Uniden Receiver Atlantis Operating Instructions

Attaching the Battery Pack
1. Slide the battery pack onto the bottom
of the radio
2. Use a coin or screwdriver to turn the 
screw that connects the battery pack
to the ATLANTIS. Be sure the battery 
pack fits tightly against the 
ATLANTIS body.
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Attaching the spacer to the beltclip
A spacer is included to be used with
the optional Speaker/Microphone. The
spacer must be affixed to the beltclip
of your ATLANTIS radio.
Remove the backing from the spacer
and attach it to the upper part of the
beltclip.
Do not operate your ATLANTIS radio when
using the optional Speaker/Microphone
unless the spacer is properly affixed behind
the beltclip.
In order to reduce the likelihood of exces-
sive radio frequency exposure, the spacer
is provided for you to...

Charging the Battery Pack
Your marine radio is powered by a 
specially designed NiMH battery pack
or an Alkaline battery pack. (Alkaline
batteries are not included.) Before
operating the ATLANTIS, charge the
NiMH battery pack for 15 hours without
interruption the first time.
1. Place the ATLANTIS in the cradle 
holder.
+You can monitor incoming calls while 
the ATLANTIS is in the cradle holder.
+You can charge the battery pack 
alone or connected to the 
ATLANTIS.
+Periodically, the NiMH battery 
should...

Operation
+When you press any key (except 
PTT), a short tone sounds.
+When you turn on your ATLANTIS, it 
is automatically tuned to channel 16, 
the United States Coast Guard 
frequency for distress, safety, and 
calling.
+See the foldout in the front of the 
operating guide for button, knob, and 
key positions.
Turning on the Unit and Setting Squelch
1. Before you turn on the
unit, turn the 
Squelch
knob fully counter
clockwise.
2. Then, turn on the Unit 
by turning the 
Volume/Powerknob 
clockwise...

Selecting a Channel
1. Turn on your ATLANTIS.
2. To select a higher 
channel, press the s
arrow key.
3. To select a lower 
channel, press the t
arrow key.
+To change the channel continuously, 
press and hold the sor tkey.
One-touch Channel 16/9
Example:While you are monitoring 
channel 20, you want to 
check channel 16 or 9.
1. You are now on 
channel 20.
2. To monitor channel 16, 
press the 
16/9/TRI
button.
3. To monitor channel 9, 
press the 
16/9/TRI
button again.
4. To return to channel 20, press...

Triple Watch
Triple Watch mode monitors channels
16 and 9 for a signal while you listen
to the currently selected channel. The
marine radio checks channel 16 and 9
for activity every 2 seconds.
1. To select Triple Watch 
mode, press and hold 
the 
16/9/TRIbutton for 
2 seconds. A confirma--
tion tone sounds.
2. To exit from Triple 
Watch, press and hold 
16/9/TRIfor 2 seconds.
A confirmation tone 
sounds.
+While in Triple Watch mode, you can 
change the currently selected 
channel using the sor tarrow...

Monitoring Weather  Channels
The ATLANTIS has 10 preprogrammed
weather channel frequencies, 
represented by 1 through 10.
1. To listen to the weather 
channels in your area, 
press 
WX/ALERT.WX
appears on the display.
2. To move up, press the s
arrow key.
3. To move down, press 
the tarrow key.
4. To exit, press 
WX/ALERT.WX
disappears from the 
display.
+To change the channel continuously, 
press and hold the sor tarrow 
button for more than 1 second.
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Weather Alert
Weather Alert allows your ATLANTIS to
function as a severe weather radio. If
NOAA issues a severe weather warn-
ing while the Weather Alert is turned
on, the ATLANTIS sounds an alert
tone. You will then hear the 
emergency weather broadcast.
1. To use Weather Alert, 
select the weather 
Channel in your area
2. Press and hold 
WX/ALERTfor 2 seconds.
A confirmation tone sounds.
3. When the unit receives 
a warning signal, it 
beeps for 5 seconds.
WX, ALERT,and the 
channel number blink to...

USA, International and Canada Channels
1. The ATLANTIS is 
initially set for USA 
marine channels When 
you turn on your radio.
2. To receive and transmit 
on international marine 
channels, press 
U/I/C.
3. To receive and transmit 
on Canadian marine 
channels, press 
U/I/C
again.
4. The radio will keep the last mode 
setting that was selected when turned 
back on.
+For USA, international and Canadian
marine channels and functions, refer 
to the tables starting on page 20.
Programming Channel into...

Scanning
1. To begin scanning the 
programmed channels, 
press the 
SCANbutton.
MEM, SCANand TRIPLEappear on 
the display.
2. To stop scanning, press the 
SCAN
button once more.SCANand TRIPLE
disappear from the display.
+Scanning starts from the lowest to 
highest channel and stops when it 
finds an active channel. It remains 
on that channel until the transmis-
sion ends, then resumes scanning 
after a 3 second delay period.
+When in the scan mode, the unit 
automatically activates the Triple 
Watch...