Uniden MHS450 owner manual

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1. Antenna — Removable, and flexible for convenience. Watertight connector for reliability.

2. Watertight Ext. Speaker/Mic Jack — Unscrew the cap and insert an approved mic/speaker to maintain submersability.

3. Volume-Power ON/OFF Control - Rotate to turn on power and set volume to a comfortable listening level.

4. Squelch Control — Rotate clockwise until the signal is heard but not the noise.

5. Wrist Strap Anchor — Thread and loop the supplied wrist strap to conveniently carry the radio.

6. WX/ALERT — Press to change the mode to Weather Channel reception. Press and hold to activate the Weather Alert feature.

7. SCAN/MEM — Press to set Memory Channel SCAN on or off. Press and hold to store the current channel into memory.

8. 1/2.5/5w — Press to select the output power unless fixed by regulations.

9. 16/9/TRI — Press to switch immediately to the Coast Guard/Distress/Hailing channel 16 or the secondary Calling Hailing channel 9. Press and hold to enable Triple Watch or Dual Watch monitoring.

10. MENU — Press to display the user-settable menu options.

11. ENTER — Press to select or store a chosen menu option.

12. ▲▼ — Press to select channels above or below your currently selected channel. Press and hold to change channels rapidly. Press to scroll through Radio Menu options.

13. Belt Clip —Squeeze and attach to your belt for convenient carrying.

14. PTT — Press to transmit.

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Contents MHS450 Table of Contents Manually Selecting Coast Guard/Distress Using Scan with Triple Watch Follow these steps to get going Quick Start Guide for the MHS450Storing a Channel in Memory One Normal ScanningTripleWatch Scanning DualWatch Scanning= Channel Check FCC/Industry Canada Information Maritime Radio Services OperationFCC RF Exposure Information Lithium Ion Battery Pack Warning What’s Included Belt Clip Alkaline Battery Case HardwareUniden MHS450 Introduction FeaturesPage MHS450 Controls Page Radio Charger Cradle LCD Display Owner Manual Conventions Indicator SoundsBatteries Installing the Lithium Ion Battery PackPage Power AutoSave and Battery Life Indication To Mount the Cradle on a Counter Top Mounting the Charging CradleAttaching the Belt Clip Selecting a Channel Getting StartedTransmitting Transmitting Power LevelUsing the Radio Menu Options Lamp Backlight Adjust USA/CAN/INT U.I.C. SettingsSetting Dual or TriWatch Adjusting Display ContrastSetting the Key Lock Setting the Key BeepManually Selecting Coast Guard/Distress/ Hailing Channels Weather Band at the upper left and the channel number. Using the Weather ChannelsAdding Fips Codes Channel Name Changing Channel NamesUsing the TripleWatch or DualWatch Mode Restoring Default NamesTriple Watch and Dual Watch Only Using Scan with Triple Watch Dual Watch, or Weather AlertBoth Watches and Weather Channel Resetting the MHS450 Using the External Speaker/Mic JackSymptom Cause Remedy TroubleshootingSymptom Cause Remedy PLL SpecificationsCare and Maintenance Ch No RX Freq TX Freq Status Full Name Char Name USA Channel FrequenciesDigital Selective DSC Receive Canadian Channel Frequencies Inhibit International Channel Frequencies Status Full Name Char Name Noaa Weather Same Event Codes Noaa Weather Channels and FrequenciesPage Page Page TXF Transmitter Carrier Warrantor Uniden America Corporation Uniden Three Year Limited WarrantyVisit To Register Your Product