Cobra MR HH425LI manual

A 1 English Our Thanks to Y ou and Customer Assistance Introduction VHF MARINE RAD IO M R H H 4 2 5 L I V P Printed in China Part No. 480-344-P Owner’ s Manual No thi ng C om es C lo se to a C ob ra ® En gl ish Ou r Th an ks to Y ou • Than k you fo r purc has ing a Co braM arin e ® VHF /GMR S Dual B and ra dio. P rope rly used , this Cob ra ?[...]

A3 English Backlit LCD Screen and Product Features Introduction A2 English Radio Controls and Indicators Introduction Ba ck li t LCD ( Li qu id C ry st al D is pl ay ) Scr ee n • Inst ant Chan nel 16/9 B utto n SCAN Butt on Sque lch Cont rol Call /Ent er Butt on Wris t Stra p Conn ector ON/O FF/V olume Cont rol Exte rnal S peake r/ Micr ophone Co[...]

Product Features Introduction Channel Scan/Memory Scan Use to scan through all channels or all selected memory locations to find conversations in progress. Instant Channel 16/9 Provides instant access to priority Channel 16 and calling Channel 9. T ri-Watch Lets you monitor three (3) channels at once — Channel 16 and two (2) user -programmable ch[...]

Introduction 1 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Introduction T able of Contents In tr odu cti on O u rT h a n k s t oY o u ........................................... A 1 C u s t o m e rA s s i s t a n c e .........................................A 1 R a d i oC o n t r o l s a n d I n d i c a t o r s .................................. A 2 Backlit [...]

Introduction 3 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 2 English Introduction Introduction Important Safety Information Introduction Important Safety Information The following WARNINGS and NOTICE information will make you aware of RF exposure hazards and how to ensure you operate the radio within the FCC RF exposure limits established for the radio. WARN[...]

5 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 4 English Introduction Introduction Recommendations f or Marine Communicatio n Important Safety Information Introduction NOTICE Y our radio is waterproof only when the antenna and batteries are properly installed. A VOID using or storing the radio at temperatures below -4˚F (-20˚C) or above 140˚F (60˚C). KEEP[...]

Introduction 7 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 6 English Introduction VHF Marine FCC Licensing Informati on VHF Marine FCC Licensing Informatio n VH F Ma ri ne FC C Li ce ns in g Inf or ma ti on • CobraMarine VHF radios comply with the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) requirements that regulate the Maritime Radio Service. The radio opera[...]

9 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine Radio Procedures 8 English Introduction VHF Marine Radio Procedures VH F Ma ri ne Ra di o Pr oc edu re s • Maintain Y our W atch Whenever your boat is underway , the radio must be turned On and be tuned to Channel 16, except when being used for messages. P ower T ry 1 watt first if the station being [...]

Introduction 11 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® VHF Marine V oice Calling VHF Marine Radio Protocols ■ If the o ther d oes no t respond , wait t wo (2) m inut es and r epea t. Y ou are p erm itte d to att empt c onta ct th ree (3 ) time s, two ( 2) min utes apart. I f you st ill ha ve not made c onta ct, wa it 15 minut es bef ore tryi ng aga in[...]

Introduction 13 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 12 English Introduction VHF Marine Radiotelephone Calls V H F Ma ri ne E me r ge nc y Me ss ag es a nd D is tr es s Pr o c e d ur e VH F Ma ri ne Ra di ot el ep hon e Ca ll s • Boat ers ma y make a nd receiv e radi otel epho ne cal ls to and fro m any nu mber o n the tele phon e netw ork b y usin [...]

Introduction 15 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 14 English Introduction If Y ou Hear a Distress Call Y ou must give any message beginning with one (1) of these signals priority over any other messages. ALL stations MUST remain silent on Channel 16 for the duration of the emergency unless the message relates directly to the emergency . If you hear[...]

For Example Introduction 17 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 16 English Introduction Marine Distress Procedure Speak slowly — clearly — calmly . 1. Make sure your radio is On. 2. Select Channel 16. 3. Press T alk button and say: “MA YDAY — MA YDAY — MA YDA Y .” (Or “P AN — P AN — P AN,” or “SECURITE — SECURITE — SECURITE.[...]

19 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 18 English VHF Marine Channel Assignments VHF Marine Channel Assignments VH F Ma ri ne Ch an ne l As si gnm en ts • Three (3) sets of 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[...]

Introduction 21 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 20 English Introduction VHF Marine Channel Assignments VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Channel Assignments VHF Marine Radio Protocols Channel Channel Map Frequency P ower Number USA Int’l Ca na da T ransmit Receive Limits 01 •• 156.050 160.650 01A • 156.050 156.050 02 •• 156.100 16[...]

Introduction 23 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 22 English Introduction VHF Marine Channel Assignments VHF Marine Channel Assignments VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Ch ann el Use 18 P ort O per ati ons , Shi p Mo vem ent 18 A Com mer ci al 19 P ort O per ati ons , Shi p Mo vem ent 19 A Com mer ci al 2 0 C an a da ( Co as t [...]

Introduction 25 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 24 English Introduction VHF Marine Channel Assignments VHF Marine Channel Assignments VHF Marine Radio Protocols VHF Marine Radio Protocols Channel Channel Map Frequency P ower Number USA Int’l Ca nada T ransmit Receive Limits 63 • 156.175 160.775 63A • 156.175 156.175 64 •• 156.225 160.82[...]

Introduction 27 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 26 English Introduction Channel Channel Map Frequency P ower Number USA Int’l Canada T ransmit Receive Limits 78 • 156.925 161.525 78A •• 156.925 156.925 79 • 156.975 161.575 79A •• 156.975 156.975 80 • 157.025 161.625 80A •• 157.025 157.025 81 • 157.075 161.675 81A •• 157.[...]

29 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® GMRS/FRS Frequency Allocation and Compatibility 28 English GMRS Communica tion and GMRS FCC Licensing GM RS C om mun ic at io n • This GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) feature is a land-mobile service available for short-distance, two-way communications in the USA. Y ou must have a valid FCC license to comm[...]

31 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® NO AA T est Alert System 30 English NO AA W eather Channels and Alert NO AA W ea the r Ch an ne ls a nd Al er t • Monitoring the weather will probably be a frequent use of your radio. NOAA provides continuous, around-the-clock broadcasts of the latest weather information. T aped weather messages run every four[...]

33 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Included in this P ac kage In cl ud ed in t hi s Pa ck ag e • Y ou should find all of the following items in the package with y our CobraMarine VHF/GMRS radio: 32 English Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) Alerts Sp ec if ic Ar ea M es sa ge En co di ng ( SA ME) A le rt s • The MR HH425LI radio is capable[...]

Introduction 35 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 34 English Antenna, Wrist Strap and Belt Clip Batteries and Charger An te nn a, W ris t St ra p and B el t Cl ip • Antenna Installation The flexible antenna for the radio is shipped separately in the package and must be attached before you use the radio. 1. Align the base of the antenna with the s[...]

Introduction 37 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 36 English Introduction Batteries and Char ger Batteries and Charger Initial Charge The Cobra-provided lithium-ion (LiON) battery pack may be charged at home, in a car or in a boat using the appropriate 12V or 120V power cord with the charger . 1. Insert one (1) of the power cords into the back of t[...]

39 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 38 English Introduction Ge tt in g Sta rt ed • Refer to the foldout at the front of this manual to identify the various controls and indicators on your radio. Throughout this manual you will be instructed to “Press” or to “Press and Hold” various buttons (except “Push to T alk”) on the radio. “Pr[...]

Introduction 41 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 40 English Introduction Getting Started Getting Started Squelch Control Squelch is controlled by turning the lower rotary concentric knob located directly below the On/Off/Volume control. With the power On, turn the knob counterclockwise until you hear a hissing sound, then turn the knob clockwise u[...]

Introduction 43 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 42 English Introduction Getting Started Getting Started Channel Up/Down Button Y our radio will Receive (Rx) and T ransmit (Tx) VHF and GMRS signals on the channel indicated on the LCD display . Y ou can change the channel at any time using the Channel Up/Down button. T o Change Channels: Press the [...]

Introduction 45 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 44 English Introduction Setup Mode Pr ogramming Setup Mode Programming Se tu p Mo de Pr og ra mm ing • The following series of procedures is designed to allow you to set the programmable features of your radio. Correctly following these steps results in a minimal amount of radio setup programming [...]

Introduction 47 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 46 English Introduction Setup Mode Pr ogramming Setup Mode Programming V oice Activated T ransmit (V OX) Mode In VOX mode, your radio can be used “hands-free,” automatically transmitting when you speak. Y ou can also set the VOX sensitivity level to fit the volume of your voice and avoid transmi[...]

Introduction 49 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 48 English Introduction Setup Mode Pr ogramming Setup Mode Programming Call T one Mode In Call T one mode, your radio can alert you to incoming signals by sounding an audible call tone, a silent vibration or both. This setting will also allow you to transmit a unique Call T one alert to identify you[...]

Introduction 51 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 50 English Introduction Setup Mode Pr ogramming Setup Mode Programming The GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) feature is a land- mobile service available for short-distance, two-way communications in the USA. Y ou must have a valid FCC license to communicate on these channels (see page 28). Start f[...]

53 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Setup Mode Prog ramming 52 English Setup Mode Program ming CTCSS and DCS Code Scan Mode This mode will allow you to scan for all incoming audio CTCSS and DCS coded signals. T o Set CTCSS Code Scan: 1. Display will show current CTCSS working channel. CTCSS and SCAN icons and small digit CTCSS Code number will be [...]

55 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Setup Mode Prog ramming 54 English Setup Mode Program ming Programming these features will allow your radio to listen to all NOAA Hazard Alert radio channels. In this process, you will be programming the channel settings for the “Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME)” and “Emergency Alert Messages” sent [...]

57 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Standby/Receive an d T ransmit 56 English Setup Mode Program ming T o Set SAME FIPS Code Location 1. Display will show COdE , not flashing. SAME icon is flashing along with the two (2) digits to the right of COdE . 2. Press Channel Up/Down button to select channel number . NOTE T en channel locations are availab[...]

Introduction 59 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 58 English Introduction Standby/Receive an d T ransmit Standby/Receiv e and T ransmit GMRS Standby Mode The GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) Standby feature is a land-mobile service available for short-distance, two- way communications in the USA. Y ou must have a valid FCC license to communicate[...]

Introduction 61 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 60 English Introduction Standby/Receive an d T ransmit Standby/Receiv e and T ransmit W eather (WX) Standby Mode T o enter the WX Standby mode, press and hold the WX/H-M-L button. All common operating functions of the radio will work the same in WX Standby mode as they do in the normal Marine and GM[...]

Introduction 63 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 62 English Introduction Ad vanced Operation Standby/Receiv e and T ransmit SAME Alert Level Codes There are four (4) alert level codes that provide important active weather information. These alert codes are checked against the FIPS codes location list. When proper “Alert” conditions are met, th[...]

65 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Adv anced Operation 64 English Introduction Ad vanced Operation T ri-Watch Mode T ri-Watch mode gives you one (1) button access to scan a total of three (3) channels of most importance to you. Channel 16 is preprogrammed for you and will always be one (1) of the scanned locations. T wo (2) other channels of your[...]

67 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Adv anced Operation 66 English Adv anced Operation Memory Locations Y our radio has unlimited memor y locations for storing your most frequently used channels. These memory locations can be selected individually or can be scanned. (See page 69 under Memory Location Scan .) Y ou are also able to change bands for [...]

69 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Adv anced Operation 68 English Adv anced Operation Channel Scan Mode During Channel Scan mode, the radio will rapidly switch from channel to channel through all the channels. Whenever any activity is detected, the radio will stop the scan for 10 seconds to allow you to listen briefly on that channel. The radio w[...]

71 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Adv anced Operation 70 English Adv anced Operation Rewind-Sa y-Again™ Feature Use the Cobra exclusive Rewind-Say-Again™ feature to replay or record the last 20 seconds of an incoming audio transmission. Example 1: When engine noise, music or conversation creates too much noise to hear an inbound message clea[...]

Introduction 73 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 72 English Introduction Specifications Sp ec if ica ti on s • General Number of Channels All U.S., Canadian, and International 10 NOAA Weather Channels, 15 GMRS Channels Channel Spacing VHF - 25 kHz Max., GMRS - 12.5 kHz Modulation VHF - 5 kHz Max., GMRS - 2.5 kHz Input Voltage 7.2 VDC Batt ery Li[...]

Introduction 75 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 74 English Introduction Pr oduct Ser vice Pr od uct S erv ic e • If you ha ve any questions about operation or installing y our new CobraMar ine VHF /GMRS produ ct or if you are missi ng parts… Please call Cobra first! DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE STORE! See customer assistance on page A1. [...]

76 English Introduction Accessories Customer Service Ac ce ss ori es • Additional accessories for your Cobra radio can be purchased separately . Each accessory will enhance the use of the radio and also offer convenience to the end user . Lapel Speaker Microphone A speaker microphone, that attaches to your lapel, by ordering P/N CM 330-001. This [...]