Changing The Channel; Making A Transmission; Boosting The Transmission Power - Uniden UM380 Owner's Manual

noise on the channel. Setting the squelch level higher filters out channel noise and lets only
actual radio transmissions through.
While listening to a channel, adjust the SQUELCH knob until the noise is filtered out and you
can only hear the transmission. If you switch to a channel with a lot of noise or with a weak
transmission, you may need to adjust the squelch level again.
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nOte: setting the squelch level too high may prevent you from hearing weaker
transmissions. if you are having difficulty hearing a transmission, try setting the squelch
level lower.
Press and

Changing the channel

time. Press and hold
CHANNEL UP
CHANNEL UP
To make a transmission, press and hold the microphone

Making a transmission

button when you're finished talking to let the other party respond.
To prevent stuck microphone problems or situations where
PUSH TO TALK
accidentally, the radio limits your talk time to 5 minutes in a single transmission. If you
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talk for over 5 minutes continuously, the display shows RELEASE MIC BUTTON.
For the best sound quality, hold the microphone about two inches away from your mouth.
You cannot transmit while the radio is in weather mode or scan mode.
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See the channel lists beginning on page
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In most situations, the 1 Watt transmission power is all you need. If you find yourself far

Boosting the transmission power

away from other stations and have trouble getting a response, you may need to boost the
transmission power from 1 Watt to 25 Watts:
1. Select the channel you want to transmit on.
2. Push and hold
hand corner.
ENT-1W/25W
3. The transmit power remains at 25 Watts until you change the setting back. Push and
hold for two seconds. The display shows 1 Watt.
ENT-1W/25W
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nOte: Don't forget to change the transmission setting back to 1 Watt when you move closer
to other stations.
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Strong signals
Weak signals
Noise
Medium
No
Squelch
Squelch
briefly to scroll through the channels one channel at a
or
CHANNEL DOWN
CHANNEL DOWN
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for two seconds. The display shows 25 Watts in the upper left
High
Squelch
to quickly scroll through the channels.
PUSH TO TALK
PUSH TO TALK
for a list of receive-only channels.
button. Release the
is pushed