Uniden MHS550 manual Table of Contents

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Table of Contents
Maritime Radio Services Operation	2
FCC/Industry Canada Information	2
A Quick Start Guide for the MHS550	6
Marine Band	6
FRS Band	7
Weather Band	8
AM Band	8
FM Band	9
Aircraft Band	9
Scanning Introduction	10
Normal	10
TripleWatch	11
FCC RF Exposure Information	12
Lithium Ion Battery Pack Warning	13
What’s Included	14
Introduction	15
Features	15
MHS550 Controls	17
Radio Charger Cradle	20
LCD Displays	21
VHF Marine Band	21
Family Radio Service (FRS) Band	21
AM Band	21
FM Band	22
Aircraft Band	22
Indicator Meanings	22
Owner’s Manual Conventions	23
Indicator Sounds	24
Batteries	24
Installing the Lithium Ion Battery Pack	25

Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner’s Manual

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Contents Page FCC/Industry Canada Information Maritime Radio Services OperationTable of Contents USA/CAN/INT U.I.C Selecting and Using Follow these steps to get going Marine Band Quick Start Guide for the MHS550FRS Band AM Band Weather BandAircraft Band FM BandNormal Scanning IntroductionTripleWatch FCC RF Exposure Information Lithium Ion Battery Pack Warning What’s Included Introduction FeaturesPage 17 18 MHS550 ControlsPage Page Radio Charger Cradle Family Radio Service FRS Band LCD DisplaysVHF Marine Band Indicator Meanings Page Batteries Indicator SoundsUsing the Alkaline Battery Pack Installing the Lithium Ion Battery PackBattery Life and Indication Mounting on a Wall Mounting the Charging CradleAlkaline Batteries and Radio Performance To Mount the Cradle on a Counter TopAttaching the Belt Clip Operation Marine and Weather Bands Basic Operation, Controls Settup OptionsSelecting a Channel Setting the Transmitting Power LevelTo transmit, follow the steps below TransmittingOperation AM Band Operation Family Radio Service BandOperation Aircraft Band Operation FM BandMarine Band FRS Band Using the Radio Menu OptionsUSA/CAN/INT U.I.C. Marine Band Only Accessing the MenusLamp Backlight Adjust For All Bands Adjusting Display Contrast For All Bands Contrast AdjustAdding Fips Codes For Marine/Weather Band Only Setting the Key Beep For All BandsI t 03A CG Only Changing Channel Names For Marine Band OnlyCode Setting Ctcss Codes FRS Band OnlyPage Tuning Steps. Press Enter Setting Frequency Steps AM, FM OnlySetting 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 Alert Selecting and Using Weather Channel and Weather Alert WXSec 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 Accessory Options Using the External Speaker/Mic Jack Examples of Mode ApplicationsTroubleshooting Care and MaintenanceSymptom Cause Remedy Reference Section SpecificationsReceiver Items Unit Nominal Limit Status Full Name Char Name USA Channel FrequenciesMarine Operator Canadian Channel Frequencies Inhiber International Channel Frequencies Port Operation DCS Codes Noaa Channels and FrequenciesCtcss Channels and Frequencies FRS Channels FrequenciesWarrantor Uniden America Corporation Uniden Three Year Limited Warranty