560-PDF VERSION.qxd 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page 1 Owner’s Manual 2-WAY RADIO MODEL PR560WX Nothing comes close to a Cobra® Printed in Philippines Part No.
560-PDF VERSION.qxd Introduction 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page A1 Making Life Easier And Safer Staying in touch with your family and friends is convenient and easy when using your microTALK® radio. Some of the many uses you will discover include: Communicating with others while hiking, biking, and working; keeping track of family and friends at a crowded public event; checking with travel companions in another car; talking with neighbors; arranging meeting spots with others while shopping at the mall.
560-PDF VERSION.qxd Introduction 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page A2 Product Features Introduction Wrist Strap Connection Features • 2-Way Radio With a range up to six (6) miles (10 km). Belt Clip Antenna Battery Compartment • 22 Channels Seven (7) shared with FRS/GMRS, seven (7) FRS only, eight (8) GMRS only.
560-PDF VERSION.qxd Operation On/Off Power Battery Low Battery Save Mode Talk Button Two (2) Inches [Five (5) cm] From Mouth 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page 2 Using Your Radio Turning On Your microTALK® Radio • To Turn On Your Radio: 1. Press and hold the Power button until you hear a series of audible tones indicating the radio is On. Your microTALK® radio is now in Standby mode, ready to receive transmissions. The radio is always in Standby mode except when the Talk, Call or Mode buttons are pressed.
60-PDF VERSION.qxd Operation Light/Max Range 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page 4 Using Your Radio Display Illumination • To Illuminate Your Display: 1. Press and release the Light/Max Range button to illuminate the display for ten (10) seconds. Auto Squelch/Maximum Range • Your microTALK® radio is equipped with Auto Squelch, which automatically shuts Off weak transmissions and unwanted noise due to terrain, conditions, or if you’ve reached your Maximum Range limit.
560-PDF VERSION.qxd Operation 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page 6 Mode Functions Scrolling Through The Mode Function By scrolling through the Mode function, you will be able to select or turn On preferred features of your microTALK® radio.
560-PDF VERSION.qxd Operation Mode Button VOX Sensitivity Level Channel Button 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page 8 Mode Functions To Set VOX Sensitivity: 1. Press the Mode button until the VOX icon flashes and the current sensitivity level is displayed. The current VOX sensitivity level is displayed with letters “LE” and a Number 1 through 5, with Number 5 being the most sensitive level and Number 1 being the least sensitive level. 2. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to change the setting. 3.
560-PDF VERSION.qxd Operation 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page 10 Mode Functions Privacy Code Scan • Your microTALK® radio can automatically scan the Privacy Codes (00 through 38) within one (1) channel. To Scan Privacy Codes: Select Channel 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. Mode Button 2. Press the Mode button until the Scan icon and the privacy code numbers flash on the display. 3.
Page 12 Roger Beep Confirmation Tone • Your listener will hear an audible tone when you release the Talk button. This alerts the other party that you are finished talking and it is OK for them to speak. This feature can be turned On or Off. To Turn Roger Beep On Or Off: Mode Button When turning On your microTALK® radio for the first time, roger beep will be On. 1. Press the Mode button until the Roger Beep icon flashes. The current On or Off setting is Roger Beep Off displayed. 2.
560-PDF VERSION.qxd Customer Assistance 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page 14 Licensing And Service IMPORTANT NOTICE: FCC LICENSE REQUIRED This 2-way radio operates on GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) frequencies which require an FCC (Federal Communications Commission) license. A user must be licensed prior to operating on Channels 1 through 7 or 15 through 22, which comprise the GMRS channels of this radio.
560-PDF VERSION.qxd Warranty 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page 16 Warranty And Accessories Limited 1-Year Warranty For Products Purchased In The U.S.A. Introduction • Cobra® Electronics Corporation warrants that its Cobra® GMRS radios, and the component parts thereof, will be free of defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one (1) year from the date of first consumer purchase. This warranty may be enforced by the first consumer purchaser, provided that the product is utilized within the U.S.A.
560-PDF VERSION.qxd 11/20/03 10:47 AM Page 18 The Cobra® line of quality products includes: CB Radios • microTALK® Radios • Radar/Laser Detectors Safety Alert® Traffic Warning Systems • Accessories GPS (Global Positioning System) • HighGear® Accessories VHF Marine Radios • Power Inverters For more information or to order any of our products, please visit our website: www.cobra.
