Uniden uh078sx manual

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W ARNING! i W A TERPROOF: JIS7 Uniden's uh078sx radio is designed to meet the water proofing standard of JIS7. This Means: Being defined as having no ingress of water when immersed at 1 meter for 30 minutes The uh078sx will only meet this rating if fully assembled and all rubber seals and bungs are well maintained and correctly fitted. This me[...]

CONTENTS 1 Introduction Features ..................................................................................................2 Included in your Package ........................................................................3 Getting St arted Connect charger with AC adaptor ............................................................4 Attachi[...]

2 INTRODUCTION The uh078sx is a JIS7 W aterproof, portable two-way UHF-CB radio. It is compact, rugged and fits easily in your hand. This hand held UHF radio will give you consistent, outstanding performance in virtually all conditions and situations. T o ensure that you get the most from the uh078sx features, please read this operating guide caref[...]

3 INCLUDED IN YOUR P ACKAGE Drop-in Charger (DT078A) Beltclip W rist Strap 2 x Lithium Batteries (BP078) AC adaptor (AAD-008S) uh078sx Antenna Reference Guide/ Printed Material External S peaker Mic (SM-078) If any of these items are missing from the box, contact your Uniden Dealer , immediately . OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES M VOX Headset (VM-078) M Heavy[...]

4 GETTING ST ARTED Connect Charger with AC adaptor Plug one end of the AC adaptor into the wall outlet a n d the other end into the drop-in charger . Att aching the Antenna Attach the antenna to the uh078sx. Be sure the antenna is firmly seated.[...]

5 Att aching the Battery Pack 1. Place the battery pack onto the back of the radio. It will only fit in one way . 2. Snap the battery release clip until it clicks. Be sure the battery pack fits tightly against the uh078sx body . Att aching the Beltclip 1. Hold the beltclip in the direction. 2. Apply it to the hanger piece on the back of the radio. [...]

6 Charging the Battery Packs Y our radio is powered by a specially designed Lithium Ion battery pack. ! Before operating the uh078sx, charge the Lithium Ion battery pack for 5 hours without interruption in the drop-in charger . 1. Place the uh078sx in the drop-in charger . ! The charger won’ t overcharge the battery packs. When charging is comple[...]

7 Battery Level Display The BA TTERY icon in the top right hand corner of the screen indicates the uh078sx current battery volt age level at all times. The battery level is displayed in 4 levels. LEVEL 4 Battery 100% full LEVEL 3 Battery approx. 40% capacity LEVEL 2 Low Battery LEVEL 1 (flashing) Empty Battery When is pressed at Level Empty , batte[...]

8 OPERA TION POWER ON/OFF T o turn the unit ON , rotate the [ON/OFF VOL] clockwise. A channel number and battery level should appear on the display . T o turn the unit OFF , rotate the [ON/OFF VOL] knob counter -clockwise. The display will disappear . ADJUSTING THE KEY BEEPS Y our radio emits a beep each time-one of the keys (except for the PTT or [...]

9 ROGER BEEP Roger Beep is a BEEP that is sent to notify the end of transmission (both PTT and VOX transmission). Roger Beep can be heard through the speaker when Key Beep is on. Roger Beep is transmitted even if key beep is turned off. However Roger Beep will not be heard from the speaker . 1. Press six times. and current setting flashes. 2. Press[...]

10 SQUELCH The squelch is used to eliminate any annoying background noise when there are no signals present. Think of squelch as a gate. T urn [SQ] fully clockwise. This raises the "Squelch Gate" so high that only the very strong signals can get through. Tu r n [SQ] fully counter clockwise until you hear a hiss. This opens the "Squel[...]

11 TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE The uh078sx uses the 40 UHF-CB Channels. For your reference a list of the available channels and corresponding frequencies is printed at the end of this manual. 1. The maximum RF transmit power of uh078sx is 5 watts. 2. Before you transmit, listen for activity on the selected channel. 3. When the channel is clear , press [...]

12 USING A REPEA TER CHANNEL UHF CB Repeaters are used to retransmit or relay your signal. Repeaters will extend the range of your radio and overcome the shielding effect caused by solid obstructions. In normal Simplex operation, your radio transmits on one particular frequency and receives on that same frequency . If there is a barrier (i.e. a T a[...]

13 TO OPERA TE uh078sx IN DUPLEX MODE Eg. CH01 is being used in your area for repeater use. SCANNING The uh078sx has two types of scanning; Open Scanning (OS) and Group Scanning (GS). Scanning allows you to search for active channels programmed in the OS or GS memory . T o initiate scanning; 1. Assuming the unit is on CH17 when switched on. 2. Pres[...]

14 Group Scan (GS) Mode Allows you to monitor a Priority Channel while scanning. T o use GS Mode Scanning, press and hold the key . GS appears on the display . GS Scanning checks the Priority channel activity regularly . If SCAN is deactivated while in an active channel, the uh078sx will stay on that active channel. If no other channels are active,[...]

15 Programming Scan Channels 1. Select which Scanning Mode you wish to use OS or GS Mode. OS is indicated by the absence of the GS icon. 2. Select the channel you want to store by pressing or . 3. Press . M appears and a short tone beep is heard. 4. T o remove the channels from Memory , press o nce more. A short tone beep sounds and M disappears. P[...]

16 60 RECEIVE CHANNELS The uh078sx also has 60 receive only channels (CH41 to CH100) which can be programmed with frequencies ranging from 450-512MHz (in 12.5kHz steps). If you know the frequency you may store it manually . MANUAL PROGRAMMING T urn power off. Press and hold while turning power back on. The channel indicator flashes the lowest avail[...]

17 DCS/CTCSS Scan Operation 1. Press to start scanning (GS or OS) mode. 2. Press and hold to change to DCS/CTCSS scan mode. 3. When a signal is sensed on a DCS/CTCSS CH, the uh078sx stops for about 400 msecs (decode time) to decode the DCS/CTCSS code. If there is no code or the receive code does not match the one programmed for the channel, the uh0[...]

18 VOX feature will not work without the V ox Headset Microphone. The built in mic of uh078sx is temporarily disabled, however accidental pressing of will cause the unit to transmit briefly . T o activate VOX T o De-activate VOX 1. Press two times. VOX and the current VOX setting flashes. 2. Press or to select desired VOX level (oF , 1 to 9). 3. Pr[...]

19 M POWER SA VE Battery Save feature extends the battery life by switching the receiver circuit power ON and OFF . This feature automatically activates during standby mode (RX mode without signal). M BACK LIGHTING The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and function keys are backlit for easy viewing at night or in low light situations. The back lighting [...]

20 BUSY CHANNEL LOCK-OUT (BCL) This feature prevents accidental transmission on a busy channel. This is recommended on channels where DCS/CTCSS is being used. If the channel is "active" and the signal is coming from a non or different DCS/CTCSS code user the BCL feature will prevent you from transmitting. 1. Press five times. 2. Press or [...]

21 UHF CHANNEL & FREQUENCIES Please follow these guidelines for channel use in Australia: • Channels 05 and 35 are Emergency Channels. • Channel 1 1 is a Calling Channel. • Channels 22 and 23 are for telemetry and telecommand applications and TX is inhibited on these channels. General communication is accepted on all other channels with t[...]

22 CTCSS & DCS CODE LIST (o1) (o0) (o2) (o3) (o4)[...]

23 CONTROLS & INDICA TORS 11 12 13 14 10 15 16 17 18 19 6 8 7 9 1 2 3 4 5 1 Antenna 2 Belt Clip 3 Battery 4 Battery Release Clip 5 PTT (Push to T alk) Key 6 Memory Key (MEM) 7 Scan Button (SCAN)/ Open Scan/Group Scan 8 TXP Power/Lock Button/ 9 Microphone 10 S peaker MIC Jack 1 1 ON/OFF VOL Knob 12 Squelch Knob (SQ) 13 LCD Display 14 Call T one [...]

24 K L M N O P B C D A E F J H LCD Display A T ransmit I DCS / CTCSS B Busy Channel Lock Indicator Out J Channel Number C Busy K Scan Memory D V oice Activation L Priority Watch (VOX) M Scramble E Roger Beep N Group Scan F Key Lock O Scan G Battery Level P HI/LO T ransmit Indicator Power H DCS / CTCSS[...]

25 W ARRANTY UNIDEN UH078SX UHF CB TRANSCEIVER RADIO T wo Y ear Limited W arranty Note: Please keep your sales docket as it provides evidence of warranty . W arranto r: Unid en Austr alia Pty Limited ABN 58 001 865 498 Uniden New Zeala nd Limi ted W arranty only available in original country of purchase Elements of Warranty: Uniden warrants to the [...]

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