Uniden MHS130 User manual

RADIO VHF MARITIME FLOTTANTE
OWNER’S MANUAL
GUIDE D’UTILISATION
FLOATING VHF MARINE RADIO
MHS130

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.................. 5
FEATURES ................... 5
WHAT'S INCLUDED..... 6
PARTS OF THE
MHS130 ........................ 7
Front/Side View ......... 7
Back View .................. 8
Charger ...................... 9
READING THE IDLE
SCREEN ....................... 9
Display Icons and
What They Mean.... 9
HOW IT WORKS................ 10
MENUS ....................... 10
GENERAL SETUP
Menu..................... 11
RADIO SETUP
Menu..................... 12
FM RADIO Setup
Menu..................... 13
ABOUT Menu............ 14
RESET (To Factory
Defaults)
Menu ...... 14
USING SOFT KEYS ... 14
HI/LO Soft Key......... 14
WX Soft Key............. 14
FM Soft Key ............. 15
TRI Soft Key............. 15
SCAN Soft Key ........ 16
MEM Soft Key.......... 16
SPKR Soft Key ........16
UIC Soft Key ............ 16
ALT Soft Key............ 16
OPERATION
MODES .................. 17
Normal...................... 19
Scan ......................... 19
FM Radio.................. 22
SETTING UP THE
HARDWARE ................... 26
ATTACHING THE
ANTENNA.............. 26
INSTALLING THE
BATTERY PACK/
ALKALINE
BATTERIES ........... 26
Installing the
Lithium-Ion
Battery Pack......... 26
Installing Alkaline
Batteries............... 26
CONNECTING
POWER....................... 27
MOUNTING THE
CHARGER .................. 27
Charging the Radio
with Li-Ion Battery
Pack Installed ...... 28
Important Notes on
Charging the
Battery.................. 28
SETTING UP YOUR
RADIO............................. 29
TURNING IT ON ........ 29
SETTING IT UP........... 29
Changing the
Volume ................. 29
Setting the Squelch
Level ..................... 29
Setting the UIC
Channel Mode
(USA/CAN/INTL)... 30
Setting Key Lock..... 30
Setting WX Alert
Mode..................... 30

Adjusting the
Backlight .............. 31
Adjust the LCD
Contrast................ 31
Turning the Key
 .. 31
OPERATING THE
RADIO ........................ 32
Making a
Transmission ....... 32
Changing the
Transmission
Level ..................... 32
Changing the
Channel ................ 32
Saving the Channel
into Memory ......... 32
Using the LED Light 33
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES ..................... 33
Renaming
Channels ................... 33
MAINTENANCE /
TROUBLESHOOTING.... 34
SPECIFICATIONS.............. 36
REFERENCE
TABLES ................ 37
Channel Descriptions
and What They
Mean ..................... 37
MARINE RADIO
CHANNEL CHART .. 38
WEATHER CHANNELS
AND FREQUENCIES
(US, CAN, AND
INTL) ........................ 46
REGULATIONS / SAFETY
WARNINGS .................... 47
COMPLIANCE ................... 51
FCC PART 15..................... 51
IC........................................ 52
THREE-YEAR LIMITED
WARRANTY ................... 53

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UNIDEN®
FLOATING VHF MARINE RADIO
MHS130
INTRODUCTION


FEATURES

xSubmersible design



NOTES:
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
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
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
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
xMemory Scan mode. 

xHigh/LO power level select. 

 

xBattery level display and low battery alert

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xDual and Triple Watch operation



x

xEmergency 16/09 Channel monitoring


xNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) Weather Channel watch. 

xLCD and key backlight/Flashlight/SOS Strobe
Light/Lock ( /LOCK)

xWater-activated strobe light.
xLight Sensor. 
xGlow in the Dark.
xExternal Speaker/Microphone Jack.
xKey Lock

xSelectable Backlight Timer

x10 weather channels
WHAT'S INCLUDED
NOTE: Some of the graphics in this manual may vary slightly from
the actual product.
MHS130
Radio Antenna Battery
Tray
Rechargeable Li-Ion
Battery pack
Wrist Strap
Mounting
Hardware AC Adapter DC Adapter
Charging
Cradle
Belt Clip

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PARTS OF THE MHS130
Front/Side View
Key Press to... Press and hold to...
POWER  
Push-to-Talk  

Monitor
(MON)











NA
MENU  NA
CLR 
 NA
External Speaker/
Microphone Jack
Antenna
Light
Sensor
Microphone
Strobe
LED
LCD
Screen Soft
Keys
Menu CLR Backlight/
Key Lock
Volume/
Squelch CH 16/Priority
Scan
Directional
Arrows
Speaker
Power
Belt Clip
Latch
Push to Talk
Monitor
Water Sensor Contact
(1 on each side)

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


 

NA
Light/LOCK
(/LOCK)
 


 



 


 





16/P





NA
VOL SQ




NA
Back View
Belt Clip
Latch
Battery
Latch
External Speaker/
Microphone Jack
Power
Push to Talk
Monitor
Wrist Strap
Slots
Battery
Pack

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Charger
READING THE IDLE SCREEN




ALTUSA WXMEM
15
COMMERCIAL
HI/LO WX FM
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1
7
8
65432
91011
6W
Display Icons and What They Mean
Number Icon What it means
1
 USA 
3  

Charging
contacts
Screw hole
Screw holes Charge LED

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Number Icon What it means
4 
5ALT 
6
 
7
 
8
 
9
#3 
10 
 
11 
#1 
HOW IT WORKS



xMENU

x



MENUS



MENU

x
x

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x
x
x


SELECT 
SELECT
GENERAL SETUP
RADIO SETUP
FM RADIO SETUP
ABOUT
RESET
BACK
SETUP MENU
MENU DESCRIPTION REF. PAGE
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

 













ABOUT 








GENERAL SETUP Menu
 GENERAL
SETUP 

Uniden MHS130 Radio Owner’s Manual
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MENU ITEM DESCRIPTION
 





 


 















RADIO SETUP Menu
RADIO SETUP


MENU ITEM DESCRIPTION







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MENU ITEM DESCRIPTION















 
 





SCAN 






 
 
 
 
 
FM RADIO Setup Menu
 FM
RADIO SETUP

MENU
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
 
 

Uniden MHS130 Radio Owner’s Manual
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MENU
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
 
ABOUT Menu

RESET (To Factory Defaults) Menu

CONFIRM RESET  Exit

USING SOFT KEYS
MENU


Default; Scroll Right
Scroll left Scroll right
Soft Key Order
WXHI/LO FM
TRI MEM SCAN
SPKR ALT
UIC
Scroll Right
Scroll Right
Soft Keys
Soft Key
Operation
WXUSA
RX15
COMMERCIAL
HI/LO WX FM
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NOTE: After selecting WX soft key, it changes
to CH to return to the last marine channel.
MEM ALT 6W

 HI/LO 





 WX 
(
WX  CH 
 CH 

Uniden MHS130 Radio Owner’s Manual 15
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 FM 


 EXIT 
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

 EXIT
EXIT 
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 NEXT
NEXT 



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 MEM
MEM  Memory Save

MENU
FM RADIO SETUP  DELETE  
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SEEK  SEEK 
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MENU RADIO SETUP/
DUAL/TRI WATCH



SETUP
MENURADIO SETUP /DUAL/TRI WATCH  DUAL
 TRIPLE 
OPERATION
 TRI 

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
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Uniden MHS130 Radio Owner’s Manual
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 SCAN 
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SETUP
  MEM 

  MENU RADIO
SETUP/2ND PRIORITY CHANNEL 

 MENU RADIO SETUP/SCAN TYPE.
 PRIORITY 
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MEMORY 
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OPERATION
  SCAN 
 
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 MEM 


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 SPKR 

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





Uniden MHS130 Radio Owner’s Manual 17
OPERATION MODES


Mode What it does Use it when
you want to... 










BACK until






 


 



 







 






SCAN


SCAN 

FM








FM



EXIT 



Uniden MHS130 Radio Owner’s Manual

Mode What it does Use it when
you want to... 








MENU
RADIO
SETUP /
WEATHER
RADIO.





Watch
mode What it does 







MENU,
RADIO SETUP
WEATHER RADIO and

WX ALERT 






MENU,
RADIO SETUP
DUAL/TRI WATCH and

DUAL 
 






MENU,
RADIO SETUP
DUAL/TRI WATCH and

TRIPLE 



underway. Water-going ships should have either Triple Watch


Uniden MHS130 Radio Owner’s Manual 
Normal
x
Push-to-Talk

x

x

x

x
HI/LO 


NORMAL MODE WITH WEATHER ALERT

(MENURADIO SETUP /WX
ALERT) 







NORMAL MODE WITH TRIPLE WATCH OR DUAL
WATCH

(MENURADIO SETUP /DUAL/TRI WATCH/TRIPLE) 




Scan

SCAN/PRIORITY MODE

MENU RADIO SETUP
wx
Every 7 seconds,
the radio checks
the last-used
weather channel.
WX Alert
Watch on
Monitoring Channel 25

Uniden MHS130 Radio Owner’s Manual
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

SCAN/PRIORITY MODE WITH WEATHER ALERT ON





SCAN/MEMORY MODE





SCAN/MEMORY MODE WITH WEATHER ALERT ON





USING THE RADIO IN SCAN MODE
x PRIORITY
SCAN
 MEMORY in MENURADIO SETUP /SCAN TYPE 
 MEMORY 
 PRIORITY MENU RADIO
SETUP 

x

111008 1312 14 17
15
The radio scans about
5 channels in 0.5 seconds.
When it detects a signal, the radio stays
on the channel until the signal stops. Resume
scan