Uniden MHS126 User Manual

Making a Distress
Call ............ (inside front cover)
Table of Contents
Introduction ............................ E-1
Features .................................. E-1
Getting Started ....................... E-4
What’s Included ....................... E-4
Parts of the MHS126 ............... E-5
Front view .......................... E-5
Back view ........................... E-5
Charger .............................. E-7
Reading the display ................. E-7
Display icons and what
they mean ..................... E-8
How It Works ........................ E-10
Normal mode operation ......... E-11
Normal mode with
Weather Alert Watch ... E-11
Normal mode with Triple
Watch or Dual Watch .. E-12
Scan mode operation ............ E-12
Using the Radio in Scan
Mode .......................... E-12
Scan mode with Weather
Alert Watch ................. E-13
Scan mode with Triple
Watch or Dual Watch .. E-13
Both Weather Alert and
Triple/Dual Watch in
Scan mode ................. E-14
Weather mode ....................... E-14
Using the Radio in
Weather Mode ............ E-15
Weather mode with
Weather Alert Watch ... E-15
Weather mode with Triple
Watch or Dual Watch .. E-16
Setting Up the Hardware ..... E-17
Attaching the Antenna ........... E-17
Installing the Battery .............. E-17
Using the Alkaline Battery
Tray ................................... E-17
Mounting the Charger ............ E-19
Charging the Battery .............. E-19
Important notes on
charging the battery .... E-20
Attaching the Belt Clip ........... E-20
Using Your Radio ................. E-21
Turning It On ......................... E-21
Setting It Up ........................... E-21
Changing the Volume ...... E-21
Setting the Squelch Level E-21
Reading Volume and
Squelch Level on
Battery Icon ................ E-23
Setting the UIC Channel
Mode (USA/CAN/INT) E-23
Using the WX Mode ............... E-23
Making a Transmission .......... E-24
Selecting a Channel ......... E-24
Making a Transmission .... E-24
Boosting the transmission
power .......................... E-24
Saving Channels to Memory . E-25
Special Features .................... E-26

Uniden MHS126 Specifications

General

Brand	Uniden
Model	MHS126
Category	Marine Radio
Language	English