Customer Assistance
Warranty
Introduction
Operation
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 to communicate.
Channels
•
To select a channel:
–
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 with FRS/
GMRS. Channels 8 through 14 are FRS only.
Channels 15 through 22 are GMRS only.
See page 14 for FRS/GMRS frequency
allocations and compatibility charts.
Channel Button
Channel Number
Talk Button
Two Inches (five cm)
from Mouth
English
2
Turning on Your microTALK
®
Radio
•
To turn on your radio:
–
Press and hold the
Mode/Power
button until
you hear a series of audible tones indicating
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/Power
buttons are pressed.
Battery Low
•
When battery power is low, the
Battery Low
icon
will blink. Your batteries should be replaced or
recharged, if using rechargeable batteries.
Auto Battery Save
•
Your microTALK
®
radio has a unique circuit
designed to extend battery life. 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.
Using Your Radio
Operation
Mode/Power
Battery Low
Battery Save Mode
3
Nothing
Comes Close to a Cobra
®
The Basics to Get You Started
Your microTALK
®
radio is easy to use.
To get started, simply:
1.
Press and hold the
Mode/Power
button
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 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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