Getting started – Cobra Electronics Mrf 80b User Manual

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Getting Started

Getting Started

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 buttons
on the transceiver or on the microphone/speaker. Press means a momentary press,
then release; press and hold means to hold the button down.

Tones and Alarms

When your CobraMarine VHF radio is On, you can expect to hear the following tones
and alarms. The volume of these sounds is controlled by the circuitry in
the radio and is not affected by the volume set with the On-Off Power/Volume
knob or Volume Up/Down buttons.

Confirmation Tone

A single, high-pitched beep confirms all button presses except the Talk button.
It can be turned On or Off. See setup routines on page 41.

Error Tone

Three (3) medium-pitch tones indicate an invalid button press (error).

DSC Distress Alarm

High—low—high—low—high. Pause, then repeat. The volume of this alarm will
increase after 10 seconds. Press any button to turn it Off.

NOTE
This alarm sounds only for DSC distress calls on Channel 70.

It does not sound for voice calls on Channel 16 — you still
must listen for those.

Distress Acknowledgement Alarm

High—low. Long pause, then repeat. Press any button to turn it Off.

DSC Routine Call Alarm

High—pause—high—pause—high. Long pause, then repeat. Press any button to
turn it Off.

DSC Geographical Alarm

Loud, continuous, medium-pitched, high-low tones (warble) — sounds
when a geographical call is received. Press any button to turn it Off.

Operating Your Radio

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