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Turning on Your microTALK 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.

Communicating with Another Person

1.

Press and hold the 

Talk

button.

2.

With the microphone about 2 inches 
(5 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.

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Using Your  Radio

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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.  

Note:

To charge a single radio, you can bypass the desktop charger

and simply insert the wall adapter’s round connector directly into
the speaker/microphone/charge jack located on the top of the radio.

Use only the supplied rechargeable batteries and charger for
recharging your Cobra microTALK radio.

Cobra recommends your radio is turned 

off

while being charged.

Non-rechargeable alkaline batteries can also be used in your radio.

Battery Low

Battery Save Mode

On/Off Power

Insert Radio(s)

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Quick Start

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.

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Two Inches (5 cm)
from Mouth

Talk Button

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Summary of Contents for MICROTALK PR4200WX

Page 1: ...g the belt clip The belt clip easily attaches to your belt purse or backpack For Assistance in the U S A In this user s manual you should find all the information you need to operate your microTALK ra...

Page 2: ...tton 7 Mode Lock Button 8 Speaker Microphone 9 Call Button 10 Light Max Range Button 11 Talk Button 12 Enter Hi Low Power Button 13 Wrist Strap Connector 14 Belt Clip 15 Battery Compartment 16 Battery...

Page 3: ...to remove the battery compartment cover 3 Insert batteries according to polarity markings 4 Replace battery compartment cover and belt clip Estimated operation time on full charge 12 hours These recha...

Page 4: ...ce Main Icons Secondary Icons 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...

Page 5: ...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 voic...

Page 6: ...y using maximum range extender See page 6 for details To briefly turn off auto squelch Press the Light Max Range button for less than five seconds If you hear two beeps you have turned the maximum ran...

Page 7: ...ndby mode Scrolling through Mode Functions By scrolling through the Mode Functions you will be able to select or turn on off preferred features of your microTALK radio When scrolling through the Mode...

Page 8: ...yed 2 Use the Channel Up or Channel Down button to change All Hazards Radio channels VOX Icon Channel Buttons Mode Lock Button Mode Lock Button Set DCS Privacy Codes To select a DCS privacy code 1 Aft...

Page 9: ...ions Upon release of the Talk button the radio will enter Standby mode on the channel privacy code just entered To recall a stored memory channel location 1 Press the Mode Lock button until the Memory...

Page 10: ...fore you entered mode functions During channel scan while receiving an incoming transmission you can choose from the following a Press and hold the Talk button to communicate on that channel Your radi...

Page 11: ...within the channel you selected The Scan icon will continue to be displayed when privacy code scan is on Your radio will continue to scan privacy codes and stop as an incoming transmission is detecte...

Page 12: ...tion scan again b Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to resume scanning memory locations If you press the Talk button while scanning but more than 10 seconds after receiving a transmission yo...

Page 13: ...n Icons Secondary Icons Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction Operation Intro Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Notice Main Icons Secondary Icons General Specifications Roger Beep On Keystrok...

Page 14: ...ensing and Product Service Questions 22 Customer Assistance Product Service Questions If you have any questions about operation or installing your new Cobra product or if you need to order replacement...

Page 15: ...t 2 In the event of misuse or abuse of the product or as a result of unauthorized alterations or repairs 3 If the serial number has been altered defaced or removed 4 If the owner of the product reside...

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