Adjusting the Key Beep

1.Rotate PUSH/SELECT to select KEY BEEP, then press PUSH/SELECT to select it. A screen showing the key beep volume levels appears.

2.Rotate PUSH/SELECT clockwise to increase the volume or counterclockwise to decrease it. When you have set the volume level you want, press PUSH/SELECT to select it.

Performing a Radio Self Test

Selecting this menu item performs a complete self test on the radio. The self test provides the following information.

Hail Speaker Condition (OK, Open, Bad Condition)

GPS Condition (OK, Not Connected, No Data Flow, No Support Sentence)

Battery Condition (OK, Too Low, Too High)

To run the self test, select SELF TEST then press PUSH/SELECT. A screen appears showing the condition of each tested item. If NG appears next to the item, the item did not pass the test. For more information about items that did not pass the test, rotate PUSH/SELECT to select the item, then press PUSH/SELECT to select it.

DSC Operation

Making a DSC Distress Call

Important: Never test your radio’s distress feature under any circumstances. It is unlawful to send a false distress signal even for testing purposes.

Your radio’s distress feature lets you send a distress call. The radio sends distress calls at maximum power.

1.Lift the protective tab over DISTRESS then hold down DISTRESS for about 5 seconds. A screen appears where you can select a distress type.

DISTRESS

UNDESIGNATE 16 FIRE

FLOODING

COLLISION

GROUNDING

CAPSIZING SINKING ADRIFT ABANDONING PIRACY ARME OVERBOARD [EXIT]

2.To send an undesignated distress call, press PUSH/SELECT to select it. Otherwise, to send a designated distress call, rotate PUSH/ SELECT to select the distress type, then press PUSH/SELECT to select it. A confirmation screen appears.

DISTRESS

16

SEND

CANCEL

If the displayed distress call option is correct and you want to send the distress call, rotate PUSH/SELECT to select SEND, then press PUSH/SELECT to confirm it. Otherwise, if the displayed distress call option is not correct, rotate PUSH/SELECT to select CANCEL, then press PUSH/SELECT to confirm it. Then repeat Steps 1 and 2 to enter the correct distress call option.

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Uniden UM-525 manual DSC Operation, Making a DSC Distress Call, Adjusting the Key Beep, Performing a Radio Self Test