Uniden POLARIS....................................................................................2
Included with your POLARIS..................................................................3
Controls and Indicators...........................................................................4
Installation...............................................................................................8
Choosing a Location..........................................................................8
Engine Noise Suppression................................................................9
Antenna Considerations....................................................................9
Antenna Selection and Installation....................................................9
Installing the POLARIS....................................................................10
Operation..............................................................................................11
Power On/Off...................................................................................11
Last Channel Memory......................................................................11
Squelch............................................................................................12
Instant Channel 16/Channel 9 Communications.............................13
Triple Watch.....................................................................................13
Manual Tuning.................................................................................14
Weather Channels ..........................................................................14
MEM (Entering channel numbers into Memory Scan)....................14
Triple Watch Scan...........................................................................15
Normal Scan....................................................................................15
Triple Watch Alert Scan...................................................................15
Alert Scan........................................................................................15
Hail ..................................................................................................16
Hail Volume Adjust..........................................................................16
Weather Alert...................................................................................17
Transmitting.....................................................................................19
Setting TX Output............................................................................19
Distress............................................................................................20
Menu Operation....................................................................................22
Digital Selective Calling (DSC)........................................................22
Individual....................................................................................22
Group.........................................................................................23
All Ships.....................................................................................24
Position Request........................................................................25
Position Send.............................................................................27
Standby......................................................................................28
Call Wait.....................................................................................29
Geographical Call ......................................................................30
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