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Customer Assistance

Warranty

Introduction

21

Nothing 

Comes Close to a Cobra

®

Operation

20 English

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 13.

To scan memory locations:

1.

Press the 

Mode

button until the 

Scan

icon,

Memory

icon and the memory location

number flash on the display.

2.

Press the 

Channel Up

or 

Channel Down

button to begin scanning memory locations.

The 

Scan

icon and the 

Memory

icon will

continue to be displayed when memory 
location scan is 

on

. Your radio will continue 

to scan memory locations and stop if an
incoming transmission is detected. Your 
radio will remain on that memory location 
for 10 seconds.

While setting memory location scan, if you 
do not press any buttons for 15 seconds, 
your radio will automatically return to 

Standby 

mode on the channel/privacy code

displayed before you entered mode functions.

Scanning Locations

Mode Button

Channel Buttons

Mode Functions

During privacy code scan (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 press the 

Talk

button while scanning, but more than 

10 seconds after receiving a transmission, you will transmit 
on the channel/privacy code on which you last received a
transmission. This will then return the radio to 

Standby 

mode.

If you do not press any button within 10 seconds, your 
radio will automatically resume scanning privacy codes. 

During privacy code scan (while not receiving a transmission), 
you can choose from the following:

a.

Press and hold the 

Talk

button to communicate on 

the channel/privacy code that was displayed before you
entered mode functions or the channel/privacy code on 
which, during scanning, you last received a transmission. 
This will return the radio to 

Standby 

mode.

b.

Press the 

Mode

button to proceed to set memory location

scan (see page 21 for further details).

c.

Press the 

Lock/Enter

button to return to 

Standby 

mode on the channel/privacy code that was displayed 
before you entered mode functions or the channel/
privacy code on which, during scanning, you last 
received a transmission.

Summary of Contents for LI 6000WXC

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra English TWO WAY RADIO MODEL LI 6000WXC Printed in China Part No 480 281 P Version B ...

Page 2: ...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 radio If you require further 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 2 264 phone Customer Assistance Operators 9 00 a m...

Page 3: ...ons Features 22 Channels Seven shared with FRS GMRS seven FRS only eight GMRS only 10 Channels NOAA ALL Hazards Radio 121 Privacy Codes 38 CTCSS codes 83 DCS codes Hands Free Operation VOX VibrAlert Silent Paging 10 Channel Memory Signal Strength Meter Scan Channel privacy codes memory Selectable Hi Med Low Power In GMRS Backlit LCD Display Button Lock Call Alert 10 selectable tones Speaker Microp...

Page 4: ...lithium ion battery pack Position battery pack as shown in radio 4 Replace battery compartment cover and belt clip Estimated operation time on full charge 11 hours Rechargeable battery packs must be recycled or disposed of properly in compliance with all applicable laws They may not be thrown in the trash Certain states or municipalities require recycling and have established collection programs P...

Page 5: ...icon will blink Your batteries should be recharged Auto Battery Save Your microTALK radio has a unique circuit designed to extend battery life If there are no transmissions for 10 seconds the radio will automatically switch to Battery Save mode and the Power Saver icon will flash in the display This will not affect the radio s ability to receive incoming transmissions Communicating with Another Pe...

Page 6: ...h voice communications See page 24 on how to select from 10 available call tone settings Medium Power Icon Hi Power Icon Operation Hi Low Button Selectable High Medium Low Power Output When in close proximity to another party or during favorable conditions you can switch from High to Medium to Low Power to extend battery life This feature applies to GMRS Channels 1 through 7 and 15 through 22 only...

Page 7: ...annels 8 through 14 your radio automatically switches to low power which will limit the range the radio can communicate Remember you can achieve maximum range by using maximum range extender See page 6 for details 6 English Using Your Radio Auto Squelch Maximum Range Your microTALK radio is equipped with Auto Squelch which automatically shuts off weak transmissions and unwanted noise due to terrai...

Page 8: ...ems cannot be used on the same channel at the same time To successfully communicate using a privacy code both the sending and receiving radios must be tuned to the same channel and to the same privacy code system CTCSS or DCS and privacy code number Each channel will remember the last privacy code system and number you select The privacy code 00 is not a privacy code but allows all signals to be h...

Page 9: ...n to enter the new setting and proceed to other functions b Press the Lock Enter button to enter the new setting and return to Standby mode c Do not press any buttons for 15 seconds to enter the new setting and return to Standby mode Channel Buttons DCS Privacy Code Mode Button NOAA All Hazards Radio Channels You can use your microTALK radio to listen to NOAA All Hazards Radio channels transmittin...

Page 10: ...OX In VOX mode your microTALK radio can be used hands free automatically transmitting when you speak You can set the VOX sensitivity level to fit the volume of your voice and avoid transmissions triggered by background noise To turn VOX mode on or off 1 Press the Mode button until the VOX icon flashes on the display The current on or off setting is displayed 2 Press the Channel Up or Channel Down ...

Page 11: ...tton to select a CTCSS privacy code 01 through 38 for the channel b Press the Lock Enter button to switch from CTCSS to DCS The DCS icon and privacy code numbers will flash on the display The Channel Up or Channel Down button can then be used to select a DCS privacy code 01 through 83 for the channel If OFF flashes in place of the privacy code numbers a privacy code is already set in the opposite ...

Page 12: ...program a memory location 1 Press the Mode button until the Memory icon and the memory location flash on the display 2 Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to select the memory location 0 through 9 If a location has been programmed before its associated channel privacy code will be shown on the display 3 Press the Lock Enter button The channel numbers will flash on the display 4 Press the C...

Page 13: ...odes During channel scan while receiving an incoming transmission you can choose from the following a Press and hold the Talk button to communicate on that channel Your radio will remain on that channel and return to Standby mode b Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to resume scanning channels If you press the Talk button while scanning but more than 10 seconds after receiving a transmiss...

Page 14: ...ns During privacy code scan 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 press the Talk button while scanning but more than 10 s...

Page 15: ...cation and return to Standby mode Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to resume scanning memory locations c After 10 seconds of inactivity unit starts scan again If you press the Talk button while scanning but more than 10 seconds after receiving a transmission you will transmit on the memory location on which during scanning you last received a transmission If you do not press any button ...

Page 16: ...n until the letter C and the current call tone number 01 through 10 is displayed 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 button to enter the new setting and proceed to other functions b Press the Lock Enter button to enter the new setting and return to Standby mode Roger Beep Confirmation Tone Roger Beep is a...

Page 17: ...62 7250 High Med or Low Licensing For Products Used in Canada Industry Canada Notice Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device IC before the equipment certification number signifies that the Industry Canada technical specificatio...

Page 18: ...cs Corporation USA The Cobra line of quality products includes CB Radios microTALK Radios Radar Laser Detectors Safety Alert Traffic Warning Systems Handheld GPS Receivers Mobile GPS Navigation Systems HighGear Accessories CobraMarine VHF Radios CobraMarine Chartplotters Power Inverters Accessories Product Service Questions If you have any questions about operation or installing your new Cobra pro...

Page 19: ...obra Factory Service department accompanied by proof of the date of first consumer purchase such as a duplicated copy of a sales receipt You must pay any initial shipping charges required to ship the product for warranty service but the return charges will be at Cobra s expense if the product is repaired or replaced under warranty This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have...

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