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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 seconds.

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

Standby

mode on

the channel/privacy code that was displayed
before you entered 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/Lock

button to proceed to set memory

location scan (see page 18 for further details).

c.

Press the

Enter/Hi•Low

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.

Customer Assistance

Warranty

Introduction

17

Nothing

Comes Close to a Cobra

®

Operation

16

English

Mode Functions

If you do not press any button within 10 seconds after receiving
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
return the radio to

Standby

mode.

b.

Press the

Mode/Lock

button to proceed to set privacy

code scan on the channel that was either displayed before
you entered mode functions or on which, during channel
scanning, you last received a transmission (see below for
further details).

c.

Press the

Enter/Hi•Low

button to return to

Standby

mode

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

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/Lock

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.

Operation

Select Channel

Mode/Lock Button

Scan Privacy Codes

Channel Buttons

Summary of Contents for MICROTALK CXT450C

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: ...ngth Meter Icon 2 Lock Icon 3 Keystroke Tones Icon 4 Roger Beep Icon 5 VOX Icon 6 NOAA All Hazards Radio Icon 7 DCS CTCSS Icons 8 Scan Icon 9 Memory Icon 10 Memory Location Number 11 Privacy Code Numbers 12 Hi Low Power Icons 13 Receive Transmit Icons 14 Battery Low Indicator 15 Power Saver Icon 16 Channel Numbers 13 14 15 16 Maximum range may vary and is based on unobstructed line of sight commun...

Page 3: ...Insert batteries according to polarity markings 4 Replace battery compartment cover and belt clip Estimated operation time on full charge 12 hours These rechargeable batteries 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 y...

Page 4: ... response Turning on Your microTALK Radio Rotate the On Off Volume knob clockwise to turn on your radio and adjust the volume A series of tones will indicate the radio is on Your microTALK radio is now in Standby mode ready to receive transmissions The radio is always in Standby mode except when the Talk Call or Mode Lock buttons are pressed When battery power is low the Battery Low icon will blin...

Page 5: ...ne settings Volume Knob Call Button Enter Hi Low Button Hi Power Icon Low Power Icon Light Max Range 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 exclusively on low power To to...

Page 6: ...and low power transmission in Standby mode Light Max Range Lock Mode Mode Lock Button Reduced Range Speaker Microphone Charge Jack Your microTALK radio can be fitted with an external Speaker Microphone freeing your hands for other tasks This same jack also serves as the connecting point for a wall charger adapter To attach a speaker microphone 1 Open the speaker microphone charge tab on top of you...

Page 7: ...ms 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 he...

Page 8: ...llowing a Press the Mode Lock button to enter the new setting and proceed to other functions b Press the Enter Hi Low 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 DCS Privacy Code Channel Buttons Mode Lock Button NOAA All Hazards Radio Channels You can use your microTALK radio to listen to N...

Page 9: ...ss the Channel Up or Channel Down button to select a CTCSS privacy code 01 through 38 for the channel b Press the Enter Hi Low 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 privac...

Page 10: ... you last received a transmission This will return the radio to Standby mode Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 15 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra Operation 14 English Mode Functions 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 Enter Hi Low button to begin While recalling a stored...

Page 11: ...before you entered mode functions or the channel privacy code on which during scanning you last received a transmission Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 17 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra Operation 16 English Mode Functions If you do not press any button within 10 seconds after receiving a scanned transmission your radio will automatically resume scanning channels During channel scan while...

Page 12: ... other functions b Press the Enter Hi Low button to enter the new setting and return to Standby mode Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 19 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra Operation 18 English Mode Functions 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 l...

Page 13: ...or Low 19 13 GMRS 462 6500 High or Low 20 10 GMRS 462 6750 High or Low 21 14 GMRS 462 7000 High or Low 22 15 GMRS 462 7250 High or Low Roger Beep Confirmation 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 un...

Page 14: ...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 include the following information Date of Purchase Model Number Dealer Purchased From Dealer Address Dealer Phone Number For Products Purchased in the U S A If your product should require factory service please call Cobra first be...

Page 15: ... operating instructions Alteration of this product or defacing of the serial number cancels all obligations of this warranty This warranty gives you specified legal rights Additional warranty rights may be provided by law in some areas For Products Purchased in the U S A Cobra Electronics Corporation warrants that its Cobra GMRS radios and charger and the component parts thereof will be free of de...

Page 16: ...26 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra Notes Notes ...

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