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Uniden MHS335 Radio Owner’s Manual
TEST CALLS
Making Test Calls (Test)
NOTE: You can use the test call feature to make sure your radio is working and configured
correctly. To avoid overloading coastal receiving stations, you should limit test calls to these
stations to once a week.
NOTE: Many coastal stations have specific frequencies and MMSI numbers you should use
for making test calls. Before making a test call to a coastal station, be sure to check the Local
Notice to Mariners (LNM), issued every week by the US Coast Guard. The LNMs for each
region are available online at http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lnmMain.
1. Select
CALL
from the soft keys.The
CALL
screen displays.
2. Scroll to
TEST CALL
and press
SELECT.
The list of ships from the Individual
Directory displays.
3. Select a ship. The next screen,
Test call
, displays the name of the ship you just
selected; press
SEND
.
4. A
Waiting for ACK
message displays on the
Test call
screen.
5. If you do not receive an acknowledgement, either resend the transmission or select
BACK
to return to the Idle screen.
Receiving Test Call Setup
When another station sends you a test call, you can select options to answer the test call
manually or have the radio answer automatically.
1. Press
MENU
to display the menu options.
2. Select
DSC SETUP/Test Call Ack
and press
SELECT
.
3. Press
Auto
for the radio to automatically send an acknowledgement when it receives
a test call. Press
Manual
to answer the call manually.
4. The screen returns to the
DSC SETUP
menu.
POSITION REQUEST AND REPLY
Enabling Automatic Position Reply
If you want the radio to automatically transmit your current position whenever it receives a
position request, you can enable automatic position reply. Most boaters activate automatic
position reply for safety reasons or because they subscribe to a marine towing service.
Sometimes—for example, in some competitive situations--you may not want other ships to
get your position without your manual confirmation.
1. Press
MENU
then select
DSC SETUP/Auto ACK
. The screen displays
Individual ACK
and
Position ACK options.
2. Select either
Auto
or
Manual
for either option and then press
Select
.
POS Request
Any time you need to know where another ship currently is—to find your boating partners,
to respond to a request for assistance, etc.—you can send a position request to their radio:
1. Select
CALL
soft key. The
CALL
screen displays.
2. Select
POSITION REQUEST
. The
POSITION REQUEST
screen displays the list of
ships you entered into the Individual directory.
