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Making Life Easier and Safer

Owner’s Manual

Nothing

Comes Close to a Cobra

®

English

TWO-WAY RADIO MODEL

CXR700C

Printed in China

Part No. 480-480-P

Version C

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 mall.

Secure your microTALK
radio while on the go.

Carrying your microTALK radio with
you is easy when using the belt clip.

The belt clip easily attaches to
your belt, purse or backpack.

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. Eastern Time, Monday to Friday
(except holidays) (514) 683-1771, ext. 2-264 (phone).

Questions

Faxes can be received at (514) 683-5307 (fax).

Technical Assistance

English and French. www.cobra.ca (on-line: Frequently Asked
Questions).
English and Spanish. [email protected] (e-mail).

For Assistance Outside Canada, the U.S.A. or in French

Contact Your Local Dealer

© 2008 Cobra Electronics Corporation

6500 West Cortland Street

Chicago, Illinois 60707 USA

www.cobra.com

Customer Assistance

Belt Clip

Summary of Contents for MICROTALK CXR700C

Page 1: ...ly attaches to your belt purse or backpack 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 Assista...

Page 2: ...s 104 DCS codes Hands Free Operation VOX VibrAlert Silent Paging 10 Channel Memory Signal Strength Meter Scan Channels privacy codes memory Selectable Hi Low Power In GMRS Backlit LCD Display Button Lock Call Alert 10 selectable tones Speaker Microphone Charge Jack Roger Beep Selectable on off Battery Power Saver Keystroke Tones Selectable on off Auto Squelch Maximum Range Extender Belt Clip 1 2 3...

Page 3: ...ery pack according to polarity markings 4 Replace battery compartment cover and belt clip Estimated operation time on full charge 10 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 Please contact your local ...

Page 4: ...uttons are pressed Battery Low When battery power is low the Battery Low 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 ...

Page 5: ...ne is used only to establish voice communications See page 24 on how to select from 10 available call tone settings Operation Selectable High Low Power Output When in close proximity to another party or during favorable conditions you can switch from High to Low Power to extend battery life This feature applies to GMRS Channels 1 through 7 and 15 through 22 only Channels 8 through 14 operate exclu...

Page 6: ...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 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 terrain and conditions This slightly reduces ...

Page 7: ...on Press the Talk button at any point to return the radio to Standby mode Operation Mode Button Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra 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 104 p...

Page 8: ...ny buttons for 15 seconds to enter the new setting and return to Standby mode Mode Button Channel Button DCS Privacy Code Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra Set CTCSS Privacy Codes To select a CTCSS privacy code 1 After selecting a channel press the Mode button until the CTCSS icon appears and the small numbers flash on the display 01 through 38 NOTE If DCS is turned on at the channel selected the dis...

Page 9: ...o enter the selected setting and proceed to other functions b Press the Lock Enter button to enter the selected setting and return to Standby mode Mode Button Mode Button Channel Button Channel Button VOX Icon Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 13 Operation 12 Mode Functions Operation 10 Memory Locations Your microTALK radio has 10 Memory Locations for storing your most frequently used chan...

Page 10: ...ress 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 104 for the channel If OFF flashes in place of the privacy code numbers a privacy code is already set in the opposite CTCSS or DCS system Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to c...

Page 11: ...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 Channel Up or Channel Down button to select Channel 0 5 Choose one of the followi...

Page 12: ...ing 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 transmission you will transmit on the channel on which you last received a transmission This will return ...

Page 13: ...owing 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 ...

Page 14: ...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 within 10 seconds your radio will automatically resume scanning memory locations During memory location scan while not receiving a transmission you can choose from ...

Page 15: ...e 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 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 Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction Operation Mode Button Channel Button R...

Page 16: ...t www fcc gov This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation FCC Warnings Replacement or substitution of transistors regular diodes or other parts of a unique nature with parts oth...

Page 17: ...ct should require factory service please call AVS Technologies Inc at 514 683 1771 ext 2 264 before sending your radio For out of warranty service ship this product prepaid to AVS Technologies Inc A Division of SYNNEX Canada Limited 3300 Côte Vertu Ste 310 Ville St Laurent Québec CANADA H4R 2B7 www cobra ca We reserve the right to repair or replace the radio with an equivalent product Please inclu...

Page 18: ...ery 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 legal rights and you m...

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