Page 2 - LITHIUM ION BATTERY PACK WARNING; This equipment contains a Lithium Ion Battery Pack.
WARNING! i WATERPROOF: JIS7 Uniden's uh078sx 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 meter for 30 minutesThe uh078sx will only meet this rating if fully assembled and all rubber seals and bungs are well ...
Page 3 - CONTENTS
CONTENTS 1 Introduction Features ..................................................................................................2Included in your Package ........................................................................3 Getting Started Connect charger with AC adaptor.........................
Page 4 - INTRODUCTION; FEATURES
2 INTRODUCTION The uh078sx 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 uh078sx ...
Page 5 - Heavy Duty Speaker Mic
3 INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKAGE Drop-in Charger (DT078A) Beltclip Wrist Strap 2 x Lithium Batteries (BP078) AC adaptor (AAD-008S) uh078sx Antenna Reference Guide/ Printed Material External Speaker Mic (SM-078) If any of these items are missing from the box, contact your Uniden Dealer, immediately. OPTION...
Page 6 - GETTING STARTED; Connect Charger with AC adaptor; d the other end into the drop-in charger.; Attaching the Antenna
4 GETTING STARTED Connect Charger with AC adaptor Plug one end of the AC adaptor into the wall outlet a n d the other end into the drop-in charger. Attaching the Antenna Attach the antenna to the uh078sx. Be sure the antenna is firmly seated.
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 uh078sx body. Attaching the Beltclip 1. Hold the beltclip in the direction. 2. Apply it t...
Page 8 - Charging the Battery Packs
6 Charging the Battery Packs Your radio is powered by a specially designed Lithium Ion battery pack. ! Before operating the uh078sx, charge the Lithium Ion battery pack for 5 hours without interruption in the drop-in charger. 1. Place the uh078sx in the drop-in charger. ! The charger won’t overcharg...
Page 9 - Battery Level Display
7 Battery Level Display The BATTERY icon in the top right hand corner of the screen indicates the uh078sx 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
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 - TRANSMITTING A CALL TONE
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. 1. Press si...
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; LO
11 TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE The uh078sx 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 uh078sx is 5 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 17 - 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 . M appears and a short tone beep is heard. 4. To remove the channels from Memory, press o nce mo...
Page 18 - 0 RECEIVE CHANNELS
16 60 RECEIVE CHANNELS The uh078sx also has 60 receive only channels (CH41 to CH100) which can be programmed with frequencies ranging from 450-512MHz (in 12.5kHz steps). If you know the frequency you may store it manually. MANUAL PROGRAMMING Turn power off. Press and hold while turning power back on...
Page 19 - DCS/CTCSS Scan Operation; ADVANCED FEATURES; VOX
17 DCS/CTCSS Scan Operation 1. Press to start scanning (GS or OS) mode. 2. Press and hold to change to DCS/CTCSS scan mode. 3. When a signal is sensed on a DCS/CTCSS CH, the uh078sx stops for about 400 msecs (decode time) to decode the DCS/CTCSS code. If there is no code or the receive code does not...
Page 23 - UHF CHANNEL & FREQUENCIES
21 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 is inhibited on these channels. General communicati...
Page 24 - CTCSS & DCS CODE LIST
22 CTCSS & DCS CODE LIST (o1) (o0) (o2) (o3) (o4)
Page 25 - CONTROLS & INDICATORS
23 CONTROLS & INDICATORS 11 12 1314 10 15161718 19 6 8 7 9 1 2 3 4 5 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)/ Open Scan/Group Scan 8 TXP Power/Lock Button/ 9 Microphone 10 Speaker MIC Jack 11 ON/OFF VOL Knob12 Squelc...
Page 26 - LCD Display
24 K L M N O P B C D A E F J H LCD Display A Transmit I DCS / CTCSS B Busy Channel Lock Indicator Out J Channel Number C Busy K Scan Memory D Voice Activation L Priority Watch (VOX) M Scramble E Roger Beep N Group Scan F Key Lock O Scan G Battery Level P HI/LO Transmit Indicator Power H DCS / CTCSS
Page 27 - WARRANTY; UNIDEN UH078SX UHF CB TRANSCEIVER RADIO; Two Year Limited Warranty
25 WARRANTY UNIDEN UH078SX 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 purchase Element...
