Cobra Electronics MicroTalk 2-Way Radio manual

H ow t o U s e Y ou r Co b ra M i c ro Ta l k 2 - W ay R a di o 1 Features of This Product • UHF FM F requencies • N o License Required • N o Air Time Fees • Up to 2 mile range • 14 Main Channels • 38 CTCSS Subchannels • LCD Function Display • T alk Con firm a tion T o n e • C a l l / R ing B u t to n • Recharging Pads • Retra[...]

Pull lock tab down and lift door up (to w ards you) to remov e batter y cov er . Inser t four “ AAA ” batteries. Position batteries according to p o l a ri t y ma rk i n g s. Operation 3 Operation 2 Note Batteries not included with microT ALK2-w ay radio. Note Always use high qualit y alkaline or NiMH batteries. Incorrect positioning can damage[...]

T urning On Y our microTalk Pr ess and hold the power button for 2 seconds. An audible “ tone ” will indic ate the unit is on and then the LCD will go through a 3 second self-test and then go to Oper ational M ode. Operation 5 Not e Whenever the unit is on you c an receive communica- tions. T urning On Y our microTALK Operation 4 Note The Auto [...]

Select main channel by the Channel Button up or down. Operation 7 Operation 6 Not e If you push and hold the Mode B utton,the LCD display will cycle through the different functions. Not e T o return to O perational Mode and not sa ve your last setting push and release talk button. Note CTCSS (Coded T one Controlled Squelch System) is an advanced su[...]

Operation 9 Operation 8 Battery Low W hen in normal use the icon may begin flashing. T his is a warning to you that your batteries are getting lo w. R eplace alkaline batteries as soon as possible and/or recharge NiMH battery pack. Not e When battery capacity is at the 1/4 level it is recommended that you replace alkaline bat - teries or recharge y[...]

Headline Operation 11 Note While T alk Button is depressed you cannot receive incoming calls. Note When you release the T alk Button,the person you ar e talking to will hear a tone indi- c ating that it ’ s ok to talk. See Talk Confirmation Tone section on page 14. Release T alk Button and listen for response . H old mic about 2 inches from mouth[...]

Operation 13 Operation 12 T alk Confirmation T one Standby Mode When finished talking: Standby Mode Release T alk Button to receive incoming transmissions . Y our microTALK is always in the Standby M ode when the T alk Button is not pressed and you are not in Function M ode. See A dvanced Features section on page 14. Note While T alk Button is depr[...]

Advanced Features 15 Advanced Features 14 Adv anced Features Y our microTALK has many ad vanced features not found on other 2-w ay radios. These include: • 10 Memory S torage Loc a tion and Recall • F ull Channel/Sub Channel Scan • Dual W atch • Ring/Vibrate Notific ation Modes • T one Indicator Settings Key Stroke T one T alk Confirmatio[...]

Pr ess and release Mode Button again. Main Channel and icon will flash. Select desired main channel you wish to store (1-14) by pushing the Channel Button up or down. Advanced Features 17 Note O nce you enter Memory Mode you can talk and listen to any channel you select af ter pro- gramming is complete. See Using Memor y Locations section on page 1[...]

Aft er selecting your Memory Channel and Main/Sub Channels, for immediate entr y press T alk Button. or... Aft er selecting you Memory Channel and M ain/Sub Channel,DO NOT press any buttons for 10 seconds and your unit will automatically set the Memory and Main/Sub Channels . I t will then go to the NEW channel. Press and release Lock Button to ret[...]

Advanced Features 21 Advanced Features 20 Pr ess and hol d T alk Button and talk. Y our r adio will stay on this recalled lo cation until y ou exit out of Memory Function M ode. Repeat step 2 for recalling other memor y locations . Pr ess and release Mode Button. T o exit the Memory M ode and return t o Opera tional Mode: Not e If the Mode Button i[...]

Advanced Features 23 Advanced Features 22 Pr ess C hannel Button up or down and the unit will begin scanning the main channels. Uni t w ill c o n tin ue t o sca n al l mai n cha nne ls a nd s to p , if an inc om ing tr an smis sio n is det e c t e d . Y our microTALK will pick it up for 10 seconds. Within 10 seconds you can: P re s s and ho ld T al[...]

Not e If you wish to pr oceed to the next Function Mode, press and release Mode Button. Advanced Features 24 Scan Function continued Y our microTALK will pick it up for 10 seconds . Within 10 seconds you can: P ress and hold T a lk b utto n and tal k. Y our r a d i o wi ll r e t u r n to O p e r a tion al M ode on th at chan nel . or... Pr ess and [...]

Advanced Features 27 Advanced Features 26 Not e When you press and hold the T alk Button,the unit exits out to Op erational Mode. If, after 10 seconds no selection is made, the unit will return t o Operational Mode. Ringer/Vibrate Modes continued Ringer/Vibrate Modes Pr ess and release Channel Button u p a nd d o wn ag ain an d b o t h i c on s wi [...]

Advanced Features T alk Confirmation T one Indic ator T o t e m po ra r il y eli min at e the T al k C o n f i rm a ti on T o n e : Advanced Features T one Settings 29 28 T one Setting Pr ess Mode Button until flashing Pr ess C hannel Button up or down to tur n on or off. T o set option: Pr ess Lock Button. This will immedia tely enter new setting;[...]

Advanced Features 31 P re ss an d hol d for one sec o n d Lo ck B u t to n . i c o n fl ashe s. I f the B eep F u n c ti on is ON y o u w ill he ar an aud ible c o n f i rm at i o n . Most but t o n s a r e lo c ke d . T o “unlock ” press and release button again. If t he Bee p F u n c tion is ON yo u wi ll he ar an aud i- bl e c o n f i rm at [...]

Advanced Features 33 Advanced Features 32 Dual W atch Function Dual W atch Function Pr ess and release Mode B u t t o n un t i l i c on fl ashes . P r e s s Ch annel B u t t o n up an d dow n t o s e l e c t se cond c hanne l. Dual W atch Function Press Mode B u t t on t o set CT C S S . C T CSS ch annel num b ers will fl ash. Pr e s s C han nel B [...]

35 microTALK Range microTALK R ange Y our m icr o TA L K Radio has a ran ge of up to 2 miles . This effective range can be shor tened under some conditions. microTALK Range Und er fla t, o p en c o n d i - tion s y ou will e x pe r i- e n c e t he m icr o TA L K ’ s maximum r a n g e . R ange can b e r e d u ce d by bui lding s and f o l i a g e [...]

37 microTALK 2-Wa y Radio Can Make Lif e Easier and Safer Making Life Easier and Safer Checking on tr av eling companions in another car . A gree on a meeting spot af ter an e v ent. microTALK 2-W ay Radio Can Make Life Easier and Safer Holster/Belt Clip/Desk Stand Y our microTALK Radio comes with a custom mold - ed plastic holster . I ts unique du[...]

39 38 E x t e r n al M ic ro phone / S pe a ker Jac k Not e External microphone/ speaker (item #FA-SM) is not included with this unit . See Accessories section on page 43 for available units. Ex ternal Microphone/Speaker Jack Y our microTALK 2-W a y Radio can be fitted with an e xternal microphone/speaker , (not included) freeing your hands for oth[...]

C.TRANSMITTER UNIT 1. EFFECTIVE RADIATED POWER mW 500 2. CARRIER FREQ.STABILIT Y H Z 500 3. MODULA TION LIMITING KHZ 2.5 4. CARRIER ATT ACK TIME mS 80 5. AUDIO FREQUENCY RESPONSE @ 300 HZ DB -6 @ 3000 HZ DB -6 6. AUDIO DISTORTION % 3 7. HUM and NOISE DB 35 8. TRANSIENT FREQ.BEHAVIOR a) TX ON mS 30 b) T X OFF mS 5 D. POWER SUPPL Y 1. BA T TERY LIFE [...]

V ox Headset Mic VOX (V oice O perated T ransmitter) headset and microphone allows hands-free operation. MA-VO X $49.95 Optional Accessories 43 Y ou Can Find These Fine Accessories At Y our Local Cobra Dealer If you wish, you can order directly from Cobra. Order by phone Call 1.773.889.3087 (Pr ess 1 from the main menu) 8 a.m.-6 p.m. M-F CST. ) Ord[...]

Accessory Order Form 44 Subtotal ( T ax if applicable) S hipping/handling* T otal T ax T able Illinois residents add 7% C o ok Co. r esidents add .75% (7.75% total) Chicago residents add 1% (8.75% total) Indiana residents add 5% Michigan residents add 4 % Minnesota residents add 6% O hio residents add 6% Wisconsin residents add 5% Prices subject to[...]

2 W ay Radio FRS 305 O pe r a ting Instr u c tions for your C o b r a micr o TA L K “In genio u s P ro d u c ts f o r Ea s ie r C o m m u n i c a t i o n .” Cobra Electronics Corporation 6500 W est Cortland Street Chicago, IL 60707 Cobra Electronics Corp.© 2000 Printed in Thailand Part No. 486-293-P-001 F o r t e c h n i c al a ssi st an ce , [...]

The Family Radio Service Story A1 The Family Radio Service S tor y E v er wish you could talk to someone who wasn ’t within earshot? Like contacting ski partners back a t the lodge? Or letting a friend know how to find y ou in a busy mall? Cobr a’ s microTalk FRS 305 is a great wa y for friends or family to increase their fun –and saf e ty ?[...]

Thank you for purchasing the Cobra microTALK 2-way Radio. P roperly used , this Cobra produc t will give you many years of reliable servic e. Customer Support Should you encoun ter any problems with the pro duct or not understand its many features , please refer to this owner ’ s manual. If , after referring to the manual, you still need help, c [...]