Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product microTalk Professional 2-Way Radio Cobra Electronics
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1 H ow t o Us e Y ou r C ob ra P r o fe ss i on a l 2- W a y R ad io Features of This Product • UHF FM F requencies • 10 W eather Channels • Weather Alert • N o Air Time Fees • Up to 5 Mile .
2 3 Operation Operation Not e Use high qualit y “AA ” batteries, such as alkaline, NiMH or Ni-Cad. Incorrect positioning can dam- age both the batteries and the unit. See Accessories on page 45. Charge ports are lo c ated on side of unit . Not e When batteries are low or need charging the ( ) BA T T LO W indicator will blink.
4 5 Operation Operation Note The Auto Battery S ave Circuit does not effect the unit ’ s abilit y to receive incoming transmissions. Auto Battery Power Sav er Y our microTalk Professional has a unique circuit designed to e xtend battery lif e. I f there are no transmissions within 10 seconds , the unit will automatically switch t o mode .
6 7 Operation Operation Note CTCSS (Continuous T one Controlled Squelch System) is an advanced subcoding system that allows segmentation of a main channel. Note If you push and hold the Mode B utton,the LCD display will cycle through the different functions.
8 9 Operation Operation Select CTCSS Subchannel Not e Pr ess a n d hol d Channel Button up or down for fast chan - nel advance. Pr ess and release F unction B utton. S mall numbers flash nex t to channel display on LCD . Select CTCSS Subchannel S e l e c t s u b cha nnel n umber by pressing and releasing t he Cha nnel B u t t on up or do w n.
11 Operation Operation T alk Confirmation T one Standby Mode Standby Mode When finished talking , Release PTT Button t o receive incoming transmissions. Y our microTalk Professional is always in the stand - by mode when the PTT Button is not pressed and you are not in function mode .
12 13 Operation Select desired channel by pressing and releasing Channel Button up or down. B oth the calling and receiving units must be on same channel and subchannel for the call function to work.
14 15 E xternal Microphone/Speaker Jack Y our microTalk Professional 2-W ay Radio can b e fitted with a variety of accessories , (not included) freeing your hands for other tasks .
16 17 Listening to W eather Channels T urn on your microTalk P rofessional 2 -w ay radio . An audible “tone ” will indicate the unit is on. T he LCD will go through a 3 second self t est and then go to oper a tional mode. Listening to W eather Channels Press and release F unction Button until w eather icon appears.
19 Advanced Features continued 18 Advanced Features Ad vanced Features Y our microTalk Professional has many advanced features not found on other 2-w ay radios.
Advanced Features 21 Programming Memory Locations Advanced Features 20 Press and release Function Button again. Main Channel and ( ) Icon will flash. S elect desired main channel you wish to stor e (1-15) b y pressing Channel Button up or down.
Advanced Features 23 Advanced Features 22 P r o gramming Memory L o cations continued Y our microTalk Professional will stay in the sub - channel section until you: Press and release Enter Button to return t o Operational M ode. or... Press and release F unction Button to pr o- ceed to ne xt Function M ode (Scan).
Advanced Features 25 Advanced Features 24 Pr ess and hold PTT button and talk. Y our radio will stay on this recalled lo cation until you exit out of memory function mode . Repeat step 2 for recalling other memor y loca tions. T o exit the Memory M ode and return t o Opera tional M ode: Press and release Enter button.
Advanced Features 27 Advanced Features 26 Press C hannel button and the unit will begin scanning the main channels . Uni t wil l c o n t inu e to sc an all mai n ch a nn el s an d s t o p if a n inc o m in g tra nsmis s io n is de t e c t e d . Y our microTalk Pr ofessional will pick it up for 10 seconds .
Advanced Features 29 Memory Scan Function M e m o r y Sc a n c o n v e n i e n tl y a l l ow s y o u t o a cc es s f r e- q u e n t ly u se d c h a nn el a nd su b - c h a nn el c o m b i n at i o n s . T urn on your microTalk P rofessional 2 - way radio .
Advanced Features Advanced Features Button T one T o activa te press Enter Button until confirmation beep and ( ) icon appears. T o deactiv ate press Enter Button until confir - mation beep and ( ) icon disappears.
32 33 Advanced Features Advanced Features 32 Pr ess a nd h ol d fo r one sec o n d Lo c k B u t to n . If the Be ep F u n c t i on is O N y ou wil l hear a n a ud i bl e c o n f i rm at i o n . M o s t b ut to ns a re l o c ke d . T o “unlock” press and hold for one second Lo ck B u t to n again.
Advanced Features 35 Advanced Features 34 Dual W atch Function Press Function B u t t o n to set CT C S S . C T CSS chan ne l nu mbe rs will fla s h . Pr e s s Ch an n e l B u t t on u p a nd do wn to s elec t C T C S S . Press Enter Button. This will store the second channel and CTCSS and start Dual W atch.
Advanced Features microTalk Professional Range microTalk Professional Range microTalk P r ofessional Range Y our micr o T alk P r o f e ss iona l Rad io has a ran ge up t o 5 miles in GMRS. T his effective range can be shor t- ened under some conditions .
38 39 microTalk Professional 2-W ay Radios Can Make Y our Life Easier and Safer Making Life Easier and Safer microTalk P rofessional 2-Wa y Radio Can Make Y our Life Easier and Safer Checking on tr av eling companions in another car . A gree on a meeting spot af ter an event.
40 41 41 40 Frequency Range 1 462.5625 2 462.5875 3 462.6125 4 462.6375 5 462.6625 6 462.6875 7 462.7125 8 462.5750 9 462.6250 10 462.6750 11 462.5500 12 462.6000 13 462.6500 14 462.7000 15 462.7250 Channel GMRS Frequency Channel In MHz (Channels 1-7 shared with FRS) Frequency Range 01 67.
42 43 43 Professional Specifications I.GENERAL SPECIFIC A TIONS B . RECEIVER UNIT 1. SENSITIVITY FOR 12 DB SINAD uV 0.25 FOR CALL SIG.DETECTION uV 0.2 2. MAX. A UDIO OUTPUT @5% THD MW 500 3. MAX.S/N R A TIO @ 1mV RF INPUT DB 45 4. SQUELCH a) SENS. uV 0.
44 Optional Accessories Y ou Can Find These Fine Accessories At Y our Lo c al Cobra Dealer If you wish, you can order directly from Cobra. Order by phone Call 1.773.889.3087 (Pr ess 1 from the main menu) 8 a.m.-6 p.m. M-F CST . Order by mail or fax P lease fill out order form on ne xt page, and mail/fax directly to Cobra.
47 46 Accessory Order For m Notes Subtotal (Tax if applicable) Shipping/handling T otal T ax T able Illinois residents add 7% Cook Co. residents add .75% (7.75% total) Chicago residents add 1% (8.75% total) Indiana residents add 5% Michigan residents add 4 % Ohio residents add 6% Wisconsin residents add 5% Prices subject to change without notice.
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General Mobile Radio Service Important Information 1 A1 FCC Licensing Information The PR 2000WX P rofessional radio opera tes on G eneral Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) frequencies which require a Federal Communic ation Commission (FCC) license.
Thank you for purchasing this Cobra microTalk Pr ofessional 2-way Radio. Properly used, this Cobra product will give you many years of reli - able servic e. Customer Support Should you encoun ter any problems with the pro duct or not understand its many features , please refer to this owner ’ s manual.
CAUTION Important Safety Information for PR 2000 WX Y our wireless hand-held portable transceiver contains a radio frequency transmitter . W hen the PTT button is pushed the transmitter sends out RF signals .
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