Owner’s Manual TWO-WAY RADIO MODEL PR561 BLT PR562 BLT Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® Printed in China Part No.
Introduction Making Life Easier and Safer Staying in touch with your family and friends is convenient and easy when using your microTALK® radio. Some of the many uses you will discover include: Communicating with others while hiking, biking, and working; keeping track of family and friends at a crowded public event; checking with travel companions in another car; talking with neighbors; arranging meeting spots with others while shopping at the mall. Belt Clip Secure your microTALK® radio while on the go.
Introduction Product Features Product Features 15 14 1 16 2 11 12 Max Range HI/LOW 13 Sc a n EM M SC E 17 6 10 5 9 20 3 8 7 4 18 19 1. Antenna 2. External Speaker/ Microphone/ USB Charge Jack 3. Mode/Power Button 4. Call/Lock Button 5. Channel Up/Down Buttons 6. Backlit LCD Display 7. Speaker/Microphone 8. Volume Up/Down Buttons 9. LED Light Button A2 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Features • 22 Channels Seven shared with FRS/GMRS, seven FRS only, eight GMRS only.
Caring for Your microTALK® Radio • Your microTALK® radio will give you years of trouble-free service if cared for properly. Handle the radio gently. Keep the radio away from dust. Never put the radio in water or in a damp place. Avoid exposure to extreme temperatures. Installing Batteries Remove Belt Clip • To install or replace batteries: 1. Remove belt clip by releasing belt clip latch and sliding clip up. 2. Pull up on the battery door latch to remove the battery compartment cover.
Operation Using Your Radio 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.
Battery Low 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 should be replaced or recharged, if using rechargeable batteries. The radio will display flashing battery icon while charging. Auto Battery Save • If there are no transmissions within 10 seconds, Battery Save Mode the radio will automatically switch to Battery Save mode and the Power Saver icon will flash in the display.
Listening for a Response • Release the Talk button to receive incoming Listening ® transmissions. Your microTALK radio is always in Standby mode while the Talk or Call buttons are not pressed. To Adjust Volume Press the Volume Up or Volume Volume Button Down button. A double beep sound is used to indicate the minimum and maximum volume levels (1 through 8). Max Range HI/LOW • Sc a n EM M SC E Call Button Call Button • Press and release the Call button.
Hi Power Icon Low Power Icon Lock Function Lock Button Lock Icon – Press and hold the Max Range Hi/Lo button or change channels to return to Standby mode. To turn maximum range extender on: – Press the Max Range Hi/Lo button for less than five seconds. Hi icon will be displayed. (High power is not valid on channels 8~14) To turn maximum range extender off: – Press Max Range Hi/Lo button until Low icon displayed.
Operation Mode Functions Scrolling Through the Mode Function By scrolling through the Mode function, you will be able to select or turn on preferred features of your microTALK® radio.
Set CTCSS Privacy Codes • To select a CTCSS privacy code: Mode/Power 1. After selecting a channel, press the Mode/Power button until the CTCSS icon appears and the small numbers next to the channel number flash on the display. (00 through 38) Privacy Code Sc n Channela Button If DCS is turned on at the channel selected, the display will flash the CTCSS icon and “OFF.” To switch from DCS to CTCSS, press the Channel Up or Channel Down button while the display is flashing “OFF.
Set DCS Privacy Codes Mode/Power DCS Privacy Code HI/LOW n Sc a Button Channel • To select a DCS privacy code: 1. After selecting a channel, press the Mode/Power button until the DCS icon appears and the small numbers flash on the display (00 through 83). If CTCSS is turned on at the channel selected, the display will flash the DCS icon and “OFF.” To switch from CTCSS to DCS, press the Channel Up or Channel Down button while the display is flashing “OFF.
Voice Activated Transmit (VOX) • In VOX mode, your microTALK® radio can be used “hands-free”, automatically transmitting when you speak. You can set the VOX sensitivity level to fit the volume of your voice and avoid transmissions triggered by background noise. To turn VOX mode on or off: Mode/Power 1. Press the Mode/Power button until the VOX icon flashes on the display. The current On or Off setting is displayed. 2. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down VOX Icon button to turn VOX On or Off. 3.
10 Memory Locations • Your microTALK® radio has 10 Memory Locations for storing your most frequently used channels and channel/privacy code combinations. These Memory Locations can be selected individually or can be scanned. (See page 18 for memory location scan.) To program a memory location: MEM/ESC Button 1. Press and hold the MEM/ESC button until S Memory icon and the Memory Location blink on the display. 2.
Operation Mode Functions (continued) If “oF” flashes in place of the privacy code numbers, a privacy code is already set in the opposite (CTCSS or DCS) system. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to cancel the opposite code and select a privacy code from the active system for the selected channel. 8. Choose one of the following: a. Press the MEM/ESC button to enter the channel/privacy code in the selected memory location. Radio then proceeds to next memory location, which will blink. b.
Ten Call Tone Settings • You can choose between ten different Call Tone Settings to transmit a call alert. To change a call tone setting: Mode/Power 1. Press the Mode/Power button until the letter “C” and the current call tone number (01 through 10) is displayed. The current call tone will sound for three seconds. Call Tone Setting 2. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to hear the other call tone settings. 3. Choose one of the following: a.
Roger Beep Confirmation Tone • Your listener will hear an audible tone when you release the Talk button. This alerts the other party that you are finished talking and it is OK for them to speak. To turn roger beep on or off: Mode/Power 1. Press the Mode/Power button until the Roger Beep icon flashes. The current on or off setting is displayed. 2. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button Roger Beep Icon to select roger beep on or off. 3. Choose one of the following: a.
Bluetooth On/Off • When Bluetooth is On, it can pair any compatible Bluetooth headset ® automatically. Once a Bluetooth headset connected, your microTALK radio can be used “hands-free”, automatically transmitting when you speak to the microphone of the Bluetooth headset. You can set the iVOX sensitivity level for Microphone of Bluetooth Headset to fit the volume of your voice and avoid transmissions triggered by background noise. (See page 15 for iVOX sensitivity settings.
Bluetooth Icon (Flashing) Bluetooth Icon (Solid) 1. Follow the Bluetooth headset manufacturer’s instruction to enable its Bluetooth function and enter to pairing mode. 2. Once the Bluetooth function is enabled, the radio will try to search and pair any compatible Bluetooth headset. Successful pairing will be indicated by a solid Bluetooth icon displayed. Go to www.cobrawalkietalkie.com for compatibility information. 3. Once a Bluetooth headset connected, iVOX mode is ready to use.
n Channel Scan • Your microTALK® radio can automatically scan channels. To scan channels: Scan Button ax Range I/LO W 1. Press and release the Scan button, the Scan icon Sc a and the channel numbers appear on the display. 2. Press and hold the Scan button to begin scanning channels. Scan Channels privacy The radio ignores codes while scanning channels. The Scan icon will continue to be displayed when scan is on. Your radio will continue to scan all channels and stop if an incoming transmission is detected.
n Privacy Code Scan • Your microTALK® radio can automatically scan the Privacy Codes (either CTCSS 01 through 38 or DCS 01 through 83) within one channel. Only one set of privacy codes (CTCSS or DCS) can be scanned at a time. Scan Button To scan privacy codes: ax Range 1. While in Standby mode, press and release the I/LOW Sc a Scan button twice (CTCSS) or three times (DCS) until the CTCSS or DCS icon and numbers are flashing. Channel Button 2.
Memory Scan Your microTALK® radio can automatically scan the stored memory locations.(See page 10 for setting memory locations) MEM/ESC Button EM M SC E Max Range HI/LOW Scan Button ax Range I/LOW Sc a n HI/LOW n ca Channel SButton EM M SC E S To scan memory locations: 1. Make sure 2 or more memory locations programmed already. 2. Press and release the MEM/ESC button to enter Memory mode from Standby mode. Memory icon and the Memory Location show on the display. 3.
NOAA* All Hazards Radio Channels • You can use your microTALK® radio to listen to NOAA All Hazards Radio channels transmitting in your area. To listen to All Hazards Radio channels: Weather Button 1. Press the Weather button until the All Hazards Radio icon and the currently selected All Hazards Radio channel are displayed. Hazards Radio Icon 2. Use the Channel Up or Channel Down button to change All Hazards Radio channels. 3.
Weather (WX) Alert Mode • Turning On the Weather Alert function will allow your radio to automatically receive NOAA weather signals and warnings from designated weather broadcast stations. If the radio is turned ON, it will alert to Weather and other emergency alerts broadcast by NOAA. Make sure the strongest This feature is set Weather channel is selected to OFF by default. for your area using the channel selection in the previous menu.
Warranty & Trademark Acknowledgment General Specifications • FRS/GMRS Frequency Allocation and Compatibility Important: Please note that Cobra GMRS models with 15 Channels may designate different channel numbers 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 below for channel/ frequency number compatibility. A = Channel No.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: FCC LICENSE REQUIRED • This two-way radio operates on GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) frequencies which require an FCC (Federal Communications Commission) license. A user must be licensed prior to operating on Channels 1 through 7 on high power or 15 through 22, which comprise the GMRS channels of this radio. Serious penalties could result for unlicensed use of GMRS channels, in violation of FCC rules. Operation of this radio is subject to additional rules specified in 47 C.F.R.
Warranty & Trademark Acknowledgment Limited One-Year Warranty Altis Global Limited warrants that this product and the component parts thereof, will be free from defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one year from the date of purchaser, and is not transferable. If the product is under warranty, it will be repaired or exchanged depending on the model at Altis’ sole discretion. Such remedy may be your sole and exclusive remedy for any breach of warranty.
ISED Warning; This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s): Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
