Uniden UH088SX manual

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    UNIDEN uh088sx CB RADIO[...]

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    1 Controls/Indicators/Connections Controls....................................................................................... 3 Indicators.................................................................................... 4 Connections................................................................................ 5 Introduction F eatures.....[...]

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    Contents Continuous T one Coded Squelch System (CTCSS)............................... 16 Selective Calling (Optional Selcall PCB Required) Outline........................................................................................ 17 Selective Calling (SELCALL)......................................................... 17 Receiver Quieting (T one[...]

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    Controls/Indicators/Connections 1. 2. - These controls are used to select the desired communication channel. 3. T urns the uh088sx power ON or OFF and adjusts the volume. Eliminates background noise in the absence of an incoming spiral. 4. Press to transmit and release to receive. 5. - Press to transmit SELCALL codes, it functions on condition that[...]

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    9. MEMORY CONTROL (MEM) - 10. TONE SQUELCH CONTROL (TS Q) - 10 Secondar y function: Continuous T one Coded Squelch System (CTCS S) 11. Channel Indicator 12. Scan Indicator (SCN) 13. Priority Indicator (PRI) 14. Continuous T one Coded Squelch System (CTCS S) Code 15. F requency Indicator 16. RECEIVE SIGNAL/ RF LEVEL indicator (S/RF) 17. DUPLEX Indic[...]

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    CONNECTIONS FRONT P ANEL BACK P ANEL 23. MICROPHONE SOCKET 24. EXTERNAL SPEAKER JA CK - 25. ANTENNA CONNECTOR 26. DC POWER CORD The microphone plug is inserted into this socket. used for remote receiver monitoring. When the external speaker is connected, the internal speaker is automatically disconnected. The connecting wire must use a 3.5mm miniat[...]

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    The Uniden uh088sx is designed to provide you with years of trouble free ser vice. It's rugged components and materials are capable of withstanding harsh environments. W e are certain that you will enjoy your uh088sx. Please read this operating Manual carefully to ensure you gain the optimum performance of the unit. T ransmit & Receive FM [...]

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    LAYOUT F ront P anel Layout Microphone Layout PTT T one Call UNIDEN UHF CB T ransceiver Introduction 7[...]

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    UNIDEN UHF CB T ransceiver Included with your uh088sx CB radio Mounting Bracket, Knobs, Rubber washer , W asher Stars and Screws. UNIDEN uh088sx CB RADIO uh088sx Owners Manual Microphone Microphone Hanger Screws and washers 8 DC P ower Cord with fuse[...]

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    2. Think of the Squelch control as a gate. If you turn SQUELCH fully clockwise it raises the "Squelch Gate so that no signals get through. 3. If you turn the SQUELCH fully counter clockwise, it lowers the "Squelch Gate" so that ever ything gets through - noise, weak signals and strong signals. 4. T o set the "Squelch Gate" [...]

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    SELECTING A CHANNEL TRANSMITTING USING REPEA TER CHANNELS Press or button to select a channel Select the desired channel. Press the Microphone's PTT button, hold it approx 7cm from your mouth and speak normally into the microphone. The icon will light. Release the PTT button to end the transmission and listen for a reply . UHF CB Repeaters are[...]

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    Operation UNIDEN UHF CB T ransceiver 11 Operating the uh088sx in Duplex Mode Scanning Open Scan (OS) Mode F or this example we are adopting CH01 as the channel being used in your area for repeater use. Press to switch Duplex On. The duplex icon DUP appears. If Duplex is not required - press again to switch Duplex off . Only channels 01 - 08 are ava[...]

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    Operation UNIDEN UHF CB T ransceiver 12 Group Scan (GS) Mode Allows you to monitor a priority channel while scanning. T o use GS Mode Scanning, press the key . GS icon appears on the display . OS Mode is indicated by the absence of the GS icon. GS Scanning checks the priority channel activity regularly . If the Priority channel becomes active the r[...]

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    Operation UNIDEN UHF CB T ransceiver 13 Choosing a P riority Channel Drop- out delay The starting channel, when Group Scanning is initiated, is always the priority channel. Changing the PRI channel setting while scanning eg: PRI Channel is CH17 (476.825 Mhz) a press , to select a higher channel (scanning pauses) -o r- b. press , to select a lower c[...]

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    Programming Scan Channels 1 Select which Scanning Mode you wish to use on the channel. OS or GS Mode 2. Select the channel you want to store. 3. Press and hold for 1.5sec. to store. icon appears and a short tone beep is heard. 4. T o remove the channel form memor y , press and hold for 1.5 sec. once more. T wo successive beeps are heard and the ico[...]

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    Operation UNIDEN UHF CB T ransceiver 15 Channel Seeking Operation Unlike normal scanning, CHANNEL SEEK is used more often when checking for active channels. If a signal is detected, while seeking, the uh088sx will tune to that signal for 4 seconds only and the resumes Seeking Operation. Changing from SCAN to SEEK Mode Operation. 1 Firstly , activat[...]

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    Operation UNIDEN UHF CB T ransceiver 16 Continuous T one Coded Squelch System (CTCS S) This feature allows signals to be received only from callers who have selected the same CTCSS code. Press or to select the desired channel to use CTCSS. Press and hold for 2 seconds. code flashes. to select the desired CTCSS code 01 - 38. Press once to store the [...]

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    Selective Calling (Optional Selcall PCB Required) UNIDEN UHF CB T ransceiver 17 Outline Selective Calling (SELCALL) Receiver Quieting (T one Squelch) Call Alarm T one Squelch Scanning T one Calling Group Calling Capability is a special Sequential T one Squelch System that allows the user to receive/transmit calls selectively from/to an individual o[...]

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    UNIDEN uh088sx CB RADIO T ables UNIDEN UHF CB T ransceiver 18 Simplex Mode Duplex Mode Simplex Mode CH No. T ransmit / Receive T ransmit CH No. T ransmit/Receive F requency (MHz) F requency (MHz) F requency (Mhz) 1 476.425 477.175 CH31 21 476.925 2 476.450 477.200 CH32 22 476.950 3 476.475 477.225 CH33 23 476.975 4 476.500 477.250 CH34 24 477.000 5[...]

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    UNIDEN uh088sx CB RADIO UNIDEN UHF CB T ransceiver 19 CTC S S Code List T ables[...]

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    UNIDEN uh088sx CB RADIO W ar ranty UNIDEN UHF CB T ransceiver 20 TWO YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY UNIDEN UH088SX UHF CB TRANSCEIVER RADIO IMPORT ANT : Evidence of the original purchase is required for warranty ser vice. W ARRANTOR: Uniden New Zealand Limited. Uniden Australia Pty Ltd. ACN 001 865 498 W arranty only available in original countr y of purch[...]

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    UNIDEN uh088sx CB RADIO 2007 Uniden Australia Pty Limited / Uniden New Zealand Limited Printed in the in China UTZZ01924ZB(0)[...]