Cobra Electronics CXT545 owner manual Using Your Radio, Quick Start

Turning on Your microTALK® Radio

Operation

Using Your Radio

For charging microTALK radio(s) in desktop charger:

1.Insert radio(s) into desktop charger as shown.

2.Insert the micro-USB cable into jack on back

of charger.

3.Plug the cable into USB-compatible power port.

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Battery Low	When battery power is low, the final bar in the Battery•
Battery Low
	Low icon will blink and an audible tone will sound twice
	before the radio shuts off. Your batteries should be
	replaced or recharged, if using rechargeable batteries.

If charging light is not on, check position of radio. Radio should be upright. The charge indicator light will stay on as long as the radio is in the charging well, even after the batteries are fully charged.

Note: To charge a single radio, you can bypass the desktop charger and simply insert the micro-USB’s connector directly into the charge jack located on the top of the radio.

The radio will display flashing battery icon while charging.

Cobra recommends your radio be turned off while being charged. Non-rechargeable alkaline batteries can also be used in your radio.

Quick Start

1.Press and hold the Mode/Power button

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/privacy code 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.

	The radio will display flashing battery icon
	while charging.
Auto Battery Save		•
	If there are no transmissions within 10 seconds,
Battery Save Mode
	the radio will automatically switch to Battery Save
	mode and the Power Saver icon will flash in the
	display. This will not affect the radio’s ability to
	receive incoming transmissions.

Communicating with Another Person		•
Talk Button	1. Press and hold the Talk button.
	2. With the microphone about two inches (5 cm) from
	your mouth, speak in a normal voice.
	3. Release the Talk button when you are
Two Inches (5 cm)	finished talking and listen for a response.
from Mouth	You cannot receive incoming calls while
	pressing the Talk button.
	Both radios must be tuned to the same
	channel/privacy code to communicate.
To Select a Channel
Channel Button	With the radio on, select any of the 22 channels by•
	pressing the Channel Up or Channel Down button.

Mode/Power

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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 always in Standby mode except when the Talk, Call or Mode/Power buttons are pressed.

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