Uniden MHS126, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...MHS126 RADIO VHF MARITIME GUIDE D UTILISATION VHF MARINE RADIO OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...d the latitude and longitude from your GPS 7 State the nature of your distress e g are you sinking medical emergency man overboard on fire adrift etc 8 State the type of assistance you need medical to...

Page 3: ...e vous ou lisez les coordonn es de longitude et de latitude apparaissant sur votre dispositif GPS 7 R v lez la nature de votre d tresse par exemple nous sommes en train de couler urgence m dicale un h...

Page 4: ...ther mode E 14 Using the Radio in Weather Mode E 15 Weather mode with Weather Alert Watch E 15 Weather mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch E 16 Setting Up the Hardware E 17 Attaching the Antenna E 17...

Page 5: ...ker microphone is attached or the sealing plug is fitted and the battery pack or tray and antenna are attached and securely fastened Using the Strobe SOS Light Flashlight E 26 Turning the Key Beep On...

Page 6: ...ect Boost Lets you boost the transmitter power from 1W to 2 5W or 6W for added transmission distance Battery level display and low battery alert Dual and Triple Watch operation These different Watch m...

Page 7: ...nel monitoring Set unit to scan one or both of these emergency channels regularly within normal scanning cycles Key Lock Locks keys to prevent accidentally changing channels or entering data Nine weat...

Page 8: ...Cradle Lithium Ion Poly Battery Alkaline Battery Tray batteries not included MHS126 Radio DC Charging Adapter AC DC Charging Adapter Screws for Charging Cradle Wrist Strap Belt Clip If any pieces are...

Page 9: ...and microphone Microphone 16 9 Tri 16 9 triple watch button WX Alert weather alert button Scan Dual scan dual watch button Pushtotalk button Speaker Wrist strap anchor Channeldown button UIC LOCK butt...

Page 10: ...nnel into memory or delete a channel from memory Turn on the SOS signal Press and hold again to turn on flashlight Press and hold again to turn off the LED light WX ALERT Places radio into Weather mod...

Page 11: ...ry Turn Dual Watch on and off VOL SQ Increase or decrease the volume Increase or decrease the squelch level Charger Reading the display The LCD display shows different information depending on what yo...

Page 12: ...or US channels CANadian channels or INTernational channels TRI or DUAL TRIple Watch or DUAL Watch is turned on MEM The current channel is saved in memory SCAN The radio is in Scan mode WX The radio is...

Page 13: ...E 9 Uniden MHS126 Radio Owner s Manual Icon What it means The battery is fully charged mostly charged half charged mostly empty or completely empty 88A Current channel number...

Page 14: ...e three operation modes your radio provides three different watch modes which you can activate during any operation mode In the watch modes the radio briefly checks for activity on a specific channel...

Page 15: ...d the button to scroll quickly down the channels To change the transmit power press L M H The transmit power switches to the next transmit power each time you press this button Normal mode with Weathe...

Page 16: ...You can save channels into memory and then use Scan mode to monitor those channels from lowest to highest If the radio detects a signal on a channel it stays on that channel as long as the signal is...

Page 17: ...hannel Up to leave that channel and resume scanning To end the scan press the SCAN DUAL button again the radio remains on the last scanned channel Scan mode with Weather Alert Watch If you activate We...

Page 18: ...ather child abduction alerts nuclear biological etc In Weather mode the radio monitors one of the nine NOAA weather channels If any type of alert is received the radio sounds an alert tone and the dis...

Page 19: ...X Alert signal it sounds a siren tone three times Press any button to turn off the tone Weather mode with Weather Alert Watch Because Weather mode already monitors the weather channels you don t need...

Page 20: ...you activate Triple Watch while operating in Weather mode the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every two seconds with Dual Watch turned on the radio only checks channel 16 09 16 09 16 09 16 Every2second...

Page 21: ...the battery compartment Each time you remove the battery check the rubber seal around the battery compartment Make sure the seal is seated in the groove and there is no dirt or debris on it If the se...

Page 22: ...r other hand grip the upper part of the tray and lift the cover open 3 Align the batteries positive and negative terminals with the drawing on the tray and snap each battery into place 4 Insert the tw...

Page 23: ...ery pack Place your radio in the charger with the display facing forward Make sure that the CHARGE LED on the charger turns orange Cautions Use only the battery and charger supplied with this radio Us...

Page 24: ...charge in about seven hours If the radio is powered on the battery takes longer to charge Attaching the Belt Clip To attach the belt clip 1 Rotate the belt clip so that the finger indentation is towa...

Page 25: ...l settings after you have turned it on for the first time You will adjust some of these settings on an as needed basis but some settings might only need to be set once Changing the Volume To change th...

Page 26: ...cing the squelch allows weaker signals to be accepted However if you lower the squelch too much you will hear white noise all the time While listening to a channel press and hold VOL SQ to enter Squel...

Page 27: ...0 No bars Squelch Setting the UIC Channel Mode USA CAN INT You can select marine channels for the USA Canada or International waters Press UIC LOCK to scroll through USA CANada or INTernational channe...

Page 28: ...d accidentally the radio limits your talk time to 5 minutes in a single transmission For the best sound quality hold the microphone about two inches away from your mouth Some marine channels and Weath...

Page 29: ...sion setting back to 1W when you move close to other stations Some channels for example channels 13 and 67 limit the transmission power to 1W When you tune to a limited power channel the radio automat...

Page 30: ...is OFF Press and hold Mem SOS for 2 seconds SOS LED signals SOS in Morse code SOS Press and hold Mem SOS for 2 seconds SOS LED remains on continuously Flashlight mode Continuous Press and hold Mem SOS...

Page 31: ...special gasketed plug and screw down the shell which prevents water from entering the jack For details consult your dealer or contact Uniden Customer Care directly see back cover for contact informati...

Page 32: ...blem Things to Try The radio won t turn on Charge the radio The power LED on the charger doesn t turn on Don t use the charger when the ambient temperature is below 0 C 32 F or above 45 C 113 F Make s...

Page 33: ...an transmit but no one can hear me Check your UIC channel settings does the area you are in use different channel assignments I m not getting hazard alerts Make sure Weather Alert Watch is turned on T...

Page 34: ...Display Liquid Crystal Display Speaker 8 1 0 Watt Power Source Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery 7 4V 1150 mAh Size without antenna 5 96 H x 2 45 W x 2 03 D inch 151 4 H x 62 3 W x 51 6 D mm Weight 9...

Page 35: ...dB SINAD nominal Squelch Sensitivity Threshold 0 18 V nominal Audio Frequency Response 5 0 dB 500 Hz 6 dB 2000Hz nominal Adjacent Channel Selectivity 80 dB 25 kHz nominal Audio Output Power 1 0 W 10 T...

Page 36: ...50 Simplex 1W Bridge to bridge 14 156 700 156 700 Simplex Vessel traffic system 15 156 750 Inhibit Receive only Environmental 16 156 800 156 800 Simplex Distress safety and calling 17 156 850 156 850...

Page 37: ...6 675 Simplex Port Operation 74 156 725 156 725 Simplex Port Operation 75 156 775 156 775 Simplex 1W Port Operation 76 156 825 156 825 Simplex 1W Port Operation 77 156 875 156 875 Simplex 1W Port Oper...

Page 38: ...2 156 600 156 600 Simplex Vessel Traffic System 13 156 650 156 650 Simplex 1W Bridge To Bridge 14 156 700 156 700 Simplex Vessel Traffic System 15 156 750 156 750 Simplex 1W Environmental 16 156 800 1...

Page 39: ...6 575 Simplex Non Commercial 72 156 625 156 625 Simplex Non Commercial 73 156 675 156 675 Simplex Port Operation 74 156 725 156 725 Simplex Port Operation 75 156 775 156 775 Simplex 1W Port Operation...

Page 40: ...56 600 156 600 Simplex Vessel traffic system 13 156 650 156 650 Simplex Bridge to bridge 14 156 700 156 700 Simplex Vessel traffic system 15 156 750 156 750 Simplex 1W Environmental 16 156 800 156 800...

Page 41: ...ercial 72 156 625 156 625 Simplex Non commercial 73 156 675 156 675 Simplex Port operation 74 156 725 156 725 Simplex Port operation 75 156 775 156 775 Simplex 1W Port operation 76 156 825 156 825 Sim...

Page 42: ...iden MHS126 Radio Owner s Manual Weather channel frequencies and names Channel RX WX01 162 5500 WX02 162 4000 WX03 162 4750 WX04 162 4250 WX05 162 4500 WX06 162 5000 WX07 162 5250 WX08 161 6500 WX09 1...

Page 43: ...ication from your nearest FCC field office for US users or Industry Canada for Canadian users Basic Radio Guidelines You should familiarize yourself with the rules on marine radios and be aware of whi...

Page 44: ...ns Commission FCC of the United States with its action in Report and Order FCC 96 326 adopted an updated safety standard for human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC reg...

Page 45: ...y The rechargeable Lithium Ion Polymer battery contained in this equipment may explode if disposed of in a fire Do not short circuit the battery Do not charge the rechargeable battery used in this equ...

Page 46: ...of original retail sale The warranty is invalid if the Product is A damaged or not maintained as reasonable or necessary B modified altered or used as part of any conversion kits subassemblies or any...

Page 47: ...y not apply to you LEGAL REMEDIES This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state This warranty is void outside the United States of Ame...

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