How It Works

Your radio has three main operation modes: normal, scan, and weather.

Mode

What it does

Use it when you

To turn it

want to...

on/off

 

 

Normal

Monitors a single marine

Monitor a channel or

(default

channel and lets you talk

 

on that channel.

talk to another radio.

mode)

 

 

 

Scan

Monitors all the channels

Check a small group

Press Scan-

you save into memory.

of regularly-used

Dual.

 

channels for traffic.

 

 

 

Weather

Monitors the selected

Hear the current or

Press WX-

NOAA weather channel.

forecasted weather.

Alert.

In addition to the three operation modes, your radio provides four different watch modes which you can activate during any operation mode. In the watch modes, the radio briefly checks for activity on a specific channel, then returns to its previous operation.

Watch mode

What it does

To turn it on/off

Weather Alert

Checks the last-used weather

Press and hold WX-Alert

Watch

channel for hazard alerts

for 2 seconds.

every 7 seconds.

 

 

Dual Watch

Checks channel 16 for activity

Press and hold Scan-

every 2 seconds.

Dual for 2 seconds.

 

Triple Watch

Checks channels 16 and 9 for

Press and hold 16/9-Tri

activity every 2 seconds.

for 2 seconds.

 

 

Checks channels 16 and 9 for

Turn on Triple Watch,

Quad Watch

activity every 2 seconds, and

then turn on Weather

checks the last-used weather

 

Alert Watch.

 

channel every 7 seconds.

 

 

Uniden MHS125 Radio Owner’s Manual

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Uniden MHS125 owner manual How It Works, Mode What it does Use it when you To turn it Want to On/off