Cobra MR F45-D User Manual

Position Request Reply Type
The ability to send your position to another station is an added feature of DSC
radios that have GPS attached. It is handy for rendezvous and rescue situations.
Your CobraMarine VHF radio allows you to choose whether to have the radio automatically
respond to all Position Requests it receives or to alert you to a
Position Request and allow you to choose whether to respond or not —
manual reply.
To Set The Position Request Reply Type:
1. Enter the Settings menu and scroll to
POS RPLY (position reply).
2. Press the Call/Set button and observe
the current setting —
AUTO or MANUAL.
3. Scroll to change the setting.
4. Press the Call/Set button to select the setting.
5. Scroll to EXIT.
6. Press the Call/Set button to return to the
Settings menu.
Individual Directory
DSC calling allows you to call another vessel or station directly if you know its MMSI
number. Your CobraMarine VHF radio allows you to store up to 10 names and their
associated MMSI numbers for quick access.
To Enter Or Edit Names And MMSI Numbers
In The Directory:
1. Enter the Settings menu and scroll to INDV DIR (individual
directory).
2. Press the Call/Set button to enter a memory location (1-10).
3. Scroll through the memory locations to one you want
to select.
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4. Press the Call/Set button to select the memory location. The
cursor will begin to blink at the first character under
NAME.
5. Scroll through the character list.
6. Press the Call/Set button to select a character. This will also
move the blinking cursor to the next character under
NAME.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter additional characters —
up to a maximum of nine — for the name.
NOTE
Press the High/Low Power button to backspace
and erase the last selected character.
8. After entering the name, press and hold the Call/Set button
to move the blinking cursor to the first character under
MMSI.
9. Scroll through the number list.
10. Press the Call/Set button to select the number and
move the cursor to the next character under
MMSI.
11. Repeat steps 9 and 10 until the nine digit MMSI is entered.
12. Press and hold the Call/Set button to move to the
next memory location or exit.
13. Select NEXT or EXIT with the Call/Set button.
If NEXT is selected, pressing the Call/Set button will move
to the next memory location where another
name can be entered by repeating steps 3 through 11.
If EXIT is selected, pressing the Call/Set button
will return you to the Settings menu.
You can enter a total of 10 names and MMSI numbers in the
directory.
Enter MMSI
Operating Your Radio
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Digital Selective Calling
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Operating Your Radio
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Position Reply
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Cobra MR F45-D Specifications

General

Operating frequency	156.025 - 157.425 MHz

Weight and Dimensions

Weight	1100 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)	159 x 180 x 57 mm