User manual UNIDEN VOYAGER

[. . . ] www. uniden. com Contents Controls and Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The beltclip is firmly attached. 4 To take the beltclip off the radio, turn it and slid it up. 10 Charging the Battery Pack Your marine radio is powered by a specially designed Lithium Ion battery pack. · Before operating the VOYAGER, charge the Lithium Ion battery pack for 4 hours without interruption in the drop-in charger. 1 Place the VOYAGER in the drop-in charger. 2 The red LED illuminates and stays On. · The charger won't overcharge the battery pack. · You can monitor incoming calls while the VOYAGER is in the drop-in charger. 11 Operation · See "Controls and Indicators" (page. · When you turn On your VOYAGER, it is automatically tuned to channel 16, the United States Coast Guard frequency for distress, safety, and calling. · When you press any key (except PTT), a short tone sounds. Turning On the Unit and Setting Squelch 1 Before you turn On the unit, turn the Squelch knob fully counterclockwise. 2 Then, turn On the unit by turning the Volume/Power knob clockwise until you hear a hissing sound. 3 Turn the Squelch knob clockwise, just until the hissing sound stops. Think of the squelch control as a frequency gate which controls access to weak or strong signals depending on its setting. Strong Signals Medium Signals Weak Signals Noise · To listen to a weak or distant station, turn the knob counterclockwise. If reception is poor, turn it clockwise to cut out weak transmissions. · If the squelch control is adjusted so you continually hear a hissing sound, the unit will not scan properly. 4 To turn Off the unit, turn the Volume/Power knob counterclockwise until it clicks. 12 Selecting a Channel 1 Turn On your VOYAGER. 2 To select a higher channel, press the L button. [UP ] 3 To select a lower channel, press the M button. · To change the channel continuously, press and hold the L or M button for more than 1 second. [DOWN ] One-touch Channel 16/9/TRI Example: While you are monitoring channel 20, you want to check channel 16 or channel 9. 1 You are now on channel 20. 2 To monitor channel 16, press the 16/9/TRI button. 3 To monitor channel 9, press the 16/9/TRI button again. 13 Triple Watch Triple Watch mode monitors channels 16 and 9 for a signal while you listen to the currently selected channel. The unit changes its alert beep tone according to the level of severity. 1 To use NWR-SAME Alert, select the weather channel in your area. 2 Press and hold the WX/ALERT button for 1. 5 seconds to activate this feature. 3 When the unit receives a warning signal, it sounds a tone defined by severity. The channel indicator displays the weather channel number and the severity level alternately. NWR-SAME Alert Level A1: Warning A3: Statement A2: Watch A4: Test 4 To turn Off NWR-SAME Alert, press and hold the WX/ALERT button for 1. 5 seconds. · This feature is effective in the weather channel mode only. 17 Registering FIPS Code Six digit FIPS Codes are programmable in 15 channels, number 1~15 for NWR-SAME Weather Alert. If there is no data registered in location number 1, all of the signals are decoded. Contact the National Weather Service at 1-888-NWR-SAME for the FIPS Codes in the area of interest, or visit http://www. nws. noaa. gov/nwr/indexnw. htm 1 Press and hold the MEM/FIPS key for 1. 5 seconds. 2 Select the channel, numbers 1~15, you want to program using the L or M key. 3 Press the MEM/FIPS key to enter the FIPS Code edit mode. 4 To enter the first digit of the code, change the left blinking digit on the display using the L or M key and press the MEM/FIPS key. The right digit starts to blink. 5 To enter the second digit of the code, change the right blinking digit on the display using the L or M key and press the MEM/FIPS key. The entered digit moves to the left and the right digit starts to blink. 6 Repeat step 5 for the remaining digits of the code. 7 After the last digit registers, the entered code appears on the display automatically for confirmation. 8 To exit from this mode, press and hold the MEM/FIPS key for 1. 5 seconds. 9 Press UIC to clear the stored FIPS Code in the displayed location. · Pressing the MEM/FIPS key for more than 1. 5 seconds in the middle of the above steps prevents registration. 18 USA, International and Canadian Channels 1 The VOYAGER is initially set for USA marine channels when you turn On your radio. 2 To listen to international marine channels, press UIC once. 3 To listen to Canadian marine channels, press UIC again. 4 The radio will keep the last mode setting that was selected when turned back On. [. . . ] Unauthorized antennas, modifications, or attachments could impair call quality, damage the VOYAGER, or result in violation of FCC regulations. If a damaged antenna comes into contact with the skin, a minor burn may result. Body-worn Operation This device was tested for typical body-worn operations using the supplied belt-clip, which typically provides a space of 1 inch from the body. To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure requirements, body-worn operations are restricted to the supplied belt-clip. [. . . ]