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Cobra Electronics CXT90 manual

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  • Page 1

    Introduction © 2008 Cobra El ectron ics Corpora tion 6500 W est Co rtland Str eet Chicago, Il linois 6070 7 USA www .cobra .com Ma k in g L i fe E a si e r a nd S a fe r St ay i ng i n t ou ch w i th y o ur f am i ly a n d fr ie n ds i s co nv e ni e nt a nd e a sy w h en u si n g yo u r mi cr oT AL K ® ra dio . Some of t he ma ny us es y ou wi l[...]

  • Page 2

    2 Product Featur es 1 3 7 1 1 8 4 5 12 13 14 15 10 6 9 1. Antenna 2. Ex te rnal Sp eake r/ Mi cr oph on e/Ch arg e Jack 3. Mode/Power Button 4. Lock Button 5. Channel Up/Down Buttons 6. Backlit LCD Display 7. Speaker/Microphone 8. V olume Up/Down Buttons 9. Li gh t/ Max Ra nge Bu tton 10. T alk B utto n 11. Call Button 12. Wrist Strap Connection 13[...]

  • Page 3

    Remove Belt Clip Pu ll U p Lo ck L at ch Insert Batteries Radio C harger Jack Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction Ca ri ng f or Y o ur m ic r oT AL K ® R adi o • Y our microT ALK ® 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 rad[...]

  • Page 4

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

  • Page 5

    T o temporarily turn off auto squelch: Press the Light/M ax Range button for less than five seconds. T o turn maximum range extender on: – Press and hold the Light/Ma x 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 L[...]

  • Page 6

    Se t CTC SS P riv acy Co des • 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 CTC[...]

  • Page 7

    V o ic e Ac ti va te d T ra ns mi t (V OX) • In VOX mode, your microT ALK ® radio can be used “hands-free,” automatically transmitting when you speak. Y ou can set the VOX sensitivity level to fit the volume of your voice and avoid transmissions triggered by background noise. T o turn VOX mode on or off: 1. Press the Mode/Power button until [...]

  • Page 8

    Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction Operation During scanning (while not receiving a transmission), you can choose from the following: a. Press and hold the T alk button to communicate 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 trans[...]

  • Page 9

    Customer Assistance Warranty 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 that channel/privacy code for 10 seconds. While setting privacy code scan[...]

  • Page 10

    Operation W arranty Introduction 14 15 IM PO R T AN T NO TI CE : FC C LI CE NS E RE QU IR ED • This tw o-way radi o opera tes on GMRS (G ener al Mobi le Radio Servi ce) frequen cies which r equire an FC C (Fede ral Commun icat ions Co mmission ) lice nse. A us er must be licensed prior to operating on Channels 1 through 7 on high power or 15 thro[...]

  • Page 11

    16 Pr od uc t Se rvi ce Qu es tio ns • 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 page A1. For Products Purchased in the U.S.A. If you r prod uct should r equire fac tory service, p leas e call Cob[...]