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The Uniden UH5045 is designed to provide you with years of trouble free service. Its 

rugged components and materials are capable of withstanding harsh environments. 

Please read this Operating Manual carefully to ensure you gain the optimum 

performance of the unit.

NOTE

The citizen band radio service is licenced in Australia by ACMA

Radio-communications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 

and in New Zealand by MBIE General User Licence for Citizen Band 

Radio and operation is subject to conditions contained in those licenses.

Features

•  Narrow Band (NB) 80 Channel Radio*

•  Transmission Power 5W

•  50 Programmable Receive channels

  (450 - 520MHz in 12.5khz steps)

•  Built-in AVS Circuitry

•  LCD Display with Backlight

•  LCD Backlight brightness control

  (“off”, “01”, “02”, “03”)

•  Compact Size

•  Signal Strength/ Power Meter

•  Instant Channel Programming

•  One touch Instant Channel recalling

•  Dual Watch with Instant Channel

•  Duplex Capability (from CH01 - CH08

  and CH41 - CH48 per channel)

•  Group Scan and Priority Channel

 Watch

•  Open Scan

•  Scan Channel Memory On/Off

  separately with Open Scan, Group

 Scan

•  Rotary Channel Select

•  Busy Channel Lock-out Function

•  Roger Beep Function On/Off

•  5 Different Call Tones

•  38 Built-in CTCSS (Continuous Tone

  Coded Squelch System) and 104

  additional DCS (Digital Coded Squelch) 

  codes that are user selectable

•  Volume Control with Power On/Off

  Push Switch

•  Optional Remote LCD Speaker  

  Microphone (Remote SPK/MIC) and  

  Extension Cable

•  Front and Rear MIC Jacks for

  increased mounting options

•  Variable Squelch Level adjust or Auto

  Squelch with optional Remote SPK/ 

 MIC

*  Refer to p.31 - p.33 for channel  

 information

  AVS - Automatic Volume Stabilizer

  detects and manages incoming

  audio to comparable levels.

Introduction

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UNIDEN UH5045

UHF CB Transceiver

Summary of Contents for UH5045

Page 1: ...UH5045 UHF CB Transceiver For more exciting new products please visit our website Australia www uniden com au ...

Page 2: ...ansmitting 20 Call Function 20 Dual Watch 20 Using Repeater Channels 21 Operating the UHF CB Radio in Duplex Mode 22 Scanning 22 Open Scan OS Mode 23 Group Scan GS Mode 23 Priority Watch 24 Add Remove Channels from SCAN Memory 24 50 RX Channels 25 Manual Programming 25 Deleting a programmed RX Channel frequency 25 Selecting the Call tone 26 Busy Channel Lockout 26 Roger Beep 27 Beep On Off 27 CTCS...

Page 3: ...Size Signal Strength Power Meter Instant Channel Programming One touch Instant Channel recalling Dual Watch with Instant Channel Duplex Capability from CH01 CH08 and CH41 CH48 per channel Group Scan and Priority Channel Watch Open Scan Scan Channel Memory On Off separately with Open Scan Group Scan Rotary Channel Select Busy Channel Lock out Function Roger Beep Function On Off 5 Different Call Ton...

Page 4: ...VOLUME control setting Be sure the SQUELCH is adjusted properly Possibly the radio is over squelched If there is trouble with transmitting Check that the transmission line coaxial cable is securely connected to the ANTENNA connector Check that the antenna is fully extended for proper operation Check that all transmission line coaxial cable connections are secure and free of corrosion NOTE Blackeni...

Page 5: ... ENTER Menu and Select Button 3 DUAL Dual Watch MON Monitor Button 4 DCS CTCSS DCS and CTCSS Tone Button 5 MEM Memory Scan Channels 6 SCAN Scan On Off OS GS Open or Group Scan 7 Liquid Crystal Display LCD 8 SQ Rotary Squelch control VOL Rotary Volume control ON OFF On Off PUSH control 9 MIC Front Microphone Jack 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 ...

Page 6: ...Controls Connectors 6 UNIDEN UH5045 UHF CB Transceiver UH5045 Rear View Connectors 11 Rear MIC Jack 12 UHF Antenna Connection 13 Power Input Connection 13 8VDC 14 Ext Speaker Jack 11 13 12 14 ...

Page 7: ...N UH5045 UHF CB Transceiver 15 16 17 30 31 21 Standard Microphone Controls and Connectors 15 CALL Call Tone Button 16 INST Instant Channel Button 17 PTT Push To Talk Button 21 MICROPHONE 30 RJ45 type plug 31 Front MIC Jack Cover ...

Page 8: ...d Select Button 19 MEM Memory Scan Channel 20 SCAN Scan Button OS GS Open Scan Group Scan 21 MICROPHONE 22 SPEAKER 23 Liquid Crystal Display LCD 24 VOL Volume Up Button 25 VOL Volume Down Button 26 POWER Power ON OFF Button 27 SQL Auto Squelch MON Monitor Button 28 DCS CTCSS DCS CTCSS Button DUAL Dual Watch Button 29 Select Up and Down Buttons 30 RJ45 type plug 31 Front MIC Jack Cover 15 17 24 18 ...

Page 9: ... INST Instant Channel 7 PRI Priority Channel 8 M Channel in Memory 9 Channel Number 10 DCS CTCSS Code Number 11 S RF Receive Signal or Transmit 12 Signal Power Level 13 CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System 14 BCL Busy Channel Lockout 15 VSc Volume Synch 16 DCS Digital Coded Squelch 17 MON Monitor 18 RSQ Remote Mic Squelch 19 SQT Tight Squelch Level 20 BUSY Channel Active 21 DUP Duplex Channe...

Page 10: ...ners Manual Microphone Hanger with Screws Washers and Microphone Jack Rubber Cover Mounting Bracket Mounting Screws Washer Stars And Screws Slide Mount Bracket Guide Rails and Screws DC Power Cord with fuse UH5045 UHF CB Transceiver For more exciting new products please visit our website Australia www uniden com au ...

Page 11: ...Transceiver DIN Mounting Kit DMK7740 for compact models Remote LCD Speaker Microphone RM770 External Speaker MS100 DECT Wireless Speaker Microphone MK800W Extension cable kit for Remote LCD Speaker Microphone EC770 and Microphone Jack Rubber Cover ...

Page 12: ...attach Slide Mount Bracket When you unpack the box ensure that you have the slide mount bracket guide rails and the screws Align the guide rails along the side of the base and insert them into the slots provided Then use the screws to lock them securely in position ...

Page 13: ...13 UNIDEN UH5045 UHF CB Transceiver Slide Mount Bracket Slide the bracket along the guide rails to attach the bracket to the unit Under the BASE unit Over the BASE unit ...

Page 14: ...crewdriver or similar object carefully press the lock tab at the left side of the MIC plug and push it to the right At the same time tug on the MIC cord to draw back the MIC plug Rear MIC Jack Use the Rear MIC Jack if the main base is mounted where a front MIC connection is intrusive or if you wish to use the Remote LCD Speaker MIC with an optional extension cable Peel the dust cover from the rear...

Page 15: ...mounting position and mark and drill two 3mm holes Fix the MIC Hanger 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 MIC Hanger using the supplied binding screws Locate a suitable mounting position Apply high quality Double Sided tape onto the flat area of the...

Page 16: ...ed and can be cut away or pushed out of the way along the cable 2 Drill a 13mm hole at the MIC hanger location 3 Thread the microphone plug through the hole and connect with the extension cable 4 Mount the MIC Hanger over the hole and cable 5 At the Radio Connect the extension cable plug to the rear MIC Jack Fit the rubber bushing over the front MIC jack Microphone Radio Extension Cable 2 1 5 4 3 ...

Page 17: ...all Remote SPK MIC Setting the Volume Turn the volume control at the base or press the volume on the side of the optional Remote SPK MIC to adjust the volume The base volume is composed of 42 steps and the optional Remote SPK MIC is 7 steps See Volume Sync on page 27 to synchronize the volume control when the optional Remote SPK MIC is connected ...

Page 18: ...selected SQT icon will also flash 3 Press MENU ENTER to store the setting 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 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 To set the Squelch Gate to the desired level turn ...

Page 19: ...L MON at the base or SQL MON on the Remote SPK MIC again to cancel Selecting a Channel Turn the Rotary Channel Selector at the base or press on the optional Remote SPK MIC to select the desired channel NOTE For your reference a list of the available channels corresponding frequencies and guidelines for their use is printed on page 31 For Australia Channels 05 and 35 are reserved for Emergency Call...

Page 20: ...ect the desired channel Press the microphone s PTT button and speak normally into the microphone Hold it approx 7cm from your mouth Release the PTT button to end the transmission and listen for a reply Call Function Press the microphone CALL Button A three second ringing tone will be transmitted You may select from 5 types of tones see p 26 NOTE Current regulations require calling tones to be rest...

Page 21: ... the signal is very slim Hills tall buildings metallic structures etc tend to act as a screen between radios The signal coming from your radio is received by the Repeater Station and the re transmitted at the same time on another channel This operation is called Duplexing For example CH01 on Duplex Mode will Receive on CH01 but Transmit on CH31 CH02 on Duplex Mode will Receive on CH02 but Transmit...

Page 22: ...Press and hold MENU ENTER to exit from the menu mode Only channels 01 08 and 41 48 are available for Duplex NOTE Check with your local Retailer for information on available repeaters Scanning The UHF CB Radio has a scanning feature that allows you to search for active channels automatically Furthermore the UHF CB Radio is designed to have two types of scanning Open Scanning OS and Group Scanning G...

Page 23: ...CB Radio will reinstate the starting channel NOTE OS Mode is indicated by the absence of the GS icon Group Scan GS Mode Includes the accessory feature Priority Watch which allows you to monitor the Instant Priority Channel while scanning see p 20 for setting Instant Priority Channel and p 24 to turn on Priority Watch To use GS Mode Scanning press and hold SCAN OS GS GS icon appears on the display ...

Page 24: ...to an active channel the UHF CB Radio will stay on that active channel If none of the channels are active the UHF CB Radio will reinstate the scan start channel NOTE If OS GS Scanning is initiated when there are no channels programmed in OS GS memory an error tone will be heard and scanning will not start see Programming Scan Channels below Add Remove Channels from SCAN Memory Select which Scannin...

Page 25: ...se or press on the Remote SPK MIC to select the desired MHz Press MENU ENTER and SCAN OS GS at the base or OS GS SCAN and DCS CTCSS DUAL on the Remote SPK MIC to change from the MHz digits to the kHz digits of the frequency turn the rotary channel selector at the base or press on the Remote SPK MIC to select the desired kHz When finished press MEM The channel indictor flashes Turn rotary channel s...

Page 26: ...seconds the UHF CB Radio will automatically exit the Menu Mode Busy Channel Lockout If the channel is already in use you can prevent the UHF CB Radio from transmitting This is particularly important when using CTCSS DCS 1 Press MENU ENTER four times The BCL setting flashes 2 Turn the Rotary Channel Selector at the base or press on the Remote SPK MIC to change the setting between ON or OFF 3 Press ...

Page 27: ...o store the setting 4 Press and hold MENU ENTER to exit from the menu mode NOTE If a button is not pressed within 10 seconds the UHF CB Radio will automatically exit the Menu Mode Beep On Off 1 Press MENU ENTER six times The Beep setting flashes 2 Turn the Rotary Channel Selector at the base or press on the Remote SPK MIC to change the setting between ON or OFF 3 Press MENU ENTER to store the sett...

Page 28: ...he desired CTCSS code 01 38 Press DCS CTCSS once to store the new setting To turn off CTCSS or DCS select the oF code during setting DCS Digitally Coded Squelch DCS is a digital extension of CTCSS It provides 104 extra digitally coded squelch codes that follow after the 38 CTCSS codes CTCSS 1 38 followed by DCS 1 104 Follow the steps for setting a CTCSS code Turn the Rotary Channel Selector at the...

Page 29: ...E When volume sync function is active the volume of base and Remote SPK MIC are synchronized Volume sync function can be used only when the optional Remote SPK MIC is connected Backlight Colours 1 Press MENU 8 times The Backlight setting flashes 2 Turn the Channel Selector or press to change the setting between Blue Red Purple magenta Green Cyan Yellow and Clear white 3 Press MENU to store the set...

Page 30: ...gh contrast 3 Press MENU ENTER to store the setting 4 Press and hold MENU ENTER to exit from the menu mode NOTE The base LCD has a fixed contrast which cannot be changed Backlight Brightness 1 Press MENU ENTER nine times The Backlight setting flashes 2 Turn the Rotary Channel Selector at the base or press on the Remote SPK MIC to change the setting between OFF 1 LO 2 MID and 3 HI when standard MIC...

Page 31: ...llows for additional channels to be added up to 80 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 MBIE website in New Zealand Interfer...

Page 32: ...ly 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 17 476 825...

Page 33: ...25 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 56 476 8125 76 477 3125 57 476 8375 77 477 3375 58 476 8625 78 477 3625 5...

Page 34: ...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 35: ... 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 99 723 ...

Page 36: ...Notes 36 UNIDEN UH5045 UHF CB Transceiver ...

Page 37: ...Notes 37 UNIDEN UH5045 UHF CB Transceiver ...

Page 38: ...y 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 subassemblies or any configurations not sold by Uniden Aust C Improperly installed contrary to instructions contained in the relevant Owner s Manual D Repaired by someone other than an authorized Uniden Repair Agent in r...

Page 39: ...he 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 evidence of your original purchase such as a legible copy of the sales docket to Uniden Please refer to the Uniden websit...

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