7
Uniden MHS450 Radio Owner’s Manual
Status message table
Message
Displays When
(Channel Name)
No other status message is needed (see the
channel lists starting on page 28)
TRANSMITTING
You press the
PUSH TO TALK
button.
RELEASE PTT KEY
You press the
PUSH TO TALK
button but you
cannot transmit at the moment (for example,
because you are on a receive-only channel).
CHANNEL SCAN
You turn on scanning mode.
TRIWATCH
You turn on triple watch mode.
TRIWATCH SCAN
You turn on triple watch mode while scanning.
DUALWATCH
You turn on dual watch mode.
DUALWATCH SCAN
You turn on dual watch mode while scanning..
BATTERY LOW
The battery power level is too low for normal
operation (appears with the battery power level
icon ).
Using the menu
Here are some hints on using the software menu:
Press the
MENU
button
to open the menu.
The currently-selected
item is highlighted in
reversed out text.
Use the
CHANNEL UP
button to move up a line
in the menu; use the
CHANNEL DOWN
button
to move down a line in
the menu.
Press the
ENTER
button to choose the selected item.
Select
Exit
to close the menu.
•
•
•
•
MENU
USA/CAN/INT
Lamp Adjust
Contrast
Dual/TriWatch
Key Beep
FIPS Codes
Channel Name
Exit
ENTER
MENU
USA/CAN/INT
Lamp Adjust
Contrast
Dual/TriWatch
Key Beep
FIPS Codes
Channel Name
Exit
ENTER
