Cobra Electronics MRF45 owner manual Table Of Contents

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Introduction

Table Of Contents

Introduction

Our Thanks To You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1

Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1

Transceiver Controls, Indicators And Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2

Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3

Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3

Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Recommendations For Marine Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

VHF Marine Radio Protocols

FCC Licensing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

VHF Marine Radio Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Voice Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Digital Selective Calling (DSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Radiotelephone Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Marine Distress Procedure — DSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

VHF Marine Channel Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

World City Time Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

NOAA Weather Channels And Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Installation and Start-Up

Included In This Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Mounting And Powering The Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Antenna Requirements And Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 External Devices And Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Operating Your Radio

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Set-Up Routines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Voice Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

NOAA All Hazards/Weather Radio And Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Advanced Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

DSC Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

DSC Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Warranty

Limited 3-Year Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Customer Service

Product Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Accessories Order Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Flush Mount Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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Contents Our Thanks ToYou Customer Assistance For Assistance In The U.S.AFor Assistance Outside The U.S.A Microphone Product Features Product FeaturesMicrophone With Auxiliary Controls Table Of Contents Always use only Cobra authorized accessories Important Safety InformationImportant Safety Information Safety Training InformationRecommendations For Marine Communication FCC Licensing InformationVoice Calling VHF Marine Radio ProceduresVHF Marine Radio Procedures Maintain Your Watch Voice CallingDigital Selective Calling DSC Maritime Mobile Service Identity MmsiMaritime Mobile Service Identity Mmsi Digital Selective Calling DSCRadiotelephone Calls Emergency Messages Distress ProcedureEmergency Messages And Distress Procedure Radiotelephone CallsSay Marine Distress ProcedureMarine Distress Procedure DSC Tell where you areVHF Marine Channel Assignments VHF Marine Channel Assignments03A Government Only International Distress, Safety and Calling156.700 Rx Only 156.750 156.800 156.85020A Port Operations Port Operations, Ship Movement 21A U.S. Government Only Canada Coast Guard Only23A Government Only Digital Selective Calling Voice communications not allowed 64A U.S. Government Only Canada Commercial Fishing81A U.S. Government Only Environmental Protection Operations Noaa Weather Channels And Alert World City Time ZonesNoaa Weather Channels Alert World City Time ZonesIncluded In This Package Mounting Powering The RadioMounting And Powering The Radio Included In This PackageElectrical Power Connection Microphone BracketFlush Mount Kit Not Included Safe Maximum Permissible Exposure MPE Radius Installation RequirementsAntenna Requirements And Attachment Radio Operator RequirementsMicrophone Attachment External Devices ConnectionsExternal Devices And Connections Global Positioning System GPS Device Not IncludedGetting Started Tones And AlarmsPower On-Off Getting StartedVolume Standby And ReceiveSquelch LCD Contrast Set-Up Routines Settings MenuSet-Up Routines LCD BacklightA./International/Canada Channel Maps To Set Your Radio For The Area In Which You Will Be Using ItChannels Transmit Power OutputVoice Transmission Voice TransmissionAdvanced Operation Weather Radio And AlertAdvanced Operation Noaa All Hazards/Weather Radio And AlertScan Dual-WatchIf You Incorrectly Enter Your Mmsi Number DSC Set-UpDSC Set-Up User Mmsi NumberIfYou TransferYourRadioTo a DifferentVessel Group Mmsi NumberDSC Scanning To Enter Or Edit Names And Mmsi Numbers In The Directory Position Request Reply TypeIndividual Directory To Set The Position Request Reply TypeDSC Operation DSC OperationSending Distress Calls Receiving Distress Relay Calls Receiving Distress CallsSending An All Ships Calls Regarding Distress Relay CallsReceiving a Geographical Call Receiving An All Ships CallSending An Individual Call Sending a Geographical CallSending a Position Request Receiving An Individual CallReceiving a Group Call Sending a Group CallIf The Station You Called Chose Not To Reply To Exit The Position Request ModeIf You Receive a Position If The Station You Called Cannot Send Its PositionReceiving a Position Request Sending a Position SendReceiving a Position Send Troubleshooting Maintenance TroubleshootingSpecifications MaintenanceProduct Service Optional Accessories Accessories Order Info
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