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Owner’s Manual
2-WAYRADIO MODEL
Printed in Philippines
Part No. 480-112-P
PR560WX Revised 11-21-03
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Nothing comes close to a Cobra English
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560-PDF VERSION.qxd 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page A1 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; checking with travel companions in another car; talking with neighbors; arranging meeting spots with others while shopping at the
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560-PDF VERSION.qxd 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page A2 Product Features Product Features Introduction Introduction Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty ® Wrist Strap Features Backlit LCD Display Caring For Your microTALK Radio • Connection ® • 2-Way Radio Your microTALK radio will give you years of trouble-free service Lock With a range up if cared for properly. Handle the radio gently. Keep the radio away Belt Clip Icon to six (6) miles from dust. Never put the radio in water or in
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560-PDF VERSION.qxd 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page 2 Using Your Radio Operation Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty ® On/Off Power Turning On Your microTALK Radio Channels Channel Button • • To Turn On Your Radio: To Select A Channel: 1. Press and hold the Power button until you 1. With the radio On, select any of the hear a series of audible tones indicating the 22 channels by pressing the Channel Up or radio is On. Channel Number Channel Down button. ® Your microTALK radio is now
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560-PDF VERSION.qxd 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page 4 Using Your Radio Operation Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Light/Max Range Display Illumination Speaker/Microphone Jack • • ® To Illuminate Your Display: Your microTALK radio can be fitted with an external Speaker/ Microphone, freeing your hands for other tasks. Contact your 1. Press and release the Light/Max Range button ® ® local Cobra dealer or Cobra directly for optional accessories. to illuminate the display for ten (10)
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560-PDF VERSION.qxd 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page 6 Mode Functions Operation Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Scrolling Through The Mode Function NOAA* All Hazards Radio Channels • • ® By scrolling through the Mode function, you will be able to You can use your microTALK radio to listen to NOAA ® select or turn On preferred features of your microTALK radio. All Hazards Radio channels transmitting in your area. When scrolling through the Mode function, your radio features Mode Bu
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560-PDF VERSION.qxd 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page 8 Mode Functions Operation Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty To Set VOX Sensitivity: During Channel Scan (while receiving an incoming transmission), Mode Button You Can Choose From The Following: 1. Press the Mode button until the VOX icon flashes and the current sensitivity level a. Press and hold the Talk button to communicate on that is displayed. channel. Your radio will remain on that channel and return to Standby mode. VOX
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560-PDF VERSION.qxd 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page 10 Mode Functions Operation Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Privacy Code Scan During Privacy Code Scan (while receiving an Incoming • ® transmission), You Can Choose From The Following: Your microTALK radio can automatically scan the Privacy Codes (00 through 38) within one (1) channel. a. Press and hold the Talk button to communicate on that channel/privacy code. Your radio will remain on that To Scan Privacy Codes: Select Channe
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560-PDF VERSION.qxd 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page 12 Mode Functions Operation Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Ten (10) Call Tone Settings General Specifications • • You can choose between ten (10) different Call Tone Settings A. FRS/GMRS to transmit a unique call alert. B. Receiver Frequency Mode Button To Change A Call Tone Setting: Allocation and 1. Sensitivity 1. Press the Mode button until the letter Compatibility For 12 dB SINAD . . . . . . . . . . dBm -121 For Call Signal
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560-PDF VERSION.qxd 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page 14 Licensing And Service Customer Assistance Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty IMPORTANT NOTICE: FCC LICENSE REQUIRED Product Service Questions • • This 2-way radio operates on GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) If you have any questions about operation or installing frequencies which require an FCC (Federal Communications Commission) ® your new Cobra product, or if you are missing parts… license. A user must be licensed prior t
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❒ ❒ ❒ 560-PDF VERSION.qxd 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page 16 Warranty And Accessories Warranty Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Limited 1-Year Warranty Optional Accessories • • ® For Products Purchased In The U.S.A. You can find quality Cobra products and accessories at your local ® ® ® ® Cobra dealer, or in the U.S.A., you can order directly from Cobra . Cobra Electronics Corporation warrants that its Cobra GMRS radios, and the component parts thereof, will be free of defects in wo
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560-PDF VERSION.qxd 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page 18 ® The Cobra line of quality products includes: ® CB Radios • microTALK Radios • Radar/Laser Detectors ® Safety Alert Traffic Warning Systems • Accessories ® GPS (Global Positioning System) • HighGear Accessories VHF Marine Radios • Power Inverters For more information or to order any of our products, please visit our website: www.cobra.com ® Nothing comes close to a Cobra English
