Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CXT425 Cobra Electronics
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Nothing Comes Close to a C obra ® English For more information or to order any of our products, please visit our website: www.cobra.com A1 Making Life Easier and Safer Owner’s Man ual Nothing Comes Close to a C obra ® TWO- WAY RADIO MODEL CXT425 Printed in China Part No.
A3 Product Features A2 Product Features Introduction Introduction Backlit LCD Display • 22 Channels Seven shared with FRS/GMRS, seven FRS only, eight GMRS only • 121 Privacy Codes (38 CTCSS codes/.
1 Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 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.
Turning on Your microTALK Radio • Rotate the On/Off Volume knob clockwise to turn on your radio and adjust the volume. A series of tones will indicate 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/Lock buttons are pressed.
Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 5 Operation 4 Using Your Radio Operation Channel Number Enter/Hi-Low Button Channel Buttons Hi Power Icon Low Power Icon Light/Max Range Listening Channels • With the radio on , select any of the 22 channels by pressing the Channel Up or Channel Down button.
Speaker/Microphone/Charge Jack • Your microTALK radio can be fitted with an external Speaker/ Microphone , freeing your hands for other tasks. This same jack also serves as the connecting point for a wall charger/adapter. To attach a speaker/microphone: 1.
Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 9 Operation 8 Mode Functions Operation CTCSS Privacy Code Channel Buttons Mode/Lock Button Mode/Lock Button Set CTCSS Privacy Codes • 1. After selecting a channel, press the Mode/Lock button until the small numbers next to the channel number flash on the display.
Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction Operation 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.
Memory Icon Channel Buttons Mode/Lock Button Enter/Hi-Low Button Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction Operation 12 Mode Functions Operation 6. Choose one of the following: a. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to select a CTCSS privacy code (01 through 38) for the channel.
Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 15 Operation b. Press the Mode/Lock button to enter the channel/privacy code in the selected memory location and proceed to other functions on the channel/privacy code displayed before you entered 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.
19 Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction Operation 18 Mode Functions 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.
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. To turn roger beep on or off: 1. Press the Mode button until the Roger Beep icon flashes on the display.
Introduction Operation 23 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.
24 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.
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