Introduction Owner’s Manual 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.
Introduction Owner’s Manual 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.
Product Features Introduction Introduction 13 14 15 2 1 16 12 3 Product Features • 22 Channels Seven shared with FRS/GMRS, seven FRS only, eight GMRS only • 121 Privacy Codes (38 CTCSS codes/ 83 DCS codes) • 10 Channel NOAA All Hazards Radio Safety Backlit LCD Display 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 9 • Hands-Free Operation (VOX) 11 4 5 6 7 • 10 Channel Memory • Signal Strength Meter • Scan Channels, privacy codes, memory • Selectable Hi•Low Power In GMRS • Backlit LCD Display 8 10 • Button Lock •
Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty 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. Remove Belt Clip Pull Up Lock Latch Insert Batteries • Rechargeable Batteries and Desktop Charger • To install or replace batteries: 1.
Operation Insert Radio(s) Using Your Radio For charging microTALK radio(s) in desktop charger: 1. Insert radio(s) into desktop charger as shown. 2. Insert round connector of 120-volt adapter into jack on back of charger. 3. Plug 120-volt adapter into electrical outlet. 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, even after the batteries are fully charged.
Operation Channel Buttons Using Your Radio Introduction Channels • 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. Channel Number Enter/Hi-Low Button Hi Power Icon Channels 1 through 7 are shared by FRS and GMRS. Channels 8 through 14 are FRS only. Channels 15 through 22 are GMRS only. Low Power Icon See page 21 for FRS/GMRS frequency allocations and compatibility charts.
Operation Light/Max Range Using Your Radio To briefly turn off auto squelch: Press the Light/Max Range button for less than five seconds. If you hear two beeps, you have turned the maximum range extender on (see below). To turn maximum range extender on: Press and hold the Light/Max Range button for at least five seconds until you hear two beeps which indicates the maximum range extender is on. To turn maximum range extender off: Press and release the Light/Max Range button or change channels.
Operation Mode Functions Scrolling through Mode Functions • By scrolling through the Mode Functions, you will be able to select or turn on/off preferred features of your microTALK radio.
Operation Mode Functions Set DCS Privacy Codes • To select a DCS privacy code: Mode/Lock Button 1. After selecting a channel, press the Mode/Lock button until the DCS icon appears and the small numbers flash on the display (01 through 83). DCS Privacy Code 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.
Operation Mode Functions The current sensitivity level is displayed with letters “LE” and a Number 01 through 05, with Number 05 being the most sensitive level and Number 01 being the least sensitive level. Mode/Lock Button VOX Sensitivity Level Channel Buttons 2. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to change the setting. 3. Choose one of the following: a. Press the Mode/Lock button to enter the selected setting and proceed to other functions. b.
Operation Channel Buttons Mode Functions 3. Press the Talk button to return to Standby mode on the selected memory location. A memory location can be reprogrammed at any time it is displayed. Press the Enter/Hi•Low button to begin. While recalling a stored memory location, if you do not press any buttons for 15 seconds, your radio will automatically return to Standby mode on the channel/privacy code displayed before you entered mode functions.
Operation Mode Functions If you press the Talk button while scanning, but more than 10 seconds after receiving a transmission, you will transmit on the channel on which you last received a transmission. This will return the radio to Standby mode. If you do not press any button within 10 seconds after receiving a scanned transmission, your radio will automatically resume scanning channels. During channel scan (while not receiving a transmission), you can choose from the following: a.
Operation Mode Functions Introduction c. Press the Enter/Hi•Low button to return to Standby mode on the channel/privacy code that was displayed before you entered mode functions or the channel/ privacy code on which, during scanning, you last received a transmission. Memory Location Scan Your microTALK radio can automatically scan up to 10 programmed Memory Locations. • If there are one or fewer memory locations programmed in your radio, the scan memory locations option will not be available.
Operation Mode Functions and General Specifications Roger Beep Confirmation Tone • Roger Beep is an audible tone that your listener will hear when you release the Talk button. This alerts the other party that you are finished talking and it is OK for them to speak. Mode/Lock Button To turn roger beep on or off: 1. Press the Mode button until the Roger Beep icon flashes on the display. The current on or off setting is displayed. 2.
Customer Assistance FCC Licensing and Product Service Questions 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.
Warranty Warranty and Trademarks Limited One-Year Warranty on Radio(s) & Charger For Products Purchased in the U.S.A. • Cobra Electronics Corporation warrants that its Cobra microTALK radios and charger, and the component parts thereof, will be free of defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one year from the date of first consumer purchase. This warranty may be enforced by the first consumer purchaser, provided that the product is utilized within the U.S.A.
Product Features Introduction Introduction 13 14 15 2 1 16 12 3 Product Features • 22 Channels Seven shared with FRS/GMRS, seven FRS only, eight GMRS only • 121 Privacy Codes (38 CTCSS codes/ 83 DCS codes) • 10 Channel NOAA All Hazards Radio Safety Backlit LCD Display 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 9 • Hands-Free Operation (VOX) 11 4 5 6 7 • 10 Channel Memory • Signal Strength Meter • Scan Channels, privacy codes, memory • Selectable Hi•Low Power In GMRS • Backlit LCD Display 8 10 • Button Lock •
Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty 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. Remove Belt Clip Pull Up Lock Latch Insert Batteries • Rechargeable Batteries and Desktop Charger • To install or replace batteries: 1.
Operation Insert Radio(s) Using Your Radio For charging microTALK radio(s) in desktop charger: 1. Insert radio(s) into desktop charger as shown. 2. Insert round connector of 120-volt adapter into jack on back of charger. 3. Plug 120-volt adapter into electrical outlet. 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, even after the batteries are fully charged.
Operation Channel Buttons Using Your Radio Introduction Channels • 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. Channel Number Enter/Hi-Low Button Hi Power Icon Channels 1 through 7 are shared by FRS and GMRS. Channels 8 through 14 are FRS only. Channels 15 through 22 are GMRS only. Low Power Icon See page 21 for FRS/GMRS frequency allocations and compatibility charts.
Operation Light/Max Range Using Your Radio To briefly turn off auto squelch: Press the Light/Max Range button for less than five seconds. If you hear two beeps, you have turned the maximum range extender on (see below). To turn maximum range extender on: Press and hold the Light/Max Range button for at least five seconds until you hear two beeps which indicates the maximum range extender is on. To turn maximum range extender off: Press and release the Light/Max Range button or change channels.
Operation Mode Functions Scrolling through Mode Functions • By scrolling through the Mode Functions, you will be able to select or turn on/off preferred features of your microTALK radio.
Operation Mode Functions Set DCS Privacy Codes • To select a DCS privacy code: Mode/Lock Button 1. After selecting a channel, press the Mode/Lock button until the DCS icon appears and the small numbers flash on the display (01 through 83). DCS Privacy Code 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.
Operation Mode Functions The current sensitivity level is displayed with letters “LE” and a Number 01 through 05, with Number 05 being the most sensitive level and Number 01 being the least sensitive level. Mode/Lock Button VOX Sensitivity Level Channel Buttons 2. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to change the setting. 3. Choose one of the following: a. Press the Mode/Lock button to enter the selected setting and proceed to other functions. b.
Operation Channel Buttons Mode Functions 3. Press the Talk button to return to Standby mode on the selected memory location. A memory location can be reprogrammed at any time it is displayed. Press the Enter/Hi•Low button to begin. While recalling a stored memory location, if you do not press any buttons for 15 seconds, your radio will automatically return to Standby mode on the channel/privacy code displayed before you entered mode functions.
Operation Mode Functions If you press the Talk button while scanning, but more than 10 seconds after receiving a transmission, you will transmit on the channel on which you last received a transmission. This will return the radio to Standby mode. If you do not press any button within 10 seconds after receiving a scanned transmission, your radio will automatically resume scanning channels. During channel scan (while not receiving a transmission), you can choose from the following: a.
Operation Mode Functions Introduction c. Press the Enter/Hi•Low button to return to Standby mode on the channel/privacy code that was displayed before you entered mode functions or the channel/ privacy code on which, during scanning, you last received a transmission. Memory Location Scan Your microTALK radio can automatically scan up to 10 programmed Memory Locations. • If there are one or fewer memory locations programmed in your radio, the scan memory locations option will not be available.
Operation Mode Functions and General Specifications Roger Beep Confirmation Tone • Roger Beep is an audible tone that your listener will hear when you release the Talk button. This alerts the other party that you are finished talking and it is OK for them to speak. Mode/Lock Button To turn roger beep on or off: 1. Press the Mode button until the Roger Beep icon flashes on the display. The current on or off setting is displayed. 2.
Customer Assistance FCC Licensing and Product Service Questions 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.
Warranty Warranty and Trademarks Limited One-Year Warranty on Radio(s) & Charger For Products Purchased in the U.S.A. • Cobra Electronics Corporation warrants that its Cobra microTALK radios and charger, and the component parts thereof, will be free of defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one year from the date of first consumer purchase. This warranty may be enforced by the first consumer purchaser, provided that the product is utilized within the U.S.A.