Uniden POLARIS....................................................................................2
Included with your POLARIS ..................................................................3
Controls and Indicators...........................................................................4
Installation...............................................................................................8
Choosing a Location..........................................................................8
Engine Noise Suppression ................................................................9
Antenna Considerations ....................................................................9
Antenna Selection and Installation ....................................................9
Installing the POLARIS....................................................................10
Operation ..............................................................................................11
Power On/Off ...................................................................................11
Last Channel Memory......................................................................11
Squelch............................................................................................12
Instant Channel 16/Channel 9 Communications .............................13
Triple Watch.....................................................................................13
Manual Tuning .................................................................................14
Weather Channels ..........................................................................14
MEM (Entering channel numbers into Memory Scan) ....................14
Triple Watch Scan ...........................................................................15
Normal Scan....................................................................................15
Triple Watch Alert Scan ...................................................................15
Alert Scan ........................................................................................15
Hail ..................................................................................................16
Hail Volume Adjust ..........................................................................16
Weather Alert...................................................................................17
Transmitting .....................................................................................19
Setting TX Output ............................................................................19
Distress............................................................................................20
Menu Operation ....................................................................................22
Digital Selective Calling (DSC)........................................................22
Individual ....................................................................................22
Group .........................................................................................23
All Ships .....................................................................................24
Position Request ........................................................................25
Position Send .............................................................................27
Standby ......................................................................................28
Call Wait.....................................................................................29
Geographical Call ......................................................................30
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