Set-Up Routines
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Set-Up Routines
Confirmation Tone
The
Confirmation Tone
sounds when your CobraMarine VHF radio is turned
On
and to confirm all button presses except for the
Talk
button. If you would prefer
not to hear the
Confirmation Tone
, you can turn it
Off
and
On
as you choose.
To Turn The Confirmation Tone On Or Off:
1.
Enter the
Settings
menu and scroll to
KEY TONE
.
2.
Press the
ENTER
soft key and observe the current
confirmation tone setting —
ON
or
OFF
.
3.
Scroll to switch to the setting you want.
4.
Press the
ENTER
soft key to save the setting. Or press the
EXIT
soft key to
EXIT
without making changes to the Key
Tone setting.
International/Canada/U.S.A. Channel Maps
Three (3) sets of VHF
Channel Maps
have been established for marine use in the
International, Canada, and U.S.A. Most of the channels are the same for all three (3)
maps, but there are definite differences (see table on pages
66
through
78
). Your radio
has all three (3) maps built into it and will operate correctly in whichever area you
choose.
To Set Your Radio For The Area In Which You Will Be Using It:
1.
Enter the
Settings
menu and scroll to
CHANNEL MODE
.
2.
Press the
ENTER
soft key and observe the current channel
mode setting —
INTERNATIONAL
,
CANADA
, or
USA
.
3.
Scroll to switch to the setting you want.
4.
Press the
ENTER
soft key to save the setting. Or press the
EXIT
soft key to
EXIT
without making changes to the
Channel Mode setting.
Time Adjust
All VHF, DSC, and GPS activities use a 24-hour clock and Universal Coordinated Time
(UTC) which was formerly known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Time Adjust uses
your built-in GPS to gather time input.
Time Adjust
will allow the radio to display the
time as Local time or UTC time. For time input to be converted to local time, you need
to enter the hour offset of your local time zone from Greenwich. (See world city time
zone chart on page
84
). You can also choose to have the time displayed in a 12 or 24
hour format.
To Change The Time Offset:
1.
Enter the
Settings
menu and scroll to
TIME ADJUST
.
2.
Highlight the
TIME OFFSET
option in the menu.
3.
Press the
ENTER
key and observe the current setting.
4.
Scroll to change the setting for your local time zone.
5.
Press the
ENTER
soft key to save the setting. Or press the
EXIT
soft key to
EXIT
without making changes to the
Local Time Zone setting.
To Select UTC or Local Time Display:
1.
Enter the
Settings
menu and scroll to
TIME ADJUST
.
2.
Highlight the
LOCAL TIME
option in the menu.
3.
Press the
ENTER
key and observe the current setting.
4.
Scroll to change the setting for how the radio will display
the time (UTC or Local).
5.
Press the
ENTER
soft key to save the setting. Or press the
EXIT
soft key to
EXIT
without making changes to the
Local Time setting.
Operating Your Radio
Operating Your Radio
Soft Keys
Up/Down Buttons
exit entr
key tone
off
on
Soft Keys
Up/Down Buttons
Soft Keys
Up/Down Buttons
exit entr
time adjust
local time
time offset
exit entr
time offset
00:00
set local offset
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