Cobra CXT545 User Manual

Owner’s Manual

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		Version G4
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Making Life Easier and Safer

Introduction

Staying in touch with your family and friends is convenient and easy when using your microTALK® 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 travel companions in another car; talking with neighbors; arranging meeting spots with others while shopping at the mall.

Belt Clip	Secure your microTALK®
	radio while on the go.

Carrying your microTALK® radio with you is easy when using the belt clip or optional wrist strap.

The belt clip easily attaches to your belt, purse, or backpack.

Customer Assistance

For Assistance in the U.S.A.

In this user’s manual, you should find all the information you need to operate your microTALK® radio. If you require further assistance after reading this manual, Cobra Electronics offers the following customer assistance services:

Automated Help Desk

English only. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 773-889-3087 (phone).

Customer Assistance Operators

English and Spanish. 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday (except holidays) 773-889-3087 (phone).

Questions

English and Spanish. Faxes can be received at 773-622-2269 (fax).

Technical Assistance

English only. www.cobra.com (on-line: Frequently Asked Questions). English and Spanish. [e-mail] (e-mail).

For Assistance Outside the U.S.A.

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	6500 West Cortland Street
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Product Features

Introduction

1

2

11

HI / LO

10

	15
	14
	16
	12
	13	17
SCAN	6

9			5
			20
8			3
4			7
			18
			19
1.	Antenna	10.	Talk Button
2.	External Speaker/	11.	Memory/Escape Button
	Microphone/ USB Charge Jack	12.	Max Range Hi/Lo Button
3.	Mode/Power Button	13.	Scan Button
4.	Call/Lock Button	14.	Wrist Strap Connection
5.	Channel Up/Down	15.	Belt Clip
	Buttons	16.	Battery Compartment
6.	Backlit LCD Display	17.	Battery Door Latch
7.	Speaker/Microphone	18.	Rubberized Grips
8.	Volume Up/Down Buttons	19.	LED Flashlight
9.	LED Light Button	20.	Weather Button

NOTES

		Product Features
	Introduction
Features		Backlit LCD Display

•22 Channels

Seven shared with FRS/GMRS, seven FRS only, eight GMRS only.

•10 Channel Weather Radio

•Weather Alert

•121 Privacy Codes

(38 CTCSS codes/

83 DCS codes)

•Hands-Free Operation (VOX)

•VibrAlert® Silent Paging

•Scan

Channels, privacy codes

•Backlit LCD Display

•LED Flashlight

•Call Alert

Ten selectable tones

•Button Lock

•Speaker/

Microphone/ Charge Jack

•Roger Beep

Selectable On/Off

•Battery/Power Saver

•Keystroke Tones

•Battery Level Indicator

•Low Battery Audible Alert

•Auto Squelch

•Maximum Range Extender

•Belt Clip

2	3	4	5
1			9
			16
6
			7
13			8

12 15 11 10 14

1.Battery Level Indicator

2.Roger Beep Icon

3.VOX Icon

4.Weather Icon

5.Lock Icon

6.Hi/Low Power Icon

7.DCS/CTCSS Icons

8.Scan/Memory Icon

9.Weather Alert Icon

10.DCS/CTCSS Privacy Code Numbers

11.Power Saver Icon

12.Channel Numbers

13.Receive/Transmit Icon

14.Memory Channel Number

15.VibrAlert® / Call Alert Icon

16.Key Tone Icon

Important FCC Licensing Information

This radio operates on General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) frequencies which require a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license. See page 19 for licensing and other related information.

Maximum range may vary and is based on unobstructed line-of-sight communication under ideal conditions.

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	Introduction	Operation	Customer Assistance	Warranty

	Caring for Your microTALK® Radio	•
	Your microTALK® 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 extreme temperatures.

Installing Batteries	•

To install or replace batteries:

Remove Belt Clip

Pull Up LockLatch

Insert Batteries

Radio Charger Jack

1.Remove belt clip by releasing belt clip latch and sliding clip up.

2.Pull up on the battery door latch to remove the battery compartment cover.

3.Insert the supplied three AA rechargeable batteries or non-rechargeable alkaline batteries. Position batteries according to polarity markings.

4.Replace battery compartment cover and belt clip.

•Do not attempt to charge alkaline batteries.

•Do not mix old and new batteries.

•Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc), or rechargeable (Ni-Cd, Ni-MH, etc.) batteries.

To charge batteries in radio:

1.Check to see that the batteries have been inserted properly.

2.Insert the cable into the charge jack located at the top of the radio.

3.Plug the cable into USB power source.

Use only the supplied rechargeable batteries and charger for recharging your Cobra microTALK radio.

Cobra recommends your radio is turned off while being charged. Non-rechargeable alkaline batteries can also be used in your radio.

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Turning on Your microTALK® Radio

Using Your Radio

Operation

For charging microTALK radio(s) in desktop charger:

1.Insert radio(s) into desktop charger as shown.

2.Insert the micro-USB cable into jack on back of charger.

3.Plug the cable into USB-compatible power port. For pluggable equipment, the socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.

If charging light is not on, check position of radio. Radio should be upright. The charge indicator light will stay on as long as the radio is in the charging well, and the light will go off when the charging is complete.

Note: To charge a single radio, you can bypass the desktop charger and simply insert the micro-USB’s connector directly into the charge jack located on the top of the radio.

The radio will display flashing battery icon while charging.

Cobra recommends your radio be turned off while being charged. Non-rechargeable alkaline batteries can also be used in your radio.

Quick Start

1.Press and hold the Mode/Power button to turn on your radio.

2.Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to select a channel.

Both radios must be tuned to the same channel/privacy code to communicate.

3.Press and hold the Talk button while speaking into the microphone.

4.When finished talking, release the Talk button and listen for a response.

Mode/Power

2

•

Press and hold the Mode/Power button until you hear a series of audible tones indicating the radio is on.

Your microTALK® radio is now in Standby mode, ready to receive transmissions. The radio is always in Standby mode except when the Talk, Call or Mode/Power buttons are pressed.

Introduction

Operation

Customer Assistance Warranty

Battery Low	When battery power is low, the final bar in the Battery•
Battery Low
	Low icon will blink and an audible tone will sound twice
	before the radio shuts off. Your batteries should be
	replaced or recharged, if using rechargeable batteries.
	The radio will display flashing battery icon
	while charging.
Auto Battery Save		•
Battery Save Mode	If there are no transmissions within 10 seconds,
	the radio will automatically switch to Battery Save
	mode and the Power Saver icon will flash in the
	display. This will not affect the radio’s ability to
	receive incoming transmissions.

	Communicating with Another Person			•
	Talk Button		1. Press and hold the Talk button.
			2. With the microphone about two inches (5 cm) from
			your mouth, speak in a normal voice.
			3. Release the Talk button when you are
	Two Inches (5 cm)		finished talking and listen for a response.
	from Mouth		You cannot receive incoming calls while
			pressing the Talk button.
			Both radios must be tuned to the same
			channel/privacy code to communicate.
	To Select a Channel			•
			With the radio on, select any of the 22 channels by
	HI / LO	SCAN
	Channel Button
			pressing the Channel Up or Channel Down button.
			Both radios must be tuned to the
			same channel to communicate.

Channel Number Channels 1 through 7 are shared with FRS/ GMRS. Channels 8 through 14 are FRS only. Channels 15

through 22 are GMRS only.

See page 18 for FRS/GMRS frequency allocations and compatibility charts.

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