User manual COBRA PR 255 VP QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] 9508-PR255-2VP-D-FinalC #17 3/29/06 3:36 PM Page 1 The Cobra line of quality products includes: CB Radios · microTALK® Radios · Radar/Laser Detectors · Safety Alert® Traffic Warning Systems · Handheld GPS Receivers · Mobile GPS Navigation Systems · HighGear® Accessories · CobraMarineTM VHF Radios · Marine Chartplotters · Power Inverters · Accessories Introduction Making Life Easier and Safer Owner's Manual 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. Carrying your microTALK® radio with you is easy when using the belt clip or optional wrist strap. Simply squeeze the clip and place it where you prefer. Wrist Strap Customer Assistance For more information or to order any of our products, please visit our website: www. cobra. com Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® English For Assistance in the U. S. A. [. . . ] Press the Mode/Power button to enter the new setting and proceed to other functions. Press the Lock button to enter the new setting and return to Standby mode. Do not press any buttons for 15 seconds to enter the new setting and return to Standby mode. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 7 6 English 9508-PR255-2VP-D-FinalC #17 3/29/06 3:36 PM Page 8 Operation Mode Functions Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty Voice Activated Transmit (VOX) · 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. Press the Mode/Power button until the VOX icon flashes on the display. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down VOX Icon button to turn VOX On or Off. Press the Mode/Power button to enter the selected On or Off setting and proceed Channel Button to other functions. Press the Lock button to enter the selected On or Off setting and return to Standby mode. Mode/Power Button Channel Scan · Your microTALK® radio can automatically scan channels. Press the Mode/Power button until the Scan icon and the channel numbers appear on the display. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down Scan Channels button to begin scanning channels. Your radio will continue to scan all channels and stop if an incoming transmission is detected. While setting channel scan, if you do not press any buttons for 15 seconds your radio will automatically return to Standby mode on the channel or channel/privacy code displayed before you entered mode functions. Channel Button To Set VOX Sensitivity: 1. Press the Mode/Power button until the VOX icon flashes and the current sensitivity level is displayed. The current VOX sensitivity level is 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. Press the Mode/Power button to enter the selected setting and proceed to other functions. Press the Lock button to enter the selected setting and return to Standby mode. VOX Sensivity Level Channel Button 8 English Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® 9 9508-PR255-2VP-D-FinalC #17 3/29/06 3:36 PM Page 10 Operation Mode Functions Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty During scanning (while receiving an incoming transmission), you can choose from the following: a. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to resume scanning channels. If you press the Talk button while scanning and not within 10 seconds of receiving a transmission, you will transmit on the channel on which you last received a transmission. If you do not press any button within 10 seconds, your radio will automatically resume scanning channels. During scanning (while not receiving a transmission), you can choose from the following: a. Press and hold the Talk button to communicate on the channel or channel/privacy code that was displayed before you entered mode functions or the channel on which, during scanning, you last received a transmission. Press the Mode/Power button to proceed to set privacy code scan on the channel that was either displayed before you entered mode functions or on which, during channel scanning, you last received a transmission (see page 11 for further details). [. . . ] Additional information is available on the FCC's website at www. fcc. gov. Safety Information for microTALK® Radios Your wireless handheld portable transceiver contains a low power transmitter. When the talk button is pushed, it sends out radio frequency (RF) signals. The device is authorized to operate at a duty factor not to exceed 50%. [. . . ]