Uniden UH038SX-2NB Owner's manual

UH043SX-2NB

UHF CB Transceiver

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Controls & Indicators

Included in your Package

• UH043SX-NBRadio(2)

• OperatingGuide

• BeltClip(2)

• ChargingCradlewithACAdaptor

• NiMHBatteryPack(2)

• VOXHeadset(2)

1 Antenna

2 PTT(Push-To-Talk)Key

3 MonitorKey

4 Keylock/CallKey

5 Memory/ScanKey

6 Channel/PowerHi-LoKey

7 Speaker

8 HeadsetJack

9 Select/PowerOn-OffKey

10 Volume/SelectUpKey

11 Volume/SelectDownKey

12 Microphone

13 ReceiveIndicator

14 TransmitIndicator

15 ChannelIndicator

16 DCSONIndicator

17 ScanIndicator

18 MemoryIndicator

19 PriorityChannelIndicator

20 CTCSSONIndicator

21 BatteryLevelIndicator

22 HITransmitIndicator

23 LoTransmitIndicator

24 CTCSSandDCSCode/Volume

 LevelIndictor

25 VolumeSettingIndicator

26 VOXIndicator

27 BusyChannelLockoutIndicator

28 KeypadLockIndicator

29 ChargingLEDs

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Optional Accessories

• VOXEarset

• CarryCase

• SpeakerMic

Getting Started

NOTE

Unidendoesnotrepresentthisproducttobewaterproof.

DonotexposethisproducttoRainorMoisture.

Battery Installation

YourUH043SX-2NBunitusestheincludedNiMHbatterypackforpower.

Theunitcanbepoweredwithoptional4AAAALKALINEbatteries.

NOTE

Ifyoudon’tusetheUH043SX-2NBforlongperiods,Uniden

recommendremovingthebatteries.TheUH043SX-2NBis

designedtoretaintheprevioususersettings.Thisfeature

willcontinuetouseasmallamountofbatterypowerwhile

theunitisswitchedoff.

OLD

NEW

Toavoiddamagetotheunitdonotmixoldandnew

batteries.

To install the batteries:

1. Makesureyourradioisoff.

2. Releasethebatterycoverclip,thenremovethe

  batterycover.

3. InsertNiMHbatterypackaccordingtothe

  orientationonthebatterypack.

  Insert4AAAALKALINEbatteries(notincluded)

  accordingtothepolaritysymbolsinsidethe

  batterycompartment.

4. Alignthebatterycovertabswiththe

  UH043SX-2NBtabholesthenreplacethecoverclip.

NOTE

Donotchargealkalineornonrechargeablebatteries.

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Getting Started

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Installing the Charge Cradle

1. PlugtheACadaptorintotherearofthechargecradleandintothe

  mainspower.

2. PlacetheUH043SX-2NBintothechargecradle.Thechargelightwill

  comeontoindicatetheunitischarging.

3. BeforeoperatingtheUH043SX-2NB,chargethebatterypackfor

  16hours.

NOTE

Donotchargealkalineornonrechargeablebatteries.

User License Information

NOTE

ThecitizenbandradioserviceislicencedinAustraliaby

ACMARadio-communications(CitizenBandRadio

Stations)ClassLicenceandinNewZealandbyMED

GeneralUserLicenceforCitizenBandRadioandoperation

issubjecttoconditionscontainedinthoselicences.

Getting Started

Belt Clip

To attach the belt clip:

Slidethebeltclipuntilitsnapsintoplace.

To remove the belt clip:

Toremovethebeltclip,pressandhold

beltcliplocker,slidethebeltclipatthe

sametimeuntilreleased.

Low Battery Alert

Ifthebatterylevelbecomeslow,thebattery

indicatoricononthedisplaybeginsashing.

Whenthebatteriesintheunitarelow,theunit

willgointoabatteryLowmode.TheTransmit

modeisdisabled.Replacethealkaline

batteriesimmediatelyorifyouareusingthe

NiMHbatterypack,placetheradioonthe

chargecradletorecharge.Fullchargewilltake

upto16Hrs.

Back Light

TheUH043SX-2NBhasanautomaticdisplaybacklightwhichremainson

for10secondsafterakeypress(allkeysexceptPTTkey).Thebacklight

willworkevenifthekeypadislockedbutwillnotworkduringlowbattery

alertmode.

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BeltClipLocker

Operation

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Power On/Off

1. PressandholdSELECT/ keytoturntheradioon.

  Achannelnumberwillappearonthedisplay.

2. PressandholdSELECT/

keytoturntheradiooff.

Volume

Press or keytoincreaseordecreasethe

volumelevel.‘VOL’iconappearsonthedisplay

whilevolumeisbeingadjusted.

Thereare8volumelevels.Level0(NoAudio)to

Level7(MaximumVolume).

Adjusting the Key Beeps

Yourradioemitsabeepeachtimeoneofthekeys

(exceptforthePTTkey)ispressed.

1. ToturnOFFthisbeep:Pressandhold /CALLkeywhileturning

  ontheradio.

2. ToturnONthisbeep:Pressandhold /CALL keywhileturning

  ontheradio.

Roger Beep

RogerBeepisaBEEPthatissenttonotifytheendoftransmission(bothPTT

andVOXtransmission.)RogerBeepcanbeheardthroughthespeakerwhen

Key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.ToturnOFFRogerBeep:Pressandhold keywhileturningontheradio.

2.ToturnONRogerBeep:Pressandhold keywhileturningontheradio.

Keylock On/Off

1.Press /CALL keyfor1.5secondstoenterkeylockonmode.

2.Press /CALL keyfor1.5secondswhileinKeylockmodetoexit

 theKeylockmode.

NOTE

WhileinKeylockonmode,theUH043SX-2NBcanstill

receiveandtransmit.

Operation

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Selecting a Channel

1. PressCH / HI / LOkeymomentarilytoactivatechannel

  selectmode.Thedisplayedchannelwillash.

2. Press or keytoselectthedesiredchannel.

NOTE

Refertochannelguidelinesonpage13.

ForAustralia,Channels05and35are

reservedforEmergencyCalls.

3. PressCH / HI / LOkeymomentarilytoexitchannel

  selectmode.Ifnokeyispressedwithin5secthe

  UH043SX-2NBwillexitfromthechannelselectmode.

To Transmit and Receive

TheUH043SX-2NBusestheUHF-CBChannels

(Channels 22 and 23 are for telemetry and

telecommand applications. Transmit is

inhibited on these channels).

1. Beforeyoutransmit,listenforactivityonthe

  selectedchannel.

2. Whenthechannelisclear,pressandholdthePTTkeytotransmit.

TXiconappearsonthedisplay.

Holdtheradiowithmicrophoneapproximately5cminfrontofyourmouth

withtheantennaatapproximately45°angleawayfromyourhead.Speak

inaclear,normalconversationalvoice.

3. Whenyouhavenishedspeaking,releasethePTTandlistenfora

  response.TX iconthendisappearsonthedisplay.Whilereceiving,

theRX iconisdisplayed.

Transmit Hi/Lo Power Select

PressandholdCH / HI / LOkeytoselectdesiredtransmit

level.HI iconwillappearonthedisplayformaximum

transmitlevel.LO iconwillappearonthedisplayfor

minimumtransmitlevel.TheRFtransmitpowerofthe

UH043SX-2NBisselectablebetween0.7/0.5W.

Operation

Automatic Squelch Feature

TheUH043SX-2NBisequippedwithanAutomaticSquelchSystem

whichshutsoffweaktransmissionsandunwantednoise.

Monitor

Thisfeatureenablesuserstolistenforweaksignalsonthecurrent

channelatthepressofakey.

To use monitor

1. PressMONkey.TheRX iconwillash.

2. Releasewithin1.5secondsandtheunitexits

  Monitormode.

3. PressandholdMON keyfor2secondsforcontinuouslistening.

  Thereceivercircuitwillstayopen,lettinginboththenoise&weak

  signals.TheRX iconashesinthisstatus.

4. ToreturntonormalReceivemodepressMONkey.TheRX icon

  disappearsorstopsashinginthisstatus.

Scanning

ThescanfunctionscansallchannelswhicharestoredintheSCAN

CHANNELMEMORYandstopsatanactivechannel.IfaPRIORITY

channelhasbeenselectedthenthischannelwillbemonitoredforactivity

every3seconds.Whenthesignalstops,theUH043SX-2NBwaits

2seconds(ReplyDelay)beforescanningresumes.

To initiate scanning;

1. PressMEM / SCNkeymomentarilytobegin

  scanning.

  TheSCANiconisdisplayed.

2. PressSELECT /

,MEM / SCN , /CALL

  orPTTkeytocancel.

Whenscanstopsatabusychannel,pressing

CH / HI / LOkeywillresumescan.

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Operation

Reply Delay

Whilescanning,theUH043SX-2NBstopsatabusychannelandreceives

atransmission.Whenthereceivedsignalisover,theunitwillwaitfor2

secondsforthereturnofthesignal,otherwise,theradioresumesscanning.

To Operate in Duplex Mode (Repeaters)

TheDuplexfunctionenablesyoutoaccesslocalrepeaterstations.You

canonlyactivateDuplexfromCH01-CH08andCH41-CH48.

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.

NOTE

Contactyourretailerforalistofrepeatersavailableinyour

area.

Operation With the Aid of a Repeater

1.PressSELECT / keysixtimes. appearsonthedisplay.

2.Press

or tochange to forCH01-CH08and to for

 CH41-CH48.

3.PressSELECT /

toconrm

Todeactivatetheduplexoperationrepeatactivationprocessandchange

to or to .UH043SX-2NBwillreturntonormaloperation.

NOTE

If or ispressedwhenthechannelisnotfrom

CH01-CH08orCH41-CH48,anerrortonesounds.

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Operation

CTCSS & DCS

(Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) & (Digital Coded Squelch)

CTCSSisafeaturethatallowsagrouptotalktoeachother

withouthearingotherusersonthesamechannel.

1. PressSELECT /

keymomentarilytoenterCTCSS

  mode.ThecurrentselectedCTCSStoneashes.

2. Press

keytoselecttherequiredCTCSS

  tone(OFFor1-38).

3. PressSELECT /

keysixtimestoconrmthe

  selectedsettingandexittostandbymode.

ForchannelswithaCTCSStonesetting,theCTCSStoneisdisplayed

belowthechannelindicator.ForchannelswiththesettingofCTCSS

OFF,therewillbenodisplaybelowthechannelindicator.

DCSisadigitalextensionofCTCSS.Itprovides104extra,digitally

coded,squelchcodesthatfollowafterthe38CTCSScodes.CTCSS

1-38,followedbyDCS1-99plusDCS100-104(representedbyo0-o4on

thedisplay).

1. PressSELECT /

keymomentarilytoenterCTCSS/DCSmode.

2. Use

keytoselectaDCScode.TheDCScodes

  followonaftertheCTCSScodes.TheDCSiconwill

  replacetheCTCSScodeonthedisplay.

3. PressSELECT /

keysixtimestoconrmthe

  selectedsettingandexittostandbymode.

  TheDCSiconwillappearwhenselected.Toturn

  offDCSselectCTCSSOFFandnodisplaywillshow

  belowthechannelindicator.

NOTE

Channels05and35areusedforemergencychannels.

CTCSSandDCSwillnotoperateonthesetwochannels.

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Operation

VOX

VOXistheautomatictransmittingfunctionbyinputtingvoiceintothe

VOXheadsetmicwithoutpressingthePTTkey.

1. PressSELECT /

keymomentarilytwicewhilein

  standbymodetoenterVOXSensitivitymode.The

  currentselectedVOXsettingwillashonthedisplay.

2. Press or keytoadjusttheVOXsensitivity.1is

  thehighestsensitivityand4isthelowestsensitivity.

  VOXcanbeturnedoffbyselectingOFicon.

3. PressSELECT /

keyvetimestoconrmthe

  settingandexittostandbymode.

TheVOXiconisshownonthedisplaywhenVOXisselectedtoonand

theVOXHeadsetispluggedintoVOXHeadsetJack.

TheTXiconblinkswhenthevoicelevelispossibletotransmitatthe

currentselectedVOXsensitivitylevel.

Transmitting a Call Tone

YourUH043SX-2NBradioisequippedwith5selectablecalltonesthat

willbetransmittedwhenthe /CALL keyispressedmomentarily.

To select a call tone:

1. PressSELECT /

keymomentarilythreetimes

 whileinstandbymodetoenterCallTonemode.The

 currentcalltonenumber(C1-C5)willbeindicated.

2. Pressthe or keytoselectdesiredcalltone.

 Eachtonewillbeheardthroughthespeaker.

3. PressSELECT /

keyfourtimestoconrmandexittostandbymode.

 Totransmittheselectedcalltone,pressthe /CALL key.

 Theselectedtonewillautomaticallybetransmittedforaxedlength

 oftime.CallTonewillbecancelledwhenthePTTkeyispressed.

NOTE

Currentregulationsrequirecallingtonestoberestrictedto

onetransmissionperminute.Ifasecondtransmissionis

attemptedwithinoneminutethenanerrortonewillsound.

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Operation

Priority Scan Channel

To set a priority scan channel:

1. PressSELECT /

momentarilyfourtimeswhilein

  standbymodetoenterPriorityScanChannel

  mode.Thecurrentprioritychannelwillbe

  indicated.

2. Press or keytoincreaseordecreasethe

  desiredchannelnumber.

3. PressSELECT /

threetimestoconrmandexit

  tostandbymode.PRIwillbedisplayedwhena

  prioritychannelhasbeenselected.

BCL (Busy Channel Lockout) On/Off

BCLisusedwhenCTCSSorDCSisselectedtopreventtransmission

whentheUH043SX-2NBdetectsatransmissionfromanotherunitusing

thesameCTCSSorDCScode.

To set BCL ON/OFF:

1. PressSELECT /

momentarilyvetimeswhilein

  standbymodetoenterBCL ON / OFFmode.

  ThecurrentBCLstatuswillbeindicated.

2. Press or keytoselectON(on)orOFF(oF).

3. PressSELECT /

twotimestoconrmandexitto

  standbymode.BCLwillbedisplayedwhenBCLon

  hasbeenselected.

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Operation

Scan Channel Memory

To store a channel into Scan Channel Memory:

1. SelectdesiredchannelusingCH / HI / LOkeyand

or key.

2. PressandholdMEM / SCNkey.MEMwillappearonthedisplay.

Repeatsteps1and2toclearchannelfromScanChannelMemory.

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UHF Channels Guidelines

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NOTE

Alwayslistenonachannel(orobservethereceivesignallevel

meter)toensureitisnotalreadybeingusedbeforetransmitting.

Channels5and35areusedforemergencychannels.

CTCSS/DCSwillnotoperateonthesechannels.

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,channels61,62and63areforfutureuseandTX

isinhibitedonthesechannels.

Generalcommunicationisacceptedonallotherchannels

withtheseguidelines:

•Channel40-roadchannel(Australia).

•Channels01-08(and31-38),andChannels41-48

(and71-78)arerepeaterchannels.

NOTE

Important information - 80 Channel UHF-CB channel expansion

ToprovideallusersadditionalchannelcapacitywithintheUHF-CB

Band.TheACMAwillchangethemajorityofthecurrentwideband40

channelusetonarrowbandchanneluse.Thisallowsforadditional

channelstobeadded,upto80(77usable)Channels.

Thissimplymeansthatthenewnarrowbandradioyouhavepurchased

willhavemorechannelsthanolderradios.Pleaserefertothe

guidelinesaboveandthechannelchartforfurtherchannelinformation.

Alistofcurrentlyauthorisedchannelscanalsobeobtainedfromthe

ACMAwebsiteinAustraliaandtheMEDwebsiteinNewZealand.

Interference / Poor Audio

Whenanewnarrowbandradioreceivesasignalfromanolder

widebandradiothespeechmaysoundloud.

NarrowbandradiosoperatingonCH41-CH80mayencounter

interferencefromanearbywidebandradiostransmittingonhigh

poweronanadjacentchannel(frequency).

Whenanolderwidebandradioreceivesasignalfromanew

narrowbandradiothespeechmaysoundquiet-thewideband

radiousersimplyadjuststheirradiovolumeforbestperformance.

Theabovesituationsarenotafaultoftheradiobutasymptomofmixed

widebandandnarrowbandradiosincurrentuse.Itisexpectedthatas

olderwidebandradiosarephasedoutthisissuewillbeeliminated.

Warranty

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UNIDEN UH043SX-2NB UHF CB Transceiver

NOTE

Pleasekeepyoursalesdocketasitprovidesevidenceforwarranty.

Important: Evidenceoforiginalpurchaseisrequiredforwarrantyservice.

Warrantor: UnidenAustraliaPtyLimited,A.B.N.58001865498,UnidenNewZealandLimited

Warranty is only valid in the original country of purchase.

ELEMENT OF WARRANTY:Unidenwarrantstotheoriginalretailownerforthedurationof

thiswarranty,itsUH043SX-2NBRadio(hereinafterreferredtoastheProduct),tobefreefrom

defectsinmaterialsandcraftsmanshipwithonlythelimitationsorexclusionssetoutbelow.

WARRANTY DURATION: Thiswarrantytotheoriginalretailowneronly,shallterminateand

beofnofurthereffectONE(1)yearsafterthedateoforiginalretailsale.Thiswarrantywill

bedeemedinvalidiftheproductis;

(A)Damagedornotmaintainedasreasonableandnecessary,

(B)Modied,alteredorusedaspartofanyconversionkits,subassemblies,orany

 congurationsnotsoldbyUniden,

(C)Improperlyinstalled,

(D)RepairedbysomeoneotherthananauthorizedUnidenRepairAgentforadefector

 malfunctioncoveredbythiswarranty,

(E)Usedinconjunctionwithanyequipmentorpartsoraspartofasystemnot

manufacturedbyUniden,or

(F) WheretheSerialNumberlabeloftheproducthasbeenremovedordamagedbeyondrecognition.

Warrantyonlyvalidinthecountryoforiginalretail/sale.

PARTS COVERED:ThiswarrantycoversforONE(1)years,theProductandincludedaccessories.

STATEMENT OF REMEDY:IntheeventthattheProductdoesnotconformtothiswarranty

atanytimewhilethiswarrantyisineffect,thewarrantoratitsdiscretion,willrepairthedefect

orreplacetheProductandreturnittoyouwithoutchargeforpartsorservice.Thiswarranty

doesnotprovideforreimbursementorpaymentofincidentalorconsequentialdamages.

ThisEXPRESSWARRANTYisinadditiontoanddoesnotinanywayaffectyour

rightsundertheTRADEPRACTICESACT1974(Cth)(Australia)ortheCONSUMER

GUARANTEESACT(NewZealand).

PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OR WARRANTY:Intheeventthatthe

productdoesnotconformtothiswarranty,theProductshouldbeshippedordelivered,freightpre-

paid,withevidenceoforiginalpurchase(e.g.acopyofthesalesdocket),tothewarrantorat:

UNIDEN AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED

ServiceDivision

345PrincesHighway,

Rockdale,NSW2216

Fax(02)95993278

www.uniden.com.au

UNIDEN NEW ZEALAND LIMITED

ServiceDivision

150HarrisRoad,

EastTamaki,Auckland2013

Fax(09)2744253

www.uniden.co.nz

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