Cobra Electronics LI 5600DX owner manual Channels, Listening for a Response, Call Button

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Operation	Using Your Radio
Channel Buttons	Channels	•
	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
	same channel to communicate.
	Channels 1 through 7 are shared by FRS and
	GMRS. Channels 8 through 14 are FRS only.

Introduction	Operation	Customer Assistance Warranty
Hi-Low Button	Selectable High•Low Power Output		•
	When in close proximity to another party or
	during favorable conditions, you can switch
	from High to Low Power to extend battery life.
Hi Power Icon		This feature applies to GMRS Channels
		1 through 7 and 15 through 22 only.
		Channels 8 through 14 operate
		exclusively on low power.

	Channels 15 through 22 are GMRS only.
	See page 25 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.
Call Button	Call Button	•
	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 23 on how to select from
	10 available call tone settings.

Low Power Icon

Light/Max Range

To toggle between high and low power:

–Press and release the Hi•Lo button.

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

•

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

10 seconds.

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