Cobra Electronics PR330C User Manual

Operating Instructions for Your Cobra® microTALK®

2-WAY RADIO MODEL PR 330

Instrucciones de uso del

RADIO BIDIRECCIONAL MODELO PR 330

Cobra® microTALK®

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English, pages 1-16
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PRODUCT FEATURES

Antenna

LOCK button

CALL
button

ON-OFF/
POWER
button

TALK
button

LIGHT/MAX
RANGE
button

speaker/
microphone

Important

FCC Licensing
Information

The PR 330 radio
operates on General
Mobile Radio Service
(GMRS) frequencies
which require a Federal
Communications
Commission (FCC)
license. See page 15 for
licensing and additional
information.

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MODE button

backlit LCD display

VOLUME UP
& DOWN
buttons

CHANNEL
SELECT
buttons

LOCK tab

TALK
button

LIGHT/MAX
RANGE button

belt clip

battery
compartment

external speaker/
microphone jack

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battery
charger
pads

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Product Features

• TWO-WAY RADIO with up to a
2 mile (3 km) range

• 22 CHANNELS

• 38 CTCSS PRIVACY CODES

• UHF FM frequencies

• BACKLIT LCD display

• EXTERNAL SPEAKER/MICROPHONE jack

• 10 MEMORY LOCATIONS

• FULL CHANNEL/CTCSS SCAN

• MEMORY SCAN

• DUAL WATCH

• MAXIMUM RANGE extender

• 5 CALL SIGNAL SELECTIONS

• VOX MODE for hands-free transmissions

• selectable "ROGER BEEP" confirmation tone

• selectable KEYSTROKE TONES

• AUTO SQUELCH

• CALL ALERT

• BATTERY SAVER circuitry

• LOCK button

• BELT CLIP

• WRIST STRAP

• WATER RESISTANT

BACKLIT LCD DISPLAY

CTCSS Privacy

main channel

numbers

key lock icon

scan icon

power saver icon

Code numbers

Installing or
Replacing Batteries

1. Pull down the LOCK tab to remove the

battery compartment cover.

Lock tab

2. Insert four AAA batteries. (Always use high

quality alkaline batteries.) Position batteries
according to polarity markings.

(NOTE: See page 16 for information about
optional battery pack and desktop charger
accessories.)

receive/transmit
tower icon

battery level meter

feature on/off icons

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memory location

memory icon

roger beep icon

keystroke tones icon

vox icon

Dual Watch icon

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OPERATION

Turning On Your
microTALK®Radio

1. Press and hold the ON/OFF POWER

button for 2 seconds. A series of audible
tones will indicate the radio is on.

ON-OFF/POWER
button

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2. Your microTALK

is now in Standby mode,
ready to receive transmissions. The radio is
always in Standby mode except when the
TALK, CALL, or MODE buttons are pressed.
(For Advanced Features accessed through
the MODE button, see page 7.)

Illuminating the Display

1. Press and release the LIGHT/MAX RANGE

button to illuminate the display for
10 seconds.

LIGHT/MAX RANGE
button

Battery Indicator

When only one
segment of the battery
indicator is blinking,
the battery power is
low and you should
recharge your battery pack or change your
AAA alkaline batteries.

Auto Battery Save

Your microTALK®radio has a unique circuit
designed to extend battery life. If there are no
transmissions within 10 seconds, the unit will
automatically switch to Battery Save mode
and POWER SAVER will
appear in the display.
This will not affect the
unit’s ability to receive
incoming transmissions.

Selecting a Channel

1. With the radio on, select any of the

22 channels by pushing the CHANNEL UP
or CHANNEL DOWN button.

CHANNEL
DOWN

(NOTE: Both radios must be tuned to
the same channel to communicate.)

CHANNEL
UP

Selecting a CTCSS
Privacy Code

CTCSS (Continous 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. (NOTE: 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 main channel, press and

release the MODE button. A small number
will flash next to the channel in the LCD.

MODE button

2. Push the CHANNEL SELECT button up or

down to select a privacy code. You can hold
the button up or down for fast advance.

CHANNEL
DOWN

CHANNEL
UP

3. When your desired privacy code is displayed,

press and release the LOCK button or press
the MODE button to enter selection and go
to the next function.

LOCK
button

MODE
button

Calling Another Person

To alert another person that you are calling:

1. Press and release the CALL button. The other

CALL button

person will hear a 2-second ringing tone.

You cannot send or receive transmissions
during the 2-second call tone. (See page
13 for instructions on how to select between
5 call tone settings.)

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