Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 12/29/06 MR F80B VHF MARINE RADIO F80 Cover.qxp:QXP-1058736909.qxp Printed in China Part No. 480-345P 9:35 AM Page A1 Owner’s Manual Introduction Our Thanks to you and Customer Assistance Thank you for purchasing a CobraMarine® VHF radio. Properly used, this Cobra® product will give you many years of reliable service. How Your CobraMarine VHF Radio Works This radio is a VHF transceiver for fixed mounting on your boat. It gives you 2-way vessel-to-vessel and vessel-to-shore station communications, primarily for safety and secondarily for navigation and operational purposes. With it, you can call for help, get information from other boaters, talk to lock or bridge tenders and make radiotelephone calls to anywhere in the world through a marine operator. Besides 2-way communications, in the U.S.A., the radio can provide quick access to receive all NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration), including two Canadian weather channels for alerting you to weather emergencies with a tone on a weather channel you can select for your area. Customer Assistance Customer Assistance Should you encounter any problems with this product, or not understand its many features, please refer to this owner’s manual. If you require further assistance after reading this manual, Cobra Electronics offers the following customer assistance services: For Assistance in the U.S.A. Automated Help Desk English only. 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week 773-889-3087 (phone). © 2007 Cobra Electronics Corporation™ 6500 West Cortland Street Chicago, Illinois 60707 USA www.cobra.com Customer Assistance Operators English and Spanish. 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Central Time Mon. through Fri. (except holidays) 773-889-3087 (phone). Questions English and Spanish. Faxes can be received at 773-622-2269 (fax). Technical Assistance English only. www.cobra.com (online: Frequently Asked Questions). English and Spanish. [email protected] (e-mail). For Assistance Outside the U.S.A. Contact Your Local Dealer A1 English

12/29/06 Backlit LCD Screen 9:35 AM Local Mode Button Channel Weather/Enter Preset Button (Function) Buttons Page A2 Rewind Button Tri-Watch Button Power Volume Knob HI/LO Power Button Channel Knob Instant Channel 16/9 Button Power Connection Memory Scan/ Memory Clear Button Squelch Knob Transceiver Controls, Indicators and Connections F80 Cover.qxp:QXP-1058736909.qxp Introduction Speaker NMEA and Auxiliary I/O Connector Public Address/ Escape DSC Distress Button (Behind Call/Setup Button Red Spring Loaded Cover) Antenna Socket A2 English Introduction Product Features Product Features Mounting...

12/29/06 9:36 AM Page A3 Microphone/Speaker and Product Features (continued) F80 Cover.qxp:QXP-1058736909.qxp Introduction Product Features Up/Down Buttons Can be used instead of those on the transceiver. • Function Button Allows the user to “toggle” between selected working channel and favorite “PreSet” channels to access your most frequently used channels directly from the microphone. Instant Channel 16/9 Button Can be used instead of the one on the transceiver. • Waterproof NMEA Port for GPS, Chartplotter and DSC Interfacing Submersible to 3.28 ft (1 m) of water for 30 minutes — meets JIS7...

F80 General.qxp:QXP-1058731464.qxp Introduction 12/29/06 9:06 AM Page 1 Table Of Contents Introduction Our Thanks to You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1 Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1 Transceiver Controls, Indicators and Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2 Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3 Microphone/Speaker with...

Important Safety Information Before installing and using your CobraMarine VHF radio, please read these general precautions and warnings. Warning and Notice Statements To make the most of this radio, it must be installed and used properly. Please read the installation and operating instructions carefully before installing and using the radio. Special attention must be paid to the WARNING and NOTICE statements in this manual. Statements identify conditions that could result in personal injury or loss of life. Statements identify conditions that could cause damage to the radio Safety Training Information...

The following WARNINGS and NOTICE information will make you aware of RF exposure hazards and how to assure you operate the radio within the FCC RF exposure limits established for the radio. Your radio generates electromagnetic RF (radio frequency) energy when it is transmitting. To ensure that you and those around you are not exposed to excessive amounts of that energy, DO NOT touch the antenna when transmitting and KEEP yourself and all others on your vessel the required distance away from the antenna while transmitting. See page 31 in the antenna requirements section for further information....

AVOID using or storing the radio at temperatures below -4°F i NEVER connect the transceiver to DC power greater than 16 volts orto any DC source with reversed polarity. Doing so will damage the transceiver. DO NOT cut the power cables attached to the transceiver. Improper reconnection with reversed polarity will damage the transceiver. POSITION your radio, external speakers and cables at least 3 ft (0,9 m) away from your vessel's magnetic navigation compass. CHECK your compass before and after installation to be sure that it has not introduced any deviation. DO NOT attempt to service any internal...

CobraMarine VHF radios comply with the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) requirements that regulate the Maritime Radio Service. This CobraMarine radio incorporates a VHF FM transceiver designed for use in the frequency range of 156.025 to 163.275 MHz. It requires 13.8 volts DC and has a switchable RF output power of one (1) or 25 watts. The radio is capable of Class-D DSC (Digital Selective Calling) operation. The radio operates on all currently allocated marine channels and is switchable for use according to U.S.A., International, or Canadian regulations. It features instant access to emergency...