Uniden MHS550 English Owners Manual - Page 27

Making a transmission, Option, Available Settings default, setting is in italics - microphone

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Menu Option Use It To... Available Settings (default setting is in italics) USA/ CAN/INT Change the channel mode from US to Canadian or International channels USA Mode Canadian Mode Int'l Mode Lamp Adjust Change the operation of the display backlight Always On Timer (see page 22 for details) Always Off Contrast Adjust the display contrast 10 contrast levels (default = 7) Dual/ Choose between triple TriWatch watch and dual watch 16/9 TriWatch 16 DualWatch Key Beep Turn the key touch tones on or off On Off FIPS Codes Enter or edit the six-digit codes for the geographic areas that you want to hear hazard alerts for No FIPS codes entered. See page 28 for instructions on entering FIPS codes Channel Name Change the name displayed for a channel or reset channel names back to their default settings See the tables starting on page 42 for default channel names See page 27 for instructions on changing channel names. Exit Close the menu Making a transmission Remove the radio from the charger, then press and hold the PUSH TO TALK button. Release the PUSH TO TALK button when you're finished talking to let the other party respond. • To prevent stuck microphone problems or situations where the PUSH TO TALK button is pushed accidentally, the radio limits your talk time to 5 minutes in a single transmission. If you talk for over 5 minutes continuously, the display shows RELEASE PTT KEY. Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual 25

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Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner’s Manual
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Menu
Option
Use It To...
Available Settings (default
setting is in italics)
USA/
CAN/INT
Change the channel mode
from US to Canadian or
International channels
USA Mode
Canadian Mode
Int’l Mode
Lamp
Adjust
Change the operation of
the display backlight
Always On
Timer (see page 22 for details)
Always Off
Contrast
Adjust the display contrast
10 contrast levels
(
default = 7
)
Dual/
TriWatch
Choose between triple
watch and dual watch
16/9 TriWatch
16 DualWatch
Key Beep
Turn the key touch tones
on or off
On
Off
FIPS
Codes
Enter or edit the six-digit
codes for the geographic
areas that you want to hear
hazard alerts for
No FIPS codes entered.
See page 28 for instructions on
entering FIPS codes
Channel
Name
Change the name
displayed for a channel or
reset channel names back
to their default settings
See the tables starting on page
42 for default channel names
See page 27 for instructions on
changing channel names.
Exit
Close the menu
Making a transmission
Remove the radio from the charger, then press and hold the
PUSH TO TALK
button. Release the
PUSH TO TALK
button
when you’re finished talking to let the other party respond.
To prevent stuck microphone problems or situations
where the
PUSH TO TALK
button is pushed accidentally,
the radio limits your talk time to 5 minutes in a
single transmission. If you talk for over 5 minutes
continuously, the display shows
RELEASE PTT KEY
.
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