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Customer Assistance

Warranty

Introduction

11

Nothing 

comes close to a Cobra

®

Operation

10 English

Using Your  Radio

NOAA* All Hazards 
Radio Channels and Alert

You can use your microTALK

®

radio to listen to

NOAA All Hazards Radio channels transmitting 
in your area.
You can also program your microTALK

®

radio 

to sound a tone alert when a local NOAA 
channel activates an Emergency All Hazards
Alert. This will warn you of weather, chemical,
and other civilian emergencies.
To Listen to All Hazards Radio channels:
1. Press the Mode button until the Weather 

(All Hazards Radio) icon, the currently 
selected All Hazards Radio channel, 
and signal strength are displayed.

2. Use the Channel Up or Channel Down

button to change All Hazards Radio channels.

3. Weather (All Hazards Radio) icon will continue

to be displayed when All Hazards Radio is On.

a. Press the Mode button to proceed 

to other functions.

b. Press the Lock button to exit All 

Hazards Radio channel mode and 
return to Standby Mode.

To Turn On All Hazards Alert:
1. Press the Mode button until the Alert icon flashes

and the current On or Off setting is displayed.

2. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down

button to turn All Hazards Alert On or Off.

3. Alert icon will continue to be displayed 

when All Hazards Alert is On.

a. Press the Mode button to enter the new

setting and proceed to other functions.

b. Press the Lock button or do not press any

buttons for 15 seconds to enter the new
setting and return to Standby Mode.

c. Press the Talk button to enter the new

settings and return to Standby Mode.

*National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration

Stopwatch

You can use the time keeping feature of your
microTALK

®

radio as a stopwatch, including the

display of split times. After starting the timer,
you can view an interim “split” time while the
first timer continues to run.
To Activate Stopwatch Mode:
1. Press the Mode button until the Stopwatch

icon and “OO:oo:oo” is displayed in the LCD.

2. Press the Channel Up button to 

start the stopwatch.

3. Press the Channel Up button again 

to stop the stopwatch.

To restart and stop the stopwatch, 
repeat step 2 and 3. 
4. Press the Mode button to exit Stopwatch 

Mode and proceed to other functions.

To Activate Split-Time in Stopwatch Mode:
1. Press the Mode button until the Stopwatch

icon and “OO:oo:oo” is displayed in the LCD.

2. After starting the stopwatch (see above), 

press the Channel Down button to start the
split-time timer. The display will stop, but the
stopwatch will continue in the background.

3. Press the Channel Down button to return 

to the stopwatch. (To stop the stopwatch, 
see above.)

To restart and stop the Split-Timer, 
repeat step 2 and 3.
4. Press the Mode button to exit Stopwatch 

Mode and proceed to other functions.

Hazards Radio Icon

Channel Button

Channel Up

Mode Button

Alert Icon

Channel Button

Mode Button

Stopwatch Icon

Operation

Alert Icon

Hazards Radio Icon

Mode Button

Channel Down

Stopwatch Icon

Mode Button

Summary of Contents for microTALK PR4250WX

Page 1: ...elt purse or backpack Simply squeeze the clip and place it where you 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 rad...

Page 2: ...h with Split timer Hands Free Operation VOX VibrAlert Silent Paging Signal Strength Meter 10 Channel Memory Scan channel privacy code memory Selectable Hi Med Low Power in GMRS Backlit LCD Display Cal...

Page 3: ...tton 2 With the microphone about two 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...

Page 4: ...ing transmissions Your microTALK radio is always in Standby Mode while the Talk or Call buttons are not pressed Volume To Adjust the Volume 1 Rotate the On Off Volume knob Call Button To Alert Another...

Page 5: ...ock button or do not press any buttons for 15 seconds to enter the new setting and return to Standby Mode c Press the Talk button to enter the new settings and return to Standby Mode National Oceanogr...

Page 6: ...ming calls but the LCD will continue to show the Clock display You can also transmit as normal with the Talk button or in VOX Mode When you do the LCD will automatically return to normal display Once...

Page 7: ...d to other functions b Press the Lock button to enter the selected setting and return to Standby Mode 10 Channel Memory Your microTALK radio has ten 10 memory locations 1 through 10 for storing your m...

Page 8: ...ning see page 17 for further details If you press the Talk button while scanning and not within ten 10 seconds of receiving transmission you will transmit on the last channel you transmitted or receiv...

Page 9: ...program all unwanted locations by changing both the main channel and privacy code to 00 See page 15 for more details You must have at least two 2 memory locations programmed in order to scan memory lo...

Page 10: ...annel Up or Channel Down button to turn Keystroke Tones On or Off 3 a Press the Mode button to enter the new setting and proceed to other functions b Press the Lock button to enter the new setting and...

Page 11: ...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 L...

Page 12: ...bers for the same frequency For example a Cobra 15 channel GMRS model would need to be tuned to channel 11 in order to communicate with a 22 channel GMRS tuned to channel 15 Please refer to the chart...

Page 13: ...where the radio is to be returned 4 Pack radio securely to prevent damage in transit If possible use the original packing material 5 Ship prepaid and insured by way of a traceable carrier such as Unit...

Page 14: ...Make check or money order payable to Cobra Electronics Attn Accessories Dept 6500 West Cortland Street Chicago IL 60707 USA To order online please visit our website www cobra com The Cobra line of qu...

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