Using The Fog Horn Menu; Selecting A Fog Horn Sound - Uniden UM525 Owner's Manual

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Using the Fog Horn Menu

The radio's fog horn feature lets you set up the radio so it sounds the correct fog horn
for any condition.
Notes:
• You must connect an optional hailer horn to the radio to use the fog horn
feature.
• You must connect an optional GPS module to the radio to select the AUTOMATIC
fog horn selection. See "Selecting a Fog Horn Sound" for more information.
To select the fog horn menu, rotate PUSH/SELECT to select FOG HORN, then press
PUSH/SELECT to select it.

Selecting a Fog Horn Sound

This option lets you select the type of fog horn you want the radio to sound.
1. Rotate PUSH/SELECT to select FOG HORN, then press PUSH/SELECT to
select it. A screen showing the fog horn sounds appears.
2. Rotate PUSH/SELECT until the fog horn sound you want to select appears, then
press PUSH/SELECT to select it. The name of the fog horn sound you selected
appears. You can select any of the following fog horn sounds.
Fog Horn Explanation
Sound
Uses information from a connected GPS module to automatically
AUTOMATIC
sound the correct fog horn for current conditions.
Sounds the fog horn signal for passing.
MANUAL
Sounds the fog horn signal for Power Boat Underway.
UNDERWAY
Sounds the fog horn signal for a vessel that is stationary (stopped).
STOP
Sounds the fog horn signal for a sailboat, fishing boat, or towboat.
SAIL
Sounds the fog horn signal for a vessel under tow.
TOW
Sounds the fog horn signal for a vessel at anchor.
ANCHOR
Sounds the fog horn signal for any vessel that has run aground.
AGROUND
Sounds a yelp-type siren similar to that used by police, Fish &
YELP
Game, and US Coast Guard vessels.
Notes:
• If you select any fog horn sound other than AUTOMATIC, MANUAL, or YELP, the
sound you selected sounds every 2 minutes until you turn it off.
• If you select the AUTOMATIC fog horn sound, the radio sounds the appropriate
fog horn pattern (UNDERWAY, STOP, or SAIL) depending on the information
provided to it by a connected optional GPS module, the vessel type setting you
set in "Setting the Vessel Type" on Page 35, and whether you are moving or
stopped.
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Using the Radio's Menus