Cobra MRF77 GPS MR F77W GPS Manual - English - Page 24

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 attached. 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. To Set The Position Request Reply Type: inDd SiCviSdetduipremcetnoury 1. Enter the DSC SETUP MENU menu and scroll to group mm si dir POSITION REPLY with the Up/Down soft keys or the epxoistition repleynt r UP/Down channel buttons. 2. Press the ENTR soft key and observe the current highlighted setting - AUTO or MANUAL. p osition reply 3. Use the Up/Down soft keys or the Up/Down channel maauntuoal buttons to change the setting. exi t entr 4. Press the ENTR soft key to select the setting and return to the DSC SETUP MENU. Auto Channel Switch The ability of 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. Your Cobra Marine VHF radio allows you to choose whether to have the radio automatically Change channels to the requested channel in an Individual Call or not. To Set The Automatic Channel Switch On or Off: aount o chanl switch 1. Enter the DSC SETUP MENU menu and scroll to AUTO off CHANNL SWITCH (Automatic Channel Switch) with the Up/ exit entr Down soft keys or the UP/Down channel buttons. 2. Press the ENTR 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 change the setting. 4. Press the ENTR soft key to select the setting and return to 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 features allows you to disable the automatic reply. The ability to send your position to another station is an added feature of DSC radios that have GPS attached. It is handy for rendezvous and rescue situations. 42 English Operating Your Radio Digital Select Calling (DSC) Setup To Set The Individual Reply Auto or Manual: ianudt iovi cALL REPLY 1. Enter the DSC SETUP MENU menu and scroll to manual INDIVID CALL REPLY (Individual Call Reply) with the exit en tr Up/Down soft keys or the UP/Down channel buttons. 2. Press the ENTR soft key and observe the current highlighted setting - AUTO or MANUAL. cal l reply 3. Use the Up/Down soft keys or the Up/Down channel manual buttons to change the setting. euxnia tble emerg entr 4. Press the ENTR soft key to select the setting and return to the DSC SETUP MENU. Manual Entry The Manual position entry feature allow you to enter the time (UTC time), Latitude and Longitude. To Enter the Time, Latitude, and Longitude: utMc an_u_a:l__Entry 1. Enter the DSC SETUP MENU menu and scroll to MANUAL ENTRY lat __ o __.__ _ with the Up/Down soft keys or the UP/Down channel buttons. e lxoin t ___ o __.___ entr 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 ENTR soft key to select a number. This will also move the blinking cursor to the next number under UTC Time. 5. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter additional numbers. 6. After entering the UTC time, press the ENTR soft key to move the blinking cursor to the first number under LAT (Latitude). 7. Use the Up/Down soft keys or the Up/Down channel buttons to scroll through the number list. 8. Press the ENTR soft key to select the first number and move the cursor to the next number under LAT. 9. Repeat steps 9 and 10 until the seventh (7) digit of the LAT is entered. 10. After entering the LAT (Latitude), press the ENTR soft key to move the blinking cursor to the first number under LON (Longitude). 11. Use the Up/Down soft keys or the Up/Down channel buttons to scroll through the number list. 12. Press the ENTR soft key to select the first number and move the cursor to the next number under LON. 13. Repeat steps 9 and 10 until the eighth (8) digit of the LON is entered. 14. Press the ENTR 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. The menu EXIT selection in the menu screen will return the radio immediately to the radio standby mode. When in the menu, just scroll down until the EXIT option is highlighted, then press the ENTR soft key. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 43