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Summary of Contents for Sundowner UH-100

Page 1: ...NSCEIVER OWNER S MANUAL SUNDOWNER UH 100 SCANNING ooldenSuaOOwlleruH 100 U VOL sa IIEM 8 0 SRF 1SCN I CH tPtPtPtPtPtP BBB BBBuHz PR f1 OFF tPtP j P l BlE leYEll le le Lun den j With Audio Scrambler and Built In SELCALL ...

Page 2: ...D Backlight Level Control 19 Selective Calling 20 This is UH 100 Calling 21 Making a Call 21 Acknowledgment Tone 22 10 SelcalllD Memory 23 Transmitting ID from Memory 24 ReceivingCall 25 Replying using SELCALL 26 Group Calling 28 Tone Squelch Receiver Quieting 29 Activating the Tone Squelch Receiver Quieting 30 Receiving Calls when in Quiet Mode 30 Tone Squelch Scanning 31 SELCALL Advance Programm...

Page 3: ...e Maintenance 44 Troubleshooting 44 Memory Backup 44 UHF CB Channel Information 45 SIMPLEX Operating Mode 45 DUPLEX Operating Mode 46 Specifications 47 General 47 Measurement Conditions 48 TransmitterSection 48 Receiver Section 48 SELCALL 49 Warranty 50 2 ...

Page 4: ...e Control Centre Knob Turns the UH 100powerON or OFF and adjusts the volume Squelch Control Outer Ring Eliminates background noise in the absence of an incomingsignal 4 PUSH TO TALK PTT SWITCH Press to transmit and release to receive 5 TONECALLCONTROLBUTTON Press to transmit SELCALLcodes also used to access TXSELCALLIDprogramming 6 DUPLEX LCDBACKLlGHTControl a Duplex Operation Press this button mo...

Page 5: ...t selected channel The Frequency Indicator changes to SELCALL ID display when using the SELCALL feature 15 RECEIVE SIGNAL I RF LEVEL Indicator S I RF Indicates the relative signal strength level when receiving S or the relative transmit power RF when transmitting 16 DUPLEX Indicator DUP The DUP icon appears when duplex operation is selected 17 TRANSMIT Indicator TX TX appears when the PTT button o...

Page 6: ...r monitoring When the external speaker is connected the internal speaker is automatically disconnected The connecting wire must use a 3 5mm miniature plug only 25 ANTENNA CONNECTOR Connect the Antenna here using a PL259 type connector 26 DC POWER CORD DC power is connected to the transceiver through this jack A power cord is supplied with the transceiver 5 ...

Page 7: ...n the optimum performance of the unit General Features Full Coverage of the UHF CB Band 5 Watt Max Transmitter Built In SELCALL Feature External Speaker Jack Full Frequency Display Wide Liquid Crystal Display Back lit Control Buttons Multi LCD Backlight Level Duplex Capability Built In Voice Scrambler Open Scanning Group Scanning Priority Channel Monitoring Channel Seek Mode Push Button Channel Co...

Page 8: ...Included with your UH 100 UH 100 Owner s Manual Microphone Hanger Screws and Washers Mounting Bracket Knobs Rubber Washer Washer Stars and Screws f DC Power Cord with Fuse Warranty Registration Sheet 7 ...

Page 9: ...n your radio 2 Think of the Squelch control as a gate If you turn SQUELCH fully clockwise it raises the Squelch Gate so high that no signals get through i IY Strong Signals Weak Signals MediumSignals Noise 3 If you turn the SQUELCH fully counterclockwise it lowers the Squelch Gate so that everything gets through noise weak signals and strong signals Strong Signals Medium Signals Weak Signals Noise...

Page 10: ...st channel used will appear on the LCD display egoCH01 I1I8IkB1 UH oo s 1 1 15Q f75 fi SlofHz Lt t OO B 2a Press to select a higher channel or I8IkB1 U H 00 II s f75 fSOIofHzLtL W TSO 0MI8 2b Press T to select a lower channel I8IkB1 UH oo I I I s f71 fOOIofHz l TSO Channel Auto Step To quickly change channels press and hold or This changes channels at 10 channels per second Note A short tone sound...

Page 11: ... the PTT Switch to end the transmission and listen for the reply Mal LI I s I 76 1 t 5MHz Using Repeater Channels UHF CB Repeaters are used to retransmit or relay your signal Repeaters will extend the range of your radio and overcome the shielding effect caused by solid obstructions In normal Simplex operation your radio transmits on one particular frequency and receives on that same frequency If ...

Page 12: ...omatically sends the signal at a frequency 30 channels above the original After transmitting the radio reverts back to its originaloperating frequency For example CH01 on DuplexMode willReceive on CH01 but Transmit on CH31 CH02 on Duplex ModewillReceive on CH 02 but Transmit on CH32 etc Ifyou transmit on CH01 Duplex mode you are actually transmitting on CH31 the repeater station down converts your...

Page 13: ...PTT Switch the UH 100 frequency display changes to CH31 frequency iD MEM ex I 77 17 5 MHz LI I D Press DUPLEX again to deactivate the Duplex Operation UH 1 00 will return to Simplex operation ItIEM LI I OfF s I 76 Ii 5MHz 12 ...

Page 14: ...an OS Mode Allows continuous scanning of channels stored in the Open Scan memory If an active channel is found scanning will stop on that channel Example CH40 becomes active If the received signal ceases the unit will wait for at least 3 seconds for the signal to return otherwise scanning resumes MEM S 11 SCN l 71l aaM To skip the active channel press MEM momentarily Scanning resumes MEM S saN l 7...

Page 15: ...ops on a channel which is not a Priority Channel UH 100 will continue monitoring the Priority Channel for activity while listening to the active one egoCH40 becomes active MEMGS E71 SCN 0 MEM GS SCN PRI MEM Ias S SCN I 75 825MHzPRI MEM as S 1SCN 1 711 OOMHz MEM as S SCN I 75 825MHzPRI To deactivate SCAN press the SCN key or the PTT Switch Note If SCAN is deactivated whileitis tuned at an active ch...

Page 16: ...7 476 825 MHz a press to select a higher channel scanning pauses or GS S BCN I 75 8SGMHz PR C b press to select a lower channel GS S SCN I 75 8GGMHz PRI Drop Out Delay While scanning the UH 100 stops at a busy channel and receives a transmission When the received signal is over the unit will wait for three seconds for the return of the signal otherwise the radio resumes scanning 15 ...

Page 17: ... GS icon S 176 85OMHz 2 Select the channel you want to store GS S I 76 8i 5MHz ID l D TSQ 3 Press and hold MEM for 1 5 sec to store MEM icon appears and a short tone beep is heard ME GS re OFF S I 76 8i 5MHz 6 4 To remove the channel from Memory press and hold MEM for 1 5 sec once more Two successive beeps are heard and the MEM icon disappears 16 ...

Page 18: ...that channel for 4 seconds eg CH17 4 After 4 seconds the UH 100 will start seeking again for active channels 5 If you find the channel interesting simply press either the PTT switch or the SCN key to stop the operation before the 4 second timer elapses When SCN is pressed again SEEK is still the mode of operation To change back to SCAN while SEEKING press and hold SCN until a beep is heard The SCN...

Page 19: ...compatible with the Uniden UH 100 To activate the audio scrambler select an available channel for audio scrambling egoCH10 Press SCRAMBLE the icon appears s 1 76 6SGUHz MEN ILl Transmit in a normal fashion fEI MEN RF II I 76 6SGUHz ILl To deactivate press SCRAMBLE again The Lightning icon disappears MEN ILl s I 76 6SGUHz Be Polite when using this feature Use this feature when the communication lin...

Page 20: ...klight level can be changed to BRIGHT DIM or OFF To change the level simply press and hold the DUPLEX key for more than 1 5 seconds IIEII ILl re OFF 5 I f 75 5SGMHz To change further press and hold DUPLEX again f MEM I 75 5SGIIHz ILII 18 19 ...

Page 21: ...g and your caller will hear a Ringing Tone This Ring is actually a CALL Alarm and the Ringing Tone is an Acknowledgment Tone Any user tuned to your UHF CB channel will hear the conversation UH 100 Selcall Features User Programmable UH 100 SELCALL ID 10Transmit SELCALLID Memory Full ID Display Caller Identification Acknowledgment Tone Auto Caller ID Load and Reply ReturnCall Last ID Resend Tone Squ...

Page 22: ...e OFF II lLdmJ 5 nnnnn uuuuu n j T60 The last used SelcalllD will be displayed If you have never used the Selcall feature 00000 will appear nnnnn uuuuu I Press the MEM switch on the UH 100 and the last digit of the SelcalllD will flash This indicates that you can now start to enter the Transmit SelcalllD code nnnt A uuuu u f The flashing digit is the one you can program To select the digit you wis...

Page 23: ...he Tone call button is pressed the last ID will be shown To transmit the ID again simply press and hold the Tone Call button once more When the called radio is successfully reached an Acknowledgment Tone will be received Acknowledgment Tone The UH 100 automatically acknowledges all the Selective Calls it receives thereby advising the caller that it has been contacted successfully Three Iow tone be...

Page 24: ...you have never used the Selcall feature 00000 will appear ILl 00000 L Use the channel and buttons to select the Transmit Selcall Memory location number DDDDD 4 T8Q Press the MEM switch on the UH 100 and the last digit of the Selcall ID will flash This indicates that you can now start to enter the Transmit Selcall ID code OR II 9 DDDDD LI e j P MK ann f uuo Q LI The flashing digit is the one you ca...

Page 25: ...it Selcall ID s into the remaining memory locations of your UH 100 Transmitting ID from Memory The procedure is very much the same as explained in making a call Press the TONE CALL button MEM L I J s 1t 1 1S 11IQ The LCD Frequency display changes to show the last ID transmitted ft J IS Using the channel or select the desired memory location OR 0 lIlt LI Ot I 5 I 11IQ 24 ...

Page 26: ...CALL button is pressed this IDwill be shown To send the ID again simply press and hold the TONE CALL button Receiving a Call When a Call is received from another UH 100 or Compatible radio 12345 Z NN NIl 1 I NIN Il 00000 ID 23456 _1 NI NI I W 0 0000 ID 12345 the UH 100 will automatically transmit an acknowledgment tone Beep Beep Beep z I IIINlN 1 1 11 11 111 1 1 I 0 0000 00000 ...

Page 27: ... the radio is left unattended the Caller ID and the CAL icon will stay on the display The Call alarm can be con figured to continuously beep when unanswered Please refer to Selcall Advance Programming on page 32 Replying using SELCALL When a call is received from another UH 100 or compatible radio the UH 100 automatically decodes and displays the caller ID Beep If Z l f 1 I I J 1 f ItJ Il iJ IS6 L...

Page 28: ...lly loads and transmits the ID on display and saves you time on programming If the received call does not have the Caller ID information a dash line will be shown in lieu of the Caller ID Beep l ep 11 GAL s 11 _ H LI GD e Returning a call in this case will cause the radio to emit an error tone and a no id message will be displayed S l Io d ILl oil ea TSO 27 ...

Page 29: ...O s 23450 23451 23452 23453 23454 23455 23456 23457 23458 23459 To be able to Group Call all the other 9 radios in your group of 10 you would need to transmit the code 2345A f13 GAL SRF 1 JI SR IL ALL radios with 2345 as the first 4 numbers of their ID Code will be alerted Using the first four digits followed by A is suitable for calling groups of 2 to 10 radios as shown above The first 3 digits f...

Page 30: ...however in tone squelch mode the squelch monitors the signal for your ID 1 The Tone Squelch Control acts as an electronic lock Activating the Tone squelch closes this lock Regardless of how strong the received signal is if it does not have the required electronic key the gate will remain closed NoKey Received Signal 2 If the received signal contains the required key which is your Radio ID this ele...

Page 31: ...ne PTT is disabled on that channel until a signal with your SelcalllD is received All other channels can be used as normal 3 To deactivate any channel in quiet mode first select the relevant channel Press the SCRAMBLElTSQ button for about 1 5 seconds Two beeps are heard and the TSQ indicator disappears from the display Receiving Calls when in Quiet Mode The UH 100 will respond in the same way in q...

Page 32: ...nction To activate this feature firstly initiate SCAN MEM 1 BCN e CH _ Then press SCRAMBLEITSQ TSQ BCN e CH When a call is received the unit will pause scanning and an audible alarm is emitted If left unanswered the radio will resume Tone Squelch scanning The UH 100 can be programmed to deactivate scan automatically when a selective call is received Please refer to the Selcall Advance Programming ...

Page 33: ...stand the full SELCALL capability of this radio This will enable you to utilize the SELCALL to maximum effect Since the following items are NOT frequently changed and are characterized as highly significant a special accessing procedure has been developed to prevent accidental changes or programming To access the SELCALL Parameter Programming mode First switch OFF the radio Press and hold the OS G...

Page 34: ... select Change the setting using the or T key Press MEM again to store and exit Programming Start Press and Hold the OS GS Key again OR switch the radio OFF then ON to exit this mode 33 Radio ID Programming Caller ID Tone Period Decoding Programming Group Call Mode Lead In Delay Programming Programming Alarm Mode Lead In Tone Programming Programming ...

Page 35: ...l be displayed C JI 1IQ Press the MEM key to start programing The last digit of the Radio ID will flash This indicates that you can now enter your new Radio ID The flashing digit is the one you can change To select another digit use the or to move position TSQ I DDDQlK L LI IS CH 4 S To change the flashing digit value use the or T key When completed press the MEM and the new Radio ID will be store...

Page 36: ...p use the same tone period setting otherwise you will not be able to selectively call one another To change the Tone Period setting From the main menu using the or T key go to the Tone Period Programming Menu If you have never changed the Tone Period the default setting is 40 mSec TSO II DIID Cl i Pn c C ol T8Q Press the MEM key to start programming The Tone Period on display will flash This indic...

Page 37: ...her receiver The major advantage of having the Lead in Delay longer is when selectively calling another radio via a repeater station A long Lead in Delay helps to stabilize both the communication link from your radio to the repeater station and from the repeater station to the other radio To change the Lead In Delay setting From the main menu using the or key go to the Lead in Delay Programming Me...

Page 38: ...tion of the Lead In Delay The main function of the Lead InTone is to increase the probability of contact between radios when Tone Squelch Scanning Unlike normal scanning TSQ Scanning monitors the detected carrier for the presence of Lead In tone Without it TSQ scanning resumes If a Lead In Tone is present the UH 100 will lock onto that signal and wait for the SELCALL ID You can program the UH 100 ...

Page 39: ...dicates that you can now change the setting a CH e To change use the A or key Youcan select any Tones 1 to 9 Ato For _ When completed press the MEMkey The new lead In Tone stops flashing and will be stored inthe radio memory To return to normal operation press and holdthe OS GS key for about 1 5 seconds or press either the Aor key to go to the next programmable parameter rsa ront L I rsa rlrD E L ...

Page 40: ... channel cancel SCAN and use the A or Y key The called channel will display a CAL when found Set up 2 Continuous Alarm When a call is received in i Normal Mode The radio emits a successive beeping alarm for 20 seconds then two successive beeps every four seconds continuously unless answered ii Tone Squelch Mode The Tone Squelch condition is cancelled The radio emits a successive beeping alarm for ...

Page 41: ... setting on display will flash This indicates that you can now change the setting TSO II Ruro I L i Q r 1 I TSQ MIC To change use the or key When completed press the MEM key The new Alarm setting stops flashing and will be stored in the radio memory To return to normal operation press and hold the OS GS key for about 1 5 seconds or press either the or key to go to the next programmable parameter i...

Page 42: ... I To change the Group Call setting From the main menu using the or key go to the Group Call Mode Programming Menu If you have never changed the Group Call setting before its default is Group 2 Press the MEM key to start programming The Alarm setting on display will flash This indicates that you can now change the setting To change use the or key When completed press the MEM key The new Group Call...

Page 43: ... main menu using the or key go to the Caller ID Decoding Menu If you have never changed the Caller ID decoding set up the default is digit 10 Pressthe MEM key to start programming The digit Indicator on display will flash This indicates that you can now change the setting To change use the or key When completed press the MEM key The new Caller ID setting stops flashing and will be stored in the ra...

Page 44: ...y you should present a copy of your receipt to your dealer to authenticate your claim If you find it inconvenient to obtain service assistance from a dealer please pack your radio in a suitable container that will provide adequate protection Enclose a note describing the problem and a copy of your receipt and send the radio transportation prepaid to Uniden Australia pty Limited Customer Service Di...

Page 45: ...g hardware Troubleshooting Should the unit malfunction or perform poorly follow the procedures indicated below 1 If the transceiver is completely inoperative Check the power cord and fuse 2 If there is trouble with receiving Check the VOLUME control setting Be surethe SQUELCH is adjusted properly Possibly the radio is over squelched Check that the radio is in an operational mode 3 If there is trou...

Page 46: ...y in MHz 1 476 425 2 476 450 3 476 475 4 476 500 5 476 525 6 476 550 7 476 575 8 476 600 9 476 625 10 476 650 11 476 675 12 476 700 13 476 725 14 476 750 15 476 775 16 476 800 17 476 825 18 476 850 19 476 875 20 476 900 21 476 925 22 476 950 23 476 975 24 477 000 25 477 025 26 477 050 27 477 075 28 477 100 29 477 125 30 477 150 31 477 175 32 477 200 33 477 225 34 477 250 35 477 275 36 477 300 37 4...

Page 47: ...ansmit Assignment Frequency MHz Frequency MHz CH1 476 425 477 175 CH31 CH2 476 450 477 200 CH32 CH3 476 475 477 225 CH33 CH4 476 500 477 250 CH34 CH5 476 525 477 275 CH35 CH6 476 550 477 300 CH36 CH7 476 575 477 325 CH37 CH8 476 600 477 350 CH38 ...

Page 48: ... OFFNOLUME Control SQUELCH Control MEMORY Button DUPLEX Button TONE SQUELCH Button CHANNEL UP DOWN Button DUPLEX Indicator TX Indicator CALL indicator TSQ Indicator GROUP SCAN Indicator MEMORY Indicator CHANNEL Indicator PRI Indicator S RF Level Indicator SCAN Indicator TX RX FREQUENCY 5 digits SELCALL ID Indicator SCRAMBLE Indicator W 172 mm H 52 mm D 145 mm 1 0 kg 0 to 55 C 13 8 VDC Nominal Type...

Page 49: ...y Response 1 kHz 0 dB reference at 1 kHz deviation Lower at 500 Hz 6 dB Upper at 2 0 kHz 5 dB Microphone Sensitivity for 3 kHz Deviation Maximum Deviation at 1 kHz at 6 kHz Receiver Section Sensitivity at 12dB SINAD 0 23 lV or better Overall Audio Fidelity 1 kHz 0 dB reference Lower at 500 Hz Upper at 2 kHz Adjacent Channel Selectivity t 25kHz 70 dB Maximum Audio Output Power Audio Output Power at...

Page 50: ...nt Drain at Maximum Output SELCALL Standard Encode Decode Format Transmit Tones Receive Tones Tone Periods Lead In Delay Lead In Tone 350mA 550mA CCIR International 5 Tones 0 9 A D F 0 9 20 40 70 100mSec 500mSec 1 2 3 4Sec 0 9 A F 49 ...

Page 51: ...emoved or damaged beyond recognition PARTS COVERED This warranty covers for 1 year the Sundowner UH 100 UHF CB Transceiver Unit only All accessories mounting bracket DC cable fuse and microphone are covered for 90 days STATEMENT OF REMEDY In the event that the product does not conform to this warranty at any time while this warranty is in effect the warrantor at its discretion will repair the defe...

Page 52: ...S W 2216 Phone 02 9599 3100 Fax 02 9599 3278 Uniden is a registered trademark of Uniden Corporation Features specifications and availability of optional accessories are all subject to change without notice UTZZ01864ZZ Copyright 1996 Uniden Australia Pty Ltd j ...

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