Uniden WHAMx4, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Wireless Handheld Access Microphone Owner s Manual WHAMx4 WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW fm Page 1 Thursday January 27 2005 2 34 PM...

Page 2: ...es 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 regulated transmitters Those guidelines...

Page 3: ...lied belt clip To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure requirements Body worn operations are restricted to the supplied belt clip For hand held operation the radio should be held 1 inch from the u...

Page 4: ...e Squelch Checking the Battery Level 16 Using Triple Watch 17 Using WX Alert 18 Using STEP SCAN 18 Using MEM UIC 19 Using Select SCRAM 20 Using HAIL INTERCOM 20 Using LIGHT LOC 21 Using Distress 22 Us...

Page 5: ...trast 37 Adjusting the Key Beep 38 DSC Alarm Level 38 Adjusting the WX Alarm Level 39 Using Self Test 39 Adjusting the VOX Sensitivity Level 40 Using Handset Paging 40 Care and Maintenance 41 Specific...

Page 6: ...ing and weather conditions You can use up to four WHAMx4 microphones with the same marine radio You should read the rest of this Operating Guide thoroughly to acquaint yourself with all of your microp...

Page 7: ...microphone Outrange Alert The microphone alerts you if you are moving out of its range Auto Handset Registration The microphone automatically registers itself with your radio Handset Paging You can se...

Page 8: ...crophone s display Buttons you press appear in bold type and text that appears on the display appears in italic type How The Microphone s Controls Appear in This Manual To help navigate the microphone...

Page 9: ...been designed to be essentially impervious to ignition noise and alternator noise However in some installations it may be necessary to take measures to further reduce the effect of noise interference...

Page 10: ...E Hold down for 2 seconds to turn the microphone on or off Briefly press to select the volume setting mode Press to scroll up through the channels and menu options Hold down to increase scrolling spee...

Page 11: ...ambler for the current channel 16 9 TRIPLE WATCH Press to tune to Channel 9 and Channel 16 and to use Triple Watch HAIL INTERCOM Press to turn the hailer on or off Hold down for 2 seconds to use the r...

Page 12: ...ht at its lowest level Press again to change the backlight to medium level Press again to change the backlight to high level Press again to turn off the backlight Hold down for 2 seconds to turn on ke...

Page 13: ...active and blinks when the alert is acti vated U I C Shows the channel mode USA INT or CAN DSC Appears when the microphone is in the DSC mode including receiving DSC calls It also shows that the micro...

Page 14: ...etting selected before you turn it off Adjusting the Squelch Checking the Battery Level Pressing this key will activate the Squelch setting mode When the Squelch setting mode is active pressing the UP...

Page 15: ...nel other than 16 or 9 and presses and holds the 16 9 key for 2 seconds The TRI icon will then be displayed and the radio will check chan nel 16 every 2 seconds and then channel 9 immedi ately afterwa...

Page 16: ...then turned back on again Pressing and holding the WX Alert key for 2 sec onds will place the radio into the weather alert mode A flashing WX icon will indicate that the radio is in weather alert mod...

Page 17: ...l have the ability to be stored in memory for scanning except Weather channels Pressing this key briefly again will remove the channel from memory Pressing and holding this key for 2 seconds will chan...

Page 18: ...ed whenever the radio receives an incoming transmission or when the radio is transmitting The user can also toggle back and forth between the two displays by pressing the SELECT key from the channel d...

Page 19: ...ered to recognize this radio for Intercom purposes only NOTE To use the PA feature the user would just install a non listen back type of speaker horn Using LIGHT LOC Press this key briefly to activate...

Page 20: ...tting Changing to HI power is dependent on the particular FCC IC channel power restriction Using DSC Call This section will detail the operation of the DSC functions Using Individual Call This option...

Page 21: ...e from the radio NOTE The Individual call information is setup using the DIRECTORY menu NOTE When the call is first made both the WHAMx4 the main radio and the called radio will display channel 70 whi...

Page 22: ...on will be used to send a message to all ships There will be three types of transmissions that may be sent URGENCY SAFETY ROUTINE Starting from the Channel display mode the user will press the Menu ke...

Page 23: ...io will display ALL SHIPS and the name of the sender as illustrated below This display will occur for any type of ALL SHIPS call Using Geographical Call This option will only be available in the DSC c...

Page 24: ...tion send request from another radio the WHAMx4 will either automatically send the position time date informa tion display the confirmation and alert the user by ringing the radio press any key to dis...

Page 25: ...ser will press the Menu key and the following screen will appear Press the Down or Up arrow keys to display the CALL WAIT option The following screen will be dis played Press the Select key and the fo...

Page 26: ...ing The INDIVIDUAL cate gory must be able to store the last 50 incoming calls that came in purging and deleting the oldest of the 50 to receive the new incoming This screen will display the callers da...

Page 27: ...for sailboat fishboat towboat TOW Automatic Fog signal for vessels under tow ANCHOR Automatic Fog signals for any vessel at anchor AGROUND Automatic Fog signals for any ves sel aground YELP Manual Ye...

Page 28: ...eature in the setup menu will allow the user to set up a directory of other boaters with DSC capable radios that have an MMSI The following screens will allow the user to setup and alphanumeric iden t...

Page 29: ...tem in the Setup menu will allow the user to change the normal channel tags names This is necessary when the user needs to change the channel tag depending what the channel s autho rized use is for th...

Page 30: ...st the local time Turning Daylight Saving On or Off This feature allows the user to select the automatic daylight savings for the Clock feature From the SETUP Menu press the DOWN or UP arrow keys unti...

Page 31: ...eated for all 6 digits of the FIPS code When the final digit is programmed pressing the DOWN or UP arrow key will move to the next location This process can be used to input up to all 30 FIPS codes To...

Page 32: ...e MMSI program ming screen The first zero will be flashing The user will use the UP or DOWN arrow keys to increase or decrease the zero to a number such as 6 Pressing the UP arrow key will increase th...

Page 33: ...d return back to the channel display screen This option is found in the DCS CALL SYSTEM and SETUP sections of the menu system A user will move to the EXIT option using the DOWN and UP arrow keys and p...

Page 34: ...creen Upon returning to the channel display screen all informa tion will be the same as it was before the user entered the menu system NOTE This function needs to have a reset in case the LCD screen b...

Page 35: ...elect key If the Menu key is pressed then no change in alarm type will be entered Pressing the Select key will save the alarm choice and return to the System menu Adjusting the WX Alarm Level This men...

Page 36: ...howing the failed items either press the menu or select keys to return to the System menu Antenna Condition OK Open Shorted GPS Condition OK No Data Flow Not Connected WHAM OK Poor Signal Battery OK T...

Page 37: ...y using the UP and DOWN arrow key the user can choose which handset or all handsets 2 3 4 AL assuming for this example that we are using hand set number 1 to find a missing handset Pressing the Select...

Page 38: ...ecau tions should be observed If the antenna has been damaged you should not transmit except in the case of an emergency A defective antenna may cause damage to your microphone You are responsible for...

Page 39: ...Specifications 39 Specifications NEED THESE Specifications WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW fm Page 39 Thursday January 27 2005 2 34 PM...

Page 40: ...27 X 161 9500 157 3500 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MAR OPERATOR 28 X 162 0000 157 4000 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MAR OPERATOR 61 A X 156 0750 156 0750 Simplex COAST GUARD COAST GUARD 63 A X 156 1750 156 1750...

Page 41: ...OPERATOR 27 X 161 9500 157 3500 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MAR OPERATOR 28 X 162 0000 157 4000 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MAR OPERATOR 60 X 160 6250 156 0250 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MAR OPERATOR 61 A X 156 07...

Page 42: ...OPERATOR 61 X 160 6750 156 0750 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MAR OPERATOR 62 X 160 7250 156 1250 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MAR OPERATOR 63 X 160 7750 156 1750 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MAR OPERATOR 64 X 160 8250...

Page 43: ...ered by this warranty E used in any conjunction with equipment or parts or as part of any system not manufac tured by Uniden or F installed or programmed by anyone other than as detailed by the Operat...

Page 44: ...the United States of America PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OF WARRANTY If after following the instructions in this Operating Guide you are certain that the Product is defec tive pack the Produc...

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