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 on
your boat, use the DC adapter instead.
Attaching the Antenna
Attach the antenna to the VOYAGER. 
Be sure the antenna is firmly seated.
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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 incoming calls while the VOYAGERis in the
drop-in charger.
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							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 sound.
Turn the 
Squelchknob clockwise, just until
the hissing sound stops. Use the knob to
adjust to the desired squelch level. Think of
the squelch control as a frequency gate
which controls access to weak or strong
signals depending on its setting.
• To listen to a weak or distant station, turn the knob 
counterclockwise. If reception is poor, turn it clockwise to cut
out weak transmissions.
• If the squelch control is adjusted so you continually hear a 
hissing sound, the unit will not scan properly.
To turn Off the unit, turn the 
Volume/Power knob
counterclockwise until it clicks.4
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Noise Weak Signals Medium Signals
Strong Signals 
						

							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 the
16/9/TRIbutton again.
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[UP ]
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							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 button.
• A momentary press of the 
16/9/TRI
button interrupts Triple Watch mode 
and remains on 16, or on channel 9 if
you press once more. To return to
the previous mode, simply press the 
button again.
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							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.
To turn Off Weather Alert, press and hold
WX/ALERTfor 1.5 seconds. A double 
confirmation tone sounds.
• When Weather Alert is activated, the highest priority is given
this function. If the unit is in Scan, Triple Watch, or any other
marine channels, it checks the weather alert signals every 
7 seconds and switches to the warning receive mode 
automatically.
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							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 to
activate this feature.
When the unit receives a warning signal,
it sounds a tone defined by severity. WX
and ALERTstart blinking. 
The channel indicator displays the
weather channel number and the severity
level alternately.
NWR-SAME Alert Level 
A1: Warning  A3: Statement 
A2: Watch  A4: Test
To turn Off NWR-SAME Alert, press and hold the 
WX/ALERT
button for 1.5 seconds.
• This feature is effective in the weather channel mode only.
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							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
FIPS Code edit mode.
To enter the first digit of the code, change
the left blinking digit on the display using
the or key and press the 
MEM/FIPS
key. The right digit starts to blink.
To enter the second digit of the code,
change the right blinking digit on the 
display using the or key and press 
the 
MEM/FIPSkey. 
The entered digit moves to the left and
the right digit starts to blink.
Repeat step 5 for the remaining digits of the code.
After the last digit registers, the entered code appears on the
display automatically for confirmation.
To exit from this mode, press and hold the 
MEM/FIPSkey for 
1.5 seconds.
Press 
UICto clear the stored FIPS Code in the displayed location.
• Pressing the 
MEM/FIPSkey for more than 1.5 seconds in the
middle of the above steps prevents registration.
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