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Uniden WHAMx4 Owner's Manual

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WHAMx4
Wireless Handheld Access Microphone
Owner's
Manual

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  • Page 1 WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 1 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM WHAMx4 Wireless Handheld Access Microphone Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 2 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM FCC Information FCC Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference.
  • Page 3 WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 3 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Do not use the radio with a damaged antenna. If a damaged antenna comes into contact with the skin, a minor burn may result. Please contact your local dealer for a replacement antenna.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 4 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Contents Contents Introduction 7 Understanding Your Microphone 9 About This Manual 9 How The Microphone’s Controls Appear in This Man- ual 9 Setting Up the Microphone 10 Charging the Battery 10...
  • Page 5 WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 5 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Using Position Reply 35 Using a Group MMSI 35 Using the Scrambler 36 Exiting a Menu 36 Setting Up the System 37 Adjusting the Contrast 37 Adjusting the Key Beep 38...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 6 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Introduction Introduction Your Uniden WHAMx4 2.4 GHz Wireless Microphone is the next generation in wireless handheld microphones, and is compatible with new Uniden Marine radios. It combines state-of-the-art technology with rugged durability and ease of use.
  • Page 7 WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 7 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Feature Highlights Introduction Intercom Input - You can use the microphone to control a radio from almost anywhere aboard your vessel, and each WHAM x 4 user can communicate with each other.

  • Page 8: Understanding Your Microphone

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 8 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Understanding Your Microphone Understanding Your Microphone About This Manual The screen displays used in this manual are representations of what might appear when you use your microphone. Since what you see depends on...

  • Page 9: Setting Up The Microphone

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 9 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Setting Up The Microphone Setting Up the Microphone Charging the Battery Need this information. Engine Noise Suppression Interference from the noise generated by the electrical systems of engines is sometimes a problem with microphones.

  • Page 10: A Look At The Microphone

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 10 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM A Look at the Microphone POWER/VOLUME - Hold down for 2 seconds to turn the microphone on or off. Briefly press to select the volume setting mode. - Press to scroll up through the channels and menu options.
  • Page 11 WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 11 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM - Press to scroll down through the channels and menu options. Hold down to increase scrolling speed. MENU HI/LO - Press to enter and exit the menu mode. Hold down to change transmit power from high to low.

  • Page 12: A Look At The Display

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 12 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM DISTRESS - Hold down for 5 seconds to turn on distress transmit. The microphone counts down dur- ing distress. If you release the key before the count- down is finished, distress is automatically cancelled.
  • Page 13 WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 13 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM LO - Shows the transmit output power is set to 1 watt on the output channel. HI - Shows the transmit output power is set to 25 watts on the output channel.

  • Page 14: Operation

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 14 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Operation Operation Turning the Microphone On and Off Hold down POWER/VOLUMEto turn on the microphone. If the main radio is turned on, the channel displayed will be the current channel selected on the main Radio.

  • Page 15: Using Triple Watch

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 15 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Pressing and holding the Squelch key will activate the battery level display screen. The battery level range will be 0~9 (0 being empty and 9 being full). Any other key will deactivate this screen.

  • Page 16: Using Wx/Alert

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 16 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM not work in the TRIPLE WATCH mode. The radio will only search for the 1050Hz tone. Using WX/Alert Pressing the WX/Alert key will allow the user to lis- ten to the active NOAA weather channel in the local area.

  • Page 17: Using Mem/Uic

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 17 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM est. Any time that the scan is activated, the TRIPLE WATCH function will also be activated and the TRI icon will be displayed. During the scan mode the radio will automatically check channels 16 and 9 every two seconds in the scan operation.

  • Page 18: Using Select/Scram

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 18 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Using Select/SCRAM Pressing this key briefly while in the Menu mode will select the menu items. Pressing and holding this key will activate the Scramble mode for the selected channel.

  • Page 19: Using Light/Loc

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 19 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM the units that they want to talk to: base radio 1, base radio 2, WHAM 2, WHAM 3, WHAM 4, All, Group 1, or Group 2. For which WHAM’s will be on the list will depend on which WHAM number the user is using ( for the above example, the user is using WHAM 1).

  • Page 20: Using Distress

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 20 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Using Distress This key will be used to send a distress signal. Please refer to the documents previously noted in Section 4 (Documents Required To Build a DSC radio) for more details on this feature.
  • Page 21 WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 21 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM the UP arrow key will move to the bottom of the names list (wrap around feature). At any time while in this menu, pressing the MENU key will move the display back up to the DSC CALL menu.
  • Page 22 WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 22 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Starting from the Channel display mode, the user will press the Menu key and the following screen will appear. Press the SELECT key and use the DOWN / UP keys to display the following screen.
  • Page 23 WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 23 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM NOTE: When sending either an URGENCY or SAFETY message, both radios will automatically move to channel 70 until all of the data is received and then both radios will go to channel 16 for trans- missions and replies.

  • Page 24: Using Standby

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 24 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Position Request command. The following screen will be displayed while the WHAMx4 is waiting for the called radio to answer. When the called radio answers, and contains posi- tion information, the information appears on the microphone’s display.

  • Page 25: Using Call Waiting

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 25 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM NOTE: The user can press any key on the WHAMx4 or the PTT key to deactivate this feature. When this mode is activated the WHAMx4 will receive quick beep tones indicating that a call is coming in.

  • Page 26: Using Fog Horn

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 26 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM The user can either choose to select SEND by pressing the SELECT key or can use the DOWN or UP arrow to display the EXIT option. Choosing the Send option will act as just like an INDIVIDUAL call.
  • Page 27 WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 27 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM to the main radio. There are fixed sounds depending on the following conditions. AUTOMATIC – (Automatic) Fog horn from the fol- lowing list depending on GPS (stopped, moving, powerboat, etc…) MANUAL - (Manual) Use of the horn signal for passing.

  • Page 28: Setting Up The Microphone

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 28 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Setting Up the Microphone This portion of the menu system deals with features that the user may wish to change, however, these features are mostly adjusted on the initial setup of the radio or WHAMx4.
  • Page 29 WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 29 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Pressing the SELECT key will return to the Directory menu. If there are already entries in the directory, pressing the UP and DOWN arrow keys will scroll through the names alphabetically. Also, the UP and DOWN arrow keys will wrap around once the end of the directory has been reached.

  • Page 30: Adjusting The Local Time

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 30 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM keys will select a new first character. After choosing the first character, pressing the SELECT key will flash the second character. Repeating this process for a maximum of a 12 character channel name.

  • Page 31: Using Auto Channel Switch

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 31 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM wants to enter then press the SELECT key. If a FIPS code has not yet been entered to the location, the number 0 will be flashing in the first location. If a FIPS code has already been programmed into the location, the first digit of that code will be blinking.

  • Page 32: Using Position Reply

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 32 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Using Position Reply This item in the Setup menu will allow the user turn on or off the automatic Position Reply when another DSC radio asks for the users position. This is neces- sary when the user does not want other radios know his position.

  • Page 33: Using The Scrambler

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 33 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM The user can now use the DOWN and UP arrow keys to display and SELECT to exit the Menu. Using the Scrambler This option requires the user to install the optional Scramble PC board into the main radio.

  • Page 34: Adjusting The Key Beep

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 34 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM when, using the WHAMX4 DOES NOT affect the contrast setting on the main radio or other WHAMX4 units that may be operational on the system. This feature will use the DOWN and UP arrow keys to change the contrast level on the LCD screen.

  • Page 35: Dsc Alarm Level

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 35 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM DSC Alarm Level This menu option enable the user to select the type of alarm that will be used when receiving a DSC alert or call. The idea is that normally the alert or ring is a fixed level.

  • Page 36: Using Self Test

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 36 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Using Self Test This menu item will activate, through the WHAMx4, a self test of the main radio. The main radio con- stantly monitors these items, but there are time when a user may want to run a diagnostic on the main radio.

  • Page 37: Using Handset Paging

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 37 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Using Handset Paging The menu item is used to find a misplaced WHAMx4 Handset. This feature will allow the user to find any- one of, or all handsets (upto 3 from any WHAMx4).

  • Page 38: Care And Maintenance

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 38 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Care and Maintenance Care and Maintenance Your WHAMx4 Wireless Microphone is a precision electronic instrument and you should treat it accordingly. Due to its rugged design, very little maintenance is required. However, a few precau- tions should be observed.

  • Page 39: Specifications

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 39 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Specifications Specifications NEED THESE Specifications...

  • Page 40: Appendix

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 40 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Appendix Appendix Reference Information USA/Canadian/International Channel Frequencies Status Full Name 12-Character Name 1”A” 156.0500 Simplex VESSEL TRAFFIC VTS/COMMERCL 156.0500 SYSTEM/COMMERCIAL 3”A” 156.1500 Simplex COAST GUARD, GOVT CG ONLY 156.1500 ONLY 5”A”...
  • Page 41 WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 41 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Status Full Name 12-Character Name 88”A” 157.4250 Simplex COMMERCIAL (SHIP- COMMERCIAL 157.4250 SHIP) 156.0500 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MAR OPERATOR 160.6500 156.1000 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MAR OPERATOR 160.7000 156.1500 Duplex...
  • Page 42 WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 42 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Status Full Name 12-Character Name 156.0500 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MAR OPERATOR 160.6500 156.1000 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MAR OPERATOR 160.7000 156.1500 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MAR OPERATOR 160.7500 156.2000 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MAR OPERATOR 160.8000...

  • Page 43: Three Year Limited Warranty

    WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 43 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Limited Three-Year Warranty Three Year Limited Warranty WARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATION (“Uniden”) ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants, for three years, to the original retail owner, this Uniden Product to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below.
  • Page 44 WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 44 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM PURPOSE. THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER OR PROVIDE FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OR PAYMENT OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. Some states do not allow this exclusion or limitation of incidental or conse- quential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.
  • Page 45 WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 45 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Three Year Limited Warranty...
  • Page 46 WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 46 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Three Year Limited Warranty...
  • Page 47 WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 47 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Three Year Limited Warranty...
  • Page 48 WHAMx4 Paper OMNEW.fm Page 48 Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM REGISTER ONLINE TODAY! THANK YOU FOR BUYING A UNIDEN PRODUCT. May be covered under one or more of the following U.S. patents. 4,398,304 4,409,688 4,455,679 4,461,036 4,521,915 4,597,104 4,627,100...

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