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Cobra Electronics CXT225 manual

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  • Page 1

    Introduction © 2009 Cobr a Electron ics Corporatio n 6500 W est Co rtland Street Chicago , Illino is 60707 USA www .cob ra.com Ma k in g Li f e E as i e r a nd Sa f er St ay i ng in t ou ch w it h y o ur fa m il y an d f ri e nd s is co nv e ni e nt an d ea sy wh e n u si n g y ou r mi cr oT AL K ® ra dio . S ome o f th e m any us es yo u wi ll d[...]

  • Page 2

    2 Product Features 1 3 7 1 1 8 4 5 12 13 14 15 10 6 9 1 . Antenna 2. Ex t ern al Spe ake r/ Mi cr oph on e/ Ch arg e J ack 3. Mode/Power Button 4. Lock Butt on 5. Channel Up/Down Butt ons 6. Backlit LCD Display 7 . Speaker/Microphone 8. V olume Up/Down But tons 9. Li gh t/Ma x R an ge Bu t ton 1 0. T al k But to n 1 1 . Call Butt on 12. W r ist Str[...]

  • Page 3

    Remove Belt Clip Pu ll Up L oc k Lat ch Insert Batteries Radio Charge r Jack Operation Customer Assist ance Warranty Introduction Ca rin g f or Y our mic ro T AL K ® R ad io • Y our microTALK ® radio will give you years of trouble-free ser vice if cared for properly . Handle the radio gently . Keep the radio away from dust. Never put the radio [...]

  • Page 4

    Customer Assist ance Warr anty Introduction Operation Bat tery Low • When batter y power is low, the Battery Low icon will blink. Y our batteries should be replaced or recharged, if using rechargeable batteries. Aut o Bat tery Save • If there are no transmissions within 10 seconds, the radio will automatically switch to Batter y Save mode and t[...]

  • Page 5

    T o temporarily turn off auto squelch: Press the Light/Max Range button for less than five seconds. T o 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 . T o turn maximum range extender off: – Press and release the Lig[...]

  • Page 6

    Se t CT CS S Pri va cy C ode s • T o select a CTCSS privacy code: 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 . If DCS is turned on at the channel selected, the display will flash the CTCSS icon and “OFF .” T o switch from DCS to C[...]

  • Page 7

    Se t DC S Pr iv ac y Co des • T o select a DCS privacy code: 1. Af ter sel ect ing a ch ann el , pr ess the Mod e/P ow er button until the DCS icon appears and the sm all numbers flash on the display (01 thr ough 83 ). 2. P res s us ing the Cha nne l U p or Cha nne l Do wn b utt on t o se lec t a DCS pri vac y cod e. Y ou can h old the U p or Dow[...]

  • Page 8

    Customer Assist ance Warr anty Introduction Operation During scanning (while not receiving a transmission), you can choose from the following: a. Press and hold the T alk button to communica te on the channel or channel/privacy code that was displayed before you entered mode functions or the channel on which, during scanning, you last received a tr[...]

  • Page 9

    Customer Assist ance Warr anty Introduction Operation Mode Functions Operation The Scan icon will continue to be displayed when privacy code scan is on . Y our radio will continue to scan privacy codes and stop as an incoming transmission is detected. Y our radio will remain on tha t channel/privacy code for 10 seconds. While setting privacy code s[...]

  • Page 10

    Operation Warr ant y Introduction 14 15 IM POR T AN T NO TIC E: F CC L ICE NS E R EQU IR ED • This tw o-wa y radio operate s on GMRS (Gener al Mobile Rad io Servic e) frequenc ies whi ch requi re an FCC (Fe deral Commu nicati ons Commiss ion) licens e. A user mus t be l ice nsed prior to operating on Channels 1 through 7 on high power or 15 throu[...]

  • Page 11

    16 Pr od uct Ser vic e Qu es ti on s • For any questions about operating or installing this new Cobra product, or if parts are missing… PLEASE CALL COBRA FIRST… do not return this product to the store. See customer assistance on pa ge A1. For Products Purchased in the U.S.A. If your produ ct should req uire facto r y service , pleas e call Co[...]