Uniden Oceanus Dsc Vhf Marine Radio Owners Manual

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Installation
Caution: The OCEANUS DSCwill only operate with a nominal 12 volt
negative ground battery system.
It is important to carefully determine the most suitable location for your
radio on your vessel.  Electrical, mechanical, and environmental
considerations must all be taken into account.  You should select the
optimum relationship among these considerations.
Keep in mind the flexibility designed into the 
OCEANUS DSCso that
you can most conveniently use it.  Features which should be considered...

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Engine Noise Suppression
Interference from the noise generated by the electrical systems of
engines is sometimes a problem with radios.  The 
OCEANUS DSChas
been designed to be essentially impervious to ignition noise and
alternator noise.  However, in some installations it may be necessary to
take measures to further reduce the effect of noise interference.  All DC
battery wires, antenna lead, and accessory cables should be routed
away from the engine and engine compartment, and from power cabling...

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Installing the OCEANUS DSC
After you have carefully considered the various factors affecting your
choice of location, position the radio (with the bracket, microphone,
power cord, antenna and any auxiliary cables installed) into the selected
location to assure there is no interference with the surrounding items.  
Mark the location of the mounting bracket.  Remove the bracket from the
radio and use it as a template to mark the holes to be drilled for the
mounting hardware.  Drill the holes and mount...

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POWER On/Off
Turn the unit On by rotating the PWR/VOL
control clockwise. 
Adjust the volume to a comfortable level.
When you turn the unit On, you will hear a
beep, and the greeting message below
appears on the LCD for 3 seconds.
Note:When you turn On the radio for the first time after purchase,
the channel 16 will appear on the LCD.
Operation
Last Channel Memory
The OCEANUS DSCmemorizes the last channel selected before you
turn Off the radio. For example, if you turn Off the radio on CH 12, it will...

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Turn SQUELCHfully clockwise.  This raises the “Squelch Gate” so high
that only very strong signals can get through.
Turn 
SQUELCHfully counterclockwise until you hear a hiss. This lowers
the “Squelch Gate” so that everything gets through - noise, weak
signals, and strong signals.
Turn 
SQUELCHback clockwise until the hiss stops. Now the “Squelch
Gate” allows only strong signals through.
Strong Signals
Medium Signals
Weak Signals
Noise
Strong Signals
Medium Signals
Weak Signals
Noise
Strong Signals...

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TRIPLE WATCH
Triple Watch monitors Channel 16, Channel 9, and the current Marine
Channel or Weather Channel.
To activate Triple Watch, press and hold 
16/9/TRIfor 2 seconds.  TRI
appears on the LCD, indicating Triple Watch mode is in effect. If a signal
is received on either Channel 16 or Channel 9, the radio remains on that
channel until the signal ends.
Press and hold 
16/9/TRIfor 2 seconds to cancel the Triple Watch mode.
Note:While in Triple Watch mode, you can change the currently
selected...

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WEATHER CHANNELS
To select Weather Channels 0-9, press
WX/ALERT.  The radio will go to the last
selected Weather Channel.  Press 
CHor 
to select a different Weather Channel.
To exit from Weather Channel: 
Press WX/ALERT.  The radio returns to
the previous Marine channel.
MEM (Entering channel numbers into Memory Scan)
You can enter channels into Memory Scan for instant scanning at any
time. When a channel is selected for Memory Scan, 
MEMappears on the
LCD display.
To enter a channel into Memory...

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To cancel the channel in Memory, press and hold UIC/MEMfor 2
seconds. The 
MEMicon disappears.
Note:The Memory channel can be set independently in 3 regional
modes (USA, INT, and CAN).  You cannot use this feature in
WX mode or for channel 70.
Triple Watch Scan
To turn Triple Watch Scan On, press and hold 16/9/TRIfor 2 seconds.
While the current channel is scanned, Channel 16 and Channel 9 are
also scanned every 2 seconds.  Then 
TRIappears.
Normal Scan
Normal Scan is performed only when the memory CH...

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Weather Alert
The traditional weather feature receives weather broadcast (usually
within a 50-mile radius) then sounds an alarm of any emergency code
which was transmitted along with the broadcast.  This means that
people who live outside an affected area are often alerted even when
their area is not affected, causing many of them to ignore potentially real
emergency/weather warnings that can save lives.
In 1994, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
began broadcasting coded...

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1. Press and hold WX/ALERTfor 2
seconds when WX ALERT is Off. 
The radio turns the WX ALERT On and
the icon appears.
2. If the radio receives a 1050Hz tone, the
icon will blink every other second
and the alert tone will ring.
In the area where SAME is
broadcasted, the following is displayed.
3. When a WX ALERT signal is received,
all other functions are canceled and the
radio remains on the selected weather
channel.
When the radio is in Scan mode,
scanning the weather channel every 7
seconds, the SAME...