Uniden uh078sx, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...To bring outstanding wireless communication products to people s lives throughout the world Operating Guide uh078sx ...

Page 2: ...his equipment contains a Lithium Ion Battery Pack M The Lithium Ion Battery Pack contained in this equipment may explode if disposed of in a fire M Do not short circuit the Battery Pack M Do not charge the Lithium Ion Battery Pack used in this equipment in any charger other than the one designed to charge this Battery Pack Using another charger may damage the Battery Pack or cause the Battery Pack...

Page 3: ...Using a Repeater Channel 12 To Operate uh078sx in Duplex Mode 13 Scanning 13 Open Scan OS Mode 13 Group Scan GS Mode 14 Programming Scan Channels 15 Priority Channel 15 Choosing a Priority Channel 15 Drop Out Delay 15 60 Receive Channels 16 Manual Programming 16 Deleting a Programmed receive Channel 16 Advanced Features 17 CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System 17 DCS Digital Coded Squelch 17 ...

Page 4: ...carefully before using the unit FEATURES 40 UHF CB Channels 5W Max TX Power 0 5W 1W 5W Switchable TX Power 60 Programmable RX Channels 38 Built in CTCSS codes 104 additional DCS codes 5 Call Tones Backlit Keypad LCD Display Duplex Mode Open and Group Scan Priority Scan On Off Busy Channel Lockout Function VOX Function Headset Jack Keypad Lock Waterproof meets JIS7 waterproof specifications Rubber ...

Page 5: ...x Lithium Batteries BP078 AC adaptor AAD 008S uh078sx Antenna Reference Guide Printed Material External Speaker Mic SM 078 If any of these items are missing from the box contact your Uniden Dealer immediately OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES M VOX Headset VM 078 M Heavy Duty Speaker Mic ...

Page 6: ...Connect Charger with AC adaptor Plug one end of the AC adaptor into the wall outlet and the other end into the drop in charger Attaching the Antenna Attach the antenna to the uh078sx Be sure the antenna is firmly seated ...

Page 7: ...r a click The beltclip is firmly attached Contacts Avoid exposing the Lithium Ion battery attached or unattached to the radio in direct sunshine heated cars or in areas with temperatures below 20 C 4 F or above 60 C 140 F Exposing the chemicals contained within the battery pack to temperatures above 60 C 140 F may cause the battery to rupture fail or reduce performance In case of exposure to cell ...

Page 8: ... no longer illuminated Do not transmit when the uh078sx is in the drop in charger You can monitor incoming calls while the uh078sx is in the drop in charger 4 To take the beltclip off the radio turn it and slid it up The drop in charger can charge the Lithium Ion battery pack attached to the uh078sx in the front charging slot and also charge a second Lithium Ion battery pack separately in the rear...

Page 9: ... 3 Battery approx 40 capacity LEVEL 2 Low Battery LEVEL 1 flashing Empty Battery When is pressed at Level Empty battery icon and channel number will flash transmission is disabled Recharge the battery at any time From empty the battery will take up to 5 hours to fully charge Battery Life 15 Hours Low Power 14 Hours Mid Power 9 Hours High Power This is based on the following Duty Cycle Transmit 5 R...

Page 10: ...EEPS Your radio emits a beep each time one of the keys except for the PTT or mon are pressed VOLUME Rotate the ON OFF VOL knob clockwise or counter clockwise to adjust speaker volume to desired listening level See the Controls and Indicators page at the back of this operating guide for button and key operations 1 Press seven times bP flashes and the current setting displays 2 Press or to change se...

Page 11: ...nd hold to store setting SELECTING CHANNEL Press or to select the desired channel If you press and hold the or channel number will scroll rapidly TRANSMITTING A CALL TONE Your uh078sx is equipped with 5 selectable call tones that will be transmitted when is pressed Current regulations require calling tones to be restricted to one transmission per minute If a second transmission is attempted within...

Page 12: ...g signals To set the Squelch Gate to the desired level turn SQ counter clockwise until you hear noise Then turn the SQ clockwise just until the noise stopped Now only the desired signal can get through If an incoming signal is very weak there is a possibility that you will have a choppy or broken reception due to the sensitivity of the squelch In this case simply rotate the SQ clockwise until the ...

Page 13: ...e the and listen for a response TX indicator then disappears on the LCD The display shows BUSY when a transmission is being received by your radio Hold the radio with microphone approximately five cms in front of your mouth with the antenna at approximately 45 angle away from your head Speak in a clear normal conversational voice Press to change the transmit power between High 5W Middle 1W and Low...

Page 14: ...ter station and then re transmitted at the same time on another channel Your uh078sx is designed with duplex capability on Channels 1 to 8 When any of these channels are set to operate in duplex mode during transmission the uh078sx automatically sends the signal at a frequency 30 channels above the original in order to access the repeater station After transmitting the radio reverts back to its or...

Page 15: ...active channel is found scanning will stop on that channel The factory has preprogrammed all the 40 UHF channels into the Open Scan channel memory However you can change or customize the channels by following the steps on programming Scan Channels on page 15 Example CH40 becomes active If the received signal cease the unit will wait for at least 3 seconds for the signal to return otherwise scannin...

Page 16: ...the uh078sx will stay on that active channel If none of the channels are active the uh078sx will reinstate the scan start channel If GS Scanning is initiated when there are no channels programmed in GS memory an error tone will be heard and scanning will not start If the Priority channel becomes active the radio will stay on that channel for as long as the signal is present If the received signal ...

Page 17: ...tor one of 40 channels in the uh078sx monitoring it every 1 5 secs during Group Scanning Choosing a Priority Channel DROP OUT DELAY While scanning the uh078sx stops at a busy channel and receives a transmission When the received signal is over the unit will wait for 3 seconds for the return of the signal otherwise the radio resumes scanning 1 Press four times PRI and the priority channel number fl...

Page 18: ... Press or to select the MHz whole number value between 450 and 512 MHz Press or to move left or right between the MHz whole number and the MHz decimal value in 12 5kHz steps and press or to change values When finished press the channel indictor flashes Press or to select the next channel for programming or press and hold to store setting A confirmation tone sounds The channel is automatically ente...

Page 19: ...out pressing the PTT switch CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System This feature allows you to receive signals only from callers who have selected the same CTCSS code Press or to select the channel you want to set a CTCSS code Press and hold CTCSS will flash Press or to select a desired CTCSS code Press and hold to store setting When a code other than oF is selected CTCSS and code will display ...

Page 20: ...f will cause the unit to transmit briefly To activate VOX To De activate VOX 1 Press two times VOX and the current VOX setting flashes 2 Press or to select desired VOX level oF 1 to 9 3 Press and hold to store setting 4 Install VOX Headset not supplied to uh078sx 1 Press two times 2 Press or to select OFF oF 3 Press and hold to store setting PTT ...

Page 21: ...ing at night or in low light situations The back lighting automatically switches ON every time a key except PTT is pressed It turns OFF 5 secs after the last key is pressed M KEYPAD LOCK To prevent accidental entries you can lock the keypad Press and hold the button until it beeps to activate Key Lock appears To unlock the keypad press and hold the button again disappears When the Key Lock is acti...

Page 22: ... being used If the channel is active and the signal is coming from a non or different DCS CTCSS code user the BCL feature will prevent you from transmitting 1 Press five times 2 Press or to change setting ON OFF BCL appears on the display when set to ON 3 Press and hold to store setting BCL cannot be set on extra receive channels CH41 to CH100 ...

Page 23: ...mergency Channels Channel 11 is a Calling Channel Channels 22 and 23 are for telemetry and telecommand applications and TX is inhibited on these channels General communication is accepted on all other channels with these guidelines Channel 40 road channel Australia Channels 01 08 and 31 38 are repeater channels ...

Page 24: ...22 CTCSS DCS CODE LIST o1 o0 o2 o3 o4 ...

Page 25: ...5 PTT Push to Talk Key 6 Memory Key MEM 7 Scan Button SCAN Open Scan Group Scan 8 TXP Power Lock Button 9 Microphone 10 Speaker MIC Jack 11 ON OFF VOL Knob 12 Squelch Knob SQ 13 LCD Display 14 Call Tone Button CALL 15 Menu Enter Button MENU ENT 16 Channel Up Button 17 Scramble DCS CTCSS Button 18 Channel Down Button 19 Speaker ...

Page 26: ...ransmit I DCS CTCSS B Busy Channel Lock Indicator Out J Channel Number C Busy K Scan Memory D Voice Activation L Priority Watch VOX M Scramble E Roger Beep N Group Scan F Key Lock O Scan G Battery Level P HI LO Transmit Indicator Power H DCS CTCSS ...

Page 27: ...ial Number label of the product has been removed or damaged beyond recognition Warranty only valid in the country of original retail sale Parts Covered This warranty covers for the Product and included accessories Statement of Remedy In the event that the Product does not conform to this warranty at any time while this warranty is in effect the warrantor at its discretion will repair the defect or...

Page 28: ... 2007 Uniden Australia Pty Limited Uniden New Zealand Limited Part Code UTZZ01935ZA 0 Printed in China ...