Uniden MHS135 User manual

MHS135
RADIO VHF MARITIME FLOTTANTE
GUIDE D’UTILISATION
FLOATING VHF MARINE RADIO
OWNER’S MANUAL

MAKING A DISTRESS CALL
Lift the black cover. Press and hold the DISTRESS
button for three seconds. Your radio transmits your
boat’s location every few minutes until you receive
a response.
#NOTE: If the radio displays Enter User
MMSI
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voice distress call.
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Speak slowly - clearly - calmly.
For future reference, write your boat’s name & call sign here:
1. Make sure your radio is on.
2. On the microphone, press the 16/9-TRI button to switch to Channel
16 (156.8 MHz). (If the corner of the display does not show 16, press
the 16/9-TRI button again until it does.)
3. Press the PUSH TO TALK button on the microphone and say:
“MAYDAY -- MAYDAY -- MAYDAY.”
4. Say “THIS IS {name of your boat (three times) and call sign/boat
registration number (once).”
5. Repeat “MAYDAY {name of your boat}” once.
6. Tell where you are: (what navigational aids or landmarks are near, or
read the latitude and longitude from your GPS).
7. State the nature of your distress (e.g. are you sinking, medical
emergency, man overboard, on fire, adrift, etc. ).
8. State the type of assistance you need (medical, towing, pumps, etc.).
9. Give number of persons aboard and conditions of any injured persons.
10. Estimate present seaworthiness of your ship (e.g. how immediate is
the danger due to flooding or fire or proximity to shore).
11. Briefly describe your ship, giving ship name (e.g. “Blue Duck is 32 foot
cabin cruiser, white hull, blue deck house”).
12. Say: “I WILL BE LISTENING ON CHANNEL 16.”
13. End message by saying “THIS IS {name or call sign of your boat},
OVER.
”
14. Release the PUSH TO TALK button and listen.
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Lift the black
cover and
press the red
DISTRESS
button
underneath.

FAIRE UN APPEL DE DÉTRESSE
Pour toute référence ultérieure, transcrivez ci-dessous le nom et
l’indicatif d’appel de votre bateau:
Parlez lentement – clairement – calmement.
1. Vériez si votre radio est en marche.
2. Appuyez sur la touche 16/9-TRI du microphone an
de commuter au canal 16 (156,8 MHz). (Si le canal 16
n’apparaît pas à l’afchage, appuyez de nouveau sur la
touche 16/9-TRI jusqu’à ce qu’il soit afché.)
3. Appuyez sur le bouton de microphone Push to Talk et
dites:“MAYDAY -- MAYDAY -- MAYDAY”.
4. Donnez l’identité de votre navire en disant : “ICI {nom de
votre bateau (trois fois) ou indicatif d’appel et le numéro
d’identication de votre bateau (une fois)}”.
5. Dites “MAYDAY {nom ou indicatif d’appel de votre bateau}
une fois”.
6. Donnez votre position : (quels sont les points de repère ou
aides à la navigation près de vous ou lisez les coordonnées
de longitude et de latitude apparaissant sur votre dispositif
GPS).
7. Révélez la nature de votre détresse (par exemple, nous
sommes en train de couler, urgence médicale, un homme à
la mer, un incendie, nous sommes à la dérive, etc.
8. Révélez la nature de l’aide désirée (médicale, remorquage,
essence, etc.)
9. Donnez le nombre de personnes à bord et les conditions des
blessés, s’il y en a.
10. Donnez la condition de navigabilité actuelle de votre navire,
tel que le degré de l’urgence par rapport une inondation, et
une incendie.
11. Donnez une brève description de votre navire en donnant
le nom du bateau (par exemple, “Blue Duck est un yacht de
croisière de 32 pieds, avec une coque blanche et un roufe
bleu.).
12. Dites : “JE VAIS ÉCOUTER SUR LE CANAL 16”.
13. Terminez le message en disant “ICI {nom ou indicatif d’appel
de votre bateau}, À VOUS”.
14. Relâchez le bouton Push to Talk du microphone et écoutez.
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Table of Contents
Introduction.......................... E-1
Features ..............................E-1
Getting Started..................... E-4
What’s included ...................E-4
Parts of the MHS135 ...........E-5
Front view .......................E-5
Back view........................E-5
Charger...........................E-7
Reading the display.............E-7
Display icons and what they
mean ..............................E-7
How It Works........................ E-8
Menus..................................E-8
Normal Menu ..................E-9
Call Menu......................E-10
GPS Menu ....................E-11
Operation Modes...............E-11
Normal ..........................E-13
Scan..............................E-14
Weather ........................E-17
Setting Up the Hardware.... E-18
Attaching the Antenna .......E-18
Installing the Battery..........E-18
Using Alkaline Batteries.....E-18
Mounting the Charger........E-20
Charging the Battery..........E-20
Important notes on charging
the battery ....................E-20
Setting Up Your Radio......... E-21
Turning It On .....................E-21
Setting It Up.......................E-21
Changing the Volume ..E-21
Setting the Squelch LevelE-21
Setting the UIC Channel Mode
(USA/CAN/INT) ............E-22
Setting Key Lock...........E-22
Setting WX Alert Mode..E-22
Setting FIPS Codes ......E-22
Adjusting the Lamp.......E-22
Adjust the LCD ContrastE-23
Setting the Temperature
Measure .......................E-23
Turning the Key Beep On and
Off.................................E-23
Operating the Radio .........E-24
Changing the Channel..E-24
Making a Transmission.E-24
Changing the transmission
level..............................E-24
Digital Selective Calling Features
E-25
What is DSC? ...................E-25
Advanced DSC features ...E-26
MMSI Numbers..................E-27
Entering MMSI numbers E-27
Entering Your User MMSI
Number .......................E-28
Entering a group MMSI
number .........................E-29
Entering an individual MMSI
number .........................E-29
Using the Directory............E-30
Making DSC Calls .............E-31
Calling a single station
(Individual Call) ...........E-33
Calling a particular group of
stations (Group Call) ....E-33
Calling all stations (All-Ships
Call)..............................E-34
Making an automatic distress call
E-34
Canceling an automatic
distress call .................E-35

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Receiving a DSC call.........E-35
Receive log...................E-36
Returning a call from the
Receive Log ................E-38
Test Calls ...........................E-38
Making Test Calls (Test) E-38
Receiving Test Call SetupE-40
Acknowledging Test Call
Receipt .........................E-40
Position Request and ReplyE-41
Requesting another station’s
position (POS Request) E-41
Receiving a position request
(Position Reply)............E-42
Enabling automatic position
reply .............................E-42
Position Send ...............E-43
Putting the radio into
standby .............................E-43
Disabling automatic channel
switching............................E-44
GPS Features....................... E-45
GPS Operation Overview ..E-45
Favorites Menu ..................E-45
Goto Menu ....................E-45
Selecting a Goto FavoriteE-46
Add
Menu......................E-46
GPS Setup Menu ...............E-46
Using the Strobe LED........E-47
Renaming Channels .........E-48
Maintenance and
Troubleshooting................ E-49
Common Questions...........E-49
Specications ...................... E-51
Channels and Frequencies
(MHz).................................E-52
Regulations and Safety
Warnings............................ E-59
INTRODUCTION
Features
Your radio provides the following key features:
xSubmersible design
Complies with oating JIS8/IPX8 water-resistant
standards, which means the radio can be submerged in
1.5 meters of water for 30 minutes without damage.
#Notes:
The radio will only meet this rating if fully assembled
and all rubber seals and bungs are well maintained
and correctly tted. This means that the speaker
microphone bung is inserted, and the battery pack
(or case) and antenna are attached and securely
fastened.

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After your radio is submerged in water, the sound
might be distorted. This is because there is still
water remaining in and around the speaker and
microphone. Just shake the radio to clear excess
water, and the sound should return to normal.
If your radio is exposured to salt water, clean it
thoroughly with fresh water and dry it before turning
it on.
The charger is not waterproof.
xMemory scan mode
Lets you save channels to memory and monitor them in
quick succession.
xTransmitter power level select
Lets you boost the transmitter power from 1 W to 2.5 or
6 W for added transmission distance.
xBattery level display and low battery alert.
xDual and Triple Watch operation
These different watch modes let you monitor up to two
Coast Guard Distress/Hailing channels and one weather
channel along with one regular marine channel.
xAll marine VHF channels for the U.S., Canada, and
international waters
xNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) Weather Channel watch
Sounds a warning tone when a hazard alert is issued.
xSOS Strobe
A high intensity strobe LED can be set to blink an SOS
pattern or to be steady on.
xTemperature
Lets you display temperature in Farenheit or Celsius.
xDSC
Lets you call other stations or groups using their unique
identication code.
xGPS
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as manually enter other positions.You can save positions
into a directory to return to them as desired.
GETTING STARTED
What’s included
If any pieces are missing or damaged, contact Uniden
Customer Service (see back cover for contact information).
For information on available accessories, visit
www.uniden.com.
Antenna
MHS135 Radio
Charger
AC Adapter DC Adapter
Alkaline Battery
Case
(batteries not
included)
Lithium Ion
Battery
Belt Clip
Wrist Strap
Mounting Hardware

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Front view
Back view
Antenna
LCD display
Clear/Scan
button
Channel up
button
16/9-Tri
(16/9- triple
watch) button
ENTER
H/M/L button
Power
Microphone/Speaker
connection
Push-to-talk/
Boost button
Speaker
Distress button
Channel down
button
VOL-SQ button
WX/SOS
button
Strobe
SOS light
MENU/CALL
button
GPS/MEM button
Thermal
sensor
Belt clip
Battery
Battery charging
contacts
Battery
latch

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Button Press to... Press and hold to...
Push -to-Talk Transmit on a current TX
power
Boost Boost TX to 6 W..
16/9-Tri
1st press: Go to CH 16.
2nd press: Go to CH 9.
3rd press: Go back to
the starting channel.
Turn Triple Watch on and
off.
WX/SOS
-Turn Weather mode on
and off.
-Move cursor to the left
while in Menu mode.
-Change Strobe light
mode.
Turn Strobe SOS light on
and off.
MENU/CALL Access the radio menu. Access DSC call menu.
ENTER H/M/L/
-Select menu items.
-Return to normal
Marine mode when
Marine channel list is
displayed.
Change the TX power
between Low (1W), MID
(2.5W), and 6W.
CLR/SCAN Exit menu screens. Enter or exit Scan mode.
GPS/MEM Enter or exit the GPS
menu.
Store or delete the current
channel into memory.
VOL-SQ Enter or exit Volume
Setting mode.
Enter or exit Squelch
Setting mode.
Channel Up Move up one channel at
a time.
Move quickly up the
channels.
Channel Down Move down one channel
at a time.
Move quickly down the
channels.
Power Turn MHS135 on and off.
Distress Sends out emergency
signal.

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Charger
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The LCD display
shows different
information
depending on
what you are
doing. This
sample screen
shows some of
this information.
The table below
shows all the
possible icons
and what they
mean.
Display icons and what they mean
Icon What it means
You are currently transmitting.
, , or The transmitter power is set to LOW (1W), MID
(2.5W), or 6W.
The keys are locked.
, , or The radio is set to use US channels, CANadian
channels, or INTernational channels.
or TRIple Watch or DUAL Watch is turned on.
Charging
contacts
CHARGE LED
Screw holes
for mounting
Power jack
[cigarette (DC) or
wall (AC) plug]
Charging
latches
88
Transmit
power level
(1, 2.5, or 5
Watts) This channel is stored in
memory.
Triple
Watch is
on
The radio
is in scan
mode
Key lock
is on
The radio is
transmitting Current
channel
number
UIC channel mode
(USA, CANada, or
INTernational)
Weather
Alert Watch
is on.
Battery
status icon
FPO