Uniden UM415 English Owners Manual - Page 5

Contents Making a Voice Distress Call 2 Faire un appel de détresse vocal 3 Cómo hacer una llamada de apuro por voz 4 Introduction 6 Features 6 Manual overview 6 Getting Started 7 What's included 7 Parts of the Radio 8 Parts of the Microphone 9 Turning on the Radio 10 Setting the UIC Channel Mode (USA/CAN/INT 10 How It Works 11 Normal mode operation 11 Scan mode 13 Weather mode 15 Using Your Radio 16 Using Your Radio 16 Making a voice MAYDAY call 17 Setting the volume 17 Setting the squelch level 17 Changing the channel 17 Making a transmission 17 Boosting the transmission power 18 Choosing Triple Watch or Dual Watch...... 18 Using FIPS codes for weather alerts......... 19 Changing display and sound options ....... 20 Setting the GPS position manually 20 Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features 21 What is DSC 21 Advanced DSC features 21 What is an MMSI number 21 Entering MMSI numbers 22 Using the Directory 23 Making DSC Calls 24 Making an automatic distress call 26 Receiving a DSC call 27 Test Calls 28 Position Request and Reply 29 Putting the radio into standby 31 Disabling automatic channel switching.... 31 Renaming Channels 32 Installing the Hardware 32 Mounting the radio 32 Connecting the radio 33 Connecting to a GPS receiver 34 Connecting to a Chartplotter 36 Connecting to an External Speaker........... 37 Maintenance and Troubleshooting........... 37 Engine Noise Suppression 39 Specifications 39 Radio Specifications 39 Reference Tables 40 Channel descriptions and what they mean 40 US Marine Channels and Frequencies...... 41 Canadian Marine Channels and Frequencies 43 International Marine Channels and Frequencies 44 Weather Channels and Frequencies (US, CAN, and INT 46 Emergency Alert System (SAME) Information 46 No Response Event Code 49 NMEA Operation 49 NMEA Output 50 Regulations and Safety Warnings 50 Three Year Limited Warranty 51