Cobra Marine MF2500 Owner's Manual

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®5Table of Contents3.9. SPLIT MODE PAGE ...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®95HEADING ... 73HIGHT WATER/LOW WATER ... 32HIGHWAY Page ...

6Owner's ManualTable of Contents5.2.1. Display Settings ...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®71.2. GENERAL OPERATION1.2.1. Button Conventions UsedThroughout this Owner’s Manual, the hardware buttons on the MC 600

8Owner's Manualhave activated the menu from the CHART Page (by pressing the MENUbutton) to select the option you want, “NUMBER OF DATA FIELDS” op

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®9General OperationWhen the field is highlighted:1. Use the RIGHT or LEFT software buttons at the bottom to highlight th

10Owner's Manual2. BASIC OPERATIONRefer to the foldout on the front cover to identify the various controls and indicatorson your chartplotter.2.1

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®112.2.1. Definitions of SelectionsThis menu allows you to select some of the basic setup information the firsttime the

12Owner's Manualmedium sea level unit among the available units. The default setting is Ft(Feet). Other options are Meters (Mt) and Flight Level

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®133. Wait or press the ENTER button to return to the chart screen with the newlight levels retained.Continuously pressi

14Owner's Manual2.5. DEMO MODEDEMO MODE is great for practicing the actual use of a product when thesatellites signals and internal alarms are no

Our Thanks to You andCustomer AssistanceOwner’s Manual All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form o

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®15Moving and Zooming on Chartmap Pointer to pan away from your present position and scroll to other mapareas even outsi

16Owner's Manual2.7.2. Change Data FieldsEach data field present on a given page (no matter the number of data fields)can be customized to obtain

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®172.7.3. Available Data OptionsAll the available choices for the Data Fields are presented in the table below.Keep in m

18Owner's Manual4. Move the Pointer off the location to accept.2.8.2. Creating a New Mark A Mark can be created at anytime. Marks are used for m

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®192.10. USING GOTOThe GOTO function allows instant plotting of course to selected target. Afterpressing the GOTO button

20Owner's Manual2.12. USING MOBIf a person or object is lost overboard and you need to return to the location,use the MOB (Man OverBoard) functio

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®213. PAGE INFORMATION AND OPERATION3.1. PAGE SELECTION AND PRESETS - SETUPAny page can be turned ON or OFF using the fo

22Owner's Manual3.2. WELCOME PAGEThe WELCOME Page is activated by default on Power On and appears afterthe GPS position lock. Use the WELCOME Pag

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®23“DEMO MODE”: Links to a secondary set of selection boxes. The DEMOMode is specified in further detail in Par. 2.5.“DA

24Owner's Manual3.3. CHART ONLY PAGEThe CHART Page is the main page of the chartplotter. From this page theuser can select the desired map, get i

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Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®253.3.2.3. Operations on User PointsUsing the ENTER button we are able to create, edit and delete various UserPoints us

26Owner's ManualMAIN“STOP NAVIGATION”: Stops navigation to destination, if Target is set.“3D VIEW”: Changes from standard to 3D mode. This could

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®273.4. DATA PAGEUse the DATA Page to customize the data options described below.3.4.1. DescriptionThe pictures below pr

28Owner's Manual3.4.2.3. On Screen InstructionsWhen first arriving at the page or after pressing the ENTER button, ScreenInstructions will appear

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®29“SCREEN INSTRUCTIONS” at the top of the page are ON by default.This option allows the users to turn OFF these Screen

30Owner's Manual3.5. HIGHWAY PAGEWhenever it is activated the HIGHWAY Page uses the most relevantnavigation information to provide digital and gr

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®313.5.2.1. Available Layouts of HIGHWAY PageThe data fields of the HIGHWAY Page can be customized to HIDE, 2 or 4throug

32Owner's Manual3.6. SUN AND MOON PAGEThe SUN and MOON Page presents a graphical chart that displays Tidestation information in a 24-hour span s

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®333.6.2.1. Available Layouts of SUN and MOON Page.There is no possibility to change either the number of data fields no

34Owner's ManualThe result of your selection will be visible on a chart. An error message willappear if there are no Tide Stations in the immedia

Control and IndicatorsSOFTWARE BUTTONS FUNCTIONALITYThe software buttons have different functions according to the modes ofoperation: their labels for

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®353.7. FISH FINDER PAGEThe FISH FINDER Page appears only when the Fish Finder device isavailable or a Demo Mode is

36Owner's Manualyour transducer; the items on the right side of the screen are closer to youthan those on the left. The correct interpretation of

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®373.7.1.1. Understanding the Fish Finder EchogramThe main elements that can be easily distinguished into an Echogram ar

38Owner's ManualSurface ClutterAppears like noise at the top of the screen extending many feet below thesurface. It’s caused by many things, incl

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®39“PRESET MODE”: Applies the Fish Finder operating mode presets.“WHITE LINE”: Used to monitor how the Fish Finder devic

40Owner's Manualdisplay. This selection is a personal preference. Select the option thatgives you the clearest viewing in your weather condition

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®413.8. COMBO MODE PAGEThe COMBO MODE Page allows you to set vertical and horizontal comboscreens to display CHART a

42Owner's Manual3.8.2.2. Available Layouts of COMBO MODE PageThe data fields in the COMBO MODE Page are the same as in the SPLITMODE Page and can

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®43Press and hold the ENTER button for more than one (1) second to quickly enter theAdjust Split option.Adjust Split opt

44Owner's Manual3.9. SPLIT MODE PAGEVertical and horizontal split screens allows for 2 display modes to bedisplayed simultaneously. This page can

Control and IndicatorsSOFTWARE BUTTONS FUNCTIONALITYThe software buttons have different functions according to the modes ofoperation: their labels for

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®45customize data options follow the procedure described in Par. 2.7.2 ChangingData Fields.3.9.1.3. Changing the size of

46Owner's Manual3.10. GPS PAGEThe GPS Page provides a visual reference of satellite acquisition, receiverstatus, and accuracy. This page only co

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®473.10.2. MenuThe GPS Page has its own menu, which is used for setting satellite options.To access the MAIN Menu, press

48Owner's Manual3.11. SYSTEM PAGEThe SYSTEM Page includes selections for the various categories of Set-UpInfo.3.11.1. DescriptionThe picture belo

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®494. ADVANCED OPERATION4.1. MEASURE FUNCTIONThe MEASURE Function allows you to measure the distance and bearingfrom one

50Owner's Manual2. Press the DELETE software button.3. The Waypoint is deleted and a new line between previous and nextWaypoint is shown.4.2.2. M

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®514.3.1. Selecting existing and Naming new RoutesTo select the Route operations follow the procedure:1. Press the MENU

52Owner's Manual4.4. USING TRACKA very useful feature of the chartplotter, is the ability to store and displayexactly where the boat has been. Th

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®53greater than a defined distance); TIME (the chartplotter can store a fix aftera defined time); AUTO (the software dec

54Owner's Manualbottom of a screen with the following options. Select the desired row and usethese software buttons:“MOVE”: Moves the existed Use

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®1WARNINGS AND CAUTIONSBefore using your CobraMarineTM MC 600C chartplotter please read thesegeneral precautions and war

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®55button otherwise). When completed, the message “OK” is shown.When a User C-CARD is formatted, all data saved on it wi

56Owner's Manual4.7. INFOWhen placing the Pointer above objects on the chart, information related tothe objects nearby is shown.4.7.1. Setting Au

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®57To see the picture press the MENU button when the object with a picture ishighlighted.4.7.4. Info Tree and Expanded I

58Owner's ManualLights in the correct color based on boats position with all the Nav-Aids namedisplayed below the Nav-Aid symbol.This feature is

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®594.11.1. Advanced DSC for VHF Radio with NMEA 0183 OutputThe DSC CALLING Page can be selected using the PAGE button wh

60Owner's Manual5. SYSTEM PAGE SETTINGS5.1. SCREEN SHOT AND DESCRIPTIONS1. Press the PAGE button several times to select “SYSTEM” and press theEN

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®61the display. The chartplotter displays maps and screens in darker colors.It is also possible to go through the availa

62Owner's Manualmay be projected in perspective mode during navigation. The upper side ofthe map is more compressed than the lower side, a wider

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®63strength of the current changes throughout the day.“PORTS AND SERVICES”: Turns ON or OFF the displaying of the Portsa

64Owner's Manual5.2.2.3. Land PresentationTo control the display on the map of the land based (terrestrial) features.After the CHART SETTINGS men

2Owner's ManualWHAT IS IN THE BOX?When the package containing the chartplotter is first opened, please check itfor the following contents (if any

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®65“MIXING LEVELS”: When the map coverage at the current zoom leveldoes not fill the entire screen, the chartplotter dra

66Owner's Manual“SCREEN AMPLIFIER”: The Screen Amplifier function automaticallyoffsets the map on the screen so more open area is placed “ahead”

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®67“ATTENTION AREAS”: Turns ON or OFF the displaying of Attention Areas(areas in which special attention by the mariner

68Owner's Manual5.2.4.1. Display SettingsTo control the display settings of the video screen.After the FISH FINDER SETTINGS menu is shown:1. Use

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®69the sensitivity may increase the clarity of the display.“NOISE TRESHOLD”: Helps filter unwanted noise from the chart.

70Owner's Manual2. Use the UP or DOWN CURSOR button to select the desired option andthen press the ENTER button. The available options are listed

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®71from a defined course by the set distance.“PROXIMITY ALARM”: Triggers an alarm to sound when the destinationis reache

72Owner's Manual“DISTANCE”: Sets the distance unit among Nm = nautical miles, Sm =status miles and Km = kilometers.“SPEED”: Sets the speed unit a

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®73selected in the menu in order to match the position from the GPS with theposition on the charts. You must know what d

74Owner's ManualAnother place to enter Demo is the Welcome Page (see Par. 3.2).5.2.10. Com SettingsSelects the proper format for the Port1/2 Inpu

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®31. MANUAL ORGANIZATION1.1. TABLE OF CONTENTSTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION ...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®755.2.11. AboutTo see details about the software and cartography data installed open theSystem Information page.About

76Owner's Manual6. INSTALLATION6.1. BASICThis chapter provides instructions for inserting and removing C-CARDprocedure, and to assist in planning

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®776.1.3. Chartplotter Installation and RemovingBracket InstallationThe chartplotter can be mounted using the supplied b

78Owner's Manual6.2. ADVANCEDThe chartplotter has connectors that are used to connect the chartplotter toPower Supply, to the GPS WAAS Smart ante

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®796.2.4. External Alarm Connection6.2.5. Fish FinderIt is possible to connect an optional FISH FINDER device. For conne

80Owner's Manualwhen reconnecting the antenna cable to protect from water and corrosion. Aterminal strip will also be provided for joining the wi

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®817. MAINTENANCEThis chapter gives information on routine maintenance and problem solvingassociated with the chartplott

82Owner's Manual8. OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES8.1. PC-PLANNERC-MAPTM’s PC-PLANNER software is designed to turn your home computerinto a navigational pla

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®839. APPENDIX9.1. TERMSALT = AltitudeAltitude of GPS Antenna on the medium sea level.Alter = Alternate Solution (TD Coo

84Owner's Manualhorizontal direction of one terrestrial point from another referring to theNorth (True or Magnetic). It is often used to indicate

4Owner's ManualTable of Contents2.12. USING MOB ...

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®85Depth AreaIt is the sea area included in the (user selectable) range of minimum andmaximum depth limits. The selected

86Owner's ManualHDG = HeadingThe horizontal direction in which a ship actually points or heads in anymoment (see also COG).HDOP = Horizontal Dilu

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®87MarkReference point related to Pointer position. Typically it represents by anicon and label under Mark.Natural Featu

88Owner's ManualRTCM = Radio Technical Commission for Maritime ServicesThe data format created by the Radio Technical Commission Maritime totrans

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®89TRN = TurningDifference between COG and BRG. If COG is 80° and BRG is 75°, TRN is5° Left.TTG = Time To GoEstimated ti

90Owner's ManualGPSZoom-InShows more detail in a smaller area.Zoom-OutOperates similarly to zoom -in, but in the reverse, showing a wider but les

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®91GPSNote that position is repeatedly fixed through the following three steps whileany 3 satellites are in line of sigh

92Owner's ManualGPSThe index for position-fixing accuracy is called HDOP ("Horizontal Dilution OfPrecision"). The smaller the HDOP valu

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra®939.3. WORLD CITY TIME ZONES Longitudinal Zone Offset CityE 172.50 to W 172.50 -12 IDLW (International Date Line West)W

94Owner's ManualINDEXAAbout ............ 75ACTIVATE SIMULATION ..... 73ACTIVE TRACK .....