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MHS335BT
FLOATING VHF MARINE RADIO
RADIO VHF MARITIME FLOTTANTE
OWNER'S MANUAL
GUIDE D'UTILISATION

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  • Page 1 MHS335BT FLOATING VHF MARINE RADIO RADIO VHF MARITIME FLOTTANTE OWNER’S MANUAL GUIDE D’UTILISATION...
  • Page 2 Lift the red cover. Press and hold the MAKING A DISTRESS CALL for three seconds. Your radio transmits Lift the red cover DISTRESS key your ship’s location every few minutes until you and press the white receive a response. DISTRESS button underneath.
  • Page 3 Soulevez le couvercle noir. Maintenez enfoncé FAIRE UN APPEL DE DÉTRESSE pendant trois secondes. Votre radio transmettra DISTRESS l’emplacement de votre bateau toutes les quelques minutes jusqu’à ce que vous receviez une réponse. Soulevez le couvercle et appuyez sur le bouton DISTRESS blanc en dessous.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Normal ........E-19 INTRODUCTION .......E-3 Scan ........E-20 FEATURES ........E-3 Weather ........E-22 WHAT'S INCLUDED ....E-4 PARTS OF THE MHS335BT ..E-5 SETTING UP THE HARDWARE ....E-23 Front View ......... E-5 Back View ......... E-6 ATTACHING THE ANTENNA ...E-23 Charger ........E-6 INSTALLING THE BATTERY ...E-23...
  • Page 5 NMEA Output ......E-41 (Individual Call) ....E-33 ADDITIONAL FEATURES ..E-41 Calling a particular group Renaming Channels ....E-41 of ships (Group Call) ... E-33 UNIDEN MARINE APP ...E-42 Calling all ships MAINTENANCE AND (All-Ships Call) ..... E-34 TROUBLESHOOTING ..E-42 MAKING AN AUTOMATIC DISTRESS CALL ....E-34...
  • Page 6 REGULATIONS AND SAFETY WARNINGS ......E-52 Maritime Radio Services Operation ........E-52 Basic Radio Guidelines ....E-52 RBRC Information ....E-54 COMPLIANCE ......E-54 Three-Year Limited Warranty ......E-55...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    MHS335BT INTRODUCTION Uniden's MHS335BT is a floating, hand-held class D DSC radio with an integrated GPS receiver. It is also Bluetooth capable so you can use Uniden's smartphone app (iOS and Android) to set up the radio and text message other VHF text message capable radios.

  • Page 8: What's Included

    Not shown: Antenna Lithium Ion 1 meter NMEA Rechargeable Battery cable MHS335 Radio Wrist Strap DC Adapter AC Adapter Mounting Hardware Charging Cradle If any pieces are missing or damaged, contact Customer Service at www.uniden.com. Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 9: Parts Of The Mhs335Bt

    LED off. Cycle through call channel, channel 16, channel 9, and 16/P back to the starting channel. Press once: Adjust volume. VOL/SQ Press twice: Adjust squelch. DISTRESS Activate DISTRESS screen. Send out default distress signal. Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 10: Back View

    This dummy Idle screen displays many of the possible icons. The table below shows possible icons and what they mean. INTL COMMERCIAL LAT:32˚53,6604N LON:096˚59,3158W TIME:20:47 Local DATE:Aug 23,2017 < > CALL Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 11: Display Icons And What They Mean

    Number HOW IT WORKS The MHS335BT uses a 3-part operating structure: Menus, Soft Keys, and a pop-up keyboard. These elements work with each other to quickly set up and operate your radio. Menus - Press the MENU key to access the menus (see page E-8).

  • Page 12: Using The Pop-Up Keyboard

    RADIO SETUP (see page E-11 for details) GPS (see page E-12 for details) WAYPOINT SETUP (see page E-12 for details) BLUETOOTH SETUP (see page E-12 for details) DSC SETUP (see page E-12 for details) ABOUT (see page E-13 for details) Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 13 Configure DSC calling and directories. Page E-12 ABOUT Displays radio, GPS, and Bluetooth firmware Page E-13 version numbers. RESET (To Factory Reset the radio to factory defauts. All Page E-13 Defaults) programming is lost, but not the MMSI number. Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Distress Message Menu

    Set how dark the screen images are against the background. Contrast levels are 1 - 8 (Default = 4). (See page E-28.) Key Beep With Key Beep turned on (default), the radio will beep every time you press a key. E-10 Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Radio Setup Menu

    Rename a channel (see page E-41). Noise Cancel Select noise cancelling for received or transmitted signals. Receive Audio Set audio pitch. Pitch - Normal - Mid Range - Highs & Lows Boost - Lows Boost - Highs Boost Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual E-11...

  • Page 16: Gps Menu

    Set an able (or unable) to reply automatic message to be sent. Individual Call Set the amount of time a call will ring before it times out. Ring Auto MOB Set Turn Auto MOB on and off. E-12 Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 17: About Menu

    MOB. The MOB screen displays the latitude, longitude, time, BRG (Bearing to Destination), and DIST (Distance to Destination). The radio’s GPS supplies this information automatically. The soft keys change to BACK, DEL, and NAV. Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual E-13...

  • Page 18: Wx Soft Key

    ALL SHIPS CALL None Select the CALL soft key and select ALL SHIPS CALL. Select either SAFETY (hazards in the water) or URGENCY (people at risk). E-14 Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 19 If you select DELETE LOG, you then have the option of selecting TX Log or RX Log to delete specific entries. Select Delete All Log to delete all entries for both the TX and RX logs. Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual E-15...

  • Page 20: Hilo Soft Key

    (See page E-6 for the MEM icon LCD placement.) SCAN Soft Key The SCAN soft key lets you scan combinations of channels saved into memory and priority channels. Set priority/second priority channels and the channel type through menus. E-16 Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Comp Soft Key

    SENDING TEXT MESSAGES NOTE: You can send texts from your radio or from your mobile device using the Uniden Marine app, available for Android and iOS. Select the BT soft key and select New Message. Select an individual contact to receive the message and then SELECT.

  • Page 22: Spkr Soft Key

    Scan memory. scanning. Select - Check a small group of SCAN again to - Monitors all the channels regularly-used channels stop. you save into memory. for traffic. E-18 Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 23 Press ▼ to move down one channel at a time. Press and hold the key to scroll quickly down the channels. To change the transmit power, press the HILO soft key. The transmit power cycles through 1W, 2.5W, and 6W, then back to 1W again. Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual E-19...
  • Page 24 If Weather Alert is turned on with Memory mode, the radio scans through the channels saved into memory and then scans the most recently used Weather channel. (Memory Channel 1 --> Memory Channel 2 --> Memory Channel N, and then scans the most recently used Weather channel. E-20 Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 25 Scan Mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch RADIO SETUP If you activate Triple Watch (MENU/ /Dual/Tri Watch menu or TRI soft key) while operating in Scan mode, the radio checks the priority and second priority channels Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual E-21...

  • Page 26: Weather

    WEATHER MODE WITH WEATHER ALERT WATCH RADIO SETUP If you activate Weather Alert Watch through MENU/ /Weather Radio/WX Alert while operating in Weather mode, it operates as a type of “sleep mode.” The radio stays on E-22 Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 27: Setting Up The Hardware

    (not included). You can use alkaline batteries as a backup for the Li-Ion Polymer battery so you can still use your radio while your Li-Ion Polymer battery is recharging. CAUTION: If you are using your radio in a cold-weather environment, Uniden recommends using non-rechargeable Lithium batteries.

  • Page 28: Connecting Power

    Using a 1/8-inch (or 3 mm) drill bit, drill two holes 1/2 inch (13mm) deep. Use the provided screws to attach the charger to the surface. NOTE: The charger must be mounted at least 2 feet (24 inches) from the compass to prevent magnetic interference with either device. E-24 Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 29: Charging The Battery

    SETTING UP YOUR RADIO TURNING IT ON Press the POWER key for at least two seconds until the UNIDEN splash screen displays. Release the POWER key. Press and hold it to turn the unit off. ENTERING THE USER MMSI When you power up your radio for the first time, it displays MMSI Not Entered and then displays a Marine mode screen.

  • Page 30: Setting It Up

    If you must change your user MMSI, instructions are on the Uniden website (www.uniden.com). if you choose to not enter your specific MMSI number at initial start up, you can still use many of your radio's features. However, you cannot use DSC features.

  • Page 31: Setting The Uic Channel Mode (Usa/Can/Intl

    Press MENU then select GENERAL SETUP/Backlight. The Backlight menu displays. Select Backlight Level and press ▲ or ▼ to adjust the brightness (Off, 1 - 5). Select Backlight Timeout and press ▲ or ▼ to set the length of time the backlight Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual E-27...

  • Page 32: Adjust The Lcd Contrast

    1W, 6W, or 2.5W displays. The transmit power remains at the new setting on that channel until you change it again. NOTE: If you try to change transmission power output but the channel is only 1W, the radio sounds an error tone and stays at 1W. E-28 Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 33: Saving The Channel Into Memory

    Since digital transmissions require less bandwidth voice transmissions, channel 70 avoids the problems of busy voice channels. MMSI NUMBERS In order to use DSC features, you must be assigned an individual User MMSI number and program that number into your radio. Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual E-29...

  • Page 34: Entering Mmsi Numbers

    Entering MMSI Numbers When you turn your MHS335BT on for the first time, you have the option of entering your MMSI number at that point. If you choose not to enter your MMSI number then, you will still be able to use your radio;...

  • Page 35: Group Directory

    The group's name and MMSI number display. Select which item you want to edit and choose SELECT. Either a popup keyboard displays to edit the group name or the MMSI number displays. When you've finished editing, save your edits. Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual E-31...

  • Page 36: Making Dsc Calls

    You see a rowboat entering the area, but since it doesn’t have a radio, you can’t communicate with the rowboat. You use all ships calling to alert all the other ships in the area of the possible danger E-32 Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 37: Calling A Single Station (Individual Call

    Scroll thorugh soft keys to select CALL soft key. CALL menu displays. Select GROUP CALL. A list of groups displays (see page E-31 to create groups). Press ▲ and ▼ to scroll through the list and select the group to call. Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual E-33...

  • Page 38: Calling All Ships (All-Ships Call

    After the timer counts down, another random countdown timer begins unless you take action Pause, Cancel, or Manually Resend). NOTE: If no MMSI number has been programmed, the radio prompts you to enter your MMSI number. E-34 Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 39: Canceling An Automatic Distress Call

    Press any key to stop the alarm. The soft keys change to QUIT (return to the Idle screen), PAUSE, and INFO (view longetude, latitude, and time sent information). The radio also changes to the requested working channel. Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual E-35...

  • Page 40: Answer A Dsc Call

    MMSI (or name), category code, communication channel number. Group MMSI (or name), category code, communication channel number. Individual MMSI (or name), category code, communication channel number. Individual MMSI (or name), Completed/Unattended, category code, Acknowledge communication channel number. E-36 Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 41: Making Or Returning A Call

    Select DSC SETUP/DSC Alarm Setup/Test Call and choose SELECT. Select On for the radio to automatically send an acknowledgement when it receives a test call. Select Off to answer the call manually. The screen returns to the DSC ALARM SETUP menu. Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual E-37...

  • Page 42: Position Request And Reply

    50 received calls (see page E-36). AUTO POLLING Auto Polling lets you request an automatic position update from up to 7 individuals. You can also send your position automatically to up to 7 individuals. E-38 Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 43: Gps Features

    Displays latitude, longitude, and time as well as a map of active satellites within range. (Active satellites display as black dots; inactive satellites display as white dots.) GPS Satellite Signal Displays a list of satellite numbers and signal strength. Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual E-39...

  • Page 44: Nmea Features

    Turn stationary positioning on or off. NMEA FEATURES Your radio supports NMEA 0183 (version 4.10), a standard for data communication between marine instruments. NMEA sentences contain different sets of data related to your ship. The MHS335BT supports the following sentences: DATA UTC Time...

  • Page 45: Chartplotter Connection

    RADIO SETUP Press MENU and select /Channel Name. The screen displays the list of channels with their names. Press ▲ or ▼ to select the channel you want to change and then select RENAME. Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual E-41...

  • Page 46: Uniden Marine App

    When you are satisfied with the channel list, select BACK to return to the Idle screen. UNIDEN MARINE APP Uniden's Marine Radio app lets you configure your MHS335BT and send text messages from your mobile device. The app is available for iOS and Android. Go to the Apple App store, Google Play, or Amazon to download this free app.

  • Page 47: Specifications

    Receive: 1.5 PPM (at 77°F/25°C) Oper. Temp. -4°F (-20°C) to +122°F(+50°C) Antenna Flexible Whip Microphone Built-in Electret type Display Liquid Crystal Display Speaker 16Ω 1.0 W Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Power Source 7.4V 1800 mAh Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual E-43...

  • Page 48: Reference Tables

    Channel name/description Used for primarily emergency messages and distress DISTRESS SAFETY AND CALLING calls safety messages from one ship to another, or INTERSHIP SAFETY from a ship to Coast Guard aircraft E-44 Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 49: Marine Radio Channel Chart

    156.050 156.050 Vessel Traffic System/Commercial 156.100 160.700 Marine Operator 156.150 160.750 Marine Operator 1003 156.150 156.150 US Gov’t only; Coast Guard 156.200 160.800 Marine Operator 156.200 156.200 Canadian Coast Guard 156.250 160.850 Marine Operator Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual E-45...
  • Page 50 156.850 156.850 CAN: State Control 156.900 161.500 Port Operation 156.900 156.900 Commercial 1018 156.900 156.900 Commercial 156.950 161.550 Port Operation, Ship Movement 156.950 156.950 Canadian Coast Guard 1019 156.950 156.950 Commercial 2019 161.550 161.550 E-46 Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 51 157.250 161.850 Marine Operator 25B* INHIBIT 161.850 CMB Service 157.300 161.900 Marine Operator 157.350 161.950 Marine Operator 157.400 162.000 Marine Operator 28B* INHIBIT 162.000 CMB Service 156.025 160.625 Marine Operator 156.075 160.675 Marine Operator Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual E-47...
  • Page 52 Bridge-to-Bridge 156.375 156.375 International: Port Operations 156.425 156.425 Non -Commercial 156.475 156.475 Non-Commercial Inhibit 156.5250 Only 156.575 156.575 Non-Commercial Non-Commercial 156.625 156.625 US: Non-Commercial, Ship-to- Ship 156.675 156.675 Port Operations 156.725 156.725 Port Operations E-48 Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 53 Canadian Coast Guard Canadian CG Continuous Marine 83B* INHIBIT 161.775 Broadcast (CMB) Service 1083 157.175 157.175 Coast Guard 157.225 161.825 Marine Operator 157.275 161.875 Marine Operator 157.325 161.925 Marine Operator 157.375 157.375 Marine Operator Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual E-49...

  • Page 54: Weather Channels And Frequencies (Us, Can, And Intl

    A STATEMENT is a message containing follow up information to a warning, watch, or emergency. Event SAME Code Type Blizzard Warning Warning E-50 Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 55 Tsunami Warning Warning Winter Storm Watch Watch Winter Storm Warning Warning Avalanche Watch Watch Avalanche Warning Warning Child Abduction Emergency Emergency Civil Danger Warning Warning Civil Emergency Message Emergency Earthquake Warning Warning Evacuation Immediate Warning Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual E-51...

  • Page 56: No Response Event Code

    You should familiarize yourself with the rules on marine radios and be aware of which rules apply ship to your . Complete guidelines for all ship and marine radio types can be found at the US Coast E-52 Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 57 Unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void compliance with the FCC Rules. Any change or modification must be approved in writing by Uniden. Changes or modifications not approved by Uniden could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

  • Page 58: Rbrc Information

    In case of exposure to the cell contents, wash the affected area thoroughly, and seek medical attention. RBRC INFORMATION As part of our commitment to protect the environment and conserve natural resources, Uniden voluntarily participates in an RBRC® industry program to collect and recycle used Li-Ion batteries within the US.

  • Page 59: Three-Year Limited Warranty

    (E) used in any conjunction with equipment or parts or as part of any system not manufactured by Uniden, or (F) installed or programmed by anyone other than as detailed by the Operating Guide for this product.
  • Page 60 The Product should be shipped freight prepaid, by traceable means, or delivered, to warrantor at: Uniden America Corporation C/O Saddle Creek 743 Henrietta Creek Rd., Suite 100 Roanoke, TX, 76262 E-56 Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 64 QUESTIONS? Visit our website at www.uniden.com or call 1-800-297-1023. QUESTIONS? Contactez-nous au www.uniden.com ou appelez 1-800-297-1023. Printed in Vietnam Imprimé au Vietnam Issue 3, January 2019...

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