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Customer Assistance

Warranty

Introduction

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Nothing comes close to a Cobra

Operation

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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 (2) 
second call tone. You cannot send or 
receive transmissions during the two (2) 
second call tone.

See page 19 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 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 ten (10) seconds.

Low Power Icon

Hi Power Icon

Operation

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 (5) seconds. 

If you hear two (2) 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 (5) seconds until you hear 
two (2) 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 ChannelMode, 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 (2) 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

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Summary of Contents for microTALK PR3180WX

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Nothing comes close to a Cobra English 2 WAY RADIO MODEL PR3180WX Printed in Philippines Part No 480 140 P Revised 3 04...

Page 2: ...iends 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 o...

Page 3: ...Clip Wrist Strap Connector A3 English Product Features A2 English Product Features Introduction Backlit LCD Display Channel Up Down Button Speaker Microphone Call Button Mode Button Antenna Lock Butt...

Page 4: ...atically 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 Communicating With Another Person To...

Page 5: ...to 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 Maxi...

Page 6: ...essories order form section for ordering information Only Cobra authorized accessories are recommended To Attach Your Speaker Microphone 1 Open the speaker microphone tab on top of your microTALK radi...

Page 7: ...ther 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 Operation NOAA...

Page 8: ...ess the Lock button to enter the channel privacy code in Mode Functions Voice Activated Transmit VOX In VOX mode your microTALK radio can be used hands free automatically transmitting when you speak Y...

Page 9: ...ou entered mode functions Operation To De Program A Memory Location 1 Press the Mode button until the Memory icon and the memory location flash on the display 2 Press the Channel Up or Channel Down bu...

Page 10: ...e 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 Mode Functions Channel Scan Your microTALK radio can automat...

Page 11: ...tomatically 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 Fro...

Page 12: ...y location on which during scanning you last received a transmission To reduce the number of memory locations being scanned you may de program any unwanted locations See page 13 to de program a memory...

Page 13: ...V RF Input 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 3 2500 Hz dB 10 6 Signal Displacement BW kHz 5 7 Adjacent Channel Rejec...

Page 14: ...r to operating on Channels 1 through 7 or 15 through 22 which comprise the GMRS channels of this radio Serious penalties could result for unlicensed use of GMRS channels in violation of FCC rules as s...

Page 15: ...ill 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 con...

Page 16: ...cludes CB Radios microTALK Radios Radar Laser Detectors Safety Alert Traffic Warning Systems Accessories GPS Global Positioning System HighGear Accessories VHF Marine Radios Power Inverters 3175 PDF V...

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