Page 2 - Install Batteries; Antenna; Turning On Your microtalk Professional
2 3 Operation Operation Note Use high qualit y “AA” batteries, such as alkaline, NiMH or Ni-Cad. Incorrect positioning can dam- age both the batteries and the unit. See Accessories on page 45. Charge ports are lo cated on side of unit. Note When batteries are low or need charging the ( ) BATT LOW in...
Page 3 - Auto Battery Power Saver; When in close pr oximity to other par ty, or during; Power Switch; Illuminating the Display; Press and release
4 5 Operation Operation Note The Auto Battery S ave Circuit does not effect the unit ’s ability to receive incoming transmissions. Auto Battery Power Saver Your microTalk Professional has a unique circuitdesigned to extend battery life. If there are notransmissions within 10 seconds , the unit willa...
Page 4 - an area with many radios . It acts like a gate to; Select channel by pressing and releasing the
6 7 Operation Operation Note CTCSS (Continuous Tone Controlled Squelch System) is an advanced subcoding system that allows segmentation of a main channel. Note If you push and hold the Mode Button,the LCD display will cycle through the different functions. Select CTCSSSubchannel Select CTCSS Subchan...
Page 5 - Select CTCSS Subchannel; Battery Low
8 9 Operation Operation Select CTCSSSubchannel Note Press and hold Channel Button up or down for fast chan - nel advance. Press and release Function Button. Small numbers flash next to channel display on LCD. Select CTCSS Subchannel Se l e ct s u bchannel number by pressing andreleasing the Channel ...
Page 6 - Talk; Standby Mode; When finished talking,; Press and hold; Talk Confirmation Tone
11 Operation Operation Talk ConfirmationTone Standby Mode Standby Mode When finished talking, Release PTT Button t o receive incoming transmissions. Your microTalk Professional is always in the stand -by mode when the PTT Button is not pressed and you are not in function mode. See AdvancedFeatures s...
Page 7 - Channel Button up or down.; Operation; Calling Another Party
12 13 Operation Select desired channel by pressing and releasing Channel Button up or down. Both the calling and receiving units must beon same channel and subchannel for the callfunction to work. Operation CallingAnother Party Calling Another Party To alert another par ty that you wish t ocommunica...
Page 8 - External Microphone/Speaker Jack; E x t e rnal Microphone/Speaker Jack; Auto Squelch; Auto Monitor; Button for five; Insert plug in to
14 15 External Microphone/Speaker Jack Your microTalk Professional 2-Way Radio can b efitted with a variety of accessories, (not included)freeing your hands for other tasks. To attach an external microphone/speaker accessory: ExternalMicrophone/Speaker Jack E x t e rnal Microphone/Speaker Jack Note ...
Page 9 - Listening to Weather Channels; Channels; Advanced Features
16 17 Listening to Weather Channels Turn on your microTalk Professional 2 -wayradio. An audible “tone” will indicate the unit ison. The LCD will go through a 3 second selftest and then go to operational mode. Listening toWeather Channels Press and release Function Button until weather icon appears. ...
Page 10 - continued; Press; Weather Alert
19 Advanced Features continued 18 Advanced Features Advanced Features Your microTalk Professional has many advancedfeatures not found on other 2-w ay radios.These include: • 10 Memory S torage Location and Recall • Memory Scan • Dual Watch • Channel/Sub Channel Scan • Tone Indicator Settings: – Key ...
Page 11 - Programming; Programming Memory Locations; Programming Memory L ocations
Advanced Features 21 Programming MemoryLocations Advanced Features 20 Press and release Function Button again. Main Channel and ( ) Icon will flash. S elect desired main channel you wish to stor e(1-15) by pressing Channel Button up or down. Programming Memory Locations continued NoteOnce you enter ...
Page 12 - Press the
Advanced Features 23 Advanced Features 22 Programming Memory L ocations continued Your microTalk Professional will stay in the sub -channel section until you: Press and release Enter Button to return t o Operational Mode. or... Press and release Function Button to pr o- ceed to next Function Mode (S...
Page 13 - Using Memory Locations; Memory Channel Recall/Talk; To recall a channel in memory:; Locations
Advanced Features 25 Advanced Features 24 Press and hold PTT button and talk. Your radiowill stay on this recalled lo cation until you exitout of memory function mode. Repeat step 2 for recalling other memor ylocations. To exit the Memory Mode and return t oOperational Mode: Press and release Enter ...
Page 14 - Scan Function; Scan Function; Scan Function
Advanced Features 27 Advanced Features 26 Press Channel button and the unit will begin scanning the main channels . Unit will co ntinue to scan all main channels ands top if an incoming transmission is dete cte d. Your microTalk Professional will pick it up for 10seconds. Within 10 seconds you can: ...
Page 15 - Memory Scan Function; MEM and SCAN
Advanced Features 29 Memory Scan Function Me m o ry Scan co nve n i e ntly allows you to access fre-q u e ntly used channel and sub-channel co m b i n at i o n s. Turn on your microTalk Professional 2- wayradio. An audible “tone” will indicate the unit ison. The LCD will go through a 3 second selfte...
Page 16 - Button Tone
Advanced Features Advanced Features Button Tone To activate press Enter Button until confirmation beep and ( ) icon appears. To deactivate press Enter Button until confir- mation beep and ( ) icon disappears. PRESS AND HOLD 30 31 Button ToneSettings Talk Confirmation Tone Indicator To te m po ra ril...
Page 17 - Press and hold for one seco n d; To engage the L ock Function:; Lock Function
32 33 Advanced Features Advanced Features 32 Press and hold for one seco n d Lock Bu t to n . If the Beep Fu n ction is ON you will hear an audibleco n f i rm at i o n . Most buttons are loc ke d. To “unlock” press and hold for one secondLock Bu t to n again. If the Beep Fu n ction is ONyou will hea...
Page 18 - Dual Watch Function
Advanced Features 35 Advanced Features 34 Dual WatchFunction Press Function Bu t ton to set CTC S S . C TCSS channel numbers will flash. Pre s s Channel Bu t ton up and down to select CTC S S . Press Enter Button. This will store the second channel and CTCSS and start Dual Watch. To terminate Dual W...
Page 19 - microTalk Professional Range; Pre s s
Advanced Features microTalkProfessionalRange microTalk Professional Range microTalk Professional Range Your micro Talk Pro fessional Radio has a range up to5 miles in GMRS. This effective range can be short-ened under some conditions . Under flat, o pen co n d i-tions you will ex pe ri-e n ce the mi...
Page 22 - Caring for Your Professional; Here are some suggestions:
42 43 43 Professional Specifications I.GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS B. RECEIVER UNIT 1. SENSITIVITY FOR 12 DB SINAD uV 0.25 FOR CALL SIG.DETECTION uV 0.2 2. MAX. AUDIO OUTPUT @5% THD MW 500 3. MAX.S/N RATIO @ 1mV RF INPUT DB 45 4. SQUELCH a) SENS. uV 0.2 b) ATTACK TIME mS 120 c) CLOSING TIME mS 200 5. AUD...
Page 25 - Nothing comes close to a Co b ra
The Co b ra line of quality prod u cts also includes: • Ci t i zens Band Ra d i o s • High Ge a r ™ Ac ce s s o ri e s • Radar De te cto r s • Sa fe ty Al e rt ™ Traffic Wa rning Sys te m s • Family Radio Se rv i ce (FRS) 2- Way Ra d i o s Nothing comes close to a Co b ra ™ Cobra PR 2000 manual M(42...
Page 26 - If You Think You Need Servic e; Way Radio; O pe rating Instru ctions for your; Pro fe s s i o n a l
“Ingenious Prod u cts for Easier Co m m u n i cat i o n .” Cobra Electronics Corporation6500 West Cortland StreetChicago, IL 60707 Cobra Electronics Corp.© 2000Printed in Korea Part No. 480-294-P-001 For te c h n i cal assistance, please call our Au to m a ted Help Desk which can assist you by answe...
Page 27 - FCC Licensing Information; FCC Warnings; Replacement or substitution of transistors , regular; Included with your microTalk Professional; Belt Clip
General Mobile Radio Service Important Information 1 A1 FCC Licensing Information The PR 2000WX Professional radio operates onG eneral Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) frequencieswhich require a Federal CommunicationCommission (FCC) license. GMRS frequencieshave been allocated by the FCC for recreational...
Page 28 - Customer Support; Our Thanks to You; Controls and Indicators
Thank you for purchasing this Cobra microTalkProfessional 2-way Radio. Properly used, thisCobra product will give you many years of reli -able service. Customer Support Should you encounter any problems with the product or not understand its many features,please refer to this owner ’s manual. If, af...