Uniden MHS 350, Owner'S Manual

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Page 3: ...uch Channel 16 9 TRI 12 Triple Watch 13 Monitoring Weather Channels 14 Emergency Weather Alert 15 SAME Alert 16 FIPS Code 16 USA International and Canadian Channels 17 Programming a Channel into Memory 18 Deleting a Channel from Memory 18 Scanning 18 Transmitting 19 Lighted Keys and Display 19 Turning Off and Reactivating the Key Beep 19 Battery Indicator 20 Key Lock 20 Marine Channels USA 21 Mari...

Page 4: ... Power Lock Button 1 5W LOCK 8 Channel Up Button 9 Channel Down Button 10 Speaker 11 Speaker MIC Optional Jack 12 On off Volume Knob VOL 13 Squelch Knob SQ 14 LCD Display 15 Memory FIPS Button MEM FIPS 16 Scan Button SCAN 17 16 9 Triple Watch Button 16 9 TRI 18 Microphone 19 Charge Contacts 20 Battery Release Clip 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ...

Page 5: ...ory Indicator D Transmit Indicator E Triple Watch Indicator F TX Power Indicator G Key Lock Indicator H USA International Canadian US INT CAN Indicator I Weather Mode Indicator J Scan Indicator K Weather Alert Indicator A B C D E F G H I J K LCD Display ...

Page 6: ...ny radio equipment with the antenna touching or close to the eyes face or exposed body parts Ni MH Battery Pack Warning This equipment contains a Ni MH Battery Pack The Ni MH Battery Pack contained in this equipment may explode if disposed of in a fire Do not short circuit the Battery Pack Do not charge the Ni MH Battery Pack used in this equipment with any Adapter other than the one designed to c...

Page 7: ...350 s features please read this operating guide carefully before using the unit Features Waterproof meets JIS7 waterproof specifications Triple Watch Mode Programmable Memory One Touch Channel 16 9 10 Weather Channels Weather Alert NWR SAME Alert Programmable FIPS Code Memory Scan USA International and Canadian Channels Dual Drop in Charging Cradle Rechargeable Ni MH Battery Pack 2 battery packs i...

Page 8: ...is product not expressly approved by Uniden or operation of this product in any way other than as detailed by this Operating Guide can void your authority to operate this product Maritime Radio Services Operation This transmitter will operate on channels frequencies that have restricted use in the United States The channel assignments include frequencies assigned for exclusive use of the U S Coast...

Page 9: ...g from the box contact your Uniden Dealer or the Uniden Parts Department at 800 554 3988 Charging Cradle Rechargeable Battery x2 BP350 Reference Guide Printed Material AC Adapter AD 0007 MHS350 DC Adapter Antenna HH9408 Wrist Strap Beltclip Mounting Screws 7 ...

Page 10: ...ing Cradle Push down the Charging Cradle until it is firmly seated When you remove the Charging Cradle from the wall loosen the screws and push the Charging Cradle up Attaching the Antenna Apply the antenna to the radio as shown Be sure the antenna is firmly seated Attaching the Rechargeable Battery Pack Place the rechargeable battery pack onto the back of the radio It will only fit in one way Sna...

Page 11: ...ip in the direction as illustrated Apply it to the hanger piece on the back of the radio Then slide it up When you hear a click the beltclip is firmly attached To take the beltclip off the radio turn it upside down and slide it up 4 3 2 1 9 ...

Page 12: ...charge another battery at the same time Place it in the back of the Charging Cradle Charge the battery for about 4 hours The charger won t overcharge the battery pack When the LED on the Charging Cradle turn off charging is completed The radio will not charge the battery while on and receiving incoming voice traffic and while transmitting When you mount the Charging Cradle on your boat use the DC ...

Page 13: ...ckwise Then turn On the unit by turning the Volume Power VOL knob clockwise until you hear a hissing sound Turn the SQ knob clockwise just until the hissing sound stops Use the knob to adjust to the desired squelch level Think of the squelch control as a frequency gate which controls access to weak or strong signals depending on its setting To listen to a weak or distant station turn the knob coun...

Page 14: ... and hold the or button for more than 1 second One touch Channel 16 9 TRI Example While you are monitoring channel 20 you want to check channel 16 or channel 9 You are now on channel 20 To monitor channel 16 press the 16 9 TRI button To monitor channel 9 press the 16 9 TRI button again To return to channel 20 press the 16 9 TRI button again 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 12 UP DOWN ...

Page 15: ...e confirmation tone sounds and TRI appears on the display To exit from Triple Watch press and hold the 16 9 TRI button for 2 seconds A double confirmation tone sounds and TRI disappears While in Triple Watch mode you can change the currently selected channel using the or button A momentary press of the 16 9 TRI button interrupts Triple Watch mode and remains on 16 or on channel 9 if you press once...

Page 16: ...sten to the emergency weather channels in your area press the WX ALERT button WX appears on the display To move up press the button To move down press the button To exit press the WX ALERT button WX disappears from the display To change the channel continuously press and hold the or button for more than 1 second 4 3 2 1 14 UP DOWN ...

Page 17: ...emergency weather channel in your area see page 14 Press and hold the WX ALERT button for 2 seconds A double confirmation tone sounds and appears When the unit receives a warning signal it beeps for 5 seconds and the chan nel number blinks To turn Off Emergency Weather Alert press and hold the WX ALERT button for 2 seconds A double confirmation tone sounds When Emergency Weather Alert is activated...

Page 18: ...The warning level and the channel number appears alternately Also you hear an alert tone correspond ing to the alert level There are 4 levels A1 Warning A2 Watch A3 Statement and A4 Test To turn Off SAME Alert press and hold the WX ALERT button for two seconds FIPS Code The 6 digit Federal Information Processing System FIPS code was established by the National Weather Service NWS identifies geogra...

Page 19: ...When you enter the last digit the confirmation screen appears USA International and Canadian Channels The MHS350 is initially set for USA marine channels when you turn On your radio To listen to international marine channels press the UIC button once INT appears on the display To listen to Canadian marine channels press the UIC button again CAN appears on the display The radio will keep the last m...

Page 20: ... To begin scanning the programmed channels press the SCAN button SCAN and TRI appear on the display To stop scanning press the SCAN button once more SCAN and TRI dis appear from the display Scanning starts from the lowest to highest channel and stops when it finds an active channel It remains on that channel until the transmission ends then resumes scanning after a 2 second delay period When in th...

Page 21: ...ased If the battery indicator level is 0 and the PTT key is pressed the radio will not transmit and the TX icon and the channel number start blinking Refer to the description of the Battery Indicator on the next page Lighted Keys and Display To light the display press any key excluding the PTT key If you press any button other than the PTT key while the display and keypad are illuminated it remain...

Page 22: ...one of the keys are usable and the radio will not transmit or receive Charge the radio or install a new battery immediately Key Lock To prevent accidental entries you can lock the keypad Press and hold the 1 5W LOCK button for 2 seconds A double confirmation tone sounds LOCK appears on the display To unlock the keypad press and hold the 1 5W LOCK button again for 2 seconds A double confirmation to...

Page 23: ...rt Ops VTS Yes Yes 04 INH 05 156 250 156 250 Port Ops VTS Yes Yes 06 156 300 156 300 Safety Yes No 07 156 350 156 350 Com l Yes Yes 08 156 400 156 400 Com l Yes No 09 156 450 156 450 Com l Non Com l Yes Yes 10 156 500 156 500 Com l Yes Yes 11 156 550 156 550 Com l VTS SMS Yes Yes 12 156 600 156 600 Port Ops VTS SMS Yes Yes 13 156 650 156 650 Navigational 1W Yes No 14 156 700 156 700 Port Ops Yes Y...

Page 24: ...es 70 RX Only 156 525 71 156 575 156 575 Non Com l Yes Yes 72 156 625 156 625 Non Com l Yes No 73 156 675 156 675 Port Ops Yes Yes 74 156 725 156 725 Port Ops Yes Yes 75 156 775 156 775 Port Ops 1W Yes Yes 76 156 825 156 825 Port Ops 1W Yes Yes 77 156 875 156 875 Port Ops Yes No 78 156 925 156 925 Non Com l Yes Yes 79 156 975 156 975 Com l Yes Yes 80 157 025 157 025 Com l Yes Yes 81 157 075 157 07...

Page 25: ...Weather RX Only RX Only Weather 01 156 050 160 650 Duplex Yes Yes 02 156 100 160 700 Duplex Yes Yes 03 156 150 160 750 Duplex Yes Yes 04 156 200 160 800 Duplex Yes Yes 05 156 250 160 850 Duplex Yes Yes 06 156 300 156 300 Yes No 07 156 350 160 950 Duplex Yes Yes 08 156 400 156 400 Yes No 09 156 450 156 450 Yes Yes Fish 10 156 500 156 500 Yes Yes 11 156 550 156 550 Yes Yes 12 156 600 156 600 Yes Yes...

Page 26: ...Yes Fish 69 156 475 156 475 Yes Yes Fish 70 RX Only 156 525 71 156 575 156 575 Yes Yes Fish 72 156 625 156 625 Yes No Fish 73 156 675 156 675 Yes Yes 74 156 725 156 725 Yes Yes 75 156 775 156 775 Port Ops 1W Yes Yes 76 156 825 156 825 Port Ops 1W Yes Yes 77 156 875 156 875 Yes No 78 156 925 161 525 Duplex Yes Yes 79 156 975 161 575 Duplex Yes Yes 80 157 025 161 625 Duplex Yes Yes 81 157 075 161 67...

Page 27: ...X Only 01 156 050 160 650 Duplex Yes Yes 02 156 100 160 700 Duplex Yes Yes 03 156 150 160 750 Duplex Yes Yes 04 156 200 156 200 Yes Yes 05 156 250 156 250 Yes Yes 06 156 300 156 300 Yes No 07 156 350 156 350 Yes Yes 08 156 400 156 400 Yes No 09 156 450 156 450 Yes Yes Fish 10 156 500 156 500 Yes Yes 11 156 550 156 550 Yes Yes 12 156 600 156 600 Yes Yes 13 156 650 156 650 1W Yes Yes 14 156 700 156 ...

Page 28: ...sh 69 156 475 156 475 Yes Yes Fish 70 RX Only 156 525 71 156 575 156 575 Yes Yes Fish 72 156 625 156 625 Yes No Fish 73 156 675 156 675 Yes Yes 74 156 725 156 725 Yes Yes 75 156 775 156 775 Port Ops 1W Yes Yes 76 156 825 156 825 Port Ops 1W Yes Yes 77 156 875 156 875 Yes No 78 156 925 156 925 Yes Yes 79 156 975 156 975 Yes Yes 80 157 025 157 025 Yes Yes 81 157 075 157 075 Yes Yes Coast Guard 82 15...

Page 29: ...vil Danger Warning CDW Local Area Emergency LAE Hazardous Material Warning HMW Civil Emergency Message CEM Immediate Evacuation Warning IEW Immediate Evacuation Notice EVI Law Enforcement Warning LEW Fire Warning FRW Hurricane Tropical Storm Warning HUW Tsunami Warning TSW Coastal Flood Warning CFW Special Marine Warning SMW Avalanche Warning AVW Volcano Warning VOW Shelter In Place Warning SPW Lo...

Page 30: ...l Flood Watch CFA Avalanche Watch AVA Volcano Watch VOA Dust Storm Watch DSA Tropical Storm Watch TRA Severe Weather Statement SVS Special Weather Statement SPS Flash Flood Statement FFS Flood Statement FLS Hurricane Statement HLS Missing Child Statement MIS School Closing Statement SCS National Periodic Test NPT Required Monthly Test RMT Required Weekly Test RWT System Demonstration Practice DMO ...

Page 31: ...ies Uniden Parts Department 800 554 3988 We can also be reached on the web at www uniden com Charging Cradle Ni MH Battery BP350 Reference Guide Printed Material AC Adapter AD 0007 DC Adapter Antenna HH9408 Wrist Strap Beltclip Mounting Screws ...

Page 32: ...Weight w battery antenna 15 2 oz 430g Transmitter Frequency Range 156 158 MHz Frequency Stability 10 PPM Power Output 1W 5W Spurious Emissions 60 dBc 5W Current Drain 700mA 1W 1400mA 5W Receiver Receiver Type Double Conversion Super Heterodyne Phase Locked Loop system for Local Oscillator Frequency Range 156 164 MHz Sensitivity 0 35µV for 12dB SINAD Squelch Sensitivity Threshold 0 25µV Audio 6 dB ...

Page 33: ...ange Cause Low voltage Recharge or replace the batteries Will not transmit while charging Cause Low voltage The radio is not designed to transmit while charging DC or AC adapter does not supply enough power for transmitting Battery will not charge Cause Low voltage Do not to transmit while charging The adapter does not supply enough power for transmitting ...

Page 34: ...na Unauthorized antennas modifications or attachments could impair call quality damage the radio or result in violation of FCC regulations Do not use the radio with a damaged antenna If a damaged antenna comes into contact with the skin a minor burn may result Please contact your local dealer for a replacement antenna Body worn Operation This device was tested for typical body worn operations usin...

Page 35: ...ace the defective unit and return it to you without charge for parts service or any other cost except shipping and handling incurred by warrantor or its representatives in connection with the performance of this warranty Warrantor at its option may replace the unit with a new or refurbished unit THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE IS THE SOLE AND ENTIRE WARRANTY PERTAINING TO THE PRODUCT AND IS I...

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