Uniden MHS050-2 User Manual

FLOATING VHF MARINE RADIO

RADIO VHF MARITIME FLOTTANTE

MHS050-2

OWNER’S MANUAL
GUIDE D’UTILISATION

MAKING A DISTRESS CALL

For future reference, write your boat’s name & call sign here:

Speak slowly - clearly - calmly.

1. Make sure your radio is on.

2. Press the
MHz). (If the display does not show 16, press the
button again until it does.)

3. Press the
MAYDAY -- MAYDAY.”

4. Say “THIS IS {name of your boat (three times) and call sign/
boat registration number (once)}.”

5. Repeat “MAYDAY {name of your boat}” once.

6. Tell where you are: (what navigational aids or landmarks are
near, or read the latitude and longitude from your GPS).

7. State the nature of your distress (e.g. sinking, medical
emergency, man overboard, on fire, adrift, etc.).

8. State the type of assistance you need (medical, towing, pumps,
etc.).

9. Give the number of persons aboard and describe the condition
of any injured persons.

10. Estimate present seaworthiness of your ship (e.g. how
immediate is the danger due to flooding or fire).

11. Briefly describe your ship, giving ship name (i.e., “Blue Duck is
32 foot cabin cruiser, white hull, blue deck house”).

12. Say: “I WILL BE LISTENING ON CHANNEL 16.”

13. End the message by saying “THIS IS {name or call sign of your
boat}, OVER.”

14. Release the

If you do not get an answer after 30 seconds, repeat your
call beginning at step 3 above.

16/9-TRI button to switch to Channel 16 (156.8

16/9-TRI

Push to Talk button and say: “MAYDAY --

Push to Talk button and listen.

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FAIRE UN APPEL DE DÉTRESSE

Pour toute référence ultérieure, transcrivez ci-dessous le nom et l’indicatif
d’appel de votre bateau:

Parlez lentement – clairement – calmement.

1. Vérifiez si votre radio est en marche.

2. Appuyez sur la touche 16/9-TRI du microphone afin de commuter
au canal 16 (156,8 MHz). (Si le canal 16 n’apparaît pas à
l’affichage, appuyez de nouveau sur la touche 16/9-TRI jusqu’à ce
qu’il soit affiché.)

3. Appuyez sur le bouton de microphone Push to Talk et
dites:“MAYDAY -- MAYDAY -- MAYDAY”.

4. Donnez l’identité de votre navire en disant : “ICI {nom de votre bateau

(trois fois) ou indicatif d’appel et le numéro d’identification de votre
bateau (une fois)}”.

5. Dites “MAYDAY {nom ou indicatif d’appel de votre bateau} une fois”.

6. Donnez votre position : (quels sont les points de repère ou aides à
la navigation près de vous ou lisez les coordonnées de longitude et
de latitude apparaissant sur votre dispositif GPS).

7. Révélez la nature de votre détresse (par exemple, nous sommes en
train de couler, urgence médicale, un homme à la mer, un incendie,
nous sommes à la dérive, etc.

8. Révélez la nature de l’aide désirée (médicale, remorquage, essence, etc.)

9. Donnez le nombre de personnes à bord et les conditions des
blessés, s’il y en a.

10. Donnez la condition de navigabilité actuelle de votre navire, tel que le
degré de l’urgence par rapport une inondation, et une incendie.

11. Donnez une brève description de votre navire en donnant le nom
du bateau (par exemple, “Blue Duck est un yacht de croisière de 32
pieds, avec une coque blanche et un rouffle bleu.).

12. Dites : “JE VAIS ÉCOUTER SUR LE CANAL 16”.

13. Terminez le message en disant “ICI {nom ou indicatif d’appel de
votre bateau}, À VOUS”.

14. Relâchez le bouton Push to Talk du microphone et écoutez.

Si vous n’obtenez pas de réponse après 30 secondes, répétez l’appel
encommençant à l’étape 3 ci-dessus

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

MHS050-2 INTRODUCTION ................................................................ 6

FEATURES ........................................................................................ 6

GETTING STARTED ............................................................................ 7

WHAT’S INCLUDED ......................................................................... 7

CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ....................................................... 8

GETTING STARTED ............................................................................ 9

CONNECTING POWER .................................................................... 9

INSTALL THE BATTERY PACK ....................................................... 9

CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK ................................................. 10

BATTERY LEVEL DISPLAY .............................................................11

ATTACHING THE BELTCLIP .......................................................... 12

USING THE CARABINER CLIP ...................................................... 12

OPERATION ...................................................................................... 12

BASICS ........................................................................................... 12

POWER ON/OFF ................................................................................ 12

VOLUME ............................................................................................. 12

SELECT A CHANNEL ........................................................................13

SET SQUELCH ................................................................................... 13

SRT CHANNEL MODE ....................................................................... 14

TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ................................................ 14

ONE-TOUCH CHANNEL 16/9 ............................................................ 15

TRIPLE WATCH .................................................................................. 15

SCANNING ...................................................................................... 15

STORING SCANNED CHANNELS .................................................... 16

MONITOR ........................................................................................ 16

DROP-OUT DELAY ............................................................................16

BATTERY SAVE ................................................................................. 16

BACKLIGHTING ................................................................................. 16

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KEYPAD LOCK .................................................................................. 17

MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................ 17

COMMON QUESTIONS .................................................................. 17

SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................. 18

CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES (MHZ) ......................................... 20

US CHANNEL FREQUENCIES AND NAMES ................................ 20

CANADIAN CHANNEL FREQUENCIES AND NAMES .................. 21

INTERNATIONAL CHANNEL FREQUENCIES AND NAMES ........ 23

REGULATIONS AND SAFETY WARNINGS .................................... 26

RBRC INFORMATION .................................................................... 26

MARITIME RADIO SERVICES OPERATION ................................. 26

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The MHS050-2 is a oating, waterproof, portable 2.5-watt two-way VHF
marine transceiver. It is compact, lightweight, rugged, and ts easily in

your hand. This handheld VHF marine radio will give you consistent,
outstanding performance in virtually all conditions and situations.

To ensure that you get the most from the MHS050-2 features, please
read this operating guide carefully before using the unit.

FEATURES

• US,Canadian,andInternationalMarineChannels

• Built-inPrecisionMatchedAntenna

• Floating/WaterprooftoJIS8

• CarabinerClips

• Emergency16CH/09CHMode

• BatteryLevelDisplay
(BatteryLowAlertsoundsevery5secondsatLevel1)

• MemoryScan

• TripleWatch

• TXPowerSelect

• ChannelSelect

• VolumeSelect

• 3-LevelSquelchSelectable

• KeyLockOn/O

• BatterySave

*Protected against the effects of continuous immersion in water.
The MHS050-2 can withstand immersion in water up to 5 feet
depth for 1 hour.

Note: This is not suitable for scuba diving.

The MHS050-2 will float when the carabiner clip is not

NOTE

connected and the battery cover is securely fastened.

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GETTING STARTED

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WHAT’S INCLUDED

MHS050-2 Radio (2)

Beltclip

Dual Charging Cradle

(DTMHS2)

AC Adapter

(PS-0047)

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Carabiner Clip* (2)

NiMH Battery Pack (2)

(BP38)

Owner’s Manual

(Not Shown)

NOTE

If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact
Uniden Customer Service (see back cover for contact
information). For information on available accessories,
visit www.uniden.com.

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CONTROLS AND INDICATORS

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No. Description No. Description

1 Antenna 9 Volume Up/Down

2

PTT (Push-To-Talk) button

10

16/9 TRI (Triple Watch)
button

3 Power Boost button 11

SQL/UIC (Squelch) button

4 Monitor button 12 Microphone

5 Channel Up/Down 13 Speaker

6

HI/LO (Transmit Power)/

14 Channel Indicator

Keylock button

7

SCAN/MEM (Memory)

15 Scan Indicator

button

8 Power Key 16 TX Indicator

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No. Description No. Description

TX LO/HI Power Indicator

17

Canada Channel Mode

18

Triple Watch Indicator

19

“A” Channel Indicator

20

Memory Indicator

21

Keylock Indicator

22

US Channel Mode

23

International Channel Mode

24

Battery Level Indicator

25

26 Charging Cradle

27 Charging Contacts

28 Charging Indicators

GETTING STARTED

CONNECTING POWER

The dual charging cradle uses a single AC adapter.

1. Connect the AC adapter to the DC 12 V jack on the rear of
the charging cradle.

2. Plug the other end of the AC adaptor into a 120 VAC wall
outlet.

• The drop-in charger is not water proof. Ensure

the radio is dry before connecting to the charger.

NOTE

INSTALL THE BATTERY PACK

Your radio uses the supplied NiMH battery pack. To install the
NiMH battery:

1. Make sure the radio is off.

2. Use a screwdriver to turn the battery compartment screw

3. Put the NiMH battery pack in the battery compartment, applying

• Don’t use the charger when the ambient

temperature is below 32ºF (0ºC) or above 113ºF
(45ºC).

counterclockwise and then lift up and remove the battery cover.

the battery contacts to the lower charge contacts. Be sure
to follow the instructions written on the battery pack’s label.

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