Warranty
Battery Low   
  When battery power is low, the nal bar in the 
  Battery Low icon will blink and an audible tone will 
  sound twice before the radio shuts off. Your batteries 
  need to be recharged.
Auto Battery Save   
  If there are no transmissions within 10 seconds, the 
  radio will automatically switch to Battery Save mode 
  and the Power Saver icon will ash in the display. 
  This will not affect the radio’s ability to receive 
  incoming transmissions.
Communicating with Another Person 
  1. Press and hold the Talk button.
  2. Position the microphone about two inches (5 cm) 
    from your mouth, speak in a normal voice.
  3. Release the Talk button when you are 
    nished talking and listen for a response.
  You cannot receive incoming calls while 
  pressing the Talk button.
To Select a Channel
 Press Mode button once, then press Up button or 
Down button.
3 4
Battery Low
Two Inches
from Mouth
The radio will display ashing battery icon
while charging if the radio is on.
Both radios must be tuned to the 
same channel to communicate.
See page 11 for frequency
allocations charts.
Listening for a Response
  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.
Up & Down Button
Battery Save Mode
Talk Button
Channel Number
Listening
Operation
Using Your Radio
Turning on Your microTALK
®
 Radio 
Turn clockwise to turn the radio on and counterclockwise to turn the 
radio off.
1. In the ON position, the radio chirps and briey shows all feature icons 
available on the radio.
2. The display screen then shows the current channel, code and all features 
that are enabled.
Quick Start
1. Turn On/Off VOL Knob clockwise to turn the radio on and counter 
clockwise to turn the radio off.
2. Select a desired channel.
3. Press and hold the Talk button while speaking into the microphone.
4. When nished talking, release the Talk button and listen for a 
response.
Both radios must be tuned to the same
channel/privacy code to communicate.
For charging microTALK
®
 radio(s) in desktop charger:
1. Insert radio(s) into desktop charger as shown. 
2. Insert the micro-USB cable into jack on back of charger.
3. Plug the cable into USB compatible power port. 
  For pluggable equipment, the socket-outlet shall be 
  installed near the equipment and shall be easily 
 accessible.
If charging light is not on, check position of radio. Radio should be 
upright. The charge indicator light will stay on as long as the radio is in 
the charging well, and the light will go off when the charging is complete.
Note: To charge a single radio, you can bypass the desktop charger and 
simply insert the micro-USB’s connector directly into the charge jack 
located on the left side of the radio.
The radio will display ashing battery icon while charging.
Cobra recommends your radio be turned off while being charged.
Both radios must be tuned to the same 
channel and privacy code to communicate.
This radio is equipped with default Privacy Code on each 
channel for minimizing unwanted signals from others. See page 6 
to 8 for procedures changing your radio from default Privacy Code 
to a different Privacy Code or disabling Privacy Code. 










