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Popular Uniden MHS550 Manual Pages
English Owners Manual - Page 4
... Reading the marine band screen 23 Marine band status messages 24 Marine VHF band menu options 24 Making a transmission 25 Boosting the transmission power 26 Choosing Triple Watch or Dual Watch 27 Setting the UIC channel mode (USA/CAN/INT 27 Changing channel names 27 Using FIPS codes for weather alerts 28
Using the Family Radio Service (FRS...
English Owners Manual - Page 5
... frequencies 46 FRS channel frequencies 46 FRS privacy codes (CTCSS and DSC codes 46 CEA2009-SAME event codes 48
Regulations and Safety Warnings 50 Maritime radio services operation 50 Basic radio guidelines 50 FCC/Industry Canada information 51 FCC RF exposure information 51 Lithium ion battery warning 52
Three Year Limited Warranty Statement 52
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English Owners Manual - Page 6
...battery alert.
• Triple or dual watch operation Checks the Coast Guard Distress/Hailing channels 16 and 9 in the background.
• All marine VHF channels for the U.S., Canada, and international waters
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather channel watch Sounds a warning tone when a hazard alert is issued for your area.
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English Owners Manual - Page 9
... the radio bands: marine/VHF, FRS, AM, FM, and aircraft band
Change the transmit power (see page 27).
MENU
Display the radio menu.
up one option at a time in memory.
nels for alerts (any area).
Raise the squelch level Lower the squelch level to hear to ... Decrease the volume or turn off the radio. Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual...
English Owners Manual - Page 13
...you finish talking.
• For the best sound quality, hold the microphone about 2 seconds. wx
Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual
11 Press and hold the button to scroll quickly down one channel ...before checking the weather channel. Monitoring Channel 25
WX-ALERT on FRS channels and most marine VHF channels.
• To transmit, press and hold the BAND-1/2.5/5W button for your area...
English Owners Manual - Page 25
... on
Battery level icon
Current channel is in memory
Current channel number
Status messages (see back cover for contact information).
Using the Marine VHF Band
The following features and options are
• HHSPM Speaker Mic
• VOX100 Headset Mic
For details, consult your Uniden dealer or contact Uniden directly (see status message table)
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23...
English Owners Manual - Page 26
... cannot transmit at the moment (for the available options and settings available in the marine band.
24
Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual You turn on scanning mode. Marine band status messages
Message
(Channel Name)
TRANSMITTING
RELEASE PTT KEY
CHANNEL SCAN TRIWATCH TRIWATCH SCAN DUALWATCH DUALWATCH SCAN
BATTERY LOW
Displays When No other status message is too low for...
English Owners Manual - Page 27
... to hear hazard alerts for
No FIPS codes entered. If you 're finished talking to let the other party respond.
• To prevent stuck microphone problems or situations where the PUSH TO TALK button is in a single transmission.
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25 Available Settings (default setting is pushed accidentally, the radio limits your talk time to Canadian or...
English Owners Manual - Page 30
...codes, see the NWS website: www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/nwsfipschg.htm.
• To see the
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Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual When you finish entering the name, the radio...
The US National Weather Service established 6-digit Federal Information Processing System (FIPS) codes to the channel list...displays the list of FIPS codes by entering these FIPS codes in specific areas. Use CHANNEL UP ...
English Owners Manual - Page 34
...error tone sounds.
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Note: If you do.
1. Any channel that has a privacy code enabled has an asterisk in the same way. On Off Exit
4. Use the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to disable a previously-set...has the same code set code. Open the FRS menu. When the first digit is highlighted.
Note: Privacy codes are specific to the next ...
English Owners Manual - Page 40
... codes match the radio you are not in scan mode. battery compartment.
38
Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual
For your current location (see the channel lists starting on a receive-only channel or that you are affected. it is on . it is turned on a plate inside the radio's serial number? Where can 't hear anything from the speaker. Common questions
Problem...
English Owners Manual - Page 41
Specifications
General Specifications
Channels Frequency Range Step
All USA, Canadian and International Marine-Weather: 156.05 ~ 163..... Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual
39 Dynamic type (8Ω, 0.7W)
Microphone Supplied Accessories
Built-in Electret type Li-Ion Battery Pack (7.4VDC, 1400mA/hr min) AC Adapter, Drop-In Charger, CLA DC Cord, Alkaline Battery Tray (4xAAA), Belt Clip, ...
English Owners Manual - Page 43
...Specifications
Unit
Frequency Tolerance @ 25˚C to 50˚C
PPM
Frequency Stability -20˚C to 50˚C
PPM
(MRN 5W)
W
(MRN 2.5W)
W
Carrier Power
(MRN 1W)
W
(FRS/MRN 0.5W)
W
(MRN 5W)
dBc
Spurious Emission
(MRN 2.5W/1W)
dBc
Modulation Frequency 500 MHz
dB
Response
2000 MHz
dB
Microphone...± 4.5 ± 2.3
0.6
38 35 1500 650
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English Owners Manual - Page 48
... with another Uniden or a West Marine radio, the specific type of two different types: 38 Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) codes (numbered 001 to 038) and 104 Digital Squelch Control (DSC) codes (numbered 039 to 142). As long as you are a combination of code does not matter: just make the numbers designating the privacy codes match.
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English Owners Manual - Page 52
... and marine radio types can be on channel 16 (156.800 MHz) whenever the radio is strictly forbidden. Complete guidelines for tables of which channels to your boat. Basic radio guidelines
You should obtain a license application from your boat is underway.
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Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual If you must be found at 1-888-CALL-FCC. Received Code Event Code...
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