Using Your Radio - Cobra microTALK PR3550WX Owner's Manual

Customer
Installation
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Using Your Radio

Operation
Intro Operation Customer
Turning on Your microTALK
On/Off Power
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Assistance
To turn on your radio:
1. Rotate the On/Off Volume knob clockwise
to turn on your radio and adjust the volume.
A series of tones will indicate the radio is on.
Your microTALK
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mode, ready to receive transmissions. The radio
is always in Standby mode, except when the
Talk, Call or Mode/Lock buttons are pressed.
Battery Low
Battery Low
Your microTALK
Notice
that shows when battery power is decreasing.
The greater the number of bars visible, the
stronger the battery level. When the battery
level is low, the last bar and "bALo" will flash
indicating your batteries should be replaced or,
if using rechargeable batteries, recharged.
Auto Battery Save
Battery Save Mode
Your microTALK
designed to extend battery life. If there are
no transmissions for 10 seconds, the radio will
automatically switch to Battery Save mode and
the Power Saver icon will flash in the display.
This will not affect the radio's ability to receive
incoming transmissions.
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® radio has a battery level meter
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Talk Button
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Two Inches (five
cm) from Mouth
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Channel Buttons
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Channel Number
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Listening
Operation
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Intro Operation Customer
Communicating with Another Person
Assistance
To talk to another person:
1. Press and hold the Talk button.
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2. With the microphone about two inches
Assistance
(five cm) from your mouth, speak in a
normal voice.
3. Release the Talk button when you are
finished talking and listen for a response.
You cannot receive incoming calls while
pressing the Talk button.
Both radios must be tuned to
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the same channel/privacy code
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to communicate.
Assistance
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Channels
To select a channel:
1. With the radio on, select any of the
22 channels by pressing the Channel Up
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or Channel Down button.
Assistance
Both radios must be tuned to the
same channel to communicate.
Channels 1 through 7 are shared by FRS and
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GMRS. Channels 8 through 14 are FRS only.
Channels 15 through 22 are GMRS only.
See page 21 for FRS/GMRS frequency
allocations and compatibility charts.
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Listening for a Response
When you are finished talking:
1. Release the Talk button to receive incoming
transmissions. Your microTALK
always in Standby mode while the Talk or
Call buttons are not pressed.
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