Page 2 - LITHIUM ION BATTERY PACK WARNING; This equipment contains a Lithium Ion Battery Pack.
WARNING! i WATERPROOF: JIS7 Uniden's uh073sx radio is designed to meet the water proofing standard of JIS7. This Means: Being defined as having no ingress of water when immersed at 1 metre for 30 minutes.The uh073sx will only meet this rating if fully assembled and all rubber seals and bungs are wel...
Page 3 - CONTENTS; Introduction
CONTENTS 1 Introduction Features ..................................................................................................2Included in your Package ........................................................................3Optional Accessories ............................. ......................
Page 4 - INTRODUCTION; FEATURES
2 INTRODUCTION The uh073sx is a JIS7 Waterproof, portable two-way UHF-CB radio. It is compact, rugged and fits easily in your hand. This hand held UHF radio will give you consistent, outstanding performance in virtually all conditions and situations. To ensure that you get the most from the uh073sx ...
Page 5 - VOX Headset
3 INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKAGE Drop-in Charger (DT073) Beltclip Wrist Strap Lithium Battery (BP075) AC Adapter (AAD-075S) uh073sx Antenna Reference Guide/ Printed Material Mounting Screws If any of these items are missing from the box, contact your Uniden Dealer, immediately. OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES M VOX ...
Page 6 - GETTING STARTED; Attaching the Antenna; Plug one end of the AC adapter into the wall outlet
4 GETTING STARTED Attaching the Antenna Attach the antenna to the uh073sx. Be sure the antenna is firmly seated. Mounting the Drop-in Charger 1. Mount the drop-in charger to either a table or wall. Table:Attach the drop-in charger using the mountingscrews and washers. Wall:Insert the two mounting sc...
Page 7 - Attaching the Battery Pack; Place the battery pack onto the back of the; Attaching the Beltclip; Apply it to the hanger piece on the back of; ° F) may cause the battery to
5 Attaching the Battery Pack 1. Place the battery pack onto the back of the radio. It will only fit in one way. 2. Snap the battery release clip until it clicks. Be sure the battery pack fits tightly againstthe uh073sx body. Attaching the Beltclip 1. Hold the beltclip in the direction. 2. Apply it t...
Page 8 - Do not transmit when the uh073sx is in the drop-in charger!; Charging the Battery Pack
6 ! The charger won’t overcharge the battery pack. When charging is completed, the charge LED is no longer illuminated. ! Do not transmit when the uh073sx is in the drop-in charger! ! You can monitor incoming calls while the uh073sx is in the drop-in charger. 4. To take the beltclip off the radio, t...
Page 9 - Battery Level Display
7 Battery Level Display The BATTERY icon in the top right hand corner of the screen indicates the uh073sx current battery voltage level at all times. The battery level is displayed in 4 levels. LEVEL 4 Battery 100% full LEVEL 3 Battery approx. 40% capacity LEVEL 2 Low Battery LEVEL 1 (flashing) Empt...
Page 10 - OPERATION; ADJUSTING THE KEY BEEPS; To turn OFF this beep:; To turn ON this beep:
8 OPERATION POWER ON/OFF To turn the unit ON, rotate the [ON/OFF VOL] clockwise. A channel number and battery level should appear on the display. To turn the unit OFF, rotate the [ON/OFF VOL] knob counter-clockwise. The display will disappear. ADJUSTING THE KEY BEEPS Your radio emits a beep each tim...
Page 11 - ROGER BEEP; To turn OFF Roger Beep; To turn ON Roger Beep:; SELECTING CHANNEL
9 ROGER BEEP Roger Beep is a BEEP that is sent to notify the end of transmission (both PTTand VOX transmission.) Roger Beep can be heard through the speaker whenKey Beep is on. Roger Beep is transmitted even if key beep is turned off.However Roger Beep will not be heard from the speaker. To turn OFF...
Page 12 - SQUELCH
10 SQUELCH The squelch is used to eliminate any annoying background noise when there are no signals present. Think of squelch as a gate. Turn [SQ] fully clockwise. This raises the "Squelch Gate" so high that only the very strong signals can get through. Turn [SQ] fully counter clockwise unti...
Page 13 - TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE; BUSY
11 TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE The uh073sx uses the 40 UHF-CB Channels. For your reference a list of the available channels and corresponding frequencies is printed at the end of this manual. 1. The maximum RF transmit power of uh073sx is 3 Watts. 2. Before you transmit, listen for activity on the selec...
Page 14 - USING A REPEATER CHANNEL
12 USING A REPEATER CHANNEL UHF CB Repeaters are used to retransmit or relay your signal. Repeaters will extend the range of your radio and overcome the shielding effect caused by solid obstructions. In normal Simplex operation, your radio transmits on one particular frequency and receives on that s...
Page 15 - Example: CH40 becomes active
13 TO OPERATE uh073sx IN DUPLEX MODE Eg. CH01 is being used in your area for repeater use. SCANNING The uh073sx has two types of scanning; Open Scanning (OS) and Group Scanning (GS). Scanning allows you to search for active channels programmed in the OS or GS memory. To initiate scanning; 1. Assumin...
Page 17 - Programming Scan Channels; PRIORITY CHANNEL; Choosing a Priority Channel
15 Programming Scan Channels 1. Select which Scanning Mode you wish to use OS or GS Mode. OS is indicated by the absence of the GS icon. 2. Select the channel you want to store by pressing or . 3. Press and hold for 1.5 secs. to store. MEM icon appears and two short tone beeps are heard. 4. To remov...
Page 18 - ADVANCED FEATURES; VOX; Built-in Voice Activated Circuit; CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System); Programming CTCSS Code
16 ADVANCED FEATURES VOX M Built-in Voice Activated Circuit (VOX) feature enables the user to transmit automatically by speaking on the microphone of the VOX headset (not supplied) without pressing the PTT switch. CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) CTCSS is a feature that allows a group to...
Page 19 - To activate VOX
17 VOX feature will not work without the Vox Headset Microphone. The built in mic of uh073sx is temporarily disabled, however accidental pressing of will cause the unit to transmit briefly. Changing the VOX sensitivity setting to "oF" without removing the microphone will cause the unit to tr...
Page 21 - To activate BCL; MONITOR; To use monitor; MON
19 BUSY CHANNEL LOCK-OUT (BCL) This feature prevents accidental transmission on a busy channel.This is recommended on channels where CTCSS is being used. If the channel is "active" and the signal is coming from a non or different CTCSS code user the BCL feature will prevent you from transmit...
Page 22 - UHF CHANNEL & FREQUENCIES
20 UHF CHANNEL & FREQUENCIES Please follow these guidelines for channel use in Australia: • Channels 05 and 35 are Emergency Channels. • Channel 11 is a Calling Channel. • Channels 22 and 23 are for telemetry and telecommand applications and TX should be avoided on these channels. General commun...
Page 23 - CTCSS CODES & FREQUENCIES
Page 24 - WARRANTY; UNIDEN UH073SX UHF CB TRANSCEIVER RADIO; Two Year Limited Warranty
22 WARRANTY UNIDEN UH073SX UHF CB TRANSCEIVER RADIO Two Year Limited Warranty Note: Please keep your sales docket as it provides evidence of warranty. Warrantor: Uniden Australia Pty Limited ABN 58 001 865 498 Uniden New Zealand Limited Warranty only available in original country of purchaseElements...
Page 25 - CONTROLS & INDICATORS
23 CONTROLS & INDICATORS 1 Antenna 2 Belt Clip 3 Battery 4 Battery Release Clip 5 PTT (Push to Talk) Key 6 Memory Key (MEM) 7 Scan Button (SCAN)/ Busy Channel Lock-Out Mode (bcl) 8 TX Power/Lock Button 9 Microphone 10 Speaker MIC (Optional) Jack 11 ON/OFF VOL Knob12 Squelch Knob (SQ) 13 LCD Disp...
Page 26 - LCD Display
24 LCD Display A TransmitB 1W Power C Duplex Transmit D ScanningE MonitorF PriorityG Busy Channel Lock OutH Group Scanning I Channel Numbers J CTCSSK VOXL Roger Beep M Battery Level IndicatorN Key Lock O Memory P Receive G I K L M N O P B CD A E F J H
