Uniden UM380BK What is an Mmsi number?, Entering Mmsi numbers, Individual or User Mmsi Number

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Commercial boaters need a ship station license to get an MMSI number. For more information, visit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website at http:// wireless.fcc.gov/marine/ fctsht14.html.

Recreational boaters can obtain an MMSI number from the Boat Owner’s Association of the U.S. (http://www.boatus.com/mmsi/ or call 800-536-1536) or Sea Tow Services International (http://seatow. com/boating_safety/mmsi.asp)

Feature	Menu Item	Function
Test Call	Test	Make sure your radio is working and configured
		correctly.
Name and MMSI	Directory	Store a list of 20 names and MMSI identification
Directory		codes for DSC calls.
Standby Mode	Standby	Automatically respond to all DSC calls within an
		“Unavailable” status.
Received Call Log	Receive Log	Display the last 10 distress calls received by the
		radio and the last 20 general calls.

What is an MMSI number?

In order to use DSC features, you must be assigned an MMSI number and program that number into your radio. There are two kinds of MMSI numbers: individual numbers for use by single boats and group numbers for use by fleets, boating organizations, event coordinators, etc.

You can get more information on MMSI numbers at these resources:

xx The dealer where you purchased the radio xx

xx

Entering MMSI numbers

Individual or User MMSI Number

##NOTE: Be sure you have the correct User MMSI number before entering it in the radio. The radio only allows you to enter the user MMSI once. If you need to re-enter the User MMSI number, contact customer service (see back page for contact information). Follow the steps

below to enter your individual or user MMSI number into the radio:

Press and hold -

Setup

	Use the up and down arrows
	Use the up and down arrows		User MMSI			16
	to adjust each of the nine		User MMSI
		digits in turn.		0	________
	User MMSI	digits in turn.		0	________
	User MMSI

[New]

Back[CLR] Forward[ENT]

1. Display the normal menu and choose the Setup sub-menu.

2. Select User MMSI. (If an MMSI number was already entered, the screen displays it with the message Cannot change over 1 time. Contact customer service. (See back page for

contact information.).

3. Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to enter the first of the nine digits; CHANNEL UP increases the number and CHANNEL DOWN decreases it.

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