Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner’s Manual
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Using the Family Radio Service (FRS) Band
The following features and
options are avilable only when
the radio is in the FRS band. To
activate the FRS band, press
the
BAND-1/2.5/5W
button
repreatedly until the display
shows
FRS
.
Reading the FRS band screen
FRS band status messages
Message
Displays When
Transmitting
You press the
PUSH TO TALK
button.
Release PTT
You press the
PUSH TO TALK
button but you
cannot transmit at the moment (for example,
because you are scanning).
TriWatch
You turn on triple watch mode.
DualWatch
You turn on dual watch mode.
FRS
FRS
Locked
Memory
Dual Watch
Scan
Current
channel is
stored in
memory
Keypad
locked
Current channel
number
Status messages
(see the status
message table)
Current band
Battery
level
icon
Channel
scanning on
Current
CTCSS
privacy
code
(
001-142
or
OFF
)
Locked
Memory
Dual Watch
Scan
Current
channel is
stored in
memory
Keypad
locked
Current channel
number
Status messages
(see the status
message table)
Current band
Battery
level
icon
Channel
scanning on
Current
CTCSS
privacy
code
(
001-142
or
OFF
)
