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Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner’s Manual

Choosing Triple Watch or Dual Watch

In Triple Watch mode, the radio checks channels 16 and 9

every two seconds. In Dual Watch mode, the radio checks

channel 16 only. Generally, Triple Watch is used in areas

where channel 9 is used as a hailing frequency, while Dual

Watch is used in areas where channel 16 is used for distress

and hailing. Your radio comes set to use Triple Watch; if you

want to use Dual Watch instead, follow the steps below:

Open the menu and choose

Dual/Tri Watch.

Highlight 16 DualWatch and

press the ENTER button. The

radio activates the new setting

and returns to the menu.

To reactivate Triple Watch, repeat the step described

above, but choose 16/9 TriWatch.

Setting the UIC channel mode (USA/CAN/INT)

The radio comes preset to use the channels assigned for

the US. If your current area uses Canadian or international

channels, follow these steps to change the channel mode:

Open the menu and choose USA/CAN/INT.

Highlight the channel mode you want to use: US (USA

Mode), Canadian (Canadian Mode), or international

(Intl Mode).

Press the ENTER button. The radio activates the new

channel mode and exits the menu.

Changing channel names

If you discover that a marine radio channel has a different

common name in your local area, you can change the name

of that channel to make it easier for you to use (see the

channel lists starting on page 42 for the default channel

names). To rename a channel, follow the steps below:

Exit

16/9 TriWatch

16 DualWatch

Dual/Tri Watch

Exit

16/9 TriWatch

16 DualWatch

Dual/Tri Watch

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West Marine VHF255 Owner's Manual Page 29