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Customer Assistance

Warranty

Introduction

Operation

Communicating With Another Person

To Talk To Another Person:
1. Press and hold the Talk button.
2. With the microphone about two (2) inches 

[five (5) cm] from your mouth, speak in a 
normal voice.

3. Release the Talk button when you are 

finished talking and listen for a response.

You cannot receive incoming calls while 
pressing the Talk button.

Both radios must be tuned to the same
channel to communicate.

Channels

To Select A Channel:
1. With the radio On, select any of the 

22 channels by pressing the Channel Up
or Channel Down button. 

Both radios must be tuned to the 
same channel to communicate.

Channels 1 through 7 are shared with FRS/
GMRS. Channels 8 through 14 are FRS only.
Channels 15 through 22 are GMRS only.

See page 13 for FRS/GMRS frequency
allocations and compatibility charts.

3

Nothing comes close to a Cobra

®

Channel Button

Channel Number

Turning On Your microTALK

®

Radio

To Turn On Your Radio:
1. Press and hold the Mode/Power button until

you hear a series of audible tones indicating
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/Power buttons are pressed.

Battery Low

When battery power is low, the Battery Low icon
will blink. Your batteries should be replaced or
recharged, if using rechargeable batteries.

Auto Battery Save

Your microTALK

®

radio has a unique circuit

designed to extend battery life. If there are no
transmissions within ten (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.

English

Using Your Radio

2

Operation

Mode/Power Button

Battery Low

Battery Save Mode

Talk Button

Two (2) Inches [Five
(5) cm] From Mouth

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Summary of Contents for microTALK PR 245

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual 245 PDF VERSION qxd 11 20 03 10 35 AM Page 1 ...

Page 2: ...ds 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 or optional wrist strap The belt clip easily attaches to your belt purse or backpack Simply squeeze the clip and place it ...

Page 3: ...nnel to communicate 3 Press and hold the Talk button while speaking into the microphone 4 When finished talking release the Talk button and listen for a response English Product Features A3 Battery Compartment Battery Door Latch Belt Clip Wrist Strap Connection English Product Features A2 Introduction Backlit LCD Display Channel Up Down Button Speaker Microphone Call Button Antenna Lock Button Vol...

Page 4: ...ity charts Channel Button Channel Number Turning On Your microTALK Radio To Turn On Your Radio 1 Press and hold the Mode Power button until you hear a series of audible tones indicating 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 Power buttons are pressed Battery Low When battery po...

Page 5: ...hannel Down and Mode Power buttons to prevent accidental operation To Turn The Lock On Or Off 1 Press and hold the Lock button for Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction Operation Using Your Radio Operation Listening For A Response When You Are Finished Talking 1 Release the Talk button to receive incoming transmissions Your microTALK radio is always in Standby mode while the Talk or Call butto...

Page 6: ... the Channel Up or Channel Down button for fast advance Using Your Radio Operation Speaker Microphone Jack Your microTALK radio can be fitted with an external Speaker Microphone freeing your hands for other tasks Contact your local Cobra dealer or Cobra directly for optional accessories Only Cobra authorized accessories are recommended To Attach Your Speaker Microphone 1 Open the speaker microphon...

Page 7: ...r 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 page 10 for further details c Press the Lock 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 Operatio...

Page 8: ... 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 and not within ten 10 seconds of receiving a transmission you will transmit on the channel privacy code on which you last receiv...

Page 9: ...put dB 50 4 Squelch a Sensitivity dBm 121 b Attack Time mS 150 c Closing Time mS 200 5 Audio Frequency Response 300 Hz dB 10 2500 Hz dB 10 6 Signal Displacement BW kHz 5 7 Adjacent Channel Rejection dB 40 8 Intermodulation Rejection dB 65 9 Spurious Response Rejection dB 55 Nominal Unit Mode Functions Operation Five 5 Call Tone Settings You can choose between five 5 different Call Tone Settings to...

Page 10: ...and meets the FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with Cobra accessories supplied or designated for this product Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines Use only the supplied antenna Unauthorized antennas modifications or attachments could damage the transmitter and may violate FCC regulations Normal Position Hold the transmitter approximately two 2 inch...

Page 11: ...s utilized within the U S A Cobra will without charge repair or replace at its option defective GMRS radios products or component 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 retur...

Page 12: ...includes CB Radios microTALK Radios Radar Laser Detectors Safety Alert Traffic Warning Systems Accessories GPS Global Positioning System HighGear Accessories VHF Marine Radios Power Inverters 245 PDF VERSION qxd 11 20 03 10 35 AM Page 18 ...

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