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Cobra Electronics PR 270 manual

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  • Page 1

    Introduction © 2008 Cobra Electronics Corporation 6500 W est Cortland Street Chicago, Illinois 60707 USA www .cobra.com Making Life Easier and Safer Staying in touch with your family and friends is convenient and easy when using your microT ALK ® radio. Some of the many uses you will discover include: Communicating with others while hiking, bikin[...]

  • Page 2

    2 Product Featur es 1 3 7 11 8 4 5 12 13 14 15 10 6 9 1. Antenna 2. External Speaker/ Microphone/Char ge 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. Light/Max Range Button 10. T alk Button 11. Call Button 12. Wrist Strap Connection 13. Belt Clip 14. B[...]

  • Page 3

    Remove Belt Clip Pull Up Lock Latch Insert Batteries Radio Charger Jack Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction Caring for Y our microT ALK ® Radio • 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 radio in water or i[...]

  • Page 4

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

  • 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

    Set CTCSS Privacy Codes • 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 CTCSS, p[...]

  • Page 7

    V oice Activated T ransmit (VOX) • 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 the VOX ic[...]

  • 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 . Your 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 Warranty Introduction 14 15 IMPORT ANT NOTICE: FCC LICENSE REQUIRED • This two-way radio operates on GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) frequencies which require an FCC (Federal Communications Commission) license. A user must be licensed prior to operating on Channels 1 through 7 on high power or 15 through 22, which comprise the GMRS [...]

  • Page 11

    16 Product Service Questions • 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 Pur chased in the U.S.A. If your product should require factory service, please call Cobra first befo[...]