PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits 5/26/06 11:23 AM Owner’s Manual TWO-WAY RADIO MODEL PR 260 WX Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra® Printed in China Part No.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits Introduction 5/26/06 11:23 AM 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.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits Introduction 5/26/06 Product Features 12 13 14 2 15 1 11 3 10 4 5 6 9 7 8 1. Antenna 2. External Speaker/ Microphone/Charge Jack 3. Backlit LCD Display 4. Channel Up/Down Buttons 5. Lock Button 6. Mode/Power Button 7. Speaker/Microphone A2 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits Introduction Features 5/26/06 Product Features Backlit LCD Display • 22 Channels Seven shared with FRS/GMRS, seven FRS only, eight GMRS only. 2 3 4 5 1 • 38 Privacy Codes • 10 Channel NOAA All Hazards Radio 6 • Hands-Free Operation (VOX) • Scan Channel, privacy code 11 7 • Backlit LCD Display • Call Alert Five selectable tones • Button Lock • Speaker/ Microphone/ Charge Jack • Roger Beep Selectable On/Off • Battery/Power Saver • Keystroke Tones 10 1. 2. 3. 4.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits Introduction Operation 5/26/06 11:23 AM Customer Assistance Warranty Caring for Your microTALK Radio • Your microTALK® radio will give you years of trouble-free service if cared for properly. Handle the radio gently. Keep the radio away from dust. Never put the radio in water or in a damp place. Avoid exposure to extreme temperatures.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits Operation 5/26/06 Using Your Radio Speaker/Microphone/Charge Jack Speaker/Microphone To attach a speaker/microphone: /Charge Jack 1. Open the speaker/microphone/charge tab on top of your microTALK® radio. 2. Insert the plug into the speaker/ microphone/charge jack. To connect a wall charger/adapter: 1. Open the speaker/microphone/charge tab on top of your microTALK® radio. 2. Insert the wall charger/adapter plug into the speaker/microphone/charge jack. Quick Start 1.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits Introduction Operation 5/26/06 11:23 AM Customer Assistance Warranty Mode/Power Turning on Your microTALK® Radio • Press and hold the Mode/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/Power buttons are pressed.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits Operation Channel Button Channel Number 5/26/06 11:23 AM Using Your Radio 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. Channels 1 through 7 are shared with FRS/ GMRS. Channels 8 through 14 are FRS only. Channels 15 through 22 are GMRS only. See page 14 for FRS/GMRS frequency allocations and compatibility charts.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits Introduction Light/Max Range Operation 5/26/06 11:23 AM Customer Assistance Warranty To Illuminate Display • Press and release the Light/Max Range button to illuminate the display for 10 seconds. Auto Squelch/Maximum Range • Your microTALK® radio will automatically shut off weak transmissions and unwanted noise due to terrain, conditions or if you’ve reached your Maximum Range limit.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits Operation 5/26/06 11:23 AM Using Your Radio microTALK® Range • Your range will vary depending on terrain and conditions. In flat, open country your radio will Maximum Range operate at maximum range. Buildings and foliage in the path of the signal can reduce the range of the radio. Dense foliage and hilly terrain will further Reduced Range reduce the range of the radio.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits Introduction Operation 5/26/06 11:23 AM Customer Assistance Warranty CTCSS Privacy Codes • CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) is an advanced tone coding system allowing you to select one of 38 privacy codes to reduce interference from other users on the channel. If you are using a privacy code, both radios must be tuned to the same channel and privacy code to communicate. Each channel will remember the last privacy code you selected.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits Operation 5/26/06 11:23 AM Mode Functions NOAA* All Hazards Radio Channels • You can use your microTALK® radio to listen to NOAA All Hazards Radio channels transmitting in your area. Mode/Power To listen to all hazards radio channels: 1. Press the Mode button until the All Hazards Radio icon and the currently selected All Hazards Radio channel is displayed. Hazards Radio Icon 2. Use the Channel Up or Channel Down button to change All Hazards Radio channels.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits Introduction Mode/Power VOX Sensitivity Level Channel Button Operation 5/26/06 11:23 AM Customer Assistance Warranty To Set VOX Sensitivity: 1. Press the Mode/Power 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.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits Operation 5/26/06 Mode Functions 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.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits Introduction Operation 5/26/06 11:23 AM Customer Assistance Warranty Privacy Code Scan • Your microTALK® radio can automatically scan the Privacy Codes (00 through 38) within one 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/Power 2. Press the Mode/Power button until the Scan icon and the privacy code numbers appear on the display.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits Operation 5/26/06 Mode Functions 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.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits Introduction Operation 5/26/06 11:23 AM Customer Assistance Warranty Five Call Tone Settings You can choose between five different Call Tone Settings to transmit a call alert. Mode/Power To change a call tone setting: 1. Press the Mode/Power button until the letter “C” and the current call tone number (01 through 05) is displayed. The current call tone will sound for one second. Call Tone Setting 2.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits 5/26/06 General Specifications and Licensing Operation General Specifications • FRS/GMRS Frequency Allocation and Compatibility Important: Please note that Cobra GMRS models with 15 Channels may designate different channel numbers for the same frequency. For example, a Cobra 15 Channel GMRS model would need to be tuned to Channel 11 in order to communicate with a 22 Channel GMRS tuned to Channel 15.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits Introduction Operation 5/26/06 11:23 AM Customer Assistance Warranty IMPORTANT NOTICE: FCC LICENSE REQUIRED • This two-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.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits Customer Assistance 5/26/06 11:23 AM Product Service Product Service Questions If you have any questions about operation or installing your new Cobra product, or if you need to order replacement parts… Please call Cobra first! DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE STORE! See customer assistance on page A1. • For Products Purchased in the U.S.A. If your product should require factory service, please call Cobra first before sending your radio.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits Warranty 5/26/06 11:23 AM Warranty and Trademark Acknowledgement Limited One-Year Warranty on Radio(s) & Charger • For Products Purchased in the U.S.A. Cobra Electronics Corporation warrants that its Cobra microTALK® radios and charger, and the component parts thereof, will be free of defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one year from the date of first consumer purchase.
PR260-2WX VP-D-FINALB_With_Edits 5/26/06 11:23 AM For more information or to order any of our products, please visit our website: www.cobra.
