User Manual

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra
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Operating Your Radio Operating Your Radio
Digital Select Calling (DSC)
Setup
Digital Select Calling (DSC)
Setup
If You Transfer Your Radio To A Different Vessel
Contact the MMSI issuing agency from which you obtained your number and change the
information associated with your number to correspond to vessel in which it will be mounted.
To View Your MMSI Number At Any Time:
1. Enter the DSC SETUP MENU menu and scroll to
RADIO MMSI ENTRY.
2. Press the ENTR button and the already entered number
will be displayed.
3. Press the EXIT soft key to return to the DSC SETUP 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 twenty (20) names and their associated MMSI
numbers for quick access.
To Enter Or Edit Names And MMSI Numbers In The Directory:
1. Enter the DSC SETUP MENU and scroll to INDIVID
DIRECTORY.
2. The ADD option in the menu will be highlighted the rst
time this menu is entered. Press the ENTR soft key to
ADD a new Name and MMSI number.
3. The cursor will begin to blink at the rst character under
ADD NAME.
4. Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through the character list.
5. Press the ENTR soft key to select a character. This will
also move the blinking cursor to the next character under
ADD NAME.
6. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter additional characters — up
to a maximum of eleven (11) — for the name.
7. After entering the name, press the ENTR soft key to move
the blinking cursor to the rst character under MMSI.
8. Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through the number list.
9. Press the ENTR soft key to select the number and move the
cursor to the next character under MMSI.
10. Repeat steps 9 and 10 until the ninth (9) digit MMSI is entered.
11. Press the ENTR button to save the entry.
12. Highlight ADD to enter the next new name/MMSI number
entry, or highlight the entry just entered and press the ENTR
soft key to edit or delete the current entry, or press the EXIT
soft key to return to the DSC SETUP MENU.
Group MMSI Number
Nautical organizations such as yacht clubs and the organizers of events such as regattas can
establish Group MMSIs. These allow a message to be sent automatically to all members of
the group without having to call each one individually.
Each member of the group must enter the group MMSI number in his radio in order to
receive group messages.
To Enter A Group MMSI Number:
1. Enter the DSC SETUP MENU and scroll to GROUP MMSI
DIR (group MMSI).
2. The ADD option in the menu will be highlighted the rst
time this menu is entered. Press the ENTR soft key to
ADD a new Name and MMSI number.
3. The cursor will begin to blink at the rst character under
ADD NAME.
4. Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through the character list.
5. Press the ENTR soft key to select a character. This will
also move the blinking cursor to the next character under
ADD NAME.
6. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter additional characters — up
to a maximum of eleven (11) — for the name.
7. After entering the name, press the ENTR soft key to move
the blinking cursor to the second character under MMSI
(the rst digit of a Group MMSI number always starts with a 0).
8. Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through the number list.
9. Press the ENTR soft key to select the number and move
the cursor to the next character under MMSI.
10. Repeat steps 9 and 10 until the ninth (9) digit MMSI is entered.
11. Press the ENTR button to save the entry.
12. Highlight ADD to enter the next new name/MMSI number
entry, or highlight the entry just entered and press the ENTR
soft key to edit or delete the current entry, or press the EXIT
soft key to return to the DSC SETUP MENU.
NOTE
The group MMSI is established by modifying the MMSI assigned to one (1) of the
group members. The last digit of that member’s MMSI number is dropped and a zero
(0) is inserted at the beginning. For example, member MMSI number 366123456
becomes group MMSI number 036612345.
Group MMSIs can be entered and changed any number of times
without encountering the need to have your radio reset
exit
radio mmsi
mmsi 123456789
exit entr
DSC Setup menu
individ directory
group mmsi dir
radio mmsi entry
exit entr
individual dir
add
exit entr
individual dir
___________
mmsi _________
add name
exit entr
individual dir
friends boat
mmsi 123456789
Add name
exit entr
individual dir
add
friends boat
exit entr
DSC Setup menu
individ directory
group mmsi dir
radio mmsi entry
exit entr
group mmsi
add
exit entr
group mmsi
___________
mmsi _________
add name
exit entr
group mmsi
boat group
mmsi 123456789
Add name
exit entr
group mmsi dir
add
boat group