Uniden MHS550 Owner's Manual

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Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner’s Manual 25MenuOption Use It To... Available Settings (defaultsetting is in italics)USA/CAN/INTChange the channel modefrom US to Canadian orInternational channelsUSA ModeCanadian ModeInt’l ModeLampAdjust Change the operation ofthe display backlightAlways OnTimer (see page 22 for details)Always OffContrast Adjust the display contrast 10 contrast levels(default = 7)Dual/TriWatchChoose between triplewatch and dual watch16/9 TriWatch16 DualWatchKey Beep Turn the key touch toneson or off OnOffFIPSCodesEnter or edit the six-digitcodes for the geographicareas that you want to hearhazard alerts forNo FIPS codes entered.See page 28 for instructions onentering FIPS codesChannelNameChange the namedisplayed for a channel orreset channel names backto their default settingsSee the tables starting on page42 for default channel namesSee page 27 for instructions onchanging channel names.Exit Close the menuMaking a transmissionRemove the radio from the charger, then press and hold thePUSH TO TALK button. Release the PUSH TO TALK buttonwhen you’re finished talking to let the other party respond.To prevent stuck microphone problems or situationswhere the PUSH TO TALK button is pushed accidentally,the radio limits your talk time to 5 minutes in asingle transmission. If you talk for over 5 minutescontinuously, the display shows RELEASE PTT KEY.•