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Handheld UHF-CB Transceiver

Operation

Selecting A Channel

Press    or   to select the desired channel.

NOTE

If you press and hold      or      the
channel numbers will scroll rapidly.

To Transmit and Receive 

The radio uses the UHF-CB Channels.
For your reference a list of the available
channels and corresponding frequencies
is printed on p.31 - p.32. (Channels 22
and 23 are for telemetry and
telecommand applications, channels 61,
62 and 63 are for future use. TX is
inhibited on these channels.)

The maximum RF transmit power of
UH810S is 1.0W and UH820S is 2.0W. (see Transmit Power Select, p.15.)

1.  Before you transmit, listen for activity on the selected channel.

2.  When the channel is clear; 

-  Press 

[PTT]

 to transmit at the selected Hi/Lo transmit power,

TX

 appears on the LCD and LED lights red during transmit.

Hold the radio with microphone approximately 5cm in front of your mouth 
with the antenna at approximately 45° angle away from your head.
Speak in a clear, normal conversational voice.

4.  When you have finished speaking, release

 [PTT]

 and listen for a

 

response then TX disappears on the LCD. LED lights green while 

 

receiving a signal.

UNIDEN UH810S/UH820S

Summary of Contents for UH810S

Page 1: ...Handheld UHF CB Transceiver For more exciting new products please visit our website Australia www uniden com au UH810S 2 2TP UH820S 2 2TP ...

Page 2: ...ned 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 off properly USER LICENSE INFORMATION NOTE The citizen band radio service is licensed in Australia by ACMA Radio communications Citizen Band Radio Stations Class Licence and in New Zealand by MED General User Licence for Citizen Band Radio an...

Page 3: ... Transmit and Receive 13 To Operate in Duplex Mode 14 Transmit Power Select 15 Smart key Function 15 Scanning 15 Master Scan M SCN Mode 17 Open Scan OS Mode 20 Group Scan GS Mode 21 Priority Channel 22 Drop Out Delay 22 Instant Priority Channel 22 Monitor 23 CTCSS 23 DCS 24 VOX 24 Busy Channel Lock out BCL 25 Call Tone 25 Roger Beep 26 Key Beep 26 Keypad Lock 27 Backlighting Voice Enhancer EQL Set...

Page 4: ...80 Narrowband Channels Ÿ 2 0 Watt Maximum TX Output Power UH820S series Ÿ 1 0 Watt Maximum TX Output Power UH810S series Ÿ Long Life 1600mA Lithium ion Battery UH820S series Ÿ 1000mA Lithium ion Battery UH810S series Ÿ 4 Way Voice Enhancer Ÿ One Touch Smart Key Ÿ Range Extender Duplex Capability Ÿ VOX Hands Free Capable Ÿ Interference Eliminator CTCSS Ÿ Digital Coded Squelch DCS Ÿ Backlit LCD Disp...

Page 5: ...Cigar ADAPTOR AD 1243 1 1 USB Cable 1 1 1 1 1 1 External Speaker MIC 2 Earpiece MIC 2 2 2 Battery Jacket 1 2 1 2 2 OWNERS MANUAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 Carry Case 1 1 Extra Face Plate 2 5 Included in your Package Handheld UHF CB Transceiver NOTE If any of these items are missing from the box contact your place of purchase immediately UNIDEN UH810S UH820S Optional Accessories External Speaker MIC SM 800 Heavy...

Page 6: ... LED 12 PTT KEY 13 SMART KEY A Transmit B Channel Indicator C Scan CH Memory D Equalizer indicator E Group Scan and Master Scan F Key Lock G Master Scan H Battery Indicator I Scanning J VOX K Busy Channel Lockout L CTCSS DCS Code Indicator M Digitally Coded Squelch N Continuous Tone coded Squelch System O Priority Watch P High Power 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 11 10 12 13 A B C D E F H G I J K P O N M L UNIDE...

Page 7: ...the DC Adaptor to a Cigarette Lighter Jack Connect the USB cable directly to the charge jack of the radio OR Attaching the Antenna Attach the antenna to the radio Be sure the antenna is firmly seated The drop in charger and DC charging adaptor are not water NOTE proof Ensure the radio is dry before connecting to the charger Don t use the chargers when the ambient temperature is below 5º C 37º F or...

Page 8: ...be applied as described on p 2 To Attach the Belt Clip Slide the belt clip into the catch until it snaps into place To Remove the Belt Clip Pinch and hold the belt clip latch and then slide the belt clip up and out of the catch UNIDEN UH810S UH820S The UH810S and UH820S series radios can be powered with a lithium ion battery pack or with optional 3xAA batteries tted into the battery jacket 1 Remov...

Page 9: ... the front charging slot 1 Place the radio in the drop in charger 2 The red LED illuminates and stays ON until fully charged The charger won t overcharge the battery packs 3 The green LED illuminates and stays ON after charging is completed Do not transmit when the radio is charging in the drop in charger or when connected to the DC adaptor You can monitor incoming calls while the radio is in the ...

Page 10: ... than 21 hours UH820S or 15 hours UH810S This is based on the following Duty Cycle Transmit Low Power 5 Receive 5 Stand by 90 LED Status LED What it Indicates Green Start Up Power on Green Flash Monitor mode Green Receiving Signal Red Transmitting signal LED UNIDEN UH810S UH820S The BATTERY icon at the top of the screen indicates the battery level at all times The battery level is displayed in 4 l...

Page 11: ...rted Accessory Jack Cover Make sure the Accessory Jack Cover is rmly pushed in to maintain submersible rating Connecting the Earpiece MIC or SPKR MIC UNIDEN UH810S UH820S Release the Accessory Jack Cover to plug in the Earpiece MIC or SPKR MIC ...

Page 12: ...N OFF VOL speaker volume to desired listening level Setting The Squelch The squelch is used to eliminate any annoying background noise when there are no signals present Auto Sq 1 max sensitivity min squelch Sq 5 min sensitivity max tight squelch 1 current squelch level will ash on the display 2 Use or to change the squelch level from Auto 1 to 5 3 Press hold MENU MEM to save and exit knob clockwis...

Page 13: ...se channels The maximum RF transmit power of UH810S is 1 0W and UH820S is 2 0W see Transmit Power Select p 15 1 Before you transmit listen for activity on the selected channel 2 When the channel is clear Press PTT to transmit at the selected Hi Lo transmit power TX appears on the LCD and LED lights red during transmit Hold the radio with microphone approximately 5cm in front of your mouth with the...

Page 14: ...Repeaters will extend the range of your radio and overcome the shielding effect caused by solid obstructions Eg CH01 is being used in your area for repeater use 1 Press MENU MEM 4 times 2 Press or to change the selection r appears for CH01 CH08 and n appears for CH41 CH48 when duplex is selected 3 Press hold MENU MEM to save and exit NOTE Contact your retailer for a list of repeaters available in ...

Page 15: ... the radio only checks channels or frequencies that are in the SCAN Memory which are indicated by the M memory icon The radio maintains two SCAN Memories one for Open Scan OS mode and the other for Group Scan GS mode to give you flexibility and allow you to use the radio more effectively NOTE TX Power Low TX Power High Smart key Function The smart key S provides one touch access to one of these fu...

Page 16: ...r 4 Press SCAN MON to start Scanning To select scan mode 1 Press MENU MEM 7 times 2 Press or to change the setting to M SCAN Master Scan SCAN Open Scan or GS SCAN Group Scan 3 Press hold MENU MEM to save and exit The selected scan mode appears on the display MS Master Scan OS Open Scan GS Group Scan Press or to change the setting UNIDEN UH810S UH820S Press or to change the setting ...

Page 17: ... opens the squelch for signals with the correct subcode CTCSS or DCS tone To achieve this all radios in your group must have the same channels in GS memory group channels and use the same Subcode CTCSS or DCS tone By scanning only group channels radios in the network will be able to detect and receive group transmissions continual communication with out interruption When transmitting in this mode ...

Page 18: ...ll be skipped in MASTER SCAN Mode To operate in MASTER SCAN mode 1 Press MENU MEM 7 times 2 Press or to change the setting to M SCAN Master Scan SCAN Open Scan or GS SCAN Group Scan 3 Press hold MENU MEM to save and exit Handheld UHF CB Transceiver To change MASTER SCAN settings 1 Press MENU MEM key 8 times The M SCAN setting ashes 2 Change to the following setting by pressing or P Master Scan use...

Page 19: ...19 Handheld UHF CB Transceiver Operation UNIDEN UH810S UH820S 3 Press MENU MEM one more time 4 Select the desired Subcode CTCSS DCS or by pressing or ...

Page 20: ... stop on that channel If the received signal ceases the unit will wait 2 seconds for the signal to return otherwise scanning resumes After transmission in scan mode the scan mode will be cancelled To select OS scan mode 1 Press MENU MEM 7 times 2 Press or to change the setting to SCAN Open Scan 3 Press hold MENU MEM to save and exit NOTE OS Mode is indicated by the absence of the GS and M SCAN ico...

Page 21: ...atch which allows you to monitor the Instant Priority Channel while scanning see p 22 for setting Instant Priority Channel and p 22 to turn on Priority Watch If scanning stops on a channel which is not a Priority Channel UHF CB Radio will continue monitoring the Priority Channel for activity while listening to the active one To select GS scan mode 1 Press MENU MEM 7 times 2 Press or to change the ...

Page 22: ... Drop Out Delay While scanning the radio stops at a busy channel and receives a signal When the received signal is over the unit will wait for 2 seconds for the return of the signal otherwise the radio resumes scanning Recalling the Instant Channel Programming the Instant Priority Channel 1 Press MENU MEM 6 times PRI and current channel setting ashes 2 Press or to select the desired channel 3 Pres...

Page 23: ... the noise weak signals RX LED flashes green To return to normal receive mode Press SCAN MON CTCSS CTCSS is a feature that allows a group to talk to each other without hearing other users on the same channel 1 Select desired channel 2 Press MENU MEM 3 times DCS CTCSS setting ashes 3 Press or to change the selection 4 Press hold MENU MEM to save and exit NOTE 23 Handheld UHF CB Transceiver UNIDEN U...

Page 24: ...transmitting function without pressing the PTT key VOX appears when VOX level setting is from 1 to 5 1 Press MENU MEM 10 times VOX setting flashes 2 Press or to select the desired setting The 6 VOX levels are from 1 low sensitivity to 5 high sensitivity and Off 3 Press hold MENU MEM to save and exit Operation 24 Handheld UHF CB Transceiver UNIDEN UH810S UH820S Channel 05 and 35 are used for emerge...

Page 25: ...it Call Tone The radio is equipped with 5 selectable call tones that will be transmitted when S is pressed when Smart Key is set to Call Tone function 1 Press MENU MEM 12 times CL setting flashes 2 Press or to change the selection The 5 call tones are CL 1 to CL 5 A sample of the call tone is sounded when selected 3 Press hold MENU MEM to save and exit NOTE 25 Handheld UHF CB Transceiver UNIDEN UH...

Page 26: ...ard from the speaker 1 Press MENU MEM 13 times rb setting flashes 2 Press or to change the setting on or off 3 Press hold MENU MEM to save and exit Key Beep Assures the user that the keypad has been properly pressed by emitting a beep tone This tone can be switched on or off 1 Press MENU MEM 14 times bP setting flashes 2 Press or to change the setting on or off 3 Press hold MENU MEM to save and ex...

Page 27: ...d hold S repeatedly to cycle through the Smart Key modes until the appears To unlock the keypad press and hold S again for 1 5 seconds The disappears NOTE Voice Enhancer EQL Setting UNIDEN UH810S UH820S When the keypad Lock is active an error tone will be heard if you attempt to press any key except for the following key function PTT Choose from 4 different receive audio level settings to provide ...

Page 28: ...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 UNIDEN UH810S UH820S ...

Page 29: ...3 071 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 30 162 65 411 100 731 31 165 66 412 101 732 ...

Page 30: ... 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 Interference Poor Audio When a new narrowband radio receives a signal fr...

Page 31: ...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 37 477 325 1...

Page 32: ...3 476 9875 RX only 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 56 476 8125 76 477...

Page 33: ... in the original country of purchase for a Product rst purchased either in Australia or New Zealand 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 subassemblies or any configurations no...

Page 34: ...hts 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 evidence ...

Page 35: ...35 Handheld UHF CB Transceiver UNIDEN UH810S UH820S ...

Page 36: ...THANK YOU FOR BUYING A UNIDEN PRODUCT 2015 Uniden Australia Pty Limited Printed in Vietnam U01UT970ZZZ 0 ...

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