For Assistance in Canada or the U.S.A. In this user’s manual, you should find all the information you need to operate your microTALK assistance after reading this manual, Cobra Electronics offers the following customer assistance services: Automated Help Desk English and French. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (514) 683-1771, ext.
Product Features Introduction Wrist Strap Connector Compartment Battery Door Antenna External Speaker/ Microphone/Charge Jack Talk Button Call Button Light/ Max Range Button A2 English Introduction • 22 Channels Seven shared with FRS/GMRS, Belt Clip seven FRS only, eight Battery GMRS only •...
Cobra for recycling. Wrap batteries carefully and mail postage prepaid to: Cobra Electronics Corporation, 6500 West Cortland Street, Chicago, IL 60707 USA, Attn: Battery Recycling. Do not put batteries into fire or expose to high heat.
Using Your Radio Operation For charging microTALK Insert Radio(s) charger: 1. Insert radio(s) into desktop charger as shown. 2. Insert round connector of 120 volt adapter into jack on back of charger. 3. Plug 120 volt adapter into electrical outlet. If charging light is not on, check position of radio.
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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.
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Using Your Radio Operation Auto Squelch/Maximum Range Your microTALK ® radio is equipped with Auto Squelch, which automatically shuts off weak transmissions and unwanted noise due to terrain and conditions. This slightly reduces the Maximum Range at which signals can be heard. You can turn off auto squelch to allow all signals to be received and extend the maximum range of your radio.
Mode Functions Operation microTALK ® Range Your range will vary depending on terrain and conditions. In flat, open country your radio will Maximum Range operate at maximum range. Buildings and foliage in the path of the signal can reduce the range of the radio. Dense foliage and hilly terrain will Reduced Range further reduce the range of the radio.
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Mode Functions Operation NOAA* All Hazards Radio Channels You can use your microTALK ® radio to listen to NOAA All Hazards Radio channels transmitting in your area. To listen to All Hazards Radio channels: Lock/Mode Button 1. Press the Mode/Lock button until the All Hazards Radio icon, the currently selected All Hazards Radio channel, and signal strength are displayed.
Mode Functions Operation 10 Memory Locations Your microTALK ® radio has 10 Memory Locations for storing your most frequently used channels and channel/privacy code combinations. These Memory Locations can be selected individually or can be scanned. (See page 18 for memory location scan.) To program a memory location: Mode/Lock Button 1.
Mode Functions Operation To de-program a memory location: Mode/Lock Button 1. Press the Mode/Lock button until the Memory icon and the memory location flash on the display. 2. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down Memory Icon button to select the memory location (0 through 9).
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Mode Functions Operation During channel scan (while not receiving a transmission), you can choose from the following: a. Press and hold the Talk button to communicate on the channel or channel/privacy code that was displayed before you entered mode functions or the channel on which, during scanning, you last received a transmission.
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Mode Functions Operation Memory Location Scan Your microTALK ® radio can automatically scan up to 10 programmed Memory Locations. If there are one or fewer memory locations programmed in your radio, the scan memory locations option will not be available. To program at least two memory locations, see program memory locations on page 12.
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Mode Functions and General Specifications Operation Roger Beep Confirmation Tone Roger Beep is an audible tone that your listener will hear when you release the Talk button. This alerts the other party that you are finished talking and it is OK for them to speak. To turn roger beep on or off: Mode/Lock Button 1.
For Products Used in the U.S.A. FCC Licensing Required This two-way radio operates on GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) frequencies which require an FCC (Federal Communications Commission) license. A user must be licensed prior to operating on channels 1 through 7 or 15 through 22, which comprise the GMRS channels of this radio.
Additional warranty rights may be provided by law in some areas. For Products Purchased in the U.S.A. Cobra Electronics Corporation warrants that its Cobra GMRS radios and charger, and the component parts thereof, will be free of defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one year from the date of first consumer purchase.
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