Oricom UHF182 User manual

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Operating Instructions
UHF182 80 Channel UHF Citizen Band Radio

This unit complies with all relevant Australian
and New Zealand approval requirements
AS/NZS 4365:2011
Why has the ACMA increased the number of available UHF CB channels?
To provide additional channel capacity within the UHF CB Band the ACMA will over the next 5 years change the
majority of the current wideband 40 channel use to narrowband 80 channel use.
During this time wideband channel use will be gradually phased out as users upgrade their existing radio’s.
This means that the new Oricom narrowband radio you have purchased will have more channels than older wideband
radios. Some of these channels are locked and cannot be used, (see the attached channel chart for more information).
When did this take place?
Early in 2011 new AS/NZS Standards came into effect allowing operators to use additional narrowband channels and
also use narrowband transmissions on some current wideband channels. This increased the number of channels up
to 80, 75 of which are useable voice channels.
What issues may users experience during the transition phase?
When a new narrowband radio receives a transmission from an older wideband radio the speech may sound loud
and distorted – simply adjust your radio volume for the best listening performance. When an older wideband radio
receives a signal from a new narrowband radio the speech may sound quieter - simply adjust your radio volume for
best listening performance. When operating a narrowband radio or Channel 41 - 80 interference is possible from
wideband radios transmitting on high power or on adjacent frequency.
The issues described above are not a fault of the radio but a consequence of mixed use of wideband and narrowband
radios.
It is expected that as older wideband radios are removed from service that this issue will be resolved. Most radios in
use will be narrowband eliminating this issue.
This information is current at time of printing. For further up to date information please visit
www.acma.gov.au

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Table of contents ..........................................................................3
Controls and Indicators .................................................................4
Operations....................................................................................7
UHF CB channels and frequencies ..............................................21
Customer Support.......................................................................24
Express Warranty (Australia) .......................................................25
Need Help?
If you need assistance setting up or using your Oricom product now or in
the future, call Oricom Support.
Australia 1300 889 785 or [phone]
www.oricom.com.au
Mon-Fri 8am – 6pm AEST
New Zealand 0800 67 42 66
www.oricom.co.nz
Mon-Fri 10am – 8pm NZST
Table of contents

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Controls and Indicators
Controls and Indicators
Front View
321 4 6 75
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RMMRMSOSANT SQCH
VOL
MENUMWGTSPSAUTO
1. Microphone connector
2. Antenna selector to Ant1 and Ant2/Auto Antenna selector
3. Open Scan/Priority Scan
4. Memory Scan/Group Tone Scan
5. Memory recall/Memory write
6. Remove memory/Menu
7. Volume/Channel/Squelch
8. LCD display

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Controls and Indicators
Rear View
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34 1
1. Antenna Connection 2
2. Antenna Connection 1
3. Power supply connection
4. 3.5mm external jack for optional 8 ohm speaker
Microphone
1. Push to talk
2. Volume/Channel/SQ down
3. Mode On/off switch
4. Volume/Channel/SQ up
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Controls and Indicators
LCD Icons & Indicators
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789
6
10
1. Channel display 6. Signal strength & TX
2. CTCSS or DCS on 7. Group address channel
3. Duplex On 8. Group display (A, B, C group)
4. Antenna 1 9. Priority channel
5. Antenna 2 10.Status display

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Operations
Operations
Turning on the Power
Press and hold the Channel selector.
RMMRMSOSANT SQCH
VOL
MENUMWGTSPSAUTO
Setting the Volume
Turn the channel selector clockwise to adjust the sound level for
comfortable reception.
On the microphone push the up or down buttons to increase or decrease
the volume. If held down the volume will increase or decrease quickly.
RMMRMSOSANT SQCH
VOL
MENUMWGTSPSAUTO
Selecting a channel
Press channel selector once. "CH" will appear on the LCD.
Select the channel by rotating the channel knob.
On the microphone push the mode button and select the channel using
the up or down buttons.
RMMRMSOSANT SQCH
VOL
MENUMWGTSPSAUTO

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Operations
Setting the Squelch Level
1. Press channel selector 2 times. The current squelch level is
displayed.
2. Select the squelch level by rotating the channel knob.
The radio has 16 preset (off to 15) squelch level off- Squelch open.
1 - Max sensitivity (Min. squelch)
15 - Min. sensitivity (Max/Tight squelch)
RMMRMSOSANT SQCH
VOL
MENUMWGTSPSAUTO
On the microphone push the mode button 2 times and adjust Squelch
with the up and down buttons.
Note :
*If a button is not pressed within 5 seconds the radio will
automatically exit the sub display of "VOL" "CH" and "SQL".
PTT (Push-To-Talk) button
Press the PTT button and then the transmitter is activated:
Pressing the PTT allows audio to be transmitted, by speaking into the
front of the microphone. TX is indicated by the level bars on the LCD
display.
To receive, release the PTT button and then TX will disappear on the
display.
When transmitting, hold the MIC two inches from your mouth and
speak clearly in a normal voice into the front of the mic.

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Operations
Antenna Selector
Manual Antenna Select
The default setting is antenna terminal 1.
This button is used to manually select the antenna
terminal 1 or terminal 2.
Press the ANT/AUTO button then the antenna
connection will change to terminal 2.
The antenna connected status appears on the LCD as below.
To reactivate manual antenna select, press ANT/AUTO.
Ant 2 iconAnt 1 icon
Auto Antenna Select
When Auto Antenna Select is active the antenna
with the best signal will be selected, this antenna
will also be used for transmit.
To activate auto antenna push and hold the antenna
button for 2 seconds.
Ant1 or Ant2 icon will blink.
If an antenna is not connected and the PTT is pressed the display will
ash in multi-colour to indicate there is a problem.

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Operations
Scanning
The Scan feature allows you to search for active channels automatically.
There are 4 scanning modes;
Open Scan, Priority Scan, Memory Group Scan and Group tone Scan
(a special case of Memory Group Scan).
Open Scan
Press OS/PS and scanning starts. The OS-SC sub menu display appears
on the LCD.
The scan direction can be changed at any time by rotating the channel
selector left or right.
This can also be controlled by the microphone up and
down buttons.
To stop Scan, press OS/PS button or PTT press.
When a signal is found, scanning will stop at that
channel to allow the signal to be heard, then resume
scanning when the channel is clear again.
The scan resume time can be set as an optional pause of P5 (default).
ch 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 ….. 77-78-79-80
Priority Scan
Within Priority Scan the Radio scans for activity, but in addition, it also
inserts your Priority channel into the scan sequence.
This means that your Priority Channel will be
monitored regularly while scanning to ensure that no
calls are missed. Any signal received on your Priority
Channel will take precedence over any signals
received on the other channels.
ch 1-2-3-4-5- PRI CH - 6-7-8-9-10- PRI CH ….. 76-77-78-79-80
Press and hold OS/PS for 2 seconds and scanning starts.
The PS-SC sub menu display will appear on the LCD.
To stop Priority Scan, press and hold OS/PS button or press PTT.