Page 2 - Making a Distress Call; Lift the red cover. Press and hold the; button for three seconds. Your radio transmits; nOte: if the radio displays; automatic distress call and make a normal voice distress call.; Making a Voice Distress Call; For future reference, write your boat’s name & call sign here:; (If the corner of the display does not show 16, press the; button on the microphone and say: “; THIS IS; I WILL BE LISTENING ON CHANNEL 16.; End message by saying “; THIS IS
Making a Distress Call Lift the red cover. Press and hold the DISTRESS button for three seconds. Your radio transmits your boat’s location every few minutes until you receive a response. # nOte: if the radio displays Enter User MMSI , cancel the automatic distress call and make a normal voice distre...
Page 3 - Faire Un aPPel De DÉtresse; Distress; remarque : si la radio affiche; Faire un appel de détresse; de votre bateau; si vous n’obtenez pas de réponse après 30 secondes, répétez l’appel
Faire Un aPPel De DÉtresse Soulevez le couvercle noir. Maintenez Distress enfoncé pendant trois secondes. Votre radio transmettra l’emplacement de votre bateau toutes les quelques minutes jusqu’à ce que vous receviez une réponse. # remarque : si la radio affiche Enter User MMSI , annulez l’appel de ...
Page 4 - table of Contents; Digital Selective Calling; Making an automatic
table of Contents Introduction ................................. E-1 Features ........................................ E-1 Getting Started ............................ E-2 What’s included ............................. E-2 Parts of the MHS135DSC ............. E-2 Front view .............................
Page 5 - Disabling automatic channel; Goto; GPS Setup; Maintenance and; intrODUCtiOn; FeatUres; Submersible design
E-1 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual Returning a call from the Receive Log .......................... E-22 Test Calls .................................... E-22 Making Test Calls (Test) ........... E-22Receiving Test Call Setup .......... E-23 Acknowledging Test Call Receipt........................
Page 6 - getting starteD; What’s inClUDeD; Front view
E-2 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual x Dual and Triple Watch operation . These different watch modes let you monitor up to two Coast Guard Distress/Hailing channels and one weather channel along with one regular marine channel. x All marine VHF channels for the U.S., Canada, and international w...
Page 7 - Back view; Button
E-3 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual Back view Button Press to... Press and hold to... Push -to-Talk Transmit on a current TX power Boost Boost TX to 6 W. 16/9-Tri 1st press: Go to CH 16.2nd press: Go to CH 9.3rd press: Go back to the starting channel. Turn Triple Watch on and off. WX/SOS - Tur...
Page 8 - Display icons and what they mean; Icon
E-4 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual Charger reaDing the DisPlay The LCD display shows different information depending on what you are doing. This sample screen shows some of this information. The table below shows possible icons and what they mean. Display icons and what they mean Icon What it...
Page 9 - MEM; hOW it WOrks; MenUs; Normal Menu; Menu Option
E-5 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual Icon What it means LOW / MID / 6 W The transmitter power is set to LOW (1 W), MID (2.5 W), or 6 W. USA / CAN / INT The radio is set to use US channels, CANadian channels, or INTernational channels. MEM The current channel is saved in memory. WX The radio is ...
Page 10 - Call Menu; OPeratiOn MODes
E-6 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual Menu Option What it does System You can set system-wide features using the following settings: - Lamp Adjust. This setting adjusts the brighness of the backlighting. - Contrast/RVS. You can adjust the brightness of the screen contrast higher or lower. Once y...
Page 11 - Watch mode; if you are using alkaline batteries, 6 W is not available.; Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch; WX Alert
E-7 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual In addition to the three operation modes, your radio provides four different watch modes which you can activate during any operation mode. In the watch modes, the radio briefly checks for activity on a specific channel, then returns to its previous operation...
Page 12 - Scan mode with Weather Alert Watch; with DSC Watch on
E-8 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual until your transmission is finished and then checks the channels. Normal mode with DSC Watch If you activate DSC Watch while operating in Normal mode, the radio checks channel 70 every few seconds. Scan You can save channels into memory and then use scan mod...
Page 13 - Weather mode with Weather Alert Watch; Triple; Memory Channel Scan
E-9 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual turned on, the radio only checks channel 16: Both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch in Scan mode You can activate Weather Alert Watch and Triple/Dual Watch at the same time. The radio performs both checks at their scheduled time: Scan mode with DSC Watch I...
Page 14 - setting UP the harDWare; attaChing the antenna
E-10 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual Weather mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch If you activate Triple Watch while operating in weather mode, the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every few seconds; with Dual Watch turned on, the radio only checks channel 16. Weather mode with DSC Watch If you ...
Page 15 - Important notes on charging the battery; setting UP yOUr raDiO; tUrning it On
E-11 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual 4. Insert the two hooks on the lower part of the case into the notches on the cover; close the cover. (The cover fits snugly but you should not have to force it closed.) nOte: each time you open the battery case, check the rubber seal. Make sure the seal is...
Page 16 - Changing the Volume; Setting the Squelch Level; Setting Key Lock
E-12 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual entering the User MMsi When you power up your radio for the first time, it displays MMSI Not Entered and then displays a marine mode screen. User MMSI numbers are unique and cannot be entered more than once. See page E-15 for general information about MMSI ...
Page 17 - OPerating the raDiO; Changing the Channel
E-13 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual 30 FIPS codes. 1. Press MENU/CALL to bring up the Normal menu. 2. Select Setup , and then FIPS Codes . 3. [New] and a list of previously entered FIPS codes display. Enter a new FIPS code or select from the list of existing FIPS codes to edit or delete. Adju...
Page 18 - Making a Transmission; Changing the transmission level; Digital seleCtiVe Calling FeatUres
E-14 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual Making a Transmission Select the channel you want to transmit on, then press and hold the Push to Talk button. Release the Push to Talk button when you’re finished talking to let the other party respond. x To prevent stuck microphone problems or situations ...
Page 19 - aDVanCeD DsC FeatUres; Feature; MMsi nUMBers; Entering MMSI numbers
E-15 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual avoids the problems of busy voice channels. aDVanCeD DsC FeatUres Your radio supports the following DSC features: Feature Menu Item Function Individual Call Individual Contact another vessel from your directory. Group Call Group Contact all vessels that sha...
Page 20 - Entering Your User MMSI Number; Entering a group MMSI number
E-16 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual arrow ( GPS/MEM ) to move the cursor to the next space. Press the left arrow ( WX/SOS ) to back up.When using the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN keys to enter a name, the alphabetic and numeric characters display in the following order: x Capital letters (A th...
Page 21 - Entering an individual MMSI number; Using the DireCtOry
E-17 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual Entering an individual MMSI number Follow the steps below to enter individual MMSIs and names of other vessels into the directory: 1. Press and hold MENU/CALL to display the Call Menu. 2. Scroll to DSC Setup and press ENTER-H/M/L .The DSC Setup menu display...
Page 22 - Making DsC Calls; Call type
E-18 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual to the DSC Directory Edit screen. 8. To delete the directory entry, select Delete . 9. When you are satisfied with the directory list, press CLR/SCAN to close the menu screen. Making DsC Calls There are essentially four different types of DSC voice calls: C...
Page 23 - Calling a single station (Individual Call)
E-19 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual Calling a single station (Individual Call) To call a single station with DSC, follow these steps: 1. Press and hold MENU/CALL to display the Call menu. 2. Select Individual . 3. The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use CHANNEL UP and CHANN...
Page 24 - Calling a particular group of stations (Group Call); Making an aUtOMatiC Distress Call
E-20 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual 6. The radio automatically switches to channel 70 to transmit the call request. x When the other station accepts the call, both radios switch to the selected response channel for voice transmission. x If the other station cannot respond on the channel you s...
Page 25 - Canceling an automatic distress call; reCeiVing a DsC Call; Receive log
E-21 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual Undesignated Sinking Fire Overboard Adrift Flooding Abandoning Capsizing Collision Piracy, Armed Grounding Canceling an automatic distress call While the radio is waiting for a response, it gives you the option of canceling the call. To cancel the distress ...
Page 26 - Returning a call from the Receive Log; test Calls
E-22 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual DSC Call Type Receive Log Information Distress MMSI (or name), position, time, nature code. Distress Acknowledge MMSI (or name), distress MMSI, position, time, nature code. Distress Relay MMSI (or name), distress MMSI, position, time, nature code. Distress ...
Page 27 - Receiving Test Call Setup
E-23 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual 1. Press and hold MENU/CALL to display the Call menu. 2. Select Test . 3. The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to choose the directory entry you want to send a test call to and press ENTER-H/M/L . 4. If you ...
Page 28 - Acknowledging Test Call Receipt; POsitiOn reqUest anD rePly; Enabling Automatic Position Reply
E-24 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual Acknowledging Test Call Receipt Different screens display depending on whether you set the Test Reply to Auto or Manual. If Test Reply is set to Auto : If Test Reply is set to Manual : 18 Test 1234567890 06/20 11:00 Safety Exit [CLR] A USA 18 Test 123456789...
Page 29 - Position Reply; Position Send; PUtting the raDiO intO stanDBy
E-25 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual 4. The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to contact and asks you to confirm. If you want to request the position of the displayed MMSI number, select Send . To cancel the request, select Exit . 5. When the other station responds, the radio displa...
Page 30 - DisaBling aUtOMatiC Channel sWitChing; gPs FeatUres; gPs OPeratiOn OVerVieW; FAvorITES; MenU
E-26 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual 1. Press and hold MENU/CALL to display the Call menu. 2. Select Standby to place your radio in standby mode. 3. To cancel standby and return to the mode your radio was in, press any button. DisaBling aUtOMatiC Channel sWitChing If you are involved in a brid...
Page 31 - GPS SETUP
E-27 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual Goto Menu The Goto menu allows you to select from a list of saved coordinates or to input coordinates manually. To input coordinates 1. From the Goto Fav. screen, select [Manual] . 2. Manually input coordinates. When the last digit is entered, the screen di...
Page 32 - nMea FeatUres; nOte: Use waterproof tape to seal electrical connections.; aDDitiOnal FeatUres; Using the Flashlight
E-28 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual nMea FeatUres Your radio supports NMEA0183 Version 3.01, a standard for data communication between marine instruments. If you are connected to a chartplotter and the radio receives another boat’s position data (sentences) in a DSC call, the radio sends the ...
Page 33 - renaMing Channels; MaintenanCe anD trOUBleshOOting
E-29 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual # nOte: your radio operates normally when the sOs strobe is activated. however, the sOs key is disabled during key lock and MenU operation. 1. Display the normal menu and press Setup . 2. Select FLASHLIGHT . The screen displays the FLASHLIGHT menu. 3. Selec...
Page 34 - COMMOn qUestiOns; Problem; sPeCiFiCatiOns; General
E-30 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual COMMOn qUestiOns Problem Things to Try The radio won’t turn on. Charge the radio. The power LED on the charger doesn’t turn on. - Don’t use the charger when the ambient temperature is below 0° C (32° F) or above 45° C (113° F). - Make sure the charging cont...
Page 35 - US channel frequencies and names
E-31 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual Size (without antenna) 6.33 (H) x 2.57 (W) x 1.92 (D) inch161 (H) x 65.5 (W) x 48.8 (D) mm Weight 10.9 oz (310g) (w/battery and antenna) Transmitter Frequency Range 156~158 MHz Frequency Stability ±2.5 PPM Power Output 1 W, 2.5 W, and 6 W Spurious Emissions...
Page 37 - Canadian channel frequencies and names
E-33 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual Canadian channel frequencies and names Canadian Marine Channels Ch RX Freq TX Freq Status Name 1 160.650 156.050 Duplex Marine Operator 2 160.700 156.100 Duplex Marine Operator 3 160.750 156.150 Duplex Marine Operator 4A 156.200 156.200 Simplex Canadian Coa...
Page 38 - International channel frequencies and names
E-34 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual Canadian Marine Channels Ch RX Freq TX Freq Status Name 70 156.525 Inhibit Receive only Digital Selective Calling 71 156.575 156.575 Simplex Non Commercial 72 156.625 156.625 Simplex Non Commercial 73 156.675 156.675 Simplex Port Operation 74 156.725 156.72...
Page 39 - Ch
E-35 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual Ch RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display 13 156.6500 156.6500 Simplex Bridge to bridge 14 156.7000 156.7000 Simplex Vessel traffic system 15 156.7500 156.7500 Simplex, 1 W Environmental 16 156.8000 156.8000 Simplex Distress, Safety, Calling 17 156.8500 156...
Page 40 - Weather channel frequencies and names; regUlatiOns anD saFety Warnings; MaritiMe raDiO serViCes OPeratiOn; BasiC raDiO gUiDelines
E-36 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual Ch RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display 75 156.7750 156.7750 Simplex, 1 W Port operation 76 156.8250 156.8250 Simplex, Port operation 77 156.8750 156.8750 Simplex Port operation (ship-ship) 78 161.5250 156.9250 Duplex Port operation 79 161.5750 156.9750 D...
Page 41 - FCC/industry Canada information; WARNING; lithium ion Battery Warning
E-37 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual the US Coast Guard website under the topic Radio Info for Boaters (the direct link is http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/marcomms/boater.htm ). Here are a few guidelines that affect nearly all boaters. x If you have a VHF radio on your boat, you must maintain a wat...
Page 42 - NOTE: Li-Ion batteries must be recycled or disposed of properly.; three year limited Warranty
E-38 Uniden MHS135DSC Radio Owner’s Manual the one specified in the owner’s manual. Using another charger may damage the battery or cause the battery to explode. NOTE: Li-Ion batteries must be recycled or disposed of properly. Avoid exposing the battery (whether attached to the radio or not) to dire...
