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Uniden MHS335 Radio Owner’s Manual

SENDING TEXT MESSAGES

NOTE: You can send texts from your radio or from your mobile device using the Uniden Marine 

app, available for Android and iOS.

1.  Press the 

BT

 soft key and select 

TEXT MESSAGING

.A pop-up keyboard displays 

(

NEW MESSAGE

) with the 

TO: 

area highlighted. 

BACK

NEXT

SELECT

C

B

A

D

M

L

K

N

W

V

U

X

3

2

1

4

E F G H I J
O P Q R S T

Y Z

5 6 7 8 9 0

Enter

space

@&?

abc

del

NEW MESSAGE

TO: _

2.  You can enter a stored MMSI number, a new MMSI number, or a stored name (stored 

names are linked to a directory entry). 

NOTE: The radio recognizes the first few letters entered and autofills the rest of the entry from the 

Individual or Group Directory.

3.  Press the 

NEXT

 soft key and the curser moves to the message area with the letter 

"P" is highlighted.

4.  Enter your text message, press 

NEXT,

 and then 

SEND.

 Press 

EXIT

 to return to the 

previous mode.

VIEW MESSAGING 

Select 

VIEW MESSAGING

 from the BT soft key menu. A list of MMSI numbers representing 

calls displays. Select a message and press 

REPLY

.

BLUETOOTH ON/OFF

Select 

BLUETOOTH ON/OFF

 from the BT soft key menu. Turn BT on or off (default).

SPKR Soft Key

If you drop the radio in water, press the 

SPKR

 soft key to sound a loud tone. The vibrations 

from this tone help remove water from the speaker.

OPERATION MODES

Your radio has three main operation modes: Normal, Scan, and Weather.

Summary of Contents for MHS335

Page 1: ...RADIO VHF MARITIME FLOTTANTE OWNER S MANUAL GUIDE D UTILISATION FLOATING VHF MARINE RADIO MHS335...

Page 2: ...at MAYDAY name of your ship once 6 Tell where you are what navigational aids or landmarks are near or read the latitude and longitude from your GPS 7 State the nature of your distress e g are you sink...

Page 3: ...d appel de votre bateau une fois 6 Donnez votre position quels sont les points de rep re ou aides la navigation pr s de vous ou lisez les coordonn es de longitude et de latitude apparaissant sur votr...

Page 4: ...HILO Soft Key E 16 TRI Soft Key E 16 MEM Soft Key E 17 SCAN Soft Key E 17 COMP Soft Key E 17 NAV Soft Key E 17 WPT Soft Key E 17 BT Soft Key E 17 SPKR Soft Key E 18 OPERATION MODES E 18 Normal E 20 Sc...

Page 5: ...l E 32 Calling all ships All Ships Call E 32 MAKING AN AUTOMATIC DISTRESS CALL E 33 Canceling an Automatic Distress Call E 33 Resending an Automatic Distress Call E 33 Receiving an Automatic Distress...

Page 6: ...3 MARINE RADIO CHANNEL CHART E 44 WEATHER CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES US CAN AND INTL E 48 EMERGENCY ALERT SAME SYSTEM E 49 Types of Events E 49 No Response Event Code E 50 REGULATIONS AND SAFETY WARNING...

Page 7: ...before turning it on The charger is not waterproof x x Memory Scan mode Lets you save channels to memory and monitor them in quick succession x x High LO power level select Lets you boost the transmit...

Page 8: ...the current position when a Man Overboard situation occurs x x Compass Display Lets you determine the way you want the radio to display your course by showing your course and direction or by showing...

Page 9: ...en NA CLR key Returns to the IDLE screen NA Light LOCK key Press once to activate the LCD and key backlight Press twice to activate LED steady on Flashlight Press three times to activate the SOS strob...

Page 10: ...he table below shows possible icons and what they mean ALT INTL 6W TRI MEM WX 15 COMMERCIAL MOB WX CALL TX LAT 32 53 6604N LON 096 59 3158W TIME 20 47 Local DATE Aug 23 2017 1 8 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 10 11 12...

Page 11: ...or Receiving RX 9 Various Text Channel Name 10 Soft Key 3 Name of soft key see page E 13 11 Soft Key 2 Name of soft key see page E 13 12 Soft Key 1 Name of soft key see page E 13 13 GPS Data Latitude...

Page 12: ...c to switch back to an alphanumeric keyboard x x After using the and keys on the radio s keypad to select a letter press SELECT to type the letter The letter then displays on the screen x x Select the...

Page 13: ...UT RESET MENU DESCRIPTION REF PAGE DISTRESS MESSAGE Types of distress messages such as flooding capsizing and man overboard Page E 10 GENERAL SETUP Basic radio configuration such as backlight key beep...

Page 14: ...is taking on water and you are in immediate danger Collision Send this type if your ship has collided with another ship or obstruction Grounding Send this type if the ship has run aground Capsizing S...

Page 15: ...RADIO SETUP menu to fine tune how the radio will operate For example you can rename channels set channel modes etc MENU ITEM DESCRIPTION Channel Mode Set to USA CAN Canada or INTL International See pa...

Page 16: ...aypoints Current Position Displays latitude longitude time SOG and COG Route Directory Displays a list of routes stored in the directory Routing Method Automatic or Manual Route Display Displays route...

Page 17: ...B on and off Wait to POS Fix Set how long the radio takes to acknowledge a POS fix Auto Polling Time Set how long the radio takes between polling activities DSC Alarm Setup Turn DSC alarms on and off...

Page 18: ...The soft keys change to BACK DEL and NAV 2 Select BACK to return to the previous mode and keep the current MOB information 3 Select DEL to delete the current MOB information and return to the previou...

Page 19: ...e Press the CALL soft key and select ALL SHIPS Select either SAFETY hazards in the water or URGENCY people at risk Test Call Enter individual ships through MENU DSC SETUP Individual Directory Press th...

Page 20: ...OGS Select a log and press SELECT A Call Log displays the MMSI numbers of calls you ve transmitted or received Select an MMSI number and press SELECT Information for that call displays If you select D...

Page 21: ...o memory or Memory scans only channels saved in memory OPERATION 1 Press SCAN soft key 2 Radio scans channels according to Main menu setup COMP Soft Key The Compass COMP soft key activates the compass...

Page 22: ...the first few letters entered and autofills the rest of the entry from the Individual or Group Directory 3 Press the NEXT soft key and the curser moves to the message area with the letter P is highlig...

Page 23: ...ate during any operation mode In the watch modes the radio briefly checks for activity on a specific channel then returns to its previous operation Watch mode What it does To turn it on off Weather Al...

Page 24: ...o checks the priority and second priority channels every few seconds along with the current marine channel With Dual Watch turned on the radio only checks the priority channel and the current marine c...

Page 25: ...nel x x To remove a channel from memory set the radio to that channel then press the MEM soft key again The MEM icon no longer displays and that channel is no longer saved in memory x x When the radio...

Page 26: ...riority channel the current marine channel and then the most recently used weather channel If TRIPLE watch is activated the radio scans the priority channel the second priority channel the current mar...

Page 27: ...UP THE HARDWARE ATTACHING THE ANTENNA The antenna detaches from the radio for easy shipping or storage To attach the antenna to your radio screw it tightly onto the anchor post at the top of the radi...

Page 28: ...t from the water After you remove the charger from the water please contact Customer Service see the back cover page for contact information x x Wipe off dirt or shake water from your radio before pla...

Page 29: ...Setting the Squelch Level The MHS335BT recognizes signals as transmissions if they exceed a signal strength threshold Adjusting the squelch sets this threshold level Increasing squelch requires a sig...

Page 30: ...SETUP screen 5 Turn WX Alert off through these same menus Setting FIPS Codes FIPS codes identify counties in the United States FIPS codes allow you to receive only the Specific Area Message Encoding...

Page 31: ...alk key Begin talking Release the Push to Talk key when you re finished talking to let the other party respond x x To prevent stuck microphone problems or situations where the Push to Talk key is push...

Page 32: ...LECTIVE CALLING FEATURES DSC WHAT IS DSC Digital Selective Calling DSC is a standard that allows you to call other ships using their unique identification code the Maritime Mobile Service Identity or...

Page 33: ...ss MENU then select DSC SETUP Enter Radio MMSI The Enter MMSI Number screen displays 2 Enter the MMSI number using the and keys Select Next to enter the MMSI number again to confirm 3 Press FINISH to...

Page 34: ...often as you want 1 Press MENU then select DSC SETUP Group Directory Add The Group Dir screen displays 2 Select ADD Enter the group name and the Group MMSI number Group MMSI numbers always start with...

Page 35: ...urgent situation Suppose you are coordinating safety for a sailboat race Before the race starts you instruct all the racers to enter your group MMSI number into their radios During the race x x Throu...

Page 36: ...CALL soft key CALL menu displays 2 Select Group Call 3 A list of groups displays see page E 30 to create groups Press and to scroll through the list and select the group to call 4 The next Group Call...

Page 37: ...rm sounds and the radio acquires GPS location if needed After 10 seconds the radio transmits the distress call starts a random countdown timer and waits for an acknowledgement 3 After the timer counts...

Page 38: ...nd displays the name MMSI number of the group calling you 1 Press any key to stop the alarm 2 The soft keys change to QUIT return to the Idle screen PAUSE and INFO view longetude latitude and time sen...

Page 39: ...s MMSI or name position time nature code Distress Acknowledge MMSI or name distress MMSI position time nature code All Ships MMSI or name category code communication channel number Group MMSI or name...

Page 40: ...o answer the test call manually or have the radio answer automatically 1 Press MENU to display the menu options 2 Select DSC SETUP Test Call Ack and press SELECT 3 Press Auto for the radio to automati...

Page 41: ...r station DISABLING AUTOMATIC CHANNEL SWITCHING If you are involved in a bridge to bridge call you may not want the radio to automatically switch channels when it receives a DSC call In cases like thi...

Page 42: ...lites display as white dots GPS Satellite Signal Displays a list of satellite numbers and signal strength Battery Save Select what percentage of your battery power should be saved Auto Default the rad...

Page 43: ...bread crumbs can help you retrace your trip from one spot to another Select the length of time you want between bread crump measurements NMEA FEATURES Your radio supports NMEA 0183 version 4 10 a stan...

Page 44: ...the default channel names To rename a channel follow the steps below 1 Press MENU and select RADIO SETUP Channel Name The screen displays the list of channels with their names 2 Press or to select the...

Page 45: ...Adjust the squelch level it is probably too high Adjust the volume level it is probably too low If the radio has been exposed to water there may be water on the speaker Remove the water and allow the...

Page 46: ...ilt in Electret type Display Liquid Crystal Display Speaker 16 1 0 W Power Source Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery 7 4V 1800 mAh Size without antenna and belt clip 6 122 H x 2 562 W x 1 633 D inch 155...

Page 47: ...or from a ship to Coast Guard aircraft NON COMMERCIAL recreational or voluntary ships only messages about the needs of the ship including fishing reports rendezvous scheduling repairs and berthing in...

Page 48: ...2 x x 156 100 160 700 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 03 x x 156 150 160 750 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 04 x 156 200 160 800 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 04A x 156 200 156 20...

Page 49: ...56 850 State and Local Govt Maritime Control 1 Watt Only 18 x 156 900 161 500 Port Operations Ship Movement 18A x x 156 900 156 900 Commercial Canada Towing West Coast 19 x 156 950 161 550 Commercial...

Page 50: ...000 Canadian CG Continuous Marine Broadcast CMB Service 60 x x 156 025 160 625 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 61 x 156 075 160 675 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 61A x 156 075 156 075 C...

Page 51: ...Coast 72 x x x 156 625 156 625 Non Commercial Ship to Ship 73 x x x 156 675 156 675 Port Operations 74 x x x 156 725 156 725 Port Operations 75 x x x 156 775 156 775 Port Operations 1 Watt Only 76 x x...

Page 52: ...or 1019 x x 156 950 156 950 Commercial 1020 x x 157 000 157 000 Port Operations 1078 x x 156 925 156 925 Non Commercial Inter Ship 1079 x x 156 975 156 975 Commercial Inter Ship 2019 x 161 550 161 550...

Page 53: ...ces could create a variety of conditions that could directly threaten public safety x x A STATEMENT is a message containing follow up information to a warning watch or emergency Event SAME Code Type B...

Page 54: ...rning EQW Warning Evacuation Immediate EVI Warning Fire Warning FRW Warning Hazardous Materials Warning HMW Warning Law Enforcement Warning LEW Warning Local Area Emergency LAE Emergency 911 Telephone...

Page 55: ...ng used to communicate Starting in 2004 if a radio is carried it must be on and set to channel 16 Wwhenever your ship is underway If you hear a distress call wait a few minutes to let a shore station...

Page 56: ...comply with FCC RF exposure requirements and should be avoided For more information about RF exposure please visit the FCC website at www fcc gov Lithium Ion Battery Warning This equipment contains a...

Page 57: ...nce and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Tout changement ou modification non approuv express ment par la partie responsable...

Page 58: ...t warrantor will repair the defect and return it to you without charge for parts service or any other cost except shipping and handling incurred by warrantor or its representatives in connection with...

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Page 60: ...Issue 1 November 2017 QUESTIONS Contactez nous au www uniden com Imprim au Vietnam QUESTIONS Visit our website at www uniden com Printed in Vietnam...

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