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You must have at least 2 channels in memory in order to

use Scan mode. Channel 70 (VHF) cannot be stored into

memory.

NOTE

Press and hold SCAN/MEM again to remove the channel from memory.

Using Your Radio

Key beep is the tone that sounds when you press a key or a button. You

cannot change the key beep volume.
Press and hold BAND/MENU to enter the Menu setting. Press ENT/L/

M/H till bP setting flashes on the LCD and then press CHANNEL UP or

CHANNEL DOWN to turn on/off the key beep. Press ENT/L/M/H to save

the setting.

Setting Key Lock

Press and hold VOL/LOCK to lock or unlock the keypad. If Key Lock is

on, only PTT, Boost, and power on/off will operate. Key Lock remains in

memory when the radio is turned off.

Using the Battery Save feature

The Battery Save feature automatically turns off receive power at regular

intervals to save battery power. Battery Save turns off when receiving

transmissions or transmitting a response. It reactivates after 3 seconds

of no activity (transmit or receive).

Battery Save does not work while in Scan mode or in

Triple/Dual watch.

NOTE

Backlight On/Off

Key Beep On/Off

The Backlight On/Off feature allows the user to turn on or off the LCD

backlight. Press and hold BAND/MENU to enter the Menu setting. Press

ENT/L/M/H till bL setting flashes on the LCD and then press CHANNEL

UP or CHANNEL DOWN to turn on/off the LCD backlight. Press ENT/L/

M/H to save the setting.

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UHF CB+VHF Marine Radio

UNIDEN MHS155UV

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Summary of Contents for MHS155UV

Page 1: ...MHS155UV Dual Band UHF CB VHF Marine Radio For more exciting new products please visit our website Australia www uniden com au ...

Page 2: ...e and longitude from your GPS 7 State the nature of your distress e g are you sinking medical emergency man overboard on fire adrift etc 8 State the type of assistance you need medical towing pumps etc 9 Give number of persons aboard and conditions of any injured persons 10 Estimate present seaworthiness of your ship e g how immediate is the danger due to flooding or fire or proximity to shore 11 ...

Page 3: ...s are well maintained and correctly fitted and the battery cover securely fastened After your radio is submerged in water you might notice that the sound is distorted This is because there is still water remaining in and around the speaker and microphone Just shake the radio to clear excess water and the sound should return to normal If your radio is exposed to salt water clean your radio thorough...

Page 4: ... Belt Clip 14 Installing optional External Speaker Mic 14 Using Your Radio 15 Turning It On 15 Setting It Up 15 Changing the Volume 15 Setting the Squelch Level 15 Selecting the UIC Channel Mode 16 Selecting a Channel 16 Making a Transmission 16 Boosting the transmission power 17 INSTANT Channel Feature 17 Saving Channels to Memory 17 Key Beep On and Off 18 Setting Key Lock 18 Backlight On Off 18 ...

Page 5: ...h 25 Normal mode with Triple Watch 25 Scan Mode Operation 26 Using the radio in Scan Mode 26 Scan mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch 27 Busy Channel Lockout 27 Vibrator 28 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 29 Specifications 31 VHF Marine Channels and Frequencies MHz 33 US Channel Frequencies and Names 33 Canadian Channel Frequencies and Names 35 International Channel Frequencies and Names 37 UHF C...

Page 6: ...x at CH01 08 CH41 48 Vibrator Common Submersible design Complies with floating JIS7 IPX7 water resistant standards Memory Scan mode Lets you save channels to memory and monitor them in quick succession Dual Watch This mode lets you monitor Instant CH along with one regular marine UHF channel Triple Watch This mode lets you monitor 16CH 67CH along with one regular marine UHF channel Battery Save Th...

Page 7: ...mediately Never use damaged products Need help Get answers at our website www uniden com au for Australian model 7 UHF CB VHF Marine Radio UNIDEN MHS155UV Charging Cradle AC Adaptor Lithium Ion Battery DC Adaptor Belt Clip Mounting Hardware MHS155UV Radio Not shown AAAX4 Alkaline BatteryTray Antenna ...

Page 8: ...ators MHS155UV Radio 8 UHF CB VHF Marine Radio UNIDEN MHS155UV Antenna LCD VOL LOCK INST WX POWER 16 67 TRI ENT L M H SCAN MEM Speaker Microphone CHANNEL UP CHANNEL DOWN Push To Talk BOOST BAND MENU External Speaker Jack ...

Page 9: ...channel into memory or delete a channel from memory BAND MENU Select UHF CB band or VHF Marine band Enter the Menu function PTT Push to Talk NA Talk transmit on a channel BOOST NA Transmit with a higher power level VOL LOCK Enter volume setting condition Select Key Lock function INST Instant CH Call Instant CH programming WX POWER Select WX channel Turn on or off radio s power 9 UHF CB VHF Marine ...

Page 10: ...the channels squelch volume steps ENT L M H Select item in setting condition Select transmit power L M or H Reading the Display Charger The LCD display shows different information depending on what you are doing This sample screen shows some of this information The following table shows all the possible icons and what they mean 10 UHF CB VHF Marine Radio UNIDEN MHS155UV Charging Contacts Screw hol...

Page 11: ...NTernational channels TRI or DUAL TRIple Watch or DUAL Watch is turned on MEM The current channel is saved in memory SCAN The radio is in Scan mode WX The weather channels are displayed The battery is fully charged mostly charged halfcharged mostly empty or completely empty 88A Current channel number UHF VHF Band Type DCS CTCSS Indicates whether DCS or CTCSS is selected BCL Busy Channel Lockout is...

Page 12: ...ove and that there is no foreign matter under the seal 6 Replace the battery compartment cover Tighten the screw securely If the rubber seal appears warn nicked or dried out you must replace it If the seal looks worn or damaged contact customer service to order a replacement see front cover page for contact information NOTE The radio also comes with an accessory battery tray that holds four AAA ty...

Page 13: ...r in firmly Tug on the battery wires gently to make sure you have a good connection 4 Seat the battery case in the battery compartment 5 Before replacing the battery cover check the rubber seal located on the under side of the cover make sure that the seal is set in the groove and that there is no foreign matter under the seal 6 Replace the battery compartment cover Tighten the screw securely WARN...

Page 14: ...r if your radio gets dirty or wet Charge the battery fully before using the radio When the battery is completely charged the CHARGE LED turns green Don t use the charger when the ambient temperature is below 5 C 41 F or above 40 C 104 F If the radio is powered down the battery can charge in about seven hours If the radio is powered on the battery takes longer to charge Important notes on charging ...

Page 15: ...ch level The MHS155UV recognizes signals as transmissions if they exceed a signal strength threshold Adjusting the squelch sets this threshold level Increasing squelch requires a signal to be stronger to be seen as a transmission If you set the squelch too high you will risk not receiving transmissions that are lower than that threshold Reducing the squelch allows weaker signals to be accepted How...

Page 16: ...time Press and hold CHANNEL UP or CHANNEL DOWN to quickly scroll through the channels Making a Transmission Press and hold Push to Talk TX displays while you are transmitting Release Push to Talk when you re finished talking to let the other party respond To prevent stuck microphone problems or situations where Push to Talk is pushed accidentally the radio limits your talk time to 5 minutes VHF Ma...

Page 17: ...W back to 5W 3 The display shows the new transmission power The transmit power remains at the new setting until you change it again Some channels limit the transmission power to 1W When you tune to a limited power channel the radio automatically switches to 1W See the channel list starting on page 33 for a list of power restricted channels Saving Channels to Memory If you find a channel you like a...

Page 18: ...t and power on off will operate Key Lock remains in memory when the radio is turned off Using the Battery Save feature The Battery Save feature automatically turns off receive power at regular intervals to save battery power Battery Save turns off when receiving transmissions or transmitting a response It reactivates after 3 seconds of no activity transmit or receive Battery Save does not work whi...

Page 19: ...annel Monitor a channel or talk to another radio Press BAND MENU Scan VHF Marine and UHF CB Monitors all the channels you save into memory An error tone sounds if there are no channels saved to memory Check saved channels for traffic Press SCAN MEM Normal Weather only Monitors the selected weather channel WX Channels VHF Marine Channel CH67 AUS CH20 CH23 NZ Hear the current or forecasted weather P...

Page 20: ... next transmit power each time you press and hold this button In Normal mode you listen to a single channel until you change it 16 67 16 67 16 67 Every 2 seconds the radio checks channels 16 67 Triple Watch on Monitoring Channel 25 Example If you activate Triple Watch while operating in Normal VHF mode the radio checks VHF channels 16 and 67 every two seconds with Dual Watch turned on the radio ch...

Page 21: ...on or the signal stops Resume scan You must have at least two channels in memory to start a scan However you cannot save marine channel 70 or Weather channels To activate Scan mode press SCAN MEM You cannot transmit while in Scan mode To save a channel into memory select the channel then press and hold SCAN MEM The MEM icon displays whenever you tune to that channel To remove a channel from memory...

Page 22: ...annel Triple Watch on Memory Channel Scan 08 25 24 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 20 How it Works VHF Marine Weather Mode In Weather mode the radio monitors one of the five weather channels Using the radio in Weather Mode Press the WX POWER button to access Weather mode Press CHANNEL UP or CHANNEL DOWN to scroll through the weather channels To cancel Weather and return to the previous marine channel press t...

Page 23: ... ENT L M H till DCS CTCSS setting flashes 3 Press CHANNEL UP or CHANNEL DOWN to change the selection 4 Press ENT L M H to save CTCSS Select oF to turn DCS CTCSS off for the selected channel NOTE DCS is a digital extension of CTCSS It provides 104 extra digitally coded squelch codes that follow after the 38 CTCSS codes CTCSS 1 38 followed by DCS 1 104 Follow the steps for changing CTCSS code but se...

Page 24: ...structions Eg CH01 is being used in your area for repeater use 1 Select the correct channel 2 Press and hold BAND MENU to enter the Menu setting Press ENT L M H till dP setting flashes 3 Press CHANNEL UP or CHANNEL DOWN to turn on or off the setting r appears for CH01 CH08 and n appears for CH41 CH48 when duplex is selected 4 Press ENT L M H to save Contact your retailer for a list of repeaters av...

Page 25: ...nel every two seconds Normal Mode with Dual Watch How it Works UHF CB To activate Dual Watch press and hold BAND MENU to enter the Menu setting Then press ENT L M H till DUAL or TRI flashes on the LCD Press CHANNEL UP or CHANNEL DOWN button to select DUAL and press ENT L M H to save Press and hold BAND MENU to exit out of the Menu Press 16 67 TRI button to activate the Dual Watch If you activate T...

Page 26: ...5 channels in 0 5 seconds When it detects a signal the radio stays on the channel until you press the ChannelUp button or the signal stops Resume scan You must have at least two channels in memory to start a scan However you cannot save marine channel 70 or Weather channels To activate Scan mode press SCAN MEM You cannot transmit while in Scan mode To save a channel into memory select the channel ...

Page 27: ...rned on the radio checks Instant channel every two seconds This feature prevents accidental transmission on a busy channel For example BCL is used when CTCSS or DCS is selected to prevent transmission when the radio detects a transmission from another unit using the same CTCSS or DCS code 1 Press and hold BAND MENU to enter Menu setting 2 Press ENT L M H till LC setting flashes on the LCD Press CH...

Page 28: ...H till Vi setting flashes on the LCD Press CHANNEL UP or CHANNEL DOWN to turn the setting on or off When it is turned on icon will appear on the LCD Press ENT L M H to save 3 Press and hold BAND MENU to exit out of the Menu The MHS155UV vibrates only when it meets the following conditions Vibrate setting is on 20 seconds have passed since a previous vibration This is enabled for the UHF band NOTE ...

Page 29: ...tacts on the radio and charger are clean Replace the battery The radio won t transmit Make sure you are not in Weather or Scan mode Make sure you are not trying to transmit on a receive only channel or transmit at the wrong power level for this channel see the channel lists starting on page 33 Check the battery power level if it s low charge the battery before trying to transmit Make sure the dura...

Page 30: ...play flashes and I don t know why The channel number on the display will flash if the radio is in a Watch mode or in Scan mode Try turning off scanning Triple Watch or Dual Watch see page 9 Where can I find my radio s serial number The serial number is on a plate inside the battery compartment 30 UHF CB VHF Marine Radio UNIDEN MHS155UV ...

Page 31: ...2V DC10 8V 15 0V Charge time to full capacity 7 5 hours typical Size without antenna 136 6 H x 62 4 W x 45 2 D mm 5 26 H x 2 46 W x 1 7 D inch Weight 266 4g 9 4oz w battery Transmitter Frequency Range UHF CB 476 425 477 4125 MHz VHF 156 025 157 425MHz Frequency Stability 2 5 PPM RF Power Output with Li Ion battery UHF CB 0 5W 1 5W 2 5W VHF CH 1W 2 5W 5W Spurious Emissions UHF CB 36dBm VHF 32dBm Cu...

Page 32: ...0 25 μV for 12dB SINAD nominal Audio Frequency Response 6 0 dB 500 Hz 7 0 dB 2kHz Adjacent Channel Selectivity UHF 65dB VHF 75dB Inter Modulation 69dB nominal Audio Output Power 900mW MAX Volume nominal Current Drain Squelched 65 mA Max Audio 360 mA 32 UHF CB VHF Marine Radio UNIDEN MHS155UV ...

Page 33: ...m 15 156 750 Inhibit Receive only Environmental 16 156 800 156 800 Simplex Distress safety and calling 17 156 850 156 850 Simplex 1W Govt maritime control 18A 156 900 156 900 Simplex Commercial 19A 156 950 156 950 Simplex Commercial 20 161 600 157 000 Duplex Port operation 20A 157 000 157 000 Simplex Port operation 21A 157 050 157 050 Simplex Coast guard only 22A 157 100 157 100 Simplex Coast guar...

Page 34: ...Coast Guard 82A 157 125 157 125 Simplex Coast Guard 83A 157 175 157 175 Simplex Government 84 161 825 157 225 Duplex Marine Operator 85 161 875 157 275 Duplex Marine Operator 86 161 925 157 325 Duplex Marine Operator 87 157 375 157 375 Simplex Marine Operator 88 157 425 157 425 Simplex Commercial Ship Ship 34 UHF CB VHF Marine Radio UNIDEN MHS155UV US Marine Channels Ch RX Freq TX Freq Status Name...

Page 35: ...Traffic System 15 156 750 156 750 Simplex 1W Environmental 16 156 800 156 800 Simplex Distress safety calling 17 156 850 156 850 Simplex 1W State Control 18A 156 900 156 900 Simplex Commercial 19A 156 950 156 950 Simplex Canadian Coast Guard 20 161 600 157 000 Duplex 1W Port Operation 21A 157 050 157 050 Simplex Canadian Coast Guard 22A 157 100 157 100 Simplex Canadian Coast Guard 23 161 750 157 1...

Page 36: ... Port Operation 78A 156 925 156 925 Simplex Inter Ship 79A 156 975 156 975 Simplex Inter Ship 80A 157 025 157 025 Simplex Inter Ship 81A 157 075 157 075 Simplex Canadian Coast Guard 82A 157 125 157 125 Simplex Canadian Coast Guard 83 161 775 157 175 Duplex Canadian Coast Guard 83A 157 175 157 175 Simplex Canadian Coast Guard 84 161 825 157 225 Duplex Marine Operator 85 161 875 157 275 Duplex Marin...

Page 37: ...raffic system 15 156 750 156 750 Simplex 1W Environmental 16 156 800 156 800 Simplex Distress safety calling 17 156 850 156 850 Simplex 1W Govt maritime control 18 161 500 156 900 Duplex Port operation 19 161 550 156 950 Duplex Commercial 20 161 600 157 000 Duplex Port operation 21 161 650 157 050 Duplex Port operation 22 161 700 157 100 Duplex Port operation 23 161 750 157 150 Duplex Marine opera...

Page 38: ...6 875 156 875 Simplex Port operation ship ship 78 161 525 156 925 Duplex Port operation 79 161 575 156 975 Duplex Port operation 80 161 625 157 025 Duplex Port operation 81 161 675 157 075 Duplex Port operation 82 161 725 157 125 Duplex Port operation 83 161 775 157 175 Duplex Port operation 84 161 825 157 225 Duplex Marine operator 85 161 875 157 275 Duplex Marine operator 86 161 925 157 325 Dupl...

Page 39: ...arrowband channel 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 web...

Page 40: ...20 131 8 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 41: ...503 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 7...

Page 42: ...X only 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...

Page 43: ...125 477 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 75 477 2875 56 476 8125 76 477 3125 57 476 8375 77 477 33...

Page 44: ... s manual Using another charger may damage the battery or cause the battery to explode NOTE Li Ion Polymer batteries must be recycled or disposed of properly Avoid exposing the battery whether attached to the radio or not to direct sunlight heated cars or temperatures below 4 F 20 C or above 140 F 60 C Exposing the chemical contained within the battery pack to temperatures above 140 F 60 C may cau...

Page 45: ... three 3 years from the date of the 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 or used as part of any conversion kits subassemblies or any configurations not sold by Uniden Aust C Improperly installe...

Page 46: ...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 conform with this warranty you should deliver the Product together with sati...

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