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Owner’s Manual

Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra

English

TWO-WAY RADIO MODEL

LI 6500WXC

Printed in China

Part No. 480-340-P

Version A

Summary of Contents for LI 6500WXC

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra English TWO WAY RADIO MODEL LI 6500WXC Printed in China Part No 480 340 P Version A ...

Page 2: ...r 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 24 hours a day 7 days a week 773 889 3087 phone Customer Assistance Operators 9 00 a m to 5 00 p m Easter...

Page 3: ...eaker Microphone Charge Jack 3 Backlit LCD Display 4 Mode Button 5 Channel Up Down Buttons 6 Hi Low Power Button 7 Speaker Microphone 8 On Off Power Button 9 Lock Enter Button 10 Volume Up Down Buttons 11 Light Max Range Button 12 Talk Button 13 Call Button 14 Wrist Strap Connector 15 Belt Clip 16 Battery Compartment 17 Battery Door Latch 1 14 4 1 15 5 1 16 6 1 17 7 8 8 1 11 1 ...

Page 4: ...cons Secondary Icons Maximum range may vary and is based on unobstructed line of sight communication under ideal conditions Features 22 Channels Seven shared with FRS GMRS seven FRS only eight GMRS only 10 Channel 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 m...

Page 5: ...or latch to remove the battery compartment cover 3 Insert 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 12 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 re...

Page 6: ...y into the speaker microphone charge jack located on the top of the radio Use only the supplied rechargeable batteries and charger for recharging your Cobra microTALK radio Cobra recommends your radio is turned o of ff f while being charged Intro Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Notice Secondary Icons Introduction Using Your Radio Insert Radio s Intro Operation Customer Assistance Warranty N...

Page 7: ...io 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 Person 1 Press and hold the Talk button 2 With the microphone about 2 inches 5 cm from your mouth speak in a normal voice 3 Release the Talk button when you are finished talking and listen for a re...

Page 8: ...See page 26 for FRS GMRS frequency allocations and compatibility charts Listening for a Response Release the Talk button to receive incoming transmissions Your microTALK radio is always in Standby mode while the Talk or Call buttons are not pressed Call Button To alert another person that you are calling Press and release the Call button The other person will hear a two second call tone This tone ...

Page 9: ...witch from high to medium to low power Press and release the Hi Low button When in High Power and using Channels 1 through 7 and 15 through 22 the Hi icon will be visible in the LCD display When in Medium Power and using Channels 1 through 7 and 15 through 22 the Med icon will be visible in the LCD When in Low Power or while using channels 8 through 14 the Low icon will be visible in the display T...

Page 10: ...nge extender on Press and hold the Light Max Range button for at least five seconds until you hear two beeps which indicates the maximum range extender is on To turn maximum range extender off Press and release the Light Max Range button or change channels Lock Feature The Lock feature locks the Channel Mode Hi Low and Power buttons to prevent accidental operation To turn the lock feature on or of...

Page 11: ...dio has a Signal Strength Meter that shows the strength of your incoming and outgoing transmissions The ascending bars next to the signal strength indicate the strength of the signal The greater the number of bars visible the stronger the signal The fewer number of bars visible the weaker the signal microTALK Range Your range will vary depending on terrain and conditions In flat open country your ...

Page 12: ...tton will advance to the next mode function Press the Talk button at any point to return the radio to Standby mode Privacy Codes Your microTALK radio incorporates two advanced coded squelch systems that can help to reduce interference from other users on any given channel CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System provides 38 privacy codes and DCS Digitally Coded Squelch provides 83 privacy codes ...

Page 13: ... while the display is flashing OFF The display will then show the small numbers flashing and you will then be able to proceed to step 2 2 Press using the Channel Up or Channel Down button to select a CTCSS privacy code You can hold the Channel Up or Channel Down button for fast advance 3 When your desired CTCSS privacy code is displayed choose one of the following a Press the Mode button to enter ...

Page 14: ...display is flashing OFF The display will then show the small numbers flashing and you will then be able to proceed to step 2 2 Press using the Channel Up or Channel Down button to select a DCS privacy code You can hold the Channel Up or Channel Down button for fast advance 3 When your desired DCS privacy code is displayed choose one of the following a Press the Mode button to enter the new setting...

Page 15: ...ll Hazards Radio channel and signal strength are displayed 2 Use the Channel Up or Channel Down button to change All Hazards Radio channels 3 WX All Hazards Radio icon will continue to be displayed when All Hazards Radio is on Choose one of the following a Press the Mode button to proceed to other functions b Press the Lock Enter button to exit All Hazards Radio channels mode and return to Standby...

Page 16: ... proceed to other functions b Press the Lock Enter button to enter the selected on or off setting and return to Standby mode To set VOX sensitivity 1 Press the Mode button until the VOX icon flashes and the current sensitivity level is displayed The current sensitivity level is displayed with letters LE and a Number 01 through 05 with Number 05 being the most sensitive level and Number 01 being th...

Page 17: ...y 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 to enter a new memory location or edit an already programmed memory location The channel numbers will flash on the display 4...

Page 18: ...vacy code is already set in the opposite CTCSS or DCS system Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to cancel the opposite code and select a privacy code from the active system for the selected channel 7 Choose one of the following a Press the Lock Enter button to enter the channel privacy code in the selected memory location Radio then proceeds to next memory location which will blink b Pres...

Page 19: ...ton to select a 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 Talk button to return to Standby mode on the selected memory location A memory location can be reprogrammed at any time it is displayed Press the Lock Enter button to begin While recalling a stored memory location if you do not press any ...

Page 20: ...n button to select Channel 0 5 Choose one of the following a Press the Lock Enter button to enter the channel privacy code in the selected memory location and return to the beginning of memory location options b Press the Mode button to enter the channel privacy code in the selected memory location and proceed to other functions on the channel privacy code displayed before you entered mode functio...

Page 21: ...n scanning channels The radio ignores specific privacy codes while scanning channels The Scan icon will continue to be displayed when scan is on Your radio will continue to scan all channels and stop if an incoming transmission is detected Your radio will remain on that channel for 10 seconds While setting channel scan if you do not press any buttons for 15 seconds your radio will automatically re...

Page 22: ...ng a scanned transmission your radio will automatically resume scanning channels 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 This will then re...

Page 23: ...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 The Scan icon will continue to be displayed when privacy code scan 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 se...

Page 24: ...s 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 ...

Page 25: ... 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 locatio...

Page 26: ...ast received a transmission If you do not press any button within 10 seconds your radio will automatically resume scanning memory locations During memory location 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 memory location on which during...

Page 27: ...Up or Channel Down button to change the call setting 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 Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction Operation Intro Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Notice Secondary Icons M Mo od de e B Bu ut tt to on n C C...

Page 28: ...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 1 Press the Mode button until the Roger Beep icon flashes on the display The current on or off setting is displayed 2 Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to select roger beep on...

Page 29: ...nel Up or Channel Down button to turn keystroke tones on or off 3 Choose one of the following a Press the Mode button to enter the new setting and return to Standby mode b Press the Lock Enter button to enter the new setting and return to Standby mode Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction Operation Intro Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Notice Secondary Icons M Mo od de e B Bu ut tt to o...

Page 30: ...el No for 15 Channel GMRS Models C Type of Radio Service D Frequency in MHz E Power Output A B C D E 1 1 FRS GMRS 462 5625 High Med or Low 2 2 FRS GMRS 462 5875 High Med or Low 3 3 FRS GMRS 462 6125 High Med or Low 4 4 FRS GMRS 462 6375 High Med or Low 5 5 FRS GMRS 462 6625 High Med or Low 6 6 FRS GMRS 462 6875 High Med or Low 7 7 FRS GMRS 462 7125 High Med or Low 8 FRS 467 5625 Low 9 FRS 467 5875...

Page 31: ...or microTALK Radios Your wireless handheld portable transceiver contains a low power transmitter When the talk button is pushed it sends out radio frequency RF signals The device is authorized to operate at a duty factor not to exceed 50 In August 1996 the Federal Communications Commissions FCC adopted RF exposure guidelines with safety levels for handheld wireless devices Important FCC RF Exposur...

Page 32: ...repair include some form or proof of purchase such as a mechanical reproduction or carbon of a sales receipt If you send the original receipt it cannot be returned 2 Send the entire product 3 Enclose a description of what is happening with the radio Include a typed or clearly printed name and address of where the radio is to be returned 4 Pack radio securely to prevent damage in transit If possibl...

Page 33: ...plied antenna Unauthorized antennas modifications or attachments could damage the transmitter and may violate FCC regulations Normal Position Hold the transmitter approximately five cm two inches from your face and speak in a normal voice with the antenna pointed up and away Trademark Acknowledgement Cobra microTALK Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra VibrAlert and the snake design are registered trade...

Page 34: ...nent parts upon delivery to the Cobra 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 l...

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