Uniden UH9050, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...UH9050 UHF CB Transceiver For more exciting new products please visit our website Australia www uniden com au ...

Page 2: ...al Coded Squelch 23 Using Repeater Channels 24 Setting the Squelch Level 25 Operating the UHF CB Radio in Duplex Mode 26 Priority Watch 26 Programming the Instant Priority Channel 1 27 Programming the Instant Priority Channel 2 27 Recalling the Instant Channel 27 Scanning 28 Add Remove Channels from SCAN Memory 28 Open Scan OS Mode 29 Group Scan GS Mode 30 Master Scan Mode 31 Selecting the Call To...

Page 3: ... a Selcall Call 45 Receiver Quiet TSQ Mode 46 To Activate Deactivate Tone Squelch TSQ on a Channel 46 Receiving a Selcall 46 Scanning Tone Squelched Channels 47 Group Calling 48 Selcall ID Format 48 Selcall Settings 49 Tone Period 49 Lead in Delay 49 Lead in Delay Programming 50 Lead in Tone 50 Alarm mode 51 Call Alarm Continue Mode 51 Group Call Mode 51 SELCALL Tone Frequency List 52 CTCSS Codes ...

Page 4: ... Signals Control Features Optional Remote LCD Speaker Microphone Remote SPK MIC with Extension Cable LCD Display with 7 Backlight Colours LCD Brightness Mobile DIN Size with DIN Sleeve and Removable Bracket 12V to 24V DC Power Input Under and over voltage alert function Signal Strength Power Meter Volume Control External Speaker Jack Power On Off Push Switch Front and Rear MIC Jacks for increased ...

Page 5: ...ollow 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 the antenna i...

Page 6: ...t Up Button 5 MIC Front Microphone Jack 6 SCAN MEM Scan and Memory button 12 13 14 15 7 DCS CTCSS DCS and CTCSS Tone button POLICE CB Fire Police button Move selection right 8 MENU ENTER Menu and Select button Move selection left 9 HOLD TRIPLE Hold and Triple watch button 10 EQ TSQ Equalizer and Tone Squelch Channel 11 REPLAY Replay Function button Controls and Connectors Connectors 12 Power Input...

Page 7: ...y Button Triple Watch Button 19 SMART Multiple Function 20 SPEAKER 21 MICROPHONE 22 Channel Up Button Select Up Button 23 Channel Down Button Select Down Button 24 RJ45 type plug 25 Front MIC Jack Rubber Collar Controls and Connectors 7 UNIDEN UH9050 UHF CB Transceiver Controls Connectors 23 22 24 25 16 17 18 21 20 19 ...

Page 8: ...n Button 7 MICROPHONE 8 SPEAKER 9 SMART Multiple Function Controls and Connectors Controls Connectors 17 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 16 10 9 11 12 13 14 15 10 Liquid Crystal Display LCD 11 DCS CTCSS DCS CTCSS Button POLICE Police CB Fire Button Move selection right 12 SCAN Scan Button MEM Memory Button 13 Volume Up Button 14 Volume Down Button 15 TSQ Tone Squelch Channel Close Call Not Available 16 REPLAY ...

Page 9: ...annel 11 PRI Priority Channel Watch 12 GS Group Scan Master Scan 13 SCAN Scan 14 M MASTER Scan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 13 12 11 10 9 8 18 19 20 21 22 23 16 17 15 24 14 15 Signal Power Level 16 S RF Receive Signal or Transmit 17 Channel Indication Menu Item Setting 18 MON Monitor 19 CALL Call Tone Selcall History 20 HOLD Hold 21 DUP Duplex Channel 22 BCL Busy Channel Lockout 23 TSQ Tone Squelch enabled 24 In...

Page 10: ...with screws washers DC Power Cord with fuse UH9050 UHF CB Transceiver For more exciting new products please visit our website Australia www uniden com au New Zealand www uniden co nz Adaptor Cable Din Mount Sleeve Front Frame Bracket Removal Key Bezel Screws MIC CH Mounting Bracket Mounting Screws Washer Starts and Screws Extension Cable EC770 ...

Page 11: ...nsceiver Remote LCD Speaker Microphone RM 980 DECT Wireless Speaker Microphone MK 800W Visit the UH9050 page on the website for more information on the availability of optional accessories www uniden com au for Australia UHF Antenna External Speaker ...

Page 12: ...H9050 in your vehicle using the DIN bracket consult your automobile manufacturer dealer or a qualified installer The DIN bracket is made up of a sleeve and a frame Before installing confirm that your UH9050 fits in the desired mounting area and you have all the necessary materials to complete the task DIN SLEEVE BEZEL FRONT FRAME ...

Page 13: ... the DC power leads to UH9050 and your vehicle RED goes to a positive connection on your fuse block while BLACK connects to the vehicle chassis ground 6 Attach the antenna cable rear MIC and rear speaker to the back of UH9050 if using 7 Make sure all the connections are routed away from any potentially pinching or slicing sheet metal 8 Slowly slide the front frame with UH9050 attached and all cabl...

Page 14: ... easily done using the provided Removal Keys Remove the Bezel before fully insert both Removal Keys straight into the slots on the left and the right edges of the radio s dress panel You cannot remove the radio if only one key is available Press in fully and the radio will unlock from the sleeve making withdrawal from the sleeve possible Store the keys in a safe place for future use REMOVAL KEYS R...

Page 15: ...fully press the lock tab at the bottom of the MIC plug and push it upwards At the same time tug on the MIC cord to draw back the MIC plug Rear MIC Jack Use the Rear MIC Jack if the main base is mounted where a front MIC connection is intrusive or if you wish to use the Remote LCD Speaker MIC with an optional extension cable Peel the dust cover from the rear MIC jack Push the MIC plug at the end of...

Page 16: ... 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 17: ...able connects with the microphone plug 1 The rubber collar dust cover on the microphone cable is not required and can be cut away or pushed out of the way along the cable 2 Drill a 13mm hole at the MIC hanger location 3 Thread the microphone plug through the hole and connect with the extension cable 4 Mount the MIC Hanger over the hole and cable 5 At the Radio Connect the extension cable plug to t...

Page 18: ...8VDC an alert tone sounds and HI DC 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 10 2VDC LO DC flashes for 5 seconds The power turns off automatically if voltage falls below 9 0VDC Switch your UH9050 OFF and disconnect it from the power source ...

Page 19: ...quencies and guidelines for their use and selection is printed on p 52 p 58 For Australia Channels 05 and 35 are reserved for Emergency Calls Select the desired channel Press PTT on the side of the MIC and speak normally into the microphone Hold it approx 7cm from your mouth Release PTT to end the transmission and listen for a reply Smart Key Function The smart key S provides one touch access to o...

Page 20: ... at the base or using Smart Key function S on the MIC when in SMART key EQL mode to change the setting between OFF Normal Standard of FLAT L1 Bass Enhancing the low frequency the sound quality becomes mild and easy to listening not causing fatigue L2 Midrange Enhancing midrage frequency the sound quality becomes clear L3 High Enhancing the high frequency the sound quality becomes sharp dB LOW HZ H...

Page 21: ...y see Programming the Instant Priority Channel p 27 Press and hold TRIPLE TRI icon appears and two beeps will sound To cancel Triple Watch press and hold TRIPLE TRI icon disappears NOTE Every 1 5 seconds the Instant channel is monitored for 100msec Triple watch function stops temporarily when receiving a signal Triple watch function is invalid in Scan mode ...

Page 22: ... in the DCS CTCSS code area when programmed When the POL icon is showing then pre programmed police channels will be available When the FIRE icon is showing then pre programmed fire ambulance channels will be available The police fire ambulance frequencies have channel numbers 1 Press and hold POLICE to select the desired channel bank s combination The channel banks can be selected as follows CB P...

Page 23: ...s corresponding frequencies and guidelines for their use and selection is printed on p 52 p 58 For Australia Channels 05 and 35 are reserved for Emergency Calls Press to select the desired channel to use CTCSS Press DCS CTCSS on the base OFF icon flashes Press channel selector or turn the rotary PWR VOL at the base to select the desired CTCSS code 01 38 Press DCS CTCSS once to store the new settin...

Page 24: ...the signal is very slim Hills tall buildings metallic structures etc tend to act as a screen between radios Standard Operation without the aid of a Repeater station Operation with the aid of a Repeater Station Duplex The signal coming from your radio is received by the Repeater Station and the re transmitted at the same time on another channel This operation is called Duplexing For example CH01 on...

Page 25: ...2 moderate sensitivity SQL 3 medium sensitivity SQL 4 minimum sensitivity max tight squelch 1 Press Rotary SQ SEL 2 Press channel selector or turn the Rotary SQ SEL at the base to change the setting between 0 1 2 3 or 4 3 Press the Rotary SQ SEL to save the setting NOTE Selecting tight squelch mode may prevent the reception of weak signals High noise areas may still break the squelch ...

Page 26: ...for information on available repeaters If a button is not pressed within 10 seconds the UHF CB Radio will automatically exit the Menu Mode Priority Watch To switch Priority Watch On Off 1 Press MENU on the base 2 Turn the Rotary PWR VOL or press channel selector at the base till PRI W display on the screen Press the Rotary PWR VOL or MENU to confirm selection 3 Turn the Rotary PWR VOL or press cha...

Page 27: ...s and hold MENU to exit menu mode Programming the Instant Priority Channel 2 1 Press MENU 2 Press channel selector or turn the Rotary PWR VOL at the base till P CH2 display on the screen Press the MENU or Rotary PWR VOL to confirm selection 3 Press channel selector or turn the Rotary PWR VOL at the base to select the desired channel 4 Press MENU or Rotary PWR VOL to save the setting 5 Press Rotary...

Page 28: ...fectively NOTE Group Scan and Master Scan modes share the same SCAN Memory Furthermore any combination of the three channel groups can be scanned by press and hold POLICE during scan to select the desired channel groups 1 Press SCAN to start Scanning 2 The SCAN icon appears and flashing 3 The scan direction can be changed at any time by pressing channel selector 4 Press SCAN to stop Scanning Add R...

Page 29: ...If an active channel is found scanning will stop on that channel If the received signal ceases the unit will wait 3 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 deactivate SCAN press SCAN NOTE If SCAN is deactivated while on an active channel the UH9050 will stay on t...

Page 30: ...io will stay on that channel for as long as the signal is present If the received signal ceases Priority Scanning continues after 3 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 To select GS Scan Mode 1 Press MENU 2 Press channel selector or turn the Rotary PWR VOL at ...

Page 31: ...up channel if it detects another signal with no code or the wrong code on the channel last used by the group In this way all group users will be able to have continual communication to or from other users CH09 CH20 are stored into GS Memory and CTCSS01 is set for MASTER SCAN Subcode by default The GS memory can be changed channel by channel if desired but for Master Scan to work effectively each r...

Page 32: ...ster Scan is ON with the current GS channel memory Open Group Scan is disabled PREST1 Master Scan is ON with loading CH09 20 in GS PREST2 Master Scan is ON with loading CH21 30 39 40 in GS PREST3 Master Scan is ON with loading CH49 60 in GS PREST4 Master Scan is ON with loading CH61 70 79 80 in GS 5 Press channel selector or turn the Rotary PWR VOL at the base to select desired CTCSS code 01 38 or...

Page 33: ...n 10 seconds the UHF CB Radio will automatically exit the Menu Mode 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 MENU 2 Press channel selector or turn the Rotary PWR VOL at the base till BCL display on the screen Press the MENU or Rotary PWR VOL to confirm selection 3 Press chann...

Page 34: ...MENU to exit menu mode NOTE If a button is not pressed within 10 seconds the UH9050 will automatically exit the Menu Mode Key Beep 1 Press MENU 2 Press channel selector or turn the Rotary PWR VOL at the base till BEEP display on the screen Press the MENU or Rotary PWR VOL to confirm selection 3 Press channel selector or turn the Rotary PWR VOL at the base to change the setting between OFF 1 2 3 7 ...

Page 35: ...MENU to exit menu mode Internal Speaker Use this to set which speaker ON Set 1 SP ALL to switch both base unit and microphone speaker on Set 2 SP MAI to switch base unit speaker on only Set 3 SP MIC to switch microphone speaker on only 1 Press MENU 2 Press channel selector or turn the Rotary PWR VOL at the base till SP display on the screen Press the MENU or Rotary PWR VOL to confirm selection 3 P...

Page 36: ...WR VOL or press and hold MENU to exit menu mode NOTE If a button is not pressed within 10 seconds the UHF CB Radio will automatically exit the Menu Mode Backlight Level 1 Press MENU 2 Press channel selector or turn the Rotary PWR VOL at the base till the LIGHT display on the screen Press the Rotary PWR VOL or MENU to confirm selection 3 Press channel selector or turn the Rotary PWR VOL at the base...

Page 37: ...trast setting will only appear when a RM 980 is connected to the base unit NOTE If a button is not pressed within 10 seconds the UHF CB Radio will automatically exit the Menu Mode Recording Mode Instant Replay 1 Press MENU 2 Press channel selector or turn the Rotary PWR VOL at the base till the RECORD display on the screen Press the Rotary PWR VOL or MENU to confirm selection 3 Press channel selec...

Page 38: ...PWR VOL at the base till the SCRMBL display on the screen Press the Rotary PWR VOL or MENU to confirm selection 3 Press channel selector or turn the Rotary PWR VOL at the base to change the setting between OFF 1 or 2 4 Press MENU or Rotary PWR VOL to save the setting 5 Press Rotary PWR VOL or press and hold MENU to exit menu mode NOTE For safety purpose Scramble is invalid on channel 5 11 22 23 an...

Page 39: ...ill flash 2 Turn the Rotary PWR VOL if you wish to select another RX channel from CH81 CH180 3 Press the Rotary PWR VOL to confirm selection and begin the frequency edit The MHz digit range flashes Use or to shift between MHz range between 400 520MHz kHz range in 12 5kHz steps Turn the Rotary PWR VOL to select the desired frequency within MHz kHz ranges 4 When desired frequency is entered press th...

Page 40: ...for descending order If an active frequency channel found scanning will stop on that frequency To skip turn the rotary knob to continue scanning 4 When desired frequency is found press the Rotary PWR VOL to move to Alpha tag selection A cursor flashes in the first alpha position If you do not wish to name the channel then skip this step Turn the Rotary PWR VOL to select the desired alpha character...

Page 41: ...Press and hold MENU The selected Police and Fire Ambulance frequency programmed to the lowest available empty RX channel The RX channel will appear and alternating with the selected Police and Fire Ambulance frequency Press PTT on the microphone to exit programming mode and if you do not wish to edit any other setting 2 Turn the Rotary PWR VOL if you wish to select another RX channel 3 Press the R...

Page 42: ...e Turning Instant Replay On Off below During playback the display shows REPLAY and the number of the currently playing recording After the most recent received signal has been played back a long confirmation tone sounds and the radio returns to the previous mode During playback older recordings can be accessed by pressing the channel selector at the base or on the Speaker MIC to skip forward back ...

Page 43: ...as a Selective Calling system Exceptional features like 10 Selcall ID Memories Receiver Quieting Tone Squelch Scanning Tone and Group Calling make the UH9050 superior to other transceivers in its class Receiver Quieting Tone Squelch When activated on individual UHF CB channels except for emergency CH05 and CH35 it automatically mutes the receiver audio circuit of the radio It will stay in this Qui...

Page 44: ...SELCALL function The Selcall ID memory will open 2 Turn the Rotary Channel Selector to select the desired memory slot to edit NOTE Up to 10 ID memories can be stored If you expect to make calls to radios not stored in the ID memory then leave memory ID 1 blank for manual ID entry at the time of the call 3 Press SCAN to begin the ID edit The 5th digit of the ID flashes 4 Use or to shift between dig...

Page 45: ...one will sound and the last stored ID or last transmitted ID will be displayed 3 Press channel selector to select the desired Selcall ID If the desired Selcall ID is not stored in the ID memory you can manually enter the ID as follows a Press SCAN to begin ID edit The 5th digit of the ID flashes b Use or to shift between digits A 6th digit for 6 tone Selcall is available and indicated by a _ c Pre...

Page 46: ...hannel you want to put in or take out of QUIET mode 2 Press and hold TSQ for 2 seconds Two beeps will sound and the TSQ icon appears on or disappears from the LCD display Receiving a Selcall While in TSQ mode when UH9050 receives a code matching your Selcall ID it will perform the following operations a Automatically responds to the caller by transmitting Acknowledge Tones b Informs you that a cal...

Page 47: ...nswered within 20 seconds TSQ Scanning resumes The CAL icon remains on the LCD display To look for the Channel where the CALL is received a Cancel TSQ Scanning by pressing SCAN b Press channel selector to browse through the TSQ Channels The CAL indicator marks the Channel where the Call is received 2 When answered TSQ Scanning is automatically deactivated The Channel is removed from the QUIET Oper...

Page 48: ... X X X A 100 radios X X X A A 1000 radios X X A A A 10000 radios X A A A A where X is a common Selcall ID prefix of your group and A is the CCIR Assigned Group Tone Code Example If one group comprises 10 members with Selcall IDs the ID numbers could be as follows Group ID Individual ID 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 2 3 4 3 to 1 2 3 4 9 all in TSQ mode at CH20 If someone transmits ID 1234A on CH2...

Page 49: ...1 Power Off the UH9050 2 Press and hold POWER and MENU The SELCALL Settings Menu will display no tone will sound 3 Press MENU repeatedly to select the Tone Period setting which is indicated on the display as Pd 4 Press SCAN to edit the setting The current setting flashes 5 Press channel selector to select the desired tone period from 40ms 70ms or 100ms 6 Press SCAN to save the setting 7 Press and ...

Page 50: ...ad in Tone when programmed rides on the Lead in Delay Hence when transmitting a Selcall ID a continuous tone will be heard for the duration of the Lead in Delay The main purpose of the Lead in Tone is to increase the probability of contact between your unit and another radio when TSQ Scanning 1 Power Off the UH9050 2 Press and hold POWER and MENU The SELCALL Settings Menu will display no tone will...

Page 51: ...T button is possible when the TSQ icon is flashing 1 Power Off the UH9050 2 Press and hold POWER and MENU The SELCALL Settings Menu will display no tone will sound 3 Press MENU repeatedly to select the Alarm mode setting which is indicated on the display as AL 4 Press SCAN to edit the setting The current setting flashes 5 Press channel selector or turn the Rotary PWR VOL at the base to select the ...

Page 52: ...62 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 Tone No Tone Frequency Hz Tone No Tone Frequency Hz 0 1981 8 1747 1 1124 9 1860 2 1197 A Group 2400 3 1275 B 930 4 1358 C 2247 5 1446 D 991 6 1540 E Repeat 2110 7 1640 F 1055 CTC...

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Page 56: ...use This 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 MBIE website in New Zealan...

Page 57: ...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 58: ...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 59: ...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 or used as part of any conversion kits subassemblies or any configurations not sold by Uniden Aust C Improperly installed contrary to instructions contained in the relevant Owner s M...

Page 60: ... 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 country in which the Product was first purchased if you believe that your Product does not conf...

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