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test Calls
Making Test Calls (Test)
you can use the test call feature to make sure your radio is working and configured correctly.
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to avoid overloading coastal receiving stations, you should limit test calls to these stations to
once a week.
nOte: Many coastal stations have specific frequencies and MMsi numbers you should use
for making test calls. Before making a test call to a coastal station, be sure to check the local
notice to Mariners (lnM), issued every week by the Us Coast guard. the lnMs for each
region are available online at http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pagename=lnmMain.
1.
Press and hold MENU/CALL to display the Call menu.
2.
Select Test.
3.
The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use Channel Up and Channel
Down to choose the directory entry you want to send a test call to and press DISP/
ENT H/M/L.
4.
If you want to send a test call to a station that is not in your directory, select Manual.
The radio prompts you to enter the MMSI number you want to call. Enter the MMSI
number the same way you enter directory entries (see page 22). Enter all nine digits
and press DISP/ENT H/M/L.
5.
The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to call and asks you to confirm. If
you want to call the displayed number, select Send. To cancel the call, select Exit.
6.
The radio automatically switches to channel 70 to transmit the test call request, then
switches back to the last-used channel.
7.
When the other station acknowledges the test call, the radio displays an
acknowledgement screen.
Receiving Test Call Setup
When another station sends you a test call, you can select options to answer the test call
manually or have the radio answer automatically.
Press and hold
Press and hold MENU/CALL to display the Call menu.
8.
Select DSC Setup and then Test Reply.
9.
Choose Auto and press DISP/ENT H/M/L. The radio will automatically send an
Press and hold
Test
Call Menu/
DSC Setup
Test Reply
Uniden MHS235 Radio Owner's Manual
Test
[Manual]
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KENT NEWMAN
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Exit
Select
[MENU]
[ENT]
[CLR]
Test Reply
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Auto
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Manual
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Exit
Select
[MENU]
[CLR]
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