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Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner’s Manual
Using the Alkaline Battery Pack ..............................................25
Battery Life and Indication ......................................................26
Alkaline Batteries and Radio Performance .............................27
Mounting the Charging Cradle ...................................................27
To Mount the Cradle on a Counter Top ...................................27
Mounting on a Wall .................................................................27
Attaching the Belt Clip ................................................................28
Basic Operation, Controls, and Settup Options .......................29
Operation - Marine and Weather Bands ....................................29
Selecting a Channel ................................................................
30
Setting the Transmitting Power Level ......................................
30
Transmitting
.............................................................................31
Operation - Family Radio Service Band ....................................32
Operation - AM Band ..................................................................32
Operation - FM Band ...................................................................33
Operation - Aircraft Band ............................................................33
Using the Radio Menu Options ..................................................34
Accessing the Menus ..................................................................35
USA/CAN/INT (U.I.C.) .............................................................
35
Lamp (Backlight) Adjust ..........................................................
36
Adjusting Display Contrast ......................................................37
Setting Dual or TripleWatch (Tri Watch) ..................................37
Setting the Key Beep ..............................................................38
Adding FIPS Codes .................................................................
38
Changing Channel Names ......................................................
40
Restoring Default Names ........................................................40
Setting CTCSS Codes ............................................................
41
Setting Frequency Steps .........................................................
43
AM Band
..............................................................................43
FM Band ..............................................................................
43
Setting FM Muting ...................................................................
44