Uniden UM380BK Normal mode operation, Watch Mode What It Does Use It When To Turn it on./off

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Watch Mode	What It Does	Use It When	To Turn it on./off...
Weather Alert	Checks for alerts	You want to be	conditions in your area.
	on the last weather	made aware of	Select WX Alert Mode in
	channel you	severe weather	Setup submenu, and then
	used every seven	conditions in your	choose ON or OFF.
	seconds.	area.
Triple	Checks for activity	You want to monitor	Press and hold 16/9-TRIfor
	on channels 16	a channel yet	two seconds.
	and 9 every two	maintain a watch on
	seconds.	channels 16 and 9.
Dual	Checks for activity	You want to monitor	Change Triple Watch
	on channel 16 every	a channel yet	to Dual Watch in the
	two seconds.	maintain a watch on	setup menu, then press
		channel 16.	and hold 16/9-TRIfor two
			seconds.

##NOTE: You are required to monitor channel 16 whenever your boat is underway. You should have either Triple Watch or Dual Watch on at all times.

Normal mode operation

Normal mode monitors whatever channel you select, and you can transmit on that channel also. While using normal mode, the display lets you see the following information (not all indicators will display at the same time):

Transmit power

	Weather Alert	Channel mode
	Watch on	Channel mode
	Watch on	(USA, CANadian,
		(USA, CANadian,
		or INTernational)

(1 W or 25 W)

Current channel is stored in

memory

Status messages (see the status message table)

25 Watts USA 25

Memory Alert

GPS Data OK

Marine Operator

Status Icons

Current channel number

Current channel name (if the name is too long, the name line scrolls)

	Message	Meaning
	GPS Data OK	The radio is receiving valid GPS data.
	Check GPS	The radio is not receiving valid GPS data: check the GPS status
	Check GPS	screen and the GPS connection.
		screen and the GPS connection.
	Input Position	The radio does not have valid GPS data. (see Setting the GPS
	Input GPS	position manually on page 20).

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