Cobra Electronics pr4500wx owner manual Communicating with Another Person, Volume

To toggle between high and low power:

Press the Enter/Hi•Low button for two seconds.

When using Channels 1 through 7 and

15 through 22 on high power, the Hi icon will be visible on the display.

When using those channels on low power and on Channels 8 through 14, the Low icon will be visible on the display.

To Illuminate Display

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Press and release the Light/Max Range button to illuminate the display for 10 seconds.

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Using Your Radio

Operation

Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty

Talk Button

Two Inches (5 cm) from Mouth

Communicating with Another Person

1.Press and hold the Talk button.

2.With the microphone about 2 inches (5 cm) from your mouth, speak in a normal voice.

3.Release the Talk button when you are finished talking and listen for a response.

You cannot receive incoming calls while pressing the Talk button.

Both radios must be tuned to the same channel/privacy code to communicate.

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Volume Knob

Call Button

Volume•

Rotate the On/Off Volume knob.

Call Button

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To alert another person that you are calling:

Press and release the Call button.

The other person will hear a two second call tone. This tone is used only to establish voice communications.

See page 19 on how to select from 10 available call tone settings.

Selectable High•Low Power Output

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	Channels	•
Channel Buttons	With the radio on, select any of the 22 channels
	by pressing the Channel Up or Channel Down
	button.

Hi Power Icon

When in close proximity to another party or during favorable conditions, you can switch from High to Low Power to extend battery life.

This feature applies to GMRS Channels

Channel Number

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

Channels 1 through 7 are shared by FRS and GMRS. Channels 8 through 14 are FRS only. Channels 15 through 22 are GMRS only.

1 through 7 and 15 through 22 only. Channels 8 through 14 operate exclusively on low power.

Low Power Icon

See page 21 for FRS/GMRS frequency allocations and compatibility charts.

Listening Listening for a Response •

Release the Talk button to receive incoming transmissions. Your microTALK radio is always in Standby mode while the Talk or Call buttons are not pressed.

Light/Max Range

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