Uniden UM380BK Contents

Contents

Making a Voice

Distress Call ........Inside front cover

Faire un appel de détresse

vocal ..................Couverture avant

Cómo hacer una llamada de apuro

por voz ...................Tapa delantera

Introducon ..................................1

Features .........................................1

Manual overview ...........................1

Geng Started ..............................2

What’s included .............................2

Parts of the Radio .........................3

Parts of the Microphone ................4

Turning on the Radio ......................4

Seng the UIC Channel Mode

(USA/CAN/INT) .............................5

how it Works .................................5

Normal mode operaon ................6

Scan mode .....................................8

Weather mode ..............................9

using Your radio ..........................10

Using Your Radio .........................11

Making a voice MAYDAY call .......11

Seng the volume ......................11

Seng the squelch level ..............11

Changing the channel ...................12

Making a transmission .................12

Boosng the transmission power .12

Choosing Triple Watch or Dual

Watch .........................................13

Using FIPS codes for weather alerts 13

Changing display and sound

opons .......................................14

Seng the GPS posion manually 14

Using Digital Selecve Calling (DSC)

Features ....................................16

What is DSC? ...............................16

What is an MMSI number?...........17

Entering MMSI numbers .............17

Using the Directory ......................18

Making DSC Calls ..........................19

Making an automac distress call 21

Receiving a DSC call ......................22

Test Calls.......................................23

Posion Request and Reply ..........25

Pung the radio into standby .....26

Contents

Main Making a Distress Call #nOte: if the radio displays Enter User MMSI, cancel the automatic Making a Voice Distress Call Faire un appel De Dtresse #reMarQue : si la radio affiche enter user MMsi (entrer lisMM de Faire un appel de dtresse vocal CMO haCer una llaMaDa De apurO #nota: si la radio exhibe (Inserte el MMSI del usuario), cancele la Cmo hacer una llamada de apuro por voz Contents Page intrODuCtiOn getting starteD Whats included parts of the radio parts of the Microphone turning on the radio Seng the UIC Channel Mode (USA/CAN/INT) hOW it WOrks Setup USA/CAN/INT UIC Channels USA Mode Canada Mode Intl Mode Select[ENT] #nOte: You are required to monitor channel 16 whenever your boat is underway. You should Normal mode operaon Marine Operator 25 Watts USA Memory Alert GPS Data OK xTo transmit, press and hold xFor the best sound quality, hold the microphone about two inches from your mouth while xTo change the transmit power, press and hold the xPress scan mode 07 xYou cannot transmit while xTo end the scan, press the microphones xWhen the radio automatically stops on a channel, press xTo activate scan mode, press and hold Weather mode Hurricane Warning Weather Band Alert xYou cannot transmit while in weather mode. xTo enter weather mode, press xWeather mode can filter out alerts that do not affect your location if the location code using YOur raDiO using Your radio xAn arrow on the left side indicates the current selection. xPress xPress xFrom any menu screen, choose Exit or press and hold xPress Making a voice MaYDaY call #nOte: setting the squelch level too high may prevent you from hearing weaker Changing the channel xTo prevent stuck microphone problems or situations where Making a transmission #nOte: Dont forget to change the transmission setting back to 1 Watt when you move closer #nOte: By default, when you change to channel 16, the radio automatically boosts the Choosing triple Watch or Dual Watch using Fips codes for weather alerts xFor more information about how the NWS uses FIPS codes, see the NWS website: www. xTo see an index of FIPS codes by state, see the website of the National Institute of Changing display and sound opons Seng the GPS posion manually #note: if the #nOte: Be certain any manually-entered position is correct. if you enter the wrong position USING DIGITAl SeleCTIve CAllING (DSC) FeATUReS What is DsC? advanced DsC features What is an MMsi number? [New] #nOte: Be sure you have the correct user MMsi number before entering it in the radio. the User MMSI #nOte: Be sure you entered the number correctly before confirming the entry. You can only 00_______ Group MMSI using the Directory Group MMSI Making DsC Calls xThroughout the race, you use xA power boat full of xYou see a rowboat entering xWhen the other station accepts the call, both radios switch to the selected response xIf the other station cannot respond on the channel you selected, the radio displays Not Making an automac distress call receiving a DsC call test Calls #nOte: Many coastal stations have specific frequencies and MMsi numbers you should use Test [Manual] JIM CASSIDY KENT NEWMAN Test Test 123456789 Send Cancel Test Acknowledged 123456789 Completed Back[CLR] Test 123456789 Reply Cancel Posion Request and Reply Test Reply Auto Manual POS Request KENT NEWMAN Reply Cancel Pung the radio into standby A Disabling automac channel switching #nOte: use this feature with caution. Deactivating automatic switching and then forgetting it installing the harDWare Mounng the radio xProperly support the weight of the radio, approximately 2.2 pounds or 1.0 kilograms. Connecng the radio xproviding it with power from the boats xconnecting a VHF-FM marine antenna to the antenna connector Connecng to a GPS receiver 06/20 11:00:00 208o 30. 0 KT 35o 40. 610 N 139o 46. 564 E GPS Data: External Connecng to a Chartploer Setup Connecng to an external Speaker xMinimum impedance of 4 Ohms xMinimum power handling of 10 Watts xIf the antenna has been damaged, you should not transmit except in the case of an engine noise suppression speCiFiCatiOns Radio Specicaons reFerenCe taBles #this radio does not support ais channels. Channel descripons and what they mean us Marine Channels and Frequencies Canadian Marine Channels and Frequencies Page Internaonal Marine Channels and Frequencies Page Weather Channels and Frequencies (us, Can, and int) emergency Alert System (SAMe) Informaon xA WARNING is an event that alone poses a significant threat to public safety and/or xA WATCH meets the classification of a warning, but either the onset time, probability of xAn EMERGENCY is an event that, by itself, would not kill or injure or do property damage, Page Page #nOte 1: if the radio receives only a gll sentence, the radio does not display the current #note 2: if the radio receives both rMC and gll sentences, the radio uses only the rMC #note 3: status data is used to check whether the gps data is valid or invalid. #nOte: When the radio receives a distress call, it outputs a sentence in the following format. 45 English Regulaons and Safety Warnings Marime radio services operaon Basic radio guidelines FCC Informaon lead warning three Year limited Warranty