Uniden OCEANUS DSC/ATIS Operating and installation instructions

CONFIDENTIAL / Uniden Marine Dealers Only
TECHNICAL SERVICE INFORMATION Revised june 7 – 2005
Brand: UNIDEN Type: OCEANUS DSC/ATIS
1. MMSI
1A. After purchase the user can program, one time only, the MMSI in the radio.
This is described in the user manual.
1B. To reprogram the MMSI ID the radio needs to be serviced at a Uniden Marine
Dealer that has a RESET JIG. (also to reprogram ATIS ID)
This item can be purchased from Avera B.V. The Netherlands.
1C. Procedure to reset the radio for new MMSI ID:
1. Make sure power radio is off.
2. Connect the reset jig to the accessory cable of the radio.
(red arrows on connectors!)
3. Push and hold CH UP on the radio while turning power on.
4. If display reads: “MMSI ID CLR”
reset has been succesful and MMSI ID can be reprogrammed
5. If display reads: MMSI ID INIT
* the radio has not been initialized yet
* the reset jig is not connected properly
* the reset jig is broken
In this case: Put power off, wait some minutes and follow complete procedure
again. (See step 4)
Note: During testing the RESET JIG it happened that all MMSI numbers from the
directory were deleted!
2. ATIS ID
2A. How to program ATIS is not mentioned in the user manual !
2B.1. Situation “Out of the box”:
Put power on
Press “menu”” Display “DSC Call”
Press “CH Down” Display “SET UP”
Press “Select” Display “Directory”
Press 6x “CH Down(*1) Display “ATIS ID”
Press “Select” Display “AT “ and “ID 000000000”
The first number after “ID” is not blinking, than it is NOT possible to program an ATIS
number.

2B.2 To program ATIS:
Turn power OFF
Press simultaneously “Menu” and “HI/LO” and put power on
Press “menu”” Display “DSC Call”
Press “CH Down” Display “SET UP”
Press “Select” Display “Directory”
Press 6x “CH Down (*1) Display “ATIS ID”
Press “Select” Display “AT “ and “ID 000000000”
The first number after “ID” is now blinking, and it is POSSIBLE to program an ATIS
number!
Use the numbers on the keypad of the microphone to program the ATIS number.
An ATIS number has 10 digits, the first digit is a “9” and is pre-programmed in the
unit, so you enter only the last 9 digits.
After entering the 9 digits press “ENTER”. Display “ATIS ID”
Turn power off.
Now the ATIS code is programmed in the transceiver.
2B.3 When ATIS is programmed
When a user repeats the procedure mentioned under 1 he will find the ATIS number
in the display, but NO blinking digit, so not possible to change anymore.
2B.4 To RE-Programme ATIS
Repeat as described under 2.
2C. Procedure to reset the radio for blank (000000000) new ATIS ID:
To do this the radio needs to be serviced at a Uniden Marine Dealer that has a
RESET JIG. This item can be purchased from Avera B.V. The Netherlands.
1. Make sure power radio is off.
2. Connect the reset jig to the accessory cable of the radio.
(red arrows on connectors!)
3. Push and hold CH DOWN on the radio while turning power on.
4. If display reads: “ATIS CLR”
reset has been succesful and ATIS can be reprogrammed
5. If display reads: ATIS ID INIT
the radio has not been initialized yet
the reset jig is not connected properly
the reset jig is broken
In this case wait some minutes and follow complete procedure again.
See step 4.

2D. Procedure to edit new ATIS
Please read instructions under 2B.2
3. Seagoing Mode and Inland Waterway Mode
The radio can be switched from “Seagoing Mode” to “Inland Waterway Mode”.
3A. This is mentioned in the user manual.
Press PA/MODE to switch from mode.
3B. When “WX” blinks in the display the radio is in “Inland Waterway” Mode.
4. Enable 9 extra channels
4A. The radio comes with channels for “Seagoing Mode” and “Inland Waterway
Mode”. In some countries channels in the VHF marine band are used that are not in
the standard list of channels. If a user has a license for using these channels he
needs to visit a Uniden Marine Dealer to activate this function.
4B. There are 4 extra modes:
Mode 1 L1/L2/F1/F2/F3
Mode 2 L1/L2/L3/F1/F2/F3
Mode 3 30/31
Mode 4 M1 (display N1)
4C. Procedure to activate extra modes:
1. Make sure radio is off.
2. Press simultaneously SCAN and HI/LO while turning power on.
3. Repeat step 1 and 2 to move to next mode.
4. After mode 4 the radio starts up in original mode again.
Note: Radio always start up in the last selected mode.
5. UIC/ USA – International – Canada
5A. The radio can be switched from not only for Europe from ‘Inland Waterways’ to
‘Seagoing Mode’ but also from International to USA and Canada frequency chart.
5B. Procedure to activate UIC:
1. Make sure radio is off.
2. Press simultaneously Select and HI/LO while turning power on.
3. Repeat step 1 and 2 to move to next mode.
Note: Detailed information about the frequencies and channels for the different
modes can be found in the operation specifications
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