Cobra Electronics PR3800DXC Communicating with Another Person To talk to another person

Using Your Radio

Operation

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Talk Button

Two Inches (five cm) from Mouth

Communicating with Another Person • To talk to another person:

1.Press and hold the Talk button.

2.With the microphone about two inches (five 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.

Volume Knob	Volume	•
	To adjust the volume:
	Rotate the On/Off Volume knob.
	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 18 on how to select from 10 available call tone settings.

Enter/Hi•Low Button

Selectable High•Low Power Output

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Channel Buttons

Channel Number

Channels

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To select a channel:

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

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

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

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

See page 20 for FRS/GMRS frequency allocations and compatibility charts.

Low Power Icon	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.

Listening

Listening for a Response

When you are finished talking:

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When using those channels on low power

and on Channels 8 through 14, the Low icon

will be visible on the display.

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	Display Illumination	•
	To illuminate your display:
	Press and release the Light/Max Range
	button to illuminate the display for
	10 seconds.

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