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:
1.
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 25 for FRS/GMRS frequency
allocations and compatibility charts.
Listening for a Response
•
When you are finished talking:
1.
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.
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 second
call tone. This tone is used only to establish
voice communications.
See page 23 on how to select from
10 available call tone settings.
Talk Button
Channel Buttons
Channel Number
Operation
Two Inches (five
cm) from Mouth
Listening
Volume Knob
Call Button
