Uniden MHS550 manual Accessing the Menus, USA/CAN/INT U.I.C. Marine Band Only

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Accessing the Menus

To access the menu selections for each band, change to that band and press MENU. To exit a menu for any band, press MENU again or use ▲ or ▼ to scroll to EXIT on that menu. Then press ENTER to return to the previous screen.

Note: if during any of the following operations you fail to press a key or make a selection in more than 30 seconds, the radio returns to standard marine mode. Each band has several menu options in common while other choices are specific to that band. The option order for each band is:

Marine

FRS

AM

 

FM

Aircraft

VHF/WX

 

 

 

 

 

 

USA/CAN/INT

CODE

 

 

Lamp

Lamp

 

 

Adjust

Adjust

 

Lamp

 

 

Lamp Adjust

Lamp

 

Contrast

Contrast

Adjust

Adjust

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contrast

Contrast

Contrast

 

FM

 

 

 

Muting

 

Dual or Tri

Dual or

 

 

 

Tuning

 

Tuning

 

Tri

 

 

Watch

Steps

 

Steps

 

Watch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Beep

Key

Key

 

Key

Key

Beep

Beep

 

Beep

Beep

 

 

FIPS Codes

Exit

Exit

 

Exit

Exit

Channel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USA/CAN/INT (U.I.C.) [Marine Band Only]

The radio is set as a factory default

 

 

 

 

 

 

UIC

CHANNELS

 

to the USA channel frequencies. To

 

 

change to either Canadian [CAN] or

 

USA

Mode

 

 

International [INT] channels follow

 

Canadian

Mode

 

these steps.

 

Intl

Mode

 

 

1. Press either ▲ or ▼ until you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 VHF Marine Band Family Radio Service FRS BandLCD Displays 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 OnlyOther Options Setting FM Muting FM Band OnlySetting the Key Lock For All Bands 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