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Customer Assistance Warranty
Introduction
Operation
Mode Functions
Operation
is
on
. Your radio will continue to scan privacy codes and stop as an
incoming transmission is detected. Your radio will remain on that
channel/privacy code for 10 seconds.
During scanning (while receiving an incoming transmission),
you can choose from the following:
a.
Press and hold the
Talk
button to communicate on that channel/
privacy code. Your radio will remain on that channel/privacy code
and return to
Standby
mode.
b.
Press the
Channel
Up
or
Channel
Down
button to
resume scanning privacy codes. If you do not press any button
within 10 seconds, your radio will automatically resume scanning
privacy codes.
c.
Press the
Lock
button to return to
Standby
.
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Five Call Tone Settings
•
You can choose between five different
Call Tone Settings
to transmit
a call alert.
To change a call tone setting:
1.
Press the
Mode/Power
button until the
letter “C” and the current call tone number
(01 through 05) is displayed. The current
call tone will sound for one second.
2.
Press the
Channel
Up
or
Channel
Down
button
to hear the other call tone settings.
3.
Choose one of the following:
a.
Press the
Mode/Power
button to
enter the new setting and proceed
to other functions.
b.
Press the
Lock
button to enter the new setting
and return to
Standby
mode.
Roger Beep Confirmation Tone
•
Your listener will hear an audible tone 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:
1.
Press the
Mode/Power
button until the
Roger Beep
icon flashes. The current
on
or
off
setting is displayed.
2.
Press the
Channel
Up
or
Channel
Down
button
to select roger beep
on
or
off
.
3.
Choose one of the following:
a.
Press the
Mode/Power
button to enter the
new setting and return to
Standby
mode.
b.
Press the
Lock
button to enter the new setting
and return to
Standby
mode.
Channel Button
Channel Button
Mode/Power
Mode/Power
Call Tone Setting
Roger Beep Off
Nothing
Comes Close to a Cobra
®
Privacy Code Scan
•
Your microTALK radio can automatically scan the
Privacy Codes
(either
CTCSS 01 through 38 or DCS 01 through 83) within one channel. Only
one set of privacy codes (CTCSS or DCS) can be scanned at a time.
To scan privacy codes:
1.
While in
Standby
mode, press the
Channel
Up
or
Channel
Down
button to choose the channel on
which you wish to scan privacy codes.
2.
Press the
Mode/Power
button until either the
CTCSS or the DCS icon appears on the display
and the
Scan
icon and the privacy code numbers
flash on the display.
3.
Press the
Channel
Up
or
Channel
Down
button
to begin scanning privacy codes within the
channel you selected.
Mode/Power
Select Channel
Scan Privacy Codes
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