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Getting Started

Handheld UHF-CB Transceiver

Battery Level Display

When

(PTT)

is pressed at Level 1, an error tone sounds

NOTE

and transmission is disabled. Once at Level 1 the unit

will automatically shutdown after 30 seconds.

NOTE

Recharge the battery at any time. When the battery is

empty, it will take up to 4 hours

Battery Life:

up to

21 hours

This is based on the following Duty Cycle:

Transmit (Low Power) 5%

Receive

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 UH8

The BATTERY icon at the top of the screen indicates the battery level at

all times. The battery level is displayed in 4 levels.

LEVEL 4

LEVEL 3

Battery 100% full

Battery approx.

40% capacity

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 1

Low Battery

(ashing)

Empty Battery

At LEVEL 2, low battery alert will be sounded every 15 minutes.

Summary of Contents for UH820 Series

Page 1: ...Handheld UHF CB Transceiver For more exciting new products please visit our website Australia www uniden com au UH820 series ...

Page 2: ...esigned 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 Radi...

Page 3: ...uelch 12 Selecting Channel 13 To Transmit and Receive 13 To Operate in Duplex Mode 14 Transmit Power Select 15 Smart key Function 15 Scanning 15 17 18 Open Scan OS Mode Group Scan GS Mode 19 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 Priority Channel Drop Out Delay Instant Priority Channel Monitor CTCSS DCS VOX Busy Channel Lock out BCL Call Tone Roger Beep Key Beep Keypad Lock Backlighting 24 CTCSS Codes a...

Page 4: ... carefully before using the unit FEATURES Ÿ Designed and Engineered in Japan Ÿ 80 Narrowband Channels Ÿ 2 0 Watt Maximum TX Output Power Ÿ Long Life 1600mA Lithium ion Battery 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 Display Ÿ Auto Battery Save Ÿ Open Scan Ÿ Group Scan Ÿ Rapid scan sp...

Page 5: ... 1 USB Cable 1 1 OWNERS MANUAL 1 1 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 UH820 Optional Accessories External Speaker MIC SM 800 Heavy Duty Earpiece MIC with VOX switch EM 800 Air Tube Headset with VOX switch TM 800 1 2 ...

Page 6: ...and DOWN Keys 10 MENU MEM Key 11 LED 12 PTT KEY 13 SMART KEY A Transmit B Channel Indicator C Scan CH Memory D Group Scan E Key Lock F G Battery Indicator H Scanning I VOX Busy Channel Lockout J CTCSS DCS Code Indicator K Digitally Coded Squelch L Continuous Tone coded Squelch System M Priority Watch N High Power 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 11 10 12 13 A B C D E F G H I N M L K J UNIDEN UH820 8 ...

Page 7: ... wall outlet OR Connect the USB cable directly to the charge jack of the radio Attaching the Antenna Attach the antenna to the radio Be sure the antenna is firmly seated NOTE The drop in 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 5º C 37º F or above 40º C 108º F If Charge LED didn t light up plea...

Page 8: ...s should 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 UH820 The UH820 series radios can be powered with a lithium ion battery pack or with optional 3xAA batteries fitted into the battery jacket 1 Remove COVER B...

Page 9: ...nt 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 drop in ...

Page 10: ...21 hours 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 UH820 The BATTERY icon at the top of the screen indicates the battery level at all times The battery level is displayed in 4 levels LEVEL 4 LEVEL 3 Battery 100 full B...

Page 11: ... Started 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 UH820 Release the Accessory Jack Cover to plug in the Earpiece MIC or SPKR MIC ...

Page 12: ...he ON 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 cloc...

Page 13: ...is inhibited on these channels The maximum RF transmit power 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 a...

Page 14: ...nal 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...

Page 15: ...es one touch access to one of these functions Instant Channel Call Tone or Key Lock Press hold S to change the smart key function between the three options Scanning There are 2 scanning modes Open Scan OS and Group Scan GS During SCAN 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...

Page 16: ... be changed at any time by pressing or 4 Press SCAN MON to stop Scanning To select scan mode 1 Press MENU MEM 7 times 2 Press or to change the setting to 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 OS Open Scan Press or to change the setting UNIDEN UH820 GS Group Scan ...

Page 17: ... hold MENU MEM to remove M icon disappears UNIDEN UH820 Open Scan OS mode Open Scan is the default scan mode All UHF CB have been added to the OS SCAN Memory for convenience To add remove channels from OS SCAN Memory refer to previous section Allows continuous scanning of all selected channels If an active channel is found scanning will stop on that channel If the received signal ceases the unit w...

Page 18: ...h 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 setting to GS SCAN Group Scan 3 Press hold MENU MEM to save and exit 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 ...

Page 19: ...exit 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 ...

Page 20: ...both 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 20 Handheld UHF CB Transceiver UNID...

Page 21: ...atic transmitting function without pressing the PTT key VOX appears when VOX level setting is from 1 to 5 1 Press MENU MEM 8 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 21 Handheld UHF CB Transceiver UNIDEN UH820 Channel 05 and 35 are used for emergency ...

Page 22: ...d exit 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 10 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 22 Handheld UHF CB Transceiver UNIDE...

Page 23: ...e heard from the speaker 1 Press MENU MEM 11 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 12 times bP setting flashes 2 Press or to change the setting on or off 3 Press hold MENU MEM to save an...

Page 24: ...gain for 1 5 seconds The disappears NOTE UNIDEN UH820 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 Back Lighting The Liquid Crystal Display LCD is backlit for easy viewing at night or in low light situations The back lighting automatically switches ON every time a key except PTT is pressed It turns OFF 5 second...

Page 25: ...7 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 UNIDEN UH820 ...

Page 26: ...16 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 30 162 65 411 100 731 31 165 66 412 101 ...

Page 27: ...s allows 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 Inter...

Page 28: ...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 37 477 3...

Page 29: ...73 63 476 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...

Page 30: ... Product first 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 not sold by Uniden C Improperly installed ...

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 2018 Uniden Australia Pty Limited Printed in Vietnam U01UT970AZZ 1 ...

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