Cobra Electronics CXR900C User Manual

TWO-WAY RADIO MODEL

CXR900C

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Owner’s Manual

Printed in China

Part No. 480-483-P

Version A

English

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:

Making Life Easier and Safer

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.

ying your microTALK

Carr

radio with

you is easy when using the belt clip. The belt clip easily attaches to your belt,

purse or backpack.

Customer Assistance

For Assistance in Canada or 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. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (773) 889 3087 (phone).

Customer Assistance Operators

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday to Friday (except holidays) (514) 683-1771, ext. 2-264 (phone).

Questions

Faxes can be received at (514) 683-5307 (fax).

Technical Assistance

English and French. www.cobra.ca (on-line: Frequently Asked Questions). English and Spanish. productinfo@cobra.com (e-mail).

For Assistance Outside Canada, the U.S.A. or in French

Contact Your Local Dealer

2009 Cobra Electr

onics Corporation™

6500 West Cortland Street

Chicago, Illinois 60707 USA

www

.cobra.com

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Product Features

1. Antenna

2. External Speaker/ Microphone/Charge Jack

3. Backlit LCD Display

4. On/Off Power Button

5. Hi-Low Power Button

6. Channel Up/Down Buttons

7. Mode Button

8. Lock/Enter Button

9. Rewind Button

10. Speaker/Microphone

11. Volume Up/Down Buttons

12. Light/Max Range Button

13. Talk Button

14. Call Button

15. Wrist Strap Connector

16. Belt Clip

17. Battery Compartment

18. Battery Door Latch

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Features

• 22 Channels

7 shared with FRS/GMRS, 7 FRS only, 8 GMRS only

Rewind-Say-Again™

• Digital Voice Recorder

10 Channel NOAA

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ALL Hazards Radio

• 142 Privacy Codes (38 CTCSS/104 DCS)

Hands-Free

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Operation (VOX)

• VibrAlert Silent Paging

• 10 Channel Memory

• Scan Channels, privacy codes, memory

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Selectable Hi•Med•Low Power

In GMRS

Backlit

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LCD Display

• Button Lock

• Call Alert 10 selectable tones

Speaker/

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Microphone/ Charge Jack

• Roger Beep Selectable on/off

Battery/

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Power Saver

• Keystroke Tones Selectable on/off

Auto Squelch

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• Maximum Range

Extender

• Belt Clip

Product Features

Backlit LCD Display

1516

s satisfaction.

11. Memory Location

12.

13. Receive/Transmit

14. Hi-Med-Low Power

15.

16. Scan Icon

17. Power Saver Icon

18. Channel Numbers

1. Rewind Icon

2. Call Alert and

Icon

VibrAlert

3. Lock Icon

4. Keystroke Tones Icon

5. DCS Icon

6. Roger Beep Icon VOX Icon

7. NOAA All Hazar

8. Radio Icon

9. Memory Icon

10. CTCSS Icon

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

y Canada Notice:

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Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1) this device may not cause interference, and

2) this device must accept any interference, including ference that may cause undesired operation of

inter the device.

«IC» before the equipment certification number signifies that the Industry Canada technical specifications were met. It does not guarantee that the certified product will operate to the user’

Important FCC Licensing Information

This radio operates on General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) frequencies which require a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license in the U.S.A. See page 27 for licensing and other related information.

Number Privacy Code Numbers

Icon

Icons Battery Low Indicator

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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.

Remove Belt Clip

Rechargeable Battery Pack and Desktop Charger

To install or replace battery pack:

1. Remove belt clip by releasing belt clip

Pull Down Latch

latch and sliding clip up.

2. Pull down on the battery door latch to remove

the battery compartment cover.

3. Insert lithium ion battery pack. Position

Insert Battery Pack

battery pack as shown in radio.

4. Replace battery compartment cover

and belt clip.

Estimated operation time on full charge: 12 hours.

Rechargeable battery packs must be recycled or disposed of properly in compliance with all applicable laws. They may not be thrown in the trash.

Certain states or municipalities require recycling and have established collection programs. Please contact your local waste removal authority for instructions, or return to Cobra for recycling.

Wrap battery packs carefully and mail postage prepaid to: Cobra Electronics Corporation, 6500 West Cortland Street, Chicago, IL 60707 USA, Attn: Battery Recycling.

Do not put battery packs into fire or expose to high heat. They may explode.

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Insert Radio(s)

Using Your Radio

For charging microTALK®radio(s) in desktop charger:

Insert radio(s) into desktop charger as shown.

2. Insert round connector of 120-volt adapter

into jack on back of charger.

3. Plug 120-volt adapter into electrical outlet. If charging light is not on, check position of

radio. Radio should be upright. The charge indicator light will stay well and the battery pack is charging. After the battery pack is fully charged, the charge indicator light will turn

It normally takes about 15 hours to fully recharge battery pack.

y pack will not be damaged if it stays in the charging well

Batter longer than that.

on as long as the radio is in the charging

off.

To charge a single radio, you can bypass the desktop charger and simply insert the wall adapter’s round connector directly into the speaker/microphone/charge jack located on the top of the radio.

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

radio.

Cobra recommends your radio is turned off while being charged.

Quick Start

1. Press and hold the Power button on your radio.

to turn

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.

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On/Off Power

Battery Low

Battery Save Mode

Talk Button

Two Inches (5 cm) fr

om Mouth

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Turning on Your microTALK®Radio

Press and hold the Power button until you hear a series of audible tones indicating the

on.

radio is Your microTALK

mode, ready to receive transmissions. The radio is always in Talk, Call, Mode or Power buttons are pressed.

radio is now in Standby

Standby mode, except when the

Battery Low

When battery power is low, the Battery Low icon will blink. Your batteries should be recharged.

Auto Battery Save

Your microT

ALK

radio has a unique circuit designed to extend battery life. If there are no transmissions for 10 seconds, the radio will automatically switch to

Power Saver icon will flash in the display.

the

Battery Save mode and

This will not affect the radio’s ability to receive incoming transmissions.

Communicating with Another Person

1. Press and hold the Talk button.

2. With the microphone about 2 inches

(5 cm) from your mouth, speak in a normal voice.

3. Release the Talk button when you are

finished talking and listen for a response.

You cannot receive incoming calls while pressing the

Talk button.

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

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Channel Button

Channel Number

Listening

Call Button

Light/Max Range

Using Your Radio

Channels

With the radio on, select any of the 22 channels by pressing the or Channel Down button.

Both radios must be tuned to the same channel to communicate.

Channels 1 through 7 are shared by FRS and GMRS. Channels 8 through 14 are FRS only. Channels 15 through 22 are GMRS only.

See page 26 for FRS/GMRS frequency allocations and compatibility charts.

Listening for a Response

Release the Talk button to receive incoming transmissions. Your microTALK

Standby mode while the Talk or Call buttons

in are not pressed.

Call Button

To alert another person that you are calling: – Press and release the Call button.

The other person will hear a two (2) second call tone. This tone is used only to establish voice communications.

See page 24 on how to select from 10 available call tone settings.

To Illuminate Display

Press and release the Light/Max Range button to illuminate the display for 10 seconds.

Channel Up

radio is always

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Talk Button

Time-out Timer

The Time-out Timer feature limits transmit time

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to three (3) continuous minutes to extend battery life and prevent accidental operation. After three (3) continuous minutes of transmission, the radio will stop transmitting and will require a rest period of 30 seconds. During this time the display will flash on and off, and an error tone will sound if the

Hi-Low Button

Selectable High•Medium•Low Power Output

When in close proximity to another party or during favorable conditions, you can switch from

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Hi Power Icon

Medium to Low Power to extend battery life.

Push-to-Talk button is pressed.

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High to

This feature applies to GMRS Channels 1 through 7 and 15 through 22 only. Channels 8 through 14 operate exclusively on low power.

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Medium Power Icon

Low Power Icon

To switch from high to medium to low power: – Press and release the Hi•Low button.

When in High Power and using Channels 1 through 7 and 15 through 22, the visible in the LCD display.

When in Medium Power and using Channels 1 through 7 and 15 through 22, the be visible in the LCD.

Hi icon will be

Med icon will

When in Low Power or while using channels 8 through 14, the

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display.

Low icon will be visible in the

When using an external speaker/ microphone accessory on channels 1-7 or 15-22, your microTALK only operate on medium or low power.

radio will

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Auto Squelch/Maximum Range

Your microTALK®radio is equipped with Auto Squelch, which automatically shuts due to terrain and conditions. This slightly reduces the

at which signals can be heard.

Range

off weak transmissions and unwanted noise

Maximum

You can turn off auto squelch to allow all signals to be received and extend the maximum range of your radio.

Light/Max Range

To briefly turn off auto squelch: – Press the Light/Max Range button

for less than five (5) seconds.

If you hear two (2) beeps, you have turned the maximum range extender

on (see below). To turn maximum range extender on: – Press and hold the Light/Max Range button

for at least five (5) seconds until you hear two (2) beeps which indicates the maximum range extender is

on. To turn maximum range extender off: – Press and release the Light/Max Range

button or change channels.

Lock Feature

The Lock feature locks the Channel, Mode, Hi•Low and Power buttons to prevent accidental operation.

Lock/Enter Button

Lock Mode

To turn the lock feature on or off: – Press and hold the Lock/Enter button for

two (2) seconds.

A double beep sound is used to confirm your lock

on or off request. When in Lock mode,

the

Lock icon will be displayed.

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Speaker/Microphone/Charge Jack

Your microTALK®radio can be fitted with an external Speaker/Microphone,

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freeing your hands for other tasks. This same jack also serves as the connecting point for the wall charger/adapter.

Speaker/Microphone/ Charge Jack

To attach a speaker/microphone:

Open the speaker/microphone/charge

tab on top of your microTALK

radio.

2. Insert the plug into the speaker/

microphone/charge jack. (See page 5 for power output settings while using speaker/ microphones.)

To connect a wall charger/adapter:

Open the speaker/microphone/charge

tab on top of your microTALK

radio.

2. Insert the wall charger/adapter plug

into the speaker/microphone/charge jack.

Rewind-Say-Again™

The Rewind-Say-Again feature on your microTalk®radio can record

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incoming or outgoing calls. Recorded calls will fill the memory up to its 20-second capacity. As additional calls are recorded, the

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oldest calls will be dropped from memory. To save recordings,

off the Rewind-Say-Again feature.

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Rewind Button

Rewind Icon

To turn on Rewind-Say-Again:

Press and hold the Rewind button until the

1. Rew icon illuminates.

The feature will remain

on until turned off.

To turn off Rewind-Say-Again:

Press and hold the Rewind button until the

1. Rew icon is no longer illuminated.

Recording will be ended and the most recent 20 seconds of recording will be retained in memory.

To record incoming transmissions:

Turn on Rewind-Say-Again.

If Rewind-Say-Again is already

on, incoming calls

will be recorded without further action on your part.

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