Cobra Electronics PR 4200-2 WX VP User Manual

Owner’s Manual

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2-WAY RADIOMODEL

PR4200WX

Printed in China

Part No. 480-072-P

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Making Life Easier & 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.

Secure your microTALK

radio while on the go.

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

The belt clip easily attaches to your belt, purse, or backpack. Simply squeeze the clip and place it where you prefer.

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 6:00 p.m. CT, 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. productinfo

@cobra.com (e-mail).

For Assistance Outside the U.S.A.

Contact Your Local Dealer

Belt Clip

Wrist Strap

Customer Assistance

6500 West Cortland Street

Chicago, Illinois 60707 USA

www.cobra.com

Battery

Compartment

Battery Door

Latch

BeltClip

Wrist Strap

Connector

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Product Features

Introduction

Compass

Button

Backlit LCD Display

Channel Up/Down

Buttons

Speaker/ Microphone

Call

Button

Mode

Button

Antenna

Key Lock

Button

Hi•Med•Low

Power Button

External Speaker/ Microphone Jack

Light/

Max Range

Button

Talk

Button

On/Off Volume

Knob

Charger

Jack

Operation

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Caring for Your microTALK®Radio

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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.

Batteries

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To Install or Replace Batteries:

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

2. Pull down on the

Battery Door Latch to

remove the battery compartment cover.

3. Insert four (4) AA batteries. (Always use high quality alkaline batteries.) Position batteries according to polarity markings.

4. Replace Battery Compartment cover and belt clip.

See information on page 28 for optional charger accessories ordering instructions.

Insert Batteries

Pull DownLockLatch

Remove Belt Clip

The Basics to Get You Started

Your microTALK®radio is easy to use. To get started, simply:

1. Rotate the On/Off Volume knob 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 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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Product Features

Introduction

Backlit LCD Display

Important FCC Licensing Information

This radio operates on General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) frequencies which require a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license. See page 26 for licensing and other related information.

Receive/ Transmit

Tower Icon

Hi•Med•Low

Power Icon

Lock Icon

Keystroke Tones Icon

Call Tones and

VibrAlert™Icon

NOAAAll

Hazards Alert Icon

Roger Beep Icon

Signal Strength

Meter Icon

Memory Icon

Battery Level

Indicator

Main Channel

Numbers

Power Saver

Icon

CTCSS Privacy Code Numbers

Alarm Icon

Vox Icon

Scan Icon

NOAAAll Hazards Radio Icon

Stopwatch Icon

Compass Icon

AM/PM Indicators

Memory Location

Features

• Two-Way Radio with up to a seven (7) mile (11 km) range

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22 Channels

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

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38 PRIVACY Codes

• 10 CHANNEL NOAA All Hazards Radio

• NOAA All Hazards Alert

• 8-Point Digital Compass

• Clock/Alarm

• Stopwatch with Split-timer

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Hands-Free Operation (VOX)

• VibrAlert

Silent Paging

• Signal Strength Meter

• 10 Channel Memory

• Scan (channel, privacy code, memory)

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Selectable Hi•Med•Low Power

(in GMRS)

• Backlit

LCD Display

• Call Alert (10 selectable tones)

•

Lock

• Speaker/ Microphone Jack

• “Roger Beep” (selectable On/Off)

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Battery/Power Saver

• Keystroke Tones (selectable On/Off)

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Auto Squelch

• Maximum Range Extender

• Belt Clip

• Wrist Strap

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Tur ni ng On Your microTALK®Radio

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To Turn On Your Radio:

1. Rotate the On/Off Volume knob clockwise to turn On your radio and adjust the volume. A series of tones will indicate 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 buttons are pressed.

Battery Low

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Your microTALK®radio has a battery level meter that shows when battery power is decreasing. The greater the number of ascending bars visible, the stronger the battery level. When the battery level is low, the last bar will flash indicating your batteries should be replaced or recharged, if using rechargeable batteries.

Auto Battery Save

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Your microTALK®radio has a unique circuit designed to extend battery life. If there are no transmissions within ten (10) seconds, the radio will automatically switch to

Battery

Save Mode

and Power Saver icon will flash in the display. This will not affect the radio’s ability to receive incoming transmissions.

Communicating with Another Person

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To Talk To Another Person:

1. Press and hold the Talk button.

2. With the microphone about two (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 to communicate.

Scrolling Through the Mode Function

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By scrolling through the Mode function, you will be able to select or turn On preferred features of your microTALK

radio. When scrolling through the Mode function, your radio features will be displayed in the same predetermined order:

Set Privacy Codes Set NOAA All Hazards Radio Channel Set NOAA All Hazards Alert Set Stopwatch Set Clock Set Alarm Set VOX On/Off Set VOX Sensitivity Level Set Memory Location Set Channel Scan Set Privacy Code Scan Set Memory Scan Set VibrAlert

and/or Call Alert Set Call Tones Set “Roger Beep” On/Off Set Keystroke Tones On/Off

Channels

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To Select a Channel:

1. With the radio On, select any of the 22 channels by pressing the

Channel Up

or Channel Down button.

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

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 25 for FRS/GMRS frequency allocations and compatibility charts.

On/Off Power

Battery Low

Battery Save Mode

Talk Button

Mode Button

Channel Button

Channel Number

Operation

2 inches (5 cm) From Mouth

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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

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

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NOAA* All Hazards Radio Channels and Alert

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You can use your microTALK®radio to listen to NOAA All Hazards Radio channels transmitting in your area.

You can also program your microTALK

radio to sound a tone alert when a local NOAA channel activates an Emergency All Hazards Alert. This will warn you of weather, chemical, and other civilian emergencies.

To Listen to All Hazards Radio channels:

1. Press the Mode button until the Weather

(All Hazards Radio) icon, the currently selected All Hazards Radio channel, and signal strength are displayed.

2. Use the

Channel Up or Channel Down

button to change All Hazards Radio channels.

3. Weather (All Hazards Radio) icon will continue

to be displayed when All Hazards Radio is On.

a. Press the

Mode button to proceed

to other functions.

b. Press the

Lock button to exit All Hazards Radio channel mode and return to

Standby Mode.

To Turn On All Hazards Alert:

1. Press the Mode button until the Alert icon flashes and the current On or Off setting is displayed.

2. Press the

Channel Up or Channel Down

button to turn All Hazards Alert On or Off.

3. Alert icon will continue to be displayed when All Hazards Alert is On.

a. Press the

Mode button to enter the new

setting and proceed to other functions.

b. Press the

Lock button or do not press any buttons for 15 seconds to enter the new setting and return to

Standby Mode.

c. Press the

Talk button to enter the new

settings and return to

Standby Mode.

*National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration

Stopwatch

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You can use the time keeping feature of your microTALK

radio as a stopwatch, including the display of split times. After starting the timer, you can view an interim “split” time while the first timer continues to run.

To Activate Stopwatch Mode:

1. Press the Mode button until the Stopwatch

icon and “OO:oo:oo” is displayed in the LCD.

2. Press the

Channel Up button to

start the stopwatch.

3. Press the

Channel Up button again

to stop the stopwatch.

To restart and stop the stopwatch, repeat step 2 and 3.

4. Press the

Mode button to exit Stopwatch

Mode

and proceed to other functions.

To Activate Split-Time in Stopwatch Mode:

1. Press the Mode button until the Stopwatch

icon and “OO:oo:oo” is displayed in the LCD.

2. After starting the stopwatch (see above),

press the

Channel Down button to start the

split-time timer. The display will stop, but the stopwatch will continue in the background.

3. Press the

Channel Down button to return

to the stopwatch. (To stop the stopwatch, see above.)

To restart and stop the Split-Timer, repeat step 2 and 3.

4. Press the

Mode button to exit Stopwatch

Mode

and proceed to other functions.

Hazards Radio Icon

Channel Button

Channel Up

Mode Button

Alert Icon

Channel Button

Mode Button

Stopwatch Icon

Operation

Alert Icon

Hazards Radio Icon

Mode Button

Channel Down

Stopwatch Icon

Mode Button

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To reset the display to “OO:oo:oo,” press the Lock button.

While in

Stopwatch Mode, your microTALK

radio will alert you to incoming calls, but the LCD will continue to show the stopwatch display. You can also transmit as normal with the

Talk

button or in VOX Mode. When you do, the LCD will automatically return to normal display. Once you have finished transmitting, the radio will automatically return to

Stopwatch Mode.

The Compass operation cannot be used while in

Stopwatch Mode.

Clock

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Your microTALK®radio displays the current time and appropriate AM/PM indication.

To Activate Clock Mode:

1. Press the Mode button until the clock is displayed.

2. Press the

Mode button to exit Clock Mode

and proceed to other functions.

To Set the Clock:

1. While in Clock Mode, press the Lock button. The hour will flash on the display.

2. Press the

Channel Up or Channel Down

button to set the hour.

3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to set minutes and AM/PM.

4. Press the

Mode button to exit the Set Clock

feature and proceed to other functions.

While in

Clock Mode, your microTALK®radio will alert you to incoming calls, but the LCD will continue to show the Clock display. You can also transmit as normal with the

Talk button or in VOX Mode. When you do, the LCD will automatically return to normal display. Once you have finished transmitting, the radio will automatically return to

Clock Mode.

The Compass operation cannot be used while in

Clock Mode.

Alarm

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You can use the time keeping feature of your microTALK

radio as an alarm.

To Activate Your microTALK®Radio Alarm:

1. Press the Mode button until the Alarm icon flashes and the current On or Off setting is displayed.

2. Press the

Channel Up or Channel Down

button to turn the alarm On or Off.

To Set the Alarm:

1. Press the Mode button until the Alarm icon flashes and the current On or Off setting is displayed.

2. Press the

Lock button. The hour will flash.

3. Press the

Channel Up or Channel Down

button to set the hour.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set minutes and AM/PM.

5. a. After setting AM/PM, press the

Lock

button to enter the Alarm time, turn Alarm setting On and to return to

Standby Mode.

b. Press the

Mode button to enter the Alarm time, turn Alarm setting On and proceed to other functions.

c. Press the

Talk button to enter the Alarm time, turn Alarm setting On and return to

Standby Mode.

Clock Mode

Mode Button

Lock Button

Alarm Set Hour

Set Clock

Alarm Icon

Mode Button

Alarm Icon

Operation

Lock Button

Channel Button

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Voice Activated Transmit (VOX)

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In VOX Mode, your microTALK®radio can be used “hands-free,” automatically transmitting when you speak. You can set the VOX sensitivity level to fit the volume of your voice and avoid transmissions triggered by background noise.

To Turn VOX Mode On or Off:

1. Press the Mode button until the VOX icon flashes on the LCD. The current On or Off setting is displayed.

2. Press the

Channel Up or Channel Down

button to turn VOX On or Off.

3. a. Press the

Mode button to enter the selected On or Off setting and proceed to other functions.

b. Press the

Lock button to enter the selected On or Off setting and return to

Standby Mode.

To Set the Sensitivity:

1. Press the Mode button until the VOX icon flashes and the current sensitivity level is displayed.

The current sensitivity level is displayed with letters LE and a number 1 through 5, 5 being the most sensitive level and 1 being the least sensitive level.

2. Press the

Channel Up or Channel Down

button to change the setting.

3. a. Press the

Mode button to enter the selected

setting and proceed to other functions.

b. Press the

Lock button to enter the selected

setting and return to

Standby Mode.

10 Channel Memory

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Your microTALK®radio has ten (10) memory locations (1 through 10) for storing your most frequently used channels and privacy codes. These memory channels can be selected individually or can be scanned (see Using Scan, page 18).

To Program Locations:

1. Press the Mode button until the Memory icon and the memory channel location (1 through

10) flashes on the display screen.

2. Press the

Channel Up or Channel Down button to set the memory channel location (1 through 10).

3. Press the

Lock button to enter the memory channel location. The channel numbers will flash.

4. Press the

Channel Up or Channel Down button to set the channel (1 through 22).

5. Press the

Lock button to enter the channel setting. The privacy code numbers will flash.

6. Press the

Channel Up or Channel Down button to set the privacy code (00 through 38).

7. Press the

Lock button to enter the privacy code setting.

8. a. Press the

Mode button to enter the memory channel setting and proceed to other functions.

b. Press the

Talk button to enter the memory

channel setting and return to

Standby Mode.

To clear or un-program a memory location, set both the channel and the privacy code to “00.”

VOX Sensitivity Level

Lock Button

Operation

VOX Icon

Mode Button

Memory Icon

Mode Button

Channel Button

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To Recall a Stored Memory Channel Location:

1. Press the Mode button until the Memory icon and the memory channel location (1 through

10) flashes on the display.

2. Press the

Channel Up or Channel Down button

to select a memory channel location.

3. a. Press the

Talk button to transmit on the selected memory channel and return to Standy Mode on that memory channel.

b. Press the

Mode button to exit the Memory

Mode

without changing the memory channel

setting and proceed to other functions.

Scan

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Your microTALK®radio can automatically scan main channels (1 through 22) or the privacy codes (00 through 38) within one (1) main channel, or memory locations.

To Scan Main Channels:

1. Press the Mode button until the Scan icon and the main channel number flashes on the display.

2. Press the

Channel Up or Channel Down button

to begin scanning the main channels.

The radio ignores privacy codes while scanning main channels.

3. The Scan icon will continue to be displayed when scan is On. Your radio will continue to scan all main channels and stop if an incoming transmission is detected. Your radio will remain on that channel for ten (10) seconds. During this time, you can:

a. Press and hold the

Talk button to communicate with others. Your radio will remain on that channel and return to

Standby Mode.

b. Press the

Channel Up or Channel Down

button to resume scanning channels.

c. Press the

Mode button to proceed to privacy

code scanning (see page 17 for further details).

If you press the

Talk button while scanning and not within ten (10) seconds of receiving transmission, you will transmit on the last channel you transmitted or received on.

If you do not press any button within ten (10) seconds, your radio will automatically resume scanning main channels.

To Scan Privacy Codes:

1. While in Standby Mode, press the Channel Up

or Channel Down button to choose the main channel you wish to scan.

2. Press the

Mode button until the Scan icon and

the privacy code number flashes on the display.

3. Press the

Channel Up or Channel Down button and your radio will begin scanning privacy codes within the main channel you selected.

4. The Scan icon will continue to be displayed when scan is On. Your radio will continue to scan privacy codes and stop as incoming transmission is detected. Your radio will remain on that channel and privacy code for ten (10) seconds. During this time, you can:

a. Press and hold the

Talk button to communicate with others. Your radio will remain on that channel and privacy code and return to

Standby Mode.

b. Press the

Channel Up or Channel Down

button to resume scanning privacy codes.

c. Press the

Mode button to proceed to memory

scanning (see page 18 for further details).

If you press the

Talk button while scanning (see page 16 for further details) and not within ten (10) seconds of receiving transmission, you will transmit on the last channel you transmitted or received on.

If you do not press any button within ten (10) seconds, your radio will automatically resume scanning privacy codes.

Channel Button

Mode Button

Select Channel

Scan Privacy Codes

Operation

Memory Icon

Mode Button

Channel Button

Scanning Channels

Mode Button

Channel Button

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