How It Works | Uniden UM380BK instruction

Setting the UIC Channel Mode (USA/CAN/INT)

The radio comes preset to use the UIC channels assigned for the United States. If you are operating in an area that uses Canadian or international UIC channels, you will need to change the channel mode.

Press and hold -

Setup

USA/CAN/INT

UIC Channels		16
USA Mode
Canada Mode
Intl Mode
Back[CLR]		Select[ENT]

1.Press and hold CALL-MENUto display the normal menu, and choose the Setup sub-menu.

2.Select USA/CAN/INT. The screen displays the UIC channel setup.

3.Choose the channel mode you want to use: US (USA Mode), Canadian (Canada Mode), or international (Intl Mode).

4.Press ENT-1W/25W. The radio activates the new channel mode and exits the menu.

How It Works

Your radio has three basic modes of operation:

Mode	What It Does	Use It When	To Turn it on./off...
Normal	Monitors a single	You want to talk to	(default mode)
	marine radio channel	another station on a
	and lets you talk on	specific channel.
	that channel.
Scan	Monitors all the chan-	You have a small group	Press and hold the
	nels you save into	of channels you use	CLR-SCAN button.
	memory.	most often and want to
		check them for traffic.
Weather	Monitors the selected	You want to hear the	Press the WX-MEM
	NOAA weather	current and forecasted	button.
	channel.	weather in your area.

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

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Uniden UM380BK How It Works, Setting the UIC Channel Mode USA/CAN/INT, Mode What It Does Use It When To Turn it on./off

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