Uniden MHS335, Owner'S Manual

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E-26 Uniden MHS335 Radio Owner’s Manual
Setting the UIC Channel Mode (USA/CAN/INTL)
You can select marine channels for the USA, Canada, or International waters.
1. Press MENU , then select
RADIO SETUP
/Channel Mode . The Channel Mode menu
displays.
2. Select
USA
,
CAN
, or
INTL
and press the
Select
soft key. The
RADIO SETUP
screen
displays again.
3. Press CLR to return to the Idle screen.
Setting Key Lock
You can lock the keypad through pressing and holding the /LOCK key . KEYLOCK ON
displays if you press a key while keylock is on. Unlock it by pressing and holding the /
LOCK
key again . UNLOCK displays.
NOTE: Key Lock does not affect
PTT
or the
Distress
key. If DISTRESS is pressed,
Key Lock
turns
off and
KEYLOCK
displays.
Setting WX Alert Mode
1. Press MENU
,
then select
RADIO SETUP
/Weather Radio.
2. Select WX Alert . The WX Alert screen displays with the options to turn this alert on
or off.
3. Select ON . The Weather Radio screen displays again.
4. Select Back to return to the
RADIO 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 (S.A.M.E.) alert occurring in a specific area. You can enter
a maximum of 30 FIPS codes.
NOTE: For USA FIPS codes by state, see http://www.nws.noaa.gov/mirs/public/prods/maps/cnty_
fips_list.htm. For Canadian FIPS codes, see https://www.ec.gc.ca/meteo-weather/default.
asp?lang=En&n=E5A4F19C-1.
1. Press MENU then select
RADIO SETUP
/Weather Radio/S.A.M.E FIPS Code .
2. Select Add . The Add FIPS Code screen displays.
3. Enter the FIPS codes for your area (find them on the websites mentioned previously)
and select STORE . The S .A.M.E.FIPS Code screen displays again.
Edit and delete FIPS codes in a similar manner.
Adjusting the Backlight
The backlight LCD function can be set to automatically dim after a set time.
1. Press MENU then select General Setup/Backlight. The Backlight menu displays.
2. Select
Backlight Level
and press ▲ or ▼ to adjust the brightness (Off, 1 - 5).
3. Select
Backlight Timeout
and press ▲ or ▼ to set the length of time the backlight
stays on before turning off:
x
5 sec