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Making Life Easier and Safer
Introduction
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:
Communicating with others while hiking, biking and working;
keeping track of family and friends at a crowded public event;
Owner’s Manual
checking with travel companions in another car; talking with
neighbors; arranging meeting spots with others while
shopping at the mall.
Secure your microTALK
Belt Clip
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Warranty and Trademark Product Features Product Features Acknowledgement Introduction Introduction Warranty 14 Features Backlit LCD Display Limited One-Year Warranty on Radio(s) & Charger • • 22 Channels For Products Purchased in the U.S.A. 15 Seven shared with 4 3 5 FRS/GMRS, seven Cobra Electronics Corporation warrants that its Cobra microTALK 6 2 FRS only, eight radios and charger, and the component parts thereof, will be free of defects 2 16 7 GMRS only in workmanship and materials for a per
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Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Caring for Your microTALK Radio • Your microTALK radio will give you years of trouble-free service if cared for properly. Handle the radio gently. Keep the radio away from dust. Never put the radio in water or in a damp place. Avoid exposure to extreme temperatures. Rechargeable Battery Pack and Remove Belt Clip Desktop Charger • To install or replace battery pack: 1. Remove belt clip by releasing belt clip latch and sliding clip up. Pull Up La
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Using Your Radio Introduction Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Insert Radio(s) For charging microTALK radio(s) in desktop On/Off Power Turning on Your microTALK Radio • charger: Press and hold the Power button until you hear a series of audible tones indicating the radio 1. Insert radio(s) into desktop charger as shown. is on. 2. Insert round connector of 120-volt adapter Your microTALK radio is now in Standby into jack on back of charger. mode, ready to receive transmissions.
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Using Your Radio Operation Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Channel Buttons Channels Hi-Low Button Selectable High•Medium•Low • Power Output With the radio on, select any of the • 22 channels by pressing the Channel Up When in close proximity to another party or during or Channel Down button. favorable conditions, you can switch from High to Medium to Low Power to extend battery life. Channel Number Both radios must be tuned to the Hi Power Icon same channel to communicate. Th
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Using Your Radio Operation Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Speaker/Microphone/Charge Jack Auto Squelch/Maximum Range • Your microTALK radio is equipped with Auto Squelch, which • Your microTALK radio can be fitted with an external Speaker/Microphone, automatically shuts off weak transmissions and unwanted noise freeing your hands for other tasks. This same jack also serves as the due to terrain and conditions. This slightly reduces the Maximum connecting point for the wall ch
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Mode Functions Operation Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Remember, you can achieve maximum The privacy code 00 is not a privacy code, but allows all range by using maximum range signals to be heard on a channel that is set to 00 on both Mode Button extender. See page 6 for details. the CTCSS and DCS systems. Scrolling through Mode Functions Set CTCSS Privacy Codes • • By scrolling through the Mode Functions, you will be able to Mode Button To select a CTCSS privacy code: sele
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Mode Functions Operation Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty c. Do not press any buttons for 15 seconds NOAA* All Hazards Radio Channels • to enter the new setting and return to You can use your microTALK radio to listen to NOAA All Hazards Mode Button Standby mode. Radio channels transmitting in your area. Set DCS Privacy Codes To listen to All Hazards Radio channels: Mode Button • 1. Press the Mode button until the WX (All To select a DCS privacy code: Hazards Radio) icon, the
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Mode Functions Operation Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Voice Activated Transmit (VOX) 10 Memory Locations • • In VOX mode, your microTALK radio can be used “hands-free,” Your microTALK radio has 10 Memory Locations for storing automatically transmitting when you speak. You can set the VOX your most frequently used channels and channel/privacy code sensitivity level to fit the volume of your voice and avoid combinations. These Memory Locations can be selected individually tr
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Mode Functions Operation Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty 6. Choose one of the following: Mode Button To recall a stored memory channel location: a. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down 1. Press the Mode button until the Memory icon button to select a CTCSS privacy code and the memory location number flash on the (01 through 38) for the channel. display. b. Press the Lock/Enter button to 2. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down Memory Icon switch from CTCSS to DCS. The DCS butt
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Mode Functions Operation Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Mode Button To de-program a memory location: Channel Scan • Your microTALK radio can automatically scan channels. 1. Press the Mode button until the Memory icon and the memory location Mode Button To scan channels: flash on the display. 1. Press the Mode button until the 2. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down Memory Icon Scan icon and the channel numbers button to select the memory location flash on the display. (0 thr
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Mode Functions Operation Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty During channel scan (while receiving an incoming transmission), Privacy Code Scan • you can choose from the following: Your microTALK radio can automatically scan the Privacy Codes (either CTCSS 01 through 38 or DCS 01 through 83) a. Press and hold the Talk button to communicate on within one channel. Only one set of privacy codes (CTCSS that channel. Your radio will remain on that channel or DCS) can be scanned at a ti
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Mode Functions Operation Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty During privacy code scan (while receiving an incoming Memory Location Scan • transmission), you can choose from the following: Your microTALK radio can automatically scan up to 10 programmed Memory Locations. a. Press and hold the Talk button to communicate on that channel/privacy code. Your radio will remain on If there are one or fewer memory locations that channel/privacy code and return to Standby mode. programmed i
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Mode Functions Operation Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty During memory location scan (while receiving an Incoming VibrAlert and Call Alert • transmission), you can choose from the following: Your microTALK radio can alert you to incoming signals by sounding an audible call tone, by vibrating silently or both. a. Press and hold the Talk button to communicate on that memory location. Mode Button VibrAlert + Ring To change call settings: b. Your radio will remain on that memory
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Mode Functions Operation Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty 10 Call Tone Settings Keystroke Tones • • You can choose from 10 different call tone settings to transmit With Keystroke Tones turned on, your radio will sound a unique call alert. beeps each time you press a button or change a setting. Mode Button Mode Button To change a call tone setting: To change keystroke tones: 1. Press the Mode button until the 1. Press the Mode button until the Keystroke letter “C” and the curre
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General Specifications and FCC License Operation Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty IMPORTANT NOTICE: FCC LICENSE REQUIRED General Specifications • • This two-way radio operates on GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) frequencies FRS/GMRS Frequency which require an FCC (Federal Communications Commission) license. A user must Allocation and Compatibility be licensed prior to operating on Channels 1 through 7 on high power or 15 through 22, which comprise the GMRS channels of this
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Product Service Customer Assistance Product Service Questions • If you have any questions about operation or installing your new Cobra product, or if you need to order replacement parts… Please call Cobra first! DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE STORE! See customer assistance on page A1. For Products Purchased in the U.S.A. If your product should require factory service, please call Cobra first before sending your radio. This will ensure the fastest turn-around time on your repair. You may be as
