Cobra PR 1050 WX Owner's Manual

VHF MARINE RADIOMR F55Owner’s ManualNothing comes close to a Cobra®EnglishPrinted in China Part No. 480-085-PRevised 11-20-03

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®VHF Marine Channel Assignments15Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)Channels 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 84, 84A, 85, 85A, 8

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®VHF Marine Channel Assignments17VHF Marine Radio ProtocolsChannel Use01 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)01A Port

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®VHF Marine Channel Assignments19Channel Use18 Port Operations, Ship Movement18A Commercial19 Port Operations, Ship Move

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®VHF Marine Channel Assignments21Channel Use63 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator), Port Operations, Ship Movement63

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®VHF Marine Channel Assignments23Channel Use78 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)78A Non-Commercial (Recreational)7

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®NOAA Weather Channels And Alert25NOAA Weather Channels And Alert•Monitoring the weather will probably be a frequent use

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®Mounting And Powering The Radio27Installation And Start-UpMounting And Powering The Radio•Before using your CobraMarine

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®Mounting And Powering The Radio29Warning StickerFCC regulations require that the Warning Stickersupplied with this radi

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®Antenna Requirements And Attachment31Installation And Start-UpRadio Operator RequirementsDo not transmit when anyone is

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®External Devices And Connections33Global Positioning System (GPS) Device (Not Included)Cobra®strongly recommends that y

A1EnglishOur Thanks To YouIntroductionThank you for purchasing a CobraMarine™VHF radio.Properly used, this Cobra®product will give you many years of r

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®Getting Started35DSC Geographical Alarm Loud, continuous, medium-pitched, high-low tones (warble) — sounds when a geogr

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®Getting Started37Standby And ReceiveStandby mode is the usual mode for the radio whenever it is turned On.From Standby

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®Set-Up Routines39LCD BacklightThe LCD has a backlight lamp to make it visible in the dark. This lamp can be adjusted fo

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®Set-Up Routines41U.S.A./International/Canada Channel MapsThree (3) sets of VHF Channel Maps have been established for m

43Nothing comes close to a Cobra®Voice TransmissionOperating Your RadioTransmit Power OutputYour radio can Transmit selectively at one (1) or 25 watts

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®Advanced Operation45Weather Alert SignalWhen NOAA broadcasts a Weather Alert signal and your radio is in the Weather Al

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®Advanced Operation47ScanDuring Scan, the radio will rapidly switch from channel to channel through all the channels. Wh

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®DSC Set-Up49To Enter Your MMSI Number:1. Enter the Settings menu and scroll to USER MMSIwith the Up/Down buttons.2. Pre

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®DSC Set-Up51Group MMSI NumberNautical organizations such as yacht clubs and the organizers of events such as regattas c

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®DSC Set-Up534. Press the Call/Set button to select the memory location.The cursor will begin to blink at the first char

PowerConnectionExternalSpeaker JackGlobal PositioningSystem (GPS) JackAntennaSocketA3EnglishMicrophone And Product FeaturesIntroductionA2EnglishTransc

2. Choose one (1) of the following:a. To Send An Automatic Distress Call:1) Press and hold the Distress button.b. To Send A Manual Distress Call:1) Us

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®DSC Operation57Sending An All Ships CallsA DSC All Ships call is used for the same urgency and safety purposes as the P

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®DSC Operation59Sending An Individual CallThe DSC Individual call feature allows you to notify one (1), and only one (1)

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®DSC Operation61Receiving A Group CallWhen another station makes a Group call to your radio, the individual alarm will s

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®DSC Operation63c. If The Station You Called Chose Not To Reply:NO REPLY will show on your screen.You will have two (2)

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®DSC Operation65Sending A Position SendPosition Send uses your connected GPS in similar fashion to the position request

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®Specifications67Specifications•GeneralNumber of Channels All U.S.A., Canadian, and International 10 NOAA Weather Channe

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®Product Service69Product Service•If you have any questions about operation or installing your new CobraMarine™VHF produ

Flush Mount Template / Plantilla para montaje empotradoCustomer ServiceNothing comes close to a Cobra®71Use the supplied template to mark and cut an o

IntroductionNothing comes close to a Cobra®Important Safety Information3The following WARNINGS and CAUTIONS will make you aware of RF exposurehazards

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®FCC Licensing Information5FCC LICENSING INFORMATION•CobraMarine™VHF radios comply with the FCC (Federal CommunicationCo

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®Voice Calling7Limits On CallingYou must not call the same station for more than 30 seconds at a time. If you do not get

Nothing comes close to a Cobra®Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI)9VHF Marine Radio ProtocolsMaritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) •An MMSI is a

MAYDAYPANSECURITENothing comes close to a Cobra®Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure11Marine Emergency SignalsThe three (3) spoken international

For ExampleNothing comes close to a Cobra®Emergency Messages and Distress Procedure13Keep the radio nearby. Even after your message has been received,