Uniden Voyager Vhf Marine Radio Owners Manual

Getting Started
Mounting the Drop-in Charger
Mount the drop-in charger to either a counter or wall.
To counter:
Attach the drop-in charger using the
mounting screws and washers as follows.
To wall:
Insert the two mounting screws into the
wall keeping the same space as the holes
on the charger.
Place the charger with the
screws through the larger holes
then turn the charger.
Plug one end of the AC adapter into the wall
outlet and the other end into the drop-in
charger.
When you mount the drop-in charger...

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Attaching the Battery Pack
Place the battery pack onto the back of
the radio. It will only fit in one way.
Snap the battery release clip until it
clicks. Be sure the battery pack fits
tightly against the VOYAGER’sbody.
Attaching the Beltclip
Hold the beltclip in the direction as
follows.
Apply it to the hanger piece on the back
of the radio. Then slid it up.
You will hear a click. The beltclip is
firmly attached.
To take the beltclip off the radio, turn it
and slid it up.
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Charging the Battery Pack
Your marine radio is powered by a specially designed Lithium Ion
battery pack.
• Before operating the VOYAGER, charge the Lithium Ion battery
pack for 4 hours 
without interruptionin the drop-in charger.
Place the VOYAGERin the drop-in charger.
The red LED illuminates and stays On.
• The charger won’t overcharge the battery pack. When charging is
completed, the charge LED is no longer illuminated.
•Do not transmit when the VOYAGER is in the drop-in charger!
• You can monitor...

Operation
• See “Controls and Indicators” (page. 2) for button, knob, and key
positions.
• When you turn On your VOYAGER, it is automatically tuned to
channel 16, the United States Coast Guard frequency for 
distress, safety, and calling.
• When you press any key (except 
PTT), a short tone sounds.
Turning On the Unit and Setting Squelch
Before you turn On the unit, turn the
Squelchknob fully counterclockwise.
Then, turn On the unit by turning the
Volume/Powerknob clockwise until you
hear a hissing...

Selecting a Channel
Turn On your VOYAGER.
To select a higher channel, 
press the button.
To select a lower channel, 
press the button.
• To change the channel continuously,
press and hold the or button for
more than 1 second.
One-touch Channel 16/9/TRI
Example:While you are monitoring channel 20, you want to check
channel 16 or channel 9.
You are now on channel 20.
To monitor channel 16, press the
16/9/TRIbutton.
To monitor channel 9, press the 
16/9/TRIbutton again.
To return to channel 20, press...

Triple Watch
Triple Watch mode monitors channels 16 and 9 for a signal while
you listen to the currently selected channel. The marine radio
checks channel 16 and 9 for activity every 2 seconds.
To select Triple Watch mode, press and
hold the 
16/9/TRIbutton for 1.5 seconds.
A double confirmation tone sounds.
To exit from Triple Watch, press and
hold 
16/9/TRIfor 1.5 seconds. A double
confirmation tone sounds.
• While in Triple Watch mode, you can
change the currently selected channel
using the or...

Monitoring Weather Channels
The VOYAGERhas 10 preprogrammed weather channel 
frequencies, represented by 0 through 9.
To listen to the weather channels 
in your area, press 
WX/ALERT. 
WXappears on the display.
To move up, press the button.
To move down, press the button.
To exit, press 
WX/ALERT. 
WXdisappears from the display.
• To change the channel continuously,
press and hold the or button for
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Weather Alert
Weather Alert allows your VOYAGERto function as a severe
weather warning radio. If the NOAA issues a severe weather 
warning while the Weather Alert is turned On, the VOYAGER
sounds an alert tone. You will then hear the emergency weather
broadcast.
To use Weather Alert, select the weather channel in your area.
Press and hold 
WX/ALERTfor 
1.5 seconds. A double confirmation tone
sounds.
When the unit receives a warning signal,
it beeps for 5 seconds. WX, ALERT, and
the channel number blink....

NWR-SAME Alert
In addition to the conventional Weather Alert, your VOYAGERis
compatible with NWR-SAME Weather Alert.
Specific Area Message Encoding (S.A.M.E.) are NOAA’s coded
emergency weather signals that identify a specific geographic area
affected by an emergency. The VOYAGERreceives the emergency
weather alert.
The unit changes its alert beep tone according to the level of 
severity.
To use NWR-SAME Alert, select the weather channel in your
area.
Press and hold the 
WX/ALERTbutton for 1.5 seconds...

Registering FIPS Code
Six digit FIPS Codes are programmable in 15 channels, number 1~15
for NWR-SAME Weather Alert. If there is no data registered in location
number 1, all of the signals are decoded. Contact the National Weather
Service at 1-888-NWR-SAME for the FIPS Codes in the area of interest,
or visit http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm 
Press and hold the 
MEM/FIPSkey for 1.5 seconds.
Select the channel, numbers 1~15, you
want to program using the or key.
Press the 
MEM/FIPSkey to enter the...