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Feature Menu Item Function All Ships Call All Ships Broadcast to all vessels within range (used for Safety or Urgency messages). Position Request POS Request Request the current location of another vessel. Position Send Position Send Transmit your current location to another vessel. Test Call Test Make sure your radio is working and configured correctly. Standby Mode Standby Automatically respond to all DSC calls with "Unavailable" status. Receive Log Receive Log Displays last 10 distress calls and last 50 general calls the radio received. DSC Setup DSC Setup Accesses DSC menus. -- Directory -- Auto CH SW -- POS Reply -- Test Reply -- Group MMSI -- User MMSI MMSI Numbers In order to use DSC features, you must be assigned a User MMSI number and program that number into your radio. There are two kinds of MMSI numbers: individual numbers for use by single boats and group numbers for use by fleets, boating organizations, event coordinators, etc. You can get more information on MMSI numbers at these resources: xx The dealer where you purchased the radio xx Recreational boaters can obtain an MMSI number from the Boat Owner's Association of the U.S. (http://www.boatus.com/mmsi/ or call 800-536-1536) or Sea Tow Services International (http://seatow.com/boating_safety/mmsi.asp) xx Commercial boaters need a ship station license to get an MMSI number. For more information, visit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website at http:// wireless.fcc.gov/marine/ fctsht14.html. Entering MMSI numbers Use the Channel Up and Channel Down keys to scroll through numbers (and letters when entering names). When you see the number/letter you want, press the right arrow (GPS/ MEM) to move the cursor to the next space. Press the left arrow (WX/SOS) to back up. When using the Channel Up and Channel Down keys to enter a name, the alphabetic and numeric characters display in the following order: xx Capital letters (A through Z) xx Lower-case letters (a through z) xx Punctuation (/ ' + -) xx Numbers (0 through 9) xx One blank space E-18 Uniden MHS235 Radio Owner's Manual

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Uniden MHS235 Radio Owner’s Manual
Feature
Menu Item
Function
All Ships Call
All Ships
Broadcast to all vessels within range (used for Safety or Urgency
messages).
Position Request
POS Request
Request the current location of another vessel.
Position Send
Position Send
Transmit your current location to another vessel.
Test Call
Test
Make sure your radio is working and configured correctly.
Standby Mode
Standby
Automatically respond to all DSC calls with “Unavailable” status.
Receive Log
Receive Log
Displays last 10 distress calls and last 50 general calls the radio
received.
DSC Setup
DSC Setup
Accesses DSC menus.
-
Directory
-
Auto CH SW
-
POS Reply
-
Test Reply
-
Group MMSI
-
User MMSI
MMsi nUMBers
In order to use DSC features, you must be assigned a User MMSI number and program
that number into your radio. There are two kinds of MMSI numbers: individual numbers
for use by single boats and group numbers for use by fleets, boating organizations, event
coordinators, etc.
You can get more information on MMSI numbers at these resources:
x
The dealer where you purchased the radio
x
Recreational boaters can obtain an MMSI number from the Boat Owner’s Association
of the U.S. (http://www.boatus.com/mmsi/ or call 800-536-1536) or Sea Tow Services
International (http://seatow.com/boating_safety/mmsi.asp)
x
Commercial boaters need a ship station license to get an MMSI number. For more
information, visit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website at http://
wireless.fcc.gov/marine/ fctsht14.html.
Entering MMSI numbers
Use the
Channel Up
and
Channel Down
keys to scroll through numbers (and letters when
entering names). When you see the number/letter you want, press the right arrow (
GPS/
MEM
) to move the cursor to the next space. Press the left arrow (
WX/SOS
) to back up.
When using the
Channel Up
and
Channel Down
keys to enter a name, the alphabetic and
numeric characters display in the following order:
x
Capital letters (A through Z)
x
Lower-case letters (a through z)
x
Punctuation (/ ‘ + -)
x
Numbers (0 through 9)
x
One blank space