Uniden UH9000, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...UH9000 UHF CB Transceiver For more exciting new products please visit our website Australia www uniden com au ...

Page 2: ...e Instant Priority CH 2 18 Recalling the Instant Channel 18 Triple Watch 19 Transmitting 19 CTCSS DCS 20 Scramble On Off 20 Using Repeater Channels 21 Operating the UHF CB Radio in Duplex Mode 22 Scanning 23 Add Remove Channels from SCAN Memory 23 Master Scan MS Mode 24 Open Scan OS Mode 25 Group Scan GS Mode 26 Priority Watch 27 Busy Channel Lockout 27 Call Tone 28 Roger Beep 28 Key Beep On Off 2...

Page 3: ...a RX channel 32 Search Extra Channel Range and Programme a RX Channel 33 CTCSS Codes Table 34 DCS Codes Table 35 Channel Bank List Police POL 36 Channel Bank List Fire 37 UHF CB Channel Guidelines 38 UHF CB Channels Frequencies 39 Warranty 41 Contents 3 ...

Page 4: ...ey Voice Enhancer EQL 2 Voice Scramble Setting Control Features Speaker Microphone with 5 Function Keys LCD Display with 7 Backlight Colors LCD Brightness Slide Mount Bracket 12V to 24V DC Power Input Under and Over Voltage Alert Function Signal Strength Power Meter Volume Control oF 1 40 External Speaker Jack Power On Off Control Switch Front MIC Jack MIC Gain Control 9 Level Preset Squelch Chann...

Page 5: ...form poorly follow these procedures If the transceiver is completely inoperative Check the power 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 ...

Page 6: ...Controls Connectors 6 UNIDEN UH9000 UHF CB Transceiver 13 7 8 1 Base Front Rear Speaker MIC 2 3 5 6 12 11 10 9 14 15 16 4 ...

Page 7: ... 3 Menu Button Monitor function press hold Move Selection 4 PUSH control Volume Channel Select press Power On Off press hold ROTARY control Volume Channel Menu Item Selector 5 Channel Scan button Scan Memory press hold Move Selection 6 Power Input Connection 7 EXT SP External Speaker Jack 8 UHF Antenna Connection 13 Channel Up Button Select Up Button 14 MICROPHONE 15 SPEAKER 16 SMART Multiple func...

Page 8: ...er 1 Scan 2 Instant Channel 3 Scan CH Memory 4 Scramble 5 Channel Indication Menu Item Setting 6 Information Indicator Menu Item Code Number Alpha tag etc 7 SRF Meter 8 Equalizer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 FLIP LCD DISPLAY refer to page 15 6 ...

Page 9: ...HF CB Transceiver For more exciting new products please visit our website Australia www uniden com au Din Mount Sleeve Removable Bracket Screws Mounting Bracket Mounting Screws Washer Stars And Screws Optional Accessories Visit the UH9000 page on the website for more information on the availability of optional accessories www uniden com au for Australia UHF Antenna External Speaker ...

Page 10: ...est that the connection is locked Use the rubber cover which is on the MIC cord to seal the MIC jack entry from dust Disconnecting the MIC from the MIC Jack Pull back the rubber cover and move it down along the cord Using the flat blade of a screwdriver or similar object carefully push the lock tab of the MIC plug towards the MIC cord and at the same time tug on the MIC cord to draw back the MIC p...

Page 11: ... Locate a suitable mounting position Apply high quality Double Sided tape onto the flat area of the MIC Hanger back piece and then press firmly to the mounting position The Microphone Hanger comes in two parts How and where you mount the MIC hanger will determine which parts to use Conventional Mounting with Screws Use the front part of the MIC Hanger only Locate a suitable mounting position and m...

Page 12: ... Bracket When you unpack the box ensure that you have the slide mount bracket guide rails and the screws Align the guide rails along the side of the base and insert them into the slots provided Then use the screws to lock them securely in position BASE unit with secured guide rails ...

Page 13: ...13 UNIDEN UH9000 UHF CB Transceiver Slide Mount Bracket Slide the bracket along the guide rails to attach the bracket to the unit Over the BASE unit Under the BASE unit ...

Page 14: ...30VDC an alert tone sounds and HI flashes for 5 seconds The power source must not exceed 32VDC otherwise permanent damage may occur to your radio which may not be covered by the manufacturer s warranty If the input voltage falls below approx 10VDC LO flashes for 5 seconds The power turns off automatically if voltage falls below 9 0VDC Switch your UH9000 OFF and disconnect it from the power source ...

Page 15: ...ry knob or press to select the desired squelch level NOTE If a button is not pressed within 10 seconds the UHF CB Radio will automatically exit the Menu Mode LCD Flip 1 Press 20 times The Flip setting flashes 2 Turn the rotary knob or press on the microphone to change the flip orientation 3 Press and hold to save exit from the menu mode ...

Page 16: ...nob counter clockwise until you hear noise Then carefully turn the rotary knob clockwise until the noise fades Now only strong signals get through Monitor Press and hold the squelch and receive all weak signals Press and hold again to cancel 1 max sensitivity min squelch 5 med sensitivity med squelch 9 min sensitivity max tight squelch You must select a channel which is not in use before setting t...

Page 17: ...E For your reference a list of the available channels corresponding frequencies and guidelines for their use is printed on page 34 page 40 For Australia Channels 05 and 35 are reserved for Emergency Calls Smart Key Function The smart key S provides one touch access to one of these functions Instant Channel Call Tone or Equalizer Press and hold S to change the SMART key function between the three o...

Page 18: ... high frequency the sound quality becomes sharp Operation 18 UNIDEN UH9000 UHF CB Transceiver Programming the Instant Priority Channel 1 1 Press 7 times P1 and current channel setting flashes 2 Turn the rotary knob at the base or press on the microphone to select the desired channel 3 Press and hold to save and exit Programming the Instant Priority Channel 2 1 Press 8 times P2 and current channel ...

Page 19: ...emporarily when receiving a signal Triple watch function is invalid in Scan mode NOTE Transmitting The UH9000 transmits only on UHF CB Channels For your reference a list of the available channels corresponding frequencies and guidelines for their use and selection is printed on page 34 page 40 For Australia Channels 05 and 35 are reserved for Emergency Calls Select the desired channel Press the mi...

Page 20: ...s hold to save exit menu mode Scramble On Off Scramble enables private communications by scrambling the voice signal This prevents users without descrambler equipment or a compatible unit understanding the conversation Select desired channel 1 Press 4 times The Scramble setting flashes 2 Turn the rotary knob or press on the microphone to change the setting between OFF 1 Scramble 1 2 Scramble 2 3 P...

Page 21: ...signal and retransmits on CH01 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 Simplex operation your radio transmits on one particular frequency and receives on that same frequency If there is a barrier that partially blocks your transmitted s...

Page 22: ...mes The duplex setting flashes 2 Turn the rotary knob or press on the microphone to change the setting between simplex and duplex r for repeater channels 01 08 or n for repeater channels 41 48 3 Press to store the setting 4 Press and hold to save exit the menu mode Only channels 01 08 and 41 48 are available for Duplex NOTE Check with your local Retailer for information on available repeaters ...

Page 23: ...e SCAN Memory Furthermore any combination of the three channel groups can be scanned with channel banks during scan except Master Scan to select the desired channel groups 1 Press or press SCAN MEM on the microphone and scanning starts The S icon appears The scan direction can be changed at any time by pressing on the microphone 2 To deactivate SCAN press or press SCAN MEM on the microphone Add Re...

Page 24: ...N Subcode by default The GS memory can be changed channel by channel if desired but for Master Scan to work effectively each radio in the group must have the same channels in its GS memory To add remove channels from GS SCAN Memory refer previous section NOTE RX only Channels CH22 CH23 CH61 CH62 and CH63 Emergency Channels CH05 CH35 User Programmable RX Channels CH81 to CH180 and Police or Fire Am...

Page 25: ...inuous scanning of all selected channels If an active channel is found scanning will stop on that channel If the received signal ceases the unit will wait 2 seconds for the signal to return otherwise scanning resumes After transmission in scan mode the unit will wait 20 seconds for the signal to return otherwise scanning resumes To select OS Scan Mode 1 Press 9 times The SCAN setting flashes 2 Tur...

Page 26: ... activity regularly when Priority Watch is ON 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 ceases Priority Scanning continues after 2 seconds If scanning stops on a channel which is not a Priority Channel UHF CB Radio will continue monitoring the Priority Channel for activity while listening to the active one...

Page 27: ...the scan start channel If OS GS Scanning is initiated when there are no channels programmed in OS GS memory an error tone will be heard and scanning will not start see Add Remove Channels from SCAN Memory page 23 Busy Channel Lockout If the channel is already in use you can prevent the UHF CB Radio from transmitting This is particularly important when using CTCSS DCS 1 Press 12 times The BCL setti...

Page 28: ...es are CTONE 1 to CTONE 10 3 Press and hold to save exit from the menu mode Roger Beep 1 Press 14 times The ROGER setting flashes 2 Turn the rotary knob or press on the microphone to change the setting between ON or OFF 3 Press and hold to save exit from the menu mode Key Beep On Off 1 Press 15 times The BEEP setting flashes 2 Turn the rotary knob or press on the microphone to change the setting b...

Page 29: ...Control To control the gain sensitivity of microphone 1 Press 17 times The MIC G setting flashes 2 Turn the rotary knob or press on the microphone to change the Mic Gain setting between Low 6 5 4 0 1 2 3 High 3 Press and hold to save exit from the menu mode Backlight Color 1 Press 18 times The color setting flashes 2 Turn the rotary knob or press on the microphone to select the color from CLEAR BL...

Page 30: ...times The BRIGHT setting flashes 2 Turn the rotary knob or press on the microphone to change the setting between Off oF 1 Lo 2 mid and 3 Hi 3 Press and hold to save exit from the menu mode 30 UNIDEN UH9000 UHF CB Transceiver Operation ...

Page 31: ...ice fire ambulance frequencies have channel numbers POLICE CH FIRE CH To select channel banks 1 Press 2 times 2 Turn the rotary knob or press on the microphone to select the desired channel bank s combination The channel banks can be selected as follows 3 Press and hold to save and exit menu mode NOTE Available frequencies channels are within 400 520MHz Band only in 12 5kHz steps Police Fire Ambul...

Page 32: ...pressing rotary knob The channel indicator flashes the lowest available empty channel You may use the rotary channel selector to select another channel from CH81 CH180 Press the rotary knob The MHz digits of the frequency indicator flashes Turn the rotary knob to select the desired MHz Press and to change from the MHz digits to the kHz digits of the frequency turn the rotary knob to select the des...

Page 33: ...lockwise for ascending order or counterclockwise for descending order If an active frequency channel found scanning will stop on that frequency To skip turn the rotary knob to continue scanning When desired frequency is found press the rotary knob to move to Alpha tag selection A cursor flashes in the first alpha position Use or to shift between cursor positions If you do not wish to name the chan...

Page 34: ... 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 36 233 6 17 118 8 37 241 8 18 123 0 38 250 3 19 127 3 CTCSS Codes Table ...

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Page 38: ...lows 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 MBIE website in New Zealand Interfere...

Page 39: ...ly 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...

Page 40: ...25 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 75 477 2875 56 476 8125 76 477 3125 57 476 8375 77 477 3375 58 476 8625 78 477 3625 5...

Page 41: ... any conversion kits subassemblies or any configurations not sold by Uniden Aust C Improperly installed contrary to instructions contained in the relevant Owner s Manual D Repaired by someone other than an authorized Uniden Repair Agent in relation to a defect or malfunction covered by this warranty or E Used in conjunction with any equipment parts or a system not manufactured by Uniden Parts Cove...

Page 42: ...y be none of which can be excluded Procedure for obtaining warranty service Depending on the country in which the Product was first purchased if you believe that your Product does not conform with this warranty you should deliver the Product together with satisfactory evidence of your original purchase such as a legible copy of the sales docket to Uniden Please refer to the Uniden website for the ...

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