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Introduction

Features

Included in your Package

Optional Accessories

Controls and Indicators

Getting Started

Connect Drop-In Charger with AC adaptor

Attaching the Antenna

Attaching the Battery Pack

Attaching the Beltclip

Charging the Battery Pack

Battery Level Display

Low Battery Alert

SPKR/MIC Jack Cap

Connecting the SPKR/MIC

Mounting the hang-up Bracket

Operation

Power On/Off

Volume

Key Beep On/Off

Roger Beep

Selecting a Channel

Transmitting a Call Tone

Squelch

To Transmit and Receive

Using a Repeater Channel

To Operate UH078SX-NB in Duplex Mode

Scanning

Open Scan (OS) Mode

Group Scan (GS) Mode

Programming Scan Channels

Priority Channel

Choosing a Priority Channel

Drop-Out Delay

60 Receive Channels

Manual Programming

Deleting a Programmed receive Channel

Advanced Features

CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System)

DCS (Digital Coded Squelch)

DCS/CTCSS Scan Operation

VOX

Power Save

Back Lighting

Keypad Lock

Busy Channel Lock-out (BCL)

Scramble On/Off

CTCSS Codes and Frequencies

DSC Codes Table

UHF-CB Channel Guidelines

UHF-CB Channels and Frequencies

Warranty 30

Contents

UNIDEN UH078SX-NB

Handheld UHF-CB Transceiver

Summary of Contents for UH078SX-NB

Page 1: ...UH078SX NB Handheld UHF CB Transceiver For more exciting new products please visit our website Australia www uniden com au New Zealand www uniden co nz ...

Page 2: ...m Ion Battery Pack contained in this equipment may explode if disposed of in a fire Do not short circuit the Battery Pack Do not charge the Lithium Ion Battery Pack used in this equipment in any charger other than the one designed to charge this Battery Pack Using another charger may damage the Battery Pack or cause the Battery Pack to explode Lithium Ion batteries must be disposed of properly NOT...

Page 3: ...it and Receive 16 Using a Repeater Channel 17 To Operate UH078SX NB in Duplex Mode 18 Scanning 18 Open Scan OS Mode 18 Group Scan GS Mode 19 Programming Scan Channels 20 Priority Channel 20 Choosing a Priority Channel 20 Drop Out Delay 20 60 Receive Channels 21 Manual Programming 21 Deleting a Programmed receive Channel 21 Advanced Features 22 CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System 22 DCS Digi...

Page 4: ...s 104 additional DCS codes 5 Call Tones Backlit Keypad LCD Display Duplex Mode1 Open and Group Scan Priority Scan On Off Busy Channel Lockout Function VOX Function Headset Jack Keypad Lock Waterproof meets JIS7 waterproof specifications 3 Rubber Grips Seal Battery Type Lithium lon Rechargeable Low Battery Alert Battery strength Indicator Auto Battery Save Roger Beep Key Beep On Off Scramble On Off...

Page 5: ...your place of purchase immediately Optional Accessories VOX Headset VM 078 Earphone Mic EM078 Heavy Duty Speaker Mic SM 075CQ UH078SX NB AC Adapter AAD 008S M Antenna Drop in Charger DT078A 2x Lithium Batteries BP078 Beltclip and Wrist Strap Cigarette Lead Charger with Hang up Bracket CK 078 Owner s Manual External Speaker Mic SM 078 ...

Page 6: ... Knob SQ 13 LCD Display 14 Call Tone Button CALL 15 Menu Enter Button MENU ENT 16 Channel Up Button 17 Scramble DCS CTCSS Button 18 Channel Down Button 19 Speaker A Transmit B Busy Channel Lock Out C Busy D Voice Activation VOX E Roger Beep F Key Lock G Battery Level Indicator H DCS CTCSS I DCS CTCSS Indicator J Channel Number K Scan Memory L Priority Watch M Scramble N Group Scan O Scan P HI LO T...

Page 7: ...rette Lead Charger to Cigarette Lighter Jack NOTE The drop in charger and cigarette lead charger are not water proof Ensure the radio is dry before connecting to the charger Don t use the chargers when the ambient temperature is below 0º C 32º F or above 45º C 113º F Input Voltage Cigarette Lead Charger 12VDC to 24VDC Attaching the Antenna Attach the antenna to the UH078SX NB Be sure the antenna i...

Page 8: ...heated cars or in areas with temperatures below 20 C 4 F or above 60 C 140 F Exposing the chemicals contained within the battery pack to temperatures above 60 C 140 F may cause the battery to rupture fail or reduce performance In case of exposure to cell contents wash the affected area thoroughly and seek medical attention Additional battery cautions should be applied as described on p 2 Attaching...

Page 9: ... off for optimum charging The drop in charger can charge the Lithium Ion battery pack attached to the UH078SX NB in the front charging slot and also charge a second Lithium Ion battery pack separately in the rear charging slot When you charge the 2nd battery be sure to push it all the way into the charge slot 1 Place the UH078SX NB in the drop in charger 2 The red LED illuminates and stays ON unti...

Page 10: ... in 4 levels LEVEL 4 Battery 100 full LEVEL 2 Low Battery NOTE When PTT is pressed at Level Empty battery icon and channel number will flash transmission is disabled NOTE Recharge the battery at any time From empty the battery will take up to 5 hours to fully charge Battery Life 12 Hours Typical This is based on the following Duty Cycle Transmit Low Power 5 Receive 5 Stand by 90 LEVEL 3 Battery ap...

Page 11: ...ally however battery level increases during Standby and Receive but decreases during Transmit Low Battery Alert When the battery level drops to Level 1 the Low Battery Alert beep will sound and continue to sound at 15 minutes intervals approximately until the battery level falls to Level 0 flashing empty or the battery is connected into a charger SPKR MIC Jack Cap Make sure the SPKR MIC jack cap i...

Page 12: ...s Use the front part of the Hang up Bracket only Locate a suitable mounting position in the vehicle and mark and drill two 3mm holes Fix the Hang up Bracket into place with screws Conventional Mounting with Double Sided Tape not supplied High quality Double Sided tape can be found at good retail stores Secure the front and back pieces of the Hang up Bracket using the supplied binding screws Locate...

Page 13: ...ar on the display To turn the unit OFF rotate the ON OFF VOL knob counter clockwise The display will disappear Volume Rotate the ON OFF VOL knob clockwise or counter clockwise to adjust speaker volume to desired listening level Key Beep On Off Your radio emits a beep each time one of the keys except for the PTT or mon are pressed 1 Press MENU seven times bP flashes and the current setting displays...

Page 14: ...If you press and hold the or channel number will scroll rapidly NOTE For your reference a list of the available channels corresponding frequencies and guidelines for their use and selection is printed on page 27 For Australia Channels 05 and 35 are reserved for Emergency Calls Transmitting a Call Tone Your UH078SX NB is equipped with 5 selectable call tones that will be transmitted when CALL is pr...

Page 15: ...sitivity of the squelch In this case simply rotate the SQ clockwise until the weak signal is heard clearly 10 SQUELCH The squelch is used to eliminate any annoying background noise when there are no signals present Think of squelch as a gate Turn SQ fully clockwise This raises the Squelch Gate so high that only the very strong signals can get through Turn SQ fully counter clockwise until you hear ...

Page 16: ...gh 5W Middle 1W and Low 0 5W HI appears when on high power LO appears when on low power HI and LO disappear when on middle power 2 Before you transmit listen for activity on the selected channel 3 When the channel is clear press and hold the PTT to transmit TX appears on the LCD Hold the radio with microphone approximately five cms in front of your mouth with the antenna at approximately 45 angle ...

Page 17: ... without the aid of a Repeater Station Operation with the aid of a Repeater With Duplex operation the signal coming from your radio is received by the Repeater station and then re transmitted at the same time on another channel Your UH078SX NB is designed with duplex capability on Channels 1 to 8 and Channels 41 to 48 When any of these channels are set to operate in duplex mode during transmission...

Page 18: ...he OS or GS memory To initiate scanning 1 Assuming the unit is on CH17 when switched on 2 Press scan and scanning starts SCAN icon appears during scanning The scan direction can be changed at any time by pressing or Open Scan OS Mode The absence of GS icon indicates that the unit is in OS mode Allows continuous scanning of channels stored in the Open Scan OS memory If an active channel is found sc...

Page 19: ...gularly NOTE If GS Scanning is initiated when there are no channels programmed in GS memory an error tone will be heard and scanning will not start If the Priority channel becomes active the radio will stay on that channel for as long as the signal is present If the received signal ceases Priority scanning continues after 3 seconds NOTE If scanning stops on a channel which is not a Priority Channe...

Page 20: ...iority Channel feature allows user to monitor one channel in the UH078SX NB monitoring it every 1 5 secs during Group Scanning Choosing a Priority Channel 1 Press MENU four times PRI and the priority channel number flashes 2 Press or to select the desired priority channel Channel 10 example is shown If OFF is selected then priority channel watch during group scan will be inactive 3 Press and hold ...

Page 21: ... number value to be set Press or to select the MHz whole number value between 450 and 512 MHz Press or to move left or right between the MHz whole number and the MHz decimal value in 12 5kHz steps and press or to change values When finished press MENU the channel indictor flashes Press or to select the next channel for programming or press and hold MENU to store setting A confirmation tone sounds ...

Page 22: ...at follow after the 38 CTCSS codes CTCSS 1 38 followed by DCS 1 104 Follow the steps for setting a CTCSS code Press until the DCS codes appear Press and hold MENU to store setting DCS and code will display NOTE Channels 5 and 35 are used for emergency channels CTCSS and DCS will not operate on these channels DCS CTCSS Scan Operation 1 Press scan to start scanning GS or OS mode 2 Press and hold ctc...

Page 23: ...current VOX setting flashes 2 Press or to select desired VOX level oF 1 to 9 3 Press and hold MENU to store setting 4 Install VOX Headset not supplied to UH078SX NB To De activate VOX 1 Press MENU two times 2 Press or to select OFF oF 3 Press and hold MENU to store setting Power Save Battery Save feature extends the battery life by switching the receiver circuit power ON and OFF This feature autom...

Page 24: ...DCS CTCSS is being used If you hear sound from the speaker the BCL feature will prevent you from transmitting 1 Press MENU five times 2 Press or to change setting ON OFF BCL appears on the display when set to ON 3 Press and hold MENU to store setting NOTE BCL cannot be set on extra receive channels CH81 to CH140 Scramble On Off Scramble enables private communications by scrambling the voice signal...

Page 25: ...FF 20 131 8 1 67 0 21 136 5 2 71 9 22 141 3 3 74 4 23 146 2 4 77 0 24 151 4 5 79 7 25 156 7 6 82 5 26 162 2 7 85 4 27 167 9 8 88 5 28 173 8 9 91 5 29 179 9 10 94 8 30 186 2 11 97 4 31 192 8 12 100 0 32 203 5 13 103 5 33 210 7 14 107 2 34 218 1 15 110 9 35 225 7 16 114 8 36 223 6 17 118 8 37 241 8 18 123 0 38 250 3 19 127 3 ...

Page 26: ...80 503 11 054 46 261 81 506 12 065 47 263 82 516 13 071 48 265 83 523 14 072 49 266 84 526 15 073 50 271 85 532 16 074 51 274 86 546 17 114 52 306 87 565 18 115 53 311 88 606 19 116 54 315 89 612 20 122 55 325 90 624 21 125 56 331 91 627 22 131 57 332 92 631 23 132 58 343 93 632 24 134 59 346 94 654 25 143 60 351 95 662 26 145 61 356 96 664 27 152 62 364 97 703 28 155 63 365 98 712 29 156 64 371 9...

Page 27: ...nal channels to be added up to 80 77 usable Channels This simply means that the new narrowband radio you have purchased will have more channels than older radios Please refer to the guidelines above and the channel chart for further channel information A list of currently authorised channels can also be obtained from the ACMA website in Australia and the MED website in New Zealand Interference Poo...

Page 28: ...0 RX only 3 476 475 477 225 CH33 23 476 975 RX only 4 476 500 477 250 CH34 24 477 000 5 476 525 477 275 CH35 25 477 025 6 476 550 477 300 CH36 26 477 050 7 476 575 477 325 CH37 27 477 075 8 476 600 477 350 CH38 28 477 100 9 476 625 29 477 125 10 476 650 30 477 150 11 476 675 31 477 175 12 476 700 32 477 200 13 476 725 33 477 225 14 476 750 34 477 250 15 476 775 35 477 275 16 476 800 36 477 300 17 ...

Page 29: ... 477 2375 CH 73 63 N A guard CH 44 476 5125 477 2625 CH 74 64 477 0125 45 476 5375 477 2875 CH 75 65 477 0375 46 476 5625 477 3125 CH 76 66 477 0625 47 476 5875 477 3375 CH 77 67 477 0875 48 476 6125 477 3625 CH 78 68 477 1125 49 476 6375 69 477 1375 50 476 6625 70 477 1625 51 476 6875 71 477 1875 52 476 7125 72 477 2125 53 476 7375 73 477 2375 54 476 7625 74 477 2625 55 476 7875 75 477 2875 56 47...

Page 30: ...ct first purchased either in Australia or New Zealand and will expire three 3 years from the date of the original retail sale If a warranty claim is made this warranty will not apply if the Product is found by Uniden to be A Damaged or not maintained in a reasonable manner or as recommended in the relevant Uniden Owner s Manual B Modified altered or used as part of any conversion kits subassemblie...

Page 31: ... rights under either the COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010 Australia or the CONSUMER GUARANTEES ACT New Zealand as the case may be none of which can be excluded Procedure for obtaining warranty service Depending on the country in which the Product was first purchased if you believe that your Product does not conform with this warranty you should deliver the Product together with satisfactory evide...

Page 32: ...THANK YOU FOR BUYING A UNIDEN PRODUCT 2011 Uniden Australia Pty Limited Uniden New Zealand Ltd Printed in PRC UTZZ01935BA 0 ...

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