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Maritime Radio Services Operation Warning! This transmitter operates on channels/frequencies that have restricted use in the United States. The channel assignments include frequencies assigned for exclusive use of the U.S. Coast Guard, use in Canada, and use in international waters. Operation on these frequencies without proper authorization is strictly forbidden. For frequencies/ channels that are currently for use in the U.S. without an individual license, please contact the FCC Call Cen
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Table of Contents Maritime Radio Services Operation .............................................2 FCC/Industry Canada Information ............................................... A Quick Start Guide for the MHS550 ...........................................6 Marine Band ..............................................................................6 FRS Band ..................................................................................7 Weather Band .......................................
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Using the Alkaline Battery Pack .............................................. 5 Battery Life and Indication ...................................................... 6 Alkaline Batteries and Radio Performance ............................. 7 Mounting the Charging Cradle ...................................................7 To Mount the Cradle on a Counter Top ...................................7 Mounting on a Wall .................................................................7 Attac
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Other Options ..............................................................................44 Setting the Key Lock ...............................................................44 Manually Selecting Coast Guard/Distress/Hailing Channels ..................................45 Storing a Channel or Frequency in Memory ...........................46 Selecting and Using the Weather Channel and Weather Alert (WX/ALERT) ...................47 Using the TripleWatch or DualWatch Mode ...............
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A Quick Start Guide for the MHS550 Follow these steps to get going! Marine Band 1. Rotate VOLUME until the display lights. The Power On tone sounds. The default display starts with the VHF Marine Band and displays USA Channel 16, at a 5 watt power level, and DISTRESS is displayed in the LCD message line area. . Press ▲ or ▼ to change channels. The marine channels begin with 01 in Canada and 01A in the USA, and continue in a closed loop, through 88A in the USA and 88 in Canada. 0066 SS
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3. Before you transmit, press and hold BAND/1/2.5/5W to select a power level. Then press ▲ or ▼ to select a channel. 4. Press PTT (the Push To Talk button) on the side of the radio to transmit. Release to stop transmitting. BAND BAND To change bands, follow these steps. FRS Band 1. Briefly press BAND/1/2.5/5W. The radio changes to the FRS Band. . Use ▲ or ▼ to select one of the 14 FRS channels. 3. You can choose to leave the CTCSS coding disabled (default) in which case OFF appears to the
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4. To transmit, press PTT. TRANSMITTING appears in the message line of the LCD screen. Note: Do not press PTT and turn on power at the same time. The radio sounds the PTT error tone and RELEASE PTT appears in the LCD message line. See Page 35 to select various menu options for this band using the FRS MENU screen. Weather Band 1. Press WX/ALERT to switch to the weather channels. Ten channels are designated as weather channels. All carry the same information. One will provide the best
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(500, 510, 50 KHz, etc) until you reach the desired station. In Europe, the step is 9kHz. Note: See Page 35 to select various menu options for this band using the AM MENU screen. FM Band 1. Briefly press BAND/1/ 2.5/5W to change to the FM Broadcast band. The default LCD screen shows the frequency, the USA frequency step setting and the power level icon. . Press either ▲ or ▼ to change frequency by 200KHz (87.9, 88.1, 88.3 MHz etc) until you reach the desired station. Note: See Page 3
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Scanning Introduction There are three types of VHF marine scanning choices that you can select: Normal, DualWatch, and TripleWatch. Normal and TripleWatch scanning are described below. For additional details regarding the various scanning modes, see Page 49. Normal Normal Scanning lets you scan all the channels you store in memory. This means the radio checks each channel in memory then moves to the next channel if no activity is found. If activity is found, the radio stops so you can mon
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TripleWatch Using the MARINE MENU option choices (see Page 35), you can choose to have the radio monitor a working channel (in this example, Channel 5,) and Channel 16, the safety and hailing channel, and Channel 9, the backup hailing, and calling channel. Although this feature is called TripleWatch, the LCD only shows TRIWATCH due to character count limitations. When you press and hold 16/9/TRI, the radio monitors 2 sec 2 sec 09 09 25 25 immediate immediate immediate immediate 16 16 T T
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FCC RF Exposure Information WARNING! Read this information before using the radio In August 1996 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States with its action in Report and Order FCC 96-36 adopted an updated safety standard for human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC regulated transmitters. Those guidelines are consistent with the safety standard previously set by both U.S. and international standards bodies. The design of the radio com
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Lithium Ion Battery Pack Warning This equipment contains a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery. The rechargeable Lithium Ion battery contained in this equipment may explode if disposed of in a fire. Do not short-circuit the Battery Pack. Do not charge the rechargeable Lithium Ion battery used in this equipment in any charger other than the one designed to charge this battery as specified in the owner’s manual. Using another charger may damage the battery or cause the Battery Pack to explode. L
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What’ What’s Included s Included AC550 AC550 RSC550 RSC550 AC AC Adapter Adapter Charging Cradle Charging Cradle BP550 BP550 DC550 DC550 MHS550 Radio MHS550 Radio DC DC Adapter Adapter Lithium Ion Lithium Ion Battery Pack Battery Pack BT550 BT550 CLIP550 CLIP550 Belt Clip Belt Clip Mounting Mounting Hardware Hardware Alkaline Battery Case Alkaline Battery Case (batteries not included) (batteries not included) Accessory ID Accessory ID numbers such as numbers such as CLIP550 CLIP550 are provided
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Introduction Your Uniden MHS550 represents the latest in marine radio technology in a conveniently sized and rugged package. It has features you’ll come to count on for day in and day out use. The product combines size, value, and fully featured performance that makes it a good choice for an all around marine communications radio. Features The MHS550 brings the following key features to make marine radio useful and easy: Complete Marine VHF channels (USA-1A to 88A) for the U.S., Canada, a
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Standard FM Broadcast Band (87.5-108 MHz) — Lets you enjoy your favorite broadcast programming. Aircraft Broadcast Reception (108-137MHz) — Lets you listen in on aircraft to ground transmissions. Triple and DualWatch Operation — In TripleWatch operation, the radio monitors the working channel, then 2- seconds later, the Coast Guard/Distress/Hailing Channel 16 then in another 2-seconds, Channel 9, the backup channel. In DualWatch, the radio monitors the channel in use (marine or weather) th
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MHS550 Controls MHS550 Controls 13 13 14 14 15 1516 16 33 11 22 44 55 12 12 99 66 10 10 77 M MH HS S555500 1111 88 19 19 13 13 44 11 22 33 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner’s Manual 17
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1. Antenna —Flexible for convenience. Heavy duty covering to ensure long-term endurance. 2. Watertight Ext. Speaker/Mic Jack — Unscrew the cap and insert an approved mic/speaker for convenient operation. 3. Volume-Power ON/OFF Control - Rotate to turn on power and set volume to a comfortable listening level. 4. Squelch Control — Rotate clockwise to hear strong signals without noise or static and weak signals with a minimum level of noise.. 5. Wrist Strap Anchor — Thread and loop the suppli
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14. PTT — Press to transmit. 15. Key Lock ON/OFF — lets you lock the keypad to prevent accidental changes while powered on. The feature becomes unlocked when powered off and on again. You can also quickly disable the feature by pressing and holding down this key. 16. Backlight — Press briefly to activate the Backlight. 17. Battery Connection Area and Battery Recharging Contacts— Install the supplied Lithium Ion Rechargeable Battery being sure to position the pack as shown in the section B
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Radio Charger Cradle 22 22 21 21 20 20 20. Front Charging Indicator — Lights during battery charging and goes off when the battery is fully charged. If a fully charged battery is placed in the cradle, the LED does not light and no charging takes place. While you can monitor incoming calls while the radio is in the charger, do not attempt to transmit while it is in the cradle. 21. DC Input Jack — Connect the AC adapter then plug the adapter into a standard 10/40V AC outlet. The DC adapter
