Cobra Electronics microTalk Professional 2-Way Radio manuale d’uso

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 Range • 15 GMRS Channels (7 shared FRS Channels) • 38 CTCSS Subchannels • LCD Function Display • T alk Con firma tio n T o n e • C a l l / R[...]

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. Replace alkaline b[...]

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 . High/Lo[...]

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. Select CTCSS Subchannel Select CTCSS Subchannel (00-38) The CTCSS (Continuous T one Control[...]

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. PRESS[...]

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 . See A dvanced Features section on page 16. Note W hile PTT Button[...]

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. Operation Calling Another Party Calling Another Party T o alert another par t y that you wish t o communica te: T urn on your microTalk P rofessional [...]

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 . T o attach an e x ternal microphone/speaker accessory : External Microphone/ Speaker Jack E x t e r nal M icr oph on e/Spe ak er Jack Note Ext ernal microphone/speaker ([...]

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. The last weather channel tune[...]

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. These include: • 10 Memory S torage Location and Recall • Memory Scan • Dual W atch • Channel/Sub Channel Scan • T one Indic ator Settings: – Key Strok e T one – T alk Confirm[...]

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. P rogramming Memory L ocations continued Note Once you enter memor y mode you can talk and listen to any [...]

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). Note If you push and hold the F un[...]

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. Using Memory Lo cations c onti[...]

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 . Within 10 seconds you can: Press and hold [...]

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 . An audible “tone ” will indic ate the unit is on. T he LCD will go through a 3 second sel[...]

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. PRESS AND HOLD 30 31 Button Tone Settings T alk Confirmation T one Indic ator T o t e m po ra r il y eli mina t e t he T al k C o n f i[...]

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. If the Beep F u n c ti o n is O N yo u wi ll he [...]

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. T o terminate Dual W at ch and go to Nor[...]

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 . Unde r flat , o p en c o n d i - t ions yo u will e x pe ri- e n c e t he m ic r o Ta l k Pr o[...]

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. Making Life Easier and Safer microTalk P rofessional 2-W ay Radio Can Mak[...]

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 67.0 Hz 21 136.5 Hz 02 71.9 Hz 22 141.3 Hz 03 74.4 Hz 23 146.2 [...]

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 0.2 b) A TT ACK TIME mS 120 c) CLOSING TIME mS 200 5. A UDIO FREQUENCY RESP . @ 300 HZ DB -8 @ 2500[...]

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. Order over the Web:www.cob[...]

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. 2[...]

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“In genious P ro d u c ts for E asi er C o m m u n i c a t i o n .” Cobra Electronics Corporation 6500 W est Cortland Street Chicago, IL 60707 Cobra Electronics Corp.© 2000 Printed in Korea Part No. 480-294-P-001 F or t e c h n i c al as sis tan ce , pl ea se ca ll ou r A u to m a t e d He l p D esk wh ic h can as si st you b y a ns we ri ng t[...]

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. GMRS frequencies ha ve been allo cated by the FCC for recreational use such as;skiing , hiking, camping, et[...]

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. If , after referring to the manual, you stil[...]

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 . The device is authorized t o oper a t e at a transmit duty fac tor not e xc eed 5% using alkaline AA size batteries to comply with Federal Co[...]