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Customer Assistance

Warranty

Introduction

3

Nothing 

Comes Close to a Cobra

®

Operation

2

English

Using Your Radio

Turning on Your microTALK

®

Radio

To turn on your radio:

Rotate the 

On/Off Volume

knob clockwise 

to turn 

on

your radio and adjust the volume. 

A series of tones will indicate 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/Lock

buttons are pressed.

Battery Low

When battery power is low, the 

Battery Low

icon

will blink. Your batteries should be recharged or
replaced if using alkaline batteries. 

Auto Battery Save

Your microTALK

®

radio has a unique circuit

designed to extend battery life. If there are 
no transmissions for 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.

On/Off Power

Battery Low

Battery Save Mode

Operation

The 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 channel.

Both radios must be tuned to 
the same channel/privacy code 
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.

For charging microTALK

®

radio(s) in desktop

charger:

1.

Insert radio(s) into desktop charger as shown. 

2.

Insert round connector of 120 volt adapter
into jack on back of charger.

3.

Plug 120 volt adapter into electrical outlet.

If charging light is not 

on

, check position of radio. Radio should be

upright. The charge indicator light will stay 

on

as long as the radio

is in the charging well, even after the batteries are fully charged.

It normally takes about 15 hours to fully recharge batteries. 
Batteries will not be damaged if they stay in the charging well
longer than that.  

Each port can charge one radio. Uses 120 Volt adapter. Use only
Cobra NiMH batteries, model GA-3ANH with charger model 
GA-CC2. 

Cobra recommends your radio is turned 

off

while being charged.

Insert Radio(s)

Summary of Contents for microTALK PR3850WXC

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra English TWO WAY RADIO MODEL PR3850WXC Printed in China Part No 480 299 P Version A...

Page 2: ...or Assistance in Canada or 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 Cobr...

Page 3: ...interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device IC before the equipment certification number signifies that the Ind...

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: ...et Call Tones Set 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...

Page 9: ...wn button to change the setting 3 Choose one of the following a Press the Mode Lock button to enter the selected setting and proceed to other functions b Press the Enter Hi Low button to enter the sel...

Page 10: ...ess the Mode Lock button to enter the channel privacy code in the selected memory location and proceed to other functions on the channel privacy code displayed before you entered mode functions c Pres...

Page 11: ...l on which you last received a transmission This will return the radio to Standby mode If you do not press any button within 10 seconds after receiving a scanned transmission your radio will automatic...

Page 12: ...g you last received a transmission Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 17 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra Operation 16 English Mode Functions During channel scan while not receiving a transmissio...

Page 13: ...the Talk button while scanning but more than 10 seconds after receiving a transmission you will transmit on the memory location on which during scanning you last received a transmission This will retu...

Page 14: ...igh or Low 16 8 GMRS 462 5750 High or Low 17 12 GMRS 462 6000 High or Low 18 9 GMRS 462 6250 High or Low 19 13 GMRS 462 6500 High or Low 20 10 GMRS 462 6750 High or Low 21 14 GMRS 462 7000 High or Low...

Page 15: ...h Licensing and Product Service 22 Customer Assistance Product Service If you have any questions about operation or installing your new Cobra product or if you are missing parts Please call Cobra firs...

Page 16: ...pay any initial shipping charges required to ship the product for warranty service but the return charges will be at Cobra s expense if the product is repaired or replaced under warranty This warrant...

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