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Introduction

5

Nothing 

comes close to a Cobra

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English

Using Your  Radio

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 second call
tone. You cannot send or receive transmissions
during the two second call tone.

See page 14 on how to select 
between 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 on the display.

When in low power and when using Channels 
8 through 14, the 

Low

icon will be visible on 

the display. 

Display Illumination

To illuminate your display:

1.

Press and release the 

Light/Max Range

button

to illuminate the display for 10 seconds.

Low Power Icon

Hi Power Icon

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Hi•Low Button

Auto Squelch/Maximum Range

Your microTALK

®

radio is equipped with 

Auto Squelch

,

which automatically shuts 

off

weak transmissions and 

unwanted noise due to terrain, conditions or if you’ve 
reached your 

Maximum Range

limit.

You can temporarily turn 

off

auto squelch or turn 

on

maximum range extender, allowing all signals to be 
received and extending the maximum range of your radio.

To temporarily turn off auto squelch:

1.

Press the 

Light/Max Range

button less 

than five seconds. 

If you hear two beeps, you have turned 
the maximum range extender 

on

(see below).

To turn maximum range extender on:

1.

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:

1.

Press and release the 

Light/Max Range

button or change channels.

Lock Function

The 

Lock

button locks the 

Channel

,

Mode

and 

Hi•Low Power

buttons to prevent accidental operation. 

To turn the lock button on or off:

1.

Press and hold the 

Lock

button for 

two seconds.

A double beep sound is used to confirm your
lock 

on

or 

off

request. When in 

Lock 

mode,

the 

Lock

icon will be displayed.

Light/Max Range

Light/Max Range

Lock Button

Lock Mode

Volume Knob

Call Button

Summary of Contents for microTALK PR3000DXC

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Nothing comes close to a Cobra English TWO WAY RADIO MODEL PR3000DXC Printed in Philippines Part No 480 201 P...

Page 2: ...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 assista...

Page 3: ...o Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Notice Secondary Icons Introduction Backlit LCD Display Channel Up Down Button Speaker Microphone Call Button Mode Button Antenna Lock Button Hi Low Power Butt...

Page 4: ...tions 1 this device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device IC before the equipment certificat...

Page 5: ...high quality alkaline batteries Position batteries according to polarity markings 4 Replace battery compartment cover and belt clip Contact your local Cobra dealer or Cobra directly for optional charg...

Page 6: ...no transmissions within 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 incom...

Page 7: ...mination To illuminate your display 1 Press and release the Light Max Range button to illuminate the display for 10 seconds Low Power Icon Hi Power Icon Operation Intro Operation Customer Assistance W...

Page 8: ...obra authorized accessories are recommended To attach your speaker microphone 1 Open the Speaker Microphone tab on top of your microTALK radio 2 Insert the plug into the speaker microphone jack Signal...

Page 9: ...urn to Standby mode Operation Intro Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Notice Secondary Icons Voice Activated Transmit VOX In VOX mode your microTALK radio can be used hands free automatically tra...

Page 10: ...on This will return the radio to Standby mode b Press the Mode button to proceed to set privacy code scan on the channel that was either displayed before you entered mode functions or on which during...

Page 11: ...o Standby mode b Press the Mode button to proceed to set VibrAlert and or Call Alert see page 14 for further details c Press the Lock button to return to Standby mode on the channel privacy code that...

Page 12: ...b Press the Lock button to enter the new setting and return to Standby mode Operation Intro Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Notice Secondary Icons Mode Button Keystroke Tones On Channel Button...

Page 13: ...quelch a Sensitivity dBm 121 b Attack Time mS 150 c Closing Time mS 200 5 Audio Frequency Response 300 Hz dB 3 2500 Hz dB 10 6 Signal Displacement BW kHz 5 7 Adjacent Channel Rejection dB 60 8 Intermo...

Page 14: ...ease allow approximately three to four weeks before contacting Cobra for status If the radio is out of warranty a letter will automatically be sent informing you of the repair charge or replacement ch...

Page 15: ...tment 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 servi...

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