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Customer Assistance
Warranty
Introduction
9
Nothing comes close to a Cobra
™
Operation
8
English
Using Your Radio
CTCSS Privacy Codes
•
CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System)
is an advanced tone coding system allowing you
to select one of 38 privacy codes to reduce
interference from other users on the channel.
If you are using a privacy code, both
radios must be tuned to the same channel
and privacy code to communicate. Each
channel will remember the last privacy
code you selected.
To Select a Privacy Code:
1. After selecting a channel, press the
Mode
button until the small numbers next to the
channel number flash on the LCD.
2. Press the
Channel Up
or
Channel Down
button
to select a privacy code. You can hold the
Up
or
Down
button for fast advance.
3. When your desired privacy code is displayed:
a. Press the
Mode
button to enter the new
setting and proceed to other functions.
b. Press the
Lock
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
.
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
buttons are not pressed.
Volume
•
To Adjust the Volume:
1. Rotate the
On/Off Volume
knob.
Call Button
•
To Alert Another Person That You Are Calling:
1. Press and release the
Call
button.
The other person will hear a two (2) second
call tone. You cannot send or receive
transmissions during the two (2) second
call tone.
See page 13 on how to select
between ten (10) call tone settings.
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 Switch from High to Low Power:
1. 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 Low Power and when using channels
8 through 14, the
Low
icon will be visible in
the LCD display.
Mode Button
Channel Button
Privacy Code
Listening
Volume Knob
Call Button
Hi•Low Button
Low Power Icon
Hi Power Icon
Operation
38 Privacy Codes