Uniden UM-525 Two-Way Radio User Manual


 
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A Look at the Radio
1. PUSH/SELECT - Rotate to tune channels and highlight menu items you want to select, then
press to select the channel you tuned or the item you selected.
2. MENU/HELP - Press to use the menu for the DSC Call, and Fog Horn. Hold down for 2 sec-
onds to use the radio’s help function.
3. VOL - Rotate to adjust the volume.
4. MEM/UIC - Press to add to, or delete from the scan memory, the currently-tuned channel.
Hold down for 2 seconds to change the channel's mode (USA/CAN/INT).
5. SQL - Rotate to adjust the squelch.
6. WX/ALERT - Press to listen to the active weather channel in your area. The radio automati-
cally tunes to the active weather channel which it finds first. The weather channel's channel
number appears on the display. Hold down for 2 seconds to set the radio to the weather alert
mode (see “Using the Weather Function” on Page 23).
7. HI/LO/SCRAMBLER - Press to change the radio's output power. Hold down for 2 seconds
to turn on the optional scrambler feature (see “Using the Scrambler” on Page 23).
8. DISTRESS - Lift the protective tab then hold down for 5 seconds to send a distress call (see
Sending a DSC Distress Call on Page 24).
9. HAIL/INTERCOM - Press to turn on one or both hailers (see “Using Hail” on Page 20). Hold
down for 2 seconds to use the radio's intercom feature (see “Using the Intercom” on Page 20).
10. STEP/SCAN - Repeatedly press to step through each channel in memory. Hold down for 2
seconds to use the radio's channel scan feature (see “Scanning Memory Channels” on
Page 22).
11. 16/9 TRI - Press once to quickly tune to Coast Guard/Distress/Hailing Channel 16. Press
again to quickly tune to Coast Guard/Distress/Hailing Channel 9. Press again to quickly tune to
the previously-tuned channel. Hold down for 2 seconds to set the radio to the Triple Watch
mode (see “Using Triple Watch” on Page 22).
12. PWR - Press to turn the radio on or off.
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Setting Up The Radio
13 Light Sensor
Used for auto dimming
and color pallet changes
for night operation.