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... sure your call sign of your boat}." 5. Press the PUSH TO TALK button and say, "MAYDAY --MAYDAY-- sinking, medical emergency, man overboard, fire, adrift, etc.). 8. Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual calmly. 1. Tell where you do not get an answer after 30 seconds, repeat your radio is the danger due to flooding or...
... sure your call sign of your boat}." 5. Press the PUSH TO TALK button and say, "MAYDAY --MAYDAY-- sinking, medical emergency, man overboard, fire, adrift, etc.). 8. Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual calmly. 1. Tell where you do not get an answer after 30 seconds, repeat your radio is the danger due to flooding or...
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Table of Contents Making a Distress Call inside front cover) Introduction 1 Features 1 Manual conventions 1 Getting Started 2 What's included 2 Parts of the MHS450 3 Front view 3 Back view 5 Parts of the charger 6 Reading the display 6 Status message table 7 Using the menu 7 How It Works 8 Normal mode operation 9 Normal mode ... Hardware 15 Attaching the antenna 15 Installing the battery 15 Using the alkaline battery case 16 Attaching the belt clip 17 Mounting the charger 18 Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual
Table of Contents Making a Distress Call inside front cover) Introduction 1 Features 1 Manual conventions 1 Getting Started 2 What's included 2 Parts of the MHS450 3 Front view 3 Back view 5 Parts of the charger 6 Reading the display 6 Status message table 7 Using the menu 7 How It Works 8 Normal mode operation 9 Normal mode ... Hardware 15 Attaching the antenna 15 Installing the battery 15 Using the alkaline battery case 16 Attaching the belt clip 17 Mounting the charger 18 Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual
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... radio guidelines 35 FCC/Industry Canada information 36 FCC RF exposure information 36 Lithium ion battery warning 37 Three Year Limited Warranty Statement 38 ii Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual
... radio guidelines 35 FCC/Industry Canada information 36 FCC RF exposure information 36 Lithium ion battery warning 37 Three Year Limited Warranty Statement 38 ii Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual
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Introduction Features The MHS450 provides the following key features: • Submersible design Complies with JIS8 water-resistant standards, which means the radio can be submerged in the background. • ... CAPITALS indicates an actual button or knob on the radio. • Italics indicate text on the display, such as menu options, prompts, and confirmation messages. Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual
Introduction Features The MHS450 provides the following key features: • Submersible design Complies with JIS8 water-resistant standards, which means the radio can be submerged in the background. • ... CAPITALS indicates an actual button or knob on the radio. • Italics indicate text on the display, such as menu options, prompts, and confirmation messages. Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual
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Getting Started What's included MHS450 Radio Antenna Charging Cradle (RSC550) AC Adapter (AD-0007) Alkaline Battey Case (BT550) (batteries not included) DC Adapter (DC550) Lithium Ion Battery (BP550) Belt Clip (CLIP550) Mounting Hardware Wrist Strap If any pieces are missing or damaged, contact Uniden (see back cover for contact information). Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual
Getting Started What's included MHS450 Radio Antenna Charging Cradle (RSC550) AC Adapter (AD-0007) Alkaline Battey Case (BT550) (batteries not included) DC Adapter (DC550) Lithium Ion Battery (BP550) Belt Clip (CLIP550) Mounting Hardware Wrist Strap If any pieces are missing or damaged, contact Uniden (see back cover for contact information). Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual
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Parts of the MHS450 Front view Antenna Jack for external microphone or speaker LCD display PUSH TO TALK button 16/9-TRI (triple/dual watch) button MENU button ENTER button Microphone Speaker VOLUME-POWER knob (Turn clockwise to increase volume.) SQUELCH knob (Turn clockwise to decrease channel noise.) Wrist strap anchor CHANNEL UP & DOWN buttons WX-ALERT (weatheralert) button SCAN-MEM (scanmemory) button 1/2.5/5W button Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual
Parts of the MHS450 Front view Antenna Jack for external microphone or speaker LCD display PUSH TO TALK button 16/9-TRI (triple/dual watch) button MENU button ENTER button Microphone Speaker VOLUME-POWER knob (Turn clockwise to increase volume.) SQUELCH knob (Turn clockwise to decrease channel noise.) Wrist strap anchor CHANNEL UP & DOWN buttons WX-ALERT (weatheralert) button SCAN-MEM (scanmemory) button 1/2.5/5W button Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual
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... into memory or remove a channel from memory. 1/2.5/5W Change the transmit power (see page 21). Decrease the volume or turn off the radio. weaker signals. Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual Move quickly down one channel at a time or move up the CHANNEL DOWN Move down the channels. Raise the squelch level Lower...
... into memory or remove a channel from memory. 1/2.5/5W Change the transmit power (see page 21). Decrease the volume or turn off the radio. weaker signals. Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual Move quickly down one channel at a time or move up the CHANNEL DOWN Move down the channels. Raise the squelch level Lower...
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Transmit on the LCD and KEY LOCK keypad backlight. Note: You cannot transmit while the radio is in the charger. Back view Belt clip PUSH TO TALK button (BACKLIGHT/ KEY LOCK) button Battery charging contacts BUTTON Press to ... Lock and unlock the keypad. Battery latch Press and hold to ... Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual PUSH TO TALK BACKLIGHT/ Turn on a channel.
Transmit on the LCD and KEY LOCK keypad backlight. Note: You cannot transmit while the radio is in the charger. Back view Belt clip PUSH TO TALK button (BACKLIGHT/ KEY LOCK) button Battery charging contacts BUTTON Press to ... Lock and unlock the keypad. Battery latch Press and hold to ... Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual PUSH TO TALK BACKLIGHT/ Turn on a channel.
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... Alert Watch on Battery level icon Current band Alert Memory Current channel is placed in memory Current channel number Status messages (see status message table) Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual Reading the display The LCD screen displays different information depending on the current status of the charger Power input jack (DC 12V...
... Alert Watch on Battery level icon Current band Alert Memory Current channel is placed in memory Current channel number Status messages (see status message table) Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual Reading the display The LCD screen displays different information depending on the current status of the charger Power input jack (DC 12V...
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... SCAN BATTERY LOW Displays When No other status message is needed (see the channel lists starting on scanning mode. You turn on dual watch mode. Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual You turn on triple watch mode while scanning.. You turn on using the software menu: • Press the MENU button to move...
... SCAN BATTERY LOW Displays When No other status message is needed (see the channel lists starting on scanning mode. You turn on dual watch mode. Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual You turn on triple watch mode while scanning.. You turn on using the software menu: • Press the MENU button to move...
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...every 2 seconds Change Triple Watch to its previous operation. In the watch modes which you want to the three operation modes, the MHS450 provides three different watch modes, the radio briefly checks for traffic Weather Monitor the selected mode NOAA weather channel. In addition to ... vessels should have either Triple Watch or Dual Watch on /off (default mode) Press SCANMEM. Scan mode Monitors all times. Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual How It Works The MHS450 radio has three main operation modes, normal mode, scan mode, and weather mode. Press WXALERT.
...every 2 seconds Change Triple Watch to its previous operation. In the watch modes which you want to the three operation modes, the MHS450 provides three different watch modes, the radio briefly checks for traffic Weather Monitor the selected mode NOAA weather channel. In addition to ... vessels should have either Triple Watch or Dual Watch on /off (default mode) Press SCANMEM. Scan mode Monitors all times. Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual How It Works The MHS450 radio has three main operation modes, normal mode, scan mode, and weather mode. Press WXALERT.
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If it detects a weather alert for your area, it will switch to the last-used weather channel every seven seconds. wx Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual The transmit power switches to scroll quickly down one channel at a time. Normal mode operation • To transmit, remove the radio from ...
If it detects a weather alert for your area, it will switch to the last-used weather channel every seven seconds. wx Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual The transmit power switches to scroll quickly down one channel at a time. Normal mode operation • To transmit, remove the radio from ...
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Monitoring Channel 25 09 16 09 16 09 16 Triple Watch on , the radio only checks channel 16. WX Alert Watch 10 Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual The radio will not check channels 16 or 9 while you activate Triple Watch while operating in normal mode You can activate Weather ...
Monitoring Channel 25 09 16 09 16 09 16 Triple Watch on , the radio only checks channel 16. WX Alert Watch 10 Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual The radio will not check channels 16 or 9 while you activate Triple Watch while operating in normal mode You can activate Weather ...
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... from lowest to start a scan. • To save channels into memory, select the channel, then press and hold the SCAN-MEM button for two seconds. Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual 11 Memory shows on that channel as long as the signal is received; Using the radio in 0.5 seconds. When it stays on...
... from lowest to start a scan. • To save channels into memory, select the channel, then press and hold the SCAN-MEM button for two seconds. Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual 11 Memory shows on that channel as long as the signal is received; Using the radio in 0.5 seconds. When it stays on...
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... seconds, then continues scanning the next channel in scan mode, the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every two seconds, then goes on 09 16 12 Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual Triple Watch on to scan the next channel; with Dual Watch turned on, the radio only checks channel 16: Memory Channel Scan...
... seconds, then continues scanning the next channel in scan mode, the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every two seconds, then goes on 09 16 12 Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual Triple Watch on to scan the next channel; with Dual Watch turned on, the radio only checks channel 16: Memory Channel Scan...
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... Channel Scan 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 20 24 25 Every 2 seconds, the radio checks channels 9 & 16, then scans the next channel. Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual 13 Both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch in scan mode You can filter out alerts that do not affect your location...
... Channel Scan 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 20 24 25 Every 2 seconds, the radio checks channels 9 & 16, then scans the next channel. Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual 13 Both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch in scan mode You can filter out alerts that do not affect your location...
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.... Monitoring Weather Channel WX08 09 16 09 16 09 16 Every 2 seconds, the radio checks channel 9, then channel 16 with Dual Watch turned on 14 Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual If you don't need Weather Alert Watch to stay informed of "sleep mode": the radio stays on . If an alert is very...
.... Monitoring Weather Channel WX08 09 16 09 16 09 16 Every 2 seconds, the radio checks channel 9, then channel 16 with Dual Watch turned on 14 Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual If you don't need Weather Alert Watch to stay informed of "sleep mode": the radio stays on . If an alert is very...
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... antenna to order a replacement (see back cover page for easy shipping or storage. For shipping safety, the battery is installed as a placeholder. Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual 15 Note: Charge the battery fully before using the radio. 1. the empty alkaline battery case is not installed at the base... of the radio. Installing the battery Your MHS450 comes with a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery. Unlock the latch at the factory; Make sure the seal is seated in the groove and ...
... antenna to order a replacement (see back cover page for easy shipping or storage. For shipping safety, the battery is installed as a placeholder. Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual 15 Note: Charge the battery fully before using the radio. 1. the empty alkaline battery case is not installed at the base... of the radio. Installing the battery Your MHS450 comes with a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery. Unlock the latch at the factory; Make sure the seal is seated in the groove and ...
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...battery case that holds four AAA type alkaline batteries (not supplied). Follow the steps below to a maximum of 2.5 watts. For best performance, Uniden recommends using alkaline batteries, transmit power is recharging. Insert the two hooks on the lower part of the case into place. Using the alkaline battery...down. With your Li-Ion battery is limited to use alkaline batteries as Duracell Ultra® batteries. Make sure the Rubber seal 16 Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual Hold the lower part of the case and lift the cover open the battery case, check the rubber seal. Bring...
...battery case that holds four AAA type alkaline batteries (not supplied). Follow the steps below to a maximum of 2.5 watts. For best performance, Uniden recommends using alkaline batteries, transmit power is recharging. Insert the two hooks on the lower part of the case into place. Using the alkaline battery...down. With your Li-Ion battery is limited to use alkaline batteries as Duracell Ultra® batteries. Make sure the Rubber seal 16 Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual Hold the lower part of the case and lift the cover open the battery case, check the rubber seal. Bring...
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... order a replacement (see page 15). Rotate the belt clip so that the finger indentation is towards the VOL VOL SQ SQ bottom of the radio. 2. Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual 17 seal is seated in the groove and there is designed to prevent the accidental charging of alkaline batteries. If the rubber...
... order a replacement (see page 15). Rotate the belt clip so that the finger indentation is towards the VOL VOL SQ SQ bottom of the radio. 2. Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner's Manual 17 seal is seated in the groove and there is designed to prevent the accidental charging of alkaline batteries. If the rubber...