Uniden UM380 owner manual Boosting the transmission power, Choosing Triple Watch or Dual Watch

xx To prevent stuck microphone problems or situations where PUSH TO TALK is pushed

accidentally, the radio limits your talk time to 5 minutes in a single transmission. If you talk for over 5 minutes continuously, the display shows RELEASE MIC BUTTON.

xx For the best sound quality, hold the microphone about two inches away from your mouth. xx You cannot transmit while the radio is in weather mode or scan mode.

xx See the channel lists beginning on page 37 for a list of receive-only channels.

Boosting the transmission power

In most situations, the 1 Watt transmission power is all you need. If you find yourself far away from other stations and have trouble getting a response, you may need to boost the transmission power from 1 Watt to 25 Watts:

1.Select the channel you want to transmit on.

2.Push and hold ENT-1W/25Wfor two seconds. The display shows 25 Watts in the upper left hand corner.

3.The transmit power remains at 25 Watts until you change the setting back. Push and hold ENT-1W/25Wfor two seconds. The display shows 1 Watt.

##NOTE: Don’t forget to change the transmission setting back to 1 Watt when you move closer to other stations.

##NOTE: By default, when you change to channel 16, the radio automatically boosts the power to 25 Watts. Be sure to change the power back to 1 Watt if you are not making an emergency transmission.

Some channels (for example, channels 13 and 67) limit the power of transmission to 1 Watt so that there is less interference between boaters attempting to use the channel at the same time. If you switch to one of these channels, the radio changes back to 1 Watt automatically. See the channel lists beginning on page 37 for a list of power-restricted channels.

Choosing Triple Watch or Dual Watch

In Triple Watch mode, the radio briefly checks channels 16 and 9 every two seconds. In Dual Watch mode, the radio checks channel 16 only. Generally, Triple Watch is used in areas where channel 9 is used as a hailing frequency while Dual Watch is used in areas where channel 16 is used for distress and hailing. Your radio comes set to use Triple Watch; if you want to use Dual Watch instead, you will have to select it in the setup:

Press and hold -

Setup

Dual/TriWatch

Dual/TriWatch	88A
Dual Watch

Triple Watch [Exit]

Back[CLR] Select[ENT]

1.Press and hold CALL MENU to display the normal menu.

2.Select Setup and then Dual/Tri Watch.

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