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Talk Button

Channel Buttons

Channel Number

Two Inches  (five
cm) from Mouth

Listening

Customer Assistance

Warranty

Introduction

5

Nothing 

Comes Close to a Cobra

®

Operation

4

English

Using Your  Radio

Communicating with Another Person

To talk to another person:

1.

Press and hold the 

Talk

button.

2.

With the microphone about two inches 
(five 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/privacy code 
to communicate.

Channels

To select a channel:

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 by FRS and
GMRS. Channels 8 through 14 are FRS only.
Channels 15 through 22 are GMRS only

See page 20 for FRS/GMRS frequency
allocations and compatibility charts.

Listening for a Response

When you are finished talking:

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.

Low Power Icon

Hi Power Icon

Operation

Enter/Hi•Low Button

Volume

To adjust the volume:

Rotate the 

On/Off Volume

knob.

Call Button

To alert another person that you are calling:

Press and release the 

Call

button. 

The other person will hear a two second 
call tone. This tone is used only to establish
voice communications.

See page 18 on how to select from 
10 available 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 toggle between high and low power:

Press the 

Enter/Hi•Low

button for 

two seconds. 

When using Channels 1 through 7 and 
15 through 22 on high power, the 

Hi

icon 

will be visible on the display.

When using those channels on low power 
and on Channels 8 through 14, the 

Low

icon 

will be visible on the display. 

Display Illumination

To illuminate your display:

Press and release the 

Light/Max Range

button to illuminate the display for 
10 seconds.

Light/Max Range

Volume Knob

Call Button

Summary of Contents for microTALK PR3800DX

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra English TWO WAY RADIO MODEL PR3800DX Printed in China Part No 480 247 P Version A...

Page 2: ...prefer For Assistance in 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...

Page 3: ...lated information Maximum range may vary and is based on unobstructed line of sight communication under ideal conditions 22 Channels Seven shared with FRS GMRS seven FRS only eight GMRS only 38 Privac...

Page 4: ...latch to remove the battery compartment cover 3 Insert GA 3ANH batteries according to polarity markings 4 Replace battery compartment cover and belt clip Estimated operation time on full charge 12 ho...

Page 5: ...he Basics to Get You Started Your microTALK radio is easy to use To get started simply 1 Rotate the On Off Volume knob to turn on your radio 2 Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to select a c...

Page 6: ...ncoming transmissions Your microTALK radio is always in Standby mode while the Talk or Call buttons are not pressed Low Power Icon Hi Power Icon Operation Enter Hi Low Button Volume To adjust the volu...

Page 7: ...to the signal strength indicate the strength of the signal The greater the number of bars visible the stronger the signal The fewer number of bars visible the weaker the signal 6 English Using Your R...

Page 8: ...Roger Beep On Off Set Keystroke Tones On Off Scroll through the mode functions using the Mode Lock button Each press and release of the Mode Lock button will advance to the next mode function Press th...

Page 9: ...ns on the channel privacy code displayed before you entered mode functions c Press the Talk button to enter the channel privacy code in the selected memory location and return to Standby mode on the s...

Page 10: ...displayed before you entered mode functions Operation To de program a memory location 1 Press the Mode Lock button until the Memory icon and the memory location flash on the display 2 Press the Channe...

Page 11: ...cy codes and stop as an incoming transmission is detected Your radio will remain on that channel privacy code for 10 seconds 14 English Mode Functions Channel Scan Your microTALK radio can automatical...

Page 12: ...16 English Mode Functions 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 disp...

Page 13: ...d 2 Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to hear the other call tone settings 3 Choose one of the following a Press the Mode Lock button to enter the new setting and proceed to other functions...

Page 14: ...s should also cooperate by engaging in permissible transmissions only avoiding channel interference with other GMRS users and being prudent with the length of their transmission time For licensing inf...

Page 15: ...ty 22 Customer Assistance Limited One Year Warranty on Radio s Charger For Products Purchased in the U S A Cobra Electronics Corporation warrants that its Cobra microTALK radios and charger and the co...

Page 16: ...croTALK Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra VibrAlert and the snake design are registered trademarks of Cobra Electronics Corporation USA Cobra Electronics Corporation is a trademark of Cobra Electronics C...

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