radio must be used only within communication range of a shore based VHF
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    dealer,orintheU.S.A.,youcanorderdirectlyfromCobra. MicrophoneMountingKit GPSInterfaceCable OperatingInstructionManual Owner's Manual Introduction Transceiver Controls, Indicators And Connections Backlit LCD Screen Radio Status and Data Display Instant Channel 16/9 Button
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    Bracket To Install The Microphone Bracket: Install the microphone bracket on a vertical surface near the transceiver using the supplied stainless steel screws. Flush Mount Kit (Not Included) A Flush Mounting kit is available as an optional accessory for your CobraMarine VHF radio to allow its
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    + Red Cable Positive (+) Black Cable Negative (-) Electrical Power Connection Your CobraMarine VHF radio is powered Mounting And Powering The Radio NOTE All wiring is best kept as short as possible. If the power leads must be extended, use a high-quality, marine-grade cable Close to a Cobra® 19
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    arranged to use any of the popular marine VHF antennas, but it is up to you to choose which antenna to use. Since it represents the link between your radio and the outside world, Cobra suggests you purchase the best quality antenna, coaxial cable and connectors you can. This is best accomplished
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    information is not entered manually every four (4) hours. GPS Connection To Install A GPS Device: 1. Install the GPS device in a convenient location according to its manufacturer's directions. 2. Bond the NMEA out negative wire to the black wire of the GPS interface cable. 3. Bond the NMEA out
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    radio. Throughout this manual you will be instructed to press or to press and hold buttons on the transceiver or on the microphone. Press means a momentary press, then release; press and hold means to hold the button. Tones And Alarms When your CobraMarine VHF radio Comes Close to a Cobra® 25
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    of your radio. On- and radio frequency To Squelch Your Radio: 1. With the connected to the radio. Up/Down Buttons Channel 16/9 Button To Change The Channel You Are Listening To You Can Choose One (1) Of The Following: I Press the Up/Down buttons. This will take you to the next higher or lower VHF
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    Set-Up Routines Set-Up Routines • Settings Menu The Settings menu in the CobraMarine VHF radio allows you to turn On and Off many of its features, to adjust other features to suit scroll to EXIT. 6. Press the Call/Set button to return to Standby. 28 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 29
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    to Standby. Time Offset All VHF, DSC, and GPS activities use a 24-hour Time Offset uses your connected GPS to gather time inputs Radio Set-Up Routines U.S.A./International/Canada Channel Maps Three (3) sets of VHF Channel Maps have been established for marine UIC button. The radio will shift one (1)
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    Radio Voice Transmission Voice Transmission • Transmit mode gives you the ability to communicate with safety services VHF Channels. Refer to the VHF marine Radio Voice Transmission Transmit Power Output Your radio can Transmit selectively at 1 or 25 watts of power. Cobra into the microphone. TX (
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    Hazards/Weather Radio And Alert • NOAA broadcasts Weather information as described in the NOAA weather channels section on page 25 of this manual. You and LCD indicator. Advanced Operation • Cobra has incorporated several features in your CobraMarine VHF radio to give you quick access to the
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    VHF channel in effect when you enter Dual-Watch mode. NOTE The radio and the radio will scan . The radio will return radio Radio Scanning Scan Button Scan Advanced Operation Scan During Scan, the radio The radio must The radio will return the radio to Standby radio to Standby your radio will
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    susceptible to distortion from noise and atmospheric conditions than analog signals. DSC equipped radios also interface with GPS and automate many operations for sending and receiving messages. This results in button to return to the Settings menu. 38 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 39
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    Your Radio To A Different Vessel Contact the MMSI issuing agency from which you obtained your number and change the information associated with your number to correspond to vessel in which it will be mounted. number 366123456 becomes group MMSI number 036612345. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 41
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    have GPS attached. It is handy for rendezvous and rescue situations. Your CobraMarine VHF radio allows you to choose whether to have the radio automatically respond to all Position Requests it receives or to alert you to a Position Request and allow you to choose whether to respond or not - manual
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    Radio mariners GPS device is connected or a position is manually Manual/ connected to a GPS. I Include a Nature of Distress message with the distress call. I Abort the distress call process and return to Standby mode. 44 English Operating Your Radio Distress Button Manual to manually select radio radio
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    call, the radio receives the radio will automatically switch to Channel 16 upon receiving a DSC distress call. Regarding Distress Relay Calls This radio Radio within range of your radio. Use the DSC and safety calls, the radio will switch to Channel 16 voice. DSC equipped radios that receive your
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    radio will sound the distress alarm on your radio and switch your radio radio was switched to by the radio cannot send Geographical calls. Only large ships and shore stations with specially equipped radios radio radio Radio radio radio does not send an "able to comply" response, your radio radio
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    radio, the individual alarm will sound, the caller will be identified on the LCD, and your radio All radios will radio to obtain the position (latitude and longitude) of a station that has a GPS device connected to the DSC radio /Set button. Your radio will send the position not connected to a GPS
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    GPS connected to your radio, or NO POS DATA (no position data), if you do not have a GPS device connected. Press any button to silence the alarm and exit the display. Position Request When The Radio Is In The Manual to Standby mode without sending your position. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 53
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    Radio Standby Mode Position Send Individual Directory Transmit Position Send/Exit Position Send Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation Sending A Position Send Position Send uses your connected GPS on a first-in first-out basis. To Review Call Log Messages Received While In DSC Standby Mode Cobra® 55
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    Troubleshooting • Problem No display on LCD when radio is turned On Possible Cause(s) Improper power connection Solution(s) Insure power connections Output Transmitter Frequency Range: TX RF Output Power Spurious Emissions Microphone Type Frequency Stability FM Hum and Noise • All U.S.A.,
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    VHF channels have been established for marine use in the U.S.A., Canada and the rest of the world (International). Most of the channels are the same for all three (3) maps, but there are definite differences (see table on the following pages). Your radio . Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 59
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    is prohibited; your radio cannot transmit voice messages or a knowledgeable radio operator before using them. 60 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix verbales están prohibidas; el radio no puede transmitir mensajes de radio con experiencia antes de usarlos. Nothing Comes Close to
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    VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix Channel Use (English) Uso de canales (Español) Public Correspondence (Marine Marine Operator) Correspondencia pública (operador marítimo) Public Correspondence (Marine Marine (Marine Operator Marine radios sintonizados en este canal Nothing Comes Close to
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    161.700 • • 157.100 157.100 • • 157.150 161.750 • 157.150 157.150 VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix Channel Use (English) Uso de canales (Español) Port Operations, VTS in selected areas (operador marítimo) Entidades gubernamentales solamente Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 65
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    VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix Channel Use (English) Uso de canales (Español) Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) Safety: Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) service portuarias, movimiento de embarcaciones Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 67
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    88A • 157.425 157.425 68 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix Channel Use (English) Uso de canales (Español) Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) Non-Commercial (Recreational) Port Operations, canadiense Comercial entre embarcaciones solamente Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 69
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    VHF Marine Channel Assignments Appendix VHF Marine Channel Assignments (English 04A, transmit and receive on a single frequency, which is termed simplex operation. Your radio automatically adjusts to these conditions. When in simplex operation, the A icon will appear Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 71
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    Products Purchased In The U.S.A. Cobra Electronics Corporation warrants that its CobraMarine VHF radio, and the component parts thereof 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
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    before contacting Cobra for status. If the radio is out of warranty, a letter will automatically be sent informing you of the repair charge or replacement charge. If you have any questions, please call 773-889-3087 for assistance. 74 English Customer Service Flush Mount Template / Plantilla
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A1
English
Our Thanks To You
Introduction
Class-D Fixed Mount VHF Radio
MR F45-D
Owner’s Manual
Nothing
Comes Close to a Cobra
®
English
Thank you for purchasing a CobraMarine
®
VHF radio.
Properly used, this Cobra
®
product will give you
many years of reliable service.
How Your CobraMarine VHF Radio Works
This radio is a VHF transceiver for fixed mounting on your boat. 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.
Besides 2-way communications, in the U.S.A., the radio can provide quick
access to receive seven NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration) and two Canadian weather channels for alerting you to weather
emergencies with a tone on a weather channel you can select for your area.
Customer Assistance
Should you encounter any problems with this product, or not understand
its many features, please refer to this owner’s manual. If you require further
assistance after reading this manual, Cobra Electronics offers the following
customer assistance services:
For Assistance In The U.S.A.
Automated Help Desk
English only.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week 773-889-3087 (phone).
Customer Assistance Operators
English and Spanish
.
8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Central Time Mon. through Fri. (except holidays)
773-889-3087 (phone).
Questions
English and Spanish
.
Faxes can be received at 773-622-2269 (fax).
Technical Assistance
English only.
www.cobra.com (on-line: Frequently Asked Questions).
English and Spanish. productinfo
@
cobra.com (e-mail).
For Assistance Outside The U.S.A.
Contact Your Local Dealer
Customer Assistance
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6500 West Cortland Street
Chicago, Illinois 60707 USA
www.cobra.com
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Version A
MR F45-D