Uniden SX237-2CK Owner's manual

Uniden
Brand
Uniden
Model
SX237-2CK
Category
Two-way radios
Type
Owner's manual
SX237
• 22Channels(15
GMRS/7FRS
Channels)
• WeatherChannels
• 121PrivacyCodes • WeatherAlert
• ChannelScan • 5VOXlevels
• ChannelMonitor • 10Calltones
• KeyLock • RogerBeep
• BeepTone • BatteryStrengthMeter
• Backlight • BatterySave/LowBattery
Alert
• VolumeSetting • CallButton
• LastChannel
Memory
• Upto23-mileRange*
• AutoSquelch • ChargingKit(modelnames
withCK)orY-Splitmicro
USBcable(modelnames
withC)
• microUSBJack • Earbud/HeadphoneJack
* Range may vary depending on environmental and/or
topographical conditions.
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1 Antenna 8 LCD
2 PushtoTalk 9 CH/VOLUp
3 Headphone/microUSBjack 10 CH/VOLDown
4 WX/LOCK 11 CH/LIGHT
5 CALL/MON 12 Microphone
6 MENU/Power 13 ChargingContacts
7 Speaker
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofaUniden
SX237seriesradio.Thislightweight,palm-sized
radioisastate-of-the-artdevice,equippedwith
manyvaluablefeatures.Useitatsporting
events,tostayincontactwithfamilyand
friends,hiking,skiing,outdoors,orina
neighborhoodwatchforvitalcommunication.
Eachradiouses3AArechargeableNi-MH
batteries,included.
Ifyourmodelnumbercontainsa"C,"your
packagecontainsamicroUSBYchargingcable.
Ifyourmodelnumbercontains"CK,"itcontains
achargingkit(includingachargingcradle).
Ifyourmodelsnumbercontains"HS,"itcontains
headsets.
Refertothepackagingforotherspecific
contents..
TheradiooperatesontheGeneralMobileRadio
Service(GMRS)frequencieswhichrequirea
FederalCommunicationsCommissionlicenseto
operate.Forlicensinginformationand
applicationforms,visittheFCCon-lineat:www.
fcc.gov/wtb/ulsorcalltheFCChotlineat1-800-
418-3676.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsyoucan
contacttheFCCdirectat1-888-225-5322.
Eachradiouses3AArechargeableNiMH
batteries(included).
1. Ifnecessary,removethebeltclip.Press
uponthebeltcliplatchandslidethebelt
clipoffoftheradio.
2. Removethebatterycompartmentdoorby
pressingonandslidingoutthe
compartmentdoor.Removethecover.
3. Installthe3AAbatteries(included)intothe
batterycompartment.Becertaintofollow
the+and–symbolsinthecompartment.
Installingthebatteriesincorrectlywill
preventtheunitfromoperating.
4. Replacethebatterycompartmentdoorby
slidingthedoorintoplace.
5. Replacethebeltclipifnecessary.
6. Replacethebeltclipifnecessary.
BATTERY LEVEL /
LOW LEVEL ALERT
Thisunithasabatterylevelmeteronthe
displaytoindicatethestatusofthebatteries.
Whenthebatteryintheunitislow,thebattery
levelmetericon flashesand.Recharge
thebatteriesimmediately.
CHARGING THE RADIO
ForradioswithmicroUSBY-cable:
1. PlugonebranchofthemicroUSBY-Cable
intoeachradio'smicroUSBchargeport.
2. Inserttheotherend(USB)intoaUSB
PACKAGE CONTENTS
FCC GMRS LICENSE
INSTALL THE BATTERIES
powersource(computer,phonecharger,
etc-notincluded).
3. Chargethebatteriesfor16hoursand
disconnecttheradiofromtheY-cableafter
charging.
Forradioswithachargingcradle:
1. ConnecttheACadaptertoDCIN9Vjack
onthechargerandtoastandard120VAC
walloutlet.
2. Setthechargingcradleonthedeskor
tabletop,andplacetheradiointhe
chargingcradlewiththekeypadfacing
forward.
3. MakesurethattheLEDilluminates.Charge
thebatteriesfor16hoursandremovethe
radiofromthechargingcradleafter
charging.
Warning!
• Neither the radio nor the charging cradle are
waterproof.
• If the charging cradle falls into water, unplug it
before attempting to remove it from the water.
Allow the cradle to dry completely before
reconnecting the power.
• Wipe off dirt or shake water from your radio
before placing in the charging cradle if your
radio is soiled or wet.
Notes:
• Install the batteries before charging. Charge
time may vary depending on the battery life
remaining. For fastest charging, turn off the
radio before charging.
• If battery power is low, you cannot operate the
radio even using external power. Allow the
batteries to charge before using. If you try to
transmit while power is low, the radio will
automatically turn off.
USING THE RADIO
Inordertogetthemostoutofyournewradio,
readthisreferenceguidecompletelybefore
attemptingtooperatetheradio.
TURNING THE RADIO ON AND ADJUSTING
THE VOLUME
1. PressandholdtheMENU/ keytoturn
theradioON.
2. PressandholdtheMENU/ keytoturn
theradioOFF.
3. Pressthe▲or▼keystoincreaseor
decreasethevolumelevel.L0-L8displays
asyoupressthekeys.
USING THE MENUS
PressMENU/ keytoentertheMenusystem.
EachtimeyoupressMENU/ keyyouadvance
throughthesystem.
• PressMENU/ once;accessPrivacyCodes
(0-121).
• PressMENU/ twice;setthetransmit(call)
toneforyourradio(1-10,Off)
• PressMENU/ threetimes-accessVOX.
(Levels1-5,Off)
• PressMENU/ fourtimes-exitMenus.
WORKING WITH CHANNELS / PRIVACY
CODES
Yourradiohas22channelsand121Privacy
Codesyoucanusetotalktoothers.Inorderto
speaktosomeone,eachofyoumustbesetto
thesamechannel/PrivacyCode.
1. Withtheradioon,pressCH/LIGHTkey
once.Thecurrentchannelnumberflashes.
2. Usethe▲or▼keystoselectother
channels(1-22).Pressandhold▲or▼
keystorapidlychangechannels.
3. PressCH/LIGHTkeyagaintosetthe
selectedchannel.
4. PressMENU/ keyonce.Thecurrent
PrivacyCodeflashes.
5. Usethe▲or▼keystoselectother
PrivacyCodes(1-121).Pressandhold▲
or▼keystorapidlychangePrivacy
codes.
6. PressMENU/ keythreetimestosetthe
PrivacyCodeandexittheMenus.
VOICE OPERATED TRANSMISSIOS
Yourradioisequippedwithauserselectable
VoiceOperatedTransmitter(VOX)thatcanbe
usedforautomaticvoicetransmissions.The
VOXfeatureisdesignedtobeusedwitha
headsetwithamicrophone.Transmissionis
initiatedbyspeakingintotheheadset's
microphoneinsteadofpushingthePTTbutton.
ToselecttheVOXlevel:
1. EntertheMenu.Advancethroughthe
Menuuntilthevoxiconappearsonthe
display.Thecurrentlevel(OFF,1-5)willbe
indicated.LeveloF(OFF)disablesVOX,
whilelevels1-5setthesensitivityofthe
VOXcircuit.
2. Presseitherthe▲or▼keystoselectthe
desiredVOXsensitivitylevel.Uselevel1
forincreased
sensitivitytovoiceinnormally
quietenvironments
,anduseahigherlevel
toreduceundesiredactivationinverynoisy
environments.
CHANNEL SCAN FEATURES
Yourradiohasachannelscanfeaturethat
allowsyoutoeasilyscanall22channels.When
anactivechannelisdetected,theunitpauseson
thatchanneluntilthechannelisclear.Then,
aftera2seconddelay,theradiocontinues
scanning.
Whentheunitstopsonanactivechannel,you
canpressthePTTbuttononthemicrophoneto
transmitonthatchannel.
To turn ON channel scan
Quicklypress CH/LIGHTthenhold▼for3
seconds.Thechannelswillcycledown
throughall22chanels.Toreversescan
direction,press▲.Tostopscanning,
pressMENU/ .
TALKING ON YOUR RADIO
1. PressandholdthePTTbuttonandspeak
inaclear,normalvoiceabout2-3inches
awayfromthemicrophone.(Whileyouare
transmitting,thetxicondisplays.Toavoid
cuttingoffthefirstpartofyour
transmission,pauseslightlyafterpressing
thePTTbuttonbeforeyoustarttalking.)
2. Whenyouarefinishedspeaking,release
thePTTbutton.Youcannowreceive
incomingcalls.Whilereceiving,therxicon
displays.
KEY LOCK
1. Tolockthekeypad,pressandholdWX
LOCKkey.The iconappearsonthe
display.
2. Tounlockthekeypad,pressandholdWX
LOCKkeyagain.The icondisappears
fromthedisplay.
Note:While keylock is on, you can still use the
radio to receive, transmit, use call, turnvolume
upordown, MON and MENU/ to turn the
radio on or off.
BACKLIGHT
PressandholdCH/LIGHT.Aredbacklightturns
on.Itautomaticallyturnsoffafterseveral
seconds
TRANSMITTING A CALL ALERT TONE
Yourradioisequippedwithacalltonethatwill
betransmittedwhentheCALL/MONkeyis
pressed.
Totransmitthecalltone,presstheCALL/MON
key.Thetonewillbetransmitted.
AUTO SQUELCH
Theradioisequippedwithanautomaticsquelch
systemwhichshutsoffweaktransmissionsand
unwantednoiseduetoterrainconditionsor
rangelimitations.
MONITOR MODE
Yourradioallowsyoutolistenforweaksignals
onthecurrentchannelatthepressofakey.
ToturnONmonitormode,Pressandhold
CALL/MON for2seconds.Thetxicon
displays.Onachannelthatdoesnothave
activity,youwillhearonlyanopen-squelch
hissingnoise.
ToturnOFFmonitormode,pressandholdthe
CALL/MON keyfor2secondsagain.
Channels 143(22Channels+121Privacy
Codes)
Operating
Frequency
UHF462.5500-467.7125MHz
(GMRS)
162.4000-162.5500MHz(WX)
Power
Source
3rechargeableNiMHbatteries
perradio
Battery
Life
12hourstypical(5/5/90duty
cycle)
SPECIFICATIONS
Frequency Chart
CH Freq.[MHz] - Cross
Ref.
CH Freq.[MHz] - Cross
Ref.
1 462.5625-FRS&
GMRS1
12 467.6625-FRS12
2 462.5875-FRS&
GMRS2
13 467.6875-FRS13
3 462.6125-FRS&
GMRS3
14 467.7125-FRS14
4 462.6375-FRS&
GMRS4
15 462.5500-GMRS11
5 462.6625-FRS&
GMRS5
16 462.5750-GMRS8
6 462.6875-FRS&
GMRS6
17 462.6000-GMRS12
7 462.7125-FRS&
GMRS7
18 462.6250-GMRS9
8 467.5625-FRS8 19 462.6500-GMRS13
9 467.5875-FRS9 20 462.6750-GMRS10
10 467.6125-FRS10 21 462.7000-GMRS14
11 467.6375-FRS11 22 462.7250-GMRS15
CTCSS Chart (Hz)
Code Freq. Code Freq.
oF OFF 20 131.8
1 67.0 21 136.5
2 71.9 22 141.3
3 74.4 23 146.2
4 77.0 24 151.4
5 79.7 25 156.7
6 82.5 26 162.2
7 85.4 27 167.9
8 88.5 28 173.8
9 91.5 29 179.9
10 94.8 30 186.2
11 97.4 31 192.8
12 100.0 32 203.5
13 103.5 33 210.7
14 107.2 34 218.1
15 110.9 35 225.7
16 114.8 36 233.6
17 118.8 37 241.8
18 123.0 38 250.3
19 127.3
YourradiomightcauseTVorradiointerferenceeven
whenitisoperatingproperly.Todeterminewhether
yourradioiscausingtheinterference,turnitoff.Ifthe
interferencegoesaway,yourradioiscausingit.Tryto
eliminatetheinterferencebymovingyourradioaway
fromthereceiver.Ifyoucannoteliminatethe
interference,theFCCrequiresthatyoustopusingthe
radio.
Hazardous Environments: Donotoperatetheradio
inhazardousenvironments.Explosionorfiremay
result.Donotoperatetheradionearunshielded
electricalblastingcaps.
Undercertainconditions,radioscaninterferewith
blastingoperationsandmaycauseanexplosion.Turn
yourradioOFFtopreventaccidentaltransmission
wheninablastingareaorinareasposted:"Turnoff
two-wayradio."Constructioncrewsoftenuseremote
controlRFdevicestosetoffexplosives.
Care and Safety:Tocleantheradio,useasoftcloth
dampenedwithwater.Donotusecleanersorsolvents
becausetheycanharmthebodyoftheunitandleak
inside,causingpermanentdamage.Useadry,lint-free
clothtocleanthebatterycontacts.Donotsubmerge
theunitinwater.Iftheunitgetswet,turnitoffand
removethebatteriesimmediately.
Drythebatterycompartmentwithasoftclothto
minimizepotentialwaterdamage.Leavethebattery
compartmentcoveroffovernighttoensurecomplete
drying.Donotusetheradiountiltheunitiscompletely
dry.WARNING!Readthisinformationbeforeusingthe
radio
InAugust1996theFederalCommunications
Commission(FCC)oftheUnitedStateswithitsaction
inReportandOrderFCC96-326adoptedanupdated
safetystandardforhumanexposuretoradiofrequency
electromagneticenergyemittedbyFCCregulated
transmitters.
Thoseguidelinesareconsistentwiththesafety
standardpreviouslysetbybothU.S.andinternational
standardsbodies.Thedesignoftheradiocomplies
withtheFCCguidelinesandtheseinternational
standards.
Neverallowchildrentooperatetheradiowithoutadult
supervisionandtheknowledgeofthefollowing
guidelines.
FCC RF EXPOSURE INFORMATION
WARNING!Itisuptotheusertoproperlyoperatethisradio
transmittertoinsuresafeoperation.Pleaseadheretothe
following:
Useonlythesuppliedoranapprovedantenna.Unauthorized
antennas,modifications,orattachmentscouldimpaircall
quality,damagetheradio,orresultinviolationofFCC
regulations.
Donotusetheradiowithadamagedantenna.Ifadamaged
antennacomesintocontactwiththeskin,aminorburnmay
result.Pleasecontactyourlocaldealerforareplacement
antenna.
Body-Worn Operation
Thisdevicewastestedfortypicalbody-wornoperationsusing
thesuppliedbelt-clip.
TomaintaincompliancewithFCCRFexposurerequirements,
body-wornoperationsarerestrictedtothesuppliedbelt-clip.
Forhand-heldoperation,theradioshouldbeheld1inchfromthe
user'sface.Theuseofaccessoriesthatdonotsatisfythese
requirementsmaynotcomplywithFCCRFexposurerequirements
andshouldbeavoided.
FormoreinformationaboutRFexposure,pleasevisittheFCCweb
siteatwww.fcc.gov.
FCC PART 15 / IC Compliance
FCC PART 15 COMPLIANCE
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCrules.Operationis
subjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynot
causeharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptany
interferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycause
undesiredoperation.
Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbytheparty
responsibleforcompliancecouldvoidyourauthoritytooperatethe
equipment.
AvisdeconformitéàlaFCC:Cedispositifaététestéets’avère
conformeàl’article15desrèglementsdelaCommissionfédérale
descommunications(FCC).Cedispositifestsoumisauxconditions
suivantes:1)Cedispositifnedoitpascauserd’interférences
nuisibleset;2)Ildoitpouvoirsupporterlesparasitesqu’ilreçoit,
incluantlesparasitespouvantnuireàsonfonctionnement.
Toutchangementoumodificationnonapprouvéexpressémentpar
lapartieresponsablepourraitannulerledroitàl’utilisateurdefaire
fonctionnercetéquipement.
IC COMPLIANCE
ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadalicense-exemptRSS
standard(s).Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)
thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference,and(2)thisdevicemust
acceptanyinterference,includinginterferencethatmaycause
undesiredoperationofthedevice.
Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbytheparty
responsibleforcompliancecouldvoidyourauthoritytooperatethe
equipment.
CetappareilestconformeauxnormesRSSexemptesdelicences
d’IndustrieCanada.onfonctionnementestsoumisauxdeux
conditionssuivantes:(1)cetappareilnedoitpascauser
d’interférencesnuisibleset(2),ildoitpouvoiraccepterles
interférences,incluantcellespouvantnuireàsonfonctionnement
normal.
Toutchangementoumodificationnonapprouvéexpressémentpar
lapartieresponsablepourraitannulerledroitàl’utilisateurdefaire
fonctionnercetéquipement.
ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
Important:Evidenceoforiginalpurchaseisrequiredforwarranty
service.
WARRANTOR:UNIDENAMERICACORPORATION("Uniden")
ELEMENTSOFWARRANTY:Unidenwarrants,foroneyear,to
theoriginalretailowner,thisUniden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usershall
terminateandbeofnofurthereffect12monthsafterthedateof
originalretailsale.ThewarrantyisinvalidiftheProductis:(A)
damagedornotmaintainedasreasonableornecessary,(B)
modified,altered,orusedaspartofanyconversionkits,sub-
assemblies,oranyconfigurationsnotsoldbyUniden,(C)
improperlyinstalled,(D)servicedorrepairedbysomeoneother
thananauthorizedUnidenservicecenterforadefector
MAINTENANCE
Important:Changesormodificationstothisunitnot
expresslyapprovedbyUnidencouldvoidyour
authoritytooperatethisunit.Yourradioissetupto
transmitaregulatedsignalonanassignedfrequency.
Itisagainstthelawtoalteroradjustthesettings
insidetheradiotoexceedthoselimitations.Any
adjustmentstoyourradiomustbemadebyqualified
technicians.
To be safe and sure:
•Neveropenyourradio’scase.
•Neverchangeorreplaceanythinginyourradio
exceptthebatteries.
©2017UnidenAmericaCorporation Issue1,January2017
Allrightsreserved PrintedinChina
malfunctioncoveredbythiswarranty,(E)usedinanyconjunctionwith
equipmentorpartsoraspartofanysystemnotmanufacturedbyUniden,or(F)
installedorprogrammedbyanyoneotherthanasdetailedbytheowner’s
manualforthisproduct.
STATEMENTOFREMEDY:Intheeventthattheproductdoesnotconformto
thiswarrantyatanytimewhilethiswarrantyisineffect,warrantorwilleither,at
itsoption,repairorreplacethedefectiveunitandreturnittoyouwithoutcharge
forparts,service,oranyothercost(exceptshippingandhandling)incurredby
warrantororitsrepresentativesinconnectionwiththeperformanceofthis
warranty.Warrantor,atitsoption,mayreplacetheunitwithaneworrefurbished
unit.
THELIMITEDWARRANTYSETFORTHABOVEISTHESOLEANDENTIRE
WARRANTYPERTAININGTOTHEPRODUCTANDISINLIEUOFAND
EXCLUDESALLOTHERWARRANTIESOFANYNATUREWHATSOEVER,
WHETHEREXPRESS,IMPLIEDORARISINGBYOPERATIONOFLAW,
INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTOANYIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOF
MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.THIS
WARRANTYDOESNOTCOVERORPROVIDEFORTHEREIMBURSEMENT
OVERPAYMENTOFINCIDENTALORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES.Some
statesdonotallowthisexclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconsequential
damagessotheabovelimitationorexclusionmaynotapplytoyou.
LEGALREMEDIES:Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumay
alsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.Thiswarrantyisvoid
outsidetheUnitedStatesofAmericaandCanada.
PROCEDUREFOROBTAININGPERFORMANCEOFWARRANTY:If,after
followingtheinstructionsintheowner’smanualyouarecertainthattheProduct
isdefective,packtheProductcarefully(preferablyinitsoriginalpackaging).The
Productshouldincludeallpartsandaccessoriesoriginallypackagedwiththe
Product.Includeevidenceoforiginalpurchaseandanotedescribingthedefect
thathascausedyoutoreturnit.TheProductshouldbeshippedfreightprepaid,
bytraceablemeans,towarrantor:
UnidenAmericaCorporation
C/OSaddleCreek
743HenriettaCreekRoad,Suite100
Roanoke,TX76262
Tone Octal
No. Code
39 023
40 025
41 026
42 031
43 032
44 043
45 047
46 051
47 054
48 065
49 071
50 072
51 073
52 074
53 114
54 115
55 116
56 125
57 131
58 132
59 134
60 143
61 152
62 155
63 156
64 162
65 165
66 172
67 174
68 205
69 223
70 226
71 243
72 244
73 245
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No. Code
74 251
75 261
76 263
77 265
78 271
79 306
80 311
81 315
82 331
83 343
84 346
85 351
86 364
87 365
88 371
89 411
90 412
91 413
92 423
93 431
94 432
95 445
96 464
97 465
98 466
99 503
100 506
101 516
102 532
103 546
104 565
105 606
106 612
107 624
108 627
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No. Code
109 631
110 632
111 654
112 662
113 664
114 703
115 712
116 723
117 731
118 732
119 734
120 743
121 754
122 036
123 053
124 122
125 145
126 212
127 225
128 246
129 252
130 255
131 266
132 274
133 325
134 332
135 356
136 446
137 452
138 454
139 455
140 462
141 523
142 526
DCS Code List
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Uniden SX237-2CK Owner's manual

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Model
SX237-2CK
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