Cobra Electronics MR F75 Transceiver Controls Indicators And Connections, Table Of Contents

Transceiver Controls,

Indicators And Connections

Introduction

	Backlit LCD
Radio Status and	Screen	Down	Up
Data Display		Button	Button
Instant	Active	Weather/	Memory Scan/
Channel	Channel	UIC Button	Memory Clear
16/9 Button	Number		Button

On-Off

Power/

Volume

Knob

Microphone/Speaker
And Product Features
Introduction
Microphone/Speaker With Auxiliary Controls		•
	Volume
Up/Down Buttons		Volume Up
Can be used instead of	Down	Button
	Button
those on the transceiver.	Talk
Instant Channel
	Button	Microphone/
16/9 Button
		Speaker
Can be used instead of
the one on the transceiver.		Up
	Down
Volume Up/Down Button		Button
	Button
Can be used instead of the
		Instant
On-Off Power/Volume knob
		Channel
on the transceiver.		16/9 Button

Product Features

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Table Of Contents

Introduction

Introduction

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

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

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

Microphone/Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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

Microphone/	Tri-Watch	Call/Set	Squelch
Speaker Cord	Button		Knob
		Button
Connection Socket	Simplex
High/Low	Operation	DSC Distress Button
Power Button	Icon	(Behind Red Spring

Position Coordinates — Loaded Cover)

Latitude and Longitude

Power

Antenna Connection

Socket

Global Positioning

System (GPS) Jack

External Speaker

and PA Jack

A2 English

Dual Power

Selectable to one (1) or 25 watts output power for near or distant calling.

USA/International/Canada Channels Allows operation on any of the three (3) different channel maps established for these areas.

Ten (10) NOAA Weather Channels

Instant access to all of the National Weather Channels, 24 hours a day.

Emergency Weather Alert

Can alert you with an audible

tone and visual alarm if threatening weather is nearby.

Instant Channel 16/9 Instant access to the priority Channel 16 and calling Channel 9.

Digital Selective Calling (DSC)

Allows sending a distress message at the touch of a button as well as specific station-to-station calls.

A3 English

Memory Scan

Lets you scan through all selected memory channels to find conversations in progress.

Tri-Watch

Lets you monitor three (3) channels at once — Channel 16, Channel 9, and one (1) user selectable channel.

Noise Canceling Microphone/Speaker

Blocks background noise to let your voice be heard at the receiving station.

Controls on the Microphone/Speaker

Handy control buttons on the microphone/speaker let you operate one

(1) handed at a distance from the radio.

Illuminated Buttons

Helps you quickly find the buttons you need in low light conditions.

Mounting Kits Included

Radio can be mounted on, under, or in almost any flat surface using one (1) of the included brackets.

Waterproof

Submersible to one (1) meter of water for 30 minutes — meets JIS7 Standards.

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Advanced Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

DSC Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

DSC Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Warranty

Limited 3-Year Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Customer Service

Product Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Order Form And Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Flush Mount Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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