Cobra Electronics PR950DXD Users manual

Operating Instructions for Your Cobra

microTALK

2-WAY RADIO MODEL PR 950 DX

Operating Instructions for Your Cobra

microTALK

2-WAY RADIO MODEL PR 950 DX

Operating Instructions for Your Cobra

microTALK

2-WAY RADIO MODEL PR 950 DX

FPO

(ENGLISH)

(FRENCH)

(SPANISH)

Nothing comes close to a Cobra

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(ENG) (FR) (SPAN)

English, pages 1-16 French, pages 17-32 Spanish, pages 33-46

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Detachable UHF Antenna

TALK button

LIGHT/MAX RANGE button

CALL button

HI/LO (power) LOCK button

speaker/ microphone

TALK button

LIGHT/MAX RANGE button

ON/OFF VOLUME switch

backlit LCD display

CHANNEL SELECT button

charger jack

ENTER button

MODE button

LOCK tab

belt clip

battery compartment

external speaker/ microphone jack

Product Features

• TWO-WAY RADIO with up to a 5 mile (8 km) range

• 22 CHANNELS (7 FRS/GMRS, 7 FRS, 8 GMRS)

• 38 CTCSS PRIVACY CODES

• Selectable HI/LOW POWER Output (on all GMRS channels)

• UHF FM frequencies

• BACKLIT LCD display

• EXTERNAL SPEAKER/MICROPHONE jack

• 10 MEMORY LOCATIONS

• FULL CHANNEL/CTCSS SCAN

• MEMORY SCAN

• SIGNAL STRENGTH Meter

• MAXIMUM RANGE Extender

• 10 CALL SIGNAL selections

• VibrAlert™

• VOX MODE for hands-free transmissions

• Selectable “ROGER BEEP” confirmation tone

• Selectable KEYSTROKE TONES

• AUTO SQUELCH

• CALL button

• BATTERY SAVER circuitry

• LOCK button

• BELT CLIP

• WATER RESISTANT

• 4 AAA rechargeable NiMH batteries

• CHARGER ADAPTER

FCC Licensing Information

The PR 950 DX radio operates on General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) frequencies which require a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license.

For licensing information and application forms, please call the FCC Hotline at:

1-800-418-FORM

(Request form #159 and form #605)

If you have any questions regarding the license application, you can contact the FCC directly at:

1-888-CALL-FCC or at www.fcc.gov.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference.

FCC Warnings: Replacement or substitution of transistors, regular diodes or other parts of a unique nature, with parts other than those recommended by Cobra, may cause a violation of the technical regulations of part 95 of the FCCRules, or violation of Type Acceptance requirements of Part 2 of the Rules.

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Installing or Replacing Batteries

1. Pull down the LOCK tab to remove the

battery compartment cover.

2. Insert your NiMH batteries or four AAA batteries. Position batteries according to polarity markings.

Lock tab

(NOTE: NiMH batteries are included with your microTALK®radio. When not using your NiMH’s, always use high quality alkaline batteries. See page 16 for optional accessories.)

Turning On Your microTALK®Radio

1. Rotate the ON-OFF/VOLUME switch

clockwise to turn on the unit (and to adjust the volume). An audible tone will indicate the radio is on.

ON-OFF/VOLUME s w i t c h

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.

Battery Low

Battery power is indicated by the segments appearing at the bottom of the LCD. As battery power decreases, fewer segments will be visible. When the last segment begins to flash, the batteries included with your radio should be recharged or alkaline batteries should be replaced.

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

Channels 1-7 are shared with FRS/GMRS. Channels 8-14 are FRS only. Channels15-22 are GMRS only.

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

CHANNEL SELECT b u t t o n

pushing the CHANNEL SELECT button up or down. (N O T E : Both radios must be tuned to the same channel to communicate.)

Selecting a CTCSS Privacy Code

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. (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.

M O D E b u t t o n

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.

3. When your desired privacy code is displayed, press and release the ENTER button.

ENTER b u t t o n

4. To return to Standby mode without selecting a privacy code, do not push any buttons for 15 seconds.

Calling Another Person

To alert another person that you are calling:

1. Press and release the CALL button. The other person will hear a 2-second ringing tone. (See page 12 on how to select between 10 call tone settings.)

CALL button

You cannot send or receive transmissions during the 2-second call tone.

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