Uniden UM380 English Owners Manual - Page 5

Contents Introduction 2 Features 2 Manual overview 2 Getting Started 3 What's included 3 Parts of the Radio 4 Parts of the Microphone 5 Turning on the Radio 5 Setting the UIC Channel Mode (USA/CAN/INT 6 How It Works 6 Normal mode operation 7 Scan mode 9 Weather mode 11 Using Your Radio 12 Using Your Radio 12 Making a voice MAYDAY call 13 Setting the volume 13 Setting the squelch level 13 Changing the channel 13 Making a transmission 13 Boosting the transmission power 14 Choosing Triple Watch or Dual Watch...... 14 Using FIPS codes for weather alerts......... 15 Changing display and sound options ....... 16 Setting the GPS position manually 16 Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features 18 What is DSC 18 What is an MMSI number 18 Entering MMSI numbers 19 Using the Directory 20 Making DSC Calls 21 Making an automatic distress call 23 Receiving a DSC call 24 Test Calls 25 Position Request and Reply 27 Putting the radio into standby 28 Disabling automatic channel switching.... 28 Installing the Hardware 29 Mounting the radio 29 Connecting the radio 30 Connecting to a GPS receiver 31 Connecting to a Chartplotter 33 Connecting to an External Speaker........... 33 Maintenance and Troubleshooting........... 34 Engine Noise Suppression 35 Specifications 36 Radio Specifications 36 Reference Tables 37 Channel descriptions and what they mean 37 US Marine Channels and Frequencies...... 38 Canadian Marine Channels and Frequencies 39 International Marine Channels and Frequencies 41 Weather Channels and Frequencies (US, CAN, and INT 43 Emergency Alert System (SAME) Information 43 No Response Event Code 45 NMEA Operation 46 NMEA Output 46 Regulations and Safety Warnings 46 Three Year Limited Warranty 47 UM380_20101221.indd 5 4/13/2011 11:25:06 AM