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UH075
Operating Guide
To bring outstanding wireless communication products
to people's lives throughout the world.
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UT01913ZZ_1 11/21/03 5:50 PM Page ii WARNING! WATERPROOF: JIS4 Uniden's UH075 radio is designed to meet the water proofing standard of JIS4. This Means: "...the unit is able to withstand a steady stream of water from a hose for 5 minutes without leakage..." The UH075 will only meet this rating if fully assembled and all rubber seals and bungs are well maintained and correctly fitted. This means that the speaker microphone bung is inserted, and the battery pack and antenna are attached and sec
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UT01913ZZ_1 11/21/03 5:50 PM Page 1 CONTENTS Introduction Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Included in your Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Getting Started Mounting the Drop-in Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Attaching the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Attachin
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UT01913ZZ_1 11/21/03 5:50 PM Page 2 INTRODUCTION The UH075 is a JIS4 Waterproof, portable two-way UHF-CB radio. It is compact, rugged and fits easily in your hand. This hand held UHF radio will give you consistent, outstanding performance in virtually all conditions and situations. To ensure that you get the most from the UH075 features, please read this operating guide carefully before using the unit. FEATURES ➤ 40 UHF CB Channels ➤ 5W Max TX Power ➤ 5W/1W Switchable TX Power ➤ Waterproof (m
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UT01913ZZ_1 11/21/03 5:50 PM Page 3 INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKAGE UH075 AC Adapter Antenna (AAD-075S) Drop-in Charger Lithium Battery Beltclip (DT075) (BP075) Reference Guide/ Printed Material Wrist Strap Mounting Screws If any of these items are missing from the box, contact your Uniden Dealer, immediately. 3
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UT01913ZZ_1 11/21/03 5:50 PM Page 4 GETTING STARTED Mounting the Drop-in Charger 1. Mount the drop-in charger to either a table or wall. Table: Attach the drop-in charger using the mounting screws and washers. Wall: Insert the two mounting screws into the wall keeping the same space as the holes on the charger. Place the charger with the screws through the larger holes then turn the charger. 2. Plug one end of the AC adapter into the wall outlet and the other end into the drop-in charger. Whe
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UT01913ZZ_1 11/21/03 5:50 PM Page 5 Attaching the Battery Pack Contacts 1. Place the battery pack onto the back of the radio. It will only fit in one way. 2. Snap the battery release clip until it clicks. Be sure the battery pack fits tightly against the UH075 body. CAUTION! Avoid exposing the Lithium Ion battery, attached or unattached to the radio, in direct sunshine, heated cars, or in areas with temperatures below –20°C (–4°F) or above +60°C (+140°F). Exposing the chemicals contained with
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UT01913ZZ_1 11/21/03 5:50 PM Page 6 4. To take the beltclip off the radio, turn it and slid it up. Charging the Battery Pack Your radio is powered by a specially designed Lithium Ion battery pack. • Before operating the UH075, charge the Lithium Ion battery pack for 5 hours without interruption in the drop-in charger. 1. Place the UH075 in the drop-in charger. 2. The red LED illuminates and stays ON, until fully charged. • The charger won’t overcharge the battery pack. When charging is comple
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UT01913ZZ_1 11/21/03 5:50 PM Page 7 Battery Level Display The BATTERY icon in the top right hand corner of the screen indicates the UH075 current battery voltage level at all times. The battery level is displayed in 4 levels. LEVEL 4 Battery 100% full LEVEL 3 Battery approx. 40% capacity LEVEL 2 Low Battery LEVEL 1 (flashing) Empty Battery PTT When is pressed at Level Empty, battery icon and channel number will flash, transmission is disabled. Recharge the battery at any time. From empty the
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UT01913ZZ_1 11/21/03 5:50 PM Page 8 OPERATION ➤ See the Controls and Indicators page at the back of this operating guide for button and key operations. POWER ON/OFF To turn the unit ON, rotate the [ON/OFF VOL] clockwise. A channel number and battery level should appear on the display. To turn the unit OFF, rotate the [ON/OFF VOL] knob counter-clockwise. The display will disappear. VOLUME Rotate the [ON/OFF VOL] knob clockwise or counter-clockwise to adjust speaker volume to desired listening
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UT01913ZZ_1 11/21/03 5:50 PM Page 9 ROGER BEEP Roger Beep is a BEEP that is sent to notify the end of transmission (both PTT and VOX transmission.) Roger Beep can be heard through the speaker when Key Beep is on. Roger Beep is transmitted even if key beep is turned off. However Roger Beep will not be heard from the speaker. To turn OFF Roger Beep: Press and hold while turning on the radio. To turn ON Roger Beep: Press and hold while turning on the radio. SELECTING CHANNEL Press or to select t
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UT01913ZZ_1 11/21/03 5:50 PM Page 10 SQUELCH The squelch is used to eliminate any annoying background noise when there are no signals present. Make sure to first select a channel not in use before setting the squelch in your UH075 UHF-CB radio. Think of squelch as a gate. Turn [SQ] fully Strong Signals clockwise. This raises the "Squelch Gate" so high Medium Signals that only the very strong signals can get through. Weak Signals Noise Turn [SQ] fully counter clockwise until you hear a hiss. T
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UT01913ZZ_1 11/21/03 5:50 PM Page 11 TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE The UH075 uses the 40 UHF-CB Channels. For your reference a list of the available channels and corresponding frequencies is printed at the end of this manual. 1. The maximum RF transmit power of UH075 is 5 watts. 1/5w To switch to low power, press . LOW appears on the LCD. 1/5w To switch back to higher power, press again. LOW indicator disappears from the LCD. 2. Before you transmit, listen for activity on the selected channel. 3.
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UT01913ZZ_1 11/21/03 5:50 PM Page 12 USING A REPEATER CHANNEL UHF CB Repeaters are used to retransmit or relay your signal. Repeaters will extend the range of your radio and overcome the shielding effect caused by solid obstructions. In normal Simplex operation, your radio transmits on one particular frequency and receives on that same frequency. If there is a barrier (i.e. a Tall Building) that partially blocks your transmitted signal, the possibility of the other radio receiving the signal
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UT01913ZZ_1 11/21/03 5:50 PM Page 13 TO OPERATE UH075 IN DUPLEX MODE Eg. CH01 is being used in your area for repeater use. dup Press momentarily. The DUP icon appears. dup Press again to deactivate the duplex operation. UH075 will return to simplex operation. Check with your local retailer for available repeaters. SCANNING The UH075 has two types of scanning; Open Scanning (OS) and Group Scanning (GS). Scanning allows you to search for active channels programmed in the OS or GS memory. To ini
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UT01913ZZ_1 11/21/03 5:50 PM Page 14 If SCAN is deactivated while in an active channel, the UH075 will stay on that active channel. If no other channels are active, the UH075 will reinstate the starting channel. Group Scan (GS) Mode Allows you to monitor a Priority Channel while scanning. os/gs To use GS Mode Scanning, press the key. GS icon appears on the display. GS Scanning checks the Priority channel activity regularly. If GS Scanning is initiated when there are no channels programmed in
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UT01913ZZ_1 11/21/03 5:50 PM Page 15 Programming Scan Channels 1. Select which Scanning Mode you wish to use OS or GS Mode. OS is indicated by the absence of the GS icon. 2. Select the channel you want to store by pressing or . mem 3. Press and hold for 1.5 secs. to store. MEM icon appears and two short tone beeps are heard. mem 4. To remove the channels from Memory, press and hold for 1.5 secs. once more. Two short tone beeps are heard and the MEM icon disappears. PRIORITY CHANNEL The Priori
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UT01913ZZ_1 11/21/03 5:50 PM Page 16 ADVANCED FEATURES CTCSS ➤ Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) is a feature that allows a group to talk to each other without hearing other users on the same channel. Uniden discourages the use of CTCSS feature until the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) grants the use of CTCSS on CB frequencies. Programming CTCSS Code 1. Select a desired channel to be used with CTCSS. ctcss 2. Press and hold for 1.5 secs. CTCSS icon blinks. 3. Press or to
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UT01913ZZ_1 11/21/03 5:50 PM Page 17 VOX feature will not work without the Vox Headset Microphone. The built in mic of UH075 is temporarily disabled, however PTT accidental pressing of will cause the unit to transmit briefly. To activate VOX vox 1. Press and hold for 1.5 secs. "VOX" icon blinks. 2. Press either or within 10 secs. to select the desired VOX sensitivity level (9 with the lowest sensitivity to 1 with the highest sensitivity). vox 3. Press to save the selected level. "VOX" icon st
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UT01913ZZ_1 11/21/03 5:50 PM Page 18 ➤ POWER SAVE Battery Save feature extends the battery life by switching the receiver circuit power ON and OFF. This feature automatically activates during standby mode (RX mode without signal). ➤ BACK LIGHTING The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and function keys are 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 secs after the last key is press
