Uniden MHS550 Setting the Key Beep For All Bands, Adding Fips Codes For Marine/Weather Band Only

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1.From the marine band’s menu screen, use ▲ or ▼ to scroll to the Dual/TriWatch option. Press ENTER.

.Press either ▲ or ▼ to reach either 16/9 TriWatch (default) or 16 DualWatch. Press ENTER to select it. A double beep sounds and the radio returns to the root menu option screen.

3.Press MENU again to return to the marine mode.

Setting the Key Beep [For All Bands]

Your MHS550 confirms a key press by sounding a short single or double beep (default). You can disable this sound.

1.From the band’s menu screen, press ▲ or ▼ to highlight the KEY BEEP option. Press ENTER to select it.

KEY BEEP

On

Off

Exit

.Press ▲ or ▼ to select On or Off or Exit . Press

ENTER to save your selection. The display returns to the band’s menu screen.

Adding FIPS Codes

[For Marine/Weather Band Only]

To effectively use the Specific Area Message Encoding feature (S.A.M.E.) entering the code specific to your geographic location is required.

These codes that provide your radio with certain geographic data, are known as FIPS or Federal Information Processing Standards codes (FIPS codes). They are a standardized set of numeric codes issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to ensure

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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 VHF Marine Band Family Radio Service FRS BandLCD Displays 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 EnterOther 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 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