Uniden UM380 English Owners Manual - Page 32

Disabling automa°c channel switching

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4. To disable automatic position reply, repeat the steps above and select Manual. Sending your own position (Position Send) If your radio is connected to a GPS receiver, you can send your boat's position to someone else. If you are requesting assistance or using an all ships call to give a safety warning, you can send your current position so other stations know where you are: 1. Press CALL-MENU to display the call menu. 2. Select Position Send. 3. The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to choose the directory entry you want to contact and press ENT-1W/25W. If you want to contact a station that is not in your directory, select Manual. The radio prompts you to enter the MMSI number you want to call. Enter the MMSI number the same way you enter directory entries (see page 19). Enter all nine digits and press ENT-1W/25W. 4. The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to contact and asks you to confirm. If you want to transmit your position to the displayed MMSI number, select Send. To cancel the transmission, select Cancel. 5. The radio transmits your MMSI number, your longitude, and your latitude to the other station. Putting the radio into standby If you are leaving your radio or do not wish to answer any DSC calls, you can put your radio in standby mode. If your radio receives an individual call, it will automatically respond with a message that indicates your radio is currently unattended. Follow the steps below to put your radio in standby: Press Standby 01 1 Watt USA Memory A DSC Standby Unattended 1. Display the Call menu. 2. Select Standby to place your radio in standby mode. The radio displays the standby screen, above. 3. To cancel standby and return to the mode your radio was in, press any button. Disabling automatic channel switching If you are involved in a bridge-to-bridge call, you may not want the radio to automatically switch channels when it receives a DSC call. In cases like this, you can disable automatic channel switching. If you receive an individual call, the radio will respond with an unattended code, just as if the radio were in Standby. 1. Press and hold CALL-MENU to display the normal menu. 2. Select Setup and then Auto CH SW. 3. Choose Off and press ENT-1W/25W. The radio will not automatically switch channels until you reactivate this feature. 28 English UM380_20101221.indd 28 4/13/2011 11:25:14 AM

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English
4.
To disable automatic position reply, repeat the steps above and select
Manual
.
Sending your own posi°on (Posi°on Send)
If your radio is connected to a GPS receiver, you can send your boat’s position to someone
else. If you are requesting assistance or using an all ships call to give a safety warning, you
can send your current position so other stations know where you are:
1. Press
CALL-MENU
to display the call menu.
2. Select
Position Send
.
3.
The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use
CHANNEL UP
and
CHANNEL DOWN
to choose the directory entry you want to contact and press
ENT-1W/25W
. If you want to
contact a station that is not in your directory, select
Manual
. The radio prompts you to
enter the MMSI number you want to call. Enter the MMSI number the same way you
enter directory entries (see page 19). Enter all nine digits and press
ENT-1W/25W
.
4.
The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to contact and asks you to confirm. If
you want to transmit your position to the displayed MMSI number, select
Send
. To cancel
the transmission, select
Cancel
.
5.
The radio transmits your MMSI number, your longitude, and your latitude to the other
station.
Pu±ng the radio into standby
If you are leaving your radio or do not wish to answer any DSC calls, you can put your radio
in standby mode. If your radio receives an individual call, it will automatically respond with a
message that indicates your radio is currently unattended. Follow the steps below to put
your radio in standby:
1. Display the
Call
menu.
2. Select
Standby
to place your radio in standby mode. The radio displays the standby
screen, above.
3.
To cancel standby and return to the mode your radio was in, press any button.
Disabling automa°c channel switching
If you are involved in a bridge-to-bridge call, you may not want the radio to automatically
switch channels when it receives a DSC call. In cases like this, you can disable automatic
channel switching. If you receive an individual call, the radio will respond with an
unattended code, just as if the radio were in Standby.
1. Press and hold
CALL-MENU
to display the normal menu.
2. Select
Setup
and then
Auto CH SW
.
3. Choose
Off
and press
ENT-1W/25W
. The radio will not automatically switch channels until
you reactivate this feature.
01
A
1 Watt
USA
Memory
DSC Standby
Unattended
Standby
Press
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