Uniden MHS550 manual

Contents

Main Maritime Radio Services Operation FCC/Industry Canada Information Table of Contents Page 5Uniden MHS550 Radio Owners Manual A Quick Start Guide for the MHS550 Follow these steps to get going! Marine Band FRS Band Weather Band Aircraft Band Scanning Introduction Normal TripleWatch FCC RF Exposure Information Lithium Ion Battery Pack Warning Whats Included Introduction Features Page MHS550 ControlsMHS550 Controls Page Page Radio Charger Cradle LCD Displays VHF Marine Band Family Radio Service (FRS) Band Aircraft Band Indicator Meanings Owners Manual Conventions Indicator Sounds Batteries Installing the Lithium Ion Battery Pack Using the Alkaline Battery Pack Battery Life and Indication Alkaline Batteries and Radio Performance Mounting the Charging Cradle To Mount the Cradle on a Counter Top Mounting on a Wall Attaching the Belt Clip Basic Operation, Controls, and Settup Options Operation - Marine and Weather Bands Selecting a Channel Setting the Transmitting Power Level Transmitting Operation - Family Radio Service Band Operation - AM Band Operation - FM Band Operation - Aircraft Band Using the Radio Menu Options Marine Band FRS Band Accessing the Menus Exit USA/CAN/INT (U.I.C.) [Marine Band Only] Intl Mode USA Mode Canadian Mode UIC CHANNELS Lamp (Backlight) Adjust Adjusting Display Contrast 16/9 TriWatch Setting Dual or TripleWatch (Tri Watch) [For Marine and FRS Band Only] 16/9 TriWatch Contrast Adjust Contrast 16 DualWatch Dual/Tri Watch On Adding FIPS Codes [For Marine/Weather Band Only] Off KEY BEEP Page Changing Channel Names [For Marine Band Only] Channel Name Restoring Default Names [For Marine Band Only] Default All Channel Name Default All Contrast CODE FRS MENU Lamp Adjust Contrast CODE FRS MENU Lamp Adjust Page Setting Frequency Steps [AM, FM Only] Setting FM Muting [FM Band Only] Other Options Setting the Key Lock KEYPAD LOCKED Manually Selecting Coast Guard/Distress/Hailing Channels Storing a Channel or Frequency in Memory Selecting and Using the Weather Channel and Weather Alert (WX/ ALERT) Using the TripleWatch or DualWatch Mode [For Marine. Weather Channel, and FRS Band] Scanning - The Basics and Beyond Page Normal Scanning TripleWatch and DualWatch Scanning [VHF - FRS] CHANNEL SCAN Both Watches and Weather Channel [VHF-FRS] = Scanning (Memory Preset Station Tuning) in the AM, FM, and Aircraft Bands Examples of Mode Applications Accessory Options Using the External Speaker/Mic Jack Care and Maintenance Troubleshooting SYMPTOM CAUSE REMEDY Specications Reference Section Specications (cont.) Page USA Channel Frequencies Page Canadian Channel Frequencies Page International Channel Frequencies 156.775 156.775 156.825 156.825 PORT OPERATION PORT OPERATION Channel RX FRS Channels CTCSS Channels NOAA Channels DCS Codes Three Year Limited Warranty