Usa, Canadian, And International Channels; Keypad Locking; Noaa Weather Channels; Noaa Weather Alert - Standard Horizon HX300 Owner's Manual

6.5 USA, CANADIAN, AND INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS

1. To change from US to International or Canadian Marine Channels, hold
down the key and press the
to International, and to Canadian with each press.
2. "U" appears on the LCD for the USA band, "I" ap-
pears for the International band, and "C" appears for
the Canadian band
3. Refer to the marine channel charts in section "9. VHF MARINE CHAN-
NEL ASSIGNMENTS" for allocated channels.

6.6 KEYPAD LOCKING

In order to prevent accidental channel change, the HX300's keypad may be
locked out.
Hold down the
PTT, , and
tally changed. The "
number of the display, to indicate that the functions are
locked.
Hold down the

6.7 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS

1. To receive a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
weather broadcast, press and hold the
transceiver changes to the weather channel mode
and the radio will be set to the last used NOAA weath-
er channel. This mode consists of a preset memory
bank containing the NOAA weather channels.
2. Press the
3. To exit from the weather channel mode, press and hold the
two seconds. The transceiver will revert to the channel you were using
prior to switching to the weather channel mode.

6.7.1 NOAA WEATHER ALERT

In the event of extreme weather disturbances such as storms and hurri-
canes, NOAA sends a "Weather Alert" consisting of a 1050 Hz tone, followed
by weather reports on the weather channels.
When a "Weather Alert" is received on a weather chan-
nel, the transceiver emits a beep tone and "
is shown on the display. Press the
beep tone and listen to the weather reports.
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key to lock the keypad (except the
keys) so that they are not acciden-
" icon will appear on the channel
key until the " " icon disappears to unlock the radio.
or key to change to other weather channels.
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key. The band will change from USA,
key for two seconds. The
" icon
key to stop the
key for
HX300
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