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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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...; 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. Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual
...; 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. Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual
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...a channel into memory or remove a channel from memory. conditions in memory. Raise the squelch level Lower the squelch level to hear to ... Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual SCAN-MEM Start scanning the channels saved in your area. ENTER Choose an option on a channel. BUTTON Press to reduce ... SQUELCH Turn clockwise to...: Turn counter-clockwise to the current weather Monitor weather chan- 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). Decrease the volume or turn off the...
...a channel into memory or remove a channel from memory. conditions in memory. Raise the squelch level Lower the squelch level to hear to ... Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual SCAN-MEM Start scanning the channels saved in your area. ENTER Choose an option on a channel. BUTTON Press to reduce ... SQUELCH Turn clockwise to...: Turn counter-clockwise to the current weather Monitor weather chan- 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). Decrease the volume or turn off the...
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... Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch If you finish talking. • For the best sound quality, hold the microphone about 2 seconds. wx Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual 11 Monitoring Channel 25 WX-ALERT on FRS channels and most recently-used weather channel every seven seconds. 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 PUSH TO TALK button to all of the available...
... Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch If you finish talking. • For the best sound quality, hold the microphone about 2 seconds. wx Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual 11 Monitoring Channel 25 WX-ALERT on FRS channels and most recently-used weather channel every seven seconds. 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 PUSH TO TALK button to all of the available...
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...mic to prevent loss. 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 Two available units are... avilable only when the radio is held by the rubber cap-keeper to this watertight jack. Insert...
...mic to prevent loss. 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 Two available units are... avilable only when the radio is held by the rubber cap-keeper to this watertight jack. Insert...
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... menu: 1. You turn on dual watch mode. You turn on scanning mode. 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 If the top of channel names) You press the PUSH TO TALK button. Marine band status... with the battery power level icon ). Refer to the table below to show Marine Band, press the BAND-1/2.5/5W button repreatedly until the display shows VHF. 2. You turn on triple watch mode.
... menu: 1. You turn on dual watch mode. You turn on scanning mode. 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 If the top of channel names) You press the PUSH TO TALK button. Marine band status... with the battery power level icon ). Refer to the table below to show Marine Band, press the BAND-1/2.5/5W button repreatedly until the display shows VHF. 2. You turn on triple watch mode.
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..., but no one can 't read the display. Where can 't hear anything from the speaker. Check the battery power level. In VHF, check your radio were entered correctly (see the channel lists starting on . Check to make sure the FIPS codes in scan mode. Adjust the squelch ... the speaker all the hazard alerts, not just the ones for weather alerts on a plate inside the radio's serial number? For your current location (see page 31) The display flashes, and I find my The serial number is less than 5 minutes. battery compartment. 38 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual
..., but no one can 't read the display. Where can 't hear anything from the speaker. Check the battery power level. In VHF, check your radio were entered correctly (see the channel lists starting on . Check to make sure the FIPS codes in scan mode. Adjust the squelch ... the speaker all the hazard alerts, not just the ones for weather alerts on a plate inside the radio's serial number? For your current location (see page 31) The display flashes, and I find my The serial number is less than 5 minutes. battery compartment. 38 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual
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...have a VHF radio on and set to your nearest FCC field office (for US users) or Industry Canada (for tables of which channels to communicate. If you should familiarize yourself with the rules on marine radios and be on your boat is underway. 50 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's ...Manual For individuals requiring a license, such as commercial users, you carry a radio, it must maintain a watch on these frequencies without proper ...
...have a VHF radio on and set to your nearest FCC field office (for US users) or Industry Canada (for tables of which channels to communicate. If you should familiarize yourself with the rules on marine radios and be on your boat is underway. 50 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's ...Manual For individuals requiring a license, such as commercial users, you carry a radio, it must maintain a watch on these frequencies without proper ...