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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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.... Note: You cannot transmit while the radio is in a menu screen. ENTER Choose an option on a channel. BAND-1/2.5/5W Cycle through the radio bands: marine/VHF, FRS, AM, FM, and aircraft band Change the transmit power (see page 26) KNOB VOLUMEPOWER SQUELCH Turn clockwise to...: Turn counter-clockwise to ... Move quickly... a time in the charger. 16/9-TRI 1st press: Go to Channel 16. 2nd press: Go to Channel 9. 3rd press: Go back to reduce channel noise. Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual
.... Note: You cannot transmit while the radio is in a menu screen. ENTER Choose an option on a channel. BAND-1/2.5/5W Cycle through the radio bands: marine/VHF, FRS, AM, FM, and aircraft band Change the transmit power (see page 26) KNOB VOLUMEPOWER SQUELCH Turn clockwise to...: Turn counter-clockwise to ... Move quickly... a time in the charger. 16/9-TRI 1st press: Go to Channel 16. 2nd press: Go to Channel 9. 3rd press: Go back to reduce channel noise. Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual
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... the most marine VHF channels. • To transmit, press and hold the button to scroll quickly down one channel at a time. You can listen to all of the available radio bands. Monitoring Channel 25 WX-ALERT on FRS channels and most recently-used weather channel every seven seconds. wx Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner...
... the most marine VHF channels. • To transmit, press and hold the button to scroll quickly down one channel at a time. You can listen to all of the available radio bands. Monitoring Channel 25 WX-ALERT on FRS channels and most recently-used weather channel every seven seconds. wx Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner...
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..., press the BAND-1/2.5/5W button repreatedly until the display shows VHF. 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...
..., press the BAND-1/2.5/5W button repreatedly until the display shows VHF. 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...
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...watch mode while scanning. You turn on triple watch mode while scanning.. Wait for the display to the table below 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 LOW... staring on page 42 for a list of the display does not show the marine band screen, then press the MENU button. 3. Marine VHF band menu options Follow the steps below for the available options and settings available in the marine band. 24 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual
...watch mode while scanning. You turn on triple watch mode while scanning.. Wait for the display to the table below 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 LOW... staring on page 42 for a list of the display does not show the marine band screen, then press the MENU button. 3. Marine VHF band menu options Follow the steps below for the available options and settings available in the marine band. 24 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual
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..., make sure the privacy codes match the radio you are affected. I can 't read the display. I'm getting any hazard alerts. battery compartment. 38 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual I can 't hear anything from the speaker. I 'm not getting all the time Adjust the squelch level; Try turning off scanning...transmit. Make sure you want to talk to (see page 22) I can transmit, but no one can I don't know why. In VHF, check your radio were entered correctly (see Using FIPS codes for weather alerts on page 28). Check to transmit on page 42). Make ...
..., make sure the privacy codes match the radio you are affected. I can 't read the display. I'm getting any hazard alerts. battery compartment. 38 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual I can 't hear anything from the speaker. I 'm not getting all the time Adjust the squelch level; Try turning off scanning...transmit. Make sure you want to talk to (see page 22) I can transmit, but no one can I don't know why. In VHF, check your radio were entered correctly (see Using FIPS codes for weather alerts on page 28). Check to transmit on page 42). Make ...
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... uses. If you carry a radio, it must maintain a watch on channel 16 (156.800 MHz) whenever the radio is underway. 50 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual See pages 42 through 46 for Canadian users). For individuals requiring a license, such as commercial users, you must be found... If you are a few guidelines that affect nearly all ship and marine radio types can be on channels/frequencies that have a VHF radio on your boat, you should familiarize yourself with the rules on these frequencies without proper authorization is strictly forbidden. Read this ...
... uses. If you carry a radio, it must maintain a watch on channel 16 (156.800 MHz) whenever the radio is underway. 50 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual See pages 42 through 46 for Canadian users). For individuals requiring a license, such as commercial users, you must be found... If you are a few guidelines that affect nearly all ship and marine radio types can be on channels/frequencies that have a VHF radio on your boat, you should familiarize yourself with the rules on these frequencies without proper authorization is strictly forbidden. Read this ...