Cobra electronics owners manual two-way radio microtalk (31 pages)
Summary of Contents for Cobra AM845
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Belt Clip Buttons Battery Compartment 6. Backlit LCD Display Battery Door Latch 7. Speaker/Microphone Rubberized Grips 8. Volume Up/Down Buttons LED Flashlight 9. LED Light Button Lock Button TWO-WAY RADIO MODEL AM845 KEM-ML38403 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra English ®...
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. Maximum/Minimum Operating Range: -20°C to +45°C.
The radio will display flashing battery icon while charging. Cobra recommends your radio be turned off while being charged. Quick Start 1. Press and hold the Mode/Power button to turn on your radio.
With the radio on, select any of the 8 channels by pressing the Channel Up or Channel Down button. Both radios must be tuned to the same channel to communicate. Channel Number Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® English...
Using Your Radio Product Features Listening for a Response • Release the Talk button to receive incoming Listening transmissions. Your microTALK radio is always in ® Standby mode while the Talk or Call buttons are not pressed. To Adjust Volume •...
Reduced Range reduce the range of the radio. Remember, you can achieve maximum HI / LO range by using maximum range extender. See page 6 for details. Reduced Range HI / LO Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® English...
Using Your Radio Product Features Scrolling Through the Mode Function • 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: Mode/Power Set CTCSS Privacy Codes...
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Press Talk or Call button to return to Standby mode. c. Do not press any buttons for 6 seconds to return to Standby mode. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® English...
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Using Your Radio Product Features Set DCS Privacy Codes • Mode/Power To select a DCS privacy code: 1. After selecting a channel, press the Mode/Power button until the DCS icon appears and the small numbers flash on the display (01 through 83). DCS Privacy Code If CTCSS is turned on at the channel selected, the display will flash the DCS...
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Press Talk or Call button to return to Standby mode. c. Do not press any buttons for 6 seconds to return to Standby mode. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® English...
Using Your Radio Product Features 10 Memory Locations • Your microTALK radio has 10 Memory Locations for storing your most frequently used channels and channel/privacy code combinations. These Memory Locations can be selected individually or can be scanned. (See page 18 for memory location scan.) To program a memory location: MEM/ESC Button 1.
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3. Press and hold the MEM/ESC button to return Channel Button to Standby mode on the selected memory location. A memory location can be reprogrammed at any time it is displayed. Press the MEM/ESC button to begin. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® English...
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Using Your Radio Product Features Ten Call Tone Settings • You can choose between ten different Call Tone Settings to transmit a call alert. To change a call tone setting: Mode/Power 1. Press the Mode/Power button until the letter “C” and the current call tone number (01 through 10) is displayed.
Press the Mode/Power button to enter the Standby mode. b. Press Talk or Call button to return to Standby mode. c. Do not press any buttons for 6 seconds to return to Standby mode. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® English...
Using Your Radio Product Features Channel Scan • Your microTALK radio can automatically scan channels. ® To scan channels: Scan Button 1. Press and release the Scan button until the Scan icon and the channel numbers appear on the display. 2.
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Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to resume scanning privacy codes. If you do not press any button within 10 seconds, your radio will automatically resume scanning privacy codes. c. Press the Scan button to return to Standby. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® English...
Using Your Radio Product Features Memory Scan • Your microTALK radio can automatically scan the stored memory locations.(See page 12 for setting memory locations) MEM/ESC Button To scan memory locations: 1. Make sure 2 or more memory locatios programmed already. 2.
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