Cobra microTALK PR3800DX Owner's Manual page 6

Using Your Radio
Operation
Communicating with Another Person
Talk Button
To talk to another person:
1. Press and hold the Talk button.
2. With the microphone about two inches
Two Inches (five
(five cm) from your mouth, speak in a
cm) from Mouth
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
the same channel/privacy code
to communicate.
Channels
Channel Buttons
To select a channel:
With the radio on, select any of the 22
channels by pressing the Channel Up or
Channel Down button.
Channel Number
Both radios must be tuned to the
same channel to communicate.
Channels 1 through 7 are shared by FRS and
GMRS. Channels 8 through 14 are FRS only.
Channels 15 through 22 are GMRS only
See page 20 for FRS/GMRS frequency
allocations and compatibility charts.
Listening for a Response
Listening
When you are finished talking:
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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Introduction
Volume Knob
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Call Button
Enter/Hi•Low Button
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Hi Power Icon
Low Power Icon
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Light/Max Range
Operation
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Volume
To adjust the volume:
Rotate the On/Off Volume knob.
Call Button
To alert another person that you are calling:
Press and release the Call button.
The other person will hear a two second
call tone. This tone is used only to establish
voice communications.
See page 18 on how to select from
10 available call tone settings.
Selectable High•Low Power Output
When in close proximity to another party or
during favorable conditions, you can switch
from High to Low Power to extend battery life.
This feature applies to GMRS Channels
1 through 7 and 15 through 22 only.
Channels 8 through 14 operate
exclusively on low power.
To toggle between high and low power:
Press the Enter/Hi•Low button for
two seconds.
When using Channels 1 through 7 and
15 through 22 on high power, the Hi icon
will be visible on the display.
When using those channels on low power
and on Channels 8 through 14, the Low icon
will be visible on the display.
Display Illumination
To illuminate your display:
Press and release the Light/Max Range
button to illuminate the display for
10 seconds.
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