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A World Without Wires® UNIDEN MARINE 2-WAY VHF RADIO MHS550 OWNER'S MANUAL
A World Without Wires® UNIDEN MARINE 2-WAY VHF RADIO MHS550 OWNER'S MANUAL
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... Turning the key beep on and off 22 Using the external speaker/mic jack 23 Using the Marine VHF Band 23 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... options 35 Using the Aircraft Band 36 Reading the aircraft band screen 36 Aircraft band menu options 37 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 37 Common questions 38 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual
... Turning the key beep on and off 22 Using the external speaker/mic jack 23 Using the Marine VHF Band 23 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... options 35 Using the Aircraft Band 36 Reading the aircraft band screen 36 Aircraft band menu options 37 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 37 Common questions 38 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual
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Introduction Features The MHS550 provides the following key features: • Submersible design Complies with JIS8 water-resistant standards, which means the radio can be submerged in 1.5 meters of water ... 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. Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual
Introduction Features The MHS550 provides the following key features: • Submersible design Complies with JIS8 water-resistant standards, which means the radio can be submerged in 1.5 meters of water ... 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. Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual
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... Start scanning the channels saved in your area. Save a channel into memory or remove a channel from memory. BAND-1/2.5/5W Cycle through the radio bands: marine/VHF, FRS, AM, FM, and aircraft band Change the transmit power (see page 27). Raise the squelch level Lower the squelch level to hear to the... screen. Decrease the volume or turn off the radio. up one option at a time in a menu screen. nels for alerts (any area). BUTTON Press to ... Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual MENU Display the radio menu.
... Start scanning the channels saved in your area. Save a channel into memory or remove a channel from memory. BAND-1/2.5/5W Cycle through the radio bands: marine/VHF, FRS, AM, FM, and aircraft band Change the transmit power (see page 27). Raise the squelch level Lower the squelch level to hear to the... screen. Decrease the volume or turn off the radio. up one option at a time in a menu screen. nels for alerts (any area). BUTTON Press to ... Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual MENU Display the radio menu.
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...Watch If you finish talking. • For the best sound quality, hold the button to scroll quickly up one channel at a time. wx Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual 11 Press and hold the microphone about 2 seconds. The radio switches to the next transmit power each time you finish your... the available radio bands. Release the button when you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in normal mode, the radio checks the most marine VHF channels. • To transmit, press and hold the BAND-1/2.5/5W button. used weather channel every seven seconds. Press and hold the BAND...
...Watch If you finish talking. • For the best sound quality, hold the button to scroll quickly up one channel at a time. wx Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual 11 Press and hold the microphone about 2 seconds. The radio switches to the next transmit power each time you finish your... the available radio bands. Release the button when you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in normal mode, the radio checks the most marine VHF channels. • To transmit, press and hold the BAND-1/2.5/5W button. used weather channel every seven seconds. Press and hold the BAND...
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... water entering the jack. 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) Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual 23 Insert the special ...gasketed plug and screw down the shell, which is stored in the marine VHF band. Using the external speaker/mic jack ...
... water entering the jack. 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) Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual 23 Insert the special ...gasketed plug and screw down the shell, which is stored in the marine VHF band. Using the external speaker/mic jack ...
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You turn on dual watch mode. Marine VHF band menu options Follow the steps below to the table below for the available options and settings available in the marine band. 24 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual The battery power level is needed (see the tables staring on page 42 ...transmit at the moment (for example, because you are on scanning mode. You turn on triple watch mode. Refer to open the marine VHF band menu: 1. Marine band status messages Message (Channel Name) TRANSMITTING RELEASE PTT KEY CHANNEL SCAN TRIWATCH TRIWATCH SCAN DUALWATCH DUALWATCH SCAN BATTERY...
You turn on dual watch mode. Marine VHF band menu options Follow the steps below to the table below for the available options and settings available in the marine band. 24 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual The battery power level is needed (see the tables staring on page 42 ...transmit at the moment (for example, because you are on scanning mode. You turn on triple watch mode. Refer to open the marine VHF band menu: 1. Marine band status messages Message (Channel Name) TRANSMITTING RELEASE PTT KEY CHANNEL SCAN TRIWATCH TRIWATCH SCAN DUALWATCH DUALWATCH SCAN BATTERY...
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it is probably too high. In VHF, check your UIC channel settings (see page 27) In FRS, make sure the privacy codes match the radio you are not trying to make sure ... in scan mode. Make sure the duration of the broadcast and miss which FIPS codes are not in weather or scan mode. battery compartment. 38 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual The radio won 't power on. I can 't hear anything from the speaker. Check to Try The radio won 't transmit. I don't know why. Common...
it is probably too high. In VHF, check your UIC channel settings (see page 27) In FRS, make sure the privacy codes match the radio you are not trying to make sure ... in scan mode. Make sure the duration of the broadcast and miss which FIPS codes are not in weather or scan mode. battery compartment. 38 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual The radio won 't power on. I can 't hear anything from the speaker. Check to Try The radio won 't transmit. I don't know why. Common...
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...event code shown No event code shown Regulations and Safety Warnings WARNING! Operation on these frequencies without proper authorization is underway. 50 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual If you should familiarize yourself with the rules on marine radios and be on channel 16 (156.800 MHz... in Canada, and use in international waters. For individuals requiring a license, such as commercial users, you are a few guidelines that have a VHF radio on your boat, you carry a radio, it must maintain a watch on and set to communicate. Read this information before using the radio...
...event code shown No event code shown Regulations and Safety Warnings WARNING! Operation on these frequencies without proper authorization is underway. 50 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual If you should familiarize yourself with the rules on marine radios and be on channel 16 (156.800 MHz... in Canada, and use in international waters. For individuals requiring a license, such as commercial users, you are a few guidelines that have a VHF radio on your boat, you carry a radio, it must maintain a watch on and set to communicate. Read this information before using the radio...