Uniden UM725GBT, Owner'S Manual

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E-34 Uniden UM725 Radio Owner’s Manual
MAKING AN AUTOMATIC DISTRESS CALL
After you have programmed your MMSI number, your radio can transmit an automated
distress call on channel 16 at 25W with your current location and nature of the distress.
The Distress Alert alarm sounds and the radio then monitors channel 16 for a response
and repeats the distress call every few minutes until it receives an acknowledgement.
1. If you have time to selected a distress message type,
press the MENU button and use the
PUSH/SEL
knob to select
DISTRESS MESSAGE . The Distress Message screen
appears.
2. Use the
PUSH/SEL
knob to select the emergency type that
most closely matches the nature of your emergency.The
screen returns to the Main menu.
Undesignated Sinking Fire, Explosion Man Overboard
Adrift Flooding Abandoning Ship Capsizing
Collision Piracy Grounding
3. Press and hold the
DISTRESS
key on the side of the radio for about 3 seconds. The
Distress Alert alarm sounds and the radio acquires GPS location if needed.
4. After 10 seconds, the radio transmits the distress call, starts a countdown timer, and
waits for an acknowledgement. After the timer counts down, another countdown timer
begins unless you take action using the PAUSE , CANCEL , or RESEND soft keys).
5. After you receive an acknowledgement that the distress call was received, use the
MUTE soft key to stop the acknowledgement alarm.
MOB Soft Key
The Man Overboard ( MOB ) soft key does not require setup through the menus. Your
radio immediately displays and saves the latitude, longitude, time, Bearing to Destination
(BRG), and Distance to Destination (DIST).
1. Select the
MOB
soft key and the screen automatically marks your current location as
Man Overboard. The soft keys change to BACK, SAVE , and NAV .
x
Select BACK to return to the previous mode and keep the current MOB
information.
x
Select SAVE to save the location.
x
Select NAV to activate the COMPASS screen and navigate to the destination.
Note: If no MMSI number has been programmed, the radio prompts you to enter your MMSI
number.
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