Uniden MHS550 manual

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1. Antenna —Flexible for convenience. Heavy duty covering to ensure long-term endurance.

2. Watertight Ext. Speaker/Mic Jack — Unscrew the cap and insert an approved mic/speaker for convenient operation.

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

4. Squelch Control — Rotate clockwise to hear strong signals without noise or static and weak signals with a minimum level of noise..

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

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

7. SCAN/MEM — Press to set Normal Channel Scan on or off. Press and hold to store or remove the current channel into and out of memory.

8. BAND/1/2.5/5W — Press briefly to change bands. Press and hold to select the output power unless fixed by regulations.

9.16/9/TRI — Press briefly to switch to the Coast Guard/

Distress/Hailing Channel 16 or the secondary Calling Hailing

Channel 9. Press and hold to enable TripleWatch 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.▲ and ▼ — Press to select channels above or below your currently selected channel. Press and hold to change channels rapidly. Press to scroll through a band’s menu selections.

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

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Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner’s Manual

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Contents Page Maritime Radio Services Operation FCC/Industry Canada InformationTable of Contents USA/CAN/INT U.I.C Selecting and Using Quick Start Guide for the MHS550 Follow these steps to get going Marine BandFRS Band Weather Band AM BandFM Band Aircraft BandScanning Introduction NormalTripleWatch FCC RF Exposure Information Lithium Ion Battery Pack Warning What’s Included Features IntroductionPage MHS550 Controls 17 18Page Page Radio Charger Cradle Family Radio Service FRS Band LCD DisplaysVHF Marine Band Indicator Meanings Page Indicator Sounds BatteriesInstalling the Lithium Ion Battery Pack Using the Alkaline Battery PackBattery Life and Indication To Mount the Cradle on a Counter Top Mounting the Charging CradleAlkaline Batteries and Radio Performance Mounting on a WallAttaching the Belt Clip Basic Operation, Controls Settup Options Operation Marine and Weather BandsSetting the Transmitting Power Level Selecting a ChannelTransmitting To transmit, follow the steps belowOperation Family Radio Service Band Operation AM BandOperation FM Band Operation Aircraft BandUsing the Radio Menu Options Marine Band FRS BandAccessing the Menus USA/CAN/INT U.I.C. Marine Band OnlyLamp Backlight Adjust For All Bands Contrast Adjust Adjusting Display Contrast For All BandsSetting the Key Beep For All Bands Adding Fips Codes For Marine/Weather Band OnlyI t Changing Channel Names For Marine Band Only 03A CG OnlySetting Ctcss Codes FRS Band Only CodePage Setting Frequency Steps AM, FM Only Tuning Steps. Press EnterSetting FM Muting FM Band Only Setting the Key Lock For All BandsOther Options Manually Selecting Coast Guard/Distress/Hailing Channels Storing a Channel or Frequency in Memory For All Bands Selecting and Using Weather Channel and Weather Alert WX AlertSec Immediate Scanning The Basics and Beyond TripleWatch Scanning as above, but also monitors Channel Normal Scanning TripleWatch and DualWatch Scanning VHF FRS Both Watches and Weather Channel VHF-FRS Page Examples of Mode Applications Accessory Options Using the External Speaker/Mic JackCare and Maintenance TroubleshootingSymptom Cause Remedy Specifications Reference SectionReceiver Items Unit Nominal Limit USA Channel Frequencies Status Full Name Char NameMarine Operator Canadian Channel Frequencies Inhiber International Channel Frequencies Port Operation FRS Channels Frequencies Noaa Channels and FrequenciesCtcss Channels and Frequencies DCS CodesThree Year Limited Warranty Warrantor Uniden America Corporation Uniden