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Do not let children operate any transmitter-equipped radio equipment unless supervised. ä Have your radio equipment serviced by a qualified Uniden technician. ä Do not operate the transmitter of any radio equipment with the antenna touching or close to the eyes, face, or exposed body parts.
CONTENTS Introduction Features ...1 Technical Support & Service ...2 Included in your UH-044 Package...3 Getting Started Battery Installation...4 Low Battery Alert ...5 Wrist Strap...5 Operation Power on/off...6 Volume...6 Selecting Channel...7 To Transmit and Receive ...7 To Operate in Duplex Mode...8 Transmit Power Select ...8 Scanning ...9 ...9...
INTRODUCTION UH-044 is a portable two-way UHF-CB radio. It is compact, rugged and fits easily in your hand. This hand held UHF radio will give you consistent, outstanding performance in virtually all conditions and situations. To ensure that you get the most from the guide carefully before using the unit.
1300 366 895 Caution: Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Uniden; or operation of this product in any way other than as detailed by this Operating Guide, can void your warranty and authority to operate this product.
INCLUDED IN YOUR UH-044 PACKAGE UH-044 Wrist Strap Operating Guide Printed Materials Note: If any of these items are missing from the box, contact your Uniden Dealer.
GETTING STARTED BATTERY INSTALLATION Your UH044 radio uses 3 AA ALKALINE batteries for power. Please refer to page 15 should you wish to use rechargeable batteries. To install the batteries: Do not mix old and new batteries to avoid damage to the unit. 1.
LOW BATTERY ALERT The LCD on your radio shows a battery meter in the lower right corner. icon indicates a fully powered unit. As the batteries lose power, will flash. When the batteries in the unit are low, the unit will go into a Battery Low Mode. The Transmit Mode is disabled.
OPERATION ä See the Controls and Indicators page at the back of this operating guide for button and key operations. ä When you press any key (except PTT), a short tone sounds. POWER ON/OFF To turn the unit , rotate the VOLUME] clockwise until a “click”...
SELECTING CHANNEL Press to select the desired channel. Note: If you press and hold the channel numbers will scroll rapidly. TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE The UH-044 uses the 40 UHF-CB Channels. For your reference a list of the available channels and corresponding frequencies is printed on page 16. 1.
TO OPERATE IN DUPLEX MODE Eg. CH01 is being used in your area for repeater use. Press momentarily. The Press again to deactivate the duplex operation. UH-044 will return to simplex operation. TRANSMIT POWER SELECT The UH044 has three transmit power levels: 2 watt, 0.5 watt and 0.04 watts. To change your transmit power level: 1.
SCANNING UH-044 has two types of scanning; Open Scanning (OS) and Group Scanning (GS), giving you flexibility and allowing you to use the radio more effectively. Scanning allows you to search for active channels programmed in the OS or GS memory.
Example. CH40 becomes active If the received signal cease, the unit will wait for at least 3 seconds for the signal to return, otherwise scanning resumes. To skip the active channel, press To deactivate SCAN, press the scan Note: 1. If SCAN is deactivated while in an active channel, the UH-044 will stay on that active channel.
PRIORITY CHANNEL Priority Channel feature allows user to monitor one of 40 channels in the UH-044 , monitoring it every 1.5secs during Choosing a Priority Channel The starting channel, when Group Scanning Channel . To change the priority channel setting while scanning, (eg. PRI Channel is CH17 (476.825 MHz)) a.
DROP-OUT DELAY While scanning, the UH-044 stops at a busy channel and receives a transmission. When the received signal is over, the unit will wait for 3 seconds for the return of the signal, otherwise, the radio resumes scanning. KEYPAD CONFIRMATION TONE Assures the user that the keypad has been properly pressed by emitting a beep tone.
BACK LIGHTING The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) is backlit for easy viewing at night or in low light situations. The back lighting automatically switches ON every time a key (except PTT) is pressed. It turns OFF 5secs after the last key is pressed. KEYPAD LOCK To prevent accidental entries, you can lock the keypad.
BATTERY LEVEL DISPLAY icon in the bottom right hand corner of the screen indicates UH-044 current battery voltage level at all times. The battery level is displayed in 3 levels: LEVEL 3 Battery 100% full LEVEL 2 Battery approx 70% capacity LEVEL 1 Battery approx 30% capacity...
CHARGING BATTERIES Warning Notice! Use only the AAD040S optional power adaptor if rechargeable batteries will be used in the UH044. Turn the UH044 [ON/OFF VOLUME] knob off and connect the AC adaptor plug to the mic jack. Battery charging times vary. A longer time is required to charge higher capacity batteries.
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Speaker Microphone (SM-050) AC Adaptor (AAD-040S) Headset Microphone (HM-050) TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Channels Transmit 40 (with Duplex Channel Support) Receive 40 Oper. Temp. 0°C - +55°C Antenna Fixed Microphone Built-in Electret type Display Liquid Crystal Display Speaker 36mm Round, 8 Power Source AA Size Battery x 3pcs Size...
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Receiver Receiver Type Frequency Range Sensitivity @ 12 db SINAD Squelch Sensitivity Audio Frequency Response (ref: 1KHz, ± 1 KHz Dev.) Selectivity Hum & Noise Audio Output Drain Current Drain Specifications shown are typical and subject to change without notice. Dual Conversion Super Heterodyne Phase Locked Loop...
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A. Transmit B. Channel Numbers C. Key Lock D. Memory E. Battery Level Indicator 1. Speaker Jack 2. Microphone Jack 3. On/Off Volume 4. LCD Display 5. Up Button 6. Down Button 7. Microphone 8. Speaker F. Duplex Transmit G. Scanning H.
(E) Used in conjunction with any equipment or parts or as part of a system not manufactured by Uniden, (F) Installed, programmed or serviced by anyone other than an authorised Uniden Repair Agent, or (G) Where the Serial Number label of the product has been removed or damaged beyond recognition.