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Operation

UHF CB Radio

UNIDEN UH820SX-NB/UH820SX-2NB

Programming the Instant Priority Channel

Select the Channel you want to store as the Instant Priority Channel by

pressing

(ch)

or .

Press and hold

(inst)

for 1.5 seconds to program the channel.

PRI

icon

appears.

Recalling the Instant Channel

Momentarily press the

(inst)

button to return to the Instant Channel.

Monitor

This feature enables users to listen in for weak signals on the current

channel at the press of a button.

To use monitor,

• For continuous listening.

Press and hold

(LIGHT/MON)

A double tone beep will be heard and

the receiver circuit will stay open, letting

in both the noise & weak signals.

•

flashes.

• To return to normal receive mode

press and hold

(LIGHT/MON)

SCAN

BCL

VOX

PRI

FULL

Power On/Off

Volume

Squelch

Selecting a Channel

To Transmit

and Receive - 1

To Transmit and

Receive - 2

To Operate In Duplex

Mode (Repeaters) - 1

To Operate In Duplex

Mode (Repeaters) - 2

Transmit Power - 1

Transmit Power - 2

Scanning

SCAN

Open Scan (OS) Mode

Group Scan (GS) Mode

Monitor

Summary of Contents for UH820SX-NB

Page 1: ...UH820SX NB UH820SX 2NB UHF CB Radio For more exciting new products please visit our website Australia www uniden com au New Zealand www uniden co nz ...

Page 2: ... in water This Means Protected against the effects of immersion in water up to 1m depth for 30 minutes NOTE The UH820SX NB will only meet this rating if fully assembled and all rubber seals are well maintained and correctly fitted This means that the carabiner clip is not connected and the battery cover securely fastened If your radio is immersed in water you might notice that the sound is distort...

Page 3: ...ansmit Power Select 15 Boost Feature 15 Scanning 15 Open Scan OS Mode 16 Group Scan GS Mode 17 Priority Channel Watch During Group Scan 18 Programming Scan Channels 18 Drop Out Delay 18 Programming the Instant Priority Channel 19 Recalling the Instant Channel 19 Monitor 19 CTCSS 20 DCS 20 VOX 21 Vibrate Alert 21 Busy Channel Lockout 22 Call Tone 22 Roger Beep 23 Key Beep 23 Keypad Lock 23 Back Lig...

Page 4: ... Low Battery Alert Automatic Battery Power Save Carabiner Clip Optional 12V 24V DC Cigarette lead charger Optional External Speaker Microphone Vibrate mode on incoming signals High intensity LED for SOS strobe and Torch Channel and Volume select Instant Channel Programming One Touch Instant Channel Recall Channel Memory Group Scan with Priority CH Watch Open Scan OS GS Scan separately Selectable S...

Page 5: ...robe Key 8 Call Key Lock Key 9 SOS Strobe Torch LED 10 Carabiner Loop 11 Accessory Jack 12 Menu Power Key single charger shown 13 Volume Up Key 14 Volume Down Key 15 Instant Channel Key 16 Scan Memory Key 17 Microphone 18 Speaker 19 Charging Contacts 20 Charge LED 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 12 13 14 15 17 18 11 6 9 16 10 UH820SX NB 19 CHARGING CRADLE 20 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 12 13 14 15 17 18 11 6 9 16 10 19 CHARGING ...

Page 6: ...26 GS Group Scan GS Open Scan OS 27 C Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System CTCSS 28 D Digitally Coded Squelch DCS 29 CTCSS DCS Code 30 RX Signal Receive 31 BCL Busy Channel Lockout 32 VOX Voice Activation Mode 33 PRI Priority Channel Watch 34 SCAN 35 Keylock 36 Battery Level TX RX GS SCAN M BCL VOX HI PRI C D 30 31 32 33 34 35 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 36 ...

Page 7: ...60CQ UH820SX NB x1 UH820SX 2NB x2 UH820SX NB DT8201 UH820SX 2NB DT8202 NOTE If any of these items are missing from the box contact your place of purchase immediately AC Adapter AAD 041S M NiMH Battery Pack BT1013 Owner s Manual UH820SX NB UH820SX 2NB UHF CB Radio For more exciting new products please visit our website Australia www uniden com au New Zealand www uniden co nz Carabiner Clip Beltclip...

Page 8: ...ack 1 Make sure the radio is off 2 Turn the screw holding the battery compartment counterclockwise with a screwdriver and hold up the battery cover 3 Put the NiMH battery pack in the battery compartment applying the battery contacts to the lower charge contacts Be sure to follow the instructions written on the battery pack s label Installing the battery pack incorrectly will prevent the unit from ...

Page 9: ... remove the belt clip To remove the belt clip press and hold belt clip locker slide the belt clip at the same time until released Using the Carabiner Clip Use the carabiner clip to conveniently secure the UH820SX NB to a belt or strap NOTE The UH820SX NB will float when the carabiner clip is not connected and the battery cover securely fastened Charging the Battery Pack Your radio includes chargin...

Page 10: ... cradle after charging 10 Getting Started UNIDEN UH820SX NB UH820SX 2NB UHF CB Radio single charger shown NOTE Charge time may vary depending on the battery life remaining For fastest charging turn off the radio before charging WARNING The charging cradle is not waterproof If the charging cradle falls into water unplug it before attempting to remove it from the water Allow the cradle to dry comple...

Page 11: ...ttery NOTE When PTT or BOOST is pressed at Level 1 an error tone sounds and transmission is disabled Once at Level 1 the unit will automatically shutdown after 60 seconds NOTE Recharge the battery at any time From empty the battery will take up to 16 hours to fully charge Battery Life 14 Hours Typical This is based on the following Duty Cycle Transmit Low Power 5 Receive 5 Stand by 90 LEVEL 3 Batt...

Page 12: ... signals present Sq 1 max sensitivity min squelch Sq 2 min sensitivity max tight squelch 1 Press sql momentarily Sq and the current squelch level will flash on the display 2 Press sql while the squelch level shows to change the squelch level between 1 and 2 3 The squelch setting mode automatically saves and exits after 2 seconds of inactivity TX RX GS SCAN M BCL VOX HI PRI C D FULL M Squelch To Tr...

Page 13: ...n BOOST is pressed Hold the radio with microphone approximately 5 cm 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 or BOOST and listen for a response then TX disappears on the LCD RX appears while receiving a signal 19 CHARGING CRADLE 20 13 Operation UHF CB Radio UNIDE...

Page 14: ...ears for CH01 CH08 and n appears for CH41 CH48 when duplex is selected 3 Press hold menu to save and exit NOTE Contact your retailer for a list of repeaters available in your area Operation with the aid of a Repeater GS SCAN M VOX PRI C D M M M Squelch M Selecting a Channel TX M To Transmit and Receive 1 RX M To Transmit and Receive 2 To Operate In Duplex Mode Repeaters 1 To Operate In Duplex Mode...

Page 15: ... and frequencies in its memory continuously GS Scan is similar to OS scan but has the added ability to monitor the priority channel every 1 5 seconds Scanning allows you to search for active channels programmed in the OS or GS memory To initiate scanning 1 Assuming the unit is on CH01 when switched on 2 Press scan and scanning starts SCAN appears during scanning TX Power Low TX Power High HI Trans...

Page 16: ...ogramming Scan Channels on page 18 Example CH40 becomes active If the received signal cease the unit will wait for at least 2 seconds for the signal to return otherwise scanning resumes To skip the active channel press ch or Scanning resumes To deactivate SCAN press PTT or scan NOTE 1 If SCAN is deactivated while in an active channel the radio will stay on that active channel If no other channels ...

Page 17: ... SCAN will appear and Group Scan Scanning begins 2 To deactivate GS scanning press PTT or scan NOTE 1 If SCAN is deactivated while it is tuned to an active channel the UH820SX NB will stay on that active channel If none of the channels re active the radio will reinstate the Scan start channel 2 If GS Scanning is initiated when there are no channels programmed in GS memory an error tone will be hea...

Page 18: ...ing Scan Channels 1 Select which Scanning Mode you wish to use on the channel OS or GS Mode NOTE OS is indicated by the absence of the GS icon 2 Select the channel you want to store by pressing ch or 3 Press and hold scan mem to store M icon appears 4 To remove the channel from Memory Press and hold scan mem to remove M icon disappears Drop Out Delay While scanning the radio stops at a busy channe...

Page 19: ... button to return to the Instant Channel Monitor This feature enables users to listen in for weak signals on the current channel at the press of a button To use monitor For continuous listening Press and hold LIGHT MON A double tone beep will be heard and the receiver circuit will stay open letting in both the noise weak signals RX flashes To return to normal receive mode press and hold LIGHT MON ...

Page 20: ...he selected channel DCS 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 changing CTCSS code but select DCS code as desired NOTE Channels 05 and 35 are used for emergency channels CTCSS and DCS will not operate on these two channels M C CTCSS 1 M D DCS 2 Vibrate Alert K...

Page 21: ...ibrate over a 3 second period on an incoming RX signal The UH820SX NB vibrates only when it meets all the following conditions Vibrate setting is on UH820SX NB is in idle mode Vibrate alert is not available when in the Menu setting Scan Mode or Monitor Mode DCS CTCSS code is matched if the DCS CTCSS is set on the channel 30 seconds have passed since a previous vibration 60 seconds have passed sinc...

Page 22: ...ress hold menu to save and exit Call Tone Your UH820SX NB radio is equipped with 10 selectable call tones that will be transmitted when call is pressed 1 Press menu nine times CL setting flashes 2 Press ch or or vol or to change the selection The 10 call tones are CL 1 to CL 10 A sample of the call tone is sounded when selected 3 Press hold menu to save and exit NOTE Current regulations require ca...

Page 23: ...ing a beep tone This tone can be switched on or off 1 Press menu eleven times bP setting flashes 2 Press ch or or vol or to change the setting on or off 3 Press hold menu to save and exit Keypad Lock To prevent accidental entries you can lock the keypad Press and hold call lock for 1 5 Secs until it beeps to activate Key Lock The appears To unlock the keypad press and hold call lock again for 1 5 ...

Page 24: ...ght to flash S O S in international Morse Code Press and hold sql SOS A confirmation beep sounds and the LED strobes S O S Press and hold sql SOS again to turn off SOS strobe A confirmation beep sounds NOTE The UH820SX NB operates normally when the SOS strobe is activated However the SOS key is disabled during Menu setting SOS Strobe turns off when Torch mode is enabled and when power is turned of...

Page 25: ...F 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 36 233 6 17 118 8 37 241 8 18 123 0 38 250 3 19 127 3 ...

Page 26: ...0 503 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 99...

Page 27: ...y of the current wideband 40 channel use to narrowband channel use This 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 t...

Page 28: ...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 47...

Page 29: ...6 4875 477 2375 CH 73 63 future use 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 7...

Page 30: ... for a Product first purchased either in Australia or New Zealand and will expire one 1 year 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 sub...

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 eviden...

Page 32: ...THANK YOU FOR BUYING A UNIDEN PRODUCT 2012 Uniden Australia Pty Limited Uniden New Zealand Ltd Printed in PRC U01UT950ZZZ 0 ...

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