Cobra Electronics MICROTALK PR4200WX - Manual (Page 6)

Customer Assistance Warranty Introduction
9 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ™
Operation
8 English
Using Your Radio
CTCSS Privacy Codes
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CTCSS (Continuous Tone 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 code, both
radios must be tuned to the same channel
and privacy code to communicate. Each
channel will remember the last privacy
code you selected.
To Select a Privacy Code:
1. After selecting a channel, press the Mode
button until the small numbers next to the
channel number flash on the LCD.
2. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button
to select a privacy code. You can hold the Up
or Down button for fast advance.
3. When your desired privacy code is displayed:
a. Press the Mode button to enter the new
setting and proceed to other functions.
b. Press the Lock button to enter the new
setting and return to Standby Mode.
c. Do not press any buttons for 15 seconds
to enter the new setting and return to
Standby Mode.
Listening for a Response
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When You are Finished Talking:
1. Release the Talk button to receive incoming
transmissions. Your microTALK ® radio is
always in Standby Mode while the Talk or
Call buttons are not pressed.
Volume
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To Adjust the Volume:
1. Rotate the On/Off Volume knob.
Call Button
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To Alert Another Person That You Are Calling:
1. Press and release the Call button.
The other person will hear a two (2) second
call tone. You cannot send or receive
transmissions during the two (2) second
call tone.
See page 19 on how to select
between ten (10) call tone settings.
Selectable High•Medium•Low
Power Output
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When in close proximity to another party or during
favorable conditions, you can switch from High to
Medium to Low Power to extend battery life.
This feature applies to GMRS channels
1 through 7 and 15 through 22 only.
Channels 8 through 14 operate
exclusively on Low Power.
To Switch from High to Medium to Low Power:
1. Press and release the Hi•Med•Low button.
When in High Power and using channels
1 through 7 and 15 through 22, the Hi icon
will be visible in the LCD display.
When in Medium Power and using channels
1 through 7 and 15 through 22, the Med icon
will be visible in the LCD.
When in Low Power and when using channels
8 through 14, the Low icon will be visible in
the LCD display.
Mode Button
Channel Button
Privacy Code
Listening
Volume Knob
Call Button
Hi•Med•Low Button
Low Power Icon
Med Power Icon
Hi Power Icon
Operation
38 Privacy Codes