Uniden UH5040, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...UH5040 UHF CB Transceiver For more exciting new products please visit our website Australia www uniden com au ...

Page 2: ...all Function 11 Using Repeater Channels 11 Operating the UH5040 in Duplex Mode 13 Scanning 13 Open Scan OS Mode 14 Group Scan GS Mode 15 Programming Scan Channels 16 Selecting the Call tone 16 Roger Beep 17 Busy Channel Lockout 17 Programming the Instant Priority Channel 18 Recalling the Instant Channel 18 CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System 18 DCS Digital Coded Squelch 19 UHF CB Channels F...

Page 3: ...ilt in AVS Circuitry LCD Display with Backlight Dimmer Signal Strength Meter RF Power Meter Instant Channel One touch Instant Channel recalling Duplex Capability from CH01 CH08 and CH41 CH48 per channel Group Scan and Priority Channel Watch Open Scan Scan Channel Memory On Off separately with Open Scan Group Scan Rotary Channel Select Busy Channel Lock out Function Roger Beep Function On Off 5 Dif...

Page 4: ...er cord and fuse If there is trouble with receiving Check the VOLUME control setting Be sure the SQUELCH is adjusted properly Possibly the radio is over squelched If there is trouble with transmitting Check that the transmission line coaxial cable is securely connected to the ANTENNA connector Check that the antenna is fully extended for proper operation Check that all transmission line coaxial ca...

Page 5: ...lume Squelch 4 Push to Talk PTT Switch 5 Call Button 6 Instant Button 7 Menu Enter Select Button 8 SCAN Scan On Off OS GS Open Scan Group Scan 9 DIM Backlight Dimmer 10 MEM Memory Scan Channels 11 MON DCS CTCSS Monitor and DCS CTCSS Tone button 12 DUP Duplex On Off 13 UHF Antenna Connection 14 External Speaker Jack 15 Power Input 13 8V DC EXT SP 13 14 15 ...

Page 6: ...ST Instant Channel 5 MEM Memory Scan Channel 6 DCS Digital Coded Squelch System 7 CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System 8 S RF Receive Signal or Transmit RF Power Level Meter 9 DCS CTCSS Code number 10 Channel Number 11 BCL Busy Channel Lockout 12 ROGER Roger Beep 13 GS Group Scan 14 CALL Call Tone 15 SCAN Scan Mode 16 DUP Duplex ...

Page 7: ...ing Bracket Mounting Screws Washer Stars And Screws UH5040 UHF Mobile Radio For more exciting new products please visit our website Australia www uniden com au Microphone Hanger Screws Washers and spare fuse DC Power Cord with fuse DIN Mounting Kit DMK8990 External Speaker MS100 Optional Accessories ANT SQ VOL DUP ...

Page 8: ... control to adjust the Squelch NOTE You must select a channel which is not in use before setting the SQUELCH control see below for Selecting a Channel UH5040 Turn on the Power and set the Volume Turn the unit ON by rotating the volume control clockwise Set the volume to a desired level UH5040 ...

Page 9: ... through If you turn the Squelch fully counterclockwise it lowers the Squelch Gate to the extent that all signals get through weak medium and strong signals and noise To set the Squelch Gate to the desired level turn the squelch knob counterclockwise until you hear noise Then carefully turn the Squelch knob clockwise until the noise fades Now only strong signals get through ...

Page 10: ...nd guidelines for their use is printed on page 20 For Australia Channels 05 and 35 are reserved for Emergency Calls 10 UNIDEN UH5040 UHF CB Transceiver Operation UH5040 UH5040 Monitor Press MON to open the squelch and receive all weak signals Press MON again momentarily to cancel Set the LCD Dimmer Press DIM to set the LCD backlight dimmer between high and low UH5040 ...

Page 11: ...es of tones see p 16 Current regulations require calling tones to be restricted to one transmission per minute If a second transmission is attempted within one minute then an error tone will sound Using Repeater Channels UHF CB repeaters are used to retransmit or relay your signal Repeaters will extend the range of your radio and overcome the shielding effect caused by solid obstructions In normal...

Page 12: ...ived by the Repeater Station and the re transmitted at the same time on another channel This operation is called Duplexing For example CH01 on Duplex Mode will Receive on CH01 but Transmit on CH31 CH02 on Duplex Mode will Receive on CH02 but Transmit on CH32 etc If you transmit on CH01 Duplex mode you are actually transmitting on CH31 the repeater station down converts your signal and retransmits ...

Page 13: ...for Duplex Scanning The UH5040 has a scanning feature that allows you to search for active channels automatically Furthermore the UH5040 is designed to have two types of scanning Open Scanning OS and Group Scanning GS to give you flexibility and allow you to use the radio more effectively Press SCAN and Scanning starts The SCAN icon appears The scan direction can be changed at any time by rotating ...

Page 14: ...wait 3 seconds for the signal to return otherwise scanning resumes To skip the active channel press MEM momentarily Scanning resumes To deactivate SCAN press SCAN or the PTT button on the microphone NOTE If SCAN is deactivated while on an active channel the UH5040 will stay on that active channel If no channels are active the UH5040 will reinstate the starting channel NOTE OS Mode is indicated by ...

Page 15: ...anning continues after 3 seconds If scanning stops on a channel which is not a Priority Channel UH5040 will continue monitoring the Priority Channel for activity while listening to the active one To deactivate SCAN press the SCAN button or the PTT button on the microphone NOTE If SCAN is deactivated while it is tuned to an active channel the UH5040 will stay on that active channel If none of the c...

Page 16: ... and a short tone beep is heard To remove the channel from Memory press MEM once more The MEM icon disappears Selecting the Call tone Press MENU once Turn the Rotary Channel Selector to change the setting between 1 2 3 4 and 5 Press and hold MENU for 3 seconds to store the new setting NOTE If a button is not pressed within 10 seconds the UH5040 will automatically exit the Menu Mode UH5040 UH5040 ...

Page 17: ...channel is already in use you can prevent the UH5040 from transmitting This is particularly important when using CTCSS Press MENU 3 times Turn the Rotary Channel Selector to display Press and hold MENU for 3 seconds to store the new setting NOTE If a button is not pressed within 10 seconds the UH5040 will automatically exit the Menu Mode NOTE If a button is not pressed within 10 seconds the UH5040...

Page 18: ...he INST button on the microphone at any time to return to the Instant Channel CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System Turn the Rotary Channel Selector to the desired channel to use CTCSS Press and hold MON for 3 seconds CTCSS icon appears Turn the Rotary Channel Selector to select the desired CTCSS code 01 38 Press MON once to store the new setting To turn off CTCSS or DCS select the oF code du...

Page 19: ...low after the 38 CTCSS codes CTCSS 1 38 followed by DCS 1 99 plus DCS 100 104 represented by o0 o4 on the display Follow the steps for setting a CTCSS code Turn the Rotary Channel Selector until the DCS codes appear Press MON to set The DCS icon and code will display NOTE Channels 5 and 35 are used for emergency channels CTCSS and DCS will not operate on these channels ...

Page 20: ...is allows for additional channels to be added up to 80 Channels This simply means that the new narrowband radio you have purchased will have more channels than older radios Please refer to the guidelines above and the channel chart for further channel information A list of currently authorised channels can also be obtained from the ACMA website in Australia and the MED website in New Zealand Inter...

Page 21: ... 3 476 475 477 225 CH33 23 476 975 RX only 4 476 500 477 250 CH34 24 477 000 5 476 525 477 275 CH35 25 477 025 6 476 550 477 300 CH36 26 477 050 7 476 575 477 325 CH37 27 477 075 8 476 600 477 350 CH38 28 477 100 9 476 625 29 477 125 10 476 650 30 477 150 11 476 675 31 477 175 12 476 700 32 477 200 13 476 725 33 477 225 14 476 750 34 477 250 15 476 775 35 477 275 16 476 800 36 477 300 17 476 825 3...

Page 22: ...477 2375 CH 73 63 future use 476 9625 RX only 44 476 5125 477 2625 CH 74 64 477 0125 45 476 5375 477 2875 CH 75 65 477 0375 46 476 5625 477 3125 CH 76 66 477 0625 47 476 5875 477 3375 CH 77 67 477 0875 48 476 6125 477 3625 CH 78 68 477 1125 49 476 6375 69 477 1375 50 476 6625 70 477 1625 51 476 6875 71 477 1875 52 476 7125 72 477 2125 53 476 7375 73 477 2375 54 476 7625 74 477 2625 55 476 7875 75 ...

Page 23: ... 1 67 0 21 136 5 2 71 9 22 141 3 3 74 4 23 146 2 4 77 0 24 151 4 5 79 7 25 156 7 6 82 5 26 162 2 7 85 4 27 167 9 8 88 5 28 173 8 9 91 5 29 179 9 10 94 8 30 186 2 11 97 4 31 192 8 12 100 0 32 203 5 13 103 5 33 210 7 14 107 2 34 218 1 15 110 9 35 225 7 16 114 8 36 223 6 17 118 8 37 241 8 18 123 0 38 250 3 19 127 3 ...

Page 24: ... 11 054 46 261 81 506 12 065 47 263 82 516 13 071 48 265 83 523 14 072 49 266 84 526 15 073 50 271 85 532 16 074 51 274 86 546 17 114 52 306 87 565 18 115 53 311 88 606 19 116 54 315 89 612 20 122 55 325 90 624 21 125 56 331 91 627 22 131 57 332 92 631 23 132 58 343 93 632 24 134 59 346 94 654 25 143 60 351 95 662 26 145 61 356 96 664 27 152 62 364 97 703 28 155 63 365 98 712 29 156 64 371 99 723 ...

Page 25: ...25 UNIDEN UH5040 UHF CB Transceiver Notes ...

Page 26: ...d in the original country of purchase for a Product first purchased either in Australia or New Zealand and will expire as indicated below from the date of original retail sale If a warranty claim is made this warranty will not apply if the Product is found by Uniden to be A Damaged or not maintained in a reasonable manner or as recommended in the relevant Uniden Owner s Manual B Modified altered o...

Page 27: ...ods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure This warranty is in addition to and sits alongside your rights under either the COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010 Australia or the CONSUMER GUARANTEES ACT New Zealand as the case may be none of which can be excluded Procedure for obtaining warranty service Depending on the coun...

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