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  • Page 1

    Owner’ s Manual Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® English TWO- W A Y RADIO MODEL PR 3850 WX C Printed in China Part No. 480-299-P Version A[...]

  • Page 2

    A1 English Making Life Easier and Safer Introduction 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, biking, and working; keeping track of family and friends at a crowded public event; checking with trav[...]

  • Page 3

    Battery Compartment Battery Door Latch Belt Clip Wrist Strap Connector A3 English Product Featur es A2 English Product Featur es Introduction Backlit LCD Display Speaker/ Microphone Mode/Lock Button On/Off V olume Knob Antenna Call Button Enter/ Hi•Low Power Button Channel Up Button Channel Down Button External Speaker/ Microphone/Charge Jack Lig[...]

  • Page 4

    Operation Customer Assistance Warranty 1 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Introduction Insert Batteries Pull Up Latch Remove Belt Clip 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[...]

  • Page 5

    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: 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 now [...]

  • Page 6

    T alk Button Channel Buttons Channel Number T wo Inches (five cm) from Mouth Listening Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 5 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Operation 4 English Using Y our Radio Communicating with Another Person • T o talk to another person: 1. Press and hold the T alk button. 2. With the microphone about two inches (five[...]

  • Page 7

    Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 7 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Operation Dual Function Buttons T wo of the buttons on the microTALK ® radio have Dual Functions ; Mode/Lock • Press and release the button to scroll to the next mode function. • Press and hold the button for two seconds or more to turn the lock function on or off. E[...]

  • Page 8

    Mode/Lock Button Reduced Range Reduced Range Maximum Range Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 9 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Operation 8 English Mode Functions microT ALK ® Range • 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 pa[...]

  • Page 9

    Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction Operation 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 [...]

  • Page 10

    Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction Operation 12 English Mode Functions 10 Memory Locations • Y our microT ALK ® radio has 10 Memory Locations for storing your most frequently used channels and channel/privacy code combinations. These Memory Locations can be selected individually or can be scanned. (See page 18 for memory location scan.) T[...]

  • Page 11

    Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 15 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Operation Channel Scan • Y our microT ALK ® radio can automatically scan channels. T o scan channels: 1. Press the Mode/Lock button until the Scan icon and the channel numbers flash on the display . 2. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to begin scanning chan[...]

  • Page 12

    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 incoming transmission), you can choose from the following: a. Press and hold the T alk bu[...]

  • Page 13

    Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction 19 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Operation 18 English Mode Functions Memory Location Scan • Y our microT ALK ® radio can automatically scan up to 10 programmed Memory Locations . If there are one or fewer memory locations programmed in your radio, the scan memory locations option will not be availabl[...]

  • Page 14

    20 English Mode Functions and General Specifications 21 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Operation Mode/Lock Button Keystroke T ones On Channel Buttons Mode/Lock Button Roger Beep On Channel Buttons Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction Operation General Specifications • FRS/GMRS Frequency Allocation and Compatibility Important: Please note [...]

  • Page 15

    Introduction Operation 23 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® Licensing • For Products Used in Canada Industry Canada Notice Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference, including inter ference that may cause undesired operation of the device. «IC?[...]

  • Page 16

    24 English Limited One-Y ear Warranty on Radio(s) & Charger • For Products Purchased in Canada Y our new Cobra GMRS radios and charger are covered by a one-year replacement warranty . If any manufacturing defect becomes apparent in this product within one year from the original date of purchase, it will be replaced. Please return the GMRS rad[...]