Uniden MHS550 English Owners Manual - Page 13

Normal mode operation • Press the CHANNEL UP button to move up one channel at a time. Press and hold the button to scroll quickly up the channels. • Press the CHANNEL DOWN button to move down one channel at a time. Press and hold the button to scroll quickly down the channels. • You can listen to all of the available radio bands. You can transmit on FRS channels and most marine VHF channels. • To transmit, press and hold the PUSH TO TALK button to transmit. Release the button when you finish talking. • For the best sound quality, hold the microphone about two inches from your mouth while you're talking. • To change the transmit power, press and hold the BAND-1/2.5/5W button for about 2 seconds. The radio switches to the next transmit power each time you press and hold the BAND-1/2.5/5W button. Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in normal mode, the radio checks the most recently-used weather channel every seven seconds. If it detects a weather alert for your area, it will switch to the last-used weather channel. (If you are actively transmitting, the radio waits until you finish your transmission before checking the weather channel. Monitoring Channel 25 WX-ALERT on: Every 7 seconds, the radio checks the last- used weather channel. wx Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual 11