Cobra MR HH600 FLT GPS BT MR HH600 Manual - English - Page 32

Operating Your Radio Digital Select Calling (DSC) Setup Position Request Reply Type The ability to send your position to another station is an added feature of DSC radios that have GPS. It is handy for rendezvous and rescue situations. Your Cobra Marine 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 reply. DSC SETUP MENU RADIO MMSI ENTRY INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORY GROUP MMSI POSITION REPLY AUTO CHANNEL SWITCH INDIVIDUAL CALL REPLY EXIT ENTER POSITION REPLY AUTO MANUAL To Set The Position Request Reply Type: 1. Enter the DSC SETUP MENU menu and scroll to POSITION REPLY with the Up/Down soft keys or the UP/Down channel buttons. 2. Press the ENTER soft key and observe the current highlighted setting - AUTO or MANUAL. 3. Use the Up/Down soft keys or the Up/Down channel buttons to select the desired setting. 4. Press the ENTER soft key to select the setting and return EXIT ENTER to the DSC SETUP MENU. Auto Channel Switch This setting allows your radio to automatically switch to the requested channel when receiving an Individual Call. In some cases, automatically switching channels may not be wanted, especially if the radio is being used for Bridge to Bridge communications in a busy port or waterway. DSC SETUP MENU RADIO MMSI ENTRY INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORY GROUP MMSI POSITION REPLY AUTO CHANNEL SWITCH INDIVIDUAL CALL REPLY EXIT ENTER AUTO CHANNEL SWITCH ON OFF To Set The Automatic Channel Switch On or Off: 1. Enter the DSC SETUP MENU menu and scroll to AUTO CHANNEL SWITCH (Automatic Channel Switch) with the Up/ Down soft keys or the Up/Down channel buttons. 2. Press the ENTER soft key and observe the current highlighted setting - ON or OFF. 3. Use the Up/Down soft keys or the Up/Down channel buttons to select the desired setting. 4. Press the ENTER soft key to select the setting and return to EXIT ENTER the DSC SETUP MENU. Individual Call Reply The Individual Call Reply feature is used when receiving Individual DSC calls. When receiving a Individual DSC Call, you may not want the radio to reply to the call automatically. This setting allows you to disable the automatic reply. 58 English Operating Your Radio Digital Select Calling (DSC) Setup DSC SETUP MENU RADIO MMSI ENTRY INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORY GROUP MMSI POSITION REPLY AUTO CHANNEL SWITCH INDIVIDUAL CALL REPLY EXIT ENTER INDIVIDUAL CALL REPLY AUTO MANUAL EXIT ENTER To Set The Individual Reply Auto or Manual: 1. Enter the DSC SETUP MENU menu and scroll to INDIVIDUAL CALL REPLY with the Up/Down soft keys or the Up/Down channel buttons. 2. Press the ENTER soft key and observe the current selected setting - AUTO or MANUAL. 3. Use the Up/Down soft keys or the Up/Down channel buttons to select the desired setting. 4. Press the ENTER soft key to select the setting and return to the DSC SETUP MENU. Manual Position Entry The Manual position entry feature allow you to enter the time (UTC time), Latitude and Longitude. NAVIGATION To Enter the Time, Latitude, and Longitude: BRG T 131° N 1. SOGKTS 8.8 DISTNM W 01:27 PM E 03/07 Enter the DSC SETUP MENU menu and scroll to MANUAL ENTRY with the Up/Down soft keys or the Up/Down channel buttons. 0.01 MOB SCALE: 01 BACK S 0.5NM 2. The cursor will begin to blink at the first number of the UTC time entry. 3. Use the Up/Down soft keys or the Up/Down channel buttons to scroll through the number list. 4. Press the ENTER soft key to select a number. This will also move the blinking cursor to the next number under UTC Time. 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter additional numbers. 6. After entering the UTC time, press the ENTER soft key to move the blinking cursor to the first number under LAT (Latitude). 7. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the seven (7) digit of the LAT is entered. 8. After entering the LAT (Latitude), press the ENTER soft key to move the blinking cursor to the first number under LON (Longitude). 9. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the eight (8) digit of the LON is entered. 10. Press the ENTER button to save the entry and the radio will return to the DSC SETUP MENU. MENU EXIT: You can exit the menu at any time by pressing the EXIT soft key on any screen. This method will exit to the next highest menu. Repeated presses of the EXIT soft key will return the radio to the radio standby mode. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 59