Putting The Radio Into Standby; Disabling Automatic Channel Switching - Uniden UM380BK Owner's Manual

4. To disable automatic position reply, repeat the steps above and select Manual.
If your radio is connected to a GPS receiver, you can send your boat's position to someone
Sending your own position (Position Send)
else. If you are requesting assistance or using an all ships call to give a safety warning, you
can send your current position so other stations know where you are:
1. Press
2. Select Position Send.
CALL-MENU
3. The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use
to choose the directory entry you want to contact and press
contact 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 19). Enter all nine digits and press
4. The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to contact and asks you to confirm. If
you want to transmit your position to the displayed MMSI number, select Send. To cancel
the transmission, select Cancel.
5. The radio transmits your MMSI number, your longitude, and your latitude to the other
station.
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
2. Select Setup and then Auto CH SW.
CALL-MENU
3. Choose Off and press
you reactivate this feature.
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to display the call menu.
Press
Standby
to display the normal menu.
. The radio will not automatically switch channels until
ENT-1W/25W
CHANNEL UP
ENT-1W/25W
ENT-1W/25W
01
1 Watt USA
Memory
A
DSC Standby
Unattended
and
. If you want to
CHANNEL DOWN
.
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