Cobra Electronics PR 3500-2 DX VP manual

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    Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® English The Cobra line of quality products includes: CB Radios • microT ALK ® Radios • Radar/Laser Detectors • Safety Alert ® T raffic W arning Systems • Handheld GPS Receivers • Mobile GPS Navigation Systems • HighGear ® Accessories • CobraMarine™ VHF Radios • Power Inverters • Accessories F[...]

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    2 2 5 5 N N o o t t h h i i n n g g comes close to a Cobra ® Battery Compartment Battery Door Latch Belt Clip Wrist Strap Connector A3 English Product Features A2 English Product Features Introduction Backlit LCD Display Speaker/ Microphone Mode/Lock Button On/Off V olume Knob Antenna Call Button Enter/ Hi•Low P ower Button Channel Up Button Cha[...]

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    Operation Customer Assistance Warranty 1 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Introduction Caring for Y our microT ALK ® Radio • Y our microT ALK ® radio will give you years of trouble-free service if cared for properly . Handle the radio gently . Keep the radio away from dust. Never put the radio in water or in a damp place. Avoid exposure to ext[...]

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    Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 3 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Operation 2 English Using Y our Radio T urning on Y our microT ALK ® Radio • T o turn on your radio: 1. Rotate the On/Off Volume knob clockwise to turn on your radio and adjust the volume. A series of tones will indicate the radio is on . Y our microT ALK ® radio is n[...]

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    Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 5 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Operation 4 English Using Y our Radio V olume • T o adjust the volume: 1. Rotate the On/Off Volume knob. Call Button • T o alert another person that you are calling: 1. Press and release the Call button. The other person will hear a two second call tone. This tone is [...]

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    Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 7 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Operation microT ALK ® Range • Y our microT ALK ® radio has a range of up to 10 miles (16 km). Y our range will vary depending on terrain and conditions. In flat, open country your radio will operate at maximum range. Buildings and foliage in the path of the signal ca[...]

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    Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 9 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Operation 8 English Mode Functions CTCSS Privacy Codes • CTCSS (Continuous T one Coded Squelch System) is an advanced tone coding system allowing you to select one of 38 privacy codes to reduce interference from other users on the channel. If you are using a privacy cod[...]

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    Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction Operation While setting a memory location, if you do not press any buttons for 15 seconds, your radio will automatically return to Standby mode on the channel/privacy code displayed before you entered mode functions. T o recall a stored memor y channel location: 1. Press the Mode/Lock button until the Memor[...]

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    Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 13 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Operation 12 English Mode Functions T o de-program a memor y location: 1. Press the Mode/Lock button until the Memory icon and the memory location flash on the display . 2. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to select the memory location (0 through 9). If a loca[...]

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    Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 15 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Operation While setting privacy code scan, if you do not press any buttons for 15 seconds, your radio will automatically return to Standby mode on the channel/privacy code that was displayed before you entered mode functions. During privacy code scan (while receiving an [...]

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    If you press the T alk button while scanning, but more than 10 seconds after receiving a transmission, you will transmit on the memory location on which, during scanning, you last received a transmission. This will return the radio to Standby mode. If you do not press any button within 10 seconds, your radio will automatically resume scanning memor[...]

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    Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 19 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Operation 18 English Mode Functions VibrAlert ® and Call T ones • Y our microT ALK ® radio can alert you to incoming signals by sounding an audible call tone, by vibrating silently or both. T o change call settings: 1. Press the Mode/Lock button until the Call Settin[...]

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    Warranty Introduction Operation 20 English General Specifications 21 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® General Specifications • FRS/GMRS Frequency Allocation and Compatibility Important: Please note that Cobra GMRS models with 15 Channels may designate different channel numbers for the same frequency . For example, a Cobra 15 Channel GMRS model w[...]

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    Introduction Op er at io n Customer Assistance 23 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ® Product Service Questions • If you have any questions about operation or installing your new Cobra product, or if you are missing parts… Please call Cobra first! DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE STORE! See customer assistance on page A1. For Products Purchased [...]

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