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Owner’s Manual
TWO-WAYRADIO MODEL
PR260 WXC
Printed in China
Part No. 480-335-P
English
Version A
®
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra
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Making Life Easier and Safer Introduction Intro Operation Customer Warranty Staying in touch with your family and friends is Assistance ® 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 Secondary Icons neighbors; arranging meeting spots with others while shoppi
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Product Features Introduction Intro Operation Customer Warranty 12 Assistance 13 14 2 Secondary Icons 15 1 11 3 Notice 10 4 5 6 9 7 8 1. Antenna 8. Call Button 2. External Speaker/ 9. Light/Max Range Button Microphone/Charge Jack 10. Talk Button 3. Backlit LCD Display 11. Volume Up/Down Buttons 4. Channel Up/Down Buttons 12. Wrist Strap Connection 5. Lock Button 13. Belt Clip 6. Mode/Power Button 14. Battery Compartment 7. Speaker/Microphone 15. Battery Door Latch A2
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Product Features Introduction Intro Operation Customer Warranty Features Backlit LCD Display Assistance • 22 Channels Seven shared 3 4 with FRS/GMRS, 2 5 seven FRS only, eight GMRS only. 1 Secondary Icons • 38 Privacy Codes • 10 Channel NOAA 6 All Hazards Radio • Hands-Free Operation (VOX) Main Icons • Scan Notice Channel, privacy code 11 7 Main Icons • Backlit LCD Display • Call Alert 10 8 Intro Operation Customer Warranty Five selectable 9 Assistance tones 1. Low Power Icon 7. Scan Icon
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Warranty Warranty Customer Warranty Limited One-Year Warranty on Radio(s) & Charger Assistance • For Products Purchased in Canada Your new Cobra GMRS radios and charger are covered by a one-year replacement warranty. If any manufacturing defect becomes apparent in this product within one year from the original date of purchase, it will be replaced. Please return the GMRS radio or charger to your dealer with original or copy of dated proof of purchase. This warranty does not cover damages due to
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Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty ® Caring for Your microTALK Radio Assistance • ® 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. Secondary Icons Rechargeable Batteries and Charger Remove Belt Clip • To install or replace batteries: 1. Release belt clip and pul
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Using Your Radio Operation Intro Operation Customer Warranty Speaker/Microphone/Charge Jack Assistance • To attach a speaker/microphone: Speaker/Microphone /Charge Jack 1. Open the speaker/microphone/charge ® tab on top of your microTALK radio. 2. Insert the plug into the speaker/ Secondary Icons microphone/charge jack. To connect a wall charger/adapter: 1. Open the speaker/microphone/charge ® tab on top of your microTALK radio. cons 2. Insert the wall charger/adapter plug into the speaker/mi
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Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty ® Turning on Your microTALK Radio Mode/Power Assistance • Press and hold the Mode/Power button until you hear a series of audible tones indicating the radio is on. ® Your microTALK radio is now in Standby mode, ready to receive transmissions. The radio is Secondary Icons always in Standby mode except when the Talk, Call or Mode/Power buttons are pressed. Battery Low Battery Low • When battery power is low, the
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Using Your Radio Operation Intro Operation Customer Warranty To Select a Channel Channel Button Assistance • With the radio on, select any of the 22 channels by pressing the Channel Up or Channel Down button. Channel Number Both radios must be tuned to the Secondary Icons 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 14 for FRS/GMRS frequency allocations and compatibility charts.
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Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Light/Max Range To Illuminate Display Assistance • Press and release the Light/Max Range button to illuminate the display for 10 seconds. Auto Squelch/Maximum Range Secondary Icons • ® Your microTALK radio will automatically shut off weak transmissions and unwanted noise due to terrain, conditions or if you’ve reached your Maximum Range limit. You can temporarily turn off auto squelch or turn on maximum range e
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Using Your Radio Operation Intro Operation Customer Warranty ® microTALK Range Assistance • Your range will vary depending on terrain and conditions. In flat, open country your radio will Maximum Range operate at maximum range. Buildings and foliage in the path of the Secondary Icons signal can reduce the range of the radio. Reduced Range Dense foliage and hilly terrain will further reduce the range of the radio. On FRS Channels 8 through 14, your radio automatically switches to low power, wh
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Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty CTCSS Privacy Codes Assistance • 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 Secondary Icons to the same channel and privacy code to communicate. Each channel will remember the last privacy code you selected. To sele
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Mode Functions Operation Intro Operation Customer Warranty NOAA* All Hazards Radio Channels Assistance • ® You can use your microTALK radio to listen to NOAA All Hazards Radio channels transmitting in your area. Mode/Power To listen to all hazards radio channels: 1. Press the Mode button until the All Hazards Secondary Icons Radio icon and the currently selected All Hazards Radio channel is displayed. 2. Use the Channel Up or Channel Down button Hazards Radio Icon to change All Hazards Radio ch
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Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Mode/Power To Set VOX Sensitivity: Assistance 1. Press the Mode/Power button until the VOX icon flashes and the current sensitivity level is displayed. VOX Sensitivity Level The current VOX sensitivity level is Secondary Icons displayed with letters “LE” and a Number 1 through 5, with Number 5 being the most sensitive level and Number 1 being the least sensitive level. Channel Button 2. Press the Channel Up
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Mode Functions Mode Functions Operation Intro Operation Customer Warranty During scanning (while receiving an incoming transmission), Assistance you can choose from the following: a. Press and hold the Talk button to communicate on that channel. Your radio will remain on that channel and return to Standby mode. b. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to Secondary Icons resume scanning channels. If you press the Talk button while scanning and not within 10 seconds of receiving a trans
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Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Intro Operation Customer Warranty Privacy Code Scan Assistance • ® Your microTALK radio can automatically scan the Privacy Codes (00 through 38) within one channel. To scan privacy codes: Select Channel 1. While in Standby mode, press the Secondary Icons Channel Up or Channel Down button to choose the channel on which you wish to scan privacy codes. Mode/Power 2. Press the Mode/Power button until the Scan icon and the privacy code numbers
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Mode Functions Operation Intro Operation Customer Warranty During scanning (while receiving an incoming transmission), Assistance you can choose from the following: a. Press and hold the Talk button to communicate on that channel/privacy code. Your radio will remain on that channel/privacy code and return to Standby mode. b. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to Secondary Icons resume scanning privacy codes. If you press the Talk button while scanning and not within 10 seconds of rec
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Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Intro Intro Oper Operation ation Customer Customer W Warr arranty anty Five Call Tone Settings Assistance Assistance • You can choose between five different Call Tone Settings to transmit a call alert. Mode/Power To change a call tone setting: 1. Press the Mode/Power button until the Secondar Secondary Icons y Icons letter “C” and the current call tone number (01 through 05) is displayed. The current call tone will sound for one second. Cal
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General Specifications and Licensing Operation Intro Operation Customer Warranty General Specifications Assistance • FRS/GMRS Frequency Allocation and Compatibility Important: Please note that Cobra GMRS models with 15 Channels may designate different channel numbers for the same frequency. Secondary Icons For example, a Cobra 15 Channel GMRS model would need to be tuned to Channel 11 in order to communicate with a 22 Channel GMRS tuned to Channel 15. Please refer to the chart below for
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Warranty Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Intro Operation Customer Warranty LICENSING Assistance • For Products Used in Canada Industry Canada Notice Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired Secondary Icons operation of the device. «IC» before the equipment certification number signifies that the Industry Canada technical specification
