3.Before you transmit, press and hold BAND/1/2.5/5W to select a power level. Then press ▲ or ▼ to select a channel.
4.Press PTT (the Push To Talk button) on the side of the radio to transmit. Release to stop transmitting.
BAND
To change bands, follow these steps.
FRS Band
1.Briefly press BAND/1/2.5/5W. The radio changes to the FRS Band.
.Use ▲ or ▼ to select one of the 14 FRS channels.
3.You can choose to leave the CTCSS coding disabled (default) in which case OFF appears to the right of the channel selected. Or, you can press MENU to select and activate a CTCSS code for the chosen channel. See Using the Menu options for the FRS Band on
Page 35.
Note: Selecting and assigning one of the 142 Privacy
Codes (CTCSS/DCS) to the operating FRS channel lets you and another radio communicate without interference from others in your area who might being using the identical FRS channel. Without enabling the CTCSS code feature, you and others in your group might also hear everyone else in the area on that same channel.
Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner’s Manual
