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... switch to shore). 9. Say, "I WILL BE LISTENING ON CHANNEL 16." 11. If you are (what navigational aids or landmarks are near, or give your boat}." Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual Say, "MAYDAY{name or call , beginning at step 3, above. End message by saying, "THIS IS {name or call sign of your position...
... switch to shore). 9. Say, "I WILL BE LISTENING ON CHANNEL 16." 11. If you are (what navigational aids or landmarks are near, or give your boat}." Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual Say, "MAYDAY{name or call , beginning at step 3, above. End message by saying, "THIS IS {name or call sign of your position...
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Table of Contents Making a Distress Call inside front cover Introduction 4 Features 4 Manual conventions 5 Getting Started 5 What's included 5 Parts of the MHS550 6 Front view 6 Back view 8 Parts of the charger 9 Using the menus 9 How It Works 10 Normal mode operation 11 Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch ... 17 Using the alkaline battery case 18 Attaching the belt clip 19 Mounting the charger 20 Mounting on a flat surface 20 Mounting on a wall 20 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual
Table of Contents Making a Distress Call inside front cover Introduction 4 Features 4 Manual conventions 5 Getting Started 5 What's included 5 Parts of the MHS550 6 Front view 6 Back view 8 Parts of the charger 9 Using the menus 9 How It Works 10 Normal mode operation 11 Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch ... 17 Using the alkaline battery case 18 Attaching the belt clip 19 Mounting the charger 20 Mounting on a flat surface 20 Mounting on a wall 20 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual
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... 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
... 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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... 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 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual
... 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 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 ... 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 ... 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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... actual button or knob on the radio. • Italics indicate text on the display, such as menu options, prompts, and confirmation messages. Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual Getting Started What's included MHS550 Radio Charger (RSC550) Lithium Ion Battery (BP550) Alkaline Battery Case (BT550) (batteries not included) DC Adapter (DC550) AC Adapter (AD-0007...
... actual button or knob on the radio. • Italics indicate text on the display, such as menu options, prompts, and confirmation messages. Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual Getting Started What's included MHS550 Radio Charger (RSC550) Lithium Ion Battery (BP550) Alkaline Battery Case (BT550) (batteries not included) DC Adapter (DC550) AC Adapter (AD-0007...
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Parts of the MHS550 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 BAND-1/2.5/5W button Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual
Parts of the MHS550 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 BAND-1/2.5/5W button Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual
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... level to hear to the current weather Monitor weather chan- Press and hold to ... Note: You cannot transmit while the radio is in your area. Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual Move quickly channels. BUTTON Press to ... weaker signals. SCAN-MEM Start scanning the channels saved in a menu screen.
... level to hear to the current weather Monitor weather chan- Press and hold to ... Note: You cannot transmit while the radio is in your area. Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual Move quickly channels. BUTTON Press to ... weaker signals. SCAN-MEM Start scanning the channels saved in a menu screen.
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Lock and unlock the keypad. Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual Battery latch Press and hold to ... Note: You cannot transmit while the radio is in the charger. PUSH-TO TALK BACKLIGHT/ Turn on a channel. Back view Belt clip PUSH TO TALK button (BACKLIGHT/ KEY LOCK) button Battery charging contacts BUTTON Press to ... Transmit on the LCD and KEY LOCK keypad backlight.
Lock and unlock the keypad. Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual Battery latch Press and hold to ... Note: You cannot transmit while the radio is in the charger. PUSH-TO TALK BACKLIGHT/ Turn on a channel. Back view Belt clip PUSH TO TALK button (BACKLIGHT/ KEY LOCK) button Battery charging contacts BUTTON Press to ... Transmit on the LCD and KEY LOCK keypad backlight.
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... screens. The DC adapter must connect to close the menu. For details, see the operation instructions for each radio band. Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual The specific screens and menu options are some general hints on page 23. • The current item is placed in the menu. &#...
... screens. The DC adapter must connect to close the menu. For details, see the operation instructions for each radio band. Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual The specific screens and menu options are some general hints on page 23. • The current item is placed in the menu. &#...
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... WX-ALERT for 2 seconds Checks channels 16 and 9 Press and hold 16/9TRI for activity on that channel, too. Scan mode Monitors all times. 10 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual Watch mode Weather Alert Watch Triple Watch Dual Watch What it does To turn it on at all the channels you to... talk to its previous operation. How It Works The MHS550 radio has three main operation modes, normal mode, scan mode, and weather mode. Press WXALERT. Water-going vessels should have either Triple Watch or Dual...
... WX-ALERT for 2 seconds Checks channels 16 and 9 Press and hold 16/9TRI for activity on that channel, too. Scan mode Monitors all times. 10 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual Watch mode Weather Alert Watch Triple Watch Dual Watch What it does To turn it on at all the channels you to... talk to its previous operation. How It Works The MHS550 radio has three main operation modes, normal mode, scan mode, and weather mode. Press WXALERT. Water-going vessels should have either Triple Watch or Dual...
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... BAND-1/2.5/5W button. Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch If you press and hold the button to scroll quickly down one channel at a time. wx Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual 11 Normal mode operation • Press the CHANNEL UP button to move down the channels. • You can transmit on : Every 7 seconds...
... BAND-1/2.5/5W button. Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch If you press and hold the button to scroll quickly down one channel at a time. wx Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual 11 Normal mode operation • Press the CHANNEL UP button to move down the channels. • You can transmit on : Every 7 seconds...
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... lastused weather channel. Monitoring Channel 25 09 16 09 16 09 16 Triple Watch on , the radio only checks channel 16. WX Alert Watch 12 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual Normal mode with Dual Watch turned on : Every 2 seconds, the radio checks channels 9 & 16. it waits until your transmission is finished and...
... lastused weather channel. Monitoring Channel 25 09 16 09 16 09 16 Triple Watch on , the radio only checks channel 16. WX Alert Watch 12 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual Normal mode with Dual Watch turned on : Every 2 seconds, the radio checks channels 9 & 16. it waits until your transmission is finished and...
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... radio remains on a channel, press CHANNEL UP to leave that channel and resume scanning. • To end the scan, press the SCAN-MEM button again; Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual 13 Scan mode operation You can save a channel into memory and then use scan mode to monitor those channels from memory, set...
... radio remains on a channel, press CHANNEL UP to leave that channel and resume scanning. • To end the scan, press the SCAN-MEM button again; Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual 13 Scan mode operation You can save a channel into memory and then use scan mode to monitor those channels from memory, set...
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... 15 17 20 24 25 Every 2 seconds, the radio checks channels 9 & 16, then scans the next channel. with Dual Watch turned on 09 16 14 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual Scan mode with Weather Alert Watch If you activate Triple Watch while operating in memory: Memory Channel Scan 08 10 11 12...
... 15 17 20 24 25 Every 2 seconds, the radio checks channels 9 & 16, then scans the next channel. with Dual Watch turned on 09 16 14 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual Scan mode with Weather Alert Watch If you activate Triple Watch while operating in memory: Memory Channel Scan 08 10 11 12...
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WX Alert Watch on 09 16 Every 7 seconds, the radio checks the last-used weather channel, then scans wx the next channel. Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual 15 The radio performs both checks at the same time. If any button. • To cancel weather mode and return to alert ...
WX Alert Watch on 09 16 Every 7 seconds, the radio checks the last-used weather channel, then scans wx the next channel. Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual 15 The radio performs both checks at the same time. If any button. • To cancel weather mode and return to alert ...
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... mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch If you don't need Weather Alert Watch to stay informed of "sleep mode": the radio stays on 16 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual Weather mode with Weather Alert Watch Because weather mode already monitors the weather channels, you activate Triple Watch while operating in your...
... mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch If you don't need Weather Alert Watch to stay informed of "sleep mode": the radio stays on 16 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual Weather mode with Weather Alert Watch Because weather mode already monitors the weather channels, you activate Triple Watch while operating in your...
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... the radio. 1. Insert the hooks on the battery into the notches on it. If the seal looks worn or damaged, contact customer service to order a Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual 17 Rubber seal Note: Each time you remove the battery, check the rubber seal around the battery compartment. the empty alkaline battery...
... the radio. 1. Insert the hooks on the battery into the notches on it. If the seal looks worn or damaged, contact customer service to order a Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual 17 Rubber seal Note: Each time you remove the battery, check the rubber seal around the battery compartment. the empty alkaline battery...
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...: Each time you open . With your other hand, grip the upper part of the case and lift the cover open Rubber seal 18 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual You can still use your radio while your Li-Ion battery is limited to a maximum of the case. 2. Follow the...such as a backup for contact information). 3. Align the batteries' positive and negative terminals with the drawing in the compartment. 4. For best performance, Uniden recommends using alkaline batteries, transmit power is recharging. Use your thumb to hold the notch on the cover, and close the cover. (The cover ...
...: Each time you open . With your other hand, grip the upper part of the case and lift the cover open Rubber seal 18 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual You can still use your radio while your Li-Ion battery is limited to a maximum of the case. 2. Follow the...such as a backup for contact information). 3. Align the batteries' positive and negative terminals with the drawing in the compartment. 4. For best performance, Uniden recommends using alkaline batteries, transmit power is recharging. Use your thumb to hold the notch on the cover, and close the cover. (The cover ...
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... VOL points to prevent the accidental charging of the anchor post. Do not attempt to order a replacement (see page 17). To remove the belt clip: 1. Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual 19 Make sure the seal is seated in the groove and there is no dirt or debris on the post and slide...
... VOL points to prevent the accidental charging of the anchor post. Do not attempt to order a replacement (see page 17). To remove the belt clip: 1. Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual 19 Make sure the seal is seated in the groove and there is no dirt or debris on the post and slide...
