Uniden WHAMx4 English Owners Manual - Page 17

Using the Scrambler, Using the Hailer, Using the Intercom, Turning the Backlight On and Off, Using

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Note: Channel mode display information always appears first. It appears when the radio receives an incoming transmission or when the radio is transmitting. Toggle back and forth between the two displays by repeatedly pressing SELECT/SCRAM from the channel display screen. Using the Scrambler Hold down SELECT/SCRAM for about 2 seconds. The radio turns on Scramble mode for the selected channel. Using the Hailer Briefly press HAIL/INTERCOM. The radio activates its hailer. Press PTT to use the hailer. Briefly press HAIL/ INTERCOM to turn off the hailer. Repeatedly press to increase or to decrease the outgoing hail volume. Briefly press POWER/VOLUME, then repeatedly press to increase or to decrease the incoming hail volume. Using the Intercom Hold down HAIL/INTERCOM for about 2 seconds. The radio activates its intercom and all available units appear on the display. You can select any displayed unit to communicate with. Turning the Backlight On and Off Repeatedly press LIGHT/LOCK to adjust the display backlight level. Press LIGHT/LOCK when the backlight is set to its highest level to turn off the backlight. Using Keylock Hold down LIGHT/LOCK for about 2 seconds to turn on the keylock. All keys on the microphone except PTT are locked. To turn off keylock, hold down LIGHT/LOCK for about 2 seconds or turn the microphone off then on again. Using Distress To send a distress call, lift the protective tab over DISTRESS then hold down DISTRESS for about 5 seconds. You hear an audible countdown from 5 seconds to 0 as you hold down DISTRESS. The radio does not send the distress call if you release DISTRESS before the countdown is complete. Basic Operation 17

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Basic Operation
17
Note: Channel mode display information always appears first.
It appears when the radio receives an incoming transmission
or when the radio is transmitting. Toggle back and forth
between the two displays by repeatedly pressing
SELECT/SCRAM
from the channel display screen.
Using the Scrambler
Hold down
SELECT/SCRAM
for about 2 seconds. The
radio turns on Scramble mode for the selected channel.
Using the Hailer
Briefly press
HAIL/INTERCOM
. The radio activates its
hailer. Press
PTT
to use the hailer. Briefly press
HAIL/
INTERCOM
to turn off the hailer. Repeatedly press
to
increase or
to decrease the outgoing hail volume.
Briefly press
POWER/VOLUME
, then repeatedly press
to increase or
to decrease the incoming hail volume.
Using the Intercom
Hold down
HAIL/INTERCOM
for about 2 seconds. The
radio activates its intercom and all available units appear
on the display. You can select any displayed unit to
communicate with.
Turning the Backlight On and Off
Repeatedly press
LIGHT/LOCK
to adjust the display
backlight level. Press
LIGHT/LOCK
when the backlight is
set to its highest level to turn off the backlight.
Using Keylock
Hold down
LIGHT/LOCK
for about 2 seconds to turn on
the keylock. All keys on the microphone except
PTT
are
locked. To turn off keylock, hold down
LIGHT/LOCK
for
about 2 seconds or turn the microphone off then on again.
Using Distress
To send a distress call, lift the protective tab over
DISTRESS
then hold down
DISTRESS
for about 5 seconds. You hear
an audible countdown from 5 seconds to 0 as you hold
down
DISTRESS
. The radio does not send the distress
call if you release
DISTRESS
before the countdown is
complete.