Uniden MHS135DSC - Manual (Page 9)

E-5 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual
Icon What it means
LOW / MID / 6 W
The transmitter power is set to LOW (1 W), MID (2.5 W), or 6 W.
USA / CAN / INT
The radio is set to use US channels, CANadian channels, or INTernational
channels.
MEM
The current channel is saved in memory.
WX
The radio is in Weather mode.
SCAN
The radio is in Scan mode.
hOW it WOrks
Various menus let you establish guidelines and parameters for sending and receiving
calls. Menus also let you set your radio’s characteristics such as brightness, Code
selection, and contrast.
The
MENU/CALL button accesses menus that let you set the way your radio operates.
The GPS/MEM button lets you set up your GPS features and save GPS locations to a
favorites list to use again later.
MENU/CALL
MenUs
You can set up the radio’s physical displays and operation modes (Normal menu) and
how you want to receive and send various types of calls (Call menu),
Normal Menu
Press MENU/CALL to display the following Normal menu options:
Menu Option What it does
Display Selects a display mode for the radio’s LCD. Options are: Marine, Position, Compss,
Favorite, Temperature, and GPS Status.
Setup Lets you determine the following settings:
- USA/CAN/INT. Selects which channels and frequencies your radio will
communicate with (USA, Canadian, or International)
- Dual/TriWatch. You can set the radio for Dual Watch or Triple Watch.
- Flashlight. Set the Strobe LED to on/off, SOS signal, or always on.
- Key Lock. Locks the keypad so no entries can be made.
- WX Alert. Enable the WX Alert fuction.
- FIPS Codes. You can add FIPS codes and select them to activate the SAME
weather alert system.
- Channel Name. Use this option to change channel names to something more
familiar to you.
- DSC Watch. This feature turns DSC Watch on and off.