Operation

Rewind Button

Using your Radio and Mode Functions

To play back an incoming transmission:

1. Check that the Rew icon is illuminated. If it is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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microTalk® Range

Your range will vary depending on terrain and conditions.

Rewind Icon

Talk Button

not, turn on Rewind-Say-Again.

2. Press the Rewind button.

The most recent call recorded will play, then second most recent, and so on. Play back can be stopped at any time by pressing the Rew or Talk button.

To record an outgoing message:

1.Check that the Rew icon is illuminated. If it is not, turn on Rewind-Say-Again.

2.While no message is being received, press and hold the Hi-Lo Power button until the Rew icon blinks.

Maximum Range

Reduced Range

Reduced Range

In flat, open country your radio will operate at maximum range.

Buildings and foliage in the path of the signal can reduce the range of the radio.

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, which will limit the range the radio can communicate.

Remember, you can achieve maximum range by using maximum range

3.Press and hold the Talk button and begin recording your message. The display will show a 20-second countdown and the Rew icon will stop blinking.

4.Release the Talk button at the end of your message to end recording. The Rew icon will remain illuminated.

If attempting a long recording, two beeps will sound at the end of

20 seconds, then recording will stop and the first 20 seconds of your message will be saved.

To review your recorded outgoing message:

1.Check that the Rew icon is illuminated. If it is not, turn on Rewind-Say-Again.

2.Press the Rewind button.

The message will play through the speaker and the display will show a 20-second countdown, but the message will not be transmitted. The radio will return to standby at the end of the message.

To send (transmit) your message:

1.Check that the Rew icon is illuminated. If the icon is not illuminated, turn on Rewind-Say-Again.

2.Press and hold the Talk button, then press the Rewind button.

3.Release the Talk button when you hear the beginning of the message from the speaker.

The message will continue to transmit and play to the end, then the radio will return to standby. Transmission can be stopped at any time by pressing the Rew or Talk button.

extender. See page 6 for details.

Scrolling through Mode Functions

By scrolling through the Mode Functions, you will be able to select or turn on/off preferred features of your microTALK® radio. When scrolling through the Mode Functions, your radio features will be displayed in the following order:

Mode Button

Set CTCSS Privacy Codes

 

Set DCS Privacy Codes

 

Set NOAA All Hazards Radio Channel

 

Set VOX On/Off

 

Set VOX Sensitivity Level

 

Set Memory Locations

 

Set Channel Scan

 

Set CTCSS Privacy Code Scan

 

Set DCS Privacy Code Scan

 

Set Memory Location Scan

 

Set VibrAlert® and/or Call Alert

 

Set Call Alert Tone Signal

 

Set Roger Beep On/Off

 

Set Keystroke Tones On/Off

Scroll through the mode functions using the Mode button. Each press and release of the Mode button will advance to the next mode function. Press the Talk button at any point to return the radio to Standby mode.

 

 

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Cobra Electronics CXR900 Using your Radio and Mode Functions, MicroTalk Range, Scrolling through Mode Functions