User's Manual

Customer Assistance WarrantyIntroduction
Operation
Mode Functions
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Operation
Mode Functions
Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra
®
Channel Scan
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Your microTALK
®
radio can automatically scan channels.
To scan channels:
1. Press the Mode/Power button until the
Scan icon and the channel numbers appear
on the display.
2. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to
begin scanning channels.
The radio ignores specific privacy
codes while scanning channels.
The Scan icon will continue to be displayed when
scan is on. Your radio will continue to scan all
channels and stop if an incoming transmission is
detected. Your radio will remain on that channel for
10 seconds.
During scanning (while receiving an incoming transmission),
you can choose from the following:
a. Press and hold the Talk button to communicate on that channel.
Your radio will remain on that channel and return to Standby mode.
b. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to resume
scanning channels.
c. Press the Lock button to return to Standby.
During scanning (while receiving an incoming transmission),
you can choose from the following:
a. Press and hold the Talk button to communicate on that channel/
privacy code. Your radio will remain on that channel/privacy code
and return to Standby mode.
b. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to
resume scanning privacy codes. If you do not press any button
within 10 seconds, your radio will automatically resume scanning
privacy codes.
c. Press the Lock button to return to Standby.
Scan Channels
VOLUME
CALL
MODE
CHANNEL
Channel Button
VOLUME
CALL
MODE
CHANNEL
Mode/Power
During scanning (while receiving an incoming transmission),
you can choose from the following:
a. Press and hold the Talk button to communicate on that channel/
privacy code. Your radio will remain on that channel/privacy code
and return to Standby mode.
b. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to
resume scanning privacy codes. If you do not press any button
within 10 seconds, your radio will automatically resume scanning
privacy codes.
c. Press the Lock button to return to Standby.
Privacy Code Scan
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Your microTALK radio can automatically scan the Privacy Codes (either
CTCSS 01 through 38 or DCS 01 through 83) within one channel. Only
one set of privacy codes (CTCSS or DCS) can be scanned at a time.
To scan privacy codes:
1. While in Standby mode, press the Channel Up or
Channel Down button to choose the channel on
which you wish to scan privacy codes.
2. Press the Mode/Power button until either the
CTCSS or the DCS icon appears on the display
and the Scan icon and the privacy code numbers
flash on the display.
3. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button
to begin scanning privacy codes within the
channel you selected.
Select Channel
Scan Privacy Codes
VOLUME
CALL
MODE
CHANNEL
Mode/Power
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