Putting The Radio Into Standby; Disabling Automatic Channel Switching; Renaming Channels - Uniden UM385 Owner's Manual

If you are leaving your radio or do not wish to answer any DSC calls, you can put your radio

Putting the Radio into Standby

in standby mode. If your radio receives an individual call, it will automatically respond
with a message that indicates your radio is currently unattended. Follow the steps below
to put your radio in standby:
1. Display the Call menu.
2. Select Standby to place your radio in standby mode. The radio displays the standby
screen, above.
3. To cancel standby and return to the mode your radio was in, press any button.
If you are involved in a bridge-to-bridge call, you may not want the radio to automatically

Disabling Automatic Channel Switching

switch channels when it receives a DSC call. In cases like this, you can disable automatic
channel switching. If you receive an individual call, the radio will respond with an
unattended code, just as if the radio were in Standby.
1. Press and hold CALL-MENU to display the normal menu.
2. Select Setup and then Auto CH SW.
3. Choose Off and press ENT-1W/25W. The radio will not automatically switch channels
until you reactivate this feature.
# NOTE: Use this feature with caution. Deactivating automatic switching and then
If you have unread incoming DSC calls, the radio displays a message icon (
forgetting it can make it hard for you to receive DSC calls.
able to review who has called. The radio displays the last 10 distress calls and the last 20
non-distress calls it received (see the receive log on page 29).
If you discover that a marine radio channel has a different common name in your local

Renaming Channels

area, you can change the name of that channel to make it easier for you to use (see the
channel lists beginning on page 36 for the default channel names). To rename a channel,
follow the steps below:
1. Display the normal menu and choose the Setup sub-menu.
2. Select Channel Name. The screen displays the list of channels.
3. Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to choose the channel you want to change
and press ENT-1W/25W.
4. Select Rename to enter a new name for this channel. The radio prompts you to
enter a new name for this channel. Each name can be up to 12 characters. Use
CALL
ENT
1W/25W
26
). You will be