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Battery Low
When battery power is low, the final bar in the
Battery Low
icon will blink and an audible tone will
sound twice before the radio shuts off. Your batteries
need to be recharged.
Auto Battery Save
If there are no transmissions within 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.
Position the microphone about two 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.
To Select a Channel
Press
Mode
button once, then press
Up
button or
Down
button.
3
4
Battery Low
Two Inches
from Mouth
The radio will display flashing battery icon
while charging if the radio is on.
Both radios must be tuned to the
same channel to communicate.
See
page 11
for frequency
allocations charts.
Listening for a Response
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.
Up & Down Button
Battery Save Mode
Talk Button
Channel Number
Listening
Operation
Using Your Radio
Turning on Your microTALK
®
Radio
Turn clockwise to turn the radio on and counterclockwise to turn the
radio off.
1. In the ON position, the radio chirps and briefly shows all feature icons
available on the radio.
2. The display screen then shows the current channel, code and all features
that are enabled.
Quick Start
1. Turn On/Off VOL Knob clockwise to turn the radio on and counter
clockwise to turn the radio off.
2.
Select a desired channel.
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.
Both radios must be tuned to the same
channel/privacy code to communicate.
For charging microTALK
®
radio(s) in desktop charger:
1.
Insert radio(s) into desktop charger as shown.
2.
Insert the micro-USB cable into jack on back of charger.
3.
Plug the cable into USB compatible power port.
For pluggable equipment, the socket-outlet shall be
installed near the equipment and shall be easily
accessible.
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, and the light will go
off
when the charging is complete.
Note:
To charge a single radio, you can bypass the desktop charger and
simply insert the micro-USB’s connector directly into the charge jack
located on the left side of the radio.
The radio will display flashing battery icon while charging.
Cobra recommends your radio be turned
off
while being charged.
Both radios must be tuned to the same
channel and privacy code to communicate.
This radio is equipped with
default Privacy Code on each
channel
for minimizing unwanted signals from others. See page 6
to 8 for procedures changing your radio from default Privacy Code
to a different Privacy Code or disabling Privacy Code.