Making A Dsc Distress Call - Uniden UM-525 Mode D'emploi

Adjusting the Key Beep
1. Rotate PUSH/SELECT to select KEY BEEP, then press PUSH/SELECT to select it.
A screen showing the key beep volume levels appears.
2. Rotate PUSH/SELECT clockwise to increase the volume or counterclockwise to decrease it.
When you have set the volume level you want, press PUSH/SELECT to select it.
Performing a Radio Self Test
Selecting this menu item performs a complete self test on the radio. The self test provides the
following information.
• Hail Speaker Condition (OK, Open, Bad Condition)
• GPS Condition (OK, Not Connected, No Data Flow, No Support Sentence)
• Battery Condition (OK, Too Low, Too High)
To run the self test, select SELF TEST then press PUSH/SELECT. A screen appears showing
the condition of each tested item. If NG appears next to the item, the item did not pass the test.
For more information about items that did not pass the test, rotate PUSH/SELECT to select the
item, then press PUSH/SELECT to select it.
DSC Operation

Making a DSC Distress Call

Important: Never test your radio's distress feature under any circumstances.
It is unlawful to send a false distress signal even for testing purposes.
Your radio's distress feature lets you send a distress call. The radio sends distress calls at
maximum power.
1. Lift the protective tab over DISTRESS then hold down DISTRESS for
about 5 seconds. A screen appears where you can select a distress
type.
2. To send an undesignated distress call, press PUSH/SELECT to select
it. Otherwise, to send a designated distress call, rotate PUSH/
SELECT to select the distress type, then press PUSH/SELECT to
select it. A confirmation screen appears.
If the displayed distress call option is correct and you want to send the distress call, rotate
PUSH/SELECT to select SEND, then press PUSH/SELECT to confirm it. Otherwise, if the
displayed distress call option is not correct, rotate PUSH/SELECT to select CANCEL, then press
PUSH/SELECT to confirm it. Then repeat Steps 1 and 2 to enter the correct distress call option.
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DSC Operation
DISTRESS
16
UNDESIGNATE
FIRE
FLOODING
COLLISION
GROUNDING
CAPSIZING
SINKING
ADRIFT
ABANDONING
PIRACY ARME
OVERBOARD
[EXIT]
DISTRESS
16
SEND
CANCEL
DSC Operation