Cobra microTALK RX100 User Manual

RX100
Making Life Easier And Safer
Staying in touch with your family and friends is convenient and easy when using your
microTALK radio. Some of the many uses you will discover include:
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Communicating with others while hiking, biking, and working; keeping track of family and friends
at a crowded public event; checking with travel companions in another car; talking with neighbors;
arranging meeting spots with others while shopping at the mall.
Call Button
Press one time to alert others that you are
calling, this will send a ringtone to the
other person.
Talk Button
Press and hold the Talk button to communicate
with others. The microphone should be placed
about 2 inches away from your mouth. When
talking, speak in normal voice.
Release the Talk button when you finish talking
and listen for a response from the other person.
You cannot receive at the same time while
pressing the Talk button.
NOTE: Both radios must be set at the same
channel/privacy code to
communicate.
Menu/Power Button
Press and hold Menu button for 3 seconds to
turn the radio on or off.
There are 8 options you may set to your
preferences. Each press of the Menu button
advances you to the next option setting. Press
the UP or DOWN buttons to change the setting,
you may also press Talk button to enter new
setting and return to standby mode.
Channel
Menu
CTCSS
Selection
1-22* 1-38
Key Key
Lock ‡ Tone
On/Off On/Off
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Ch1-22 will be shown on display as the selected channel mode for two seconds once activated.
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Your radio incorporates two advanced coded squelch systems that can help to reduce interference from other
users on any given channel. CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) and DCS (Digitally Coded
Squelch) provide 38 or 83 privacy codes respectively.
Either system can be used on any channels, but cannot be used on the same channel at the same time.
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With level 1 being the least sensitive level.
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Press Call or Talk button to exit channel scanning mode.
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The Roger Beep confirmation tone alerts the other party that you have finished talking and it is OK for them to
speak, after you release the Talk button.
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Press and hold Menu/Power button to turn the keypad lock off.
Installing Batteries
To Install or Replace Batteries:
1. Remove belt clip by pressing on the release tab and
sliding belt clip up at the same time.
2. Pull up on the battery door latch to remove the battery
compartment cover.
3. Insert 3 (AAA) batteries (not included) per radio and
position batteries according to polarity markings.
• Do not mix old and new batteries.
• Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc), or
rechargeable (Ni-Cd, Ni-MH, etc.) batteries.
TWO-WAY RADIO MODEL
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DCS VOX
Sensitivity
1-83 On/Off
Roger Channel
Off
Beep ^
On/Off
Volume / Menu options
UP and DOWN Buttons
Press the UP or DOWN buttons to increase or decrease the volume. Level 8 is the highest volume.
Press the Menu button for going through the menu options, and then press the UP or DOWN
buttons to change the setting.
Press and hold "Up" button to enter the Weather mode.
Once in the Weather mode:
Use the Up or Down Buttons to select the desired Weather channel. Press and hold the Up Arrow to
Antenna
exit the Weather mode.
LCD Display
Buit-In
Microphone
Buit-In
Speaker
Battery Level Indicator
Indicates the battery level.
The last status bar of the
battery low icon will blink
when battery power is low.
Lock Icon
Visible when keypad lock
turned on.
Channel / Volume Numbers
While in Standby mode or when
VOX
selecting a channel, shows current
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channel (1 through 22).
When adjusting the volume, shows
1-5
current level (1 through 8).
Privacy Code Numbers
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Scan
Code 0 in either code system is not a privacy code as
default, that allows all signals to be heard on a channel.
On/Off
The NOAA NWR Frequency Table
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Channel No.
1
2
3
4
5
Features
• 22 Channels
• 10 Channels Weather Radio
• 121 Privacy Codes
Wrist Strap
(38 CTCSS codes / 83 DCS codes)
Connection
• Hands-Free Operation (VOX)
• Scan Channels
Belt Clip
• LCD Display
• Call Alert
Battery Cover
Maximum range may vary and is based on unobstructed line-of-sight
communication under ideal conditions.
User's Guide
Scan Icon Receive/Transmit Icon
Visible when in Visible when receiving or
Scan mode. transmitting a message.
VOX Icon
Visible when VOX feature turned
on. The VOX sensitivity level can
be adjusted from level 1 to 5,
with level 1 being the least
sensitive level.
Weather Icon
Visible when in NOAA weather
radio mode. You can use your
microTALK
weather channels transmitting
in your area.
CTCSS/DCS Icon
Shown in either Privacy Code
system selected.
NWR Frequency Channel No.
162.550MHz 6
162.400MHz 7
162.475MHz 8
162.425MHz 9
162.450MHz 10
• Button Lock
• Roger Beep Selectable On/Off
• Battery/Power Saver
• Keystroke Tones
• Battery Level Indicator
• Low Battery Audible Alert
• Auto Squelch
• Belt Clip
radio to listen to
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NWR Frequency
162.500MHz
162.525MHz
161.650MHz
161.775MHz
163.275MHz