Cobra Electronics PR5000DX Two-Way Radio User Manual


 
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5
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra
®
Operation
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English
Using Your Radio
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.
Channels
To select a channel:
1.
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.
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 24 for FRS/GMRS frequency
allocations and compatibility charts.
Listening for a Response
When you are finished talking:
1.
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.
Volume
To adjust the volume:
1.
Rotate the On/Off Volume knob.
Call Button
To alert another person that you are calling:
1.
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 22 on how to select from
10 available call tone settings.
Talk Button
Channel Buttons
Channel Number
Operation
Two Inches (five
cm) from Mouth
Listening
Volume Knob
Call Button